The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-04-13


necessarily be corresponding diversity Of in I
Sttuiions and domestic regulations, adapted to
the wants and necessities OF each localny.-
The trainers of the Constitution knew that the
laws and institutions which were well adapted
to tue mountains and valleys OF New England
were il-suIled 10 the rice plantations and the
colton-deids OF the CaroI:naS. They knew that
our liberties depended upon reseryi0g the right
to the people Of each State 70 make their own
laws and establish their own Institutions, and
control them al pleasure, without Interference
from the Federal Govprnmgnt, or from aag
other State or Territory, or any foreign country.
The Constitution, therefore. was based. aud the
Union was founded, on the principle Of dsslm-
IariiY in the domestic institutions and internal
p3lily Of the several States. TIE Union was
founded on the theory that eaca State ha1 pecu-
liar interests, requiring peculiar legislation end
peculiar ins inulious. difareat and distinct from
every other Stale The Uulon rests on the the9-
~ that no two States ygould 5a p7-cIsplv alike in
tari- domestic policy AMI Institutions
Hence, / assert thatGhis doctrine Of ua,r,r-
nifty in the domestic institutions Of the differ
eat States is repu enaut 10 the Constitution. sub
vetsive OF the principles upon which the Union
was based, Revolutionary IN lis character, and
~
ishpd Uniformity in local aud domestic A.
fairs in a country at great extent IS deSn5,is,n
always. Show me cgmralism rrescr;3iar UNI
.1rmitv from the capital to all Of rs provinces
in lhelr local and domestic concerns. sa4 7 will
show Won desDotisfn as odiops aas. - irsufs-7-
able as that OF austria or Napl-s. lIs.jmijar-
ii, Is ihr nrinr:,q,a nr10 which ffs Traioe RESTS
Il IS f,uHGed up3n TIE idea ina. each S,at4 r7nst
necessarily REQUIRE d, I,r.ut rg,uia,,7os that
no two States l!avs p-eciseI, fh. same rtsr-ers
and h-re- do not need nraejssly Tia. same Ia,s
and Won cannot a-,7uDt for Y7is ,fts.,!s sr5ii,r
oil states nooa ans. other pr;aciale.
Ia-a. s!r. wha, becomes Of this doctrine that (
slavery must 5- established in all the States a.,
I prohibited In all The States five o3lv CON
form to Tie ur!acio,ps upoo v,Etc,, tf- PsGsraI
Union was f3rfne5, there can. b. no c53firt /
Il is oalv necessary to rec3gaiza the rirbt Of
lha na9nl+ OF every State 1, have ios, s,,-t IN ,
,titutioas as they please. wilcui c,os,.,,r-
your WISHES. vo9r views. or vour nrsi.5l~es
/ auf there can be no cane5cf.
( And. sir. Inaspncq As tB, (aasfilg,;a., ot The
I United States c6nters 3D9r C-sa--.se H. ,,,,.,r
ceuule6 with tna 6atv OF rrrter,i zach ytsla
against external aggression. and isas-,,,cb as
sat faeInats tas flaa5er fs,,fpresSiass r,in.
ishlaE conspiracies IA ore Stsfa ar7frst tIf in
slitaroaS, property, people, or government OF
egery other Safe, desire TO carry ont that
! power vigorously. Sir, cive us sech a law a.
/ ;hp Constitution c9nrerng!a;e4 and alfshorizse.
and / viii show the Senator from Nps York
that there Is constitutional mode of reDres-
/ sing the sirrepres,i0.- conict'7 { wilf on-n
the prison door 10 allow censDirators against the
+ peace ofth- Republic and the domestic tranquil
y CT our States to seleC, their cells wherein 10
! drag o0t a miserable IIe, as a Punishment for
! their crimes against the peace OF society.
Caa any man say to Us tina, although this
outrage has been perpeirated at Haiper's Ferry,
( there IS no danger OF lis recurrence? Sir, is
not the Republican party still embodied, organ
lied, confident Of succys, and defiant in its pre-
! teHSlJns2 DOES it not now hold and proclaim
( the same creed that Il aid before this invasion
/ /! is true that most OF lis representatives here
! disayow the acis OF John Brown at Harper's
! Ferry. 1 am glad that they Go 50 ] am rsi5i-
! ced that they have gone thus fat bnt must be
! permitted 10 say 70 them that It is not sufficient
that they disavow the act, unless thew also re-
! pudla'e and denounce the doctrines aud tpach-
! inES winch produced the act. Those doctrines
/ remain the same; those teachings are being
! poured into the MINDS OF men throughout the
country by hGsanS OF speeches and PAMPHLETS +
and books and through partisan presses The
causes that produced the Harner's Ferry inva- (
sion are now IN active operation. Is 1t true
that the people Of all the border States are rtqui-
red by the Constitution to have their hands
tied, without the power OF s4li-def-nce. and re-
main patient under a threatened invasion in he
! day or in the night? Can you expect people
10 be patient, when they dare not lie down to
81 .pD at uTIt without Gr>f s,ationinrr SAnt1als