Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-12-22


of that State, However binding the laws
on our statute books might be regarded by
jurists, unless ustaincd by the hearts of
the people they were futile. The people
of this Commonwealth would not permit
other States to infringe their rights, and
they should practice the tolerance they
expect to receive. The Constitution was
the foundation of the compact between
people and people, and we should sustain
its provisions as religiously as We defend
like Christians the doctrines of the Bible.
II. Let those States which have enact
ed laws uullifying the Constitution and the
laws of the land, at once repeal them,-
They owe it to the nation-to the commu-
nifty of national interests-to patriotism
and to God. If one State can lcgislate
against the General Government, another
can do it, In the Northern States, or at
least in may of them, laws are on the
statue books directly in opposition to the
letter and spirit OF our general Consttu-
ton. If the repeal of those laws would
tend to claim the political mind, and re-
move the intense political excitement now
prevailing, and threatening disaster to the
nation, what State would not be magnan-
imous to do 50 They should come up to
the work like mCn. If brother is iniu.
red, who will refuse brothcrly reparation 2
Let Us hasten to do this thing, and, having
removed the cause OF alienation, once moro
let US shake hands in Cancellation, harmo-
ny, and peace.
Ill, Let all the States unite in the
spirit Of iratornal love, securing to the
ci,izcna Of each State full enjoyment of
their constitutional rigAts--no more and
10 less. Let them be assured on manly
honor, that they have rights-right5 of
opinions and rights of property-and let
Us give them this assurance without cur
tailmcnt, prcvaricaticn, or mental rescrya-
ton. We Of Pennsylvania expect our
constitutional rights to be recognized and
resi- ected by South Carolina, Florida,
Georgia, and Maryland; and have not the
citizens Of these Commonwealth the same
right to insist upon our giving them the
s"H'O p 1V'-'II "'su' "'i'0 II We oolnaha
it under the Constitution, they demand it
alsO What We ryncct Of others ,,-n sboul1
D''o, " A"' We 'Ai'eIu oi o'"erS we S.ouio
io"0oi III ie'ufH' lnero shouio DC a
D'"u''lu' SJ'''n o' fos'procl.y running
'n'oTS" every 0'"'0' ana VIC o' inc norm
snou'" Su''a'n our part III IT, IL the right
oil rendering property was constitutional
then al states should ENJOY It, No mat
ter what mat property Is, 1t should be pro-
tected IN possession and returned to the
owner without let Or hlndrance. Ii the
authorities OF 'lrglnl" attempted to selze
the horse and carriage OF Il citizen OF
Pennsylvania, travelling to one OF her
springs under the pret'At oi a municipaI
law, fehh'yi'aWa would resent IT, ana
d'J ~ q -
should not inc eIuZeh Oh Virginia, Oaro-
INA, or Georgia. nave the same protcction n
to his property when travelling through
rennSy4'"hla ana 'he northern states
Whatever the Oons'I'u'loh recognizes as
property we are bound TO f'pect, ana no
state couio r'gn'eo0sly pass " Ia" 70 null
ny Its possession or existence IL tins
was granted there would be no ai'union'
ana IN the breast OF the speaker there was
no sympathy for disunion so long as Union
was maintained on principle.
". As Christians we should recognize
the precopt of Jesus, "Rendor unto Caesar
the things which are Caesars" As Chris,
tians and as citizens we should obey the
powers ordained by God. Ii VIC had only
done our duty in this respect as Christians,
tharn ,roull hn no diss,u,ion to.dov He