Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-12-31

HARLEM. Oct, 9th, 1862.

Dor Sin my note of this morning.
p-Umised 10 givc YOU more in detail, my
views of public affairs, in answer TO your
Eni suggestion. and now proceed TO do
-, lrietv, but plainly a. l can.
regard our once happy and PROSPER
oIs Republic aS in pcrilous circumstances.
The unconstitutional and desperate
mlzasura- of the Administration. which
arc st-a sg,Hg rr51i5oa INTO Tcrolmtiou.
must al L.st. unless arrested destroy our
Union AMI rum the country. BY prop
rr cyncer, of -grre and cogcIbation, think
"us rsvoaeA lsAov-citizens might have
rcrr brought back 10 their allegiance in
three months time. But yeageaace has
been Tie plan. and the war has been car
red on IL IT :h"re rver. no law but =. mar
ia. law, and no power bul de-potic die
;I.ln
The effect has bycn 10 impose a re
--raIni upon - freedom OF opinion and of
,o.rch, aud 10 intimiIa;e the people from
'.--;igI-lI-' the actions of the executive
mi his =ribprdiaates. The press. to 4
-7at cZ-c..;, has become svcophantic:
.i ,hUS. editors. vino dare TO be ind.-
7ielIt. lave exposed themselves tn mill
-y surveillance Our nation l. under
Ire,~ Can this state OF things continue!
FIT does, thcre Is an end Of Liberty. The
s.y hope l. thai patriotic men will - cry
nd and spare no:," until misrulc l. put
s1vn
Although from my advanced age
Ia, you >ay) . i may not live TO see the
nj ot the present unhappy conflict, =" vet
"!ll do what | can :" to hand down 10
al,'erliy unimpai:cd the priceless legacy
I'll us by our fathers
II Is my opinion that in several instan-
r, President Lincoln, as COMMANDMENTS
met, has violated the Constitution. and
--5Teiore public safety requires that he
>2nd be Impeached. His culpable sub
-InlieS, also, ought 10 be legally pun
'lei, according to their grade and cir
rlm,,anccs.
before l specify my accusations, l wish
- suggest some principles that lie at the
.'.i OF our social polity, and which seem
" De forgotten.
it' me remind You, then, that the Uni
'1 states Is Federal Government, COM
''.d OF several independent States, pos
E'''Ag each, all the full and entire sover-
7''y OF the people. For certain defined
"poseS, these have joined together and
.''I by compact a quasi nation but
r% political powers are derivative and
No functions can be exercised
',e general administration. but such as
geariy granted in the Constitution
-, '"F they are paramount. But the radi-
umpire remains with the people, and
N''eISed through their respective State
,,:-I isntIeS; Personal liberty, property,
- institutions, (as marriage, appren-
+,-- +'''tS' slavery, &c. business transac-
~. ..', and generally all the relations of
60. - HE are directed and regulated ex-
by them. Congress can pass no
1lectng individual citizens, their
5nI5sty their contracts or their crimes.
sr,. 'Ne matters involved fall within
rr,L-,a VI me categories of the delegated
D. gwen in the written charter.
~. s'Ilct etymOlOgy we cannot call the
Inn. '''s'' States a nation. - \ nascen-
am i"'io nominate est when we say
70 vas born in the United States. :"
S,s,s- l'''i mat ne was born in one of the
De -. mere are the homes of the peo-
all 81 IL intercourse. their business. and
II makes up human life. The
r7-r.- .,.''u States " exists onlv in pa:,er
''i II seems likely. by aid of an