The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-12-11


lioa vl the aiIcl exhibited by ehch, in 1.
Ine, did honor 10 their members aud lbeT
city, aud credn 70 the State.
lHs work upou The new State House has
been pressed lOFward with a.zeal eOmmenda.
bic 10 si.haying InaI malfer in chaige. The
balding has now So llr progressed as TO
show that il will hst ,Dnly be a substantial
benefit, but also an ornament 10 the Sinte.
The Inconvenience for The want Of room a
bou The State buildings, the necessity Of
renting rooms in the city, and the increased
expose To danger Of the State property by
6Ie, annually made more pressing reasons
lnr urging forward Ihe completion Of thus
work as las; IS il can be doue with safety TO
the building itse {.
The Convention for revising the consti-
tutiun will probably complete It's labors as to
submit the result 10 The approval Of The peo-
pie before another annual election. II the
new Constitution shall be accepted by the
people, il is presumed that many alterations
will be wanted ia our general laws, in order
to accommodate their action 70 the provisions
of thai instrument Ii would therefore seem
10 be the dictate Of wisdom that not many
changes shoulf be made in those laws reg
ulaling The civil poli'y Of the Stale.
AT The time ol your last adjournment. the
nation had a, ils he,d a man chosen by the
people for The uniform ability, fidelity and pa
riolism with which he had discharged every
rust committed To his care BY his liberal.
i.y aud fairness; by his firm and determined
administration ut the Government in obcdi~
Ience to the law aud COnstiiulinn; by his pa
.triolic devotion TO the Unlon, and by the
wisdom which directed the whole admInis-
tralion Of government afflrs, lie had drawn
10 himself the hearts and the confidencr Of
The people. Bnl z ,cllary Taylor, The Ilelo
and Patriot, is no more! Providence, doubts
less for wise reasons, has seen fit to call him
hence in the midst Of his career of usefuls
ness, and the nation 10 sorrow moufns his
loss. But there is h pe, that, from the long
known aud we'll established principle Of his
successor. the same general measures may
be carried out.
For some time past, much excitement and
agitation have prevailed in different sections
ofour country, "n subject Of absorbing ln-
lerest, which has seemed to awaken in the
minds of some alarm for The safety of gu.
Union. In the Southern section, there have
been passed resolutions by State LegisIa-
lures, threatening in case Of certain an tici-
pated action Of Congress, and there has been
the assembling and re assembling Of Con-.
venliOn, imposing in its pretenllons, which
met YLd acted with an open ard ~
vowed purpose Of disunion. On the other
hand, in The Moth, there have been aud are
individuals and assemblies Of persons who
threaten TO defy and resist, in one particular
the execution Of the laws. In none OF these
demonstrations, however, viewed by the light
Of the past history of the country, do | dis
cover ground for serious alarm. In no coun>
try, however great or small, can all the policy
or oil the laws made TO carry out its policy
give satisfaction TO all; as consequence,
excitement more or less prevails. Thus we
have seen our own Constitution threatened
by the demon OF civil discord; but it stood
the shock. and still stands like The granite
rock nj the base ol The mountain, unharmed
by The waves that have beat upon il.
We contemplate with jusi pride the ines
timable blessings which III Union Of States
has conferred upon each individual State, by
making equal aud uniform regulations foI The
trade and commerce Of alI-lhus increasing
the wealth and promoting the general pros-
perity We have sill more cause to reiO ce
when we see how much it has added TO our
slreng't and power as nation, and that
ct I,u nriui III
Us a guarantee 0f peace with all other ma
lions, aud protection from hostile incursions
among ourselves; yea, m0re-a standing ~
mong the nations OF the earth that will add
an immense power to The moral influence of
our free institutions throughout the world
He, therefore, who would desire TO see this
mighty nation reduced 10 hi ty or more petty
States, distracted with the feuds Of bitter
civil dscord, and desolated with oil The hor-
rors Of border warfare, is moi only traitor to
hia country,b but m enemy To the sect inte.t 81
of mankind, To0 Muc, praise canno. be Se-
slowed upon the true friends Of the Union; ;
but 1t is difficult 10 single Out individuals to
whom that term is TO be emphAtica.ly applied.
II reaches and embraces nearly all The A.
merican people. Though complaint may be
sometimes made, yet n Just national pride
and love Of country will rally the great body
Of the people around The Constitution, and
save il from the hands Of the sppiIer.
Alarm and agitation of late, has mostly
grown out Of the subject Of slavery. The
conslitution provides in substance, that il a
slave shall escape from his master into
another State, lnat he shnll be given up on
claim and mouf being made. " hateVer
rights are secured to the slaveholding States
by this provision of lh4 constitution and law,
should be strictly and in good lnilh maintain.
ed; but in enactiug laws for This purpose care
should he tuken that The rights Of other
States, as we'll as individuals ,hereof, be not
infringed upon. The law denominated the
"FugiiVe Slave Law" has awakened much
of the present excited feeling aud action in
the country. II is claimed first, that II is in
violation Of the constitution of the United
States. YET il is an enactment Of the su-
preme law making power Of the land, and
forcible resistance TO its execution cannot be
justi6able without sustaining that Practice Of
lawless violence which strikes at the lounda.
ton Of government. If the law be unconsti.
tutional that question must be settled by
that tribunal which is provided TO settle
matters Of this kind, TO whose decision, as
good citizens, and as a Law abiding people,
We are bound TO submit. .eag
TLis law, in its Whole fabric, implies d
general disIrust of the good faith ot the peo-
Pile Oftte free States, to abide BY Iae prOvis.
ions Of :he compact under which we exist as