The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1870-12-22
. Yhe Fedrrf System
What Alssand,.r stephens Thi4k.
J VI IT'S Workings. M
rbe FotiNtlati"nS Principle 0ftsAl
RSuch Systems Y
~ the Right Of Withdrawal From
the Union.


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Inc cni'i Streh2t VI TIC system, III ~
proper NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 'ay' according 90
my view. in That N sui power which
Drought tne SeVcf'i mem IcrS INTO C0picu-
eIhtloh' ~ 10y w .ne urs VI thc Ptop'p
OF the several StateS ana III no Pght OF
power OF ke3'lhS w III to"ether ~ cotr-
r'oI' ing r12"t'", any ,hol'OcT 10 With-
| uraW. Whicn ypu lJhdSc ns'lu'ii coii'idef
IN element OF wrahiieS-' WaS really ~ my
Judgment one oI t''t TTca'eSt eielhtnlS oI
Strength lOoklng w W. pf'hticl worhingS
10 tne n'taihhrnt oI the %, !ccts i0r Whirll
Tue mon was 'of'heu' inns riSlt Is not
only the OASIS upon Whl'H ~ : onIeder-
atru ktpnhli!S must necessarily DC fnrWeI'
nut M"Hout u t'i'rc H. ann YIN W. III s',ci'
system, u" cntck' no real "arrlrr' noun,
my illdep"' th''l 'n'' NJ successfully rri'e"
upon 10 prevent tncIr running, sooner OF
later, Into ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Empire t0
ESCAPE RON when the Frlcra'lve prlpri-
pie was re'orteu TO- ~ the INSTITUTION
Government ior nelgllborinG Sta,ts. inns
rIaht Is esSrii'iai 10 aNolu ttat maj anu
inevitable result when. wlth"ut it. must
nrc"ssaflly thSue. us luil recnEh!tloil' Us
l nave salu' oero'ileS tiie stit.iu JVst ~
principle of the stem ny WhtPlffsi lt'
temporary pertlifDMtiohs ana 'rrer'ilari'
| IVES vi 'ho''o,i WI correct an" Icct.'.
themselves 40 system OF Hoierhh'e"t
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the l'sa'i't' nam Z VI t,c Ih'oii' 81 H''S ,"s
i've o. le'ln '"r "hl'h 1t Mhs loril'e" a a, '
are looked 10, l. VI eqllal iih'rtsC'o an. ~
tie! Hhp'a'ht were ilnaSlhaIs 'aEu otal'
should withdraw, whom fe;ll ana SUD
.lalIl!bl cause ll!e. W'th''if'"ai Mo"''' 'ne
! nut iuf very '!ll ptrioo % tlpc. ~
wouId lie mt temporary abcrhtloh' foi
s"'h STATE "onid soon lln' tiat s'c 'au
'o't more lii"n she laa sai'No ~ l'ei ne"
poSiilon' New hurllith> Wo''l" utVol'e oil
Ter H"W response llitits. rs wen us llel
just proportion of tho~e resting on per III
common with l!er former Nonte'elateS
w"'ld have To he aN>''lnrl; or'ln word
all tiie disadvantages OF lSV.aSloh, Mliei
lmclIed t, e Union at first. would be- eli
c"unlrrrd. Under tnrse clrullist 'nccs
and necessary consequences. no tcueral
| Union wOu drcmailI lDhg dtSserered where
this principle was left 10 it., full normal
a, ton. winch was really for the ene!it
and interest OF. all it, members. ltaS true
that none Would stand hong that was III
l,ercntly and p rmanrntly injurious to
any. and none such oiight to stand. Fol
| it would he III opposition TO the very prin-
,iplcs anG 0 jet. upon wiirh, and fol
viii II. nll su,h unions are formed.
in What YOU consider. tiet. the weak
ness OF Our hjrrrnmrnt, gcror'iing to my
idea of Its azure. | iNprat, It's tiiiei
strength. It's -ienG beauty. ri complete
symmetry. it. ultimate harmony. ANA. in
deed. its very perfection. mainly consist
certainly. so lon. the 0t.j,;pts aimed 1T
+ in its formation are the objects aimed ut in
administrations, And. on this principle.
on the full rcco- milton OF i solutc ulti-
mate Sovereignty Of the several States, |
did consider it tie best. and the strongest,
and the grandest Go, erument on earth
My Whole cart and soul were devoted to
the Constitution. and the Union under it,
with this understanding of its nature,
character. objects. and fun 'tion-!
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