The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-04-21

trines OF tue Alate flGnts honoOl Vl "
ginia, he for the most part adhered IL
those doctrines with consistency
throughout u long and arduOus career
Few men have cxerted themselves more
10 preserve tho Constitution Of the
United States. IIO was among the FIRST
of our public men who, with the great
Calhoun, declared that "the Constitu.
ton and the Union of the States was
one and ipseparable." From the period
Of the notification controversy, from
the time when be gave bis solitary vote
against the force bill in the Congress oil
the United States, to bis last appear
aucO in Washington at tho peace con-
ference, hs declared the Union and the
Constitution must live or perish To-
gesher. Ho exerted bis utmost powers
to preserve the Constitution aud the
administration Of tho executive affairs
oftho United States. Forced to choose
between the desire to crafty the wish.
es Of his personal friends, who had Ell.
eyatsd him to Office on the one hand
and sense Of constitutional obligation
on the other, he determined finally to
sacrifice the friends with whom be had
been aHocia.ed. From tnat time for
ward ii was his lot to administer the
affairs Of the nation over which be pre-
sided in the midst Of the seyerest party
struggles the country had ever known,
without the cordial support Of either
great political division by which the
people were then divided and be had
to discharge his single dutie, in the
face Of such difficulties as had never
been encountered by any Of bis prede.
eesIors. But in despite Of that spirit
be called around him some Of tho
ablsst intsllscts Of the land-Webster,
Upshur, L,gare, CalhOun-who aided
him in one Of tho most successful ad-
ministrations which appears 10 tue AZ.
mas Oh Anet'csn ala,rs, ..,,.,
i. was sn's aan'n y. ,t r sIai auusa
aud il was this administration that sue.
sessfully accomplished the AshburtOn
Treaty between Great Britain aud the
United States. 1t was in this admins.
tntion that Mr.. Calhoun 10 bis celc.
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final and fatal blow to the United States
bunk. But prominent, ,ir. a. wa, this
administration. Il was perhap, not 30
distinrui,hed as Lis closing career,
He had already reached The year Of
three score and ten when he was called
from hi, retirement 10 aid In making
Nd that great issue of human destiny
which Il now being submitted 10 tho
arbi,rauen,s Of trial, aIit is said, DO.
tween nearly million Of armed mon,
True to tho 'lifo.long professions Of Tho
mast, his Rrst effort was to preserve the
Constitution, aud if possible to save
the Union with 1t; but when disap.
pointed in that hope, mono were more
determined than he 10 cut loose hi, pa.
tive State in its periIou, condition with
enemies in disguise; nouc more re.
solved to mako common cause with the
South and take whatever nigh. be the
consequences Of the act.
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