National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-06-10
THE STATE RIGHTS HEREsY.
A vindication of History and of the Dead.

| -" ''nhchion OF History and of the Dead.
TO the Editor Of he National Republican:
SIR; In the editorial columns of recent
issue OF your paper occurs the following sem
tence
-, Ihe trouble with the Southern Brigadlers and
ivS iiva SIrtneril symnathizers is, that they cannot
utst uleselves of the halluCination that they are
LIVING under Confcderacy instead of Union and
ali ~ Whlch make us nation, and TO which
~ "i .ne suites are subservient
This sentence mentally recalls the assertion
recently made by a distinguished Democratic
senator who represents (2) in part, New
England State, that this is q Confederacy that
W tno trainers OF the Constitution called this
Sunledeated republic; that the President
!Washington), in 1889, used tho same term ;
tnat the word national" was purposcly ex.
o,uued from the Constitution and the word
Federal" insisted on. &c.
10 expose the fallacy of the Senator'S asser.
,lons, ask indulgence and space for the fol-
,o"lng eScerpta from indubitable sources 1t
Is true that in the proceedings which imme-
dlately led to tho formation of the Constitution.
tnG word Federal" Government was used hut
u nave read the history Alright, il was used
as speaking of the Confcderacy and in n sense
10 IMPLY It's inefliciency aud inadequacy to the
exlgcncies of the Union.
IN the Congress of tho Confcderacy, We'd
hesday, February 21, 11S7, the following pre-
amble and resolution was. on motion Of tho
delegates for Massachusetts, taken up, and.
uelhg amended, was agreed to as follows:
whereas there is provision in the Articles of Con-
iigueratlon and Perpetual Union for making altern-
iniiod SiSi oy NE assent of Congress Of the
Sg,n,teu states and the Legislatures Of the several
Stolesi aud whereas experience hath evinced that
.liere are defects in the present confederation MS
.is means 70 remedy which several of the States and
particularly the State of New York bv eypress i'm.
structions to their delegates in Congrcss have sug.
tS convention for the purposes expressed in
Ieuhg 10 be the most probable means of establish.
ing III these states firm National Government.
here follows the resolution declaring 1t, in
the opinion of Congress, expcdient to meet in
convention lor the sole and express purpose of
revising the Articles of Confederation.
In the preamble, which is given in full. H. is
explicitly stated, in no doubtful terms, in no
ambiguous language, that the sole object was
the establishment of Firm National Govern.
theht OF these States, to secure all rights of in.
dependent sovereignty to each, and yet provide
lor tho interest and safety of all. individuals
INTO society must give up share of
ilDerty TO preserve the rest. The magnitude
Oh the sacrifice must depend rs well on situa- |
tloh ana circumstances us on the object To he |
obtained
In al our deliberations on this subject we kent |
'teaaliy IN our view that which appears to us The |
tlThteSt interest OF every true Amcrican-thc CON
1ohdaton Of our Union-n which Is involved our |
lr2lSperity, felicity safety, perhaps our national |
Again, on the Both day of April, 1850, in his
inaugural address rs the first President sneak
ing of the American people Washington sovs.
-, Every step by which they have advanced to the
,haraeter OF an independent nation seems TO bnyo
Zen distinguished by some token OF proyidcntial
scncy, The prOpitiOug smiles of heaven |
annot be expected on nation that disregnrds The
'teInal rules of order and right
Again, on the 18th day of September, 1896
n his farewell address, Washington says
Il is OF infinite moment that you should properly
stimate the immense value of your National IlnioS
0 your collective and individual Happiness TINT
S,n , snonli cherish cordial, habitual, and mmov-
ie ,1i.e atlaehment TO 1t, discountenancing
any event be abandoned done S"S5eSh haS fGe team cam,
! American which belongs TO You In your mn.
oG capacity must always eSot the just pride of
Dcnl determinations. - In ohrriur to vou
ny countrymen, these counsels of IN old aid aiGe
lOhate friend, dare not hope they will make the
trong ana lasting impressions | could wish; that
ley VIII control the usual current OF passions or
revent our nation from running the coilrsr vhich
aS marked the destiny of nations.
These eXcerpta are given to show that tho .
'ord nation" was used and meant in the fullest
of the term. The Language used | I
the Trainers of the Constitution. in their I
ddreSses and writings teens with the evil /
ehce that the sole object Of that instrument '
'as 10 give 10 the United States an indissOluble
ohd Ot neutrality-suspicious. that cannot fail
onvince every mind that is not dead to
very instinct of patriotism,
1t was rather astonishing to the patriotic
eopIe OF the North who had settled down in ]
ne mistaken consciousness that the pernicious
octrine was forever settled by the results of
ie war, to be subjected to the scorching blasts
a political Etna, when the Southern State
ights Enceladus strove by revolving means to
ale all constitutional barriers that impeJed
10 progress Of their greediuess to grasp long.
'tcired party power. But that u Senator from n
'triotic New England should take up the fire.
and of State Rights hereSy and run riot with II
was truly astounding. II
Inc controlling element with the Democrats A
party ascendency. Every interest of the
'ople must be subordinated to party success,
success can be attained without the solid
uth,' therefore tho Northern Democrats
ust submit to be straddled with the pernici.
IS doctrine, which must be as rksome TO
en- individually as was the Old Man of the
a on the broad shoulders of Sinbad the sailor. fo
ence the otherwise unaccountablo ftlsi6ca. is
~ Of history aud Misrepresentation of the +
horeu uead' W. S. G. :