The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1870-12-01


to this Cenfederacy, had reason to fulic-
itate themselves.
THESE C0nfpderacics, by which several
States are united together by a perpetual
league OF alliance, are clliehy founded up
on TINS circumstance. that each particular
people choose to rclnaln their own masters
anu yer are not st'ofg enough to make
head against u common enemy. The pur-
port OF sllcl an agreement usually Is. that
they snail not exercise some part of the
sovereignty, tlefe speclIett, without The
Eenerai consent or each 0ther. For the
leagues to when these systems OF states
owe their rise. seem distinguished from
oUlers $50 frequent among different States)
chiefly by this consideration. that, In the
latter, each confederate people determine
themselves, by their own Judgment. to GER
tain mutual performances; yet so that. In
all other respects, they design not, In the
least, to make the exercise OF that part OF
the sovereignty. whence these perform
ances proceed. dependent on the consent
of their allies. or to retrench anything
from their full and unlimited power or
governing their own States. Thus. we see
that ordinary treaties propose. for the most
part. rs their aim, only some particular
advantage OF the States thus transacting--
their interest happening. at present. to tall
in with each other--but do not produce
any lasting union as to the chief manage
ment of affairs. Such was the treaty Of
alliance between America and France. in
the year l77S, by which. among other arti-
cles. 1t was agreed that neither of the two
parties should conclude either truce or
peace with Great Britain without the for
mai consent of the other. first obtained.
and WhnpaiU fhnu Nv n ~ ar
to lay down their arms until the indeppnd-
ence of the United States should be for
mally or tacitlv ass,Iral nv thn treaty. mr.
treaties ,T which should terminate the war;
whereas, IN thcse c0nfeueracies of which
We are now sPeaklhg' tlie contrary Is OBJ
serVaple' Jley being established with this
design. that the several States shall forever
I'M" ltleir safety one with another; and. in
order to their mutual defence, shall engage
themselves not to exercise certain parts of
their sovereign power. otherwise than by
II common agreement and appreciation.
Such were the stipulations, among others,
contained i'm the Articles OF Confederation
and perpetual Union betwcen American
States, by which # was agreed that no
state should. without the consent of tina
United States. i'm Congress assembled. send
any embassy TO- Or rpcpivp any pmhossv
from. or enter into any rnnfnr,.nce ,Urpr-
mrpt, alliance. or treaty with. any RinD
prince or state: nor keen nm inv vessels
of war or boIv Of fnrces In ttma 4f n.ocn
nor engage in any war without the con,
sent of the nitri States in Con1ress as-
se,nbled. uulrss actuollv ;ny,rleL. nor
Grant commissions to anu shins of war or
letters of nnrou and ren,is,l .xrnnt .Itnr
a tlpclnrotion nt war hv ti,n Initial Sr,tns
in CouUrrss Assem- ,IeJ with s.vc,oI 9TH.
ers. vet coch STATE rcsnnctivelV retains
its soverciputv. frpedom and indruendnucu
and every n9w.r iuris dintinn md rioht
which is not exnrpsslv dolnw,ted to tho
United STATES In f,nnwrnss ne .nmhlnd Thn
.promises made in fLesn tyo ,..,.,s hnro
rompnred RIM very dii,nrrntjv. in tl'a fnr-
mer. thus. / viii ioin Won in thi. nnrt;cu-
lar war. os n ront,.dnr,,tn and tho manner
of oar attnckin" ths rncmv Shall hn CON.
crrtrh inv orr cnn,nnn ,,l,. ,nr ~. n, ,,,,
drsist fam wnr iii tl,e n,rti'nl"r 80 . "d
thereof thr ostnh,;sI 'mnnt ~ the ;n,nnonI'
ence Of thr ,;n;tni St,ns " n 'H'' IN
fine l,tt.r th,,.. Nnn,, ~ ,,s ,,,hN ,,,,,,"
tered into this ,llion,.o vii, mall" ".a ", nr
orr rjnht ~ tn tha afi;,;r. nf u,runJ na,. W
evcnnt h the ,,,,nni "' + ,i,n i
cnn,rIrr,cv Wa n,,.nrv.d w. ho,nr r " tInt
these Uninns submit nnlv cart',in norts NJ
fine sovrrnimntv tn mrt,,sI Iir.rtionp. for i,
seems hnr,liv nnsSilin That ths ,ti,,ir, NJ
different stnr.s ShnnlI bn~. w ,,osn am W
nrction "a fiat ali AMI en,.,, nf th.m sLn,,Il
look on If 49, tnir imter"st ~ W nvn a,'U",.
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ont thf ~cnrrni cnn",,rr,.n'.. rio ,n a'n
cnnv,nio,t ',athoJ tn"ra,,,rn soo,' ~ H Hn
tint IN n,rti.nl,,r stntss r,.nrrn ~ t Nv
snjv.c .II tLnsn hrn,,ah,,, ~ ti,o u,','',
nuthorirv tin n,,n',r,.,,,nt -, ~ ,,i'!p,' @
have Iiiti' o M ini,,.n,.. in ti,o ,n,ir, s'' "
the rrst.,n
are no =,
cout;,naJ NJ" 'np ,,, o"r pitsent system,
taIonntio n .ii Eii. ,I VIII, li'e ON ion-
nann I Wa,a T;,'o, ''l achno"ieuSe 10 nave
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,uT 90 inv ,oI'', oa uuVeiii'nent as iuiiy
',,t .on,p'eceiy as tiia. uiu. IN li'ct. mans
nG t%t no 49, :. uI' ains.J otaielce.
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