The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-03-08
COnspiIaey in Congress.

The mouniaip has conceived and brought
ior.h mouse--a contemplate, laughable,
abortion of mouse. The abolitionized
Congress, after terrible labor, has brought
forth resolution paving the way for the
alteration Of the Constitution, for aboIishing
slavery Now, all the company Of tools OF
knaves who voled for this resolution have
recorded themselves in faver OF both of The
following propositions
l. The perpetual dissolution of this Un
ion, by barring the last avenue left open fcr
the return OF The southern States.
2. The destruction of The government
formed by our fathers, By blolting out the
sovereignty OF The States on which alone il
was founded
Stripped of all shams and lying disguises,
it is simply proposition 10 .evoIutonize,
overthrow and destroy this government. II
is hundred fold worse than all the folles
of recession combined. II the secession
isl is traitor, hose who voted for this res
oluion are double traitors, because they 90
for destroying the organic principle OH
which our government is based. The orig.
inal inherent, ard undeIegated powers of a
single State cannot be legally torn from il,
not even by the action OF all the other
States through the form of altering the Con-
sIlIuiion. That clause of the Constitution
giving certain number of States the pow-
er of Altering the instrument, does not, by
any means, give the majority The right TO
overthrow the vested rights or 10 destroy
the organic being of State. The vote of
The majority 10 alter the Constitution can
not touch the minority in any matters that
were not delegated in the instrument uuder
v hich the alteration claims 10 be made.
TIE reserved, or undelegaled, rights of The
States are not subject 10 any jurisdiction
which the States do not themselves sane
ton. Suppose that, under The plea of al
lering The Constitution three quarters of the
States should vote reduce all the people
OF the other quarter io'a stale of vassalage
would that be laU! Suppose that, under
the Style and title OF altering the Consliiu-
tiou. three-q nariers should vote that they
would appropriate to themselves all the
wives and daughters of the other quarier,
wonld mol The quarter say to ,he three quar-
ters, "Shot0 ts your authority Where
IN that instrument did we delegate 10 any
body those sacred maners2 They lUe,e nsuer
subjects Of Federal legislation, and Gey neUer
can be subjects of Constitutional amendments -
For thiS purpose you mag amend The Consthu-
ton until your bodies are rotten and your souls
damned we shall desptse and defy you What
State, what husband, what brolber, would
not ,alk after this strong fashion ! No, we
will not believe that there can be such a
fool in Congress as one who really thinks
that, under the plea of altering the Con.
sItulion, The organic and unlransferable
rights OF States can be legally overhrown.
We can no more alter the Constitution to
rob States OF their Slaves" than we can Io
kidnap their wives and daughters We
find i, much easier TO believe that those
who propose this kind of Thing are kndUes,
than TO let them off under the more char>
liable conclusion that they are idiots. We
leave il 10 those aposlate Democrats who
advocated this resolution TO settle il with
:helr constituents as best iney can, whether
;hey have been bribed outright or los; their
senses-Od Guard.