Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-08-04

who once admired him will regret to
think. because, ! believe that is the
only party which openly advocates
centralism and denounces State Sow
ereignty. These things cannot exls1
together lone or the other must ana
will prevail.
Men of to-day speak of rebellion
and rebels as though the people Of
the South owed allegiance to king,
emperor, or despot. Rebellion is re-
sistence to sovereign authority. Sow
ereign authority resides only in the
States. Resistance to the lawful au-
hority of the State would be rebellion.
The authority Of the Federal Gov
eminent is delegated. It's the agent
of the States. Simply Withdrawing
from that authority, by any one OF
the States is not rebellion more espe-
cially when the compact or agree
| ment between them has been violat-
ed by the agent.
The people Of Louisiana owe ale
glance only to their State Govern
ment and such authority as they IN
their sovereign capacity have dele
gated to the Federal Government
through their representatives or
agents under certain stipulated agree
ments. Is this truei, Who makes
laws for the government Of the Fed
eral Union? Congress. What au-
thority creates Congress- The peo-
ple of the respective States acting in
their sovereign capacity. Suppose
| all the States should withdraw their
representatives from Congress and
refuse to hold elections to fill the
Federal offices, which they have a
right to do, and can do, what then
Where is your Federal sovereign
powerf
1t would be glazing Inconsistency
for man to appoint an agent to car
~ on business for him and then ac'
knowledge the authority Of that agent
greater than his own. This is pre-
!. cisely the relation between the States
and Federal Government. The I'm
ion was created and is held together
=. for mutual benefit and protection
not coercion, usurpation and con
q quest
In 1860 and 1861 the Southern
\ States found that to longer remain II
= the Union would be detrimental t.
= their interest andqrosperity, and the.
e held conventions, and peaceably with
g drew from it, and endeavored by al
n peaceable means to avert the wal
a The Federal government held a dea
q ear to their pleadings for peace. 1t Is.
I, matter OF history that nine Governor
70 of Northern States prevailed on MI
., Lincoln to declare war against an
{. subjugate the South, as necessary
!. save the Republican party, which wa
At a minority party at that time, and tt
p South resorted to arms only when a
of armed feet was sent to lombard OF
Mt of her seaport cities, and Presldel
If Lincoln called for seventy-tve thou
m and men to coerce them into subml
a sion to Federal authority. 1t W
er State Sovereignty they claimed the
oh It was to maintain that principle 81
ev to resist coercion that caused them
ne accept the gauge Of battle throw
mt down by the Federal government.
tie was these things that called you a
to your confrere Of the Vindicator
in arms. 1t was for these things t
to Southern mot rebeD soldiers foue
q 50 long and heroically. Are they
an ing to admit they were wrong3 a
act they going to acknowledge that tn
ITO cause was "pernicious" and hereto
irit because they were overpowered a
are crushed by their enemies for the So
re. of conquest, power andplunder! !
on. reasonable to suppose they will \
il. Icannot agree that State Soverel|
ME ty was decided to be a "pernici'
of doctrine" Very truly your friend
md BARTON
NV ..FERFECTLY LOVELY"
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