The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-07-20

clal interests the northern people, they
speedily initiated a dissolution of the
Union. In et, nothing but the peace of
1918, ut thGme it took place, prevented
such rest. If the war had lasted
eighteen maths longer, the Union would
have been dissolved by the secession Of
northern Safes. This war demonstrated,
nevertheles, our ability to protect our.
selves fro, foreign nations. The appre-
tensions Ihich drove us together into a
Union nIonger existed, and the northern
rcope ,rned to the internal operations
Of the gve-nment They now so1ght by
its instumentality TO make the South
tributay to the;r enrichment and their
power. The limitations and checks of the
constitution formed a barrier to their de
signs. 1t was necessary to sweep them
away The government must be made a
Consolidated democracy by which their
powr as majority may be omnipotent
TheSupreme Cour, of the United States,
hv IS decisions in favor of the Alien and
Seition laws aud Bank Of the United
Sites, laid the foundation for that laltu
duous construction of the Constitution
Ofthe United States by which its limita.
TINS were virtually abros sated The dog.
MA was boldly avowed that the constitu-
ION was made 10y the people of the
Cn'ted States AS one people, and conferred
limited only 10y "lhe general welfare
4 The IarItt OF 1916, and>the rejection OF
, Missouri from the Union on account OF
! her constitution toleratIng slavery, show
ed the two great points on which they
! could best, and intended, to build up a
consolidated democracy for the predomi.
nance Of the North over the South.
Gentlemen the highest craftsmanship
lever looks 10 the present merely. The
great future, in whirh nation is TO live
mr ages, can only be reached beneficeut
iy Ly policy laid deep in the nature o
things, and suitable TO the capacity and
character Of a people Louis XIV. said
after me the deIuge." He spoke ;hc
policy Of his dynasty, which only lasted
for brief season, and then was extiu
guishel 10y tljgh; or the scaiiod. The
greater part Of rulers are bst provider.
for the day. To aIlay present discon
;ent-to postpone II difticulty--and tc
cast upon burdeued future troubles to,
great for their ability tn master success
tuIiy-Is their comuon, but feeble auC
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look 10 remedy, not merely to patch ul
the ills Of the body polite lie strive
to settle discoutcuts, not increase ,hen,
by yirIlng to unjust and menacing PIE
tensions. lie knows that To submit l.
aggression is to encourage it; to endur
wrong is to invite :he repetition of it,
The only firm ba is Of peace amongst
free or intelligent people, is to meet wron.
and conquer injustice. 1t is to build tn
national policy ON the eternal principle
Of truth aud right. When the northern
people first developed, by the rejection q
Missouri from the Union on account c
slavery, Their design OF excluding tn
people Of the South from the common
territories, there vas a way to peace -th
only way. The rights Of the South an
the integrity of the constitution ought t
have been maintained at all hazards Th
contest would then have ended in one {
three wars. The rights Of the Sout
would have been conceded the conSti,l
ton would have been amended or In
Union would have been dissolved. Ther
was not At that time the least danger
the northern 4eople breaking up th
Union for any such aggressive prelension
They III derstsod too well the value OF th
South to them in the Union They wouI
not have given it up for the gra,iticato
OF Il slavery tanaticism, which would hav
been defeated by tire very act Of disunior
We would have had permanent powG
by one of the two first alternatives. Br
the evil genius Of concession ruled on
counsels. On the very eve Of victory tn
leaders o. the South surrendered OF
rights in compromise. They yielded I
Congress the power of excluding us fror
J our territories. y temporary peace WI
obtained by the overthrow Of the COZ
stitulion aud the sectional triumph Of III
North over the South on the vital matt,
Of slavery. Mr.. Jefferson was then ol
and in retirement. OF all the gre,
statesmenthis country has produces
none has equaIled him in his profoun
knowledge Of the people Of the Unite
State, and the Lature of the governmer
suited to their capacities and character
The Missouri contest aroused his patriot
, anxieties, and he wrote 10 Mr.. job
, Holmes, representative from New En-,
land, rs follows
IL thank you, my dear sir, for the COP
you have been SO kind as to send me,
, the letter to your constituents on the Mi
sour question. 1t is a perfect justficato
! to them. ! had for long time ceas.
to read newspapers, or pay attention
. public affairs, confident they were in goc
hands, and content to be passenger
= our bark TO the shore, from which | a.
: not distant But this mnmentous que
0 ton, like fire bell in the night, awake
: ed and filled me with terror. conside
J ed il at ouce AS the knell OF the Unio
!, 1t is hushed, indeed. for moment. b.
g this is reprieve only, not the final Sc
] tence. A geographical line, coincidir
] with marked principle, moral and p
=. litical, once conceived and held up to Il
: angry passions Of men, will never be o
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