Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-03-20

in their inheritance without wiitcn
bearing high their heals, they can, in due esteem! BE
thought better than slaves and vass born IN the
tenure and occupation Of another inherag lord whose
government, thou n Illegal iatoicrsole. hangs on
them as lordiy scourse, not as free government.
The Republican party knows, the whole
country will ultimately come to understand,
that the noblest objects of national life must
perish, If that life itself shall Be lost and there
fore it will accept the issue rendered. It Will
take up the word Union which others are
willing to renounce, and combining il with that
other glorious thought, Liberty, which has been
its Inspiration 50 long, II Will move firmly on
ward. with the motto inscribed on its banner,
"USIoS and LIBERTY. come hat may, in vlcto-
~ as III defeat, Ia power as out OF power, now
and forever"
If the Republican party maintains the Union,
who and what party Is to assaIl II; Only the
Democr ic party, for there IS other. Will
the Democratic party take up the assault? The
menaces of dIsunion are made, though not in It's
name. yet in It's behalf It must aYow diSa-
them. lis silence. thus far, Is poTtcutinus,
bu, is not alarming. The effect # the intImi
dation, If successful, would be 10 continue the
rule OF the Democratic party. though 2 minority
by terror. 1t certainly ought 10 BeeI no iuore
than this to secure the success of the RePubl
can party, If indeed. the time has come when the
Democratic party mast rule hy terror instead
Of ruling through conceded p4bic confidence
then il is quite certain that 1t cannot b. dismiss
ell from power too s,sssa. Railing thaJ odious
principle, il could not long either the Con
stitution or public liberty. But 7 shall not be-
lieve the Democratic party viii consent to stand
in this position. though il does. through the ac-
iion of its representatives. seem TO cover and
sustain those who threaten dIeuninn.
| know the Democracy of the North. know
them in their waning strength do not know
possible disunIonl.t among then all. / be-
lieve they viii be a. faithful TO the Union now
they were in the by-g0ne days when their
ranks were fun. and their challenge to The COM
bnt was always the cry OF victory. But If II
shall prove o. herwse. then the world viii all
the sooner know that every party in this cuun-
try must stand on Union ground; that the
American people viii sustain party that Is
not capable Of making sacrifice Of is ambition
the altar of the country; that. although
party may have never 50 much of prestige. and
never such traditional merit. yet. II 1t be lack
ing IN the one virtue of loyalty 10 the Union,
all its advantages viii be u,.aeailing; and then
obnoxious as through long cherished and OBJ
stinate prejudces, the Republican party is in
the Capital States. yet even there It will adj
vance like IN army with banners, winning the
favor OF the whole people, and 1t Will be armed
with the national confidence and support when
It shall be found the only party that defends
nud maintains the integrity ofthe Uaion
Those who seek to awaken the terrors Of dis
union seem to me to have too hastily consider
ed the conditions under which they are 10 make
their attempt. Who believes that a Repubh-
can Administration and Congress could practice
tyranny under Constitution which iuierposes
80 many checks ours? Yet that tyranny must
not only be practiced but must be iutoerable
and there must be no remaining hope Tor con-
stI.utIOnal relief before forcbic resistance can
fad ground 10 stand on anywhere.
The people of the United States. acting III
conformity with the Constitution, are the SUI
preme tribunal TO try aud determine all pohti-
cal issues. They are As competent 70 decide
the issues of to-day they have be. hercto-
fore to decide the issues of Other dIys. They
can RECONSIDER her after and reverse, il need
be, the judgment they shall pronounce tu-,!4v.
as they have more thau once rccuusdrrCd an
reversed their Judgments IA former times. Il
needs no revolution 10 correct any error. or pre-
vent any danger, uuderany instances
Nor Is any new OF special ease tor revolution
likely to occur under Republican atn.ul-ira-
iIon. We are engaged h. no eN transaction.
net even IN new dispute. Oar fl;ae-s under
took great work i,c themselves for ti~ and Tor
our snccesSors-to cree q free and Federal en-
pre-, whose arches shat! span the North
American Continent, aud reflect the rays of t:i.
sun throGc AoUt his y hole passage fr,il OF. L.
the other Of the great oceans. They erected
thirteen OF is columns all NJ once. These
are standing now. the admiration OF man kind -
Their SUCCESSORS have added twenty more; evct.
We, who are here. have shaped and elevate
three OF that twenty, and all these are IS firm
and as steadiast Is the first thirteen, and more
will yet be necessary when We shall have rest
ell from our iab0rs. Some among Us prefer for
these columns composite material; others The
pure white marble. Our fathers and our pred
ecessors differed III the same way, and on the
same point What execrafIoDs should We NOT
ell unite In pronouucing on any Statesman Who
heretofore, from mere disappointment and dis
gust at being oveTruled in his choice OF mate
rails for any column, should have laid vio-
lent hads On the imperfect structure ana brought
II down 10 the earth, there to remain a wrec.,
austs ah pf of 4 ..F, ~. IT- 1
! remain now in the opinion have uniformly
expressed here and elsewhere, that tlcse hasty
threats of dIsuuI0n are 50 unnatural that Lhey
wall hnd no hand 10 execute them. We are 81
one race, language. liberty, and faith engaged
Indeed, IN varied industry, 50 diversified bring
into more intimate relations with each Other
ihan any other peOplr, however homogeneous
and though living under consolidated govern
fnent, ever maintained. We languI-h through
OUT If one joint Of federal frame is sfnitten
while II Is certain that par. discovered nlusl
perish on may refine aS you please among
the structure of the government. and say that a
breach by one OF the States or by Congress 81
any one article. absolres ali the members from
allegiance. and that tie St-:es may separate
when they have, or fancy they have cause II,
var But once Try 10 slbvert it, and you vii
ind that II Is a government of the whole peuul,
AS individuals, Is we'll compact of States
that every individual member OF The body poll.
tic IS conscious OF his interest and power in II
aEd knows Ihal he VIII be helpless. powcrICsS
hopeless, when It shall have gone down.
Mankind hxve 4 natural right = natural IN.
siinct. and natural capacity for seIf-,ove-E.
nent and when. Is here, they are sufficient,
ripened by culture. they viii and must have
eelt-governmcBt and no other. The trainers a.
oar Constitution, with wisdom that surpasSe,
all previous understanding among men. adaDie.
II TO these inherent clements OF human nature
lie strangely, blIDdly misundersEands the amt.
oiny OF the great system. who thinks that IL
only bonds, or even is strongest HLarncuts. ar,
the writtea compact. even the multlplitt
End thorrt Ehly ramtdcd roads aad thorjIl.rh
fares OF trsCe, commerce and social lntcrcoi,r,.,
These ase strong indeed. but is chiefiest in.
strurnents OF cOhesI0u-thUse which reniar Il
Inseparabe and iudIvisl b,e-are the millions O.
hbTes OF millions OF contented happy human
hearts, binding by their affections their amin
iioEs, and their best hopes. equally the. bi,-l
sud the low. the rich and the poor the vi.a ~,
the unvIse, the learned and tile uututored eve
the good and the bad. 70 a government the fi-,,
the last AID the only such one that has eve
existed. which takes equal heed always Of thei
wants. their wishes and their opinions. and ao
peals to them all. individually, once in a y,sf
or IN two years. or AZ least in four wears +,
their expressed couseE, and renewal withoa
which 4 must cease.
No, 60 where You viii. ard 70 what class vor
may. with commissions for your fatal service !,
one hand, and your bounty counted by the hum