Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-03-25

Of public sentiment, outrunning the regu
lar progress Of the judicial tribunals, OF
seeking to reach cases not denounced az
criminal BY the existing law, has displayed
itself in manner calculated 10 give pam
to the friends Of free government anu W
encourage The hopes Of those who w's'' 'o'
it's overthrow. These occurrences: now.
ever, have been far less frequent III ou'
country. than in any other Of equa,! p"!".
la,ion on the globe; and with the d'ii"s,'"
of intelligence. il may well be hoP'd' ma
they will constantly diminish in ireqnene!!
and violence. The generous pa''i"'s''
and sound common sense OF the grea' ''":' ~
Of our fellow citizens, will assureo'y' "
time, produce this result; for as every AZ
sumption of illegal power not only w"u""'
the majesly Of the law. hut furnishes ;,
pretext for ahridging the liber'ies " NV
people, the latter have the most hlrec' All
permanen, in,eres, in preserving the grea
landmarks of social order. an" ',a,n'a'"
ing, on all occasions, the invi"lal'.'v o'
those constitutional and legal provisions
which they themselves have made.
In a supposed nnfilness Of "l'r 'ns,l'n
lions Cvr those hostile emergencies wh'r'
no country can always avoi"' ''e.r s;'', .',s.u'
found fruitful s'urce OF apprehe's'"''
their enemies of hope. WINE 'hfy '".e'
saw less prumptness of action than !" u''
yernments - differently formed, they over
lacked The far more important consilers'
.;'.' o"'" ,,a, NV viii, us. war could never he the
" .n,'',, nr ;ndiyi,lual or irresponsible will
.., .,., ,aus, m he n measure of redress for inll'
rios rios sustained, aoluntarily res"rted TO hy
,hnse who were T., bear the necessary sac
. .;s.s who would consequently feel an in.
d;yiduml interest in the contest, and whose
sreruv would be commensurate with the
',;(1;rnl,;es to be encountered. Actual
events have proved their error; the last
wur. far from impairing, gave new conf
de,ce 10 our Government; and amid re-
cent apprehensions of similar conflict.
we saw that the energies Of our country
would no, be wanting in ample season I"
yin,lica,c lis rights. We may no. possess.
as wc should not desire TO possess, The cx.
tended nd ever ready military organiza-
linn ufhther naiions; we may orcaslnn-
ally ssffer in the outset for the want OF ii;
but. atnong ourselves, all doubt upon this
rcd point has ceased, while IL salutary
eyseripnce will prevent contrary "pin-
TX from inviting aggression from abroad.
XCer,ain danger was forel,Il from The ex-
tcpsion Of our territory, the multiplication
of States, and the increasciof pnpulaIinn.
Our system was supposed to be adapted
only to boundaries comparatively narrow.
These have been widcned beyond coJec-
ture The members Of our snnlr,lerary Are
already doubled; and the numbers OF our,
people are incredibly augmented. The
alleged causes Ut danger hare fong sur.
ea.as;d, ssssisipat,on, hut none "t We conse.
queilrs,.-i,aye followed. The p,wrr aud
inavenre "i n>.rewblic hayeflsen 10 a
heigh, 0hyicus to aIiu.nkiud |; "speci for
It's aurhuri,y was NJ, more aplbe ent at its
urrtvn,, .i,... Ia. ir-mt rIs pfessnt '::S,n,s.-.
new and incxhaus,ible sOurcestf general
have been opened; lie effects
pf distance have been averip,ll,y the in
ven,ive genius of our people, developed
and fosiered BY the spirit Of ur ins,iu
lions; and the enlarged varelyn'd aunoun,
,f interests. productions. aud pursuits.
have strengthened the chain II mutual de-
pend. nee. and formed a circle oi mutual
benefits, too apparent ever 70 be over
onked.
In justly balancing the powers Of the
Federal and State authorities, difficulties
Yearly insurIn0un,abie arose al the outset.
md subsequent collisions were deemed
inevitable. Amid these, it was scarcel,
believed possible tha, scheme Of govern
neni SO complex in construction. could
'emain uninjnred. From tine tu time EN-.
have certainly ly occurred but
low ius, is the confdence'"f future safety
mparted by the knowledge that each in
has been happily remo1cd.
Overlooking partial and temporary evils
IS inseparahle from The practical operation
II all human institutions, and looking only
. the general result, every pn,ri"t has
.pasDn to be satisfied. While the Federal
has successfully perf,rmeh
is appropriate functions in relation 10 f,r
,ig,r affairs, aud concerns evidently na
innal. that of every Stale has remarkably,
in protecting AMI developing 10
raj interests and individual welfare andI
f The vibrations Of authority have occa
sionalIy tended too much towards Que or|
The other, il is unques,ionably certain ,ha,
The ultimate operation Of the entire system
bas been TO strengthen all the existing in
and To elevate our whulc country
in prosperity and renown.
The last, perhaps the greatest, Of The
sources df discnrd and disaster
surprised ~ lurk in our political condition.
was tI,e institution Of domestic slavery.
Our fprefaihers were deeply impressed
with The ,lelicacy nf this subject, and they
treated il with forbearance 50 evidently
wise, that. in spite of every sinister fore.
b0ding, it never. until the present period,