. The Civil War : the national view . the people of a State,it must be manifested in a direct and unequivocal it is ever done indirectly, the people must refuse to electrepresentatives, as well as to suffer their legislature to reap-point senators. The senator whose time has not yet expiredmust be forbidden to continue in the exercise of his func-tions. But without plain, decisive measures of this nature,proceeding from the only legitimate source, the people, theUnited States cannot consider their legislative powers oversuch States suspended, nor their executive or judicial powersany
. The Civil War : the national view . the people of a State,it must be manifested in a direct and unequivocal it is ever done indirectly, the people must refuse to electrepresentatives, as well as to suffer their legislature to reap-point senators. The senator whose time has not yet expiredmust be forbidden to continue in the exercise of his func-tions. But without plain, decisive measures of this nature,proceeding from the only legitimate source, the people, theUnited States cannot consider their legislative powers oversuch States suspended, nor their executive or judicial powersany way impaired, and they would not be obliged to desistfrom the collection of revenue within such State. As to the remaining States among themselves, there isno opening for a doubt. Secession may reduce the numberto the smallest integer admitting combination. They wouldremain united under the same principles and regulationsamong themselves that now apply to the whole. For a Statecannot be compelled by other States to withdraw from the. David Glasgow , U. S. N. T CONFEDERACY OR NATION 189 Union, and therefore, if two or more determine to remainunited, although all the others desert them, nothing can bediscovered in the Constitution to prevent it. *The consequences of an absolute secession cannot bemistaken, and they would be serious and afflicting. Theseceding State, whatever might be its relative magnitude,would speedily and distinctly feel the loss of the aid andcountenance of the Union. The Union, losing a proportionof the national revenue, would be entitled to demand fromit a proportion of the national debt. It would be entitledto treat the inhabitants and the commerce of the separatedState, as appertaining to a foreign country. In publictreaties already made, whether commercial or political, itcould claim no participation, while foreign powers wouldunwillingly calculate, and slowly transfer to it, any portionof the respect and confidence borne toward the Unit
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