The Jasper weekly courier., 1861-02-27

y iaen the power does not exist In The Legis
y la'ure. This principle h,s been recognized
: though 10 different sort Of csse. by n,
supreme court OF riy own State. &c Indi
ann Reports, p 5o1) How far the Teri
ioral Legislature may, under rs police and
: Regulating powers, encourage or discourage
any particular class Of property without m
lunworranted infringement OF vested rights
viii not now stop % inquire. This re-
gard % still an unsettled question.
\ Practically. cir. do NOT regard the points
involved In this decision OF as murh impor.
tence 10 any section as many scem 10 have
done. After oil that may be said end done
q majority Of the people in each distinct
and sovereign political community ultimate.
" settle for themselves the kind Of domes
tic institutions under which fhev viii live
Bat az a constitutional question. and AZ On
exposition Of tho Irw or the case IN this
,erdioriul question. I have, from rhr first
accepted this decision and hsve only 70 re
grei ihat The country. generally, has mo-
beer willing 70 do 90 also. would murh pre-
fer even now as common platform apon
which al maht stand, the consprv,rve doc
frines contnined in II. Ohcr theories. how
ever, prevailed IN The -con'esf',hrourh which
we have just passed. Though. ~ . minority
vote, vet under the forms Of the Coasii'n.
'ion, President h-s been elected on plat
form denying 70 stockholders anv psriirina
tion as such in fhe common Tr-ritnries. and
sineis,irr upnr The rowo- md in'v of C,a-
qress n cxc'nic slavery from ~ 'hrsr Ter
rifcrirs. This Il in direct conillc' with the
decision 70 which have referred. upon nny
cnns'rrr'ion placed upon II. nnd,in nv onin,
lion. oiTrnslvlv urins' 10 The rronle or fhe
southern S'a'es. There a nc ianying ~ Fact
that this result. whether well founded or
mt. has filled The Fou'hern mind with feel
Iings Of the deepest apprehension, md has
alrendv produced a mosf disasrons effect in
many NJ The southern States. For mrseif.
sir. dnerlv rerrrf fhc course which several
of The southern S'rfre hive taken Az m
stairrc' proposition. do mt corcede 'hr
right of secession, in tie sense in which
II IL claimed bv the seeding States. I car
but regard their prcreed.rrs es revolution
ary, rnd suhvcrsivo Or the Constitution; hu'
n Il or no use now ~ arrrc ihrs- ahs'rarfl
propositions King George rrr 'houghi that
orr fatherE had norzh'io secefs from lim;l
and Technically. according 70 the thcnriesl
af his Government. they hri not. Pn, Siil.
they did II. IN spifo Of british hayonstsl
they claimed 10 be The exclusive iudrsa NJ
the extent n their rrevarcrs. and ~ The
mode n reir-es Many Of The eonlhcrn
Sf.tee sre evidently inien 'inr 10 pct on 'hc
Har,e theories Their success II question
To- 'he fs'ure ~ solve.
When y revolution IA successful. iis hc-
-nrs nre voted pn,rin's: when Il fails. ~
leaders nre denounced ~ rabels. IN this, aT
h I'll other hazards. snccrssi II everything.
The seeding States IRE already ont y
re Union. SO far ss any action they can
axe can place them ont. On their p,rf. ~
cast, secession and disunon are accom-
,iishrd facts. The secession movement
= s,ill onward and gathers strength cs nh
progresses. The great question Of The time
=. can anything bc done n arrest the rev.
,Iulicn now upcn nsl believe. sir, thai
'vrn VI, il i IN ihc power or the present
Congress- 10 inuinfe such measures % will
,rrps' Tho movement IN All tho States vet In
he Union. and such as will, sooner or later.
ninre The return ~ thorc which have e..
.eded. To a. this, I rernrd II - paramount
however, 'hai The public peace en- u b. IRE
1erved. Everyting coneisicns with honorl'
md natrio'jsm should be done n prevent 'he
'heddInr OF frnfernal blood. To This hight
consideration al minor quos'ions, At least
o. tho present IN my judgment. Ought %
.emnin subordinate I, Il The duty OF The
thief Executive Of The nation 70 take care
haiti The laws be faithfully executed; md 20
his end IL is clearly his duty % use all prop,
n and reasonable efforts 70 enforce tho laws
md % protect the property belonging 70 'ha
United Sta'es.. The extent 70 which he
hall use the physical force OF the Govern-l
ncnt for these purposes. however, ] regard t;
i dcpendcn, upon the peculiar circnmstan- !
'es which shall attend cuch particular case
ls Il may nrise. Each cnse OF rrsistanoe !.
,alls for the exercise Or sound discroIionl