The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-09-22
ANDREW JACKSON ON ST.
CESSION, COERCION, &c.
Democracy, versus Mod
ern Democracy, as Taught by
ValIandigham, PendletOn, Boys,
Alex. Long, MunneIl & Go,
GOOD READING FOR THE
TIMES WE LIVE IN. ..f
Extracts from Jackson's Proclama-
tion, Dec. l1th, 1882.

tion, Dec. l1th, 1882.
"The Constitution of the United
States, then, forms a Government, not
League, and whether it be formed by
compact between the States or in any
other manner, its character is the same.
1t is Government in which all the
people are represented, aohich operates
directly upon the people indioidaaRy-
not upon tie States--they retained all
the power they did not grant. But
each State having exspressly parted
with so many powers, as to constitute,
jointly with the other States, single
Nation, CANNOT, FROM THAT Pc
RIOD, POSSESS ANY RIGHT TO
SECEDE, because secession does not
break league, but destroys the unity
of Nation, and any injury to that uni
ty is not only breach which would re-
suit from the contravention Of com
pact, but is an offence against the ,oholo
Union. TOS SAY THAT ANY STATE
MAY AT PLEASURE SECEDE
FROM THE UNION IS TO SAY THAT
THE UNITED STATES ARE NOT A NATION,
because it would be a solecism to con-
tend that any part of a Nation might
dissolve its connexion with the other
parts, to their injury or ruin, without
committing any offence"
$50 obvious are the reasons which
prohibit This secession, that it is necessa-
ry only to allude to them. The Union
j was formed for the benefit ofall. II
! was produced by mutual sacrifices Of
interests and opinions. Can these sac
i rifces be recalled? Can the States who
j magnanimously surrendered their title
j to the territories Of the West, recall the
! grant? Will the inhabitants of the in
! land States agree to pay the duties that
! may be imposed without their assent by
= those on the Atlantic or the Gulf, for
their own benefit? Shall there be free
port in one State and onerous duties in
another2 No one believes that any right
eriSts IN a single State to involOe all the
Others IN these and countless other ecils,
contrary TO engagements solemny made.
EUeTy one must see that THE OTHER
STATES, IN ELF-.DEFENCE,
MUST OPPOSE IT AT ALL HAZ.
ARDS"
"But the dictates of high duty OBJ
lige me solemnly to announce that you
cannot succeed. The la,os ofthe Uni-
ted States mnSt be e1ecuted. l have no
discretionary power on the subject-my
duty is emphatically pronounced in the
Constitution. Those aoho told you that
yOu might peaceaby preuent their erecS.
ton, deceiocd yo"-they could not have
decetUed themselves. They know that q
iorcible opposition could alone prevent
the execution of the laws, and they
know that such opposition must be re-
peUed. THEIR OBJECT Is DISUN-
ION; but be not deceived by names:-
DISUNION BY ARMED FORCE is
TREASON. Are you really ready to
incur its guilt? If you are, on the
heads of the instigators of the act be the
dreadful consequences" '
Extracts from Jackson's Nullifca-
tfon Message of January 10, 1888.
r ''The right of a people of single
d State to absolve themselves at will, and
I, without the consent of tho other States,
from their most solemn obligations, and
hazard the liberties aud happiness of
the millions composing this Union,
cannot be acknowledged. Such author
ity is believed to be utterly repngnant
both to the principles upon which the
General Government is constituted, and
to the objects which it was expressly
a for m ed to attain"
,e "In this posture of affairs the duty Of
Il the Government seems to be plain. II
a inculcateS recognition of that State
10 as member Of The Union aud subject "a
a us authority yindication Of the j ust
/. power of the Constitution; the preserva,
ton ofthe Integrity Of the UniSn; and
the execution of the laws By all conui
y tntionaE means"
.. "The Constitution which his oath O.
office obliges him to support, declares
that "the executive shall take care tha
'o' the la'cs be Jaithfaly epecuted." y
"a. = In all cases similar to the present
the duties Of fhe Goneyn,,en, Io.o..,, Al