The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1870-09-01
Secession vs.. Coercion.

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is violated, then it follows, Gas the
night follows the day. that the Cen
cral Government lbs the right 70 coerce
into submission tie one that attempts It,
And II the General Government has
no! the right to exercise the power OF
cyercion, then It follows that coch and
every State las the right to sccedc
from. tue Union whenever they may
deem il proper 10 do so.
There are only two sides to this rues-
ton. We must believe in the right OF
secession, or, upon the other band, in
the right Of coercion, There is no
halfway ground upon which to stand.
The trainers of the Constitution were
States Rights Democrats, rs the fol.
lowing extract wiI! show;
On the 81 t Of May Iii" question was son
the last clause Of the GL,i resolution AuiI'Oi-
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and military execution"
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on the 18th Of July the clause, "Io neg
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rionu Legislature, tn" Articles Of Union
III ,no ky o ,rJ ,hn l,in wa5 ,brn ND
Mr.. Gouycrncur Morris opposed thl'
p,o,ci a. Ar Sbnr,on, tonoht if u,nccr..
-ary. Mr.. Martin considered 1t "impropcl
~" ~. ' ",n.,ion ror agreeing TO ,,c power
being taken it passed ia the negative. =.
.n,Jun 80" :, rrnri,inn in auy STATE ON fine ap.
| pI' ''' avn VI 40 Nv . '-"''''N' wv ~'''''
Tti, ven. debated and oupo-ca violently
and, on the question being pat, 'caS Tj"cted
srill ""orhrr o' ~ VA made TO procur,
some such power for the NHLlonal Lr%ISIA.
ON ne g3d Of AUGUST. Mr. Chas. pinck
ncy moved to add' Il. an "dU'',oha' p"NG'
., ~ NV uronIiyn"II I,vs ,s,..rI hy llir ,rycra
state interfering, III the opinion OF 'h'
'c, WI" ihn w n,'' r t'iI"L'' t '
two-IniIds Of the members Of each llou,e
assent to the same"
This was opposed by Mr. i;utiHdSe who
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anv G Mia ryoraar"e 70 b" bound hand and
FOOT in this nanncrp It Is worse than
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