Woodville Republican., 1867-05-18

nation. The Consultation was inseps.a
to limit i.s power, and 70 Prosscs the mi.
nority.
"A The frss duty of nan, considered a.
. ei saturs, is toward bis Creator. 90 "a
6rst duty. considered e citizen. Il 70 The
Constitution. the Supreme Law. whlch
creates and organises the society o. which
he Is a member. This Is The isigter
power 10 which be is to hs susiecs--
which he must understand and s1pport.
II e against those who would dovIolsacs
70 this supreme Law that the nnalheznss
OF the Apostle 20 often qustsd, ase dl.
rectsd, and pot against those who, 70 eup.
port this gogsfulneut DE- jars, would ss-
pei. hy force. The aggressions q govern.
ment g FREQ u,sjofity. 4hc maIesi-
" hes t1s rlSh<xn rzctclse Assh diseHs-
tioQ ell The powers granted b TIE Consti.
tuition hrt 90 socn as Il attempts 10 ies.
islats without oz agxInst the Cens.itss.ss
Il is an ussrper. livery citizen Is called
upon 10 support the Conssitution, by k's
voice. and By making judlcl9us ehoice
Of wise and bo6ored Representatives, snd
II necessary. be must not hesitate to taxa
up the sword. and 10 slay with Il, o. die
BY II. IN ito deisncs This Is the teach.
ing ofthe moral law Of nature. and oF r.
vsaled religion. Mans ssif.lese, his duty
TO his family. bis duty aud hopes iaf biz
conntry, bid bin do this, and Il he hesitate
through fear, or be wheedled by cant
phrases, he is false to hii duty, and no
good citizen.
We were obsying precisely this princI.
| pie, and were actuated BY exactly thss,
motives. when We commenced and carried
on 70 lis disastrous end, the attempt At
secession In which We were so recently sn
, gagged. Lot IL be bornein mind, when we
reflect upon our present condition, Or are
! questioned as TO our past acts, that We
never contemplated resistance 10 the Eu.
!, preme Law. When we attempted 10 10
! out, We took with Us the charter of cnr
4 liberties, TO save il from what We thought,
! and what proved, impending destruction
! and We re-enacted 1t, with additional safe.
guards snd solemnity. II was precious 10
!, US, and We, therefore, offered our lives and
all we had in its defence. 1t ia bat the
perversity Of folly 10 say that we had eyel
|. admitted the right OF q majority to dO
! what il pleases, or lave eier admitted
! that the doctrine Of States Rights was
!, wrong in principle, or that any Of the re-
4 strictions Of the Constitution are moi
j binding still When we surrendered. Il
y y was 70 brute, not TO moral force; We wers
y convinced Of nothing, and We admitted
!. nothing but that the enemies TO the Eu
j preme law were stronger than we.
y They are the stronger and what sre "
,ssyto dol To comply with what We kno'
a., . be wrong III principle, and contrary ;
Il. n ~r-'e.ss-cs rsems 40 n
"a - treason I'd the only human power to whic
- - we owe true allegiance; aua yet we mus
= control our own internal domestic Affairs
i, 4, IS far as possible. 10 enter into and
!, adopt their schemes, would be TO destroy
= = ourselves; Tor them to carry out their
y schemes, unchecked, will be destruction /;
~ and yet to resist them by our unaided
=, force, would be hopeless and wicked folly
y Gentlemen Of the Press. to you do the
= = people look for advice In this time Of sore
y y perplsxity, and upon You rests the respca'
- sibiiity for the course which shall be "a,
VI ken, and It's event, Have you reflected
Z upon your gravo responsibility? Remem.
- !. Der that in case you shall have advised
y unwisely, II will be vain TO plead at the
= public bar that you advised conscientious
! ly. You will be answered that men Of Sc
y little ability, or Of SO easy consciences
- should not have taken upon themselves
tho task OF advisers.
" did not start out to make political
y speech, and, therefore, shah net descani
J upon the glorious name Mississippi hal
won for constaccy and courage. IFS sui
: fcieut TO exhort her Editors, and, through
! them, her citizens, so to act as never 10
: lose that name. II is darkest just before
? day, and surely tho light must shortly
|. come. Nay, there is light 1t is only
!. obscured by heavy clouds, aud their own
thuuders borne in their dark recesses, mus
! work their destruction,