The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-12-14

destruction of remedial Justice among the
/ people. has been demolished. and it would
be difficult, if not impossible, to replace it.
| The only acts Of Congress on the statute
book hearing on this subject are those of
2StH Feb uary. 1875, and Sd March 1907
/ These autn"rize the pres dent after he
shah have a,"ertained that the Marshal
with his posse comllatus is unable To ex-
ecute ciVll o. criminal process, in any par
/ ticular case 10 cali iorth tGr. militia, and
! employ ne army and navy 20 aid him IN
performing this service, having first BY
| Proclamation commanded the insurgents
to disperse aud retire peacaby to their
respective abodes within a limited time
| This duty cannot by any possibility be
! performed in a state where no judicial au
thority exists to issue process, and where
there is no marshal to execute it, and
where even if there were such an officer,
the entire population would constitute
one solid combination to resist him.
Congress alone has power to decide
whether the present laws can not be
amended so aS TO carry out more etfec;u
ally the objects Of the constitution. The
revenue still continues to be collected as
heretofore at the Custom House at Charles
ton and should the collector unfortunately
resign successor may be app ,inted to
perform this duty.
| 1t is not believed that anv attempt will
be made to expel fhe United sta es from
its property there by force; bu' if in this
should be mistaken the off ,ers in com
mand of the forts have received orders to
! act strictly on the defensive In such a
contingency. the re>pon>ibii:y for conse-
quences would righrfulIy rest upon the
heads of the assaliants.
In reference 10 renrganizing a seeding
/ state as an independent governments, bv
/ the President, lie SAYS it would be naked
act of usurpation on his part, and it is his
duty to submit to Congress the Whcie
| question in all its bearings.
The probability of an emergency soon
arising when Congress vii ha cal I'd on 10
decide the question whether il posses s7s
| power to compel state to es.ga in the
| Union, authorizes him to eypf,-~ Tie opiu
ion that 10 such power has been delegafed
/ TO Congress, or to any other department
of the federal government. 1t is manifest
that this is MT among the specific AMI
emu erative powers granted to Congress,
and it is equally apparent that its exerci e
is not necessary and proper for carrying
| into execution any one of these powers.
The President declares that to make
war upon "A state is at variance with the
spirit OF the Constitution. and after having
conquered a state how ate we to goveru
/ it? We could not govern bv dpspot pow
81, nor could We oy physical force co,npe
! lis people to elect eu5.tor ard rep, e-rn
! tatlve and perform al Oder duties apper
tanning to Al iude teudeat ate The ti.ci
is, our t'i"" rests unpn public opinion,
and it can never ba cecaen,eu by tbs blood
OF It's citizen, "a ~ ,.l, var. II It can
not live in tie ati'ert;oa, nt tie people, il
must one day p"2'~"- 1.ngres~ possesse,
many means CT preserving It hv concllla
| ton, but the sword Is not placed III thiel
hands to preserve it by force.
But, may be permitted soiemnly to
invoke my coahtrymen 10 pause ana de
Ilberate before thev determine to destroy
tins the grandest temple which has ever
been dedicated to human freedom, since
the world began 1t has been rated
10y me biood OF our fa'hefs, oy the glofles
OF 'he pAS'. ana py 'he hopeS OF me lu'
'uie,
ne |h''" Has a,'e'uy maze Us 'he
'"'S' '''Si'e''"N' au'' ere 'o"S VIII, pre-
'e''ed' F['l'"F Is l"e most Po"e''u' j"
lou oh nc 'a'e o' Tue e.'''h'
! l" every '''e'S" Region 81 me "'"'"
}'.e ''''e u ''''N'S i "t',' ~ l.e
1's'iee' res 'i'ec'' a"' "ne "nen PTon0unceu II
lofe'gh 'ahd II causes the hearts OF ou'
conh'fymeh TO sven win honest pride
surely, '"heh we reach the bfihs Oh Tie
Ya"nihg aoySs' we sha" recon- Win nor
ror from 'he la'"' plunge DI SHch
dreao ca'"s'foP''e, th1 II pes 0, me '',ehi'
OF freedom throughout lne "o'Io "ouia Ut
destroIe ed, and long night OF Ieadea des
potlsm would enshroud the nations. Oul
example :or more 'hah elShts years "ou'
not only be lost, but IL would be quot
ed as a conclusive proof that man IS unh'
tor sell government.
1he slavery question: IKE every tnins
human mas It's DAY. IerVeht'y oeiievt
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