The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-03-13

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prevest com rctent resident citizens fren
jholdihg federal Offices, there will be nc
attsmpt to force obaoxicuso strangers
among the. people that object. While
Il .hc strict legal rigat may exist in the
4 govern tns1s gto, enforce the, exercise Of
bthrse sofhces, ihe satsempt 10 d.. SO would
sfbs irritating, and 50 nearly impractieabls'
d withal, that r deem it better to fprego
for the time the uses Of such Offices. The
mails, unless rspsllsd. Will continue to be-
furnished iu all points oss tho Unioa so
i fsr a. possible. Tbs people sysrywhsre
sIrhali have that, sense OF perfect security
which tho most faYorabie and calm
shtaeughrs and elections can in. ure. I The
Iconsss harein: indicated will be followed.
sEunless current events and experience
iIsAall show q modihc alton or change to
be proper; ana ii every case and sxigsn-
Icy my best discresier&wfll be exercised
according to the circumstances actually
existing, and with a,yiew and = hops of .
peaceful solution of the rational troubles,
hha restoration of the fraternal sympa.
Ithfes and Affections seisi'oa ; q =
isThss there are persona in Zone section
or anothsrsHho, seek stosdsstroy tbs USiob
At all beyents. and ere glad gof. any spretexs
ITO do it., 4 will neither affirm nor deny,
but if there be such I need address no
word. To othosc however, hoSrsaiiy love
,'the Uaion may I not speak before enter
ling upon 50 grave matter IS Che destruc
ltion. of our national fabric, With alllits
Ibrncfsssits memories md hopes, would It
not soetise 70 ascertain p eviouslyl why
we do Will you hazard SO dssperate, q
step while there il, apy possibility that any
'Eportion of the iIls you fly from have ,ro
real cxisseneefa VIII. You while the Ger
Etain ills you fly to are greater than all the
hreal ones you .fgdfromiH Will You risk
I the commission of 80 fearfqils sdais.ake7
All profess to be content in the Union, If
all constitutional rights can be maintain
led. Is il true then that any right, plainly
] written in the constitution has been ds.
nied 1 think not. Hsppily. the huee
man min is 3, constituted that no heart
can reach to the audacity of doing this;
think if you can of a single instance ID
which plainly written provision Of the
constitution hassver been denied. II by
a mere force 81 numbers, 4 anajority shall
deprive minority Of any clearly written
constitutional right, it might, 10 moral
point of view, ajnstify a revolution, it Ger.
tainly woaldifssuch aerighs viola.
ton; Ihat such is not our scase.3 nths
yital rigb's, Of minoritiss and Of indiyld-
pals are SO plainly guaranteed to them By
the constitution, thas' fconsroversiss neSei
arise concerning Them, but ne organic
law caa be formed with n proyision spe,
ei6eaAy applicable to every question which
may occur In practical ADMINISTRATION,
No foresight can anticipate, nor any
document .: reasonable length aeousain
express provisions for all possible ques.
tions: shall fdgisites from aaboF be- snr-
rendered by national ao;sssate authority;
the constitution does not, expressly sag;
may Congress prohibit slavery in, the ter
rrl.oriess thee constitution doss not express:
fyssy; must congress protect slavery il
the territories; the Constitution does not
expressly say: from questions Of this class
spring all cur constitutional controversies
and We divide upon lie msjotitis5 and
tnincritics. IF the ininorisy will,not aeq1fs
escs. The majoritysmuss or igovstnmsnt
mustaceass9 There is no other altsrna;
tive for continuing the. gGovernmsAt hut
acquiesenee on one side or the other; or .
minority In such q case will seceda rather
than acqlieics. rbey make ! pressdsnt
which, ia turn, will divide sud ruii them;
! for minority Of their own will sesscs
from them whenever 8 msjority -efdses 70
be controlled BY such / minority For
instance, why may not any poFtion. q q
new confederacy, q year OF two hence,
afbitrarily seceHe aeain? % prscisely 10
portions of the presents Union' nows claim
to sscede from il, allpwho cherish disun-
ions sentiments are new being educsted to
! the exact tsmperl lofdoiug his.l;v -etsa.s
i Is there such perfect indentity. in inter.
eats among the States 10. comprise : new
union. so .as to produce harmony and
to prevent renewed secsssionf Plainly
the ecentrat ideaa of secession Ia 3he
essesee is ofY anarchy.qa AS majority held
in re stsaint BY Censsitu tional, checks and
limitations and always changing with
4 the deliberate changes Of popular opihions
and sentiments, is the only true sovereign
Of q free people. aud whoever rejeetss it,
does, Of necessity. ~ to ANARCHY or desposi
ismao Unanimity isoimpossible. The rnls
of5a minority3 asa permanent arrange;
ment, is wholly inadmissible; SO that re,
ljecting the majority principle. anarchy and
despotism. in some form. Is al. that il
left.o
do not forget the position assumed
by some that constitutional questions ar,
to be decided by the suprems court; mo-