The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1836-01-09

Paris, e2d Nor.-By wav Of prccan-
ton, in case of a possible rupture with The
u. States, our naval stations are about to
be reinforced Rear Admiral Mackau,
appointed governor Of Martinique in place
Of Admiral Halgaes, will commend the
land and sea orces in The Achilles.
Three ships of the line, and as mary fig
otes, will he added 10 our squadron in
these waters.
From the Monteur, Of Nov 10th.
Mr., Barton, the Charge d'Afaires of
the United States at Paris, has demanded
his passports. BY Royal Ordinance of
The French Government, nj. Pageoi, the
Charge d'Afiaires at Washington, is not-
| fled 10 return.
MoBs.-In DIR Channing's late work
upon slavery, we find some excellent re-
marks relating TO mobs, which we trans
fer to our columns
"Let every friend Of freedom, let every
good man lii up his voice against aobs.
Through these lies our road to tyranny.
1t is these which have spread the opinion
so common at the South, that free States
cannot long sustain republican instilu-
tions. No man seems awake to the in
consistency with liberty. Our whole
phraseology is in fau't.-Mobs call them
selves and are called the People,
and involve The guilt of usurpation aud
rebellion against The People. 1t is The
fundamental principle of our institutions,
that the people is Sovereign.-But by the
People we mean, not an individual here
and there, not knot Of twenty, or hun
dred, or thousand Individuals in this or
that spot, but the community fo med nto
a body polite, and expressing and eyecut-
ing it, will through regularly appointed
organs. There is but'one expression oi
The will or Sovereignty Of the People,
end this is Law. Law is the voice, the
liviog act Of the People. Ii has 70 other.
When an individual suspends the opera
ltion Of Law, ressts its established minis
tiers, and lorcbly substitutes for il his own
will, he is an usurper and ebei. The
same guilt attaches itself TO conihina-
ton of findividuals--1hesew whether many
OT IcW, loitiOlI
law, and establishing their own, rise up
against the People, os 'gu'y as single
usurper. The people should assert its in
suited majesty, lis menaced sovereignty,
in ore case Js decidedly as IN The olhcr
The difference between the mob and the
| individual is, hat the u,ufpaion OF The
latter has a pcrmancnre loI easily given
4. ,I la
mef. The di,ticctiou is Il wcighty one
Little impo tance is due to sudden bursts
OF the popalace, because they soon pass
away. But when mobs are organized, rs
! in the French Rcvolu ION, or when they
are deliberately icsoIvcd Oh aud sy stemat-
lcally resoted to, as he mca1s o. putting
down an odious party, tncy lose this -
polngy. A cons .'aa.y ryiots against he
Sovereignty OF he pc",'e, ard onght TO
be suppressed is annnS l'e chic evil, %,
The Suie.
In ,his part of lhc Gov icy our ahnor-
once OF mobs is lcscaod by he TACT that
They were thou.hl TO do good service II,
Iihc begiong o, the {! !'e"ipiior. They
propubly were nseiul her; and why e
The work of lhat day va, Revolution ia
~ubvcn = COVE. um, nj as u fearful task
Ito which ou' fathers in0rght themselves
summoned. Thcil 1oi2g~ ney believed
was In-urrecl l'or.
In srcn word moae had iheir place.
The go,crnmen' oiihesc States was IN the
hands OF its foes. Tue People could moi
use lhe regular org rs oi administration
tor these wetc held aud employed nv the
powers lhev wished 10 crush. Nul'n,
lrregul.i efforts BELONGED TO tha day ol
copvulson. To resist aud Subver lrsli-
tn ions is The very work OF mobs, and
when these institutions are popular, when
their sole eod is 10 express ard eNerule
The will of The people, and as such should
be understood ard suppressed. a people
is never more nsulicd than when n"b
takes lis name. Abolition must not he
put down b, lav less force. The attempt
t, 30 10 DIES, 10Y il ~ M TO 'ail. Such att
t.np,, place aholilonism OIL new ground
They make i. not the cause OF Il lew en-.
7, thusiasls, but The cause Of freedom. They
identify il with all our rights aud popula'
!, institutions. Ii The Constitution aud the
laws cannot put il down, It must stand
and he who attempts its overthrow b,
, lawlcss force a rebel and usurper.-
q Tho S"%:, =. ,emecy ol the Law and the Soy