Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-12-05
After referring 70 The

After referring 10 The incesehnt uSitaeOu u
against slavery at The North for the last a
25 years, both by the press and the people,
aud asserting that the time OF Congress is ]
occupied with violent speeches on this
never ending subject, he remarks how I
easy would 1t be for the American people {
to settle the slavery question forever, and |
restore peace aud harmony to this distrac.
ted country, which can be done by letting
the slave States alone. and permitting I
them to manage their own State affairs, as
they only are responsible before God for
slavery existing among them, and with
which the North has no more right 10 in-
terfere than with the similar institution in
Russia or Brazil.
The President relies on the good sense
aud forbearance Of the people, alleging 1t
is out of the powor Of any President to
accomplish but little; which leads him to
observe, that the election of any one of our /
fellow citizens TO tue 0:e Of President
does not Of itself afford Just cause for dis
solving the Union. Thelste election hav.
ing been held in strict conformity with the
provisions of The Constitution does not
Justify a revolution to destroy this very
Constitution reason. justice and regard
for the Constitution all require that we
shall wait for some overt aud dangerous
act on the part of the President elect before
resortiug to such remedy.
| Mr.. Bcchanan refers to the fsct that the
Presidents province is not 10 make but to
execute the laws. II Is alleged as one
csuse for immediate secession that the
Southern States are denied equal rights
with the other States in the common terri
tory; but by what authority are these de-
niedf Not by Congress. which has never
passed and I believe never will pass any
act to exclude slavery from these terrific
ties; aud certainly not by the Supreme
Court, which has solemnly aeceded that
slaves are property, and like all other
property their owners have right to take
them into the com mon territories and hold
them there under the protection of the
Constitution. The anticipation that Con-
gress may pass some law obnoxious is nc
J goad reason for dissolution. The Presi
u dent reasserts the power Of Congress owe
property in the territories. and the sacres
Is rights OF property are received by the Con
. stitution.
q The most palpsble violations o. the Con
stitution which has been committed con
10 sists in the acts of different State Legisls
'r lures to defeat the execution OF the Fugi
'e tive Slave Law. 1t ought to be remen
IS bered, however, that for these acts OF ott
X ers neither Congress or any President ca
Justly be held responsible; having bee
es passed in violation OF the Federal Const
u tuition, they are therefore null and Void
" II will be The duty OF the next Presidep
- as it has been my own. to act with Wig
in executing the Fugitive Slave La
De against conflicting ensctmeniS OF Sta
ne Legislatures. We are not to presume
advance that he will violate his dut
as which would be at war with every prime
90 pie of justice. Let US wait for the owe
n. act. The Fugitive Slave Law has be'
mt carried into execution in every contest,
case since the commencement Of the Prese
administration. Let us trust thatSt
IL State Legislatures will repeal their unco
he stitutional aud obnoxious enactments.
Unless this shall be done Aithout unnecs
DIR sary delay, 1t is impossible for any hum
power to save the Union; and tho Soul
m ern States have a right TO demand this q
n Of Justice from the Northern States.
after b aving first used all peaceful mes
to obtain redress, would be justified
es- revolutionary resistance to the Gov err
ment OF the Union.
Of The alleged principle that as each Sta
cd became party to the Union by the vote
Of its own people as. bled in ConventiO
s a so any one of them may retire from t
is Union in a similar manner by the vote
, is such Convention is wholly inconsiste
with the history as well as the character
ser the Federal Constitution. He then
hearses portion Of Gen. Jaekson's m,
he sage OF 1888, relative to the nullifying c
ok, dinance OF South Carolina, and says Il
Government was intended by its fouuds
to be perpetual and not to be annulled
use the pleasure of any one of the contract
en- parties.
an The President enumeraies the pow,
lar conferred on Congress by the Federal &c
eminent, sud that these powers may be
for fectual. IL also possesses exclusive RIG
to lay and collect all import duties a
lev other taxes, and has adopted effetr
means TO restrain the States from int
Elk. fering.
In order still further to secure the uni
terrupted exercise of the high powe
:. against State interpretation, 1t is pro
ded that this Constitution and the laws
the Hsited States which shall be made
pursuance thereof, and all treaties made
"A which shall be made under the authori
of the United States shall be the SUPPER
-, law Of the land. aud the Judges in eve
State shall be bound thereby anythi
in the Constitution, or laws OF any State
:. Territority to the costrary. Notwithstan
ing. The Government created by the Ca
'ss stitutionsnd deriving its authority from {
mel sovereign peepleofeach ofthe several Stat
has precisely the same right to exerei
Al its power over the people Of all the
ri States in the enumerated eases. each o
ny of Them possess ever subjects not deleg
IN ted to the United States, but reserved
DE the States respectively or to the people
g. the extent Of the delegaed powers. r
% Constitution Of the United States is
W much part Of the Constitution Of ca,
VI State, and is as binding on its people
az though it had beer textually inserts
ne therein This Government therefore is
;" grest and powerful Government invest,
ne with al! the attributes Of sovereignty ov
er the special subjects to which it's authorir
al extends. 1t may be asked then. are the pei
pie of the State without redress again