St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-12-13

| books bearing on this subject, are OF
the 2Sth Of February, 1875, and the
3D. of March 1907 These authorize
the President, after he shall have as
certained that the Marshal with his
posse cOmmitatus IS unable to exc
cute civil or criminal process in any
particular case, TO call forth the mill
tia and employ the army and navy to
aid him in performing this service,
having first by proclamation com
mandcd the insurgents to dispense Oh
retire pcaccably to their respective
abodcs within limited time. This
duty cannot by any possibility be per
formed in state where no Judicial
authority exists, TO issue process and
where there is no Marshal to execute
1t and where even II there were such
an officer, the entire population would
constitute one solid combination to re-
rlst him. Congress alone has power
to decide whether the present laws
can or cannot be amended, so as to
carry ont clrctua'.y, Inc opjcctS OF
the Constitution. The revenue still
continues to be collected as hereto
lore at the Custom House at Charles
ton, ana should the VolIec'of uniortu-
natcly resign, successor may be APP
pointed to perform tins duty. 1t Is
not believed that any attempt VIII be
made to cXpri the United states IRON
us property there ny force, out II III
TINS should prove to DC mistaken, the
oiilccrS III command OF the 1orts nave
received orders to act strictly IN the
defensive: IN SnctI contingency the
responsibility Tor Consequences would
rlghtiuIiy rest upon the heads OF the
aSSaIIantS.
IN reference to recognizing Sc
ccd'M% otate as an independent Gov
erhment ny the President, he says 1t
womb 0e a marked act OF nsnrpaton
ON his part, and 1T Is ms duty to sub
INIT to congress the whole question IN
all us bearings. Ihe prohahIIIty OF
an emergency soon arising when Con
gross VIII DE called on todeclde Whcth-
er II possesses power TO compci a
H'a'c 10 remain III the 'hlon, author
izeS MN to express the opinion that
no Snch power has been delegated to
CONGRESS-, or TO any other Department
OF me redcral government. 1t Is
MANIFEST ','at ms Is not among tue
SpccIIIc ana enumerated powers grant
'l Congress, ana 1t Is equally appar-
cht mat IT'S exercise Is not necessary
and proper Tor carrying into execution
any one OF these powers. HE frcsi-
dent declares that to make war upon
state Is at variance with the spirit
Of the Constitution, and after having
conquered a State, how arc we to
govern 1t! We could not govern it
10y dcSpotic power, nor by physical
force compel its people to elect Sen,
ator and Representative, and perform
all othor duties appcrtainin@ to an in
dependent State. The fact is that our
Union rests upon public opinion, and
can never be cemcntcd by the blood
of its citizens Shed in civil war. If ii
cannot live i'll the affections of the
people, it mast one day perish. Con.
grcss possesses many means Of pre-
serving it by Cancellation, but the
sword is not placed in their hands TO
preserve it by force.
But may | bc permitted solemnly to
invoke my countrymcn to pause and
deliberate before they determine to
bctray this, the grandcst temple which
naS ever peSh aed'ca,e1 TO human Tree
"o'n since inc Wor'o began. 1t has
ncGh cohSccra'cd ny the Dio0d OF our
'.,. : ~ '"r 'oI:eS ol ''r -, P"Sl ana
-, 80, ''l'I -, ". ~, '"'"'F' ''c I mon
,' '"~ "''s'US '''ue Us I'c most pros
Jus, "''u c't '"na WILL IL preserved"
.' I''"[i Us ~. 'iio'' pC"c'I"' ''"''o'' Oh
w., 'uoe , VI 'rc ear H. III every Tor,
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;,9 , .,o'! 'I I'', anu "iie,i pronounced
~ IVA - a ,,,''" - Eases INC Ic'''" VI
D '";l o"'' c:. 'iiCn ~ SVEN WIN IonrS'
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tl'non "JpS '"v LINUS u 'teeuo"l
wa o" ''"'' INC "'!'u "ou'u DC 'es'
',n;;s, w '''u , T. ''S '',6nl .. 'caueil "cs
n "'' nr mU"'I r r ,hc h'.'1hs.
Wv" t ,.'riI io' more 'na'i c'Glty
r I"'' T w., a. n3' o"'y NC Iosl, puc II
. " o1'" W l"o'',' %S Il conclusive PROOF
''', -" mem 10 D''''' ~. SCH -S"'cFh'heh''
Inc slavery question like everything
human Will nave It's day. firmly be-
I,c'e tnat II has reached and passed
inc eliminating point, but if IN the
mast OF the existing excitement the
mon siail perish, the evil may then
become lrfcparabie. Congress can
contribute very much to avoid it by
proposing ana recommending to the
legislatures OF the several states the
'emcdy Tor existing evils which the
has Itself provided for
Is own preservation. The President
proposes 1hat MS explanatory amend
hent 10 the constitution be adopted
y congress Tor the ilnal settlement OF
ne True constitution on three special
,oihts. An express recognition OF the
mi Gl lao,