The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-01-17

the Souih rights Whlch are uehleu 10 u.s.
9th. To compromise with armed rcb-
els while they are seeking to over
throw The goyerume 1t, while they are nu!-
flying constitutional law, is to acSnowl'
eGge them 10 the right, and render the
Federal Government con!emptible forever,
The Cotton States insist upon their right
TO ove,tlrow the Constitution aud propose
MS their ul.imatum Congressional protec'
ton to slavery in the territOris, II we
yield their ultimatum we recognize their
asserted right. In 1889 South Carolina
insisted upon her right to nulfy federal
law. If Congress had repealed the law
complained of without crushing out the
reb. .llion, would not South Carolina have
been justified. In 1919 Great Britain
claimed the right to impress American
seamen formerly subjects of that r-almS|
Could we lave sumbmilled 10 this withou'
acknowledging tie claim and abandoning
all our ileas about expattiaIion. S. Car
ollna is IN open rebellion against the gov
ernment. Hei avowed object is TO pros
rrate the Constitution q dissolve the Union.
Her psople have already passed the Or
diuanre of secession. They have already
proclaimed their Independence. She has
lakeu lorci le possession of Government
property. She has turned the arms Of the
U. S. upon American citizens She has
made war upon US by firing upon our ves-
sells. She has even had the insolencc to
send Commissioners TO the Federal Capi-
Iol TO treat with tn. Government she ia
seeking to overthrow. Is there any man
so mad as to talk about compromise with
, South Carolina under existing circum
stAncrs? Is there any man so foolish a'
TO offer increased constitutional rights tC
these rebels? Such policy would ba Il
, offer consideration for treason and pay
, price for resistance to law.
Such a policy woull completely pros
; trat, the power of The Republic, rende
5 it the disgracctul subject of the sports anc
, whims Of disafected, rebellious States
make it "conremplib'e forever" Penn
g sylvania would rebel because Of the in
! sufficient duty on iron. Massachusetts,
becauee of tie insufficient protection tc
$ manufactured articles. Louisiana becaus,
y the African slave trade was not re-opene]
/, and Virgin because it was; and the i'm
potent and contemplate Government
,s would 60 10 pieces like rope Of sand.
U Let no man talk about new concession
TO slavery while those concessions viii
). encourage treason. Let no man vast
breath about compromising the "n"gr'
H question:" while that compromise will
strike down the stability Of the govern
!. ment and compromise the honor Of tn
}. American people. The questions we ar
called upon now to settle ara, shall tn
l. Union be preserved or overthrown? Sha
the Constitution BE- maintained? Shall til
IN t'e eral Capitol continue the seat Of Go,
ID ernment, or shall it be seized and pluI
Al dervd by a lawless mob? Shall Cor
IN gress be broken up and dispersed nev,
,r again TO assemble rs the representative
~ of united people? Shall the people |
T. subverted by mob? Shall they be b.
It. lrayed and vanquished, Impoverished, r,
IS incd and disgraccd by miserable tactic
rl Of disappointed politicians
he These are tie questions to be sottlC
m now. When they are disposed of--wht
1t. armed re,ell on is put down and VIII,
Oh the people have recovered from their el
ss cilem-nt, il then, il is the deliberate OPT
d ion Of Two thirds of tho members of Co
n gress, that our now Incompatible Const
h. tuition needs to be amendc !, lot d
.P proposition be submitted to the peopl
be Until that time, We prefer the CONSTITUTE
in. as it is.