The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-29

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Csparess and thsrs viii be vast u 90 oper
alton part IA carrying out the req Of
the couss utisa By Pfoyidas ali Reasonable means Tor
exscupve then.
Since the law of 1861 passed have uniformly de-
clared myself In aver Of carrying il int execution
like every other law Of the land. My views with re-
gard to this and all other obligations OF o kin fred
character clearly expressed in the following ex
tract from address delivered q. Boston, In Novem
Der. 1862, repeated on several occasions Ia New
England and in this State and published in this city
And 6rsi, lot it be distinctly understood that the Law
must be raexibly rai.tained. the Ia IT'D
cScsy decrsed buts osmprsssndsg the general order
The preservation Of which ths invelsbty Of al pub
lie authority depsnds Thehw Is the viii Of the Psspls
against IT, excepting TO procure its repeal In the msds
prescribed BY the fundamental compact commits act
bsss of all popular supremacy 1t Is the very feature by
which free government Is distinguished from dsspssn.
TO uphold IL Of the highest duties which IL Do
volved freemea. 1t 81 ays possible that thsss
who intrustsd with It's execution may In the per-
Torrance Of their duty They may employ Unnecessary,
III S OF essn Nv nss severity n R. s
in tAe execution impair the Obligation to uphold
it, must b and without reservation that
the law ID to be infexibU maintained
Iv-THR HIGHER LAW.
In July, 1850. shortly after the promulgatien Of
Gov. Stewards higher law doctrine, referred to it
in address to the democracy Of Herkimer county,
in this State, published Immediately after it was de-
livered, In the following TERMS
In the maintenance Of principles which believe to b
vital 10 honor and prosperity lot not forget that
have duties TO perform In tyofod relation 10 our
selves and others-to sister States members Of
common Uuicn which We are pledged to maintain under
eli its constitutional forms and TO democratic bresh
ren in this State with whom We have been assecis in
nu heress contests and trials Our first duty il fidelity
to the institution fail In the observance Of any
Of it's requirements how can We call on the people Of
AftA State hl hFni n haQ AAn said
there Power above the constitution, His will far
bias been revealed to iaculcatss obedencs to tho
in accordance with the fundamental compact submission
to the Laws, fdety.to duties arising uuder the constu
ton and spirit Of Justice to our poati;al assoeissss
and Of carrying them out fully and In good faith IT.
ter what they may BE- No one Of our obligations under
tho constitution be less imperative than another.
DisSbedepce to one is nHielity to ALL
l believe have, in the foregoing remarks and ex.
tracts from speeches heretofore delivered, covered
all the ground of mputation against me, including
the proceedings of the Baltimore Convention Of 1852,
which contained nothing of importance not asserted
in previous conventions except an endorsement Of
the compromise measures as settlement Of the sla
very question and depreciation of all future agta
ton OF it here or elsewhere In those proceedings
expressed at the first meeting held in this city to ray
them, my cordial concurrence, and was, during
the greater part of the late canvass for the Presjen
cy, in the geld in this and other States.
II is with great regret that l have, for the first
time in my life, felt constrained to vindcate myself
from the imputation Of sent ments have never en-
teriained or uttered had heard, previously to the
receipt fyour favor, that l was assailed by whig
speakers in the South as an abolltlohst, and was
willing to leave my vindicaton to time and events,
as the best correctors Of all such Misrepresentation
and error. But when told by you that they were
used as instruments of assault upon the President
and the democracy Of Georgia, felt that no personal
consideration should induce me to remain silent In
connection with this subject deem it due to myself
to say, that before my letter to you Of the 3lss
ultimo was written, ! had expressed to the
President desire to be relieved, as soon as
the public convenience would permit, from the
Office | now hold--an Office which nothing but
the hope Of being useful to the democratic cause
in the State would have induced me to accept-and
that not, and have never been, by any act of my
own, a candidate for any other.
am, dear sir,
Very respectfully, yours, JOHN A, Dix.