The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-01-12

tneir tribunals and their servants betray-
ed them. lhen war came, y hich the w!s-
dom and me ti!nness of their tribunals
and their servants mi ght have ayerted aud
did not, and 10 that people arc 10 more
or shall j, be thC-. other words more wor-
my oI mankind to attcr ana full worthy
ior treerneH 80 maintain: The wisdom and
tue strength OF the state i. IN th6 govern
ibg power " hen the tribunals and tho
magistrate they have ordained as the sx-
ecut"rs oi their sovereignty, are untaith-
iui or unequal to the execution of their
trust the governing por yer will sit in judr-
inent ailHe upon their servants and their
trusts, and in the majesty o. their co.lec-
tive strength, and collected WELDON pro-
ceed 10 execute the DEGREES, that they. in
the exerci,e OF their rightiul soyereignty,
have pronounced
Axe these the words, the principles that
a people capable of governing Themselves
are bound TO maintain? j. this the truth
that you are about to ip.cribs upon the
parchment that i spread out to receive its
record toIeyer? Then all is well and the
~atchman whom you have Just mounted
is the guard TO the Constitution OF your
country, as lie PAGES TO and fro in the dis
charge OF bis high duty, may well reecho
the welcome words, that all is well. But
II these words are indeed to be thus in
scriDed, hasten To place them there. Ere
the INK upon the record Is dry, each word
recorded there, and more, much moro De-
side, may lie deed. Linger not 20 turn
back those weighty pages now, but turn
TO confront the danger tha; i. behind you.
You are ready ? then ull is we'll \ dam
ger well surveyed, and fully comprehend-
ed, is already more than half overcome.
Again. then, | say, in the interest of hui
manity as well a. ia the interest of your
own honor and in the intere.. " ;.il man
Kind, involved il the question: you are
nOw proceeding - dcc!dC--the capacity of
man - govern hinsclt-suryey and com
prehend the danger weil-.uryey and
comprehend your powers, your duties,
your means, and the mode ia which they
should toe applied TO avert, or to overcome
the iIaDeudiu: catastrophe. DO you con-
hde IL the wisdom, the irmuess, the IN
tegs.ty, lie energy o! the eminent citizen,
III whose hands you have just placed, To
guard. protect and defend, from wn~,zo-
ever hostile or treacEeyOus attack or cir
cuuvcAtlyn, the constitution Of your
country? That Constitution is the sl.-
pTeue decree oi the governing power Of
lLls land Ordained il ancient days by
venerable men, revered is you revere it,
Tor II, origin. 10. IL wisdom. iJr its being
nifty, for the uneqGasl.d greatness to mhich
its wisdom and Il h"Ei-uiiy la, 50 swiftly
conducted YOU shall that .upferne decree
De up.eii AID uIiui.,.l.>i ii Tie hasd. Of
him 10 whom you have iu-t coniided it,
against whatsoever and rLoEi.ocyer, and
:rJ:.: 'Jeics..y.: i OF t..y NAY come,
tast -ecA 10 Lsi:H, !iui.!r Or destroy it?
VIII YOU Iou.er a..CS d.sloyal AaLas 10
soil il III the haadI;ns? Have YOU. the 20
yccuiuG power q thi- land. pronounced
your jule eM,at on mat question: VIII
ycg oausy th.t iu3 -Ueut u BE- respected
aud ob-yoa; Nl.. you give al! whom it
may concern to know, that 20 It shall Ue :
- al so. give al whom il may concern 10
know, that HoV.orrcr CUugrC-s, or any
other t..Daua. YOU have ordained. shall be
it.t..e-- ug .nruIUrt,i.; 10 Jue .T--t YOU
haze rcp5sCG =. theta, yCu, tie Ti-htiul
governing power Oi This land. HAVE the
IorrG. -La =: e :!Ut iEntitHt VI IAH means
Vi executing volIr u q. ial jccrso., .uprsne
or Sabo.dliito. ard Yet il harmony with
the l.ws hf.i ~!ih lie l.-t ,'i.'s Of aili
That ?our .5,.r,i .'.;y .i.h LS respected,
your ri-i.s'ul i.N- T.. 81. yed, aud t., Al you
wlIl Uphold tLa instrument Of Your soye-
reisnty-.o constituted by the supreme
decree lie l. now called on 10 ei..orce, IL
az" '-N'' NNtSA- "a Ga ' 80 a. i-t- ~ Jug
EleHt,!
i il lie true that the spirit Of man lives
IN the t.jiF@. "a It -un 10, III the past.
taen. men Oi tU-dsy the eyes of o.i.rity
are fastened urcn you' The honor OF
n'sn.!Lo, !nEss.rI "a :-r l-toJ.em Of
mans capacity for ..ii .oVo!nI.enT-the
homer ci your i.;hC;. transmitted in the
vit.I l"lcc ~ IL. Cu'..:.!l.,l,u Suu a!e cali
c'l on to uihoid-yu uu' uHi. hyunT. a. vim
I.cai.i- your ~ .sIrI - comp, Lead and
Uphold tn-: ci,ai-. HAT - how committed
10 yoU- hands ere tnc I>-ue> ui.":. which
YOU must how proceed - i:t. '.eiiycr.uce
uuaEe.-Ani .,t Hut i:.o rtr>:,..mt whom
yJu-got one ri:ty-or any rsr'y-but
the governing. i,u"rr oi th.> l-.t-bzve
chosen as Ji- !h>.GGiErl.t 20 execute your
rlzEy;u! luIcm.Lt,-or ever ieass his
ue4gtL,tuue or pas tie t!.re.ho.3 of his
hon.e, a. lc turns - proceed 10 tie dis
charge OF the GIt..- you hare a.. gnsi
him unit! Ii. hears aud .tss, t.ioU,Eost
! the North .u.i lie at, ,!r Ne.t-EEd,
y-s-tle SouJi.-!Or hrsF a.. voice Of
Davis. Of JoLlI,Jt,. q !.;itrii!. 80 AID otL-
Ell voices vet, until lie shall i:.4r thoss
voices ali di-tiuct and clear with another
! voice si.n that Is not here. that Is not
tiiere--but where We ali know w.l.--pro-
claim in tones that mankind shall never
foreet-"TlIE UNION IT SHALL BE
pRL&EEELD!