The republic., 1851-08-08

at most, but the frank and manly statement of an
abstract opinion, the truth of which no honest man
OF any party, either at the North or South, will pre-
sumo 10 question. And, being true, why hesitate
TO proclaim il! Honesty il the best policy'' for
parties well as individuals; and 80 long as the
people will sustain and enforce the la WIS of Con
gress, and at all hazards and under all circum-
stances uphold the Constitution, we care not how
much they discuss the expediency of such laws
That they have right 80 to discuss them nobody v
can doubt and the foregoing paragraph simply
proclaims this right.
Then, again, there are at times, as in 1882 and
1850, la passed which partake of the nature of
compromises; and which, although they take from
citizen his constitutional right TO discuss their
expediency and seek their repeal, will ever exer.
else an influence and inspire respect, which Will
prevent any general attempt to disturb them.
This very clearly evinced by the forbearance
of the whole country, under the ruinous effects OF
the closing operations OF the 'comPromss In reia-
ton 10 the tariff in 1882; and in like manner is be-
ing made manifest by the very general acquies-
cence in the compromise of the slavery agitation
of 1850 by men who both at the North and the
South, are In their hearts opposed to that series OF
measured; and who yield to them simply because
they had their origin in the spirit OF compromise,
and were wisely designed TO cement the union OF
the States by healing the dissension which existed
in regard To the question of slavery, and threatened
destruction to our Union.
Again, the first part of this very paragraph is
positive and tangible in its character; while the
latter is merelya general proposition which nobody
pretends to deny.
But there other and equally true general pro-
positions in this platform of principles which are
alike worthy of support in South Carolina and
throughout the whole South, well in the
North and East; and an adherence to which will
cover Abolitionists and Secessionists with confu-
sion. and perpetuate through all time the Union of
the States and the Constitution upon which il is
based. We allude especially to the following sound
constitutional and Wing doctrine:
"That all who animated by sincere desire
to preserve the Union unimpaired, and the free in
stitutions which it sustains and guarantees, by
which alone individual security and national peace
and prosperity can he perpetuated, must condemn
all attempts to resist, defeat, render intellectual,
any laws passed by constitutional malorities of le-
gislative bodies, in either the Federal or State go
vernments; and that The Vligs Of Neto York tpiL
be found prompt TO render patriotic Gcqiiiss-
cence in all such IatDs.h
Again:
"That the Wings of this State will abide by the
Constitution of the United States in all its parts and
that they will receive its true meaning and con-
sruction from the judicial tribunals it has created
for that purpose and will always sustain and de-
fend such decisions the law Of the land, until
they reversed by the same tribunals"
And again: The Wings of this State unquali
edly acknowledge The right of every sovereign State
toreguae its municipal institutions an such
its people may deem most conduct their
and happiness, toithout interf directly ndi-
rsctiy, by citizens of other States subjects of other
countries"
But it is quite unnecessary to analyze this ad-
mirable confession Of faith until il is assailed. We
adopt il in toto, containing sound constitutional
Wing principles-such principles as tDe have ever
advocated, and in support of which we are ready
at any moment TO encounter defeat in preference
to achieving success through any doctrines of
pediency with which some have been willing to in
doctrinate the Whig party.