The Plymouth weekly Democrat., 1861-03-07
The power condded in me will be used TO hold

and inposts: but, cesuud what nav be necessary
Cor these objects, there will be invasion, using
OF force agalnst among people anywhere. -
Where hostility the United States ir any interi-
Or locality shall BE great and universal to
prevent competen. resident citizens from holding
Federal Offices. tl.re will be attempt t. force
obnoxious stfaH the feopls tiat otcs /.
While the strict legal right M " exist in the gov
ernInent to enforce the exercise ot these Offices,
the attempt to do Guild ts irritating, and %
nearly inprlcticabs Hi.h..., That deem it better
u tUTego for time the use OF such Offices.
The mails, un'ess repslled. will contin:e - be
furnished in AL parts ofthe Union so far as posi-.
Dle anG the people ererYw here shall have that sem
perfect security which - most f.y or,,bc &c calm
thoughts and reflection. The Course here indica
ted viii ba followed. unless current events and -S
pefence shall show modification OK change to be
proper. ~ in erery case and exiseney my best
discietlO 81 .e exercised according 10 circum-
stances c.raly existing. aHd with = view and u
hope of i pe;,ccru solution OF the national troubles
ana the restoration Of the traternal sympathy ami
/ affection
That there are persons in cae section or another
who seek 10 destroy ,hs Union al al events, fni
are glad Of any pre.ext 10 do it. will neither al
iirn or deny; but If thsrs be such, need address
+ no word to them. To tho =, however, who really
! love the Union, iaay not speak? Before enter
in" upon SD gs1yes matter the de, trustiOn of
our National fabric, with all its benefits its memo
ries and hopes. wouldit not he wise to ascertain
preyiously why We do sol Will YOU hazard 80 t!es-
perste step lille there is any possibility shat
portion of the ills you iv from have no real exist
ence7 Will you, while tho certain ills you fly
FROM, will yourisk the commission Of SO fearful
mistake?
Aii profess to bo content in The Union. If all
eur rights Caii 5e ma stained Is it true, that any
ri:h. plainly written ia the Constitution. has been
denied think Happily the human mind
IS s. constituted that no party reach to ths
iudici'y ci doing this. Think, il YOU can of
single instance ia which plainly written provision
OF the Constitution has been denied.
II by The iaere force of numbers. IL majority
shall deprive II minority OF a clearly written Con
sitn;ional right il might, in u moral point of view
Justify cluton. Ii certainly would, ii such
right was vital one. But such ia not the case =
The vital right of ninorites and of individuals are
SO plainly a-srei % taem hy .tlirrna'icns and lc
gal guarantee. and prohibitions ia the Constitu-
.ien, tsa. controversies never ..rise con"elnag
them. Bet no organic law can be framed
with provision especially applicable 20 ever.
question which may in it, nra tlcal -ldra .
is;ration. No foresight. Anticipate any
document OF ireasOuAbo length contain expression
forall possible questions.
Shall fusiiives from labor be surrendered ty n.-
'ional or state authorities he Constitution
does not expressly SAY Mus, Conucss protect
slavery in the territories The Coiis'lio.. does
spring ali constitutional contrsv e,.iss and
v. divi'ie gTeu t!leEi INTO ma orties aid ,nuorl
ties u t.r- minority viii not acquescc, The ma !
'or:.; ;-t, or the 70, rFnicnt must cease. There
= no alternative Tor continuing the GOyeTrmen;
bat acg''Ie.cence Of ;!c one sdc OF the other
II majority in such 4 ease will secede. rather
than quesce, they nlIks pr, cetlent cia will in
Turn ruin ana divide them for minority otthci1
own. sill secede rom them whenever :. majority
resi.'-s - be controlled ~ such minority
+ or INSTANCE. Why may not ANY portion OF new /
ont sderacv, year two heuce arbitrarily Sc /
c-dc again, precisely as porilon OF ,hc present
Union ncw claihl Secsde from il! All WHO cher. /
ish disuhlon sentiments now being educated
20 The exact temper oil doing this Their. isno
s,ch perfect idens;ty ofintsres, among the States
to compose ncs Union, as to produce harmony
and prevent new secession. PLAINLY the central (
itc. of scces. ion il tae presencs Of anarchy.
4 majority held in restraint By constitutional
check and limitations, changing easily with delib
srate changes ofpopular a1iniv4s ana sentiments,
: he only tFue sovereign Of free people Who
ever relecs IT, does vi necessity Z to auercky or
.itzpo,is1.. Claniultv i inNcss bic. The rule
ci i.e IninefffF ~ perr-4r",' iruiacut is ~ hs
y yiaaIHis'lse - hat rjscs.lg tho naor /.
- pi!e pie. a..-re5s despp.isll IL soine form IS
AZ iha IS Jeff.
10 not fe.- -et jhc position assumed ~ some,
hat conitiaitonai ot,ctio,i- arc 10 be lccded BIZ
cslon must be binding i. ans the parties to
Il sllit as 20 the objects OF TIM, suit Willie they
are ai-o entitled 10 4 v-cy high respect and CON
sldcTaiioG III al parallel eases by all other depart
ment~ ct The Government and while it is oby. ,
orziy possible tast sucn de- isio;. may be er-one
Gus III any given case, stil the evil effect follow
ins it beng limited - that particular clse, with .
the chance th1t il may BE- overFuled ard never ce
come precedent for other ceses, can better be
borne, han could the evils OF i different practice
Al tn same ti.ae, the candid citizens must cop
i,s- that il ,ie policy 81 the Government upon
vi.ai questions @G'cct.ng the whole people. * TO
BE irreyorlbly Gxel by Tie decisions Of the Su-
rrcmc Court the instant they have made Az ord
nary litigation betN cen partie in personal actions
the people viii have cause to be their own rulers
10 that sX.ent, and particularly - resign their
Government Iilto the hands of that eminent ribu-
nal, is tlaeIc in this lew any assault upon the
cour: or Judges. It's lusy from which they may
not shrink TO decide cases properly brought before
tiem. Il i no fault =! theirs, ii others seek to
turn their DECISIONS to political purposes.
Ore section of 0ur courlsry believes slavcr7 il
right and ought To be extended, while the other
believes i, iswr0ng and ought not to be extended
This tie only substantial dispute. The fu"i- .
tive Slave cause in the Constitution ard the law
for the supprt s-ion OF the foreign slave trade are
as Il enforced, perhaps, any law ever be
II a community where tae moral sense OF the peo-
pie impe.ect'y supports the law Itself.
The great body Of the people abide BY the legal
ALLEGATIONS in both Cases, ana few break over
in each This think. cannot be perfectly cured
ami Il would he in both after the sen
Arllion o. the sections tnau before. The fore 'gr
siave trade, inperfccty suppressed, would be 3
revived, without Tcstric ion IN section now
only partially. would not be surrendered at all bv
the other.
h,sieally speaking cannot separate. We
cannot remove our respective sections from each
other nor build an inpass.,bc wall between theia
A husband and vile HIay DC divorced and 60 cut
of the presence of AID beyond the reach Of each
other the different parts of our country cannot
30 this. Ihoy can but rem1in face 10 face, and
intercourse and either smeabr or hostile must
continue between them. Is il possible, then to
make that intercourse more advantageous or more
satisfactory after separation than before Can
aliens make treaties better than friends can make
laws Can treaties Se more faithfully enforced
between alieus, than lava can among friends
Suppose you 90 to war You cannot fight A. :
ways, anu whel rftsr much loss on both sides and
no gain either, after years iSbting the identical
question % the terms OF intercourse are again
upon you. This CO untry, with its institutions, long
10 the people who iahabit it. v whenever they
shall grow weary of tie existing government they
en- exercise their constitutional rights amend