Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-03-12
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legal obligation in both cases. and few
oreak over IN each. This. l think, cannot
be perfectly cured, and IL would be yrt.rse
III Douh cases alter the separation Of the
sections than before. The foreiy, slaro
trade. now imperfectly suppressed. wouId
be imper(ectly revived without resurrection
IN one section, while fugitive slaves now
only partially surrendered, would NOT be
given up at all by the other.
Physically speaking. we cannot senarats.
we cannot remove cur respective sections
from each other, nor build an impassabie
wall between them. A husband and wife
may be divorced, and 20 out Of the prosenca
OF and beyond the reach Of each other: hut
the different parts Of our country cannot do
this They cannot but remain face to face.
and intercourse. either aSaicably or hostile.
must continue between thJs=. Is al possi,
bic. then, to make that intercourse more
4 AavaniaSeons CT more satisfactory after
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treaties better than friends CIR, male io--r
/ Can treaties be more faithfully e,forrcd
I between aliens than laws can amono
! friends? Suppose YOU 20 10 war. Won c,n,
not fight always. and when, after much loss
on both sides. aud no gain on either. Won
cease fighting. the identical questions as 10
the terms Of intereOurse are again upon
you. This country, with its institutions
belongs T. the people who inhabit it
whenever they grow weary of the existing
/ government, they can exercise their cnusti.
tu'ional rights in amending, or their reyo-
iutiUnary right 10 dismember or overthrow
/ IL.
cannot be ignorant Of the fact thai many
worthy and patriotic citizens arc desirons
OF having the national Constitution amend.
cd. While make no recommendation Of
amendment, fully recognize the full
authority Of the people over the whole
subject, to be exercised in either OF the
modes prescribed IN the instrument itself.
and L should, under existing circumstances
favor either Of them, fair opportunity be-
ing afforded tho people TO act upon it. 1
shall venture to add that to me a convention
seems probably the best, in that IL deems
amendments to originate with the people
themselves, instead Of only permitting them
to take or reject the propositions originated
by others not especially chosen for the
purpose. and which might not be nreciselv
such as they would wish either to accent or
refuse.
L understand prcb0sed amendment 10
the Constitution, which amendment. how
ever, have not seen, has passed Conpress
to the effect that the Federal Government
shall never interfere with the domestic
institutions Of States, including that Of
persons held to service. To Avoid miscon,
struction of what have said, I denRrt from
my purpose not 20 speak Of particular
amendments so far as 70 say that holding
such provision to be now implied eousti.
tutional law, have no objection TO its be-
ing made express and irrevocsble.
! The Chief Magistrate derives all bis
authority from the people, and they have
conferred none upon him to fix the terms
1 for the separation Of the States. The neo-
/ pie themselves alone can do this /. tbcy
choose, but the Executive, as such. has
! nothing to do with it. His duty is tc adj
minister the present Government as it came
to his hands, and to trausmitit unimpaired
by him to his successor. Why should there
not be a patient confidence in the ultimate
| justice OF the people? Is there any better
or equal hope in the world? In cur pres-
ent differences, is either party without faith
! in the right? If the Almighty Ruler of
nations, with His eternal truth and iustice
/ be on your side Of the North. or YOURS Of
! the South. that truth and justine will pre-
vail by the judgment of this great tribunal.
( the great American people.
by the frame Of the Government under
which we live, this same people have wise
/ IL given their public servants bu, little
power for mischief, and have, with eoual
wisdom, provided for the return Of that
little to their hands at very short intervals
While the people retain their yirtue and
vigilance. no administration, or auv ex-
treme wickedness Of folly, can very seri-
Ously injure the Government in the short
space OF four years.
My countrymen, one and all, think calm.
/ ~ and we'll upon this whole subject
Nothing valuable can be lost BY taking
time. II there be an object TO hurry any
OF You IN bot haste to step which you
would never take deliberately. that object
will be frustrated by taking time. But no
good object can be frustrated BY j.. Such
of you a. are Low dissatisfied. still have the
old Constitution unimpaired, and. on the
sensitive point, the laws Of your OWE fran.
ing. Under it, by the new Administration.
you will have no reason to expect a change.
If 1t were admitted that yO1 who are dis
satisfied bold the right side Of dispute.
there still is no single reason for precipitate
action. Intelligence, patriotism, christian
Ity. and firm reliance on Him who has
never Yet fOrsaken this favored land, are
still competent TO adjust in the best vav
al our present difficulties.
In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow.
countrymen, and not in mine. is the mo-
menteus issue Of civil war. The Govern.
meDt will not assail You. You can have no
conflict without being yourselves the az.
Gressor. u on have no oath registered in
heaven 70 destroy this Government, while
/ shall have the most solemn oath 20 pre-
serve, protect and defend it,
am 10th to close. We are not enemies.
hut friends. We must not be enemies
ThSugh passion may have strained, il must
not break our bonds of action. The MYSTIC
chords of memory. stretching from every
battle field aDd patriotic grave to every
living heart and hearthstone all over this
broad land, will again swell the chorus of
Union, when again touched, as surely they
will be, by the better angels of our nature.
A. LINCOLN.
VERY EMBARRASSING on Born SruEs
is strange what odd mistakes sometimes
will happen when ladies are going shopping.
4 nice, precise old bachelor, the very pink
Of poiiteness. and essence Of digniiied pro.
prIeiy. is the owner Of the principal "dry
gods, emporium OF one of our large vii
lagos. lie regards the ladies as "fearful
ami wonderful lis a little afraid of them.
to confess the truth, and as the saying goes.
wouldn't touch Que Of them with a ten.foos