The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-01-24
NO.43!

$ mined on p aciical grounds. Voted for
0 enabling acls in the eases Of o. egon. MINI
) nesota and Kansas, without being abe to
secure In them such provisions AS | would
: ave preferred, and yet voted wiseIy.-
, SO now. | am well satisfied that. under
existing circumstances, happy and sat-
islaclory solution OF ills diff ;ullies in tbe
remaining territories would b. obtained
-!by similar laws, providing Tor tIeir organ.
" ton. II such organization were other
wise Practicable. IT, therefore, Kansas
were admitted as Slae aGd,r thesWf-
and lite Constitution, as | think she onght.
|, to be. aud II tie organic laws OF all the
|, other terri orlrs could be repe aled, could
vote to authorize the organ zation and aa-
mission o two new States, which 81 lonld
include them, reseIviug the right to effect
subdivisions OF then WHENEVER negesssry
INTO several convenient States; but do
not lind that such reservations could be
cohslltulionally made. Without them. the
ulierior embsrrassments which would rs-
suit from the hasty ylncOrPoration of States
I OF such vast extent and various interests
and character, would outweigh all the i'm.
mediate advantages Of such d MEASURE
put II the measure were practicable,
should prefer different coorse, namely:
When the eccentric movements Of seces-
sion and dlsunon snail have ended, in
NH tsIer form that end may come, and
the angry excitement of the hour shall
have subsiGed, and calmness once more
shall have resumed its accustomed swav
over lbe public mind; then. and not until
then, one. TWO. or three years hence, |
should cheeriulIy advise convention of
the people 10 &c assembled 10 pursuance to
The Constitution, 10 consider and decide
whe iher any and-what amendments Of the
organic national law ought to be made.
I A Republican now, as | have hereto.
fore been member Of other parties exist,
ing in my dav, nevertheless hold and
cherish as | always have done, the princ.
pie that this Govcrnmsnt exists IN its pres-
ent lorm only by the consent of tie GOV
csned, and that it is as necessary as wise,
TO resort to the people for revision OF The
organic law, whenrhe troubles and dan
gers Of the Stale certainly transcend the
powers delegated by it to the putlic au-
Ithorltles. Nor ought the suggestion to
excite surprise. Government is a ma.
'hinc, This is the most complex one tha.
The mind of man ever invented or the hand
OF man has ever framed. Perfect as il is,
Ilt ought 70 be expected that il w.ll at
least as often as once century. require
some modification TO adopt it to the
changes Of society, aud alterations Of en-
pire. ri. .iea.s ~
LAwsAGAINsT THE INVASION Of STATES.
FcurIhly. l hold myself ready now, as
always heretofore, 10 vote for auy proper
ly guarded laws which shall be deemed
necessary to prevent mutual nvasions of
States by citizens Of 9th Sta'es, and pun.
ish those who shall aid and abet them.
AL IS MT Lot.
And now. Mr.. President, what are the
auspices Of The couDtrl?. know that we
are in the midst Of alarms, and somewhat
exposed to accidents unavoidable 10 sea-
SONS Of templuous passions. We already
have disorder, and whence has begun.
l know not 10 what extent it may 20, sill
my faith In the Constitution and the I'm.
ion abides. be ause my faith in the wis
dom and virtue of the American people
remaius unsh,ken-c lness, calmness,
and resolution are elements of their char
acier. They have been temporarily dis
placed but they ave ::re.appearing soon
enough, | trust, fr .afety 1t will be
seen that .seditiOn and vioem,e are only
local and temporary, and that loyalty and
affection 10 The Union als the natural SEN
tmen!s OF the whe,e coantty. WI atever
dangers there shall be, there will be a
determination 10 meet them; whatever
sacrifices. private orrublic, shall be need
ful, they will be made. .. ..
Tile Nation'S Mssionnatye yet FULFILLED.
feel lsure that the hour has not vet
come for this great lion to fall. This
people. which has been studying to be-
come wiser and bitter as it has grown
older, is not peryerse or wicked enough
to deserve 80 dreadful and s.v we're pun
ishment as dissolution. This Union has
no; yet accomplished VI at good for man
kind was manifrslly designed by Him who
appoints the seas ms aud prescribes the
duties of States and Empires.
No. sir; if it were cast down by faction
to day, it would rise again, and re.appear
in all its majestic proportions tomorrow.
1t is tie only Government that can stand
here. Woe, We to the man that madly
lifts his hand against it! 1t shall continue
aud enfur-, and msn in afIeitimcs shalt
declare that this generation, which saved
the Union fom sudden and unlocked for
dangers, surpa>srs in niasnanimity even
that one which laid lis IounF atoms in the
eternal principles tf Iieerry, justice and
humanity, sa r..t ..
SIGNIFICANT REMINI7 cENcE pF FILLMoRE's
ADMINISTRATIONS. When about ten years
ago, Milhar,! Fillmore was President of
the United States, aud the froIicsome
Palmettoes threatened to cut up some OF
their old shines. that excellent Executive
Officer caused strong body of troops to
be quietly put into Fort Moultries. The
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