East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-10-04
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workings Of the remedy for Southern
5 wrongs, which you suggest, in case =
Black Republican is elected to the Pres
, idenoy. You ask, ''is it wise, il we do
: not intend to submitto such consequences,
J to allow Black Republican President to
, be insugurated," &c., and you say, "If
the South should think upon this subject
as | do, no Black Republican President
should ever execute any law within her
borders unless at the point Of the bayonet
and over the dead bodies Of her slain
sons" -,.-.
/ know there are men in the South
who would sacrifice their lives and en-
danger tho communities in which they
live, upon point of honor, and that
such men often fire up with unwonted
6erceness if reminded Of the probable
conse quences of their own rashness-
But the time has come when consequences
should be looked in the face, not for pur.
poses of defiance, but that we may con-
slider whether the policy that would lead
to them is required by Southern interests
or honor.
How do you propose to prevent the
Inauguration of Black Republican
President should such an one be unfor-
tunately elected? VIII you come to this
city with an armed force, and attempt to
prevent an Inauguration by violence? In
that event, force would be met by force,
and there would be instant civil war, in
which the country and the world would
declare the South to be the aggressor.
He would be inaugurated here or else
where in spite of you. Well, suppose
you then attempt to secede from the
Union and resist the execution of the
laws? Every lawyer in the South knows
that every citizen of fevery State is as
much bound by the laws of the United
States constitutionally enacted as by the
laws of his own State, and that it is as
impossible for the State to relieve It's
citizens from allegiance to the United
States as it is for the latter to relieve
them from allegiance to their own State.
And it is the sworn duty of the, Presi-
dent to take care that the laws of the
United States shall be faithfully executed
upon every citizen of every State, and
as long as we have faithful President,
they will be SO executed if the Courts,
TIA Mha5sb tifat' lfrfuct-n:fs ocefr shrr N mo
south about reserved rights of nullifca,
ton, secession, and not coercing soyeri
eign State, &C., when in fact the convcn-
tions representing the people Of tho
several States which adopted the Consti-
tuition, made no such reservations, but
bound their constituents, one and all, TO
allegiance to the Constitution of the
United States, as firmly as similar con-
ventions bound them to the State Con-
stitutions. And although the general
government cannot, technically, coerce a
State, it can rightfully coerce all the
citizens of State into obedience to
its constitutional laws The pretended
reserved rights of notification and seces,
sion, therefore, arc in effect, nothing
more nor less than an outspoken right OF
rebellion when wrong and oppression be-
come intolerabe. But when the crises
comes, there are two parties who must
necessarily decide, each for itself, whether
circumstances justify the act--thc seced,
ers and the government of the United
States. And do you conceive, that the
mere election Of President entertaining
obnoxious opinions, or even entertaining
hostile designs against the institutions of
the south, checked, as he must necessari-
| ly be, by q Senate and Judiciary, if not
House of Representatives., without one
overt act, can justify any portion of the
south even to their own conscience in an
act of rebellion? 4.s
There is one notable feature in tho
attitude of the South. The cry of dis
union comes-not from those who suffer
most from Northern outrage, but from
those who suffer least. 1t comes from
South Carolina and Georgia, and Ala
bama, and Mississippi, whose slave prop
erty is rendered comparatively secure by
the Intervention Of other Slaveholding
States between them and the Free States,
and not from Delaware and Maryland.
and Virginia, and Kentucky, and Tennes-
see, and Missouri, which lose . hundred
} slaves by Abolition thieves where the
first named States lose one. Why are
not the States that suffer most lou lest in
their cry for disunion? 1t is because
their position enables them to see moro
distinctly than you do at distance, the
|, fatal and instant effects Of such step -
, As imperfect as the protection which the
Constitution and laws give to their prop.
crty undoubtedly is, It is better than
none. They do not think it wise ts
place themselves in position to have tho
, John Browns Of the North let loose upon
them with no other restraints than the
!. laws Of war between independent nations
construed by reckless faastics. They
I prefer to fight the Abolitionists, if fight
!. they must, WITHIN THs UNIoS, where
their advcrsaries are somewhat restrained
by constitutional and legal obligations,
No, Sir; Delaware, Maryland ani Virginia
!, do not intend 10 become the theatre Of
: desolating wars between the North and
! the South -Kcntucky.--Tepnessce and
: Missouri do not intend that theHupcace
! ful channels of commerce shall beco.ns
!, rivers of blood to crafty the ambition
: of South Carolina and Alabama, who 81
: remote distance from present dsnge'
r cry out disunion, leqss eaizoria Z sdi
t have said that tho South has at
n along had peaceful remedy and has .
h still. The Union sentiment is9'oves
e whelming in all The Middle and Western