The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-01-19

preached us by tie COMMUNICATED ,bIel
81 the arihy and nayyof the United Siatss,
:. Other States mo, traitors I'M and traitar.
Representing other states 1,tos nt,eI,
/ " aydw their intention ii ,'secc,Ii, frot,s 4
goyerHnIcnt which and ID Il no ,.tarypi,a
they desTise; and traitors in and reI,re.
D sentlng New York ayow their Intention
Il 70 cut OIL the city 81 New York from, tbe
1 Statcof New York; Let Congress nj
I and thatw yigor, and III our rtr,re ~,
/ atiyes faltcr for fear Of not being able ~
] md an executive arm to carry ont flYe
laRs4-4if President md Vice. Presidant n.
fuse TO obey the orders Of Congress INV.
ltully txprssscd-let US IN orr hour ii
peril be cheefed BY the public declaration
Of the Gcnerakin Thief, hoary II, he SER
vice Of bis country, that as the President
lof the United States has abandoned the
Eonstltntionand practically tlesertrl his
post Id the Iiuur az trial. he IyinIseltl
Scott Generalin.C hief ofthc army Of the
tInited States, stands ready. ht the Ind.
ding q Congress- 10 carry out the laws OF
the United Staftsl For ii, viii be seen
thu the wisdom of our fathers provided
for Just such an emergency as that which
u now upon VS. En- Section 4. Article .. ef
the Constitution enncts that 81 .es..5 Nh. ~
In case Of the removal Of the Prrsi.
dent from Office, or Of his death. resirna.
| lion, or Inability to discharge the powers
and dates Of the said Office, tile same
shall degolFe on the. Vice. President aud
Congress may, by law, provide for tlec.
case Of the removal, death. resignation Oh
inability both Of Che President aud Vice.
President, declaring what officer shall,
then act rs President, and such Officer
shall act accordingly until the disability
.be removed, or q President shall be-
elected y n l.l. & 4. III ..4 II a.
Inability 60 discharge the power and
duties Of his Office; the nominal President
of the United States has aIreatv pleaded
Then let the Constitltinuat remedy be At
once applied, Let General Scott he
clothed by Congress with authority tol
execute the laws, and punish treason and
traitors wherever found in this republicl
T. And as for you, unhappy old mani we'll |
had It been for your long abused and now
betrayed country, that. yon had never
been bora or Ind remained in peaceful /
security engaged in, the; transformations
discharge Of those humble duties for which
alone You are fitted But ohscurity alas. /
can: never more be yonfsl Should thel
United States now perish, by yonr treAch- |
ery, be INSURED that wbenthe history OF this
once glorious coufederacy shall be written |
once happy republic, the blessings
OF which were designed by our fathers forf
rs, for our children, mud our chiIdren,sE
children, lit shall be told TO those child
Fen perhaps distracted by anarchy or
by despotism---that when the
citadel OF Constitutional Liberty was in
trusted TO your care You, on the first up
preacil of danger, not only deserted your
post, but bound your county hand and
foot and baselys delivered il toits enenaiestf
Think not, unhappy old man, s'to escapett
the just Judgment Of God" the indigna.
ton q the world, the scorn and loatilins
Of posteriiyt Surely IF any sufferer since |.
the hour Of the bitterness of the first
tratrleide can take. up Instrumentation; you
may we'll eNelaim with him, even as re-
CARDS thissworIA. only, My punishment
is greater than l rap besr!r '.: :@ &. !. t
But, oh the Something after deathlT I
The meeting with the shades Of the great
apostles Of liberty, who founded and ce-
nented with their blood and tears, the
republic which you are about to- permit |.
10 perish before Your eyesi How will
you meet the awful gaze, the, dread rc.
proach, of Washington, of Franklin, OFF:
Hamilton, Of jefferson, of jackson, when
he story Of your shame and the destrue-
ion of your country's liberties shall be re-
Iearsed in the solemn eonyocaiion Of the
How can yen anticipate the
tanning record of history
a itr tighty tsafs 81 prosperity acliered
~ tae ka6ors, Tie sistFerings. and the hood
# Aionsaaas, the Ap,sri6aR Rspublic fell,
without . blow, through the eowardieel
and treachery Of its fifteenth President,
James Buchanan Let it not be added /.
''aad through the criminal supiaess of |.
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