Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1856-01-05

executive"
He defends the great principles of the
Nebraska bill, and then follows an able
disquisition on the theory of our govern
ment-taking strong national grounds,
and condemning the course of the fanatics
of our country, who, for the sake Of po-
litical power, would bury beneath the
ruins Of our grand fabric of government
the liberties of twenty Ave millions of
freemen, 1t is cheering to the country
that, while majority in Congress is
opposed to the Constitutional rights Of
one portion of our happy country, the
executive chair is filed with national
and conservative statesman, and that
there Is a dignifed and patriotic Senate
which will sustain his course. Let the
pillows of fanaticism for awhile roar in
madenedfu they "musteventually dash
themselves in vain against the mistaken
rock of the Constitution, " and loud above
their surges will be heard the voice of
patriots, as in times that are gone, ''the
Federal Union, it must be preserved -
The whole message displays ability, and
is received with general satisfaction. 1t
is occasionally eloquent, and we transfer
the concluding paragraphs to our paper,
knowing that it must meet a favorable
response from the heart of every friend
of the Union.
Z" 1t is necessary to speak thus plainly
of projects, the offspring of that section
al agitation now prevailing in some of
the States, which are as impractieable as
they are unconstitutional, and which, if
persevered in, must and viii end calam-
itously. Ii is either disunion and civil
war, or it is mere angry, idle, aimlcss
disturbance of public peace and tran
guilty. Disunion for what? If the
passionate rage of fanaticism and parti-
san spirit did not force the fact upon our
attention, it would be difficult to believe.
that any considerable portion of the peo-
pie Of this enlightened country could
have so surrendered themselves to IA
natical devotion to the supposed interests
Of the relatively few Africans in the
United States, aus totally to abandon and
disregard the interests of the twenty-five
millions of Amerieans-to trample under
foot the injunctions Of moral and consti-
tutional obligation-and to engage in
plans Of yindicive hostility against those
who are associated with them in the en-
joyment Of the common heritage of our
national institutions.
"Nor is it hostility against their fell
low-citizens 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 in
volved and impcrilled in this question
And are patriotic men in any part Of the
Union prepared, on such an issue. thus
madly to invite all the consequences OF
the forfeiture of their constitutional en-
! gagements 1t is impossible. The
storm of phrensy and faction must ineyi-
tably dash itself in vain against the IN.
shaken rock of the constitution. | shall
never doubt it. | know that the Union
is stronger thousand times than all the
wild and chimerical schemes Of socia
change, which are generated, one aftel
another, in the unstable minds of vision
ary eophists aud interested agitators.
rely confidently on the patriotism OF Tho
people, on the dignity and self-respect Of
the States, on the wisdom Of Congress
and above all, on the continued gracious
favor of Almighty God, to maintain
against all enemies, whether at home Of
abroad, the sanc;ity of the constitution
and the integrity Of the Union.