The Arkansas advocate., 1831-11-30

Force must be called n foexecule the law of the Union. Force must be ap- piled by the nulIifJing State to resist its executIon-
 s.Ate, hot from Hell.
 'sCries Havoc. and lets slip tho dogs Of
 war.
 The blood of brethrcniis shed by eacil other. Inc citizen q the nuilityfng State is a traitor to his country, by obe- dienee to the law of his State; a trai- tor to his State, by obedience to the iav of his country. The scatfold and the battlefield stream alternately with the blood of their victims. Let this agent but once intrude upon your dellbera- tioDs, and freedom will take her light Tor heaven. The declaration of lndr- pendence will become a philosophical dream. uncontrolled, despotic sovereign ties wili trample withimpanity, through q long career of after ages, at intermin- or exterminating war with one anotheF, uponthe indefaasible and unalienable
 rights of man.
 The event of the conflict in arms, be-
 tween the Union and one of its n7em-
 bers, whether terminating in victory or
 defeat, would De but an alternative of. calamity to all. h the holy records of
 antiquity, we haze two examples ot a |confedaration rnptured by the seFer- |ance Of one of its members; one of which resulted, after three desperate batties, in the extermination of the se- ceding tribe. And the victorious peo- ole, i-,stead of exultipg in shouts of tri- umph, ..canle to the House of God, and abode there till even, before God; and lifted up theif voices, and wept sore, and said-0 Lord God of Israel, sphg l is thia come 10 pass, in Israel, tbat there shonld he to today ore tribe lacking in lsrael2p The other vas a successful Iexample of resistance against tyranni-
 cat taxation, and severed forever the
 coafederacy, the fragments forming se- parate kingdoms; and from that day, their history presents an unbroken se- ries of disastrous alliances, and exter- miHating wars--of assassinatiops, con- splfaeies, revolts, and rebellionss until both parts of the confedaraey sunk il tributary seTYitude to thenations around tnen9 5iil the eountFymeh Of Dasid ard solomon hnng tfieir harps upon the vii- low of baylon, and were totally lost d. midst the muldtQdes of tfse Chaldeal a4d Asyrian aaonarchies, ssthe most des- { EPised portion of their slaves" ]"
 ln these moufnfui memorials of then ate, ue may behold t8e sure, too sure fogHosticatioa oi cur own, from the oaF when force sball be substituted fof Sdslihefation ih the settlement Of our
 ,e:issttiitt...;siise;if.l eaestt;;eHs. E th= saeplogable aiiefBative-the extIrpatIoil Of the seeding member. of the never teasing struggles of two rival conied- eracies, ultimately bending the reck ot beth under the yoke of foreign domin- asion, or the despotic sovereignty of a coaqaeror at iome. May Heaven avert Itae omeH! 'fhf destiHies, moi only of Jour prosperity, but of the human race, Iare at stake.
 Lei no such melancholy forebodings itrude upon the festivities of this an- pivemary. Serene skies and balmy
 bfeezes are not congeoal to the climate loi freedom. Progressive improvement 'n the condition of man is apparently the purpose of experimenting Pfoyi- deace. That purpose will rot be dis appointed. in no delusion of national Ivapity, but with feeling of profound gratitude to the God of our Fathers, let us indulge the cheering hope and be- lief, that our country and her people have been selected as instruments for preparing and nurturing much of the good yetin reserve for the welfare and happiness of the human race. Much good has already been effected, by the solemn proclamation of our principles, much more by the Illustration of our example. The tempest which threa- tens desolation, may be destined only topurify the Atmosphere. It is not in tranquil ease and enjoyment, that the