The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-07-13
A Voice FROM HenTy CRY.


"He has caused things to i've Which
cannot die, though he hhnSslf AdeadS
but il you wish 10 converse with Aisn h0
still lives and speaks his wOrkA ~ RsmeH
Extract LIST, pagc 14s,' 81 vol. spsechej
of Henry Clay: C0ItOH. ~ z :
"But the means 70 which have. .alrAAdEa
adverted are not the only ones which this
third class Of ultra Abolitionists Ne .em..
ploying 10 effect their ultimate end They
began their operations BY ptOssaaAsk go
employ only persuasive mealsa' 10 cpl eala
ing to the humanity and cnlighteninG the,
understandings oft slavchOlding pgrticn
Of the Union. II there were sOme kind.
ness In this avowed motive, Il musa - GGs
knOwledged that there WIS rather q t1i8g
sumptuous display also Of an aAsnnsA -
periority in intelligence and kn0wIet b.
For some time they continued 70 4ka,
these appeals to our interest |. bat 4lkbaS
tient with the slow influence Of t6siE kRi6
upon our stupid minds, they receptlE r..
solved ID change their Ayass@ of iactioh.
To the agency Of their powers e pes1eh-
sion, they now propose TO sq6nhetp "a
powers OF the ballOt.box and 6G nt h@
blind, indeed, to what Is pasEinR lars
us, who does not perceive that a. lkssIe,s
aLle tendency Of their pr6SesdinR& o. %,
these should be found insufficient @ ia- :
woke, finally, the more potent powefG IL
the yonet."-[lSS9.l -
Extract Cd, page 47V, 81 vol. abSSShea, ;
&C.: tNt. .sI
"But what are the securities fof the.
maintenance Of Southern Rightk con.
nected with that peculiar instituti6t (sls'
very)? In the first place. there b that
sense of truth, that sense Of justiGa hteh I;
appertains to enlightened men, 10 Christ
ian men. In the next place, there q he
Constitution If the United StateSIS With
the oath which ell take 70 ahids ~ tlAea
Constitution. Next there b . ns6ssi(yi
for the concurrence Of both branches Of
Congress before any act Of legialaticn in.,
f1icting wrong upon the Southern pes
tion Of the country could take nlack->s
Then there Il the veto Of the Presidaa1 q,
the United States, applicable to any an-,
constitutional legislation which uiIskts
take place in reference to that tpsligntl9a. ,
Last Of all, with regard to. peaeaeA aaa
civil remedies, there is the SlpsnHie Cert
Of the United States, ready d 'psespanc
the annulment Of any Uueoaaeeil16llaI
law which might nconstituliosall i1ilr
such right; and there ia also'k zlss ct
responsibility on the part Of Senator and
Representatives to their constitaenta--
But last, though trust in God tie aNoa-
sion for its exercise will never aFsseg tAegs
is that right Of resort to arsnsf aAAaseU
make forciblc resiSteUee WliGn cppeakl
and tyranny become InsuppGssskz rs
OS50)
Extract Sd, p. SI6. Cd vol. spssskS b:
"What was the security WhSahf ShG
South would possess In this Saed sfy
Sooner or later, the Prssidsak -@o.I4 u
in a majority himself Bet Y RaY
Of Congress should put itaelf g Q11pt
tion to the interest Of the Soat4 AzlIlg
Presidents nor vct0es would assE = bis'
tect it. Its own resolution, iasza sslsss
its own indOmitable deter eszsn ~
maintain It's rights against alI - kse..s
and these alone, could, IN t6ak t1bee
hold Southern interests" (te .sFs 'f'o
Extract 4. p. 600. Sd vol. spes
"Mr. President, ! hare hs wisA im
and regret, c0udFualiOH .dsI IL 6ss.t
made, that the selltuAiE ol q S
becoming familiar. I'hope st AZ
to South Carolina. I e ~
my duty, what the shUIs
seems u regard a. kIG -
morrow, unfnsl1itiso tn
upjustly, I Nsyet ~
banner. owe q -
| the v,hniS Hate - =
own State. Nla1
when h has . e.
tyrsmy aud wFs ~
ierahls arie0p-.EN
tunes but g ~
never VIII q
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