The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-12-25

I SENArE.-Mr. Johnson's amendments to
the Constitution were taken up, and MIR.
johnson, OF Tenn, resumed. ue said he
| gave way yesterday. lie was speaking OF
Northern laws conflicting with the Fugitive
Slave law. lie pI oceeded to argue that such
lave were unconstitutional and multiplying.
The Government should execute the laws ia
the States. The enforcement OF the laws il
not to be considered an invasion. He argued
that "a State ought not TO 60 out OF the Union
of i,s own volition, and read extracts from
Madison to allow that snch was the opinio
! or The founders IF the Government. defer
son held that ii was not necessary 10 give
Government tho power to enforce lava in the
States, as it already hnd ii by the law Of the
nation. lie t!ohnson) claimed the power to
enforce laws expressly delegated by the
| States to the General Government. Ii any
State set itself up in opposition to that pow
CIR, is is aggression and rebellion. If the
toy eminent failed to perform It's duty in this
respect, it is at an end. lie called attention
to Jackson'e ard Wcbstor's views on this
subject. The Government was called into
| existence by all the States, ant single State
could not break it. The Constitution was
| intended to be perpetual. Mr.. johnson then
referred to tho law passed in Congress in
| 1893, taxing distlleries, and part Of the peo-
pie of Pennsylvania resisted. Congress then
| enforced tho laws, but there was no coercion.
There is no difference between that and re
sisssnce by the people OF a whole State. lie
read the Proclamation of Washington, to
show that he considered TINT the laws must
be enforced, and that the Union was insepa
rabla. General Washington sent 1900 men
to put down the rebellion. That was the
way be enforced the laws. Suppose the
whole people Of Pennsylvania, would it not
have been Just Us constitutional to have en-
/ forced the law az inst part.
| MIR. johnson paid high eulogy to Jack
son, President in 1882 when rebellion broke
| out. lie said Jackson took the same view
Of rebellion that Washington did, and tho
rebellion was but down and the governmen.
went on. Now how is li2 The duties are
the same, but tho consequences belong TO
God. lie intend i TO discharge his duty
Have We not power TO enforce the laws in
/ South Caoona NJ we'll rs in Vermont. lie
argued that il South Carolina refused 90
permit the Federal curtis 10 sit, or the car
rying of the mails, or the collection OF the
Ireveaue, tho Government has right to en-
force the law. Ii South Carolina secedes
and undertakes to drive the Government
from its property, it is levyIng war, and that
Is treasoa-uothirg less. Madison, Wash
ngton and LETTERS IN denied the right Of &C.
ces.ion; vet we IRE told State can 60, re-
gafoiess VI copseqseooes " o.nsi
! me question 10 "AetneI lne o'nsf 0as'es VIII
tolerate seerssioh' ~ oou'n .alo'na goes
out OF tue oh1oh. anu - aoout w hIin an
aiiianee ihimieal 70 Inv rest u Tue osa'es,
tue uosehment mas Tue IiRn' " cohqueI ana
holu ner as province, ne IeieIreu 70 inc
expense OF acquiring .aiiio1h'n' texas aua
Louisiana, anu a9mie1eu shas .neso states
were ac4hlfea nov UT VISIT W. enons uni.,
oat ior 1he oeheal ~ MI .no o'aso', 5e. 'nese
States say TO-DAY lhey VIII ~ out VI .heir
own soii'ioh. "nas 1h 'ii9sieai argument
The compact was reeiFrocsi' lucy nave DO
right 20 90 out.
ohdeIi SAID no Ferson 10 Louisiana wished
TO resist the Tree Navigation OF tue Missis'
! slPpi.
Mr.. JoHSsoN resumed We do not know
what change circumstances may make If these
States 90 out. NV, 90 they resume ter
! riteral condition Or not? lie said the Ost.
end principle would apply to South Carolina
, or Louisiana If they seeded, and tho Gov
! ernmant would have the right to seize and
hold them us provinces. Ile referred TO the
statement that the army and navy of France
and England could be brought here to pro.
teet the seeding yates. This Government
would not tolerate such proceedings. HI
) quoted Gov. aIsr TO show the intention oil
4 South Caroiina.to irag her sister States into
r a common ruin. "A far as Tennessee is con
t cerned, she will net be dragged into South
. err or any other Confederasy until she ha,
had time to consider. He would tell hi
b Northern friends hat Tennessee WAS not *
. be driven out Of the Coufederacy. II Abo
e itioHsts wanted u abolish slavery, the frs
step vauia % pisanion. Inc EXISTENCE o
. slavery armahat ine Preservation " lne Uni
protected in case a n 4 ssolation OF the Uni
!, on. lie would .ther sea a consolidated
], ! Government than thirty.three petty wrapc
! ling powers. Il might occur TO the Borae