Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-03-14

circumstances, favor rather thar Op-
pose a lair opportunity being offered
the people TO &C. upon it. / will ven
ture 10 add that to me the Conven.
iion mode seems preferable, inasmucb
as il allows the amendments to orig.
mate With The people themselves,
instead only OF permitting them to
take OF reg ct a proposition originated
by others rot especially chosen for
that purpose, and which might not be
. precisely such ashley would wish to
either accept or refuse. | under.
stand proposed amendment to the
Constitution, which amendment. how.
!, ever, ] have not seen, has passed
Congress. 10 the effect that the Fed.
: eral Government shall never interfere
with the DIT mtstic institutions of the
States, including that Of PERSONS held
} to service.
To avoid misconsfruction OF what
Il have said, ] depart from my pur-
J pose to speak of particular amend.
: ments SO far as 10 say hat holding
such a provision to The nov implied
5 constitutional law. ] have no objection
TO lis being Llade express and irrevo-
cable. The Chief Magistrate derives
? all his authority from the people, and
they have conferred lone upon him
D to fix terms for the separation of The
+, States. The people themselves can
e do this also If they choose, but the
Executive, as such, has nothing TO
! co with it, His doiy is 10 admins
: ter, to preserve the government as it
+, came to his bands, and iotransmit
it, uDimpaired by him. to bis success.
u OF. Why should there not be pa
$ tient confidence in the Ultimate JUS
tice of the people? Is there any
I better or equal hope in the world? :
: In our present difference, is eithet
! party without faith or being in sight
9 of the Almighty Ruler Of nations
With His Eternal truth and justice be
n on our side Of the North OF on your
Il side Of the South that truth and jus.
: tlce will surely prevail by the judg.
$ M ut Of this great tribunal, the
$ American people. by I'll form O
i the Government under which We live
o this same people have wisely giver
J. their public servants bu, little power
IT lor mischief, aud have. with equa
It wisdom, provided for The return o
II that little to their OVID hands at very
IS short intervals, while The people re-
o tain their virtue and vigilance. M
q administration, or exirrme of wick
It edness or folly Can very seriously in
y jure the Government in the very
o short spare Of four Years My coun
o irymen. one and all, lhink calmly
+ and we'll upon this subject. Nothing
: valuable Can he lost by taking time
II If there be an oljec, to hurry any o
: yon ia not haste to Q step which yol
e never would take deliberately, thai
! object will be frustrated by taxing
e time. but no good object can be frus
e trated by 1t. Such of you as are
: pow dissati. fed still have the oIt
IL Constitution unimpaired, ami on III.
r sensitive point the laws of your owr
ii framing under it, while the new adj
; minislrati"n will have no immediate
! power If it voulC 20 change eishtr.-
j II it were admitted that you sho are
Il dissatisfied hold the right side 10 tn,
$ dispute. there is no single good rea-
;, son for. precipitate action. Intel.i-
gence, patriotism. christianity. and a
t firm reliance 10 Him who his never
forsaken this favored band, are still
competent TO adjust in the best way
all our present difficulties. IN your
hands, my Dissatisfied c0untr, men.
and not in mine, is the momentous
issue OF civil war. {; The Government
will not assail You. You can hav,.
no conflict without being yourselves
the aggressors. You have no oath
registered in Heaven to destroy the
Government, while shall have the
most solemn one to preserve, protect.
and defend il. am 10th to Close.
We are not enc mics, bu. friends: we
must not BE- enemies, though passion
may have strained. it must mol breah
or bonds Of affection. The mystic
chords of memory, stretching from
every battlefield and patriot grave
to every loving heart and hearth.
stone all over this broad land, will vet
swell the chorus Of the Union, when
it again touches-as surely it will
the better angels Of our nature.
THE N~RTH AND THE SaurH-Ini,
1Sf0 fhp N,rth.yn St.tos I'll