The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-03-09

lte fugitive sihVt fiauSe OF the .IOnSttu
ton, and the law for the suppression Of tn,
i iorpignrslave trade. are each as well enforced
perhaps. us any law ever eau he 10 cornmu
nifty where the moral Sensc OF the people III
perfectly supports tbs law itself The g,ea
body OF tho people abide by the dry lcga
o6lE.tion in both cases. and few. bsal
! over in each. This, think, Cannot be per
fec!ly cured, an4.t would be worse in. boti
Cases after TIE separation ofthc sections thar
bCrnre.
The foreign slave trade. row Imperfect,
| suppressed, would be ultimately revived with
| ont restriction in one section, while fugitiv
slaves, now only partially surrendered, woul,
not be surrendered at all by the other.
Physically speaking. we cannot separate
We cannot remove our respective section
from each other, nor build an impassabl
wall between them. A husband and wifi,
| may be divorced and. go out OF the presence
and hcyo the reach Of each other, but ih
different parts OF cur Country carnot do thi,
They cannot bpt remain face to face. and al
intercourse, either amicable or hostile, mus
conlinuc between them.
lsit possible, then, to make that intcrconrs
more advantageous or more satisfactory afte
separating than before? Can aliens make
treaties easier than friends can make laws
Can treaties be mere faithfully enforced be
tween aliens than laws among friends Sap
pose you 60 to war, you cannot fight always
"''o "H.", any, NUN ioss y" oo.'' sues a,''
;dcn,;cl oil nnos,;ons ~ 70 ,.r,. n ~ ;n, Wv
course arc o,,,;r u,,,n Won '''@'
This counfrv viii lie ins,;t,,;o,s ,,.,,nn
to the peoDe vii, ;nb,E;t !, Whonn,o ~, ~ Q,
shall grow weary Of tho ,.,;s,;n, I,n.'n.,a,.
they can exercise tlcir constitutions r;aht -
amending il or. their rnyolrt;nn,,, 80, =,
dismeuber or overthrow il "
cannot he iynora,t of III. c.ct that
worthy and patriotic. c;tizeus .re d,.s;,ons =
HAVING the Nation.l Cons,;,n,;on GOOD
ed. ''| $50
Wh;ls r r,s.o ~ ..,..:
amendments, fully rccoruize The rich,rnl
authority of the peotle over the Who'll. subj. ct
to Lc exercised in either of tho mods rr.
s,rib,d in the instrument itself and I shpnl,
under existing circumstances. Coyor rarbe,
than oppose. a fair opportunjty being atf,rd.
I'd the people to act upon it. will ycn,ur,
to add that to me the Convention mod,
seems preferable. inasmucL ms II ollows IN,
amendments to originate with the reonl,
themselves, instead of prrmit,iup ,hen r.
take or reject proposition originated nv
others not especially chosen for the p,,rnose
and which might not be precisely snrh n,
they would wish to either ncceut or rn
fuse.
understand = nr,,oscd n,,ro,t >, o.,
Constitution which amendment bnu,yer
have not sccn-has nass.d Cona,css 10 ~
effect that the Federal Govcrrmert sb, II ror
or interfere with the domestic institutions Of
the States. including that of persons held te
strTice To avoG a misconstruc,jon of whai
have said, depart from nv purpose not I,
speak Of particular amendments, SO far as ie
say tha. holding such provision 10 be now
implied as constitutional law. / have no oh
jeclions to its being made EXPRESS and ire
vocaLlc.
The Chief MAGISTRATE derives his authority
from the nronle and ,hov bovc con ;srr.i
none upon him 70 fix. times for the scpa,otior
of the States. The pcop,e themselves can d,
this also if they choose, but the Executive as
such. has nothing to do with it. HIS dulv i,
10 administer the present Government as !,
came to his hands and to transmit it min.
paired bv him TO his successor.
Why should there not be patient conf.
dcncc in the ultimate Justice Of the neo,lr a.
Is there any better or equal hone in the world
In our present differences, is either mart,
without faith of being in the right. If th,
Almighty ruler Of nations, with His ctcrno
truth and justice. be on your side Of tn,
North. or vcurs Of the South. that truth ont
that justice will surely prevail by the indr
ment of this great tribunal Of the America,
people.
By the frame of the Government nnac,
which we live, this Same neoulc have w,se,,
given their public servants but little move,
for misch,c, and haze, with eonnl wisdom
provided Tor tho return Of that little to thei
own hands at very short intervals. Will,
the people retain their virtue and vigilance
no administration by any extreme Of wick
ednrss and folly, can very seriously ininre IN,
Government. in the very shor. soace Of fou,
years.
NV countrymen onc and all think c,Im,,
and well npon This whole subject. NoIhin,
valuable can be lost br linking time. lfther
be an obicc. to hurry any of Won in hot haste
to step which Won wonld never take deli
bcrately, that object will be frustrated b,
taking time, But no good object can D.
frustrated bv il.
Such Of YOU as are now dissat,sGrd SIT,
have the old Constitution nnimpaired and
on the sensitive noint tho laws IF vonr ow,
ton wjll have 10 immediate power. if 1,
wanted to change either.
lit were admitted thai you who are dissa
tisfied hold tue right side in the dispute, Their,
still is no GOOD reason for precpitate action