Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-03-08

Union that it will Constitutionally protec
and maintain itself. In doing this there nect
be no bloodshcd or violence, and there shall
10 none unless il Is forced upon the nasiona
authority. 70
The power con6ded to me will be used I,
hold, occupy and possess the property ant
places belonging to the government, to col
lcct duties on imports, but beyond wha
may be necessary for these objects, there vii
be no invasion by force against or among
people anywhere where hostility to the Uni
ted States in any interior locality shall be sc
! great and so unusual rs to prevent competent
resident citizens from holding federal Offices
There will be no attempt to force obnox
ious strangers among the people, That OBJ
jcct, while the strict, legal right may exist ir
the Government to enforce the exercise o.
those Offices, the attempt to do so would b.
so irritating and 81 nearly impracticable with
all, that deem it better to forgo for . tim,
the use Of such offices. g@
The mails unless repealed will continue tc
be furnished in all parts Of the Union. 81
far as Is possible. the people everywhere shall
have that sense Of perfect sucurity which will
be most favorable for calm thoughts and re.
Fiction.
The course here announced will be follow
ed unless current events and experience shall
show a modification or change to be proper,
and in every case and cxigcncy my best dis.
cretion will be exercised according to tho cir.
cumstances actually existing, and with view
and hope Of a peaceful solution Of the ma.
| tional tr1"blcs, the restoration of fraternal
sympathy and affections. That there arc
persons in one section or another who seek
to destroy the Union at all events, and who
are glad Of any pretcxt to do it, will neither
address no word to them.
To those who really love the Union, may
| not speak Before entering upon so grave
a matter as the destruction of our national
fabric with all its benefits, its memories, and
hopes, would it not be wise to ascertain pre-
viously what we do! Will you hazard so
desperate step while there is any possibility
that any portion Of the ills you fly from have
no real existence? Will you, while the GER
tain ills you flee to are greater that all the
real ones you fly froms
Will YOU risk the commission of so fearful
mistake? All profess to be content in the
Union, il oil constitutional rights can be
maintained. Is it true, then, that any right
plainly written in the Constitution has been
denied? think not "
Happily, the human mind is so constitu.
ted that no party can reach to the audacity
OF doing this. Think, il you can Of single
instance in which a plainly written provision
Of tie Constitution has ever been denied.
If by the mere force of numbers a MAORI.
ty shall deprive minority Of any clearly
written Constitutional right. such deprivation
would, in moral point Of view, justify rcyo.
luton. II certainly would if such right was
vital one, hut such is not our case.
The vital rights Of minorities and of indi-
viduals arettiot so plainly assured to them by
affirn,ationssand legation, guarantees and
prohibitions in the Constitution, that contro.
versies never arise concerning them but no
organic law can ever be found with pro-
vision specially applicable to every question
which may occur in practical administration.
No foresight can anticipate, nor any docu-
ment of reasonable length contain, express
provisions for all possible questions. Shall
fugitivcs from labor be surrendered by M.
tional or State authorities? The Constitution
does not expressly say. Must Congress pro.
tect slavery in the Territories The Consti-
tuition does not expressly say. From cues.
tons Of this class spring all our constitution.
oil controversies, and we divide upon them
into majoritics and minorities Ifthe minor.
ity will not acquiesce, majority must or the
government must cease. There is no alter
native for continuing the government but
acqucsencc on the one side or the other
If the minority in such case will seccde
rather than acquiesce, they make precedent
which will in turn divide them, for minor.
ity Of their own will secede from them when
ever majority refuse to be controlled BY
such minority For instance why NAV
not any portion of new confederacy 4 wear
or two hence arbitrarily secede again precisely
as portions Of the present Union now claim
to secede from it who choose. Disunion
sections arc now being educated to the exact
temper OF doing this. There is such identity
OF interest among the States to compose a
new Union as to produce harmony only and
prevent new secession.
Plainly the critical idea of secession is the
essence ofanarchy. A majority held in sub.
lection by the Constitutional checks and
limitations. and always changing early with
deliberate changes Of popular opinion and
sentiments is the only true sovereign ola
free people.
Who ever reject duty Of necessity fiy to
anarchy or despotism Unanimity is impos.
sible. The rule Of the minority a. a perms-
ne1t argument is wholly inadmissble. So
Srjecting the majority principle, anarchy or
despotis;:, in some form is all that is left
| do not forget the position assumed by some
that Constitutional Obligations arc to be de-
cided by the Supreme Court. nor do deny
that such decision must he binding in any
case to the parties to suit, AZ the object OF
that suit while they arc also entitled to very
high respect and consideration on all paral-
lei cases by all other departments OF the
Government. and while it is obviously pos
sible that such decision may be erroneous in
any given case. still the effect following it
being limited to that particular case with the
chance that it may be overruled and never
become precedent for other cases, can bet.
ter be borne than could the evils Of differ
ent practice. AT the same time the candid
mind must confess that If the policy Of the
government upon the vital question affecting
the whole people is to he irrevocably fixed by
the decisions Of the Supreme Court the in.
slant they are made in ordinary litigation
between parties in political actions, the peo-
ME will have ceased IN he their ou.n r,,iorc