Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-01-11

ished doctrines and purposes OF tho great
men who established 10, and shall attempt
BY force 60 execute such purpose. they will
Sc guilty of trrs.On against the United
States, and will furnish occasion fOs testing
the strength OF this government. The right
IL the majority TO ehoo-e their ohccr. and
10 administer the govsrnmen, under the con
situation, must not De SURRENDERED. aud will
not be. whatever nay happen. For in the
dark catalogue Of public Ills all are tolera.
bic but the loss Of peoples honor. An
Grant star, rushing wildly from It's sphere.
and wandering however long and FAR. may
return :, Its wonted place in our sy.iem.
bot when the manhood oi = people !. ex.
tngulsbcd. there IL an end alike Of public
,iriue and Of public virtue. and Of indNid
nsl freedom and popular government be
come. an imposib,liiy. Political descner-
acy feels no Promethean heat; the death
ola peoples spirit j. followed by 10 re-ur-
reetiOn.
Tue practical question in ,hi. elicenry i.
not. a. ha. been represented by some high
In authority, whether State u o. be coer-
ced. or war made upon IL. by the general
government, but whether tie laws Of the
land cen te and shall Re faithfully elccu.
tel In utler words. 10 - " h ther W. have
a gov,rnmen: % not. The President il
found by his oath ot Office 10 enforce the
laws Of the United States-ihO.e lav. ey.
tend into every State IN the Union. and are
on rativc upon all the people thersof. There
- m plwer in the guvsrnmsnt % release
the President IRON the discharge OF h. con
s,tutiunal duty he masf - $50 that the
laws are faithfully cIecutci. and that be
nav. the military and naval forces Of the
country have ben pllCei a. his command.
and he eau lind nn excuse Tor the non PER
Torrance OF his duty IN any state. although
il may allegc that Il has retired = N the
Union, and Is no logger vi,hu Ihc j1ri..
dicti0n 1T the United S;aic-. The fantasy
ol s-c,'ssion - without foundation either OF
authority 90 reason. u was denied hy Mr..
jefferson and Mr. Ma r-ln IN the earlier,
aud by Geu jackson. Mr.. Clay. Mr. Web
.i,r. and even by Mr.. Calhoun. ,n the Ia.
ter tame There IL no such right in the
Constitution the President cannot permit
Il; Congress canno, grant u; the States
chuno, cunccde ~; ani only by the People
OF The States through change o, the Con-
rAAAAANNNs Nttl ~ - NhNNHNNNAH AIF laws
then must - executed. or this. the bc.t, BE-
cause the ircg-t and most bcnsfcisut. GOV.
eminent that the word has ever seen !. de.
stroyed. u the people OF any % the States
shall resist the laws by force, and thus
make war upon the United State or n. In
the madness OF the hour. they shall attempt
o. prevent the inauguration 1T the moon.
ipg President at the National Capitol. Ia
there Dc no dOub, that AL such trcasonablc
endsayors will utterly and i:nohly tail t. Tor .
the 's~ abiding, Union-loVing. courageous
people Bot az the Tree State alone. bUt OF
all the States will rally O. the execution %
the laws the dci,ncc 81 the Constitution.
aud the maintenance vt the mon, Imhuei
with the .piT,t Of that Iaiuoi-rr,-,i-ut
who. ~ an cr~-cvucy not unlike the prs.
ent, uttered the memorable wOrl,, IHr
JNiON-Ir NySr HC FEEsIgyIb.
In any such contingency, &c know that
our own STATE, whose attachment 10 tie
Jnion hss ben Gv,uchcd not ouly ~ words
Tat by works-hy sacrifices such she
alone q all The states has b,en called g.
make. even hy the dis-u ,rtnvnt q her ter.
riiory that iae nation might have pace
will r ne~ her claims ursn The g-ltltudr
oi tie c3uLiry by the alactity With which
she Will iurui-h tnatevial aud sfhcient Yr1ot-
al her EJtliiy and virtue. Then the diyis.
ious oi par;S WILL d,sappcNr IRON Amongst
N. and che name- hy which 49, have hem
rec .uucd wall ~ forgotten, and all will boz
known As Patriots and Defender, Of the In.
ion
Blu, will not induls, in .recuhti0n' a.
- M -. .L.fI
have hyes beruu. Vet bsltere me-; Gruly
that the moderation aud -teaCiastne~s IL ilc
ire Sntes. and tie good sense and patri.
otisn of all. will De -utkcieai fJr th,s hour.
and that God, Who was with Vur father,
will be With us also. in this crisis 0f our
country. t. guide q slCr0gthen, TO chAs.
ti.e u MAY he. but % save Even the tam
81 and extreme CUussryatIye men OF the
country. s-d, the Is.iitical oTponents o'
th0ss who have been elected o. the highest
places ia the government, and whu AZ Or,
~,r- ipcltoef &, d-pr,oaic the result which
hss hscu m,de tn occasion Tor these mani.
iesia;ilr- of disiJyslty AMI violence, will
- that there j. in 70 great eAus, iJr rrh,u-
lAtiUn and encouragement. Fir Who -
there but Wil seknlslcige that recent
events ana disclosures have d.nlu,ir.tsi
th-t the ehanses IN Oh. policy OF The gov
AMI IN the psr-nn. apppintd ''r
IL. administration. which have wlllcd. have
ben made no; an hour too SON. N'w.
rc-.-c, ilr the Constitution, devotion - the
Union anl The love Of liberty "; huruius
IN the. brcast. Of the r-,ple, may, AMI
believe wall. carry the country safely
through the rvrils which encompass a..
while Few more years like the pAst, with
IL. hefosics AM Lamentations would have
bound Il without remedy, % yh' c.r ~
griud,ug aud r~lcntlc-. olISlrcuy Nov,
the cOrrupiio1- Of an .iHluistrs,i0u whic'
have become 4 riii ln-l .sandal-malyyTsa
'ious, frauds ami perulAilYa., which IN a
single term have lNarici the aggregate 90
tbs wrong. and currupiluns IN the govern
in-ut iT,ia IL t.rnati,n u the present iitae.
NAV he fully exposed al! their rrostys-
arrested, before they have become - hx"i
uppn our system a. O. b. ineradicahlc and
fatal. aud before Oh, ciniagIon OF their
ample has reached tho homes " the people.
GENTLENEN In all your enteayor- tor
the public good. whether l1okiu: 10 the
Preservation % the Constitution. The iGtec
sity OF the Union. ~ % the promotion ot
ihe varied interests VI our own State. you
may rely upon my prompt aud cordial CO.
operation.
ISRAEL wASHBNRN. JE.
BrNSEss DjvS Elsr. \ correspondent "