The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-12-12

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case since the commencement Of the present ad-
ministrstion. let US trnst that the State Leg
islatures win repeal their Unconstitutional and
obnoxious enactments Unless this shall be
done without unnecessary delay, it is impossi.
bic for any human power to save the Onion
and the Southern States have rightto de-
mand this act of justice from the Northern
States.
Should this be refused, the injured States,
alter having first used all peaceful means to OBJ
tain redress, would be justified ih revolution.
Resistance to the government of the Union on
the alleged principle that as each State became
party to the Union by the vote of its own
people assembled in convention, as any one of
them may retire from the Union in similar
manner by the vote of such a convention, is
wholly inconsistent with the history as we'll as
the character of the Federal constitution. lr5,
lie then repeats portion of General Jack
sons Message ofls33. relative to the nullitying
ordinance Of South Carolina; says this Govern
ment was intended by its founders to be per,
petnal and rot be annalled at the pleasure Of
any one ofthe contracting parties. q!
The President then enumerates the powers
con ferred on Congress by the Federal Govern.
ment, and that these powers must be effectual
1t also possesser exclusive righG TO lay and col.
lect all import duties and other taxes, and has
adopted efIectu,l means to restrain the States
from interfering. sa
In order still furth ar to secure the uninter-
rupted exercies of'lrhese high powers, against
state nterposition, it is provided that this con.
sttuton and the laws OF the United States
/ which shallbe made in pursuance thereof, and
all treaties made or which shall be made under
authority ofthe United States; shallbe the su
premel law Of The land, and the Judges in every
State shall be bound thereby, anything in the
Constitutions or laws OF any State or Territory,
notwithstanding The government created BY
the Constitutisn, derives its authority from the
sovereign people Of each efthe several States,
has precisely the same right to exercise its pow
er over all the people OF these States in enumer.
ateu CbStE, llldI CdCH OiiC VI PV''SSSS 49,
subjects not delegated to the United States, but
reserved to the States respectively, or to the
people to the extent ofdelegated powers. The
Constitutionao of the United States is as much
the Constitution OF each State, and is as bind
ing, on its peopea as thought were textually
inserted therein. ita~ss a5 sCie " -i'83a 10
This government therefore is a great and
powerful government, invested with all the attri-i
butes ofsovereignty over the special subj ject to-
which its authority extends. Itmay be asked
then, are the people ofany State without re-
press against the tyrany and oppression of the
Federal Government? BY no means. The
right Of resistance on the part OF the governed
against the oppression oftheir governments
cannot be denied. Itexste Independently Of
all constitutions, and has been exercised at all
periods Of the worlds history. "3' s
But the distinction must ever be observed,
that this is a revolution against an established
government, and not a voluntary secession from
it by virtue OF an inherent constitutional right.
In short let us look the danger in the face. Se-
cessionis neither more nor less than revelation.
1t may or it may not be just,fiab!e revolution
but still It is a revolution. What in the mean
time IS the responsibility and true position OF
the Executive? He is bound to take care that
he laws are faith fully executed, and from this
Obligation he cannot be absolved by any human
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| But what if the performance Of this duty In
whole OF in part has been rendered impractical
bic by events over which he could have exer.
cised no control? Such, at the present mo-
ment, is the case throughout the State of South
Carolina, 50 far as the laws OF the United States
to secure the administration Of justice by means
of Federal judiciary are concerned. All the
Federal officers within its limits, through whose
agency alore these laws can be carried into ex-
ecution, have already resigned. We no longer
have District Judge, a District Attorney, or
q Marshal in South Carolina. r a9l 81
In fact the whole machinery ofthe Federal
! Government necessary for the distribution oil
radical Justice among the people has been de-
moraiz4d, and it would be difficult, ifnot i'm
possible, to replace it. The only acts OF Con.
gress in the statute books bearing on this sub
iect are those Of the 28th Of February, 1895
an the 81 of March, 1907. These authorize
the Pres dem, ater he shall have ascertained
that the Marshal with his posse comita'us is
unable to execute civil or Grim nal process in
any particular clse, to call forth the militia and
employ the army and navy to aid him in per.
forming this service, having first, by proelana-
tion commanded the insurgents to dispense and
retire peaceably to their respective abodes
within limited time. .7' ta'@ra1 9l'
This duty cannot, by any possibility, be per-
formed in a State where no Judicial authority
exists to issue process, and where there il no
Marshal to execute, and where, even ii there
were such officer, the entire population will
constitute one solid combination to resist him
Congress alone has, however, to decide whether
the present laws can or cannot be amended 50
as to carry out more effectually the objects o
the Constitution =7'""R tf"sN a""" ~'"-
The revenue still continues to be collected
as heretofore at the Custom House at Charles.
ton, and should the collector unfortunately re
sign, a sncce ;sor may be appointed to perform
this duty
1t is not believed that any attempt will b.
made to expel the United States from its pro.
perty there by force; but II in this should
nrova IN he ,n;sta kan ofipers IN command a