The Nevada journal., 1860-12-14
Giving Aid and Comfort.

given some auNfce as 10 enecOu1sC lie deems
best for eieorgia to pursue in tie present
posture cf political affairs, It p little
remarkable that all Southern seccssionists
eofaPlain Of being about to be robbed of
their constitutional rights, but before the
real day of suffering comes proceed to vio-
late the Constitution themselves. The
Georgia Governor is not an exception to
the rule. He complains, it is true, that
Georgia has been robbed of her property by
Massachusetts legislation; but it is not SO.
He docs not produce a case of such rob-
berry. Had such a case existed, why has he
not sought redress? There are ample safe
guards in the Constitution against the en-
croachment q one State rporf the rights of
others. Why does not he, a sticklcr for
constitutional rights, seek justice now p
There is President in the chair who has
never failed to Be used By such men as
Governor Brown. and who is ready for
more and kindred service
Blu; Mr. Brown proposes no constitutional
mode of redress. He singles out Massachu-
setts and suggests prcying upon the prop
erty of her citizens. lie goes farther. and
advises repeal of the penal code. so that
a barbarian of Georgia can shoot down n
pcaceable citizen of Massachusetts, with i'm
punity.
The Governor claims the right to make
reprisais on nm offending State under the.
law OF nations, and the Sacramento Onion
gives the weight of its high authority in
favor of the assumptioI-at least that pa
per denies the right of the General Govern
ment to interfere in the premises. TO this
attempt of the Union and Mr. Brown to
make the Constitution Of the United States
a rope of sand, like their arguments, we
seriously object, particularly to the part in
the business undertaken by our highly i'll
teflectual eetemporary. 1r. Bro1r, the
Governor of State, may claim the prerog~
ative of humbuggins his own people. As
a citizen of the same nation with that peo-
pie, we object TO it slightly; as Il citizen of
California we strenuously insist that the
people of this State shall not be deceived in
regard to the fundamental law of the land.
We enter our protest against the Sacramento
Union giving aid and comfort to Georgia in
her reasonable designs, and attempting to
procure the favorable consideration of the
people of this State of such treason, by
binding them as to the nature of the Fed
eral Compact existing between the States.
The Constitution is not powerless agree
ment. The delegated powers conferred in
that Instrument can be enforced by the pro-
visions of the instrument itself. To say
otherwise is to libel the wise men and pat
riots who made it. The chief objects of the
Constitution were external protection and
inter al peace. Indeed the latter was the
superior object; for as the States had re-
sisted successfully the arms of the might
lest nation on earth without Federal Con-
s,itution, it was not presumption to think
it could be done again. Internal harmony
was, then, the first care of the trainers of
our national bond, and in this regard moth
ing was left undone. We shall not stop to
quote the expressions to this point made by
statesmen who have passed from the stage
Of action. 4 scrap or two from the Con-
rating the powers of Congress, Sec. s. the
right Of granting letters of marqne and re-
prisal is given to Congress and prohibited
to the States in Sec. 10. The right exists
in Congress by the terms of the former
Section, to provide for calling forth the
militia to execute the laws of the Union,'
essary and proper for carrying into e1ecu-
tion all powers vested by this Constitution
in the government of the United States, or
in any department or officer thereof"
Any interference with or usurpation of
the powers of the General Government by
t1e States individually, such an interference
as that of making reprisals by one State
upon another, can be met by the strong arm
of the government. The power exists and
should be used. The chief intent of the
Constitution-to preserve domestic peace
should not be thwarted by single State, or
number of States. If Georgia has griev-
ances to complain of, they can be removed
and if real grievances, they should be re-
moved but not by virtual declaration Of
war until all other measures fail
The Union asserts that the General Gov
ernment would be powerless to interfere
should Georgia commence spoliations upon
the property of citizens of Massachusetts,
If it had paid the slightest attention to the
Constitution it would have discovered that
tie Supreme Court takes cognizance of such
cases. that it is one of the sworn duties of
the President " TO take care that the laws S
be faithfully executed and that he has
command of the land and naval forces for
that purpose.
JUDGE BRUSToy, a member of the Legis-
laiure of 1856, was Murdered near Sonora,
on Sunday morning, the 3D. inst. Judge
Brunton was pursued by hounds up to the
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