The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-01-04

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found ia hearty cooperation with tho davehcadng Qss
taai psoecton against the sneroaohmsnas = aosshsn
That our senators in coaxsss be inssruc.sd ana oss
bo requssed % scs ~ coniofmiv p -
'oIsss!o,cg s!sa,g resolutions. -.-
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ns sspy q the rssoa,9ns M sss:d e me y ~ sss q
a nvs ~, q each 4 he States of q: U1iea wh ~ ss9nss
lsusss and s.o copy each q our snssoss ssd sP
''apt,sss ApptoSea 4 Ms1os MSsnsssSs ic ,s.s As
Mr A. moved that the resolutions BE- psiutsd.
Mr. BENTON This Il the proper lime for ~ "a ~,
what believe to be the fact Hst thsss rssoisiiccs dc
They are law-sbiding and Union loving psopls ana
have no idea Of entering into combinations % Iesist or
intnidate the legislation Of Congress The .gsAsnl
assembly has mistaken the sentiment OF The Sale in
adopting these resolutions; and many membsm who
voted for them. and the governor who signed them have
slncs Is d'sasoWsa e, S. ana sspsd.slsa them so.
discnss,on s no part Of my present object sak a
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onexiension OF slavery to the Territories ey nSo 10
idea Of resisting any act Of Congress on ~ sabject
subject to the decson Of the baotb box and The Judiciary
concur with the people oi Missouri in this view u
their daty and believe i 70 be the only course conant
only which this Union from the i11e q IA
the coniederaces which have successvely appeared ad
disappeared in the history Of nations Anarchy amoag
rock on which all such conedsrncies have splt he
authors Of present form Of government ew the dan
Thsy @ iomsd % s isds
atue TO act upon persons, not upon States; and they
provided peaceful remedies for all The ques0ns which
provided federal Judiciary to execute the federal hws.
when found 70 be constutonal and popular eleccns 70
repeal them. when found 70 Be bad They formed agpv-
ernment in which the law and the popular WILL and no.
the sword was 70 decide questions md they looked up
on the rs resort e he sword Tor ne decision Of such
The old confederation WAS league, with legsn&ure
acting upon soveregnties without power % enfocs ID
DEGREES, and without union except q the will Of the pz
sand for union Il was 10 escape from hst hspess IA
otteng government that the present c0nsllfuti0n vas
formed and no less than ten numbers Of the Fedeelg
from the tenth to the twenehwere devoted 70 ~ de
ecs of the old SYSTEM and the necessity 81 The 0ep
will read some extracts from these nu9bers, the cnt
production Of Hamilton and Madison, % show the d!er-
ence between the league which we aband0ued and The
Union which formed-the dangers OF the formo md
the benefits of the later--tha il may BE- t he
5 o the gsss,. assembly q A s &
the league al the confederation, make il rope Of md
and the sword the arbiter between the federal head md
its members.
Mr. B. then read a. follows
he great radical vice. hs suuctsre of s exist-
ing confederation sin the principle oflegs.ton fs 6ess
and Is oonadsiiasashed from hs ndsiSass & Ssoe
they consist. Though this principle does not ihnough
governs those on which the scscy q hs sss dss.ds
The conseqaence Of This s thai. .hosgh y sssoy eensle
ice hey are mere reoommsndaons which he ss.s -
serve or Disregard ., their option =.
ihat il be amended Win sancion Or il otsr cs-
% o e e. s
the courts aud mlnisssrs q jusice O ~ mlliss
The Ss. lind can evidently sppir oay % man ~ -.
kind must Of necessity be employed agsaa bodies po
Of by which their observance Of he laws can a
the !ssl resort be enforced ssn.snoes m.y = dsneeesd
only be carried into execution by ~ s~od
In an sssosison where e IN hs Esnss. sssosl Z =
every breach Of the laws nvolvs st.s e was sd
s.scsos u %u a ns. ne cay s sssox "a
deserve the name Of governmeni. nor would any prnde
choose 70 commit his happiness 10 H.
OF the certain destruction OF the Union whsn he
sword is once drawn between the members Of = Union
and their head. they speak thus: N
.whcu the sword is once drawn the passions sn o.
"a ~sS.' Se sse . s
apt carry the States which the Of the Qnbon
on o. q avoid s dEsce q .S%:oa Tss E w.
q this kind would probably terminate In dssossass
Ofihe advantage and facility Of working the lo&srsl
system and its peaceful, efficient and harmonious opa-
tionf the federal laws are made % operais upco ~
zens and not upon Sates-they speak IN these sermss
meas should % not require the insrssn,on or fhs ss ss
they into immediate Operation upeo
the citizens themselyes. the particular governmene oo9h
Interrupt their progress without open ana vcaens ex
ertion Of unconstitutional power They wenid = eos
they had encroschcd the national rights An expeu-
mens OF would always b hazardous IN he cs
OF In any degree conpetens 70 ~ own -
enoe, and Of people enIghssned enough q disungrsA
thory. The OF II would require nos ossy eno
ious rnsiory legislature, bu The - -
ousce and Of the body of the people, ~ 5n1nes
not embarked IN = conspiracy wtth ~ n1tneson
hey would pronounce The resolutions Of suoh msc.lg .
be contrary the suprcme law ofthe lands uncoaeena
and void. II the people tainted with the sPtsn
their representatives they The nanzfal kuegslnas
OF the constitution, would throw their wegh no - -
lonal scae, and give u decided pepondsfases - -
contest"
OF the ruinous effects Of these civil wars anoGg Ae
members OF republican confederncy, and their eongoue
influence upon the cause OF civil liberty itself hrogDout
the world they thus speak
s possible to resd the history Of the petty srsbios
Of Greece and Italy, without feeling senestsons g asesa
and horror the distractions with which they were con-
nually sgtafed and the rapid succession o.
by which they kept continually vibrating pet1
which dis6gufe annals Of those republics ne saySso
Of despotism have drawn argnmenu not os4 ,x
forms OF government, but sganst ~ ~ pe
cipes Of civil liberty They have dscnso - ~
dnrr themselves in malicious exnlation over iss hisnds
and pa rtsnns."
And again they say;
az, ou., carry ID. agency the persons OF the ctssns.
n INNS snd in need OF intermediate eGsatiQnes bot
muss .clf be empowered 70 employ the a hs cea
m ~ magistrate its resolutions Tbe Daes
~ of The nn1ona anthoviy must b manssted thfoogh
Asrreading these extracts, Mr. p uad \ was % set
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