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heretofore. Do you stand in doubt as to the

heretofore. Do you stand in doubt as to the
! sentiments of Maryland IN this crisis?
refer you to our recent election. refer you to
our honorcd and patriotic Delegation in Con.
eresS. DO you want more c,dence? You
sha Il have it st the next election. But YOU
want to come your South Carolina and Vii GIN
in games over US. You will he DISAPPOINTED
1hIce-fonrlnS of the people Of Maryland are
for sustaining the Federal Government in put.
ting down this rebellion, which is waged hy
the powers Of hell against God and humanity,
wcinyte you therefore, to dry up" Wewant
none of your iE.ulrce tionary conduct. You
talk violating the CONSERVATION and laws!-
You plunge the dagger tn the innocent hears
of your victim, and think me a tyrant if
mock you down while you are tiving to
escape from the hellish dec I'd. You and those
whom you support, butcher in the streets of
Baltimore, the brave men who have marched
from their own iiIcSIdes in the far North and
East to protect you " hen you were too cow
andy to protect yourself. You burn bridges,
blow up pubic works, and destroy millions
OF dollars worth OF property belonging 10 oar
oun Siu'P. in order that this internal rebellion
may triumph Over the Constitution and laws,
anu "h"eyon are dong all this. you are
couly asking the protection of the Cunstitu.
tl"n and LAYS But you may deny that Won do
this lfSo, why have you not a word ofcondcm.
nation for those whose hands are now rcck,ng
with the bleed Of the Innocent You rn,l-
mate that the people Of the South have decided
that Their wrongs were intorTable, or that
they would be bsnefHtd by dissolution of
the Union That is false. The pcOpie of no
State have so decided. But they have been
d.csirca and where deception was no, ava liza.
bic. farce was lesort.d to- This yon know.
You say" it is not contendcd that gu, fore.
fathers were the victims Of intoltrable op.
preston" Lave you ever read the Dec lara
llon Of Independence IT you have not. reed
It. iou are frLSc or ii is ON thus point
Perhaps the Declaration and those who
framed and adopted it lied, aud you are III
ialhble You tell us that Burke saws
that ii law cannot be enforced without the
polrer to enforce it, "Touch>lunc SAYS so
too But 1--WE the people" have to enforce
the laws Of the nation and we" intend to
d" it. Do you under stand that " logic o.
Thieves you say. - for ,hcir robbery
| have authority when judges steal thrmscvrs'"
You must have been consulting Floyd Cobb
rhompson & Co! If you like tEcir authority.
follow their example You say that .Cotr-
clon finds no authority III the Consultation. -"
General Washington marched Is 900 men
| INTO Pennsylvania TO put down rebel ion.-
Was thai Coercion? Did he violate the Con.
stiuton! Did John Tyler violate the Con.
s'ltn'ion when he sent troops from the South
INTO Rhode Island But "corrcion finds no
authority in the Constitution ~ Is there No
authority in the Constitution for "pu,ting
down instructions and to rcpel invssions g
! Does 1t not give Congress the power to ''make
all h0wS rhlth sh0H be necessary to " suppress
| instruction and TO Iepel INVASION" auG for
carrying INTO execution all porerS vested in
the Government by the Constitution e. See
loth clause OF VIII Sec. LIST Art. Con. The
| Constitution is the very basis Of :" COERCION. :"
1t is the ioun1al ton Of all tar. and the enforce
mcnt of the law is Coercion" The right
to coerce delinquent State is as absolute as
II is to c"erce delinquent individual And
the good of The whole demands that this
right shoE be exercised Is his " logic ~
worthy OF Your notice. PRAY notice +"
it! Read the Constitution
| You say cauowi, d.c that the majority
Of The measures adopted by the Government
are without warrant III ordinary times. -
You utter falSehooG, and you know it,
You are quite familiar with Scripture. Yon
give us the case of Abraham and Lot as an
| also, draw parallel belW cen he SecessinniSts
and Their prototypes, the SudomiteS! But
! You ask me some more questions. To No. |
| say the" whole South " isnot" tral;orous. y
| Therefore, to suhiugate the traitors is not to
>uhjugate the South! told you that be-
fore why do you ask it again? Can you
not comprehend an intelligent answer? To
your End say yeS, when as now hrllish
rebellion with the Devil and jeff, Davis as
chiefs, are upon us To your Bird say yes.
To your 4th. say if the Constitution is to
be dlsleearJed " the minority, and they hav"
as aon sag, the right to overthrow it, then the
m1jorHy have no rights! How do you Ike
tins 'logic!' To your 9Th | say that the
ongma'ors of This rebellion are responsible for
the enormous evils growing out Of it, and
have no doubt, from their character, that
they are the " only" persons who "enjoy "
th.m! Do you like this logc! To your
9th | say, the Government! may shear the
wolf and the dSs, too. if you are prepared
for the operation, though am free 10 say
| that in the Ia Ter case, Uncle Sam " will
not get mu"h wool He may get little
"rn'l"n !" !!Gw 4" Won like this logic g.
! 10 these ANSWERS merit your notice g.
Your "Seriui'm and " in erienso," and
"ntori0i being tools scarcely ever used
at the smithing business, | am not familiar
with them. | shall not venture to use them !
Please let the hear fr'Ym you through The
Democrat again soon Do make your article
short Give us much in little. McsSrs. Van.
derford and Ewing have both given us gentle
hints of our = winiy" properties. | have
been long long because You were so. have
been on the defensive. But don't be dIscour-
| dafd give a little more Of your " Hail Co.
lumba ~ Yours truly.
JAMES TouCHsToNE.
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