, 1879-07-28

Wnr II tnis DC tr1c. tht1' the uocts1nc ot stnee.
rlphts af lin. atntca under the Constitution"
which meant the right 10 retire from tl,a Union |
at w1-tnuhth havo been onlv q nrctcxt, n,nl very
leaiurs sought 10 justify tl,uif ncts. wilt TIM
TRIBUNE assert illnt II would llnyc been possible
for Slavery. .ae renl cause .! isie Wat, to have
peFfal,cd without carrying with It IN It's acssrs'c-
nes. r.as vas w conceaicds ids The s,utimrn leaders
sought, to make slavesy the corncr-ssone
Of thcts ncH Government. ll'cv prycla!tned
the extreme tortrins Of state Sovereignty to b
notstcnl verify sufficient 10 Justify 'hc tosnR-
uration IT q gfent war III order that that now
Government might come. Il there were auy ts-
sts,ued tts very essence. they were t>M iasucs
havo Indicated: the perpetuhstoi' Of Slavery on
fsic o'e hand. aud The overthrow of t''e DOGMA
OF STATE 'sovoEc!gntJ on tue other. And 50 i.s
a. tiu assertions, flIc prcteDG0ns, or the hopes
Of tho South were concerned, that War ended
IN thc niost co1npletn md irTrtr1evahle dlaaster
70 far m war tan settle anything, uisse gsicA-
uans surely were determined BY 'hc Civil War.
| And. after had discussed this question upon
tie line Of argument here tndicated,-Dot IN
e!nb7rate tsstnsson. Of coursts, ahd very Jar
| J. ! he'll to bc reritabla facts,-1 observed, or
| tn't.ht observed, In the faces Of nv Aadieucn
H,n tokens Of nsPuit. instead Of the dfsacnt with
yh'c3' my proposition was at arae received; aud
accordingly so deetnrcd. Surely TIC reference
! to rattisane who do mt believe that this dogma
llats t'een settled does not pinch The TlupuHE!
have not time here u 70 Into discussion
Of s:ate-Rir as l conceive them to icctt+
nfately exist under our form OF governmant
| fiiE tribune iudutkes In verbal cftAetsm over
| INF use Of the word "uLsolu't." My meaning u
| certainly not doubtful. used the word TO qualify
| the snsnaEcment By State OF ita dosuessic A.
| fairs. lid not nssert-I do not believe-the
htatc 10 bo supreme. believe thnt We arc 4
Nason;-not confederation OF States merely,
buk Nation tn entltvs MD that, i'll legitimate
channcs, Under constitutional limitations, for
thc purpose of inantaunv u,.d enforcing Ma
t!onal lAw, tie authusity Of the deucrai Gov
eTuulent Is supreme But this does not disturb
TIC queation Of flumestc management 10 rela-
ton 10 State function and prcroaa,tvr. l.ouBt-
ana asserted the right Of home-rule In her Stats
tntntstratton conceded IL; but surely NO DDS bo-
lievcs t,nt this Insertion Or concessEon altered
either the power Of the Government or the
functions OF The stata. From the nature OF
thlnGs there must be variety Of Interpretation
upon written ard constitutional law. The rcln-
Tut uf the States tu tie tiovern.ncDt and OF
Tue Government u The States, has been mat
ter Of public discussion ever since the adop-
tou of the Constituioo. Tint dtsensaion
Is sttlt going on. Neither the editor Of THE
TRIBUNE nor myself may live to SEQ this CO.
Ieyer bc 80 sctt'ed+ But certain things pertain
Ing 70 IT. have been settled. The supremacy Of
" the National authority has been asscstcd, a.4f
: hos ta.. naaintainad. Tho right Of Secession,
ty. has been denied, aud that denial taods good.
But THE TntnUNH asserts TINT these tlfnga
have not been accepted BY the south; nnd, IN
support OF tho assertion, refers to the attitude
Of the Okolona Slate,. and quotes from Con,
Ercssman Mills. l have no argument With thu
Okolona Sfatex. 1t may accord with THE Tn1B-
: uSE's idea Of journalism to give that paper =
daily gratuitotis advertisement fcaect[nE The
sentiments Of the South upon Tie questions 81
the hour, but, uhen Tils TntDuxE askt
, mo 70 recognize tic okolona Stats nj
spcctablo political following. o. anS true senti
mcpr Of the country, nt1st decline. betiers
the Okolona Stut<s to be political fraud, lac
i powes il might o,ntar II r I exert; md an vii
' rug TO Offset my opinion on that score againbt
= THE TKlBUxE's. How Congressman Mills
views about tho social condition Of the negro a.
y y feet the doctrine Of state-Soperetru:y m.y b<
4 perfectly apparent to the Iog1cian uf THE TE11
USg; for myself, Imust cnutess to some mental
= opacity IN tracing the rhetorical connoction
+ burden on Democratic 8ep ators when 1t de
2 | lnnnds that they drag into the 1enate Chamber
!. ! Mt a moments notlcc, the hbrarfes Of 8outlett
. colleges ID order to ahow Mr. Blainc that tl,eJ
y Lave books which do not contain treasonablo ut
! ternucc8t
Does Tua TRIBUNE assest that the fate 0
Slavery, the hcresy Of Secession, md the doHn
8, they have not The Civil War, which was sur
rs posed 10 have determined ,theu,,-which Ell
n tailed upon us the most fearful suffering taa
Is trcAsurv and million l!vcs,-was not simply
% Jons MORGAN McKowx
d In tho nbovo communication, Dr.. h(cKoH
Z Z avows views and opinions 80 nearly akin sothos
- hold by THE TRIBUNE, anil Republicans gcoel
{. ally, OH the subject Of National Sovereignty
a the relations OF the State Governments 10 til
le General Government, and tho causes Of III
.. Rcbcllton-War, tiat We do not perceive sul
n. cicnt difference existing to require any contrs
n ycrsy With him as to HI. position. Bot the view
" he seta firth nre not thcse taupht or bclioyc