The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-08-27

cannot be preserved. Anu cNolJ 1T"
such as the conscription act and the eman-
cipation measure must be enforced.
James Madison-The more | reflect on
the use of force the more | doubt the prac-
ticability, the justice, the efficacy of it
when applied to a people collectively and
not individually \ union of the States
containing such an ingredient seems to
provide for its own destruction.
Abraham Lincoln-Without force it is
impossible to preserve the Government
The military, when necessary, must sus-
tain the civil power.
Col Mason-The most jarring elements,
fire and water. are no more Incompatible
that such a strange mixture of civil lib
erty and military execution. Will the
military march from one State to another
tor the purpose of coercion? If they do,
will not the citzense of invaded States
assist one another until they rise as one
man. shake off what they will denounce
as the hated Uuion altogether. If you
subjugate them, how are you to hold them
under Constitution that Is to be imposed
to insure domestic tranquility and pro-
mote the general welfare?
Abraham Lincoln-Am |, then to be
invested with no power for the suppression
of rebellion?
Elbridge Gerry am against letting
loose the myrmidons of the United States
on State without its own consent.
Edward Eyerett-The suggestion that
the Union can be maintained by the nu-
merical predominancc and military Prov
ess of one section, excited to coerce the
other into submission is, in my judgement
as self-contradictory as it is dangerous
1t comes. loaded with the death smell
from fields wet with brothers blood
If the vital principle of all republican
government is the consent of the governed
much more does Union of coe1ual SOW
eregn States require rs its basis the har-
mony of It's members. and their voluntary
cooperation in its organic functions.
Abraham Iincoln-There can be ne
Union unless the State governments sus
tain the General Government to the full
est extent - putting down disobelient
ard refractory states.
/ Eibridge Gcrry-I.et US. then, at once
destroy the State governments, have an
Executive for life, or hereditary. and ther
there Will be some consistency in giving
powers to the General Government, but, a:
the States must not be abolished ] wonder
at the attempts that are made to give pow
ers that are inconsistent with their ex-
istence. | warn You against pushing tht
experiment too far.
Abraham Linccln-In my endeayors t,
sustain the Nonstitntion; it is possible tha
| have transeended the powers with whicl
that instrument has invested me; but
have done so to maintain both the Union anc
| the Constitution.
Andrew Jackson-But the Constitution
can not be maintained nor the Union pre-
served, in opposition to the public feeling
by the mere exertion of the coercivc pow
ers confded To the General Government
the foundations must be laid in the afiec
tions of the people, in the security it give
to life, liberty, character and property il
every quarter of the country, and in tn
fra.ernal attachment which the citizens o
the several States bear to one another. a
members of one political family mutuall
contributing to promote the happiness Q
each other.
Abraham Lincoln. IF the Union be tn
only bond by which the sovereignty of tn
States is to be preserved, then the State
themselves must abandon temporarily
portion of their power-morc than is gran
ted even in the constitution. to attain 5
desirable an end as the preservation of tn
republic.
Andrew Jackson-The legimatc AT
thority of the Government is abundant
sufficient for all the purpose for which
was created, and its powers being expires,
ly enumerated, there can be no iustific:
ton for claiming anything beyond thcm.-
Every attempt to exercise power beyon
these limits should be promptly and firm
+ ly opposed, for one evil example will lea
5 to other measures still more mischieyou
and if the princi pie of constructive pov
: ers, or of supposed advantages, or ten
porary circumstances, shall ever be pc
; mittcd to jnstify the assumption of po,
er not given by the Constitution, II
y General Government will before long "a
{ sorb all the powers of legislation, an
you will have, in effect, but one conso
q dated government, which would be Who'll
y inadequate to watch over and protect
i interests; and evrey friend of our free i
|. stitutions should always prepare to mai
, tain unimpaired, and in full vigor, Il
riuhtc an1 covaraiUntv of fLc S,otoc