Red Wing sentinel., 1861-03-13


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sections from cacl, other. nor build
M impossible wall between them. A husband
aud wife may be divorced aud go OUT ,o1 Ok
presence and beyond the reach OF each other;
but the different parts Of our country cannot
DO this.
They cannot but remain face TO face and
inserc&u3c either amjeablc or hletile must
dSonthudlb lbctxdeS tbeR. fssA pokiblc then,
TO make that intercourse more advantageous
or more satisfactory after separation that be-
fore. Can aliens make treaties better than
friends can make laws? Can treaties be more
faithfully enforced between aIicus than laws can
among friends? Suppose you go to war. you
eRto wsryop eannot fight always and when
hfer wslaass os both sides and no gain on
either, you cease lighting the identical ques-
tions as to terms Of intercourse are again upon,
you. This country with its institutions, be.
longs to the people who inhabit it. When.
ever they shall grow weary of the existing
government they can exercise their Constit-
utional rights in amending, or through the
revolutionary righ: to dismember or overthrow
it, i cannot So igporant of the hact that
many worthy and patriotic citizens ore iu
favor of amending the Constitution. While
make no recommendation, fully recognize the
full authority Of the people over the whole
subject, to be exercised in either of the modes
provided in The Constitution itself and
should under existing circumstances, favor
either Of them offered. A fair opportunity
being oi1ere,i the people TO act upon it, will
venture to add, that to me the constitutional
mode seems preferable, in that it demands
amendments to originate with the people
themselves, instead Of only permitting them
to take or reject propositions originated by
others, no.. especially CHOSEN for the purpose.
and which might not precisely snit. as they
would wish others to accept or refuse. uu-
dcrstand a proposed amendment to the cOn-
stitution, which amendment, however, have
not seen, has passed Congress, TO the effect
that the Federal Government shall interfere
with the domestic institutions, including that
Of persons held to service.
10 avoid any misconstruction of what 7
have said, i depart from my purpose not to
speak of particular amendments, so far as to
say, that holding such provision now to be
implied as constitutional law, l hope nobody
vii! object 10 lis being made expressly ire.
voeablc.
The chief magistrate derives all his author.
ity from tue people, aud they have conferred
no sautherity upon him to fxathe, laws Tor the
separation If the States. The people them.
sel!es can do this if they choose; but the ex.
ecutiye as such, has nothing to do with it,
His duty is to administer tic present govern.
ment as it come to his hands, and to transmit
it uuimparcd by him to his succcssors-why
should there not be patient confidence III
the ultimate justice Of the people?
1stlerc any better or equal hope in the
world, in our present differences? Is ei,he,
party without faith of being in the right? II
the Almighty ruler Of the Universe, with His
eternal truth end justice, be on your side, you
will surely prevail, by the judgment Of this
great tEib1uaL Tho great American ncople
|by the form Of the Government under which
we live, have wisely given their public servants
but little power for mischie: and have with
equal wisdom provided for the return Of that
little to their hands at very short intervals -
While the people retain their virtue and Wig.
lance no administration, by any extreme
wickedness or folly, can very seriously iniure
the Government in the short space of four
years.
{ NJ countrymen, Que aud all, stand calmly
and dwell upon this whole subject Nothing
valuable can be lost by taking time, if there
can be any object to hurry any of you in hot
haste to step which you never would have
taken deliberately, that object will be frus-
trated by taking time; but no good object can
be frustrated by it. Sucl, Of you as arc now
dissatisfied, still have the old Constitution un.
impaired, and on the sensitive point of the
laws Of your own framing under it, tho new
Administration will have no immediate cause
if it would, 10 change either.
1t it were, admitted that you who arc di:.
satisfied hold the right side of the dispute
there still is not single reason for precpitate
action. Intelligence, patriotism, Christianity
and firm reliance on Him who has never vel
t rsaken this favored land, are still competent
to adjust in the best way all our present diff.
lcu!tiex In Jour hands, my dissatisfied fellow.
|ct dntrynlcn, and not mine, is the momcntou,
issue Of civil war.
The Government will not assault you. You
can have no conflict without being yourselve:
tdelaEkresserao Youhsveno oath registered
in Heaven TO destroy this Government, while
shall have the most solemn one to preserve
protect and defend It. l am loath to tc:lose-
W. are not enemies, but friends, We mus,
not be enemies: I ~ 4 asis} &
= Though passion may have strained, it mus
not break our bonds 81 affection The mysti,
chords Of memory, stretched forth from ever,
Fbattle6eh ard Patriotic grave TO every hear
and hearthstone. and all over this broad land
will yetswell thei chorus Of the Union wher1
again touched, as surely they will be, by tn,
better angels Of our nature.
iNJ "N31tzs ABRAHAM, LINCOLN.
WAsaiSGroS, March I: fs61. I = @ snF4
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