Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-03-08

ty frame and pass Law by means oi whic
to keep good that unanimous oath
There is some difference Of opinion wheth
er this clause should he enforced by nationa
or State authority, but surely that dderenc
is not Il very material one. If the above j
to be surrendered, it can he of but little con
sequence to him or to others by which au
thority it is to b. done, and should any ont
in any case be content that his oath shoult
90 unkept on merely unsubstantial eontro
vcrsy as to how it shah be kept.
TIE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW SHOULD DE HUMANE
Again in any law upon this subjectough
not all the safeguards of liberty known ii
civilized and humane jurisprudence to be in
troduccd so that free man be not in any
case surrendered as a slave, and might it not
be we'll at the same time to provide by law
for the enforcement OF that clause in the
constitution which guarantees that the citi'
zeus OF each state shall bc entitled to all the
/ privileges and immunitios Of citizens in the
several States
! take the official oath to-day with no
mental reservations and with no purpose to
I construc the Constitution or laws by any
/ hvppcriticIl rules, and while do not choose
now 70 specify particular Of Congress as
proper to be enforced, do suggest that it
will be mach safer for ali, both in official and
private stations, 10 conform to and abide by
al Use acts which stand unrepcalcd than to
violate any Of them, trusting to find impu
nifty in having them held to be unconstitu-
tianal.
THE UNION PERPETUAL.
|, is scvcntv-two wears since the first inaa-
guratinn of Il President under our national
cor stitution. Daring that period fifteen
Diff rent and greatly distinguished citizens
have in SUCCESSION administered the executive
branch Of the = government They have con
Quoted it through many pcrils, and generally
with great slcc -. Yet, with all this scope
for precedent, now enter upon the same
task, tor the brief constitutional term Il
tour wears. und,r great and peculiar difficult
~. \ disruption of the Federal Mon here
tlinre only mcnlccd, is now tJrmiltaly at
tcmp,cI.
hold that in contemplation Of universal
law and Of the Constitution, the union 81
these States is perpetual. Pcrpetuity is i'm
Piled. if no; expressed, in the fundamental
law Of all national government. Il Is safe
t. assert that ~ Coyornmcn; proper ever hid
a provision in its organic law Tor is own ter
mination. Continue to execute all the eS-
pre- provisions of our National Coust!tu-
ton. and the Union VIII endure lrrsY'r, Il
b in. impossible t. destroy 1t EXCEPT hy sfnc
action not provided for in the instrument It
self
Astin, il the United States Re MT GOV
eminent proper, bat an association Of &tstes
in the nature o. a contract merely, can It y
contract be pnacclbly uomade by less than
all the parties who made it? One party t
a contract may violate or brsak it,s9 Il speak.
hlt does 1t NJ, require all II lawfully r2seIud
lit?
Descending from these genera priHziF'es.
we find the proposition thar, in lrT ceatau-
/ patton, the Juron i.psrgetual, confirmed by
/ the history of the Union is If The lniln
Is much o.dr than the Constitution. l.
WIS formed in fact hy the articles Of assari1-
ton in IVA. 1t was m.tlrel and e5ntin.
ucd by the declaration Of independence IN
l116. X was further naturci and tie faith
Of all tie then thirteen S.a.ps expressly
4 plishtel and engaged that it should be pr
petual. hv the articles of confederation II
LIS, and finally ia l7>7.
One Of the declared etiae.. fer erdsiniaa
and Is, lb.isAjuE tie Constitution MS {
,rm IN TT perfect onion; but il dcstrae
u " vi lnt n'H' ny on ~ = l@ss 't!a
81 ''e states y. I'"'""t sim 'ie III >.
= -, '"H" ,N,'ra 'Ac '"'''"'l'i'' "'f'i {
l1st the vital element Of p'ruetai'y.
sfrr>sinN INsURUrcI!oNtGi- I'M tSloS y
EEoSEN-THE LAWS WILL EE EEEerIgR.
II fo.l vs.. from tLc.r views That TO Sat,
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800 NJ. ~. III. III 80.
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So -! -,
So, -; -.
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! tbrr,.,..r. r'.,.;5.r ,st in v;sy NJ n,
Constitution ami the laws, the Uais i. an
broken, and 10 the extent ni nv aAlL;y
shall iHNe cT'. as the t'u'tiiAiian ltse.l -
pTea'ly cnilr'es al 3l me- thai tAe LAWS %
the h'9n Leg lalt ia.'y 'Arra'ed - al u
states. u la- tAi' | te,m - et " ii s'ia
: pic aaty IN my lArt and siIrl 7 rlafm l
- lar as lrHri' DE, unless my ~ !tlu
masters, the IN! reIu people shall "ttaai
the rrqu-i'ion, ur ~ some AUTHORITATIVE
manner direct the CONTRARY.
gLo7psurp UNNECESSARY.
T.r,s..,li..,,.;l ~, l.,-.,.rl l.s., ,,,.,,
60 ~. 80 -
{ lni4u. { nj it VIII coustituti4uaitH Der
a"d maintain lt>gH. In DONG t#tts ter
he Us t. he no b! ois.ed or 'l'I -nc", an
there saal! be- none .n.e,s It be breed up
s the national authority.
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