Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-12-11

unconstitutional proceedings Of the State
would prove as visionary aud .aliarl0a
as the Goverumrut OF Congress" eyl
dentiy meaning the then existing Con
gTess OF the Old Confederation. Wnh
cal descending 10 particulars, !; may b,
sate.y asserted tbat The power to make
war against Safe is at variance witi
4ae whole SpiriI and intent OF the Consli.
tasiea. Suppose such war should re-
sah Ia the conquest of State, how are
ne ie govern It afterwards Shall ~,
) Z I'D st@as "A province and govern Il hx a
despouc power! Ia the nature of things
We could mot by physical force control tbs.
"ili OF The people, and compel them 10
elect Senator'S aud Representatives to
( Congress, and 10 perform al. the other
dut!eS depending upon their own reIa-
/ Iion, and required from the free citizens
OF tree Stale as a constitutional mem
Der OF The Coufederacy. But Il we pos
sessed The power. would i be wise 10 ex-
erclse It under the existing cIrcums,an-
stances! The object would be doubtless
+ 10 preserve the Union, bat would uol on
y prevent the mos, cHtc,ual means of
destroying II, but would Lduish all hope
/ U! lis ptaceatie Reconstruction. Besides
I :" ''ic - 'a'c' H1' to"iliC' d NdSS amount ot
o'oou an" "eds"'e "Ou'd be expended
rendering future reconciliation between
the States impossible In The meantime.
who can IOrlell wAaI would be- The suffer
iisS aNd pFiFauons 0. the people curing
- e1iS'ence- He Tact - That cur l IL
'ou 1eS'S upon plbiIc, aAd can never Z.
CtihehIeG, Oy iIe blood ut lis cIuZens shed
"a c!r:. so. II Il cannot live IN The at
iecIons OF The qeop!e, It must oue day
perlsh. congress possesses many means
/ "1 preserving ny couciiiaIlon' but The
S"oId was hoI placed III their hands 10
preserve u ny ioIce. But may be per
United Soiehnly TO invoke my cou"try-
i"tb 10 pause, ana deHUeT"," before thcy
'eiefi"inc 10 destroy THIS, lhe grahdcst
iemi.e WAicA has ever been dedicated 10
human freedom. Since ,he world began
Il has been c5nseCratcd by The blood O.
our Fathers, by The giOrits o.. oar "a t.
and by The hopes OF HE fu.urc; and the
JulOn has already made US The most
prosperous, and ere long will, IT prrser-
we'd, render US iac mos. powerful uaIiou
Oh The face OF tiIc earth.
la every foreign region Of The g.obe
HE llur OF American cItlZeu Is heiI IN
HE A.gnesl respect, uul when proAaulc-
al IN foreign lands IL causes The hearts
O, our couuirymtu 10 swell with holcs,
pride. surely, when We reucd the briua
OF HE yawuitg abyss, ~ s4aU rccui.
wI;h horror from tAc las. fatal p.uagr. -
BY sug4 u drodI catastrophe gAe hope o.
.ne friends ot freedom throughout thr
word w5t.I be destroyed, aud a long
uIgat of ieaI-u IuspJ.s.a would ensarOuJ
The nation. Oar example Tor more ihaB
eJga,y YEA ) world no. Ou,y be ios;, bu
il would be quoted as 4 c1uc.us!ve proof
that man IS unfit for sc.t-yoyernm..nt- -
IL IS not every wrong, nay, II IS not every
wrong, nay, j: - uol every grIeyous
wrong, wu.cl can jus,ty a resor 10 such
i fearful alternative. TINS ought 10 be
the lasi desperate remedy Vi Il despair
ing people, a.ler every c.aer couslIunon-
Al means ot couci.auJn had been exh1us-
ted. We should rctlec, laaI under tins
Tree goFernment iHerc Is an Incessaut
ebb and iiJT OF Pu5lc opinion. Tne s.a
very question, ike everything human.
Viii nave lis day. l hrnIy believe thai
It has aireEdy reached and passed the
eliminating point; ltt H. III The midst oi
The existing rxcitement, the Union shall
perish, the evil may then become lrrePi-
rab!e. Congress can contribute much to
arrest il, by proposing and recommends
ing 10 tie legislatures OF the seFera,
States the remedy for existing evils
which the Constitution has itself Proyid-
Cd for is own preservation. Ihis has
been tried al Inherent critical periods OF
our history, ana always win eminent sue
cess. II IS TO be found III the ON arucie
providing for lis own amsnIm+nI, IN
der ms article amendmen's nave been
proposed by two-thlrds ot oOlA Houses Of
Congress, and have been ratified by the
legislatures OF three-tUurIha OF the sev
eral States, and have consequently BE-
come paris of the Constitution. To this
process the country IS lHde0'ed for the
clause prohibiting Congress from pas
sing any law respecting an esiabhshme m
Of religion, or abfIjgiug the freedom OF
speech of the press, OF the right OF Peti-
uon. 10 this we are also Indebted Tor
the Lil! Of rights which secured tue Peo-
pie against any a3usc Of 35Ver ty the
Federal Government. Such were the
apprehens.ous justly entertained by the
friends Of STATE rights At that period, a
10 have rendered It extremely doubtful.
whether the Constitution co5.d have long