Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-02-12

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r;.d'v Sas o,coSsdad @ 'u ,,,;,Son' % az. ana ha.
nevertheless been admitted into the lin.
ion as = State. /, lies with Congress to
iaIunthodze beforehand. or 10 confirm ai.
terwsrds in lis discretion. Bnt in no
instance has a State been admitted upon
the application Of person, acting AGAINST
authorities duly constituted by act of
Congress In eyerv case Il Is he neonle
: of the Territory, not party among Them.
who have the power 10 form constitu,
ton, and ask for admission as A State.
No principle Of public law. no practice
or precedent. under the constitution of
the United States. no rule of reason. right.
or common sense. con(ers eny such now.
er as thai now claimed by mere parlv
in the Territory. In fact, what has been
done is of revolutionary character. lis
ayowedly so in motive and in aim as re-
spects the local law of the TERRITORY. Il
will become reasonable insurrection if il
reach the length OF Organized resistance
.by force to the fundamental, or any other
federal law, and to the authority Of the
general government.
n .uc5 I, =. sven, :, ,bo n.ib or ,,n,v e.,
tho Erscu,;vs !. n,o;n Tho cons,;,u
,;nn rann;r;n ~. .h;r, r. I,.le o.ra III. ~.
laws Of the limited States he faiihinllv
executed if they be opposed in the Ter.
ritory of Kansas he may and should place
at the disposal of the marshal any public
force or the United States which happens
to be within the Jurisdiction. 10 be used
as portion Of the posse comitat,.s: and
ir that do not suffice to maintain order,
then he NAV call forth the militia of one
or more States for that object, or employ
for the same object anv part of the land
b or naval force Of the United States. So,
also, if the obstruction be TO the laws Of
the Territory, and il be duly presented
10 him as a case Of lnsurfection' ne may
employ lot It's suppression the militia Oh
any state, OF the iand or naval 1orce oI
the United STATES ana !" 'he territory
be invaded by the citizens OF olher States
whelher LOT Inc purpose ei 1eclainS eiec'
nons or ior any other' anu me local au,
thorltles Ind themselves unable 10 rePei
or withstand II, they Will Dc entitled TO,
ana upon Inc iac' being iuily escenalned
'9ey spal' mTSs certainty iecei'e VIC a''
VI ne eeue'a' e'0,0n.
but IS mol the duV o. Inc PRESIDENT
OF the United States 10 volunteer lnterPo..
s!tlon by force to preserve the purity OF
elections either IN State or Territory.
10 do SO would be subverslve oil public
freedom. And whether law be wise or
unwlse' Just OF unjust ls not question
Tor him to Judge. II It be constitutional
that is, Il 1t be the law OF the land-lt
is his duty to cause It to be executed, or
to sustain the authorities oil any State or
Territory IN executing y IN opposition 10
all lnsurrectlonary movements.
Our system affords no justification Of
revolutionary acts. for he constitutional
means or relieving people Of uniust ad-
n,inislra,ion and laws bv a change Of
public agents and by repeal, are ample.
and more prompt and effective than il
legal violence. These constitutional