Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-11-21

except what me Nv susooSses' LIZ
Autv !, to - that tie laws are faithful
q exscuts3 II be fails TO perform the
dutv he will soon md himself prisoner
beforeih high curt Of impeachment
Fortunately, thst Tribunal is 90 const,tu-
ted ~ to command the confidence Of the
people of the entire South, - we'll - Of
he conservative men of the North. We
have this security that the exissing Law,
~ill be faithfully executed. l have yet
- learn that the people Of the South
complain Of the acts Of Congress nov
on the statute book, upon the subject o.
,lAsery, - applicable 70 the States or the
Territories, or TO the District of Colum
bia.
These laws we're enacted mainly, il
not entirely, BY the joint action Of the
conservative members of the North and
South, 10 opposition to the Abolitioni,t'
and Free soilers, and have been acqni-
esced 10 by the Southern people as well
AZ By their Senators and Representa-
tives, under the present and preceding
administrations Of the federal govern
ment. Consequently is fair 10 presume
that tie South, 90 far from demanding
the repeal of the existing laws Upon the
subject Of slavery as essential to her
safety and equality in the Union, will In
ist upon their being retained upon the
statute book and faithfully executed.
Nor are we permitted to infer that the
Southern people require any additional
legislation by Congress on the subject,
Tor the reason that the Southern SeDa-
tors and Representatives have not intro
ducec and advocated any changes in the
existing legislation upon the slavery
question under the present administra-
ton and that Of Mr.. Pierce, when the
Abolitionis,s and Free Sellers were in
the minority in both houses of Congress-.
Assuming, tho, efore, that the South
ern people and their Senators and Rep
resenta,ives deem their rights and insti
tutons entirely safe under the consttu-
ton and laws as they now stand, and
only desire to be let alone, without any
interference by Congress with their do
mestic concerns, the question arises
whether Mr.. Lincoln and his party will
have the power, even if they mad the
disposition, to disturb or impair the
rights and institutions Of the South,
either in the States or the Territories, or
10 the District Of Columbia =
They certainly cannot do it under
the existing laws. Will they have
the power to repeal or change those
laws, or to enact othersl 1t is we'll
known that they will be 10 minority in
both Houses Of Congress, with the Su
preme Court against them. In the
Northern States there have been elected
already sufficient number of Democrat
ic members OF Congress, bold end tue
National men, pledged to the Cincinnati
platform and the doctrine Of non-inter-
vention BY Congress with the question Of
slavery in the States and Territories,
and the District of Columbia, who, add
ed to the Southern representatives, will
give at least twenty majority against
Mr.. Lincoln and his party, on all these
questions. In the Senate there is also
decided and reliable majority. Hence
no bill can pass either house of Con-
gress, impa'ring or disturbing the tights
or institutions of the Southern people,
IN any manner whatever, unless a por-
ton Of the Southern Senators and Rep
resentatives absent themselves, SO as to
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quence OF their absence.
In minority in both houses of Con-
gress, with the Supreme Court to ex-
pound the laws and restrain all illegal
and unconstitutional acts, the President
will be utterly powerIess for evil, if he
should have the disposition to do wrong.
Even 10 the distribution of bis patron.
age, he would be dependent upon the
Senate for the confirmation Of his nom
inees to Office, so that be cannot appoint
a bad man to Office without the consent
Of those in whom the South con6des
A partissn President, thus tied hand and
foot, poweress for good or evil, without
the support and consent Of his political
opponents. should be the object Of pity
and comnisera,ion rather than of fear
and apprehension, by brave and chiv-
slrous people. What good or harm can
he do to anybody, except to humble the
pride and wound the seusibilit,es of a
large portion Of the American people,
by occupying the chair once filled by
Washington, Jefferson, Madison and
jackson! Does this fact furnish suffi
cent cause for destroying the best gov
ernment of which the history of the
world gives an example? -Four years
will soon pass away, when the ballot
box will furnish peaceful, legal, and
constitutional remedy for all the evils
and grievances with which the country
may tie sff1 cted.
If, in the meantime, any act shall be
perpetrated which shall violate or i'm
pair the rights of any citizen or State,
or shall endanger the peace and safety
of any portion Of our people for which
the Constitution and laws shall fail to
provide adequate and efficient remedies,
the time will then have arrived for those
who think the Constitution has been dis
regarded anc the Federal Power per-
verified to purposes inconsistent with
their safety, honor and equally, to con-
suit and deliberate upon the nature, ex-
tent and mode Of redress.
do not anticipate, nor do l deem it
possible in the present condition IF tho