Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-03-14

bis, l deem it TO be only smile
luty en- my part, and shall perform
/, so far IS practicable, unless my
Ightful masters the American peo-
ple-shall uhbEol6 lie requisite
means or 10 some authoritative man.
,er direct the contrary trust this
will not be considered as a menace,
but only as declared purpose of the
Union that it will constitutionaIiy
defend aud maintain itself in doing
his There need be no blood shed
or violence, aud ti.ere she'll be nene
unless it be forced upon The nationh
authority. Tie power confided to
me will be used to hold, occupy,
and possess the-property aud places
belonging TO the Government. to
collect duties and imposts; but be-
yond what may be necessary for
these OBJ. cts, tlere will be no using
of force against or among people
.'nywhere whtre hostility to The
United States in any interior locality
shall be so great and so universal
IS 10 prevent competent resident
citizens flom holding Federal Offices.
fh.le will be no attempt TO force
'obnoxlcns strangers among the peo-
pie that object. While the strict
egal right may exist in the gov
rDment TO enforce the exercise
of these tffices, the stts mpt to 60
so would be so irritating and so near
ly Impracticable withal, that detm
1t better 10 f6rego for a. time the
USES oesucb Offices. The mails un.
less repelled will continue to be fur.
nished 10 all points Of he Union, 50
far as possible. The people every
where shall have that sense of per.
feet security which the most favora.
BILE calm thoughts and reflection die
tate. The course here iudica!eC
will be followed unless current ev, n
and experience shall show modi
ficsIion OF charge to be proper, and
in every case and exigency m, b, 81
discretion will be exercised according
TO the circumstances actually exist
! ing. ard with view and hope Of !.
peaceful solution of the nationa
troubles and the restoration Of th,
fraternal s. mpathies and affections
That there are persons in one sec
sion OF another who Geek to desire,
he UuioD at all events and are glat
of any pIetext to do so. | will neiih
er Affirm nor deny. ] med address
no word TO those, however, who reul
| iy love the Union.
May speak before entering oil
so grave matter as The 9estruc
ton Of our national fabric. with Nil it
benefits, its memories and hopes?-
Would it not be wise TO ascertain
what We are 10 do? Will we hazaI,
so desperate a step while there il
any possibility that any portion o
the ills yon fly from have any rea
existence? Will you, while the cer
tain ills you fly 10 are greater than al
the real enes you fly fr, m? Viii
you risk the commission ef so fearful
a mistake? All profess to be con
tent in the Unionif All constitutions
rights can be maintained. Is it true
then, that any right plainly writ.
ten in the Constitution can be de-
MED? J think not. Happily The
human mind is so con stituted
that no party can reach to the
audaclty of doing this. Think, il
you can. Of a single instance in which
a plaihly written provision Of the
Constitution has ever been denied.
II, by the mere force of numbers. a
majority shall deprive minority Of
any CLEARLY written constitutional
right, it might, in a moral point OF
view. justify revolution. 1t c, rtaipl,
would if such right were a vital
one; but such is not our case. All
the vital rights Of minorities and Of
individuals sre SO plainly assured 70
them that by affirmations and ne
gotiailons,guarantees and prohibitions
10 the Constitution, that contro-
versies mover arise concerning them.
But no organic law can be framed
With a provision specifically appli-
cable to every question which may
accur in practical administrations
No foresight can anticipate, nor any
document Of reasonable length con-
lain, express provisions for all los.
'ibIe questions. Shall fugitives from
abor be surrendered by National
II State authority? The Constitution
Toes not expressly say. May Con-
,ress prohibit slavery in The Terrific
les? Tie Constitution does not