The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1861-01-10

should cost a hundred thousand dollars,
or even a civil war The Federal Gov
crnmont, the party bound, has never
failed to discharge to the utmost its
constitutional obligations in this mat
ter. IL is not true, therefore, that the
national compact has been broken
The North as represented in the Fed
eral Governments, the only organ
through whichsit can constitutionally0
act in the promises, has not only been
faithful in this matter, but it has car
ried its fidelity to the verge Of servility.
Contrast the zeal Of the General Govern
mont in carrying out the provision of
the Constitution in reference to fugi-
tive slaves, with its conduct in refer
ence to the provision which requires
that the citizens of one State shall have
in all other States the same privileges
as the citizens of those States them
selves. This provision of the Consti-
tuition, so far as concerns colored per-
sons, is a dead letter in some of the
Southern States 1t has been formally
uullifed by law A gentleman of the
highest social and professional standing
was sent to Charleston, peacefully aud
especially, to bring the validity Of
that law before the United States
courts. He was not allowed to do so.
He was ordered and forced to leave the
city. No judicial officer Of the Gouer-
al Government has been commissioned
to carry out that provision Of the Con.
stitution. United Stutcs troops have
not beon ordered out to secure its
faithful observance. 1t has not been
executed, and it cannot be executed
The attempt to force its observance
would inevitably split the Union, and
therefore the North quietly submit 1t
may be said that persons Of African
descent are not citizens in view of the
Constitution, and therefore have no
right to be recognized as such in the
Southern ports. This is the point
which Massachusetts, wished to have
judicially decided, and was forbidden to
make the attempt 1t never has been
iudiciully decided by court Of compe-
tent jurisdiction. Besides, this was
! not the ground on which the law for
'l""'"S 'l0' moT'Oo' ~ 0"'0, '"T "'|'o
OF oou!h Carolina was enacted hetn-
er citizens OF not, they wero to .bC
excluded. We do not say there may
not be an Ovorruling necessity for that
. law. 1t may be that the North would
be unreasonable and unjust to insist
on inc luIi execution OF the Cons'!'u
, t'on III TINS matter: Our only ooJsc
Is 10 S.o" Una. ""II' a co1S.''U'Io.'"
provision P9lniuI TO 'he N0rtn Is carried
out Dy all the resources oi the rouora
WoYetnment' IKE provision u'5'aS'o
iuI 10 'ne oou'n Is allowed 10 remain
uequ IetIeF' ,, .,,
it 49, however Sa'u 'n"t tine person
al hDerty Jaws PaSseu ny some o. 'n'
Nor'hern states arc virtual uu''uca
I,on oI '"9 \ uS'','e "'o'o law yc In1
S"o'oio'G D'eoc" o' compac., II
OIc"cn o' con, pact ,"cy are a7 ~ '' "S
serted iGH JHSllncauQm 2Ir cI 'ne G's
Iufu1n OIL '"e On'ou' we "uWIO 'n"
tue oO''souon 10 restore Tug S''iTc Sle'o
Is a coHsI''uuouol anu moral oDI'so'o"
anu consequently 'nu' any IA" ucsIs"I' Z.
TO prevent sue" Fes'oTouon Is unco"sl' 81
,u"onoI ana criminal. 90 In' aS u"
, laws III qucSuUu nave '"'I uoS'S"3 'ro.
are worthy o' an conuo''le'IoN a "uu 30 y " >"
lar as tne expression OF InPT'c"C nos
> Vn''y' '"ey are ", u" "OccoTI.uS '"o u'G ~
o' so'C'0l5" "'"'e' II U'C PoTP'o %
".y o'"Io 'S''''"' oo''a0'op.'ou ~ u'.y ouT
ln'C 10 inc Co"s'I'u',o"' 'ny'o arc u"
TWO courses open 10 'nolu' Iuoy sIoul
G''Io' e"uo"'T'' III P'uTo"D.e "9u VI
u uc''y way 10 nave 'nJ Oo's'''u''Oi a a.
. 'c'ou, Ut my ,r s'ouIu I'o'! TuO ~ ~, 81,
country l"Cy n"Eo no '.Su' ~ II. II.
; "nuer a constitution anu ENJOY l's Oeu =,
cn's, anu yo' ,TI. TIiuSo W sunni. sunni ~ -
Sl,Pu'"uo"s' ! nus IS '""''o' "9
=. ""cc" t"c ,r' TU"Sc'GncJ Vi many PooP'g
e at IouIV' 1"oy U''iuA '"a' II 'uoy us
approve ou CONSCIENTIOUS E'ouuuS' o
IS the restoration oI 'ug''INo S'ayoS, 1"'
% arc pounu 70 Ics'sU Sucu ,,, TGS'o'"''o"' .
u iHls Is " great mistake nc'L uu'y,
% tnat case, Is TO Try TO nave 'nG ooIS,l'' VI
% 'loh altered Out until IL ]" a.Ie'cu O"e
.e are pound TO allo" IL unrcSIr'cOeu opo.
81 9ttou' OF 70 re"ounce an "uosI"uCo 10
~ we regard, therefore, an oPPos'Io" .,
s. tne restoration Oh Ius'ylVe sl4vos "I'''l
8 Gf Dy Ios'S'aUu'eS} OF Dy l"u''Iuu"'s,
y Dy moDs' as mofalIy " crime ucscIE'u
le lGgal pGnaI'les ana lne concemua'ton d,
il, an goou men H. 'ho'oIoie' any 9'"
"a mas passou laws 70 PLeEtG". 1no !u'' az