The Washington union., 1857-05-01

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associates with being the mere organs Of "a section
al, aggressive party" We are not surprised at this
nor should We have been surprised at any outrage
or indecency coming from that quarter. II is per
fectly in character with body where treason was
openly avowed by its presiding officer where the
daily proceedings exhibited nothing but perpetual
succession of scuf1iing for private jobs and oaves
and fishes where the public funds have been wasted
with reckless profusion to pamper political TOOLS and
subsidize particular sections; and where charters
have been violated without the slightest regard to
the interests or the wishes of the people whose
rights were thus usurped. From such body censure
is the highest praise and the venerable Chief Justice
may be thankful that he escaped its comnendation.
But let us come to the point LET us ask ourselves
what is to be the end of all thisa If the law is no
longer of any force--n the constitution is a null
ity and the solemn decisions of the Supreme Court
to be set aside by the resolutions of State legis
ature-what becomes Of this government of laws?
VIII it not to all nents and purposes be annihilaed,
and will it not become the bounden duty of the Pres
dent, in the discharge Of his Inauguration oath, to
resort to the bayonet to execute those laws which
cannot be otherwise enforced2 There is no other al
tentative but voluntary enforced obedience; no
middle region between anarchy and law. Surely
great portion of those who have been nveigled into
the coils of abolition and the higher law cannot be
aware of the ultimate consequences Of this habit of
resistance to the laws IT, in doing they exercise
right to bid defiance to law, the right applies
to every obnoxious law and hts ii becomes discre-
tionary with them whether they will obey any laws
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can government of law exist where any consdera-
BILE portion Of the people resist its authority The
system must be uniform-equaly applicable to every
citizen 1t must be rule to ALL or to none If the
people of New York or Massachusetts can nufy law
of the United States, may the people Of any other
Staeso may any portion of the people of any State,
however small. There is no exception. The consti-
tuition and laws are binding on ALL or none There
is no escape from the dilemma-no alternative be-
tween universal obedience these or universal
chy Itmust come to this at last.
Letthe sober and rational portion ofthe people othe
North reflect the consequences of this state Of
things, which is certain as fate unless they rally
promptly and before tits too late Let them ask them
selves what will be the result of triumph of the alb
olition-black-republicans and their consequent
tendency in the national councils The answer will
be found in the examples Of the governments of New
York and Massachusetts, in wasteful expenditure
of the public funds TO foster and encourage viola
tions of the law and ontrages the constitution in
vulgar dccamatons against judges and magistrates
in the performance of their sworn duties; and in
acting in conformity with incomprehensible dogmas,
that if brought into practical application, would
turn the laws the constitution, the government and
social organization of the United States upside down
and inside out
1t is with heartfelt pleasure we begin to perceive
that the dawning indications of that sober second
thought which has so often redeemed our country
from impending ruin beginning to streak the
eastern skies. The abominable principIes--moral,
political and religious--openly avowed and acted
on by the neutrality-suspicious. wherever they
have had the power, are beginning to open the eyes
of an intelligent, religious, and essentially moral peo-
plo, who have been led into the very jaws of de-
structon by the Wild malignant spirit of fanatcism
State after State is slowly but surely and permanent
ly recovering from it's dclusion and the triumph of
the black republicans in Ohio, Massachusetts,, and
New York, like The beating of Phyrrus has undono
tnc1n. lncy nave eXeInpilleu tnc Olu prOVcrD tney
have had plenty rope and have hanged themselves
We assured, authority which cannot be doubt
ed, that the session of the Legislature of New York
which has just terminated has 80 sckened 80 com
petely turned the stomach of every discreet reflect
ing patriotic citizen, that if election were now to
take place. not in ten of the majority in the
ate and assembly of that State would be rechosen.
They would be sent to condole with the distinguished
black republicans lately expelled from Congress.
Both in New York and Massachusetts, the people are
becoming tired of misrule, and indignant at seeing
the fruits of their labors than wasted in re-
warding the instruments of treason and disaffection
in stimulating rebellion in region and rewardng it
in another; in subsidizing nerant ncendiaries to go
about sowing the seeds of disunion and discord and
running them head and ears in debt by every spe
cies of unprnciped extravaganza. Neither the higher
law nor the new philosophy any longer blind the
people to the consequences Of the crusade which the
abolitionists of the United States, instgated and
abetted by their associates in England, and made
tools of by desperate politicians carrying on
against the laws, the constitution, and the Union.
They begin TO realize the consequences of those per
nicious dogmas they have attempted to impose on
the creduity Of mankind and it will not be long,
trust before they will see in the course pursued
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