The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-21

routes preserved and the federal oers protected
tnoueh l'es shona De itq .ie = give the necessary
effect grant ALSO thai the implied allegiance OF tho na.
raj born cizeu aud the express ganes OF the alien
born, paee them IN position similar to that OF lord ana
vaHsa n THE fcuca times that tho vassa or citiz N
obeyng the lord or government which accords In ro
turn safe protection Ihls bond in anci mt
could not ~ broken by the lord or yal with I'd
mutual consent and 50 IL seems - b. win respect 10 the
general government and the C,iizan While there IA
constitution IL should he obyei and doubts and uncer
taints OF It's meaning can be properly referred and de-
terihncd b. the supreme Court Then IL thsre b. GO
neral repugnance 10 the constitution the remedy lslt
to amend In the proper wy according 70 article fth
Until this Is done the czn undoubtedly ODE dlenes
the exist ng OF ks claatry ami thc goyernneat
VIII give him constitutional redress il the Supreme Court
or otherwise and also cn him powerful protection not
only with respect 10 hs rroperly bat With regard q his
personal safety and security. Should single oitiz Q,
bodies of them, violate tbs mutual bond,
and oppose The laws, it may be termed moral treaoh
cry but should they WA against the states ID Justly
These things grant and TO their full extent ard al
thonea il word appea that ny line Of duty was plas
restoring order and ob adience throughout The land,
would have caused the following terrible result:
The caiiig forth the itia give effect 70 the laws
Of the United States wod have dcd the excited nat!oa
with alarm walliks spirit would have been aroused
throughout every state in the Union thousands o.
services TO 70 TO the south those who would not ha,s
been accepted would have proceeded their own account
nd would have justified their conduct BY good or bad
xcuse luck would have IT, The quarter Of q mion OF
people who are out OF employment would have joined tbs
either n H. 1ants s or out q Is ranks the lack Of
ing epithets which would have caused immediate
ptlng Of blood; the calling forth OF the militia instead
q quickly and firmly preserving the authority Of tho
United States court, and laws would have Practically
transformed federal army into awful crusade against
be entire South.
With the vast multitude Of enemies before them and
the millions Of slaves within their midst what would the
conflict have been but hiieous IS the South
erners would fall Ia their spirited defence, the
would become a black wave CT terror rolling with its
strength against ne North The intervening spacs
would be lid waste by thor wants and their VIC
leDco and when they approach the Southern limits the
Northerners would have compelled by necessity u
NOV them down, ia order TO themselves and their
families from ruin anu death. Con- iGer the vast mioa.
81 property either slave landed, which would have
been thus sacrificed.
Then examine the prospects our national RESOURCES
when cotton fields Destroyed ad half the country
laid in ruins. "King Cot,on who nov stands paoiloa
tor between England and the United States would have
sunk in mid ocean, left the chances OF OF
the loss of national dignity
And what is more than I'll those terrible caamtisa
the civil would have called forth the entire military
been controlled. The generals, becoming rich in
the qualification OF their ambition would lave
displayed jealousy IN their and this would have
resulted in purchasing the support OF those beneath
them, in order TO fight among themselves for supremacy
The national capital woud have been seized the copst
tuition overthrown military dictator appointed to end
perhaps in the formation of constitutional msnarcby
Then whore would have been the boosted prrnanenoy
Of free institutions whore TIE refuge Of pcrsocuei
world and where the example and hope Of prosecuted
Chrstendoms
The only means have now al my command centre in
extortng the people nation 10 impore the assistance
OF an oyerrung Providence, IN order avert the dan
gers which bese beloved Land Worry respected
ly yours, JAMES BUCHANAN
WIN. II. CoSKiE, Fsq., Philadelphia