Red Wing sentinel., 1861-03-13

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respective sections from each other. nor build
an impossible wall between them A husband
and wife may be divorced aud go out Of The
presence and beyond the reach OF each other;
but the different parts Of our couut:y cannot
10 this.
They cannot bnt remain face 10 face, and
intcrcsussc either amratlc orr hostile must
contlnuosbctwccn them. lssit possible then,
to make that intercourse more advantageous
or more satisfactory after separation that be-
fore. Can aliens make treaties better than
friends can make laws? Can treaties be more
faithfully enforced between aliens than laws can
among fricnds7 Suppose you 80 to war, you
gosto wHryou cannot fight always, and when
after muclisl oss on both sides and 10 gain on
either, yo,l cease lighting the identical qucs-
tions as to terms Of intercourse are again upon
you. This country with its institutions, be-
longs to the people who ;nLabit it. When.
ever they shall grow weary Of the existing
government. they can exercise their Constil-
utiona| rights in amending, or through the
revolutionary righ: to dismcmbcr or overthrow
it. L Cannot BIC ignorant of the fact that
many worthy and patriotic citizens are iu
favor of amending the Constitution While
make no recommendation, fully recognize the
full authority of the people over the whole
subject to be exercised in either OF the modes
provided in the Constitution itself and
should under existing circumstances, favor
either OF them offered. A fair opportunity
being offered the people to act upon it, will
venture TO add, that to me the constitutional
mode seems preferable, III that it demands
amendments to originate with the people
themselves, instead of only permitting them
to take or reject propositions originated by
others, not especially chosen for the purpose.
and which might not precisely suit. as they
would wish others TO accept or refuse. I un.
derstand a proposed amendment to tho con-
sitution, which amendment, however, have
not seen, has passed Congress, to the effect
that the Federal Government shall interfere
with the domestic institutions, including that
Of persons held to service.
10 avoid any misconstruction Of what 7
have said, depart from my purpose not to
speak of particular amendments, so far as to
say that holding sucl! q provision now to be
implied rs constitutional law, hope nobody
vii! object 10 lis being made expressly ire.
vocablc.
The chief magistrate derives all his author.
ity from the people, and they have conferred
no authority upon him to fix the laws Tor the
separation If the States. The people them.
selves can do this if they choose; but the cx.
ecutivc as such, has nothing to do with it,
His duty is to administer tic present govern.
mcnt as it come to his hands, and to transmit
it uuimparcd by him to his successors-why
should there not be a patient confidence III
the ultimate justice OF the people?
Is there any better or equal hope in the
world, in our present differences? Is either
party without faith of being in the right? II
the Almighty ruler Of the Universe, with Ills
eternal truth and justice, be on your side, you
will surely prevail, by the judgment Of this
great tribunal The great American pcople
by the form of the Government under which
VIC live, have wisely given their public servants
but little power for mischief and have with
equal wisdom provided for the return Of that
little to their hands at very short intervals
While the people retain their virtue aud Wig
lance no administration, by any extreme
wckcdncss or folly, can very seriously injure
the Government in the short space of four
years.
{ Ny countrymen, one and all, stand calmly
and dwell upon this whole subject. Nothing
valuable Can bc lost by taking time, if there
can be any object to hurry any of you in hot
haste to step which you never would have
taken deliberately, that object will be frus-
trated by taking time; but no good object can
be frustrated by it. Such Of you as arc now
dissatisfied, still have the old Constitution un-
impaired, an! on the sensitive point of the
laws Of your own framing under it, the new
Administration will have no immediate cause
if it would, 10 change either.
IT it were admitted that you who arc dis
satisfied hold the right side of the dispute
there still is not single reason for precipitate
action. Intelligence, patriotism, Christianity,
and firm reliance on Him who has never vet
t rsaken this favored land, are still competent
to adjust in the best way all our present diff
cu!tiesa In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow
CT r'ntryn'cn, and not mine, is the momcntous
Issue Of civil war.
The Government will not assault you. You
can have 10 conflict without being yourselves
the1aggressers.a Youhavesno oath registered
in Heaven to destroy this Government, while
i shall have the most solemn one to preserve
protect and defend it. am loath to CLOSE
W. are not enemies, but friends. .. We must
not be enemies. I A|s' 4.>5 - &>
= Though passion may have strained, it mus,
not break our bonds Of affection The mystic
chords Of memory, stretched forth from every
battle field ard patriotic grave to every hear,
and bearlhstonc. and all over this broad land
will yet swell the chorus Of the Union when
again touched, Us surely they will be, by the
better angels Of our nature.
.uJ FTg ~ = Il ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
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