The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-12-08

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=, uu..a.. Il = hv.vr, ssa ~ peiiosopher HIS
arsznsns ia refsrasiua q the 1rsssadsa HshI, -
-,.,x. s. hi, attempt Il historical investigation
palpasle faisEre Ihers doubtless sas oeea " 49,
p.o,,e.,sa fox quarter Of century in enc OF
svs Of he Free States. but re esey that me e1is
euai,0a a, .sirs Is attributable that eause kisAs
,A.r. vas scueshing very like perfect peses
between the ,ve secsscas Thetvoeai parties pieaseo
,h.. r.,r - The no.-astafioo u the slavery
s..,:oa ne RE States, with The exceQsion o. ts
-. 49, ,he pr,s,aentih candidase Of The benoessfe
,.,,, rvo yess, iaser ne Missouri conp'o1ss ss'
$3.50, v,,a the view Of extending slavery, ana
.r,.es<ea the birth Of that political rsvolutien
a,., axervheued tie Democrstie party and gwen
a., ,.-nn.eus Of the Republic 10 another PARTY hsa
~, .x.ersisnsts been Content with the aofosa-
49,, !, the compact Of 1880 they might have still held
,,ar,t But heir success in that case 80 en-
,s.nea then, that they nunx oil caution to me vinos'
-, ,nonae.t programme which amazed the eiSiii1e0
,,s ,Da startled the Free States. leaving them nv
,so,e. hat To band together in se,f-defence. Wnea
,e-v reaouncipx the position she had always MANI
,e,,h,t Of local institution the creature OF 'osa
x~,,iunea the night Of establishing isseif All ose'
the ,usl,c domain and virtually nAsionainns hsen'
IL, character .ntecsdens tendencies and results he'
..i,v came cd for review before the tribunal Of 'ne
,.o,i. Il, was not until thrust ITSELF forEsrd -
that became an object OF seconA
h,,,,v and even thsn the hostility which II encoun
,te,es Vas Wholly directed against its novel pre-
t.ns;on. and usurpations. Then the south became
un,,ea \. one man in crusade for its extension ana
an opposition party based on the opposite iaeA oe'ae
necessity The propasandsm OF the Aeoiisioniss ITO"
two or three pclpits, from two or three newspaper
ones. and two or three ycenms, was ineapaoie "a
producing the Republican party suen stupenu'A'
erect must have quite o,he. causes We are "i'iiHe
TO acknowledge that the progress Of science
,aiIosophy, must necessarily force slavery oaSX"aa'
but the operation these agencies potent as 'he' are
in process of time is 10 mistaken fos tue no'e
uent which has swept ever the Free states hA0
purifying storm clearing the political atmosphere Oh
the foul vapors with which 1t was charged ana Swing
To the inward gaze again the everlasting truths reveal
ed in the Declaration Of Independence
Though Mr.. Es-hanan has done much 10 p'oou'e IL
nrcseut critical situation of affairs, We must dehy MN
the poor merit OF having even correctly ~
m relations which the Constitution esab-
,.,ryeen the states and the Fedora Government.
M o,n.ounas himself in attempting to define the
nss sav,ivirr On the Chief Magistrate in the even
NJ revolution being attempted No power on earth, be
admits ran absye him from the obi gation Of faithful
10 e,ocu,lns the laws Manfestiy is not in the pow
the President to abstain collecting the reve-
nucs carrying other law of Congress Inc oatn
of Office leaves him no discretion in the premises ex-
cen, a. to choice Of means. But find Mr.. Buchan-
an putting forward idea recently propounded by Ca
veb Cushing to the effect that any attempt on the part
of the Federal Government to enforce the laws against
rebeilious State. lesaIizes rebellion, on the ground
that the Constitution authorizes such proceeding
This is worthy Of such super sef-confused IN
teect as that Of Cushing, and such trimmer as Blu
ehanan Both afirm that the Federal Government has
not the right OF self Affirmation which
is absurd on very True, there Is strong re-
pugnanec the employment Of physical force against
any portion the county but we think that those who
maintain, with Mr. Buchanan, the mora-force theory
Of Government exclusively, are In error The NIL
lennnium is yet The enactment Of all laws
is accompanied by specification Of the pains and penal
ties incurred by their violation and with grants Oh
authority apply these pains and penalties The prs
on the penitenlary the sa!ows, the polce-the whoie
system Jurisprudence is based the idea that force
and coercion must DO employed in behalf Of justice and
right. We know not what Mr.. Buchanan means D,
compelling a State to remain the Union; but State
has not, according to himself the right to seccde. ant
MS the n,hss-as n, earrni. .boer-s IL
absoive him from faithfully executing them, it t,
inquire too eureusIy to inquire any further CertainI,
no State should be compelled to send Senators AMI
members to Congress to vote for Presidential elect
I c;t, hoc e3
office nor in Federal Court. Blu, neither car
State be permitted to coin money, enter into rea
ties withlforegn powers, make war, usurp in any
other the sovereignty delegated the Cnitet
States.
| The basis Of settlement sEetched in the message
which is nothing but the platform Of the slave code
Democraey-wi never be accepted by the Free States
and one knows that better than Mr. Buchanan. The
principal proposition defeated in the defeat OF
/ Breckenridge Tho Douglas Democracy are as much
opposed to this progra the Republican party
In short is altogether imrpracticabie aud exhibits
! Ruchansn's craftsmanship in very degrading light
lie is still the faconis the conscious instru
ment ofthc slavery extensionists.
As for the personal liberty bills we must confess
that cannot reconcile them with the Constitution
and in opinion the sooner they are abrogated the
better but this question Of the rendition fugitive
slaves can never be satisfactorily settled until the
clause which authorizes their rendition botted out
of the Constitution and the principle OF indemnity to
Shareholders by the Federal Government substituted
Bat it is absurd say that these personal liberty bills
are good cause for secession. Mr.. Buchanan hms ell
establishes the contrary fer he ponounces them null
and void, and no obstacles in the way enforce
nent Of the Fugitive Slave law. lie lays great stress
ON them, IT Is true povocaion isunion but in
the next sentence he unconscousy berays his sense
/ their triviaity and impotence
In conclusion have to remark that he is eridea,-
~ frightened by the dangers which environ hIn,-an.
gers mainly Of his own creaion-and also by the re-
sponsib!iities devovng on Kim. He is doubtless de-
sirous OF saving the Union, but, with the weakness
which has always Characterized him, he shrnks from
the performance Of the stern duties which the exigen-
es Of the crisis dictate to the Chief Magistrate of the
United States.-S Loas Democra,
BY PONY EXPRESS FROM CALIFORNIA.
| Tho Pony Express, with San Francisco
dates to the Oath Nov. arrived at Fort
kearney on 9th inst. The election returns
are not quite complete. The total vote re-
turned so far is ll7,slG, Of which number
Lincoln received 37,646; Douglas 81, $40 F.;
Breckenridge 33,357 Bell SAGA. The vote
Z l.