Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-03-21
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There arr some dieeusssoos 10 Wh'co
ourosl o. may probably engage and
'ome 10 which no cannot. Before the
ate election it wss Legitimate end lsu-
liable to resist the election OF Boebsosn:
since that event We have not been soi:
10 perceive the utility Of such line OF
.sesosas. IL 10 The business Of . "ses-
% Der to deal With pending Issues ara 70
ain q rrscsicsl Iesul's. But ~hen
point 10 oncs essablished--beyono Oh
chance Of being ohsngsd-streossn /"
vas,ed 10 continuing to asssil Il. The
dscision Of the Supreme Court 10 sois
inst. nee % in ell others, !. the law OF
tho land. What is hes decided must
STAND, all tho sreumsots and remonstra"'
ces 10 the world TO tho contrary not
withstsndiog. u ws thodghs ~ cooi'
persuads theJUdgss to reverse their dec'-
sion. NO would glsdly prosecute the endea-
vos, but We see no special ground to hope
Tor sueh u result.
Some of our correspondents appeal
from the court ~ the peop'e-denoooos
i,s character, repudiate its authority,
and strive TO srouse popular hostility
against the supremacy sssigned to u BY
the Constitntion. We cannot second
| these endeavors, for We deem them IN
sound and unsafe. They point to one
| Of too alternatives Qualification, or
change 10 the Constitution. The fret u
tr asopsbls, and the last 10 QuiHotic. II
- very natural that We should dislike
, tie tribunal which decides against us-
but It 10 not rstionsi on that account &
seek the overthrow Of its authority. TIT
Supreme Court 10 al essential psfs u
our federal organization. The govern
ment could not exist without 't, az.
more than it could exist without th
seoass, which 10 quite ~ hostile TO Free
Qua, and quite ~ unjust TO tbs Ere
Ststss, but fortunately not 90 long hvs'
~ tho Supreme court itself. II 90
sect on, ~ any party, 10 TO seek the 90
pihilstion OF whatever branch OF 10
government happens to be against 's,ou
polIt,oxl con.esss viii become struggle
tor national life attempts to tear ava
ono after anolhsr, the limbs Of the bod
. polite.
There 10 an appeal to the peopl
against the action Of this, as sgalni
that Of every other branch OF the GOV
, eminent which is perfectly legit'ms'
and proper but il must begin by -
knpwlsdcing and not denying its ss'ho'
i,y.-N. Y. Times.
We find ihc foregoing in the Alban
, 4dygus a. atlas with some most scnslb
comments; and we call the special after
ton OF the Gazette To the two point
which it establishes. 1.-THE Times isrigh
the Guzetie Is either unreasonable I
, Quixotic," and we are disposed to thin
l that it is not the latter. The Times
the most conservative, and rational
= all the journal, of that party, and seen
to entertain some regard for the ine
y timable value Of this Federal Union.
knows that our government rests up'
the moral support of the people, al
that when that is withdrawn, and Il
10 laws and Judicial decisions are desp's'
" and nullifcd, from that moment the
ficiency of this government Is gone
gone irrevocably. Ours is no COVER
:" ment of force, aud so long as VIC
% main in the possession Of our ibertl
70 it never can be, for force is the rig
;. arm Of tyrants. 1t is the ready a
J" active submission OF the people, to &
~ government OF their own making, II
y protects us in the cnjoyments Of frt
dom. When the people ualliiy tn
III own government, there tyranny begi
Oh aud liberty ends. But what care I
- shriekers, for government or liberty
o' political harmony! The spoils Of on
}" they are determined to have, and Il
y Mattcson, Greeley, Welch y Co.. tn
81 will get i, from lobby agents in
q change for corrupt Votes, by VIII
Uncle Sam is made to bleed