The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-12-25

Ksatueky 40 Guih Carolina.--Lsttsr p.
Mr. DEAR SISTER: The restless ambition Of few men
has been the curse and torment OF mankind IN all ages
One OF the two human beings constituting the populanon
OF Paradise, IN her aspirations after higher degree OF
qualification not only lost the happiness she enjoyed
but plunged herself her husband and her poseriy into
ocean OF woes, as lasting as time.
So i has been ever since, that when any portion oil
mankind to be approaching the happiness OF Para
disc. some demon whispers to one OF more ambitious
morlals that they may become OF more imporance-may
become as gods"-by breaking up the peaceful insllu
tons which confer unnumbeed blessings on the millions
and pungng their fellow into the bloody OF rev.
oluton, in which they may figure as master spirits
Power and distinction they must have, and monuments
even il they be Of human skulls. And poor, Ignorant
deuded man has followed and worshipped his deceivers
and arrayed himself by thousands tens OF
thousands and hundreds OF thousands against his fellow
man-has given his own life, and sacrificed family
friends and country. TO minister to the ambition q some
Alexander or Napoleon Thus is that in all ages
has been made false to hmsefhas been his own oppres
and desroyehas given the fruits OF his labor the
children OF his lons the wife OF his bosom even hls own
life not 10 his country from ruin. but to minister TO
ambition and increase the sum OF human misery
Behold our own country at the present moment
The sun never before llumned scene so glorious
Never before, since the voice OF the Almighty called
him into existence, has he shone upon nation SO rapid
y advancing in population and wealth-enloylng IN 80
such abundance the OF subsistence and comfort
where labor yields such munifcent returns, and is 80
lightly taxed.where 50 small force military and naval
peace. Even slave properly enjoys, under our con
siituon and laws, protection and nmunities never sur
passed, giving il value in other countries wholly un.
known. Nor world in arms deprive as OF these
blessings, so long as we are true to ourselves.
But deuils are IN our Paradise In one section they
10 be the advocates OF human rights preach lb
erty 10 the slave and teach that theft apinc, and muir
der are sancted when committed in the cause OF liberty
In another section they stimulate ambitious men 10 be-
come the loud advocates Of sectional rights to imagine
themselves at the head Of victorious armies hailed by
the paudls OF worshpping thousands, and receiving al
their hands the trappngs Of power.
Will the American people, North or South, yield TO
the empters Though they dress in the gab OF reli-
gion speak in the language OF PATRIOTISM the demon
is hidden under their cloaks and miseres understandable
Turk within their silvery words II our people, NORM OF
South listen TO their teachings farewell to the glorious
past-farewe to the bssfu presentfaewell to all the
bright hopes inspired by liberty and Union Our sun will
have set in twilight Of blood, not to rise again in the
East lumine other nations, but TO leave world IN the
gloom of hopeless bondage occasionally gaed upon oy
The volcanic fires Of revouonthen sinking into dark
ness more profound
with you bring facts and consequences to your con-
sideraon Some OF your children say that the time for
argument is past and they act as il the time for consider
majority Of your children; for what king gong 10
make oar against smother king sateth NOT d0cn tra
and eonsueth tohctsr he be able Nth fen thousand 10
meet him that eomet against him wh tUenty thousand"
Your mpetuous do not deny, but openly declare,
that their object TO of your allegiance to the Union
and if necessary, maintain your independence by ioice
of arms Faithless to their oahs to support the
constitution they do not consider that others may
moi treat their oaths so lightly They do not reflect that
the constitution and laws of the United States operate
not on their State only, but henlselues individually
and that there is an executive and Judiciary who are
bound by their oaths 10 the laws OF the United States
executed them individually They ought to know that
this direct responsibility OF every citizen to the laws OF
the United States, from which State authority can
eve him, has always been considered the distinguishing
feature OF constitution, which renders superior 10
the articles OF confederation.
Suppose you pass Of notification, secession.
which is but more sweeping notification will 1t re-.
lease your from their obligation TO obey the laws OF
the United States relieve the President and judiciary
from the duty OF enforcing them will not argue the
point II is sufficient TO say that numerous Judicial decs.
ions and the common opinion OF the country have answered
this question in the negative II is settled law and com
mon opinion, that act Of State, by legislature, con-
venon, popular acclaim release its citizens from
their obligation to obey the constitution and laws OF the
United States IL necessarily follows that your act you
should be infatuated to pass Multiplying at
one fell swoop that constitution and those laws, can
not in the slightest degree, impair the obligation OF your
sons TO obey them Such act like recently passed
By the legislature OF Vermont would be absolutely void,
imposing duty the citizen, and releasing him from
| no responsibility. The constitution and laws OF the
United States would remain in full force as ii IT had
been passed, and would be equally the duty OF
the executive and Judiciary TO maintain and enforce
them.
What then. Your act followed by no forcble resist
ance 10 the federal authorities, would not be eason
State cannot commit treason. But the moment any OF
your citizens under preiex OF your act put themselves
IN battle array against lhe laws OF me United Sta,es ,ney
and undoubtedly, il they be not punished, il will be
owing to the weakness or mercy Of the United States
That the government will be too weak who believe,
when he knows that 10000 placed themselves al
the disposition OF President Jackson to enforce the laws,
when once before threatened with nullihcaton True,
the old soldier sleeps in his peaceful tomb bat devotion
to the Union did no, perish with him.
There are those who deny the right OF the United
States 10 coerce Stale The constitution grants no
such right; but il does grant TO the United States the
power 10 coerce their opa citizens, and denies TO the
States the power 10 protect them IN the commission OF
treason or other crimes against their country. is there
anything unconstitutional unreasonable in this doc.
rinel think not; at any rate il is the doctrine OF the
leaders OF the revolution and the fathers OF the const
tuition
The first consequence OF your proposed notification.
therefore, unless II shall remain dead letter your
statute book, " 20 convert your ardent sons into
traitors, and expose them 10 punishment such. For
what reason Not TO protect yourself against the nroads
OF The abolonsls boz under preiex oil wrongs done TO
me and others similarly situated You force your sons into
treason for sakes when beg and impore OF you.
as the highest favor. that you will LEI alone when
ALLURE yow remedy me most apfui calamity that could
bejau US; and when tell you that o neither lead
nor foiiop Ia so fatal career.
What aid you can expect, will consider in another
episte. KENTUCKY.
Ertraet from letter priften in Northwestern Hrgao.
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