The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1851-03-29

committed, such State has no portion Of my re-
gard. | do not sympathisc with it. rcbukc it
whenever | speak, on all occasions when it is
proper for me 10 express my sentiments. If there
are States-and | am afraid there are-which
have sought by ingenious contrivanees Of State
legislation. BY round about and crooked courses
Of policy, TO thwart the just exercises and fulfil
mrnt OF the laws OF Congress passed to carry in
to effect the compacts of the constitution, that
State, so far, is entitled to no regard from me.
At the North there have certainly been some in
tmatons in certain States ofsuch n policy At
the South; another danger seems to have arisen;
and il is subject of very serious lamentation TO
me. Ii would seem that there is disposition in
some quarters TO seccde from the Union of these
States. "Secede!''-a word of ominous import
Secede from whatl Secedc from this govern
mcnt, which las carried the country to such 4
pitch of glory in sixty or seventy years. To Sc
cede from all the honors and renown which it
has accomplished? And to secede where (?
/ Wherever there is terminus quo, there is
terminus ad Guem. Where are they going?
/ [Applause.l Whoever entertains such senti-
ments regard with spirit of commiseraton.
| think it is malady of the mind. think that
their feelings have become entirely diseased.
think that they know not what they do. And
yet, gentlemen. do not think it the part of pru-
dcnce to criminate, or 10 taunt Or to provoke.
Leave them TO their own consideration. Let
them dwell on secession many days and inwardly
digest it. Taughter.] And so far as | have
any voice in the councils Of the country, this
meditation oftheirs shall never be disturbed; not
a breath shall ruffle their sensibility until ii
comes to a point where something is done that
comes TO an actual conflict with the constitution
Applause
| 1t is painful when VIC reflect that State so
highly distinguished, so full Cf high spirits and
cavaliers, State which took an active part in
the carly administration Of the government,
which has produced so MANY men who have hon.
ored the country and honored themselves in the
public service--it is painful, say, and humili-
alng, to consider that their descendants of the
present generation seem willing to forget the
whole glores OF their country, to take one stripe
! and one star and 20 out Of the Union with it.
! Laughter. A returning sense of patriotism
and propricty will check them. l do not know
what might happen if there had been a more
general spirit of disunion. | cannot persuade
myself tlat honest and honorable men, ingenious
men, young men, who wish 10 live for glory and
! renown and character, will ever leave that Tn
ion which their fathers established, that consti-
tuition which has made their State, like all the
other States, what it is, when they come to sober
moments of reelection.
/ hope that while we maintain, as the State of
sentiments in favor of the Constitution, we will
hold no rarley--and hold no parlcy--wth any
body who would infract ii in the slightest degree.
While we maintain the necessity ofcstablishing
and sustaining those laws of adjustment which
were passed by the last Congress TO settle the
/ country, while we hold on 10 them with tirmness
and decision, | hope nevertheless We shall take
course not TO provoke or taunt or insult those
who feel difference of sentiments. hold the
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Of The highest character and nature, every enc of
them, out aud out, and through and through.
Applausc.l | have no confidence in anybody
who wishes to alter or modify those Colisttu-
tional provisions. There they are. Many of
these great measures are irrepealable. The
settlement with Texas is as irrcpcalable as the
admission OF California. Other important OBJ
jects Of legislation, if not in themselves, in the
nature of grants, and therefore not so irrepeaa-
Bile, are just as important; and are TO hear no
parlcying upon it. We are to listen to no modi-
fcation or qualification. They are passed in
conformity with the acquisitions ofthe Constitu-
ton; and they must be performed and abidcd by
in whatever event, and at whatever cost. APP
plause.]
His EXcellency, the Governor of MARYLAND
was pleased to alludc to me as one that had run
some risks among his own people for the good of
the country. What had been good for if / had
not been willing TO doit9 [Applausc] lido not
consider myself born to a great destiny; but born
TO one destiny, and that is to uphold, with my
mind and heart and hand, the Constitution oftlis
country. [Grcat apelause.] If this prophecy
may fail, my attachment to the Constitution of
the land will never fail SO long as have breath.
Renewed applause.]
Now, gentlemen, allow me to say that in look
ing over, this morning, the annals of your beau
titul city Of Annapolis, ] fnd-what would ex-
poet to iind--that when the deGnlive treaty of
peace was proclaimed here on February I. 1888.
ii was ordained TO be day Of general thanks
giving. 1t was celcbrated and, according to the
good fashions of Maryland, there was a dinner
and a ball. Among the toasts on that occasion,
the first having taken notice of the great bless
ings of the restoration Of peace, I find that the
second was, "The United Statcs--AIay their
confrderacy endure forever" Applause. That
contederacy has been changed into more beau
tiiul form of government. 1t has become Il Con-
stituion better calculated to secure the rights of
us all. But echo the sentiment of Annapolis,
and say in different words, though it is the
same sense, ssThe Constitution of the United
States-May it endure forever" LGr.at ap-
plausc.
Late from the Boundary Commission
Great .Nussacre-1rial and Execution
ofMe .Murderers by americans.
New ORLEANS, March 26, ISL
Major Bartlett, of the Boundary Com
mission, has arrived from Texas. He
left the commission at Ell Passo, and
states that all difficulties with the Mexi-
can Commissioners had been satisfacto.
rily arranged. The corps were all we'll.
Major B. reports horrible scenes at
Saco Bion, one of the frontier towns.
A band of desperadoes had infested the
town, committing many murders. The
members of the commission had raised
force of Americans, who had found eight
or ten of the murderers, tried, and i'm
mediately hung them all.-Among the
persons murdered by the ruflians was Mr..