The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-10-17

couuy-mingling the religious and political worlds to-
gether.
We are not then treating Of mans connection with God
we are treating Of the relations between and man OF
the individual member OF society OF the special pot
ca system binds this great coniederacy together and
Of the political duties that result from such relation And
II in reference to these duties that this doctrine is put
FORTH that certain agreements obligations contrary to
the divine law written In the constitution and there
fore null and void, and should not be lived up to-
Now this In land where ndiydualism is the theory and
the rule have no other meaning than this that each
individual acting for himself must Judge first what the
law of God Is and then whether constitutional provision
is contrary this law When do this II is clear that
they do not really follow the constitution at ALL but only
their inclination passions or Judgment When these
happen TO follow in the wake Of the constitution they
form to III when they happen to go against the consu-
ton they disregard it. Now to dignity this with feally
the constitution is nonsense Suppose after had made
with each other they should take this
Suppose judges should upon how long would socie
ty keep together? All individual would have TO do
would be TO get up court and say did, is true make
such contract but is contrary the law of God and
will not perform it, How long would it be- If the obliga-
tons of contracts set aside before private would
be it was in the dark ages?
is with such doctrines in their midst that the people OF
the free States urged to the suicidal work. in the
language Of their orators of taking possession of the gem
honor trust The madness Of the recent past well IL
illustrates how such party would their power What
to the fanatics have been the parchment limitations OF
power What it to the freesolers that the Supreme
Court have declared the fugve-save law constitutional
Does not their higher law declare null and void Havs
they not in their Massachusetts, personal---very. law legis
lated this principe2 Have they not in hundreds OF
meetings resolved to resist this law and did they all
but rise in rebellion in the Burns rendition case2 What
TO the late Buffalo Kansas convention that the ede
raj constitution prohibited between the States Did
this convention proceed to mature plans raise money
the of millions and the number of thou
sands, wherewith to carry civil in Kansas Wha,
1t to the whole Fremont press that c. Robinson was
not recognised the governor of Kansas the supreme
political power and hence according the whole line Of
decisions of the Supreme Court all persons and all
morally and politically bound to take notice accord
ngly Have not this press, does not this press to-day
recognise this Robinson the rea governor of Kan
sas 7" What is it to such higher-law Gov Chase,
of Ohio and Gov Clark of New York. that the constu-
ton prohibits State alliances and State war? Did they
not besides acknowledging man governor of Kansas
whom the political power of the nation did recognise
sanction State alliances What it to the black repub-
can majority in Congress that their the army
bill was fatty unconstitutional and fatty revolutionary
At the very time the raitorous Buffalo Kansas convention
connecting its Infamous scheme TO raise millions of
money to carry civil war; this majority in Congress
applications of the hgheraw doctrines which all can
understand This their mode of action above law and
above the constitution.
Is possible that the people of the North will be so sui
cidal to cothe such party with power-w allow such
party to take possession of the government Nothing
is certain than that the moderate in the Fremont
party not the who control it. The governing
popeing power OF this party consists of those who in
the words of Senator Wilson, demand the emancipation of
three millions of slaves and would be ready 20 all haz
ards to reach this result What would prevent them
Would ii be the agreements guarantees contained the
constitution No, replies fanatcsm they are contrary
the Divine law contrary Christianity and therefore
null and void Correct your error Is Stewards terrible
word to the free States" correct your that
slavery has any constitutional guarantees chch may not be
released and phich ought not 10 Be rengshed" Slavery
be abolished and you and do IT," These are the
words of practical man Of who yields vast polit-
ca influence who is the lawgver OF the sectional party
Such the consequences Of these hgheraw doctrines
They either hollow clapap deliberate cheat on the
people they Of the terrible import Of revolution
That they of the atertba anacism to carry
them outlet the anarchical and revolutionary action in
the House OF Representatives and in all the cases we have
enumerated, attest
These show the character of the party that as
to take possession of the and subdue
the South into submission to Its projects
Now be knows little of poli,y he understands little
Of the temper OF this people, who supposes that fifteen States
Of this Union would submit such northern control to
such vast change 10 such revolution or who sup
poses that the whole North would stand quietly by and
fanacism make bloody havoc OF our institutions
Such change would turn system from one Of indie
pendent and sovereign and selfgoverning communities
into of complete centralizaton-a Capitalization con
troled by majority vote Of the whole people Such
change would be far revolutionary than what took
place when the colonies severed from Great Britain
In fact then there was in this respect change 1t was
change that attempted by Great Britain that was
successfully resisted by the colonies and conclusion
Of the struggle each State retained It's right OF local self
government it's local poy, and each perfectng
Its institutions as 1t had claimed right to do from the
drst
Our files bear record to the In which we have
from time time met this northern assumption the earn
estnes with which have called attention to the momen-
character Of the issue II involves and the imminent
danger Of the northern sectional party We have
ed that the peculiar danger Of this party that s basis
purpose left room for compromise accommodation
that, IL ever brought to condition Of triumph
Of its policy and measures should be brought 10 n con-
dton of anarchy.
We ask citizens who revere noble institution 10 re
examine this question. Bring to this duty the patriotism
Of Webster and Jackson; Of WASHINGTON Consider
the lordy towering insulting assumption Of the sectional
party in the language of It's pressn the words Of
Its oraorn the tone that through the speeches Of
the Speaker Of the House Of Representatives How sad
Is this TO the great fact that the Union OF the
fathers Union Of cqussl