The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-02-25

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the latest geographic, noticed III another
column, Be reliable, the face 81 things
will doubtless be entirely changed By
next mail we expeet there viii be some
thing definite either one way Or the other.
The Consultation Of the United States, at
tho present moment, Is the laughing stock
Of monarchs abroad, and at home it isthe
humiliation VI every man who loves his
country, and the memory Of the past.
THE STATE or THE UNION.
FHoM among the many interesting
speeches On the state 81 the Union, now.
being delivered At Washington, for every.
purpose from Buncombe down to the
breaking up 81 tho Union we select for
our readers the summary Of d speech de
liyered by senator Toombs Ii the Senate,
.on the 14th q january
Mr. TooADs Dem, Ga. said the
Government Ind hitherto been able to
meet all tile difficulties which heset ii.
Tie spirit Of i common nationality had
carried them through the Revolution
Soon nfter the formation Of tie Govern.
Ement questions arose which deeply moved
the public mind, but when they were re-
ferred TO the ballot-box, the agitation
passed away, and society felt secure. Now
all thisis changed The feeling loyalty,
the feeling. III q common country md
common interests, is fast fading away
Men no longer regard the compact by
which they are bound, but large bodies oE
them despise and tralnplt Ii under foot.
W. have arrived now at d period iii our
history when il isfelt throughout this land
that there Is q sectional party which
brings us face I'd face with revolution.
We soc this here and hear ii proclaimed
throughout the country, aud it becomes
American Senators 70 examine Into this,
and provide remedy No tlreats used
by Senators will arrest this feeling; neither
will the idea Of putting It down By mil.
lions Of men have any effect. Such
threats Ind better be reserved TN They
have returned from the battle, instead of
being made before going into il. Prl-
dence would suggest they should leave an
event so uncertain, free from at least abuse
and threats. The sufficient reason for all
this is, that the Fundamental principles
of society are assailed, the peace and
Tranquility Of the, people are in danger,
and society itself is threatened with dis
solution,and no threats or homilies 10th.
1 ing but the collision of arms can settlethe
question with brave men, anywhere. He
referred 10 history to show tllatnations can.
mot hope TO beexempt from internal dissen.
lsions. and whom all principles 81 society
are subyerted, then the State or body
[politic is virtually in a state Of civil war,
lrhat, said Mr. is, virtually, orr con.
ldftion to-day 70 are really In ciyilWar
4 He felt that many Of his associates here
i we're enemies TO the country. He knew
they were. He knew that every day they
leommitted acts which in oil civilized cca,
1munities would be cause of war;. There
twas, an organization which desired te
overthrow the Constitution, and the sue
teess of that Organization is inconsistent
with the peace and safety Of the country
This Wes nm organization which has heef
lgathering force for twenty years, Whose
/ animating principle Is hostility 20 The PEG
| pie aud Institutions Of fifteen States b
this Union. They have shown, as d party
land as individuals, d fixed aud unalterabit
purpose, by acts aud declarations in spitt
of the Constitution. In spite Of the SO
lemn engagements Of their own oafhs, theiiI
II Fixed purpose is TO violently subyert tliC
d Institutions Of fifteen States He knew
these were strong charges, but they wert
not lightly made. They gave him pain
and he made them more in sorrow than ii
langer. He charged this organization
Il with having stricken down oneof the prin
ciples Of the Constitution, in the face 81
the Judgment of the judicial tribunal d
the Government. Their principles weri
Il in direct opposition TO the Constitution
j The members had, by speeches, Legislative
). Eacts, and portion of them BY overt acts
tgiYen sufficient cause for war, in all civil
ized nations lie said that the Constitu
tion had been actually violated by nine
states Of the Union; violated in thai
i section which requires the return Of per
sons held TO service or labor. II was also
B III the Ordinance of eighty.seyeu. ii wai
also in the old Confederation Of New
England. He referred to, the Judfeiar,
Iof Wisconsin, deliberately tramplina
under foot the Consultation, and COMING
TO us, the Youngest of the sisters. who wal
irottcn before she got ripe, with her hand!
red with blood of a violated Consultation
and all covered over With perjury. Ohio
States had also determined, by. Persona
! Liberty bills, &C., TO anuul the Constitu
ton within teeir limits. Vermont, anC
Massachusetts had done this, 30 had
Maine, and when the judicial act of /
State does not sufficiently anuul the Con
I. stitntfoh, then acts Of murder and violence
are reSOrted To- 10 effect the work (yon