The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-07-11
ASK AGAHN.


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ASK AGAEN.
Mr.. Macklcy osks us the following question, ard
snot willing to take The answer Of Ben. Wad c,
! Lincoln or some other man:
! DO you believe that the States which passed
ordinances Of secession IN the year 1861 had the
light, under the Constitution Of the lnlLed States,
to do 50? Remember, we do not speak OF the
prOpriGty, or eXpcdcncy of doing so, but only Of
the constitutional 1gM. lie. Us hear from you.
We answer that We believe the States which
rossed the ordinance Of secession had reserved
,ipb, and were the sole Judges OF when and how
they should selurate from the voluntary conied-
eraiion, providing they interiered with no ex.
pressed right delegated to the General Govern.
ment.
Mr.. NJ will not dare to state to an Intelligent
! community that the States are not the parent OF
/ the confederation or Government, and that all
rights not delegated to the offspring arc reserved
| to the parent and until Mr.. NJ. can show that the
States which passed the ordinance Of secession In.
! tcrlercd with some delegated rights to the off
/ spring, we must believe. that they had the right
! to pass ordinances of secession and send com
mssiOner5 to settle the financial relation existing
between the States. We do not wish to he uli-
derstOod that the States acted wisely, but simply
speak of the right
Having answered Mr.. MS question, VIC hope
satisfactorily, will Mr. NJ. tell US where the North
ern States, or the Government, obtained the right
to abolish slavery; To subugate the South; to de-
strOy the States; to prevent representation in
Congress; to establish a military dGspotism; to
abridge the freedom Of speech; to muzzle the
press; to suspend the wit Of habedS corpus when
and where there Is no rebellion; o'deny the right
Of trial by jury; to take life liberty and property
without due process Of aw-Did the Northern
States reserve these rights, or did they ever dele
gate these rights to the confederation or General
| EG NpAa nd Ntl
Bro. Mackley with your questions When we
get through with you, you will find who are the
yiOlators Of the Constitution.
The above is the answer of the Dem
ocratic organ Of Jackson county to our
question, whether the rebel States had
the constitutional right to break up the
National Government. The answer is
just what we expected from fearless and
outspoken opponent like DR.. Monahan.
The answer is entirely satisfactory. 1t
claims that the States which scceeded
had the constitutional right to do SO.
That is the doctrine of the entire Dem
ocracrauc party, but most of the leaders
lack the honesty Of DR.. Monahan, and
try TO dodge the question.
And now as to the Doctors questions.
We asked but one. lie asks just one
dozen questions, without stopping to
catch his breath Our answers must
necessarily be brief
The Northern States never claimed
nor exercised the right to abolish
slavery, The National Government
has that right under the preamble of
the constitution, which says that that
instrument was formed by the people Of
the United States (,ot by the States,) and
one of the primary objects of its forma-
tion was 10 establish justice. Now the
constitution was a mere mockcry until
slavery was abolished, as slavery wa
tho acme of injustice, Therefore, the
constitution absolutely compelled the
National Government to abolish slavery.
We do not deny that the States were
tho parent OF the Confederation; but
our fathers found that this idea of State
sovereignty would not work. SO they
abolished it, declaring that the constitu-
was made not by the States, but by the
People-HOt the people of the SmtcS, but
the people of the United States. Made
not to establish or recognize slavery, but
made to establish justice. And hence not
only the right, the power, but the duty
of the National Government to abolish
slavery.
All the other questions may be an.
swered together, The States destroyed
themselves, by their secession and re-
bellion, and thus subjected themselves
to all the rules of war All that was
necessary in order to crush the rebellion,
under the laws of war, was granted
under the constitution, whether that
reached the taking of life and property, |
or something less. The rebels could
not take their States out of The Union,
and form an alliance, declare and make
war upon the National Government, a
thing expressly forbidden by the const-
tuition, and when the General Govern
ment attempted to preserveits existence,
claim immunities under the constitution,
and thus consummate their treason, and
the destruction of tho Government.
Are you answered.
And now one more question, Do
you believe the people of the United
States ought to pay the debt contracted
to carry on the war against the scced-
ing States? Let us hear from you unon
this point
"OLD HOOD"
Hood, of the Marietta Times, does not
like it that we call him old lie saws