The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-02-06

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IL seems 4 be genersI|y snderstood kat IL Con-
iutiSn of the United states IS to form De sass of
" new comp Of eonfedestion <hiehis about to
- entered inc by fthe seeding Stated H. we
tlnk is eminently proper; forlour people have been
fzniliaf from theft earliest team with Dc prsyons
Of that instrument. aud have habituay regarded it
within feeling Of veneration which Il would be idle
70 hope ast any Constitution constructed the
present day, could inspire in the hearts of this gene
ration Indeed, the Constitution Of 1887, with the
amendments that have been engrafted on it, is con-
sidered, almost universally, by Southern men, to be
the most pssfses xssk Of ssa.ssns..hip h.s
been CONSTRUCTED By man. An thai the South has
desired at the hands Of the North, has been that the
Constitution, il stands should be fairly construed
and faithfully observed. ...il. -, /,
1t is manifest, however, that some changes must be
made in the provisions OF the Constitution to adapt
1t TO the new state OF things existing in the States
proposing to adoptit; andt would be wise, also, to
provide such guards the experience OF the past has
shown 10 be necessary in order to prevent the recur
renee Of such sehefs as have ARISEN in the recently
disrupted Union from the improper constructions
that have been plneed upon the Constitution by the
people and statesmen Of the North whereby that In
struineht has been perverted from Its Original be-
nefeent Intention and transformed into anengine Of
OPPRESSION npaelty and fraud ~ aa 1l
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who truly comprehend IT. merely claims Tor Stat
the right to arrest within her territory the execution
OF law OF Congress which she conceives to be viola
tive OF the Constitution, and thereby compel tn
General Government to call convention Of oil tn
States in order to have the disputed constntonalit!
Of the law authoritatively determined lfthe con
vention, by constitutional majority, decides agains
the view oil the nniiying state she must IL she re
mains in the Union, acquiesce in that decision, an
repeal her nuiliiyng act or ordinances but, IL she
unwilling to acquiesee, she must withdraw from th