American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1856-12-11

sprla, Md akntsr6l asIiaiion. reii IA
i Il Il - aleeod lIi. HE Original ehacts
mal.l s bsiat compass of perpetual moral
abIieAiigt IL fsf6.s pp1Qtuied an odiOus
1iescI' 81 lail|,: 4. 8 y
Asssf 'ag y ! sylIS, Vi I g ss@s'Rs
fudonaIly valid IN Che Judgement cf those
ubliefunctionaries whose dhtiesa il Is. TO
pronounce on that point, is undoubtedly
binding on.the conscience Of each good
citizen SoF The Republic. iButih what sense
l.sn Il il be asserted that the enactment in
question was invested with pe-betuity and !
entitled to the respect Of a solemn com
pact? Between whom was the compact
No distinct coptending powers OF The, gov
ernment. no separate sections ofthe Union
treating as such, entered into treaty slip !
ulations s On tbe subject Il was a mere
.,anse Of, an act1of Congress, and like any
other coutroyerted mailer of legislation,
received its final shape aud was passed by
l.ompromise Of the conflicting. opinions or
iseutiments Of the, members Of Congress, -
Rut ;f 4 had moral authority over mems
oon.o;encsss nc = q whom did this authority At
taoh9 MI -. those Of the North, who had
rensatsdly - refused 10 contitp it BY exteu!
] sion. and who had zealously striten to es-
tablish other and incompallplei II reg ula'ions ~
upon the subject. And if,aSSit thus sP-
pears, the supposed, compact, had no ON oblli
ratory force as to the North, Of course il
( could not have had any as 70 g;e South for
all speh cohpscs must be nlI ma9qall li and rS sS o.
reciprocal obligatlopo s4e s,,pv "a, srolaa
81 ~ IL has not unffeqpently happened thai
q law-givers,, with undue estimation Of the
value sf the law they give, .or ip The view s,
i, oflimpartipg, 70 II peculiar strength make nas
: ii perpe,ualn terms. but they cannot thus
e bind,the, sonscience. The Judgment, and
. the, will Of, those who, nay succeed them
j INFESTED with similar responsibilities, am
,fIclothed with eqnalagthorisy, N IRE carefa
inyesIia CATION may prove the lawrto be nn
+. sound IN prsncipIe,' Experience may shoy
itt0 be ippsrFset j, detail and mpTsslea G t
ar in executiopn And then both reason an n
~ Irighl eombine NOT merely 70 Justify, but
q E5espirs lts5Fespsek ia Mg gAa
x-l Tbe Constitution, supfefie as u IS oye
dfl Iii Ire, departments of Tie : 'govetnmep
II lt-...,.,;,. v.cnf;ya eSrd tiddidtaiFis oDe
y isg ls'ss'ss ,,ssias sAss 81 VI iis !
% n oress o,rl,be States nav ia tbeM aiscfetit
n n,opose amendment to Il, solemn compa
d. though ii il truth is between the sovereis
lie States of,tbe Union In the present !
ev .stance a political enaetnentp which b.
be ceasee to have legal poBer or authority
", any kind. was repealed The position, 9
,atl sunsd, that Congress had no moral ! rig g
rial to enactsuch repeal was strange enoug
ed and sinqnlarly SO, and slngniarly 80 Z,
ofI v;sv oftbe fact that the argument cal
IN fran foT ,lhosa Who openly refused obedien
on to existing laws Of the laVned, sV "a, haV'ng
- 90 rror5;st acts-Tnay, more, who al
tbs ou;ypcallv disregarded and condemned
;s,. noat nositi.Ss and obligatory injductic
atesl II lba Constitution itself, and sought
Syg sSsyy means means within their reach. to depr
III 80. ..,,o,, ~ tl,eit fellos citizens Of the
VIZ "I ; s.;ar.,snt Of those rights and pri
~ :: W. Wa ysNtsad Is All by ihs fundame
] ao - 80, - our fJnion:
"nS y !, 1.,Ist IBarsheal of "A
Pr ,.,,.,., s @nl anestioo, was accompan
9 sss'u'e - II Sfcan5a15tlI character. and
'oPs ~ snu I,r A. garn,et ,,esl;tute az f5un
:. Wy az tlpn l = rsa. an and truth. 4 1t was impu
g. .;a. \, q, "a ,o2rr;sgnated IN the cone
ls'F .na wy nss S;n tba limits Of slave IA
'f'a ,ion z. eA 49, sy;onsg assI9ned to it,
~" 9sy9Ytuu uSse s Ia na,ital As we'll as int
eg'S- tha' s@ol, 80 II assa EsssIess assumpti
lGl0 qed e9nteGs, ".a .Ss'a,a,artIern States.
pack were y" 4 IN unon. q, ron