M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-03-07

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the different parts Of om country can
not do this. They can not but remain
face to face, and an intercourse either
amicable or hostile must continue be
tween them. 1t is impossible, then
to make that intercourse more advan
tageous or more satisfactory after Sci
arating than belorel Can aliens make
treaties easier than hiends can make
llaws2 Can treaties be more faithfully
enforced between aliens than laws
among friendsl Suppose you 90 ia
war, you cannot fight always, and
when, after much loss on both sides
there is no gain on either, you cease
fighting. The old identical question
as to the terms Of intercourse is upon
you. This country, with its institu,
tiOns, belongs to the people who in
habit it.
Whenever they shall grow weary
Of the existing Government, they can
exercise their Constitutional right oI
amending it, or their revolutionary
right to dismem5er or overthrow it. !
can not be ignorant of the fact that
many worthy and patriotic citizens Of
are desirous of having the national
Constitution amended. While | make
no recommendations of amendments,
| fully recognize the rigEHtul authority
Sof ne people over the whole subject,
to be exercised in either Of the modes
prescribed in the instrument itself,
and should, under existing circuln.
stances, favor rather than oppose fair
opportunity beins offered to the peo.
pie to act4fp6f It.
will venture to add that to me the
Convention mode seems preferable,
inasmuch as it allows the amendment
to originate with the people themsel-
yes, instead only Of permitting them
to take or reject the proposition origi-
mated by others not especially chosen
for the purpose, and which might not
be precisely such as they would not
wish to either accept or refuse.
understand a proposed amend.
ment to the. Constitution - which
amendment, however, have not seen
has passed Congress, to the effect
that the Federal Government shall
never interfere with the domestic in.
stitutions of the States, including that
Of persons held to service. To avoid
a misconstruction OF what have said,
| depart from my purpose to speak Of
particular amendments so far as to say
that, holding such provision as the
one now implied to be constitutional,
| have no objection 70 its being made
express and irrevocably. The Chief
Magistrate derives all his authority
from the people, and they have con
ferred none upon him to fix terms,ior
the separation Of the States. The
people themselves can do this also if
they choose, but the Executive, as
such, has nothing to do with it. Ills
duty is to administer the present Gov
erament as it came to his hands, and
to transmit it unimpaired by him to
his successor. Why should there not
be q patient confidence in the ultimate
justice OF the peoplel
Is there any better or equal hope in
the worldl In our present differences
is either party without faith or being
in right Of the Almighty Ruler of Ma
tions, with this eternal truth and jus.
tice on our side Of the North or on
yours of the South, that truth and that
justice will surely prevail by the judy
ment of this great tribunal - tho
American Yeoplel
BY the trainers Of the Government
under which we live, this same peo-
ple have wisely given their public ser
wants but little power for mischief,
and have with equal wisdom prCvI-
ded for the return Of that little to
their own hands al very short inter.
walls. While the people retain their
virtue aud vigilance no Administra'
ton, by any extreme of wlckedness OF
folly, ca. very seriously injure the
Government in the short space Of foul
years. My couutrymen, one and all
think calmly nd well upon this whole
subject. Nothing valuable 'can be
J lost by taking time. If there be ar
object to hurry any OF you in hot haste
to a step which you would never take
deliberately, that object will be frus
trated by taking time; but no goOc
object can be frustrated by it. Sucf
of you as are now dissatisfied still
have the old Constitution unimpaireC
and on the sensitive point the laws o
your own framing under it, while the
new Administration will have no i'm
mediate power, if it would, to changC
either. Ii it were admitted that you
who are dissatisfied, hold the righ
side in the dispute, there still is NJ
single good in reason for percipitat
action. Intelligence. patriotism
Christianity. and a firm reliance OF
rI.. II. Loo roro. ,.ot Ra,aol,o,, tl,;