Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-03-31

The country that has honOred him-he who.
such moment, is afraid 10 be q cool nlsu. ha
already, to say the least OF him. begun 80 be
bad one.
Ii gentlemen, Mr.. Chairman. ae still isna
cious of their objections to the plan proposed
and do not 6nd, in the national difficulties b
which we are surrounded, persuasives enough t
relinquish them, let us look for moment to H.
peculiar structure Of our Government, and &C.
ii we cannot derive from that an additional an
sufficient persuasive for this purpose That GOV
/ ernment--,o use the language which was en-
/ ployed by General Washington, as President o
! ihs Convention that formed it, to recommend
] to the adoption Of the people and the States
that Government was founded ia IA spirit OF ami
~ and Of mutual Difference aud concession"
Is, therefore, in its nature and origin and hiS,ou
aud throughout the whole range OF its purpose
aud provisions directly opposed 10 eventhin.
that is sectional, separate, or peculiar. II re-
jecls as it5 worst aud most fatal enemies all e1
cDnsiveness and al ulirasm, whether of opinion
or Of action. Il associates with no extremes 0
ssy kind whatever and hence not only has The
general policy Of the Government been remark
ably free from the coairol Of extreme views, bu
whenever particular measure, partaking OF thai
character, has been tortuiiously forced upon il
il has never failed to godown, speedily and GER
tainly, under the modcraling and cqualizing spir
it Of the general system.
Ifyou should maintain such Government; a:
this in its true aud natural vgor, you must put
your shoulder to the foundation principles upon
which il rests and see that their strength and
stability arc never disturbed. This, indeed, i.
is an Indispensable safeguard in all governments,
no matter what their lorm for flhe parent prin.
ciple Of them be relaxed. neglected, or msap.
piled, languor, decay, Or dissolution will inevi'a
bly, follow.
Most Of the governments oIthc world are moth.
ing better than notifications Of the principle Of
force, but they possess,n this very circumstance,
very great means of supporting themselves by
the mere external power Of organization. Our
Government, on The contrary, in both It's subdivi,
ded and ils compounded forms, resting entirely
upon the voluntary principle OF consent Of the
governed, can never maintain Itself upon the eI.
,erna aids OF It's machinery, nor otherwise IN lis
healthy and legitimate Ngor, than upon The sup.
porting concurrence Of the national will. Bot
CohSeht III oo' caSc--'ht c'se " eu'' ''', ~
hofefhhei''-'s inc ''loui"s! ~ n"'''o"'@cu WIZ
OF the various parties collected into one, and is
but another name for compromise; and "a, 10 hcl,
our 'o'efH'n'h' - |" ~! 'h'Hh's an" purposes
government u compromise. LOOK away ST.
from III 'i'N l0o Nao" OIL me eA'rI'"' h'''"'! o.
The ConstiIa'ion--ifom al. that you have ever
read q iht opinions suggestions, aud settlements
u, iis ffa.epf-: tuyp WOLFF eve inward 40.
y' vac ''it'""ll'' "''"' '"' '''' nus
~ VIZ c'"l' " a. 81 Nv Pio'H'o", A.- 1'N-
PRONE ~ w" ',''e ' a,l''i"e an" Gna'"''e''''
w ''"'oFr "Hi'''' 'Nu'llp'J s'ao'PTU uPo" ''c'
'{rage o. II. II was once sa'd oy trhcH c''Ne
o. INC N'F''Il performance "1'cn ne was
renewing, 'N'' '''ei "e rA' vino" ''' Wv.
"7c' PWc"t' W''"e' ~ .'h' VIZ - t".t
No " l'k III 'ecIs'n vas accom-
',l"5 p' s@'4 p o0I l'h'"."loi'--'N'
ing us Ho.' compromise n?'n eye
{'1' NWN o. ae'ctiPtWe history @''" ''' b.
y'P'1"d3 'nf 81 ~. .hose portions -" "l'''
,nt 'e'a''e ,gmS o. tne E''''s ''e e"''''''o
"hrteEfF 'hese IRh's "ele "'"''.' "'''
a" p''"' h>p9'he'as p goNt'A'bsN' 'i "'.4'' "''
anu ,hso[c''c lue"S ol P7'f'."nl ~ '''.' '
oahuohed, ana some convention p" ay'-'h''h' '.
so''eu 70 instead y Which 'oe iafSe'' Pld'''."
pIe 'ness"'e OIL equally, Jas''ce' unlon ana con
teh'"1hl' was ehPec'eu % De esaoiisheu' llcs''
'nneeo' WERE me great ana ultimate rnos 'or
"hleh 'pe Nons''a,ion "a' !n'enne'' ana no 0o-
s'Iae'o"s nor 'oeai"'es o' Governments nor ely
t'o"' % S'o',o""l o"Je''' "ea ~, s''' @''o"eu :"
"us,'a's OF 'hWal' 'hehi 10 fesu" ""s' 'ia'
~ we eA'eiNah na""iul' "uu aee''ea,f mug
res. OIL me e'a''s were Collected n'p "no p'sceo
unuer 'ho conHo oi one cch,rA. heau WINS
an 'ue'r separate anu ioca' interests "e''
:" 70 INC nome eove,"'nen'' ow " Wn'oo
ne! aIose' anu 10 "'''ch '"e! P'oPoi9 Do'"NsN
Gu,
I,tsseu as 'Hese S'a'es nau Deeh - 'ne very
earn me neaVy 100, o. an U''la.o'a' Po"e', .
ven a"e' ,hey naa colliedeFa'eu w''D Que ano'ner
,o' '''l''iai assistance none peuer unoela'oo'i
nom experience man they o'u, 'ha' security ana
s"e"e'' anu .'e ''sti Jay J" ''ei' ''''s' e''''a''
ana closest union wan one aho'htf' 'na' u 'epe'