Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-02-09
COMMUNICATED,
Hot Box.

Messrs. Editors I'm my communication
of the 22nd December, promised another
installment mot instrument rs the last word
therein is printed) on the subject of North
ern Anarchy, and should have complied
before this, but for sickness of self and
family and other matters requiring my at
tention. Without however, going further
on the subject at this time shall merely
undertake a short reply to &C." your New
Haven, Connecticut correspondent The
writer appears to be good one so far as
the use of language is concerned, but must
say, if understand his views, he is extrem-
ly heretical in his political opinions. He
appears to be very ignorant Of our form Of
government when he assumes and says,
"under our form Of government laws are
made by the people" This is not so. Our
government is in every branch representa-
tive in form. The Senate represents the
States, being elected by the Legislatures
thereof. The House of Representatives
represents the people of the various Con-
gressional districts laid off in each State.
These two Houses with the concurrence
of the President land not the people, enact
laws that bind every citizen in the Union
unless indeed they should be declared in
valid by the Supreme Court, should any
case under them be brought before that tri.
bunal. Under our Constitution, the people
are as remote from Legislative power as
they can be placed in a government calcu-
lated and intended to protect popular
rights. The majority of the House of Rep
rcsentatives, representing q vast majority
of the people may pass bill and the SEN
ate Through State Legislaturcs) represent
ing comparatively small minority, can
check il and prevent its passage into law.
The negative Senators may represent the
least populous States-the States of Rhode
Island and Delaware for instance having
equal power in the Senate with the very
populous States of New York and Pennsyl-
vania. II must thus, think, appeaS plain
to any but foreign or lately naturalized
citizen, ignorant of our institutions, one or
the other of which l suppose c. to be, that
under our form Of government the people
do not make the laws as asserted by him.
But if the two Houses pass bill by ma
jority of each and il is approved by the
Executive, and not overruled, as above
stated, by the Supreme Court, then it is
Lar and all must obey or suffer the conse-
quence of disobedience. To ''resist its ers-
cution" is anarchy, and the officer of the
law whose duty il is IN execute il can, il
necessary to the performance Of that duty
take the life Of the person or persons who
resist him and it will be justifiable homi
eide, so that Lar thus enacted is King "a
thIs CouRtry. Is it not surprising there
fore that any person of ordinary intelli
sence should be impressed with the ides
(as c appears to bel that the people or {
portion of them have a right to "resist tn
erccstioR Of laws which they deemed 10 b
wrong" That doctrine If carried into prac
tice is the very consummation Of anarchy
His denial shat there is an analogy be
tween the action Of portion Of the North
ern people in resisting laws that wer'
adopted before the late war, and the con
duct of those who are 50 called anarchists
cannot be sustained There Is surely
striking analogy between the two sets, :
far a. disposition, feeling and language ar
concerned, and if the Chicag, criminal
did commit murder (the crime for whicl
they were hungl they were not ahead c
the anarchists &c Pennsylvania who mu,
tlered Gorsuch, q citizen Of our State. VIII
went To that State in order 10 recover hi
slave under the provisions Of the Fugitiy
Slave Law-one Of those laws made lon
before the late war which c thinks th
Northern people had a night to resist. II
difference land greas difference tool
that the Chicago men were hung Cor the
: murder and the Pennsylvania men wel
: free by the oonnivance Of her officer
The aEimus Of c is plain W hen he used u
following language, ~when those Law
: were enacted 10 perpetnate slavery, u
= people Of the North through their represe
taliyes who tnok part in the enactment
A those laws yrpsessSsI aysiast TIER cssesfio
and they were right in their protest" G
!. entirely in error in his history. The rcpl
, sentatiyes did take part in the adoption
the Constitution and the laws made In pS