The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-01-01

stanu tnere. we cannot stanQ any where !,
and, my friends, any other verdict would
be as fatal 10 you as to us. You say lie
came from one section Of the country.
What Of that? Mr.. Wade appealed 10
! gentlemen on the other side 10 say if
/ they believed if the result Of the contes,
had been the other way the Republicans
would have threatened disunon He
claimed that if Mr.. Lincoln was IN hon
est man, he would administer the Con.
stitution faithfully. Therefore | saw 10
you, as far as ] am concerned, will
yield 10 no compromise. l do not come
here begging one. 1t would be an in,
dignity to the people represent if was
TO stand here recreant 10 the rights of
party. We have won our right TO the
Chief Magistracy, and if you were as
willing TO do justice to others as to exact
1t from them, you would never rise TO
ask for compromise. Many of you stand
in an attitude hostile to this Government
when you threaten, unless we do so and
SO, you will 60 out Of this Union. and
destroy the Government. / say, in nv
private capacity | never yield to any.
thing by way Of threats In my public
capacity have no right to yield There.
fore, would Tot entertain proposition
for compromise. This long, chronic
controversy must be met upon the prin.
ciples Of the Constitution. hope il NAV
be adjusted but | know no way except
that laid down By the Constitution Of
the United States. When we 90 astray
from that, we plunge ourselves into diff
culties. There are different ways Of ecu
strung it, but, in my judgment, It is the
wisest Constitution ever yet organized.
and ! am willing 10 stand by it, | ask
Tor nothing more. There is another sub
ject abou! which ought to say some.
thing. Il is claimed that you have
right TO secede at your pleasure | can
not find any warrant FOR doctrine like
that in the Constitution. In my iudg-
ment. it would be subversiye Of consl:-
tutional obligations. II that is 50, we
have no Government. 1t would reduce
this Union to mere conglomeration OF
States, to be held together at the will OF
any captious member of it. The State
of South Carolina Is small State but,
probably, if she was sunk by an earth
quake, We should hardly find il out. *,
cept by the unwouGed harmony that
would prevail in this Chamber. / say
this from no i'll will. | think she is un-
wise, | would be wiling TO let her go
out If We could 60 SO without an exam.
pie fatal TO all government But, stand.
ING here, my wishes must be controlled
h,.n
any man can contend that STATE can
so out OF the Government at pleasure.
The question was reviewed thry years
ago, and received a verdict which il was
supposed had set il at rest forever. BIZ
Gen. Jackson, and the men who surrouH.
ded him, il WAS pronounced deIusion.
and utterly disruptiye Of all Govern
ments Yet, here It is today. blooming
and fresh. Mr. Calhoun, even, held 10
the doctrue thai we have power to make
war on State. You will find this doc
trine in his long letter to GOV. Hamil.
ton. | acknowledge 10 the fullest exten,
the right Of revolution, il YOU SO call it
a right 10 destroy the Government and
erect another on its ruins more in accor
dance wiki your wishes. But when YOU
undertake II You undertake il with this
provision You are successful. all is
right. You are heroes. But. If YOU are
defeated YOU are rebels.
That is the character Of revolutions:
II successful all we'll, if unsuccessful the
Government treats them as traitors. Hs
did not see cause to apprehend that any
party intended to make war on the sece
ding States he only asserted the right
TO do SO II they saw fit. lie would NOT.
however, counsel or advise any party to
do H. He would be very tender with
the rights Of the people who were abou,
10 break up the Government under which
they had deliberately come - the oon
cluslon they could not lre-bu, he ap.
pretended that the position o! the r..
publlcans would compel them 10 take
austere ground Although State So.
cedes, they cannot recognize her rgh,
to 50 out ot The Union until sine gains
tie consent OF The Union. The dutv OF
The Chief Magistrate IS TO execute the
law IN every part Of the Government.
lie cannot be released from this oblge.
F0"' No1HtnS III lac CONSTITUTION OF thH
United States will warrant his SAYING
that single star has fallen. He is sworn
no! to know that a Safe has seeded.
and % pay no respect 70 resolutions tllat
declare she has done So In doing his
u does not follow that he must NAH. Yar
upon her but lie should exercise every
federal right over her, tn. most impot-
IanI Of which Is the collection u the rey,
enue, There are many rights for ,he
benefit OF The people OF STATE might ba
dispensed with Ii they 10 not want
Tie mails carried tho fresjd,n. you'a
abolish The pos. Offices, They mi.it
not perhaps elect officers 10 send here.
but they could do SIS they liked abou,
that. They have \ righ, TO be- perfectly
represented here, but ii they choosa 10
!orego that privilege il is not incumben,
upon he President 10 force them 70 seu!
representatives here But The CHEF Ma.
ls'rate must collect the revenue precise.
~ tbs same as in any other STATE. No
State can be released from that obliya.
ton FOR tho Constitution demands IL.
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