The Portland daily press., 1862-10-10
SIP ECIAL ES.

Mr.. Rawle, distinguished commentator on the
Constitution of the United States has given the fol-
lowing remarkable passage:
at Is not necessary thai Constitution should be
IN writings but the superior advantages of one re-
duced TO writing over those resulting on Evolutionary
information, or which TO be collected from
acts and proceedings of the Government itself,
great and manifest dependence on the latter,is in
deed destructive of one main object of Constitution
which is to check and restrain Governors Ii the
people can only refer 10 the acts and proceedings of
the Government to ascertain their rights, il is
obvious that as every such act may introduce a
principle there can be no stability in the Govern
ment. The order of things is inverted. what ought
to be inferior is placed above that which should be
superior las in the marriage contract the legislators,
by dover laws place mother below children.) and
the Legislature is able TO alter the Constitution at
its pleasure"
live lay aside the Constitution of the United
States, or violate it, il will become as the covenant
Constitution aid down by God) OF marriage, ia Gen.
and Mark TO- 2 TO H. viz, laid aside by legislators
God united these States He did husband and wife
and said, What God has joined together let no man
put asunder," and the irreyocable oath has been
passed. There conditions to the bond which
united the States which must be kept, and one
diton violated in the elderly bills being pass
ed, although they were void being in violation of
the Constitution of the United States which saws.
any person held TO scrvitude in one state escaping
into another shall be delivered up requistion of
The word OF God teaches US that the condition of
the marriage constitution 1t teaches that hus-
band aud wife "no twain, but one flesh"
and 'what God hath Joined together bv their oath
"et no man put asunder." The marriage Covenant
is written in the books of the Church, also with the
ring Wcu thee anu Win all worldly goods en-
dow thee. In the meme of the Father. aud Of the
Son and of the Holy Ghost amen" The Almighty
says TO this people. perform with the Lord thy VOWS.
viz keepthe Constitution ofthe United States and of
the marriage Covenant and the Union of States and
the Union of families shall be preserved God is
more pleased with obedience to your 0dfhs TO keep
your tocenants than He is with dcrifcing all yonr
goahg on the altar of your country. God is Al
mighty, and will have His Family Government kept.
So If You desire remnant left alive, keep the Con-
stituiion of the United States and the marriage Gov
enant quickly as advocated in your Bibles. III the
t.ft Ur..s+.
pate the Stare in violation of oaths SO has the same
po,rer to emabcpaie tine srres OF the secessonists
and the Uires of the dJohti0aists and every mans
wife. Look nj legislators, in violation of oaths to
support the Constitution of the United States pass
laws diroreiag. and dower' laws, in rioiatoa of the
trritfen Constitution of marriage There condi-
tioas 10 the bonds that bind the husband and wife
They are more train but one flesh. With the ring
] nred thee, and with all my worldly goods endow
thee. 81 give thee all can more. though poor
the offering be- said the poet j. 7.
Oct. TO- 1862. 1t.