The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-01-09


ere.ion Of The Paopls of tLs respective e1ssns Or
! lneipieni states. $1,000 b..
LIS not Erstsaded that this priad1e. or any
other pTecludes the possibility of evils iu practice,
disturbed political action j. liable % b.. By hu
man passions. No torn OF government Il eErIni p
from inc0uveniences; hut in this they are the
results OF the abuse, and not OF lhe legitimate eXer
else Ct the powers reserved coneffsd in uls Or
ganiLaii0n Of Territory. They rot 70 be char
ged 10 the great principle OF P,palur soyTegnty %
iae contrary, they disappear before ths iteiigenes
and patriotism OF the people, eIsrting through the
ballot box thsirpeacefd aud sllea tba irresistible
poaer. HH tH lHs
u the friends Of the eoasIitation ara to have an
otner strggle, ils o.lones cnnld mol pressn more
acceptable issue, than that OF State, whose cOusi
tuition clearly embraces "a republican iOrHi OF gov
eminent, " beiAg excluded from the Union because
ats domestic institutions may not in oil respects COM
portwith the IDEAS of what Is wise and expedient
entertained in sone other State Fresh from ground
less imputatious OF breach OF faith against others,
men will commence tic agitation Of tls new ques.
iion with indubitabe violation OF an express COM
pact betweon the independent powers OF ihe United
states and OF the republic Texas rs well a. Of the
older d equal soemn cJa tacts, which assure the
equality OF all the States.
But, depIorable as would he such a violation OF
compact in Itself, and in all its direct consequences
thati the very least OF the evils involved. When
sectional agitniors shall have succeeded in forcing
ON this issne, can their pr, tensions ia to be met
by counter pretensionsE Will not different States
be compelie respectively To meet extremes with,
sxuemesf And II eiIsr extreme carry its point-
what Is that so far fort but dissolutiou OF the uni
onh anew State, formed from the territory Of the
United States, be absolu ely excluded from admis-
son therein, that fact OF itself constitutes disrmp
ton OF union between it and the other States. But
the process Of dissolution co ID DOT stop there. -
Would not sectional dcciiion producing such q
result by a majority OF votes, either Norlheuf' or
Southern, cl necessity drive the oppressed and
agrieVed minority, ahd place in presence of each
other two IrrecOncileably hostile combinations!
II IS necessary TO speak thus plainly of projects the
offspring Of that sectional agitation now prevailing in
some of the States whieh arc as inipracticable as
they are Unconstitutional, aud which il persevered
IN, must and will end c2iauitously. IL il ether dis
union and civil war, or 1t is mere angry idle aim
less disturbance OF pubic peace md tranquility
Dlsunion Tor whal If the passionate rage of anat :
esn aud partisan spirit did not fmce the tact upon
our attention. it would he difficult 10 believe that
any considerable po ton of the people OF this en-
llghened country should have so surrendered ihem
selves to fanatcal deyotion 10 the supposed inter-
csts OF the relatively few Africans in the United
States, Us totally to abandon anI disregard the ir
teresis OF the twenty-five millions of Americans -
to uampe under foot the injunctions of moral aud
constitutional obligation, and to engage in plans o
vlndcuYe hostility against those who associated
with them in the enjoyment OF the common heritage
ofour national Institution. .t
Nor Is 1t hostility against their fellow citizens o!
| one section OF the Union alone. The uterest
the honor the duty the peace and prosperity OF tbs.
people of all sections are equally involved aud i'm
pered in this question. And are patriotic men in
any part OF the Union prepared such an issue, to
invoke all the con5eq OF tn Forfeiture of theil
constitutional engagements! 1t Is impossible
The storm OF freezy and faction will labor In vain
against the unshnken rock of the constitution. |
snail never doublit.
| know that the Union is safer a thousand times
than all wild and chlmerica sch 'm Of social ch
which are generated one after another in the un
stable mind of visionary s3pists anl Interested az.
Ehators. rely confidently on the pari ,sm of the
people, on til, dignity an self respect of the States
son the wisdom Of fCongress. and above nil on th
continued gracious favor OF Almighty Gol; to uain'
tam against all enemies, whether at home abroal
the saacsily Of the Constitution and the integrity o
The Union.
FRANKLIN IERCE.
| WASHINGTON, Fec. 81, 1855.