Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-12-12
peaceanIs scce,sisn i.

what Is meant Dy peaCeaOie ecCeSsioh
Can there be such . thing as peaceablc re-
sistance 80 the LAVISH The laws Of the
United States, made in pursuance - the
Constitution thereof, are as binding upon
the citizens of each State, as their own
State laws; more than that, the people OF
State in their sovereign capacity, can
not create constitution, nor mako law
binding upon its citizen; which conflicts
with the Constitutes of the United States.
IL State null6es single Law Of the Uni.
ted States, or sets its execution at defiance,
il is the special and sworn duty Of the
President to SEQ that The law iss;enforced.
and to employ, il necessary, the military
power Of the country for that purpose.
How much mora ipportant is il that such
power should be exercised vhes State in
its sovereign capacity attempts TO nullify
and destroy all the laws of the United
States, which il most sssuredly does by
the act Of secession, and the establish
ussM OF an independent government
There can be no such thing as 'peaceable
secession;' secession is revolution, and
revolution is an act of force; it contem-
plates the ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF the Nation :,
and the destruction of the government. -
Shall we submit to III Never, white grass
grows and water runs. In comparison
with this question, all others sink into nb'
solute and total insignihcaAce. What is
party, what is sect, what isa little differ
ence, more OF less. in this worlds goods;
a little learning, moro or less, that We
shonld any longer be divided. when the
enemy is sapping the foundation Of our
liberties, and threatening to overwhclm us
all in common ruin,
There are some who say il trouble must
come, let it not be in our day; let us have
peace while zoe live, even If il has TO be
purchased by the most disgraceful eoncess
ions. Let South Carolina secede il she
will let her load her Paxhian cannon
with which she is already provided, at old
Fort Moullrie; battle down its walls, de-
stroy its small but faithful garrison; haul
down its glorious stripes and stars, and
hoist in their stead the black flag Of disu-
MON and civil war; let her do all this, and
more if she will. but do not attempt TO
coerce her. that will make trouble. aud we
do not want trouble in our day; if trouble
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when we are gently sleeping. This is the
spirit OF the dnstard and the craven; this
is the spirit of men fl. only to be slaves ;
we say if trouble must come, let it come
in our day; we desire to meet the question
now. Our fathers fought through seven
years war with the most powerful nation
Of the earth to establish this government,
aud We can, il necessary, do the same, or
more. to defend it.
II we permit South Carolina to secede,
where is secession to stop2 Georgia, Flor.
ida, Alabama and Mississippi will go next
hen Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas
Lheu, probably, North Carolina and the
eastern portion OF Virginia. and possibly
III Of tho slave States, except Delaware.
Western Virginia. aud Missouri; tho Sc
States would probably abolish slavery,
Ind join the Northern Confederacy. When
III this is done for the sake of peace, does
my one suppose we will be any nearer
peace than we are now? IL we cannot live
tremendously logetbs- while We are united
Is one nation. bound together by mutual
allegations and mutual benefits, and ce
nented byrecollections Of the struggles and
rails of n common ancestry. what will it be
ghen all these ties are severed and we
ace each other as rival nations? The only
afety is to set our faces rs flint against
ecession or lisunion In any form; let
'arty be forgotten in devotion to humanity;
ct US preserve tho Government as our ia
hers established il. and MAINTAIN inviolate
he rights and integrity Of each and every
ection Of our beloved country. |,