The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1868-09-18

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These great objects it has accomplished in
times past, and win accomplish again if its
limitations be observed and its precepts
obeyed. We owe no personal allegiance to
any man or any body Of men, Obedience
to the constitution and laws is the test of
all loyalty and the essence of all patriotism.
The country says to all her people what the
Founder OF Christianity said to his disci-
ples-"If We love me keep my command
ments.' 80 a3l w.
On the other hand our opponents, by
their acts and their utterances, express the
profoundest contempt for that instrument
which we consider so sacred. They claim
the privilege OF doing whatever seems to
be good IN their own eyes, without any ren
gard to any prohibition OF the fundamens
tai law, II 1t VIII promote their interest or
gratlfy their passions, or give them an adj
d1tional chance to perpetuate their power.
Ehey have never upon any occasion treated
with decent respect constitutional objec-
ZION 70 any OF their measures no matter
nom WhatA quarter 1t came. Private indi-
vlduals who have attempted TO argue such
points have been arrested, thr lstafito dun
geons ana treated with cruelty such
as no humane man would inlet upon his
peasts. hepresldent took ground lnfayor
Oh 9 the I.s constitution. Ihey answered him
oy an impeachment and came within, one
vote OF deposing him from his, office and
putting ~ ms pace creature OF their own
VINO mo.,lo troupre tneml Win no conseien-
\ s spotv scfuPies' Inc supreme Cotrt came
sG.;e lesvue,,. hey proke Gown lss ]urls,
laicDlon, ihsuteo that mgr tribunal and
i Jnelr
ie1 pa, -. ~, sis
n a'a n,aa'' .hae tnis IS not dispute up
III ~ ~ pplslgai etliies.
naae oalr.eu GUY tnell nostliity 70 ene
oons.t'u'ion in.o Inc iuliest pfae'lcas ope-
az; as, le al, anu Snls sney ala .noo merely IN
I'm ti,i ~ = mat, wilen inc passion engenaefeo
f: s sss s sss e., nass anoruea SOME
80 A.s oi oiioil coiuuce put IN tlie
slie ~ ptViotlio PesSe, Wnei1 inc Onltees
o'a.es iiao lonihorea IMAM TWO years ceased
70 nave an armed enemy IN the world, Con-
gross oehperateiy sat down and plotted the
total oyertnrow OF the constitution IN ten
OF the states for no legal reason expressed
OF understood, winch. would not be appli-
Gipie ltosiil tne otner otates' Ihey not only
ueslroyeaa stne State9 government within
tnose ilmlts, put pney annlhilated the fed
eral government at Inc same time They
Ieit nov one VesIlge OF either, and upon the
ruins 9Ipotn tney erected a despotism as
absolute as that Oh an Aslatlc sultan. = 1t
was n9t only usurpaIlon OF power not
graheeu, anu therefore 1orpidden, put 1t
was was e4er r !, IN d way precisely most de-
struc.iYe 70 Snose, great rights winch the
constitution was made on purpose to pro-
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aces (so,called) violated not only the Whole
PriInclple ana spirit OF tneconstltutlon, but
tney aprogate every separate provision In 1t,
and al tne amendments, including their
own an amenament Ior tne apohtlon 81 slave
ry. Inat declares that slavery or involun-
ta!y seryltuue snait not exist except Tor
Gri,ne Whereoi ina party snail nave peen
uuly conylcteaN b9t nnaer THESE acts any
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ilussa presume ~ tnat members OF congress
nav! u " read .ie constleutlon. having reac,
~ my iSuiu not peiieye tnat II autnorizea
.ile es1tpils1ilient, oi an irresponsible oes-
poois,n IA any part o. INC country ior u
- ia:.la.I all oyer WIN Tue light OF llperty
ana Justlee., sihey could NOT help put see
| tn ia'Si u provides jury triai ana hapeas
corpus lp,everys citizen' Ihey must nave
Known snat IL Iorpaae searches ana sell
lures OF person ana properly without war
rant. me, could not close their eyes on
the words when declare that no act OF at.
lander or OIL OF pans and penalties shall
pc passed that all judicial authority shall
! pc In tne ORDAINED ana estaniiehed courts
that every Statei is guaranteed SUCH form OF
republican government as It may choose,
ana that congress shall not regulate the
rlght OF sufrage. Ihere are some Things
ior winch Ignorance IS no excuse. A man
VINO mas studled the ten commandments
cannot be allowed to say that he thought 1t
| right TO murder, to steal or bear false wit