M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1865-05-25

IGpluSShlO' bSNUGcu llJ 'oldICo. "
not know whether y u may consider
It in the Union, or whether YOU sims
ply consider tia connection or dia
connection with the other States, but
70 the extent that Stats nulities or
sets aside any law or any provision OF
the Constitution, to that extent it has
dissolved tie connection, anl % more.
think the Stats that have pissed
their personal liberty bills, in violation
of the Constitution OF tao United
States, coming in conflict with the fu
gitive slave law, to that extent have
dissolved their connection, and to
that extent it is revolution. But ha-
cause some OF the free StateI have
passed Ia va violaiivs OF the C)nstitu
liOn, because they have, to some ex-
tent, Dissolved their connection with
this Government, does that Justify az
OF the south in following that bad ex
amplel Because they have passed
personal liberty bills, sni have, to
that extent, violated tho Compact
Which IL recipr cal, shall w. turn
around, on the other hand, and violate
the Constitution by coerclhg them to
a compliance with isI Will We do
sol Then ! come back to tho start
ing point. Let us stand in the Union
aud upon the Constitution, AMI if any
body is to leave this Union, or violate
its guarantees, it snail DO those who
have taken tho initiative, AMI passed
their personal lib1rty bills. am in
tue Union, and intend to stay IN it.
| intend 10 hold on ~ the UnOl, and
the guarantees unler which this Un
ion las gown, and 10 not ,ntend' to
ue driven from It, nor ont OF it,. by
their uncOnstllutiOn.l eEsc'merts.
"Bnt, Mr.. President. recurring TO
what sald yesterday, there are two
parties in lhls country that want to
break mp the Government. Wboare
tney! The nnIlfers prop3g OF the
Souln, the sec51sIOuist or dlsunioni,ts
Tor usa h,m all as synonymona
terms. There Is a portion OF tuen,
VIVA, Par se, desire tnJ disruption -f
tho Government ior purposes OF theiF
own a.grandzement. ! d. not charge
uDon them that they want to be-,
~ the q )yernm9nt fJr the purp9s5 OF
aIf,c;!ng slavery. yet | charge thas
tho breaking up OF the Governm mt
would have that effect; the result
would he the samo, VINO ose is fJr
breaking no this G1vornmenf9 re-
Ter to sOme bad men OF the North. -
There is a set OF men who are cal led
A AOolition'sts, and they want to break
up the Government. They are dssuu
lonist5. They are nuliferS.
There Is spirit in the country,
which II it Toes not exist to very
great extenf in this Hail, does exist
IN tho great mass OF the people North
ani South, to do what i4 right, and #
Che Question could be taken away
from politicians ii it could be taken
away from the Congress of the Uni
teI States, ane rctJrreL to the great
IN tss OF the intelligent voting p5pua
ton OF the Un!ted States, thoy would
settle it without tue slightest diff ;ul
ty, and bid defiance to Secessionists
and D'su9Ionists. Applause in the
Il believe that to a certain extent,
dissolution is going to take place.
say to the North. you ought to come
up in the spirit which chsracterizes
and controls the North on this ques
ton, and you ought to give these in
dicrtlons in good faith that will a.
proach What the South demands. Ii
will be no sacrifice on your part. Il
Is no suppliansy on ours, but simply
demand Of right. What concession
ls there IN doing right Then, come
forward We have il in our power
yes. this Congress here to night ha.
it III it's power to save this Union
even after Sulth Carolina mas gon,
out. Will they not do i,i Who il
willing to take the dreadful alterna
tive with making an honorabls effor
to save this Government! This Coz
gress has it in its power to day to a
rest this thing, at least for a season
until there is tune to consider about
liz, until we can act dscretely aai pr
IDENTITY, and, bslieve, arrest il ait,
gether."
And, after you shall have read thi
to your neighbor, rSk him whether
will not tally with the resolution {
the Ohio Democracy that is now pa
AIDED for partisan purposes9
} Butler Jealous Of She EfIs