Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-12-07

not necessary and proper for carrying into ex
| cSutnn any one Of these powers So far from
this power having been delegated TO Congress,
it was expressly refused by the Convention
which framed the Constitution
ltappcaIs from The proceedings OF that body,
that on the 3lst of May, 1877 the clause Eau
| thcrizng an ex rton of the force of the whole
against delinquent State" came up for con
sileIatioa. Mr. Madison op osed it in brief
but powerful soeeoh from which shall extract
but IA single sentence. He observed .'Ihe use
OF force against State would look more like a
dtcliratiOn Of war than an intiction of punish
ment; AMI would probably be considered by
the party attacked a dissolution of all pre-
vious coMi acts 10y which it might lie bound
Upon his motion tie clause was unanimously
| postp"ntd- and wils never again | believe pre-
sentcd :, on afterwards, on the Sth June.
| 1857, when incidentally adveIting to the sub
ject, he said; ANY Government for the United
States, formed On the supposed practicability
Of using fnIce against the Unconstitutional pro
ceedings ni the States, would prove as visioua
ry and iallacious as the government Of Con
gees, evidently meaning the then existing
Congress of the old Confederation.
Without descending to particulars it may be
safely asserted, that the power {, make war
| against state Is at variance with the whole
spiilt aud intent Of the Constitution. Suppose
such a war should result in the conquest of a
State, how are We to govern it afterwards ?
Shall we hold it as a province, and govern it
by despotic power' Ia the nature Of thin gs
we could rot, by physical force, control the
viii Of the people and compel them 10 elect
scnat Is and representatives to Congress- and
to perform all the other duties depending upon
their own voliton, and required from the free
citizens OF free State as a constituent member
OF the Conederacy.
But, ii possessed Of this power, would it be
wise to exercise it under existing circumstan-
c.s The Object would doubtless be to pre-
serve the Union. War would not only present
tine most eitectual means of DESTROYING it; but
would Danish all hope Of its pc aceable recon-
stfuction. Besides, in the fratern al conflict a
v,st amount of blood and treasure would be
cxpended, rendering future reconciliation be.
tween tine States impossible. In the mean
time, who can fOretel what would be the sui
feIlns and privati IN of the people during its
existence
The fact is, that our Union rests upon public
opinion. and can never be cemented by the
blood Il It's c'izsus shed in civil war. If it
can not live IN the affections of the people, it
must one day perish. Congress possesses
many means of preserving it by Cancellation :;
but the sword was not placed in their hands 10
preserve il by force.
But may he permitted solemnly TO invoke
nv countrymen 10 p,use and dei;har,t. ~
| fore thew determine 10 des,ro,, nj ,ba -
est TEMPLE which has ever fe.n Jed;cntsd -
human freedom since the world beuans 1t has
been consecraiei by the blood of our fathers.
| by the glories of the past and by the hopes OF
the future. The Union has already made rs
the most prosperous, and, ere long will, II
preserved. render ms the most noyyarfo, ra,;o,,
| on the face Of the Garth In everv to,s;rn ra.
pion of the globe the title of American ci,izor
| is held in the. highest resnec, and ,rbon 10
nounceI in n forTign land II csrs,s ,ho -,
of our countrvmen 10 sveII Win bonss, -
Surely when we reach the b,;nL of tb. i,,.,.
ing aivs- shall 1ecoiI with borror frc,n ~.
| last fatal plunrr Nv sncb n drsad catas.ro
phe the ho,rs of the friends Of fraoJo,,
| throughout the world wonId he destrored an
a long night Of despotism wopld ensbJond ,hs
| nations. Our example for more than eighty
wears would not only be lost bnt uonId he
quoted as a conclusive nroos that NAV IL ms,
for self government.
II is n,, sva,v uron., man =,
era,iors xr,royw wbicI c,n ;,s,;s,. nos e.e.y
~, -, yus''y ,eSoit ~
the las, d,snerate remedy of dasnafri vufur 10 pe
ple. after every Other c9nstitn,;o,,a, ,'4I ~
Cancellation had been exhausted We should
re fl. ct that under this free povernment ,bsr,
is an incessant ebh and Now in rrhI;o n,;.;N
The slavery question like everv,b;n, hn,,on
will have its day. firmly bclisve tIot !, Ia,
already reached and passed the cnlm;natinc
point But if in the midst Of the ey;S,;nD ar'
element. the Union shall perisb tbs evil ,n.,
then become irreparable Congress- can cnn,
tribute much to avert it by proposing and ra.
commencing to the Legislatures of the sev.,a,
States the remedy for existing evils which ~.
Constitution has itself provided for IL, own nr,.
servation This has been tried at di,f,rent cr;t;.
cal periods of our history and aIwavs ,,;ti
eminent success II is 10 ia forrd in H., Gs,h
ar,ic,a nrov;d;nc Gov ;ts o,,, I. - t"e ''n
Tn5er this articis amendmont, tan'a " h
ncsad hy two tbirds Of ha,h uo,, - IS peen % pio
and have been " ratified Inv the Iaa;sl a,yrss
of d. son,,bs ot th. sa:'ai .Ie s'eis'ules
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