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VOLUME V.
THE LEHIGH REGISTER,
Is published in'the Borough of Allentown, Lehigh
. , Count y;Pa.,every Thursday
BY A.UGUSTUS L. ItIIIIE,
At $1 50 per annum, payable in advance, and
$2 60 if not paid until the end of the year. No
paper discontinued, until all arrearages are paid
except at the option of the proprietor.
Anvcwrissmerers, making not more than one
square, will be inserted three times for one dollar
and for every subsequent insertion t menty.five
cents. Larger advertisements charged in the
same proportion. Those not exceeding ten lines,
will be charged seventy-five cents, and those
making six lines or less, three insertions for 50
cents.
WA liberal deduction will be made to those
who advertise by the year.
rir Office in Hamilton SI., nne door East
o/ the German. Reformed Church, nearly
opposite the "FriedensbOthe Office."
To the Members of the
Mutual-Fire Insuranc Comp.
OF SINKING SPRING,_BERKS COUNTY.
The Board of Managers of the Mutual
Fire Insurance. Company of Sinking Spring
Dellis County, herewith respectfully sub
mit the Bth annual Report and Statetaent
of the affairs of the Company, agreeably to
the provisions of the charter.
During the past year six hundred new
members were admitted in the Company,
about two hundred transfers and alterations
of Policies effected, and 50 Policies renew
ed. The gross receipts from these sources
were St 140,49. The amount paid in,. on
the assessment $5,500, and the balance in
the Treasury as per last statement, with in
terest $2061,4:3, mahin , a sum total of Sd,
'701,92, out of which the Hoard appmpret 7
led the sum of $6,257 00 towards damages
and expenses incurred during the past year,
leaving a balance of $3,113 02 in the Trea
sure at interest.
Thu Comm! any now numbers full four
thousand members, forming a capital of nine
millions of dollars to levy upon in case of
necessity.
The Board have the gratification to say,
that the members of the Company met the
first assessment with alacrity and prompt
ness. giving ample assurance that Mutual
Insurance Companies, with sufficient capi
tal and prudent management are by far thy•
safest and cheapest in a country community.
The Damages were awarded as follows :
To Levi Kramlich, Lehigh coun
ty, stone smoke house, $ll3 00
F. A. Wallace, Lehigh county,
frame store house,
John Bloss, Lehigh county, bake
louse, - • - -
.1 John B. Loos, in Berks county
Currier Shop, 300,00
George Weser, in Berks county
Stone Barn and contents. - 900,00
Daniel Dundore, in Berlis-co.,
Stono Dwelling & contents,' - 1.123,00
Samuel Betz, in Befits count},
Frame Barn and contents,
Widow Drexel, in Berks county
damage. to Furniture, &c., - 10,00
John B. Smith, Lebanon county
Frame Barn & contents, - 333,34
Samuel Addams, Berks county
Stone Barn and contents, - 700,00
Jared Epler, Berk's county Stone
Bain and contents,
Whole amount during the year.Ss,4s-1,34
p- The three last named cases of Loss
were caused by lightning,the buildings.hav
ing not been protected by rods as required,
and consequently only two-thirds of the loss
was paid in each case, agreeably to a provi
sion of the By-Laws of the Company. It is
worthy of remark to state that during the
seven years of the Company's existence, no
case of Fire, by lightning, did occur. to a
single building that was protected by light
ning conductors, the cost of which is at pre
sent so trifling that it is hoped no member
of the Company will incur the risk in future.
tar The Board have resolved, hereafter
not to insure Barns, Hay and Grain Sheds,
Store [-louses, Mills and Factories of any
'kind with their .7ontents from loss caused
by lightning. unless the same be sufficient
by protected by conductors as prescribed in
the By-Laws of the Colnpany. .
By order of the Board of Managers.
AARON MULL, Sec'y.
Sinking Springs, Nov. 4.
SINKING SPRINGS, Nov. 4, 1850.
The following members were duly f led=
ted Mtenemers for the ensuing year :—Jadob'
Bright,- Penn; Dr. Wm. Palm, Sinkilig:
Springs ;John L. Fisher, Up. Heidelberg;
Geo. K. Haag, Esq., Centre; John R. Van'
Reed,.odtaft; John B. Reber, Penn •'S'lo:
mon Keay,- Maidencreek ; David 11.
tenstein,Es4l,-11lairatawny; Daniel Ilbtisiiin,.
Reading; haYdrt Mull, Sinking Springs,
Isaac M.4pihrOV,Lebanon co.; Johrl'Weidci.
Esq., arid e llok Cp: M oser, I. l ;6lii4Votinty ;
lAottedieldi . vt% Eldd4'
sum'itikn. Hotel, ditV dr Rktidtnii cif) tl;d
first dndaY Jon 1851 1 .1it'itl'o'clag"
A. 1 4.1Worgetniiit Qtll6,ers:'
iSlibM, MOLL; wet:-
Sinking' Spring ; 11 . 4 % • 11-3 w
'" • •
Take Malice t
Surveyor and Scrivener.
The undersigned begs leave to announce
to his large circle of friends and the public
in general, that he still continues the Sur
veying and Scrivening business, in its vari
ous branches, at his office, near Coopers
burg, in Upper Saucon township, Lehigh
county.
He has lately purchased at a very great
expence, a number of the newest and most im
proved Mathematical Instruments, which
will enable him, with a practice of 20 years
standing, to give general satisfaction.
His experience as a Scrivener is undoubt
ed, as he has also followed the business for
many years. Terms moderate.
relic will always be 'ready to serve his
friends, at any reasonable distance from
home, when called upon.
ANDREW IC. WITTMAN.
Oct. 31. ¶-3m
INDEMNITY.
THE_ FRANKLIN _ FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY of Philadelphia.
OFFICE, No. 1633 CHESNUT STREET
near Fifth'strcet.
Charles N. Bancker, Geo. W. Richarus
Thomas Hart, Mord. D. Lewis.
Tobias Wagner, Adolp. E Borie,
Samuel Grant, )avid S. Brown,
Jacob R. Smith, Morris Patterson,
CONTINUE .to make Insurance, permanent
and limited, on every description of property, in
town and country, at rates as low as are consis•
tant with security.
The Company have reserved a large Contin
gent Fund, which with - their Capital awl Premi•
tuns, safely invested, aliord . ample prvteetion to
the assured.
The assets of ilte commute, on January Ist,
11448, as published agreeably to an Act of At
sembly, were as Inflows, viz:
Mortgages, $890,558 65
Real Estate, 728,358 90
Temporary Loans, 205,469 00
Stocks, 15,563 15
Cash, 6cc., 46,581 87
Since their incorporation, a period of eighteen
years, they hnve paid upwards of one million
Iwo hundred thousand dullars, losses by fire, there
by aliiirding evidence of the advantages of insu
ranee, as well as the abilitpand disposition to
meet with prompt ess, all liabilities.;
CHARLES N. BANCKER, Presi den
CHARLES G. BANc.aER, Scc'y.
The Subscribers are the appointed Agents of
the above mentioned Institution, and are now
prepared to make insurances on everydescrip•
Lion of property, at the lowest. rates.
AUGUSTUS L. RUBE, Allentown
C. F. BLECK, Bethlehem.
Allentown, June 13,1848. I—ly
- 112 00
10,00
Mit 111:3111Y112
The•Girard Life Insurance Annuity and
Trust Company of Philadelphia, Office No.
lOU Chestnut Street, Charter Perpetual,
CAPITAL 300,000.
Continue to make Insurances on Lives on
the most•favorable terms.
328,00
The capital being paid up and invested,
together with the accumulated premium fund
affords a perfect security to the insured.
The premium may be paid in yearly, half
yearly, or quarterly payments.
The company add . a BONUS at stated pe
riods to the insurance for life. The first
bonus was appropriated in Decerriber, 1844,
amounting to 10 per cent. on the sum in
sured under the oldest policies, to 81 per
cant, 71 per cent, &c. ; on others in propor
tion to the time of standing making an addi
tion of $lOO, $87,50, $75, &c., on every
$lOOO originally insured, which is an aver
age of more than 50 per cent on the premi
ums, paid, and without increasing the annual
payment to the company.
1217,00
Bonus ' Amount of policy and
Su ni or bonus payable at the
Insured • • I
Ad timon, ' party's decease.
No. of
Policy
,---
$ 1000 i $ 100 -1 $ 1100
3500 i 250•- I 2760
4000 900 - i 4400
2000 124 - I 2175
5000 437 50 I 5437
No. 5-
.. 88
208,
275
336
Pamphlet's containing tables of rates, and
explanations of the subject; forms of appli
cation ; and further information can be had
at the office in Philadelphia, or on applica
tion to A. L. Roth:, Agent in Allentown.
B. W. RICHARDS, President.
bro. V. JAMEB. 6 , 71:41Ury.
Dbeetnber 13. . 11-1 y .
IiCO i:P a CV LU 0
Notice is hereby given, that the under
sighed has telkerr out letters of Administra
thiii.,•of the Estate of Daniel Ludwig, de
deAerl',•late of the Borough of Allentown,
county of Lehigh. l'herefore, all persons
who' are yet indebted to the estate of said
dederthed, be it in Noter, Bonds, or oth
erefrise Will please make settlement within
0 wteeks from the date hereof. Also those,
legal claims against said estate,
Will'prilsent them well authenticated with
ribose specified time:
SOLOWN W A 'PA
• ofc t iiiij,tidrAilnistildloi..
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ALLENTOWN, LEHIGH COUNTY, PA., DECEMBER 12, 1850.
- Diieclors :
$1,220,097 67
Facts for the. People !
A Jenny Lind Seng.
By Samson, Wagner Co.
TUNE -- "SHE HAS COME."
1. An appeal to the judgement,
A candid appeal ;
With facts on our side,
An assurance we feel.
Fact, Fact, is our maxim,
On facts we rely,
And to facts we appeal,
In the Goons we supply.
2. In this town our Store,
Is seen to attract,
A triumph in trade,
And in truth a great Fact !
u►And still it.shall stand
As it ever has done,
A glorious fact
For the name it has won.
Readers ! We are not about to carry you
away with any false or unfounded asser
tionsi---We--inteudi-in—appealing-to-your
judgment to state facts and facts only with
out the slightest fear of contradiction. One
prominent fact is, that the articles of
Samson, Wagner & Co.
are distinguished by unequalled style, in
proof of which we would call your attention
to our second purchase of
Fall and Winter Goods,
which we have just recieved and unpacking.
And the prominent fact is, that at our store
you will find nn extensive assortment of ev
ery thing which is usually kept in a coun
try store. But the fact of all facts is, that
Samson, Wagner 4- Co. sell pods cheeper
than any other Store in Lehigh county, but
dont take our word for it, but come and see.
Come men of all stations, •
Each rank and degree,
Come old maids and young maids,
Who yet are so free,
Come Jews and come Christian,
Come Gentiles'and all,
Come each and - cotne every one
And give us a CALL.
SAMSON, WAGNER & Co.
November 14. I,'-4w
Loclunan Ilkother,
111.12NUFsIGTUI?ERS DEJILERS
-IN
Boots, Shoes, Hats & Caps.
The nineteenth century being the age of
Magnetic Telegraphs. Steamships, Locomo
tives, &c., and in which all kinds of busi
ness is done in the very quickest and most
expert manner, it likewie becomes neces
sary for the trading public, to take small
profits and make quick sales, in order to
keep up with the improvements of the times.
Upon this principle we have determined to
act. We will sell our Goods at such prices
as will astonish the buyer.
The following are some of our prices, to
Men's Ciilf-skin Boots from $2,50 to $-1,40
do courso do 1,50 to 3,00
do ~ '2,00 to 2,75
do kip
do Gaiter do 1,50 to 3,00
Ladies' Gaitters " 1,00 to 1,87
do Slippers and Welts
Buskins 31 to 1,25
.
1 - Besides a very
large and exten
sive
assortment of
ia si.. ready-made
~.-. Boots & Shoes,
,;-.7-,... cheap for cash.
They also keep for sale, a splendid as
sortment of
Moleskin, Silk and Slouch s
II A T S. ,-' 7llll
r o t ,—
Cloth ; glazed, fancy end military
(
C A P S,
Trunks,. Umbrellas, Camphine, Lard and
Fluid Lam'ps, eandelt,bratF, &c., &c.
IN - Recollect the plate, ctie dOOr west of
0. & J. Sager's Ffardware Store, in the
building formerly ocelipiged by L. Smith's
Apothecary store, in Hamilton street, Allen
town..
• Nay 23. • 411-3 m,
WILLIAM S. MARX,
ATTORNEY & COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
Office in the western front room of the
building of John D. Liman, formerly Horn
beck's, west of the Courthouse.
Allentown April 4, 1850. 'll—tf
• WVEY2LECOMb
The members of the old "Northampton
Blues" yet living, or the Widows of those
deceased, or therr Minor children, can ap
ply at Captain John F. Ruhe's office, were
they can get their application for their
Bounty land. And all•others having stood
a tour of duty in the Militiw t in the war of
1812; can also be supplied With the neces
sary papers, to proctire their bounty lands,
under the act of Congress, passed Septtitti•
her 28,1850. Charges reantlible.
, H Itt,bg,..
the "Nbrthltrelltojtßroes."
November 21,
Grand lugliest of Lehigh County.
Rholued That this Grand Inquest coming
from all parts of the county of Lehigh, and
knowing and representing the feelings and
'wishes of the people of the county, and duly
appreciate the value of the Union of the States,
have heard with pleasure the Charge of his
Honor, the President Judge of this District, in
relation to the "Fugitive Slave Law,'' and the
"Small Note Law" and respectfully solicit a
copy thereof for publication, as we believe that
the publication of the correct, stalesman•fike
and patriotic views which it contains, cannot
fail to produce the happiest effects, in cement
ing the Union—it, encouraging proper feelings
of brotherhood, and staying the action of mis
guided and fanatic men, who in pursuit of a
mistaken philanthropy, would jeopard the peace
and harmony of this blessed Union, and in
volve it in all the horrors of civil discord and
strife.
1 Willinm Fry, 12 Georg° Schaffer,
2 Isaac Breinig, 13 John Smith,
3 George Desh, 14 Joshua Stabler,
4 Charles Hisky, 15 Stephen Schmidt,
5 Jos. Hunsicker, 16 Benjamin Jarrett,
6 Christ. Elellener, 17 Jacob Keiper,
7 D. Nunnemacher, 18 David Burner,
8 Christian Kistler, 19 Joshua Schtneier,
9 Benj. S. Levan, 20 Jonathan Trexler,
21 Joel Wertz,
10 Philip Person,
11 Michael Reichert,,22 Peter Wint
Charge oPJudge J. Pringle Jones,
To the Grapd Inquest of Lehigh count 3%,
expininitil.T, the Fugitive Slave Bill, the
Small Note Law, etc.
The regular session of our Court commen
ced on Monday, the 2d instant. The Grand
Inquest were called, and the Judge proceed
ed to charge them as follows :
By Section 49, of an. Act regulating Banks,
passed at the Session of 1850, and to be
fouhd on page 494 of the Pamphlet Laws of
this year, it is made the duty of the Court of
Quarter Sessions to call the attention of the
Grand Jury to the provisions of that Act,
prohibiting the circulation of Foreign Notes
of a less denomination then five dollars,
within this State. The sections of the act
in which these provisions are contained, are
the forty-eighth and forty-ninth. Though
the di.scussion of the policy of this legisla
tion by the press and among the people, has
doubtless made every man in your body fa
miliar with the principles, and indeed with
the very letter of the law, still I will beg
your indulgence for a few moments while I
read to you those two Sections.
In Sec. 48, it is enacted that from and af
ter August 21, 1850, it shall not be lawful
for any person or persons, corporation or bo
dy corporate, d irectly or indirectly, to issue,
pay out, ;foss, exchange, put in circulation,
transfer, or cause to be issued, paid out, pas•
sed, exchanged, circulated or transferred,
any bank note, note, bill, certificate, or any
acknowledgement of indebtedness whatso
ever, purporting to be a banknote, or of the
nature, character or appearance of a bank
note, or calculated for circulation as a bank
note, issued or purporting to be issued by
any bank, or incorporated Company, or as
sociation of persons, not located in Uennsyl
vania, of a less denomination thanTive dol
lars ; every violation of the firovillion of this
-Section by'any corporation or body corpor
ate, shall subject such corporation' or body
corporate, to the payment of five hundred
dollars ; and any violation of the provisions
of this Section by any public officer, hold
ing any dike or appointment of honor or of
profit unde; the . Constitution and laths of
this State, Moll subject such officer to the
payment of one hundred dollars ;• any viola
tion of this Section by any other person, not
being a public officer, shall subject such
person to the payment of twenty-five dollars,
one half of which in each case above men
tioned shall go to the informer, and the other
half to'the county in which suit is brought,
a'nd be sued for and recovered as debts of
like amount are now by law. recovered in
any action of debt, in the name of the Coin 7
monwealth of Pennsylvania, as well as for
the use of the person suing.
Section 49, provides that in addition to
the civil penalties imposed for violation of
the provisions of Section 48, every person
who shall violate the provisions of that sec
tion, shall be taken and deemed to have
committed a misdemeanor, and shall, upon
conviction thereof in any criminal Court of
this Commonwealth, be fined in any.sum
not less than one dollar, and not more than
100 dollars ; and the several Courts of Quar
ter Sessions shall in their charges to the,
Grand Jury, call their attention to this sub
ject, and it shall be the duty of the several
grand juries to make, presentment of any
persons ulithin their resPeitive l comities,
who
.may: be guilty of a violation of the
provisious',cir Sietithi Oil,: and it sban be
the duty : 6l'ole eeVeritenitable's, and other
peace offlOrk within . this Commonwealth CO'
make information against any' perion guilty
of euo,ylolaiiori,.and the,, shall be adorn
do. Provided that at itholl'n . ot be ne
ceseary, in Ay, 64'344 or criminal; prose- .
mit* tinder' diesel sectiOns [4B aticr , ift ] t iff
elite in evidimii the charter of tidy batik,.
or articles of association of any Company
not in this State.
You will-observe that the Legislature im
poses upon you, under the sanction of your
oaths, the duty of making presentment of
any person. within this County who may..be .
directly or indirectly, of issuing . , pay
ing out, passing, exchanging putting in cir
culation or transferring, or of causing it so
to be done, any banknote, note, bill, certifi
cate, or any acknowledgement of indebted
ness whatsoever, purporting to be a bank
note, or of the nature, character or appear
ance of a banknote, or calculated fur circu
lation as a banknote, issued .or purporting to
to be issued by any bank or incorporated
Company, or association of persons, not lo
cated in Pennsylvania, of a less denomina
tion than five dollars.
The making of a presentment, strictly
speaking, is the origination of a criminal
.proceeding by the grand jury, upon their
own, direct, personal knowledge or observa
tion, without any bill of indictment being
laid before them. You have no power to
..institute_ prosecution by way of present
ment in any other way than upon your own
knowledge—you cannot call witnesses be
fore you, from beyond the limits of your bo
dy, to aid your own information. Any facts
constituting any offence, as well within this
act, or any other, as at common law, being
known to twelve of you, would warrant a
presentment of such facts to the Court in
writing, upon which it would, be our duty
to direct a bill to belratned by the District
Attorney.—That is what is meant by a pre
sentment, and that is the course of proceed
ing upon it.—Drawn however, as you are
from the body of the county, living remote
from each other, it is most improbable that
you will be called upon to make a present
ment of nn of of any kind.
Should any bill of indictment be laid be
fore you, charging the commission of any
offence under this act regulating banks, you
will proceed with it as with any other bill ;
and, if the evidence sustains the charge,
you will of course find the bill a true bill.
WhateVer may be your private individual
notion of the policy oOmpolicy of the law,
you will not, as good and liege citizens, we
are absolutely confident, permit these notions
to interfere with the discharge of your duty.
You cannot do so, without taking upon
yourselves a responsibility, from which, as
honest men and lovers of your country, you
would 'recoil in horror, upon giving the sub
ject a moment's reflection. If that grand
jury is at liberty to set at naught this law,
each traverse jury mny find it agreeable to
some prejudice or passion to disregard some
prejudice or passion to disregard some other
law. Courts may take the infection.—Ex
amples of this kind, once set, operate with
fearful potency, striking in every direction.'
—Disregard of a law,. publicly proclaimed
by a body like a grand inquest, weakens the
regard of men for all laws. Society is not
like the fabled hero, whom death could only
reach by striking him upon the heel—it is
vulnerable over all its body, and wherever
it may be wounded, death may enter'.
1 knovJ Gentlemen ! that in this part of
the state, this law regulating banks,eipleast
so far as regards these two sections, meets
with little. popular favor. The business re-,
lations of the larger towns with NeW fers4
and New York in %Oink the paper curren
cy is, fur the most part of denominations
smaller than. five dollars, and in which coo
seenently by an irreversible law of currency,
the precious treetals are banished from cir
culation,to any extent greater than the de
mand fur mere change—the business rela
tions of these towns with those States I have
no doubt, are seriously affected. The de
rangement of these relations, hoWeVer, will
be but temporary. The elastic, buoyant
spirit of trade and commerce may sometimes
receive a check in a country like .this, but
it seems to gather only nett strength from
an occasional restraint—,if one of its accus
tomed channels is obstructed, the genius of
the American merchant and trader will:forth
with find or make a new one. He will not
set the example of disobeying a law, merely
because it conflicts with his private interest,
when he reflects that obedience to the law
is the single absolute condition of govern
ment in this country.
While addressing yori upon this subject,
recoired to do by the law, it has occur
red to me that it might not be inappropriate
to the place or to the occasion, to say a few
words to yoir relative to another subject,
which is largely engrossing,the popular at
tention and feeling all over the country, and,
in regard to which the most .infamous and
flagitious appeals are made to the people,
urging them ifi),the name of God, of Religion
and of litimanity to disregard a solemn su
preme law of the land. The Small Note
Law is supposed to Conflict with your inte
rests-4Eu Fagitive Slave Law, we are told
by those hostile to it, conflicts vYith the rig,htd:
and duties of conscience. Thue the lowest
an 4 bileeSt,' di Well as the highest and holi-.
eat inclinations of the human heart may be
used to lend men astray front the plain.
straigh-forward, Hea'ven.appointed" pall' of
legal du(y.
The fugitive slave gentlemen, is ono,
'of that
,eerjes Of sii . Ottauree, .by
the
wildetil Of COfigiese; at ita rite:session, tb
NUMBER 10i
restore that harmony and good feeling which
ought to subsist between the several states
of the Union, but which unhappily had
been disturbed. \V tether that disturbance
was upon grounds of real or fancied wrongs ,
is immaterial. Ct is enough to knob that h
threatened the peace if not the very contin
uance, of the Union, and that
. this law was
passed as one of the great remedial measu
res, required by the exigency of the times,
no less than by the very terms of the con
stitution itself.
You know that the Constitution alloWs .
the owner of a, fugitive slave to recapture
him in any State of the Union. Without,
that constitutional guaranty the owner Would
have no such right ; without it, the states
would stand upon their sovereignty and nei
ther comity nor the law of nations would re
quire them, and Congress could not require
them to allow such captures. The states;
are sovereign in every particular, save those .
in which they have parted with their sever- .
eighty to the general government, • The
Union has no inherent sovereign power; its
only sovereignty is
. that conferred
. upon
by the states and limited and defined in the
Constitution.
If the federal or general government had_
never been created, and
. the states had re
mained as sovereign as they were whpn theY
renounced colonial dependence upon' i preat
'Mittel!), there would have been ricr.right ;
existing among the citizens of the several,
states to follow their fugitive slaves beyond
the borders of the state whence they fled.
The moment the bondman cre2sed, the bor
der he would have been free. his recap
ture would not have been allowed by any-,
municipal law,—and could not have , been,
claimed upon any recognized prinaprif or
internation-al law. Ile would have stood,.
for the purpose of illustration, on the foot
ing ofa fugitive from justice who,can only be
reclaimed on the basiaftrenty stipulations,
or may be surrendered inthe mere exercise
of sovereign discretion. In countries gO.if,,
erned by the common law that sovereign ,
discretion can only be evinced by way or
legislation. Thug the matter' stands in thii"
eye of the laW of nations. . .
Tha federal Constitution is to n certain - '
extent n modification of the law of natitins;
in its application to the states. These. two ,
very matters of the extradition of titliiVes
from justice, and from labor, are as-you per
ceive, modifications of that law. If &Edit'
had been said in the Constitutio about' .
them, no demhnd for either Itind.ol; gitiver
could haVe been maintained upon any known,
and recognized principle of law. ne right
to make it a right created of
the Constitu
tion., It was one of the compromises upon
which that instrument was founded, and'
without which it might moll' hove been that
the jarring and clashing interests of so ni..l:;-
ny states, differing from.etteh other so,great
ly in climate, soil, position'Crid productions,
tut] in the various physical and moral no-
cesities. resulting from these, could never
have been reconciled. Those compromises
are the Very Consideration, if I may so ex
press myself, of the Constitution : they are
the price, so to say, which one grate inter
est paid to another for its assent to the.Con
atittnion as a whole. , ~ . .
Aotyard le, to be told at this time of day
after experiencing the blessings conferred
upon ts• by thiS sacred bond of our national
unity, after enjiving an internal petrce
among ourselves, and an external respect'
from the nations of the earth. such as is en
joyed by no other nation, and for which, un
der Heaven, we are indebted solely to that
matchless instrument are we to, ho told'
that thoSe com'promises of the Constitution
are, of no atithority--tbal laws p'assed in the
regular Way, to enforce them'. OTC nnconati
tutional and void—that there jb,a higher law
behind these solemn national acts, greater
and more binding than they, and which ab
solves • men from their obedience to the Con
stitution and the laws ? Gentlemen If this;
pernicious and accursed senthOnt should
tette pils.*siol of the popUlar min 4 we
would have reached the last hours of the
Republic. There are traitorous miscreants'
among the people in certain sections, %vim'
in the face of God and man, take upon
themselves to teach these abominable doc
trines—and there are hottest thousands, nay,,
perhaps tens of thousands, of misguided
mL.n,Who'have given to them air almost' fan:-
aticat reception. Scarcely a month has pas-.
sed since upon the soil ,of Pennsylvania,
and in the presence of hundreds of her citi- .
zens, it has been . proclaimed without re
buke, that the Constitution was, on instru
rnetiCof bell,rtnd the Union tit compact with
the devil—it has heedresolycd to repudiate.
and resist, by what these wrote:hed mon call'
all eghteons means, the FugitiVe Slave law,
While this' spirit is, develOPing itself
the North',there are not' wanting at thei.op
posite extremity of tho Unjon, leaders who'
are Precisely as wicked, followers who ard:
as desperately fanatical, as those; I have,
mentioned.—The perverted conscience of,
the NorThern traitorthe frantic ambition of
the Southern traitor, are directed witlOille
rent objects to the same end. Boni are rea
dy ta raise parriCidid lids against.
their cotintry. Between these extremes of
sentiment s hoo,7e:r 4 ' tirt# thank Gad that.
the Mininv, olferwhelining a:4 - z
9 f .ot puonc