The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-01-10
T.
NUMBER 81.

il constituted breach of faith Never was
objection more utterly destitute Of substantial
justification. When, before, was il ifnagin-
ed by sensible men, that regulaiive or dec
larative statute, whether enacted ten Or forty
years ago, is irrepealable,- than an act of
Congress 10 above The constitution? II, in
deed, there were in The facts any cause to
impu'e bad faith, it would attach 10 those
only, who have never ceased, from the time
OF the enactment Of the restrictive provision
( 10 the present day, TO denounce and to con-
denim ii; who have constantly refused 10
complete it by needful supplementary leeis-
lation who have spared no exenion To- de-
prive il of moral force ;who have Themselves
again and again attempted It's repesi by ihs
enactment OF incompatible provisions and
who, by the Inevitable reaciionary effect Of
their own violence on the subject, awaken.
ed the county 10 perception Of The true con-
stitulicnai principle, of leaving the matter
involved 10 The discretion Of The people OF
The respective existing or incipient States.
] II is MOI pretended that this principle, or
any other, precudes the possibility of evils
in practice, disturbed az political action ID
liable to be by human passions No form of
government is exempt from inconveniences;
but in this case they are the result of the
abuse, and not Of The legitimate exercise, OF
The powers reserved or conferred in the or
ganiza,ion Of a Territory. They are not 10
by charged to the great principle Of popular
sovereignty: on The contrary, they disappear
befor, The intelligence aud patriotism Of the
people, exerling through the ballot.box their
peaceful and silent bu, irresistible power, -
If the friends of the constitution are 10
have another struggle, it's enemies could not
present more acceptable issue, than t.si Of
a State, whose constitution clearly embraces
"a republican form of government being
| excluded from The Union because iIs don.es-
TIC institutions may not in all respects conn
port with the ideas of what ia wise aud OK.
pedieni entertained in some other State.--
Fresh from groundess imputaiors OF breach
of faith against others, meE will commence
the agitation of this new question with in.
dubitable violation of an express compsc,
between the independent sovereign powers
of the United States and of the republic Of
Texas, as well as of The older and equally
solemn compaots, which assure the equality
of all the States.
But, de, e,,lorable as would be such viola:
ton Of compact in itself, and in all it's direct
consequences, that is the very least of the
evils involved. When sectional agitaiAsxj
shall have succeeded in forcing Of, tnIs Issue1
can their prelensions fail 10 be met by codiii.> =
ter prelensions Will moi different States be
compelled respectively TO meet extremes
with extremess And, If either extreme car.
ry its point, what is that SO far forth but dis.
solution of the Union? II new State,
formed fsom the territory Of the United
States, be absolutely excluded from admis.
sion therein, that fact of itself constitutes the
disruption of union between it and other
States. But The process of dissolution could
not stop there. Would not sectional de!
cision, producing such resuiss by majority :,
Of votes, either northern or southsrr, of nee.
essity drive out the oppressed and assaeved i,
minority, and place in presence Of each OH.
er two irfeconcileably hostile confederaIionsf :
l, is necessary 10 speak thus plainly Of
projects, the offspring of that sectional agi-
tation now prevailing in some Of the Stsies,
which are as imprac!icable as they are un-
constitutional, and which, il persevered in,
must and will end calsmiously. Il is either
disunion and civil war, or il Is mere angry,
idle, aimIess disturbance Of public peace
and tranquility. Disunion for what !? f,hs
passionate rage Of faaaicism and partisan
spirit did not force the fact upon our atten.
ton, it would be difficult 10 believe, that any
considerable portion Of the people OF d.
enlightened county could have SO snrfs1
ed themselves 10 fanatical devotion
supposed Interests Of The relatively fea
ricans id the United States, as totally TO
Sandon and disregard the interests Of The
twenty-five millions Of Americans,-to tram
pie under foo. the injunclions of moral aud
constitutional obligation. land 10 engage in
plans of vindictive hostility againstSthoss
who are associated with them in the e&ioy.
ment Of the common heritage Of our nalion.
al institutions.
Nor is il hostility against their fsllow.citi-
zens Of one section Of the Union alone. The
interests, the honor, the duty, the peace, and
the prosperity Of the people Of all sections
are equally involved and impsriIled in this
question. And are patiiotic men in any part
of the Union prepared, on such an issus,
thus madIy to invite all the consequences
OF the forfeiture of their constitutional en-
gagements? II is impossible. The storm Of
parensy snd faction must insslaoIy dash IL
self in vain against the unshsksa rock Of the
constitution shallnevsf doubt il. Ikscw
thai the Union is stronger Z thousand times
than all the wild and chinericsl schemes of
social change, which are generated, one sfs
tet another, ia the unstable minds Of vision-
aty sophIsts and interested aghaiots. Irsly
confidently on the patriotism of the people.