Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1860-09-26

(Applause.) But when Washington
and Jefferson, and hancock and Ad.
ans seeded from the British govern
ment, they boldly and fearlessly avow.
ed that it was revolution, and they
gallantly looked the halter in the face,
and exposed themselves to the penal
ties of treason if they did not succeed.
Noud and prolonged cheering.) )---
Charles Carroll, of Carrolloton, did
not screen himself behind the plea of
"pcsceab]e secession" Laughter
and app?ause.) When he signed the
Declaration Of independence, some
man said to him that ne would escape
the gallows, because there were so
many Charles CAROLS that the Kings
sheriff would not find him. Laugh.
ter That gallant old patriot walked
back TO the desk and added to the
name these words, S'of Carrollton,' so
that they mi ght know him. (rremen-
dous cheering. Three cheers for Doug
las;)if those gentlemen have combined
to break up this government are de-
termined to carry their reasonable
projects into effect, let them take the
responsibility Of their conduct. I tel!
you, revolution is never justified until
tn evils Of submitting to the laws are
greater than the horrors Of civil war
and disunion. [Cheers.] Iappeal I to
you, to-day, whether there are any
such evils affecting this country. (Cries
of "no, none." What country on the
face of this globe was ever more pros
porous, more happy, more indepen-
dently blessed by Divine Providence,
than these United States What,
then, can you think OF him who would
be willing, without cause, merely be-
cause the people had elected Presi-
dent according to the constitution,
to precipitate this glorious land into
revolution? [Groans. applause and
cries of "never, never" Those dis
unionists who protest against my Nor.
folk speech---who have such a horror
for the gallows, in the event Of an
attempt to carry out their purposes
protest against my making war on
sovereign States Laughter. ] 1:.desire
them to understand that sovereign
States never commit treason. [Cheers,
and cries Of ''good." Individuals
may do it, but States never. Renewed
cheers, and cries of "That's sound" ~
1t is the principle of this government
that the laws are to be enforced against
persons that violate them. (Cheers.)
Why these nullitiers and disunionists
seem to think that we are still living
under the old Articles of Confederera-
ton. That old system was abandoned
in 1887, merely because it proved
Three cheers. The
grand defect in the old system Of gov
ernment was, that the federal govern
ment had no power to execute its own
laws, and so they abolished that gov.
ernment and adopted the constitution
under which we live, comforting upon
the federal government all the powers!
necessary to carry its own DEGREES into
effect according to the constitution.
CHEERS. Are the Southern men
to acknowledge the doctrine
that State may release her citizens
from their oaths to obey the constitu.
ton? How was it in Vermont, in
Wisconsin, in Massachusetts, not long
ago when the Abolitionists attempted
by mob violence to resist the execution
Of the fugitive slave law? Did not the
President of the United States send
troops to Boston? Would it not be
the duty Of the present executive, or
any other who may ever he elected,
in case the fugitive slave law was re-
sisted t. employ the whole power of
the government, the army, the navy
and militia, if necessary to carry it
into effect against such violence?-
prolonged cheers ai.d cries of s'that's
SOL Are Southern men PIE epared to
admit that Vermont can pass a law
called the "personal liberty bill ;" to
release the conciences of honest men
from their constitutional obligations /?
(Cries of 'tnever!"1 No; whenever
any one of these abolition States stand
up for unconstitutional laws, as an ex-
cuse for resisting the federal authoritis,
we will hang them higher than Haman,
for treason. Tremendous cheers
and laughter.) And, my fellow citi-
zens, it will not do for the abolitionists
to set up the plea that we are making
*ar upon the sovereignty of any State
|of this Union, merely because we
carry into execution, in good faith
the constitution and laws of the coun.
try. [Checre.) So, on the othel
hand, when the State of South Caro-
lima, in 1882 attempted to resist tht
the laws of the United States for tht
|collection Of the public revenue, O1t
Hickory told them they must and the!
should obey. Applause. @1
! A voice---G ood for Old Hickory.
wen have such man again. a3
! Mr.. Douglas...1 wish to God we ha'
Ian Old Hickory now alive Cheers il
Iorder that We might hang Norther
land Southern traitors ou the same gal
lows. Deafeningc gcheers.) osi..
:. An excited Democrat---You'rc on
Young Hickory! Three cheers fo
'IDouglas. (Responded to with "igor.)
y MI. .Douglas---Now, gentlemen, 70
: cannot fail to perceive that this Unio
: is in danger from the very causes
/ which ] have referred. There is a di