Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-12-08


reflection have arrived a. the conclusion that no such pssr
The federal Toysnent Il manifest % uSs Soes an os%is 81
the consultation, that this among re specific and en.
that IT, exercise Is not NECESSARY and profe r s.ng
into execution any Of these powers So far from his
fused by the convention which framed te constituteo
appears from tie proceedings Of that body, that on the
force Of the whole against delinquent Sais came M for
conderston Mr. Madison opposed ia brief but powerful
o6servedhe Of force against State would look more
like declaration Of than any ioalctOn Of punisent
dissolution Of all previous compacis BY which il might be
bound" Upon his motion the clause unanmousy post
wards The 18th June i7s7 when Incidentally avertnx TO
,he subject he said Any government for the u. States,
the unconstituisna proceedings Of the States would prove
As visionary and issc9ps as the government q Congress
Without descending 10 particulars n NAV he safely asserted
the whole spirit Of the constitution Suppose such
Il Afterwards Shall hold Il province and govern Il
by despoc power In the nature Of things could nOt by
physical Orce control the will Of the people, and compel them
TO elect senators and Representatives to Congress- and 10 per
form all the other duties depending upon their own voton
aud required from the free citizens free State AZ con.
stuent member Of the coniederaey.
But possessed this power would Il be wise to exercise
be TO preservehs Union. War would not only present te
saecual means Of destroying but would banlrh all
smsuut Of blood and treasure would be eTpend
ed rendering future reconciliation between the States mpos
be In the meantime, who fOree what would e the
snerngs and pvaons OF the people during its eristence
% bs csn,sntsd NV tbs MOI ~ P,S Pu1Se opinion anu
II It cannot live In the affections Of the people, must
sy Psli,a; ~ - ~. s y means o. preserving
BY concac9 eut tae sword was not placed In then hand
70 preserve y oy iOrce; ,
Du. 7 III se ann 70 invoke my countrymen
the gande temple which has been dedicated 70 human
S Sd oS onp .tb.r. bys stha A ~ @ y, o,en consec5ated
the ooo9 9 onL y we me goes o. the past and by the
hopes oil the iaure me Union has already made the
t PpovSsrS nation on ths sco ~ renoer us t tne
i o p;on oI ts oSe the t,S ~ os earh IN every lo
% h t sct 80 A." % e " ameIlcsn eit'Eens ~ hel9
~ e ~ h ~ ] & "ea pronounced 10 a foreign land
pr Iu @ itS h m c s e o5ink mn o. the yawnng abyss
5rsd cstnsroDbs tbS b"n S 10 m t aa plunge y sneh
ihrouSbout the World would X d, te ienas Of iesdon
S S Ue ussstoyeo and along night OF
sor D,oTs tbsn s;gStv & e ~ nae9ns; Vur example
would he ouoied as eonenriy t O t Ty oe 3sL se' s
| ssIssovernmsnt P'Oo' na' man Is unn' iOr
III not every wrono-p.v n I, NO, .,; ...... ,o0
which can ustify resort fo sncb g.levo9s NIs T
ongbt 10 no Inc Ias desner.ts vsS ~ II'
SsT eyery ether eonstntsonsI oi nespai,ng people
been eIbausted We sbould Reject thst nds M, t S IN
ernment there an ineessant I'm d a hls ee go
The slavery Question lie sveS,n h Low n PHphG opnGmn m
dAy frinly believe that II bas airs,dS S IA ,sa
ths culmnano ncnt Tsnt ~ 4; ,t saonsu anu Pa.,seu
eIcsment the Union shall ne,ih w Ib sis % o the GSs @
and n SVn'[ouie % much to avert oy
erS states the remedy for i, hi 40 o' ,; e
tion has itself nroviIsd ~, n. - s wcn he ui @
been tried Al dIerent critsi inns a I 1
ways with eminent success IL 10 be foynd IN lie sb ar
ticle providing for its own amendment Ina thi sticl.
amendments have been propossd bv f h.h b"n
~ Cnnyrass ard haya - ~. u 49,
three ourths Of the several states ana -, w H.
parts constitution To this process he eo4uy
any law respecting an estabhed eIiSio5 or ,hop t
freedom Of speech or OF the press or IN m. ht
To this as also indebted for The Bill Of RigEtI ~hch
me people against any abuse Of By the federal
Cd BY the friends Of state rights al That peod 4 q a1 ren
Ssred extremely doubtful whether the cOstitaton could
Again the eonstitutoU was e|snaS I'm a
after the election Of President Jefferson BY the House Of re-
vas
seriously threatened the existence Of the
e O nst a. election The article for its
conflicting constitutional questions ike the pseSt bcS
might arise between the governments Of the states and that
history In this connection ba mc2v con %
few sentences in Mr. Madison, justly celebrated report in
aye1 SepdeS s ng9I M G In TINS be ably concu
against the structures OF sevem other State esa,urps
mes were mainly founded our upon the protest Of the Virginia
and alarming nrSctOns Of the constitution In PoPtinS
out the peaceful and constitutional renedesand he refer
resort on such OCCASIONS he eopeu Nv % TO 20
Of the States might have direct repre-.
the two oc or tbs1 view mt 70 oStnn escndos Of
their respective senators Congress their wish b,t two.
h would an explanatory amendment to
been their option might BY an application to Congress have
oGTiined %,ir q a convention for the same object
der to obtain an explanatory Of the NJ G
on the e. secs ny OF %ys This might originate with Con-
ble 70 attain the object. -'''''N "'''' "''''"'
nal Of bs a. %n o Se % confined to the O.
three special points :
in the states where exists OF ay hereE e % slaves
2. The duty of protecting this right in all the
common territories; throughout their territorial
existence, ana I1tli they shaH be admitted as
,;i'o ,H.o 1ne ouGn WIN or wl.noet slavery
fer 70 have his savS Who hos egsd ~ fon. t"g nus
State 70 another restoreS and dSIiveraJ nm, 10 ~
him, and the validity of the Fusitiye Slave law
enacted for this purpose, with declaration that
all State laws imparing or defeating this right
are violations of the constitution, and are cOnse-
quently null and void
A. ~ may oe ooIce'eI tnat tne eOnsIrnehon OF
Snnronao TnnUt oT IaS dI"y Oeen Se'..eu oy Ine
onpbt to he reou;red The ansUsr ns ' ;S ,bat Vo
veTy large proportion of the peopIe of the IT g
still contest the correctness Of this decision. and
never will cease from agitation or admit its
binding force until clearly established by the
people OF the several States in their sovereign
character, sIen an explanatory amendment
woulG, Is oel'eve1, forever terminate ihe exist
nnEoOo ms d. S,",os oN '''00 P'"'' A"u n"'no"y
II onnht not 70 bo do,h,ad Tho, s,oh
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