Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-01-17

or indirectly, Eisc ms vote to establish or
sanction slavery in such Territories, or
anywhere else in the world, Yet the quest
tiun what constitutional laws shall at any
time be passed in rCgard tO.the Territories,
Is, like every other question, to be deter
mined on practical grounds. ] voted far en.,-
bling acts in the cases OF Oregon, Mime
sofa, and Kansas, without being able to
secure in them such provisions as would
have preferred; and yet I voted wisely,
So now, am we'll satisfied that, under ex-i
tstiug circumstances. happy and salts
factory solution of Ihe difficulties III the
remaining Territories would be o6Inined
by similar laws, providing for their orr
gnuizatton, if such organization were 9TH
eFwise practicable. If, therefore, Eansas
were admitted ns State under the N.Y.
andotte constitution, as think she ought
to be, and if the orgsnie laws or all
tue other Territories could be repealed, l
could vote to authorize tue oreHntzStion,.
and admission Of two new States %hieh
should include them, reserving the right
to effect subdivisions of them whenever
necessary into sevPTHl convenient States {;
but do not find that. such reservations
could be ConstitutionAlly made. Without
them, the Interior embaFrRssments which
would result from the hasty incorporation.
of States of such vast extent aud various
Interests and character, would outweigh
all the Immediate Advantages Of such a
measure. But ii the measure were practf-y
cable, should prcEerTa different course,
namely: when the eccentric movements
of secession and disumiOm shall have
ended, in Whatever form that eul may
come, aud the angry excitement of the
hour shall have subsidized and CaImnesS
once more shall have resumed its accus-
toned sway over the public miud, then,
and not till then-onc, two or three years
hence-I should Cheerfully advise q con-
ventiOn of the people, to be assembled in
pursuance of the Constitution to cOnsid-
er and decide whether any aud what
amendments of the organic national law
Omght To be made. A Republican now
as have been a member of other parties
existing in my dny-l nevertheless hold
and cherish, as l always have done, tho
principle that this Government exists in
its present form only blythe consent ofth
governed, and that it as necessary as it is
wise, to resort to the people for rcvisiOns
of the organic law when the trOn-
bles and dangers of the State certain-
ly transcend the powers delegated by
it to the public. Nor ought the suE-
gestion to excite surprise Government in
any form is machine; this is the most
complex one that the mind of man has
ever invented, or the hand of man has
ever framed, Perfect ns it is, it oughtto
be expected that it will at leasta as often Ms
once in a century, require some modifiea-
tion to adapt it to the changes of society
and alterations of empire
Fourthly. l hold myself ready now, 0s
always heretofore, to vote for any proper
" guarded laws which shall bc deemed
necessary TO preYent mutual invasions OF
States by citizens of other States, and pun.
ish those who shall aid and abet them.
Filthy, Notwithstanding the arguments
ofthe gallant Senate from Oregon, EGener-
al Lane] remain of the opinion that ply
sical bonds, such as highways railroads,
rivers: and canals, are vastly more pow
erful for holding civil communities togeth-
er, than any mere covenants, though writ
ten on parchment or engraved upon iron
remained therefore, constant to my pur-
pose to secure, if possible, the construc-
tion of two Pacific railways, one Of which
shall connect tho ports around the mouths
of the Mississippi, and the other the towns
of the Missouri and the Lakes, with the
hnrbOrS on our western coast
Hin tho expression Of tllesO views have not pro-
posed what is desired or expected by many othSra
they will do mo Justice to believe that nun as
far from having suggested what In many respects
would have been In harmony with cherished con-
TictiOns Of my own. / learned early from JeHer-
what seems to us absolutely best Tho5s With whom
We must necessarily act entertaining different views
tice. We must bO content to lead when we can, and
to follow when cannot lead: and II We cannot at
any time do for our country all the good that Wo p,
would wish, We must be Satisie with doing for her
all the good that we aa
Having submitted my own opinions on this great b
crtStS Il remains only to say that shall eheeFfulIy
lend to the Government my best support in whatever
prudent yet energetic Efforts It shall mako to pre-
serve the public pCaCe, aud TO naintRiu and nrtsFTa
tho Union; advising, only that Il practice 70 Tar a.
possible the utmost moderation, EosbeaIance aud
cOneiliutiOns
And now, Sfr. President. what are tho arspIecs Of
the country! j know that Neato in the InIdss OF
alarms, and somewhat exposed TO accidents uhaVoId
AbIe IN Seasons OftGmpestuOus PASSIONS Wsulrsady
have disorder; and violence has begun. know NOT
10 what extent u may Sn. St1Ii my faith In tho
Constitution and iu the Union Abtdes- becnusSmy
iAtth in the WtBiOm and virtue Of the American pe
pie remains u1lsllaken. CoOluesd culmnesg and Fes-
beeu tBmpoTHrtIy dhPlaecd: but they are reappsar-
Ing soon enough, trust for safety il Will be seen
that eedtti0n al violence only local and tenp0s
fnTy aLd that loyalty aud Affection t. the IDuu arc
the natural sentfmsnts Of tile whole cnunfry What
ever danger there shall b0. there will he tie deter
mtnation to meet them; whatever sacrifices. private
or public, shall be nsedEul for the Union; they will
De made feel sure that the hour hHs not come for
This great nation to 6ll. This people, which thAt
Deen studying ~ hacOme Wiser aud better ~ II bas
crown older. 10 not nerTers. or wicked enough to
luton This Union has not vet AecompIlsiIsd what
good for mankind was maniEeStly deSEnsd by Him
who appoints the HcasODs and pTescFibes the dntIes
BY faction to-dsy.it Wouid rise GSaS Sa rsSppsSTIn
AL Its majestic proportions tomorrow Ithihc only
Nt0VernmeUt that rnn stand here. Woe! Woe TO the
man that IHadly fts his hand aSaipst It. II shall
continue and endure and Smeu in al aItar ttaeS
shall declare that this generation, which saVsd the
Union trUn1 StIc sudden and unlocked for dangers,
surpassed In mAEnSnimily rSen that one which laid
its foundations In the eternal principles OF liberty
justice and Humanity.