The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-04-11
TIE HIGHER LAW AGAINST THE CONSTITUTE

slavery question on the opinion OF the supreme Court on
the citizenship Of the negro and the unconsutionay Of
the Missouri Compromise has brought practical issue
the Hhgheraw theory of the political aboitionss Of
the North. The result Of the teaching OF Seward, Hale
and their associates is to be seen, and the ruits
charged home their favorts theories and arguments be-
gid to appear Obedience the constitution resistance
to the supreme law of the land like life and death
placed before the people Submission revolution, the
rule Of law civil war; at hand and these advocates
Of law for civil action higher than the supreme law Of
the land must back up their avore theories by resist
ancs to authority bow to the majesty Of the consu-
ton and counsel their misled and msaught followers to
abandon the unsafe principles instled in their minds and
accept the healthy theories of peaceful submission Of all
disputed and doubtful dutiss the highest tribunal
known laws For long time these high priests Of
law higher than the constitution have been quite willing
quite anxious, occupy elevated positions in the
national legislature take the oath support and uphold
the constitution Of the United States and the
wages attendant upon the Aud the Inconsistency Of
such conduct from who have sowed the seeds of dis
trust broadcast lnd counseed the right and duty the
people resst that portion Of law they not pleased 10
obey has been apparent And now few fanatics
see the legitimate results of these hgheraw theories and
counsel that resistance law which these political abo
people who fancy themselves be wronged by the sg
la,on Of the land or by the decisions of the authorities
it remains he whether the apatca leaders Of
fanatca mob will abandon support their opinions
viii these gentlemen support the call TO resist the decs
ions Of the Supreme Couri2 win they resign their places
under the government Of the United States VIII they
renounce the oath they have taken support the cons
tuition Of the United States Judas, when he
WINGED that he had price of blood" in his hands
ried back tho money and "weat out and hanged himself
viii these gentlemen hgo and do likewiser The two
theoti of submission cheerful confdingo the
supreme the land expounded by the constitutional
tribunals open resistance TO the law followed by
civil warare before the American people On these
they are to pass The one theory sustained by the
hgheraw men the other is the creed Of the democratic
party.
Oar attention has been especially directed to this sub
ec by the report in the public prints of series Of Sabbath
dscoures preached in the city of New York by George
Cheever The individual who has 'urned the house OF
the Lord into den OF" reasonable politicians who has
converted the Sabbath service into blackrepublican club
house and with an open Bible before him. and the most
solemn oath on his lips declare its whole counsel has
wuy and repeatedly disobey its most sacred nunc
tons ao obey rulers to submit to every ordinance OF
man." and be among those who aare not afraid to
speak evil of dgniteshe deserves but little consdera
ton at hands notice from PEN But type of
the hgheraw men, evidence Of the legitimate ten
dency of all such theories elevate the individual
opinion and will above the laws of the land lesson
aud warning to madmen who would hurry us on to
civil and anarchy, the performances of Mr. Cheever
worthy of passing notice. He has ON the Lords
day and under the proessed sanctions Of the sacred
calling, counselled absolute resistance to law and
fusal obey it. IL we do not like it, He has taught that
this ouawed and accursed that the people
released from all obligations of obedience and that
conscience Is the rule for obedience disobedsnce.
Under such teaching anarchy must come as whirl-
wind The worst things that have ever been done have
been done by good conscience and each man has
conscience, and government this theory has right
to interfere with mans conscience the result win be
seen in the widest confusion, the to in self
defence, and would go down at once in civil
blood.
single instance will show how terrible the results
would be that follow from this theory. Mr.. Cheevers
conscience teaches him that il is proper for him preach
against and msgn the government under which be lives
which now protects him while he magns II. He sits un-
der the shade of the tree of liberty and attempts to
girdle it, He sakes his thirst at the fountain, and
throws poison into this Of life But men,
with conscience worthy of respect HE own, think
he ought not to be allowed unsetle the Of
safety and resolve he shall not Persons Of this class
the right to take the law into their hands that
Mr. Cheever has they attend the church they interrupt
the speaker; they break the windows they ghten the
audience To call in the "civ power is abandon the
"hghsr law to appeal to the dsturbers of the peace
90 ask them violate their Coincidence to call upon them
TO the sancy of the place Is to provoke the
swer that them there sanctty 10 that place; TO
ask them obey the claw of propety is to hear them
say that at law they do not like and the theory OF
the preacher bound TO obey it. And bad the people
broke in the service dragged the preacher from the pull
pit given him coat Of and feathers, Il would have
been conduct approved and urged the argument of the
preacher in his TRADE and scandA against the Supreme
Court And that he unmoested due to the respect Of
the higher law Of pjsrule and anarchy. And such folly
treason and dissertation Of the pulpit and sacred office
carries with IL its antidoie Il teaches the duty
standing sesSsas TO the fundamental OF the const
tution and calls forth devopt gratitude that holding
such destructive sentiments have such small influence and
cannot NEEDLE with the Of our safety influence
those who hold in their hands the destiny OF nation