Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1860-11-08
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THE TRAITORS REBUKED!
Letter from Amos Kendall the Conf
densiat Friend of Gen. Jackson.
WASHINGTON, October, 1860

bly, reminded me of the days Of President
Jackson, when Amos Kendall was the
theme e thousand scribblers. Circum-
stances, however, have somewhat changed.
Then he was abused by the enemies ofthe
Old Hero and bis Administrations now by
the organ of an Administration which
claims to be his friends Who has chan,
ged Is it Amos Kendall, who has not
uttered sentiment which is not an echo
Of those avowed and acted upon by that
purcst Of patriots? Or Is it certain men
who claim his mantle while they repudiate
his most dearly cherished principles p
When he heard disunion foreShadowcd in
dinner table speeches, he rebpked It il his
celebrated taast--' The ktderdi iajoa-N
Hla tt PreSerpcd" " aad when he saw the
sentiment about to be reduced 10 practice,
by his eloquent aud patriotic appeal he
called into existence one hundred and fifty
thousand volunteers to preserve it. Be
cause | alluded to the fact, and expressed
the opinion that, should similar emergen
cy arise, Two hundred thousand would res
pond to siWilar call, you denounce me as
bloody monster, ready to slaughter wo-
men and children. Yet, no euloey IS too
strong for YOU 10 bestow on General Jack
son.
You are right in the caption with which
you head your comments on my letter TO
Col! Orr { Threats mW nerer bring paoce.
For two months past, the papers controlled
by the enemies Of the Union in the South
have teemed with threats Of disunion in
the event Of Mr.. Lipcoln's election, and
my letter was in response TO startling
threat Of that description. There will not
be peace till these threats cease, or until
Southern Union men cut loose from the
enemies Of the Union and cordially unite
with the friends of the Constitution in the
North to put down Black Rcpublicanism
on the one hand and disunion on the 9th
er. made no threat you have misap-
piled the sentiment CT yopr caption.
Your structures upon myself need no re-
ply. If | have not, during life of sew
enty,onc years, large portion Of which
has been spent in PUBLIC positions, estab-
lished a private and political character
which no name you can give can mar, and
no association in which you may place me
can faint, it is useless for me to care for the
future 1t is higher aim than self de-
fence CT self distiaction which induces me
to resume my pen.
Sir, it is sad sight to see the organ Of
a Democratic Administration attempting
to establish the doctrine that it would in
any event be crime in the President to
defend the Constitution and enforce the
laws of the United States constitqtionally
enacted Disguise it as you will, your
doctrine amounts to this and nothing less.
Already the peculiar organ of nullifcation
in the South is recommending secession
while Mr. Buchanan is still in office, upon
the assumption that he may not enforce
the laws and defend the Constitution, which
by his official oath he is bound to do
Doubtless the assumption is unwarranted,
though justified by the tone CT his acknoWl-
edged organ.
Let it be remembered that the question
is not now what the South ought to DO in
case of actual and irremediable outrage
upon her rights and institutions. The
threat is to secede II Nr. Lincoln shall be
elected Will his mere election absolve the
South from their allegience to the Consti-
tuition and laws of the United States, or re-
lieve the President from the duty Of de-
tending the one and executing the other
This is the real question under decision.
You talk about coercing Suites. States
are not the subject upon which the Consti-
tuition and laws Of the United States oper-
ate They cannot commit treason nor be
hanged as traitors. But neither can they,
by any act of theirs, absolve their citizens
from their allegiance to the United States.
The Constitution contains the following
provision, viz : This constitution and the
laws Of the United States which shall be
made in pursuance thereof,
shall be the supreme loao Of the land, and
the judges in every State shall be bound
thereby, anything an the Constitution or
lars Of ang .State to the contrary notacjh-
stondiAg.'
The same Constitution declares that
Treason against the United States shall
consist only in levying war against them OF
in adhering to their enemies, giving them
aid and comfort
1t also DECLARES that the President shall
take care that the laws be faithfully exc
outed,' and prescribes to him the following
oath, viz:
I do most solemnIy saeear that 'r'II
Painfully erecute tte ctfce IF President,
and ,otN, to the best Of my obHtty, pre-
serve, protect, and aetend the Constitution
of a. Tr,.,oJ Cyofae
Now, supposipg Mr.; Lincolp were elect
ed, aud citisen Of Charleston acting with
or without the SANCTION of the State au-
thorities, having cargo Of sugar entering
! the port, should refuse 70 pay the lagal du-