Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-03-05
DAVENPORT, IOWA TUESDAY MORNING. MARCH s. 1861.

would. il such right Vas . vitsl one But such !
got our cass; the vital rights Of minorstiss an,
I ot indsvidu ~ ~ 70 plainly assured 70 ,heu b.
smmAuons and legations, guarantees. and prctee
ti0n IN the CONSTR ution, that controversies neve
arise concerning then, but no osiiuance law cal
es1 % frsmsd with . psovisiOu specially applica
BILE to every question Uhich may ocour 10 Exe ctica
administration. No foiesight can sntici pate, no
sny document ef ressoAxkle leagth con ain ex
press provIsions for al possible questions. Shsl
fugiuSes from labor be surrendered BY National
or State aathoritiesf THE Constitution doe. no
expsssly s4y. Must Congress protect slavery il
tsrstorissr The Constit,tution dos not express
~ say. From questions Of thi. class spring all on
Constitutional contfaversiss, and We divide upor
them intomyontiss and minorisiss,and il The mi
nority VIII nut acquiescs, the majority must, VI
the government cease.
Thee II no alternative for controlling tn,
governneRt put acquiescesce On the ons eide u
| the other. 1t . minority in stch viii -eceds
rather than scquiesce, tney make = precelsn'
minority VI ghe,r own will secele from them when
ever . majority refused to be controlled BY -uoh
minority. For ins ance. Why may not portions Of
= new confsderasy, year or two hence, afb tra
riIy seceed again. precisely IS portions Of the
| present Union nov claim 10 seceed from IT, a u
| who cherish disuai0n sentiments are nsw beins
educated 70 the exact temper OF 0o.Ag t,is
There is such perfect identity Of Interests
aIong the States to compose new unioD. :,
to produce harmony, only. and prevent . ne v
secession. Plainly, ths cesttal tdes u ssc--
s,On 10 The essence Of anascLy--s rnjori' y held
~ testral0t by constitutional check aud iimi
tstione, and always changing sssIy with d.
lberats changes oi popuisr opinious and ssDti
ments. ie the only true sovereign Of . IRE.
people. Whoever reject. does VI nscss-ity fy
TO anarchy or despol,sM. Unsnlmity is i'm
possible. The Will cf the minority, % . per.
'uAasat argument Is wholly lnadmissabis /; %
| that rejecting the majority prlnc,pls. sn'
| 4rchy aod despotism ID some form Il
IA that 10 left l do not forget the
position assumed by rone shst constitutional
. ject,ons IRE 70 be decided by the Supr.m.
Court Nor do deny that such decisions n,ust
| be binding in any case TO tbs pAsties 10 suit
| - the object Of that eult. While they are aiso
entitled to very high respect aud considers
tioa ~ Ill t,sra!isl Cases by al other depart
msnis Of the government, and while it is OBJ.
! yicusiy possible that euch dec,s,on may be .r
rnneous III any given case still the .vll follow
ing it being limited 70 that particular case, witt
the chance last it may be overrul. d, anI never
Useome prsc-dsnt 10. other cases, enn better
he borue than could the evils Of d
life rnt Practice. At the came time
the candid cittixens must ccnfess that If tho pol
lcy OF the government. upon the vital questi af
iectDg tho whole people, is 70 be irrevocaby fixed
BY the decisions Of the Supreme court, An,
they are made in ordinary litigation between par
ties in personal acti0as. the people will I'VE eased
to be their own, unless TO that extent, practical.
70 resign heir government in the hands " tn u,
eminent tribunal. Nor is there in this view, any
assault u pom the Court the Judges. IL is a du-
from which they may not SHRINK, TO decide
properly brought be ore them IL is no fault oi
thAir nj nei 1slslsA
litical purposes. One section VI county be
lIeves slavery is right aud ongnt To be extended
while the other believes II is wrong and ough,
not 10 be extended. This is the only substanIisl
ispute. The fugitive slave clause III the Consti.
tution and the lAv for tho suppression ot tie for
egn slave trade, veil snfvrcsi. psrhsps, az
any law ever be in q community where the
,fal sense OF the.peOpe imperis.tly supports the
,aw. II the great bo y Vt the people bidc by
the dry legal obligation in both cases, and u few
ooeak over IN each, this. think. cannot oe per
tsctly cured, aud II would be worse IL both
after the separation Of the sessions
than before. The foieign slave
rade. now lmperfectiy suppressed, would T..
section nor onIy partially eurrendsreu a. ali
But the other. phy slcaiiy q eaking. We can Of
| separate we cannot remove our respective
.ectivns ON each 9th. !, nor could sn unpa-s
.bls wall between Lheu,. a husband and ~itr
nav be dive, ced aud go out Of the reach oI
/ Zach other. but the different par of our "oan
Try csn't 80 THE; they cannoi but REMAIN face
20 face; intercourse, either amlcatle Or hostile
.ust Continue .e,we.s them. l. i, pcssibi-
hen. to make tnst intercourse more 81
vaotAgeuus or more Satisfactory alter
separation than before. Can allets max. treat.
,-s be- ter than trends eau make Jaws! Can
.reYti.s te more faithfully enforced between
ali~ns than Laws can among frlends Suppose
YOU 20 to var, you cannot fight always nna
hen after much loss on both s.des and DO gam
q the other, You c-nse liz htIng, the identi
:aI questions rs to terms vi lUtercouTs- ~ :
ava.D upon you. Thi, ceuetry with It's ,Dsti
,utions belongs to the people who inhablt IL
Wi snever they shalt grow weary OF the exist
ing government they can exetcsse their coh-,,'
utioRai rights iE nm-ndments, Oi the revolu
ponapy tight TO disme embr Or overthrow II /
Ga not bs ignorant of ibe fact that u any wor.
hy and patriotic cl.izens are a-sirous o
having the D tionai Constitution amended
While make 20 recognition of amendment.
tuiiy recognise the ton authority Of the peo
,ae over the whole subject 10 be exercised u
| either of the modes pr~scribed IN the iLsisu
| menl uself, l shculd under exle. ing cit lcun,
stances, favor rather than oppose fair oppor
tun,ty being stforded. the people TO OF upon
1T l viii venture to add that 10 me the
Il
| su,sn mente t. organise with the people them
| selves, instead II only permitting them t.
/ lake or reject proportions originated
thirteen By others not especially chosen for tn
purpose snd which il mi ht not precisely suit o,
they would wish others TO accept or refuse.
| understand a p, posed amendment to the Con
| .titution which, hswever, l have not seen, hal
| .asseL Congress, to the effect that the Fedora
j;oys runeht shall never intefiore with the domes
1 -. Atx~A<
,eld 10 service To avoid mi -cCnstrdct'on of wna
| have said, will depart from my purpose not I,
speak Y Of particular amend ents, far 70 eaJ
thst holding such professions to now be implied
Constf,u ,utional law, ! have no objection 70 IL
b ing made express snd irrevocable. Tn
-hiei Magistrate derives s'i .ls auth ,rit.
from the people, and they have conf erret
none q on him 70 fix for tho time for thu
.~,,.r.,,uu vt the stats TIE p-op,e tnem
..ives sl.o. can do this if they choor@ but tn.
.xscusiye o such has nothing 70 do With il
ri. dutv i To adminIster the present govern
meot A. il came to his hands, . d TO TRANSMIT
= unimrs,sed by him 10 hie successor. Why
.,ould there not he : patient .. H6d1nes 10 Ii,
o.tmste iustice Of the ps"pef Is there any
better or ~aasl hope IN the morid? In on
rresept differences. il either party withoa
,aith OF being In .hs right3 II the almighty
ruler OF nstio. with his eternal truth and lus
-. 81 On your eide Of II. Nor'h. Or yours o
the south .,ha, truth aud justiee vii gre
v.,l ~ the Judgment of THE grssttribunsi. Th
Great Am.,ican psopls buils the ssses of 'h
,overnmens uo.er which - iiva 1his ssm
"sopls have wisely given their public sssvso
bus little rover tor mischief. snd heve vii
EQUAL wiedcm crowded Sor the return q ths
little 10 their h4nds u v-ry Oh r. sotsrval.
vhile the people retain THE sirtos end visil
X, ~A.ninis, alton bv nuy sxtrsm
.ick edoe.. or folly can very serious y njur