Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-04-26
TIE PROVISION or rur CONSTITUTION u RELATION

TIE PROVISION or THT coysrrTrTios II RELATION
70 rrr RENDITION or s1svrs xrsr nr csEerrp
orI.
Resoired. That the provision OF the constl
tutiou for the rendition of fugitives from service
or labor, without the adoption Of which the IN
ion could not have been formed: and that the
laws OIL 1893 and 1880 which were enacted TO Sc
cure lie execution. and The main features OF which
being similar. bear the impress Of nearly seventy
years Of sanction by the highest judicial author
ity. should be honestly and faithfully observed
and maintained by sll who enjoy the benefits OF
our compact Of union; aud that all acts OF ind
vidua. OF Of state legislatures TO defeat the pur
pose or bullify the requirements of that provis
ion. and the laws made 10 pursuance Of IL. are
hostile ia character. subversive Of the constitu-
ton, and revolutionary 10 their effect
YE.-Messfs Benjamin, 3 gleS. Bragg,
Bright, Brown. ChesDut Clay, Clingman. Crit
tepden, Davis, Fitzpatrick. Green. Gain, Ham
mond, Hcmphill. Hunter. Iserson. johnson OF
Arkansas JOHNSON OF Tennessee. Kennedy,
Lane, Latham, Mallory. Mason. Nicholson,
Polk. Powell. Pugh. Rice. Sebastian, Slidell.
TenEyck, Thomson. Toombs, Wigfail and Ia
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NArs-Messr. Chandler. Clark. Poo,e. Hale.
Wade and Wilson,.
OPPOSED TO wAE rrOS THE SOUTH.
IRON Andrew Johnsons speech, February 5, l-eIl
Referring to a charge Of Seaator Lane, that
Mr. johnson was in favor Of wsr on the south,
Mr. johnson said:
II march down upon South Carolina Did
propose any such thingl No War is not the
natural element of nv mind; and. as stated in
that speech nv Thoughts were turned on peace,
and not on war / want no strife. | want no
war. Ia the lsDguare Of denomination that
is yerv numerous IN the country, may say
hate war and love peace | belong TO the peace
party | thought. when | was making that
speech. that | was holding out the olive branch
of peace. | wanted TO give quiet and reconcile
alton TO a distracted and excited country. That
was the object had in view War. repeat, is
not the natural element Of my mind | would
rather wear upon my garments the tinge Of the
shop and the dust of the field as badges OF the
pursuits of peace, than the gaIdy epaulet upor
my shoulder, or a sword dangling by nv side,
with its glitterng scabbard the insignia OF strife,
of war, of blood. of carnage; sometimes Of hon
orable and glorious But. air. would rath
er see the people of the United States at war
with every other power upon the honorable
globe, than be at war with each other Ii blood
must be shed, let il not be shed by the people of
these states. the one cOntending against the
other"
TnE GENERAL GOVERNMENT HAS 40 RIGHT TO CO.
ERcE a STATE.
! do not believe the
federal government has the power TO coerce
state: for BIZ the eleventh amendment of the con-
stitution OF the United States il is expressly pro-
vided that you cannot even put one of the states
of this coniedeTacy before one of the courts as a
party As state, the federal government has
no power TO coerce il. but it il a member of the
compact TO which IL agreed in common with the
other states, and this government has the right
10 pass laws, and 10 enforce those laws upon
individuals within the limits of each state Whe
me one proposition is clear, the other j. equally
so This government can. by Ihc constitution of
tho country and by the laws enacted in conformity
with the constitution, operate upon individuals.
and has the right and the power. no, 10 coerce II
state. but TO enforce and execute the law upon
individuals within the limits OF state.
know that the term, ito cOerce a state is
used in an al capfGBduia manner Ii il q SOW
ercignty that is to be crushed, How is state in
the unlOnl What Is her connection with itI All
the connection she has with the other states is
that which is agreed upon in the connection be
tween the states | do Dot know whether you
may consider il IN the union or out Of the union,
or whether you simply consider it connection
disconnection With the other states; but 10
the extent that state utilities or sets aside any
law or any provision OF the constitution. TO that
extent i has dissolved It's connection. and no
more. think the states that have passed their
personal liberty bills. IN violation OF the cOnsti
tuition OF the United States coming in conflict
with the fugitive slave law. to that extent have
dissolved their connection, and 10 that extent il
il revolution. But because some of the free
states have passed laws viOlative OF the cousti
tuition; because they have, to some extent, dis
solved their connection with this government.
does that justify us OF toe south in following
that bad example, Because they have passed
personal liberty bills, and have, to that extent,
violated the compact which is reciprocal. shall
We turn around. on the other hand, and violate
the constitution bv eoercing them 10 comph
ance with itl Will We do so?
Then come back to the starting point; LEI us
stand in the union and upon the constitution. and
ii anybody IS to leave this union. or violate its
guarantees, il shall be those who have taken the
initiative. and passed their personal liberty bills.
| am IN the union, aad intend TO stay in it, |
intend 10 hold GU TO the union, and the guaran-
tees under which this union has grown: and |
do not intend 10 be driven from it, nor out OF
Il. by their unconstitutional enactments.
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