The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-15

i days ~ the Republic. and by every pred
/ dent from Jefferson TO Lincoln
Judge Tucker, one OF the earliest aud
Shiest commentators ON fhe constitutloa
I says; "fhc submission Of n state to The
1 opefaiien OF the Federal government is vol
Another carly aud able commentator, Mr.
Rawle OF Penhsylvania, has said: THE
( right OF a state 10 spcedc from the linton
/ depends upon the Will " The people Of
I such state
Among eminent foreign writer's who made
/ our institutions tlieir study / uuotr las
! does Alexander IL. Stephens) from be
/ Tocqueville.
The Union. was formed by the voluntary
! agreement Of the States: and these In
uniting have not been reduced "a the con.
/ d,ton OF one and the same people II
/ one OF the states should choose to with
/ draw from the Union, the Federal govern
ment would have no means OF maintaining
I It's claims. either by force or right"
! Mr. Webster admitted that II The constr
tuition were compact. the right Of seees
I sion followed. as a matter Of course; ana
( the fact that he never attempted q reply to
MI Calheun's arguments proving that IL
was q compact Is unqueStioned admission
on the part OF Mr.. webster Of the right OF
I secession.
1 As late as November, 1850, Horace
4 Greeley the noted ubolitonst said Ia his
/ paper, the New York Tribune; Those
( who would rush into carnage to defy and
/ defeat secession would mace themselves
already In the wrong
/ What OF Lncolny Lincoln declared those
/ same general principles In 1SAS
| Proof that the Confedcratcs were the
eonstIlutleual party y SO nuundaht thAt
/ tain all the lncontrovcrtihlc evidence. But.
! would the establishment Of that historic
4 Ilacl complete our InInI'meht OF dutyF tar
Our association is properly not oulv one
/ OF historic memories but Of vital present
lh'eres,s' nor only ono q sentiment, ~,
/ ~ utlnS; llisaorN shpniu ne ninuG serns
i.s Wne purpose. ny orlhEthg us lessons
mtg me present ana using them ~
Snbbe no p i or n southland ,ho nrcs.r
~, HAotHe's 81 our Nou 'nt,nu. inc pIescl,
walton OF constitutional liberty depends
4 upon YOU atp'has llpon yo9r lnStllllnE l,s
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