Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-12-14
Tuesday, Dece1mbet 20, 1854.
OBSERVING THE LOWER LAW.

our bunker brethren Of the Press chance
to give the people of the State another
homily on tbs necessity ofthe observance
of the lower law" at all times and I'M
der all circumstances and as they have
generally improved" the opportunity,
we propose to say few words on the
other side.
They are evidently fully possessed by
the idea firstly, that law is law simply
because it has been put through certain
forms and in the next place thos society
will be rended into ten thousand frag-
ments unless this thing which has under
gone this process is faithfully observed
in all respects at all time'
We differ from them as we believe that
to make an enactmen' law, it must com
nand what is rightand prohibit what is
wrong; and thatas the friends Of this
law admit it to b wrong, the enactment
lacks the fundamental and binding cle-
ment of law.
Nor do We believe that the integrity
Of society nor the preservation Of order
as against anarchy, depends upon the OBJ
scryanee Of legislative enactments with
OUT regard to their character. On the
contrary, we believe society will be more
fraternaIly united and order will most
fully prevail where those who compose
society are most fully imbued with the
spirit ofjustice. The government of the
Supreme Ruler, we take it, does not de-
pend for its force and effect upon what
men at Madison or Washington choose
to call law, and therefore we infer that
that government will vindicate itself and
work out its results with precious little
reference to the enactment Of individuals
there assembled. Under the law Of that
government Justice is Order and linus
tice is Disorder, and no amount Of legis-
lation can make it otherwise Then it
follows, that law which is wrong, or
unjust, as the fugitive lav is admitted ev-
On by its friends to be, must in and of it.
self be forever a cause Of discord and an
archy; and another thing follows, just as
necessarily, to wit: that it is denounced
and opposed and violated from a love Of
justice and order-that IS, to preserve or
der and establish justice. Thus, men are
accused Of violating the fugitive law. but
the fact is, they are acting only in selC-de-
fence. The fugitive law violates them.
1t attacks their love Of order and outra-
gcs their spiritof justice, and they instinc-
lively rush to preserve what they feel to
be absolutely. essenti al to the existence
of society and the permanence Of law and
order.
But anarchy is to be feared we are
told, because If the violation of one law
is to be justified or tolerated it will lead
to the violation of all law. Those who
entertain this fear have Profted little by
their experience and less by their reason.
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