The compiler. (Gettysburg, Pa.) 1857-1866, March 14, 1864, Image 1

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Tye Coxrnfu in published every Monks)?
awning. by Hun J. Hunt, at $1 75 per
:nn'num if paid ntrictly m mums—s 2 00
per annum if not paid in advance. No
subscription discontinued. unle‘u u the
Option of the publisher. until 311 arrange
nre paid. . ‘
-Awnnsu|srs inserted at theusuni rates.
Jon annsc done um. neatness and
dinpttch.
Ornc: in S3M: Baltimore street, nearly
opposite \Vummm' Tinning Establishment
‘~—“Co:rn.n Pins-ring Onxc: ” on the sign.
\ PRGEESSZOHaL'EARDgo
“ Wm. A. Duncan,
TTORN EY AT L.\ W.—(Hﬁrn in the Nun}:-
A “ushj‘oruur ofUculr}: Suture, (H-ttyshurg,
n. . [UcL 3,4661}. tr
Edward B. Buehler,
TTUILVHY _AT 1..\ W, will fuilhf'ully and
A promptly utlcil’gilu u'J business animated
[u Mm. ”L‘ speak he (h-rl'nm language——
Uﬂice u! the tumé pluck, in South Baltimore
”rut; m-Ar Pufﬁn-3's drug sture, and anti;
Oppua-th'luxncf 3; Zimler's More
Uellysbuxg,§l.tnh 2‘3
J. C. Neely,
TTORNEY .\T L \\\'..—l'.nytivhl:r nuan-
A t'un pm: to cpihrvmv‘l of f'l-n-nun-l,
hmnly. :an “Mk—ZMV. 013le in tlic S. H.
dur'm'r uf Hn- liifmmnul.
Gettysburg, April 6,1963. lf
D. McConaughy,
TTURVHY AT L.\ W. (unico- dru- donr wed
A ({‘fﬂiul-hh-r's drug “ml hunk Hurt .(‘lmm-
Lexshurg strut-l.) A‘r'runsvv AM» Sumcn‘nu run
I’nls'r'n no I’Hsun's. Bounty Laud Wur
runs, lim-k-puy suspl-n-lcd Cluiuu, and all
other claim-x “gains! the (Im’vrumt-nt :11 “min.
human. I). (7.; Lil-loAmt-ricunCLLimc In Englnnd.
Land \Yurpunslbcntcd :Ind SMlllJH’ho|l‘_’lll..|ﬂd
highest y-rirH gin-n. .\zrnfs cnungw‘.‘ in lo
‘c‘uing warrants in lmvu. lLlinui: nu} ollur
western Sun-s nL-J‘Apply lo hxm pcrsunally
or ﬂy ll'llvr. '
GPHJ'N‘HH’L', NM". '.’l , ’53.
Mr. Spmlwr, it i~' nmv about night your;
spine“ I hit i_ln-w- llail~'. 'l‘hu ('nunlt'y mu
ill n in U.“- Q‘IIII)\HH‘H‘ of itsmnintorruptml
«mm-vb] ..' lrlllxlwl'Jv. ‘ It womml as thuugh
nl Inn-11h ”It' Ihl'nl'll'ln ut gm'nuuu'nt hall.
'04:” min-«l. hml that human!) wwlnm hml
tumllll-ml a ~_\'~tc-rn whivh. H’Sllllﬂ upon :I.
lm~i~ ntjlht .uul mlual lhwa lnr unllVilluul=,
(‘txvrtlilwl \\'lth thu happimt dim-v“ fur Illt‘
l'iulll~.lllal mt: 14 ~t~ «It thv f-ulitn al (Ellllllnll-
Inn. \ “'llit'it omuprN-ll the- lwlvratmu.
l-‘uuq a nail lurwininLN thrvn quarto“ of a
m unu‘x lye-"urn, w - luul urnwu tn :l‘r‘.ltln-~s.
l’wm tlnrtH-n culnnivm l 4 vhle {UNI-,puul‘ a;
tul‘\'. w-- l; ul luw‘umt: a. [unlullnui :Lnll‘\\'l‘ ll
lhv n'it‘nn, :I tit-h :nnl ,I<\\\1')llll mnpiuu
'l‘u‘.» gun! llJlllil|~ nl‘ilw \\‘ullll haul (muu- in
lunk mum u‘ \\'llll l‘""['|‘(’l. with mlmrm
li- u. aml Nivv. .\Un-h-umlmauws nl' tliﬁ'vr-
Pm‘t- hall ltHl-‘t'll lulllv'l xallu-I tun rutl‘-iv
tlt- t-alxu ~ll'lalo nt uur prhqu-rvtv‘: llut
[mun-t1: trust in that ~i-gnal (“m- ut l'rm'i
th-m-u “lllt'll lvul hithortn hv ll'lt‘lltll-tl u».
\w- tli~nli~-ml. l'Kuhtlv thu :I])]|rl'il|'ll<i‘z{l‘\ of
mu] “llit'il Ilwv \n-rr‘ illlwl I“ mansion lh‘.
\\'u tunk c-vunnil hm lw-atltly of our Whllt‘x“
mul alum-w [vxlcll in (h.- vnilcllthH that,
t-lu- lil'pu'ulil‘ mlht llt' pvrlmtual. -
SIM-h WM tho statt‘ nl things. :It the claw
nt mv rO3 run-ntaiavo tum m 1333. I ra
turn lit-m in the miil~t of n rt-vulutinn.—_,
(‘nantrvm- n nirllw unm- linmuu Mum-ray
ot m Llnmly mmli't-t. .\‘tranga and un
llwi 11-nf-rlthrinnw ()l '_'rwmnlm-nt :IH- llTO
lnu‘vrxtwl hi thosv m y n-~¢~~~‘,un nl .Iltllll‘l .t'y;
:rlI-l t-U'W'H‘l‘ln‘l lllt'J‘lll'l“ unknt‘mn It; lfllc
('nxhlultll-IH aw l'u-mit-ul tn With Ilnl-xlmrzttp
Mam "we at tho v :1] ofthu non-l t'x‘igt-ncius
“hirh l :l\'n*:l1‘l‘l‘ll. . x t' l
The tln‘ sw-n ut' thv (‘mmti‘v ivy 'vinienoo.‘
h 1:. lm-u all along h-rv nuns-315v _Lho who
mmm: u: ‘.H tlu- ('mzst I}“(‘l‘4‘9 ot' caiN-s
“lm'h might I. IVt lau‘u :n‘vutli-tl. _\s it I‘,
tlm iulurn imlu lt-l inm tlu- h'-tm“,' o.luk
l‘\'l'lli\llt'n‘llll'ill‘.’ :nuuml ne nill l» =trut'k
Wllll :Im-nz‘ in: Mt at thy tgully :uul tu.ulm~~.~
“lm'h onuht tl|u~ ln-Iluit tn paid-2i p~l|i~h
it 4.3”." Hun-i nnwnt ~n~ulmirahtt :irtur an
pvkttnm' l-ut ‘liltlt- l‘.\ll ntlml lu)mul lllttf
J. LEWI‘CRCG Hill, M. D...‘ int-u l .In .l l'y ”'0 l'~.illul~t :m ”w maximum
AS hi 4 ”a”... ..m. (.- _ 51fX . “ii fr ut"lnlh\'i-l'.ml li'o. 'Hw fact at uur t‘ytmnr:
11 40”,. “wt ”1 tlu‘ ‘ ‘15];351‘“? .r; “57 .1 (luxury pie ”lumen.“ t-_nlnparml \\ nth-tho hrlo-l
Lmhrian ”Hm“ m"“~ \'. 4:2 uhuatn nut our :lnllllll‘lhnx iuriueheg the
[i'iamhcrs‘i ur;r <lr-ot.mnl nllnn=ito l'irltinlz's "‘o‘" ‘“”“l'l‘iVPf‘“"“mﬁ'l “rill“lr "HP-"r“l'
IL 'O, MI -rn thnsv wuhin'," tn haw «In Dental ln‘el t‘.\‘l‘|'ll“m“‘-' Y"! ”115' ““1““ Nlml‘v'l.
01,“..{i0n 5.4. rniwl ;.r!-ru<l..~mi..l]\- unumlt \\'lu n «um-n the lanlHll ut :m-lumalmu hm
rm 'ttm-r. :rxn'w in‘. llnrt’u-r, |{l'\:. (hf lu-a-u’n~\‘uk~li. In s.n't~lhjx 110!le ‘nhtm ‘Jt’
Kr. nth. l‘. h .{tm‘ H. 1,. Humiwr, l). 1):, I: -_ r-,\-xl 7min" hum the urn, it may lw,nhn_-h
Punt“ “ J i-- uh . ‘ljvih \l 1.. Stu-wr. hm hm n liw (mmmnu into at n din-us. 'l‘ho
l.t-tt_\~hnn_'w\_..‘tl EL'B'L . )n’wlnm pull lnl't-~i~_ht‘(’il tho '.nllH'lS luau:
' ‘ , _, , _ ‘ .hm-n ~hamml: amt that-timi- w~th tln-nwi‘u-
A HUDS C‘Qllnt‘y im-v of t-livir nuhlt‘ .\txuyglmi. surl ni‘ll't", :lhll
I'Tl'.\ l. Fl lil‘l l\‘\‘l'l{ \\t'|2 I‘il‘J l'/.\ kWh—“3 until-ringv in the f‘:m~c- nt' l-at‘jxt-ntlvnt't':llltl
RI lumn poraltul “.Al'l hill-v, lbﬁl. ' :fn-rtlnrr, gllpir (‘|)|][|Sp'l§ <ml.\v Irlllngd hnvo‘
"*"*‘l"*L“‘- > lbw-n am to nhlnmn. L‘lnn'ux-in lilt‘ mul-
I'H-‘IVWI‘J;"”TL’" "“"t‘ﬂ I ’nn n tin: nt language. mannl-ii, lltH‘at-m-,
. {'it-r'l’h‘sH/wl—h- 'i- li’l“‘“”- ’ ‘ ‘inml rt-huinn. nt bland and country and glu-
A'rrrrhny—lt. A: lhu-hlx r. ”.\.. lingo raiwul tllt'lt' snh‘plic-ltuig' voacc lut‘
‘-‘7MMU'TTHHJJ ‘1 (_l"""r-‘-’ ‘tl e ('nnliuuanco of tho Quinn. t
nHCﬂ'll/I‘tt’".ll"lt|~;tvtll‘l‘—lell wrt \lt-Cur-dy, Jacubf, 3'..an thrpﬁvp‘mi nf civil war ‘)ﬂ"‘\ now
killilzfltmi:N:;“:3":1:12:21? I) \ Rn-t I“ P’ftlidimrdl'l' Ihoir rulvnth-ss i‘my upon our
)l‘i)::rtl<, .lucun lC—tui. .\.!llt':l\'(‘/‘.l‘.lllll|tll.lllr‘uv‘: ‘P'lmi'l'v ('nuntly:nn'l“'9s“?)'vt:lplml:!~ut
them. i. .1 i: 1.. -u. .r. H. mm, smut-1 l" “‘ “'.mm“ "'1”? “”y swqmtmy 'f'dJ‘f‘”
Dlrl,)rl\', E. IL {.‘mutu mk. \Yui. 11. \\'il<un, munt M 0111' (”QM-9'16““ :5 WIN“ “c hle
u. \..l’.l:(ta:. ~\\".n. lLéJ‘lui'nu‘ Jul-u \vt-i. “'“‘ ‘“ "Tm“ “W“ ‘l'”“k3’ 3'5"“ """°’
t'unl, 11. G: \lthrv-W\'..lnlm Pit-king, .\lu-I'l‘. um-ll many of tlm peaceful pur~utts of tho
‘\\'ri_rht. Jul": (‘ll minxlmm,‘ .\l- lil'i ‘P. Gill, crummy '""'k"" "l‘- "Ev“t rosnurces “""Nd
Jam” '-t. \llrshall, .\l.‘ l'lu-hrlherut‘r. ’ tin ‘lmuu'tl'nl (-nntl-vt‘ and the mvmbers _nt ‘
Wt‘his company is “mite-1 in its opt-m— ~|mfl<t (*vm'v lipil~tlinl=l m-raygd in thesahle
Itions to the county at .\ll um. 11 has heon in ;lllivllllllP|l'-\ nl grit-f. .\ntl still the ctmtest.
successful operanuu tnr inure than «ix _wars, ‘. mack. Tlnisill.)tl«lgotl gwholhnn still "“91“. ‘
inn-l iii that. lu'riml ha:- l-lill all lbs-ms AmLI-vx- : p'Nl‘i its hngv and It-‘ll'Tltl proportion»: be- J
'peuesurilhnullnn/mum :m:!.lm\‘l-Iganu 1 tray atun-(«n the} inﬁrm nnll'ttio return at" pros
snrplus cankal in th.- Tun-surfs: The (‘um- lp‘mily In our (-mmuv. The all iuipoltant
qauy employs nu Azi3nt~x~all tux:i‘nv<.~hﬂuu ﬁll'l prnr‘lit-al qmutinn which we hnvc~ to
Anne by the Managers, whuare annually olry-t- . dwxefininna's, whd u 17.; 7.,./,,-3,w/,.'p], [1,9 pfr” 3
‘ad by the Stuckholglt-l‘<. Any pvrmn docking ' ~,,,.~., .I. ”,I;th _t’ I“ nt'ih-r m a \vi-O cnniuita- f
:n Insurance can nmtly 10 any 0f tht‘ “JOKE Itinn upon thi~ cuhivctit i< nﬁce~sarvm lnnk i
named .\lnnazera fur further information. 1' i'tn tlw W‘“ {l} “e” m" u“: {mm-0' .\tht is
j wl‘he Executive Cqmmmue {2lo3's at the ”Us Gov-'l'miient, wlmxo exi<tencei+nnw in
blﬁce 0' “‘9 C“'“l"‘”" on the 1““ “ MMS‘I’W moh ﬁanrf’ul pm'il. and fur the mumtcuanop
In QVPr3'."l°"E!~ at 3’ P' M' ’ of whwh the t-nuutry’ i= yinhling :0 lavi~hiy i
trig-lip," 17’ that}. E, W _ _ _ _ __VA; ‘ rfits lilnwi lmtl it~,tl't‘:l~r\n? rum onnvm.y
. ‘ .1. The Great Discovery cod that it i~ from lam.» mul incorrect. IdOJS ‘
F TiIFLA-(>3E.——lnﬂauim.n-.rv anvl t‘llrtmic of ‘l'e nature'- (‘r' ur ‘vaernum-nt. [rum "I:
O Rheumatism can he tun-d in‘ Ming: H L. luwmg 1h". “9“.” 0| Party stnlo t 0 “lthtlraw .
MILLER'S (‘l~}i.}‘llsl\'.~\'l‘l')l).ltlll‘JUEliA'l'lC .\ll‘X‘ our attentlpn from Ili- trup chnractor, and
UHF}. .\lnn)‘ llruminL-m ('illzt‘u: at this, nud m Camus? 'im- Sim“? 0t tho duties “hum we
ihe adjoining counties. haw: tcczitienl tn its ",w‘.‘ "' that. hm" lingual “he "H“ from
rent utility. Its success in lthcurantic al‘l~c- *Wmf‘h ”‘9 ”WNW 1“ Suﬁ‘f‘l'nu. Ut'Q” “
Eons. has been ‘httherto unparalleled by any 33.)?” 0f “‘f‘l' trim *cgml‘m".““l’nrh‘lm“ 4“ l
Speciﬁc; introduced to the public. Price so i 5 “il""""_”‘ 9 retifpsﬂm-‘IWG of We 98))- ;
cents per bottle. For snlehyall druggisls nnd- [-if‘. hPSimlmn 01‘ equceniruent. would, 1n
torekoepers. Pieparqd only by H. h. MILLER. my judgment. be nl'ke criminal. I'shall
FVholesnle and Retail Druggist, Ens! Berlin, speak. thfrvl‘ore. undvr [lime deep convic~ _
A. 3.•eryver,
TTUIL‘H‘Z'I: \T I. \‘\'.'\lll '.rn'unl‘x :xlh-nd
A m (,‘ull dumb 4:l4.lllulhvrhuq‘uu n”.
11"” cl ln in u. 0111'! I. 'X-\"""x 12111:. ~lrn’l- -'
m 1 HM mm ':/.-4-,:I--r's Slurml11.1!!ixImI-r~ly'w-t
(icuxklnilg, [’4. ‘ [St-pt. 3. Wing.
. H. A. Picking \ -
TTIIVIH n. .él'l:x’£l\".\'u', \\':i!'n:’nf
A lII‘ZHIIS :llll‘ “ILLS. "L'CHKI‘H HF
b.\l.li\', kv. “mi-10mm. In s|) 2|. l'l “r“ Ind-i p,
on ﬂu- rumi Irnliu‘; [rum (h-H'x-lmrg in Hnn-’
'S‘Tﬂ'm‘h luu mites 1' m llu- [mun-r y‘M'c.
urn}?! < yumlomn- :mjl _~ MEI.“ [inn guMJnlm-l
. Frh 1,.1Hv2l mu .
. ercs Crezs,
‘(WJ'N'THI I’ll\'>l('l.\\. 1! lanl fur pulp.
ljJ lil‘ [-nlrunugl- hrru [alarm-\II-nli. .l l . lulu,
iumrnn hi~ iris-mi»! tlmx hr “ill ruminm‘ Il‘w
pmrlirrnl’ lﬁi nran-niuu in (:Pll.\~llur_' :I‘ml
Vlt‘lml). "E. ln-rlir 'nu-uaw In I'lmwl-or .4 1.41.
“”3102. we «IL-rt Ilu- In ~l.A~.|"“‘ :ml "Nu-I rv-
Ilnlﬂf rPx’Hl'lH‘l“ )xuul niF'nlhl-r ~( rl.l|l.|lllundi=;
c‘l nu'huuh‘ u hu-h huﬁJ-m-v! rev-umum-“Mal
trmn [he ‘cxpr'it-m'u Mn! ‘5 It‘ll”. ."d by line
[.ruum M II.(- uh";- I th-U‘ic lrm-lizium-h,
nnd aliecuul llnm mun Ir]u2l.vll~.~lu~ll :I~‘ :m
-lnumn . xuruur, [urn In}, luluc pl“, Howl [H-
In»: .\'¢'.~ _
”mm-in lhv' 9.14. r”) uf Yurk 51m”, in [he
dwt‘Huv: ”\nwvl-l‘p Hux.n‘ “34,“;
~ (ieu_\>lm|:, .\ryul. ’_4~, I‘m. .:m ~ .
Dr. J. VJ. C. O’Hc‘zl’a
> ['l‘] 1; ..n-I 'l.“ Ln; ‘\ L. mun-1U! "-1-
li'n \rn- uml Huh ~ lulsluru l‘lL‘:i)_\l- rmu
(lunch. (iv-II.\«‘;-lx_{. I'fL
Nul..;tt,
. Dr‘. ‘.Vm. Taylor
inform Iln- inlx.-h,t.n'-, nl‘ (wind ”1:331! ‘3:
(jgny that In- mil gum-mu - lllr '.x Hlll'l' 121 Md
p’rqu-i-inn H! Mm (-111 ~Lm ', lll‘.\ mnr [u H“:
l'mnplllr (Hhtu. {h-l \«r-:.|:. l'l. 'Hmnklul
h r M! \m~. hv- Xu-c‘ :n r-\.l\l' I Jun- “1'
IHl|lh3p'f‘lnn.t;.l'. L 'pl. '.l-‘r. l)’
.Adnms county, Puu dealer In Drugs, Chemicals,
:O'l'ls, Varnish, Spirits, Paints, Dye-stnﬁ‘gﬁ hot
lied Oils, Exscuces nml Trinctures, \l'imlow
: Glass. Perfumery, l’uteut Medicines, &C., he. i
I SA. D. Buehler is the Agent. in Ge‘uyn
flu"; (or “ U. L. Miller’s Crlebrnted lilieulnutic
linﬁre," . [June 3, 1861. 1f
~, ' . The, Grocery Store
’ l N-THE HILL—The undersigned would
tespectlully inform the citizens or Gettys
burg ﬁnd vicinity, that he has taken me old
hand “on the Hill.” in Baltimore “”“vtcet'
Iyaburg. where he intends to keep constantly
on hand :11 kinds of GROCERIWSuzm-s,
Con'ees, Syrups of all kinds,’l‘olmcco. l-‘ish,
lﬂdg'kc.‘ Earthenware of all kind:, Fruits,
ﬁlls, and in ﬁacxievelything usually found in a :
Smury. Also, FLOUR. & FEED oi all kinds;
all of which he intends to sell low :is the low-'l
at. Country produce taken in exchange fuﬁ
and the highest price given. He ﬂatter:
tinsel! that, by s:riet intention and an honest.
aim to please, to. merit n‘slmrc of public ps- l
. TRY HUT. ' J. .\l IgOWE. 1
Are». 23, 13163. 1.!
Removals.
' Enndersignod,beiugthe nnthonzed person
3‘ .w'mke removals iuto Ever Green Ceme
ho that suclms contemplgte the removal
3%,; ”min: 9f decansqd relatives or friends
Hill .{ail memaelves of this syason oftheyenr Lo
hun'BdbM- Removals made with promptneas
...g'. ml! lair and no en’olrt spared m Plunge.
' . . PE rm: THURS,
[ugh 1:,‘60. Keeper o'f the Cemetery.
*‘ o‘co Dr. k HORNER'S mugScm’ ....d {a
hiﬂIxDICATBD coma cum,
BY 11. J. STAIILE
$6llll 'Year-
ﬂﬂi'mnmuz, !
MEE
SPEECH agai-
HON. JOHN L. DAWSONpq
- 0F Pl-23'.\’.~\'M'.\..\'IA, ‘
Till-I STATE 01" 'l'lll'} I'NIIIN,
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
FEIIIIUA RY 2;, 1864
=I
tinhs of duty which the times in'iplre, and
with that “resorvml 'frvedom mid holvl~
nt-su which are the birthright of an Amcri- ‘
can citizen. .- ‘ ,
The true character of our Gnvornmont,
than, will be the best pHCmvell from .4}
glance at its formation. It is well known ‘
that the idea ofn union, more or less ex
tensive, of the British ,colonies. was from a
very early period nfif- an unfamiliar one‘
with our forefathers. Such 'a ‘uniun was
formed by certain of the New Edglnnnl cnl
onies as early as 1643, the object being the
common defense against the Indians andr
Hie Dutch of Xew Amsleglaiu. The con
grns which met at. Albany 6 in 17%, and in
cluded oiher colonies- than the New Eag- ‘
land. colelnplated a similar union. as did
the still more impnimnt. one which wnsl
called at the same place in 1754, to consult.
for ihq protection of the colonies agaimt
hesiilities by the French and lndians. The
projected union. however,» failed through
jealousies on the pan. of the Home Govern—
ment, as well as among the colonies them
selves. The idea 0E colonial much wins at
length fully matured in 1774, in the tirac
Conltlnentnl’ Congress which met at Phila.
dolphin, consisting of the repreyentauves of
twelve colonies. Its object, it. will be re
membered, was to‘consult for the “common
welﬂre” against the Oppressive measures
Ind unwarrantable pretensions of the “10!ng
er country. While resistance Wus'dele‘r
mined upon against the claim to 15x the
colonies without their consent, the idea of
independence had notyet. found acceptance
‘in the colonial wuncils. In the Aspirin ol‘ ‘it-
DEL“ Elli-ID
~5
A @EMCDGRATH@ AND FAMHLV JQURNALO
; GETTYSBUR’G, PA” MONDAY, MAR- 145186-35
J‘ v
tachment lo Gram. Britain, the colonies
Would frat-1y have unhed in conceding to
lwr the beneﬁt oghur navigation acts; could
she have consented to redounce the {gal
claim to thn- rjnhﬁt nHuxnlion. The me‘xis
urc-s mloptorl by ([113! Congrosq lmd'for lhen’
ohj.-c.t to compo] Jun to abandon that, right.
nnll British (-omuhnrce‘ Win to ho renounced
ll” nhe did so. ‘fl'uo years Enter, by the
null pr-r-ish-nmx o! tho home Hawrnmcnt
m hnr unjmt "hymn-N! the colonies were
forth-ll in‘m in‘dglwnllc-nco. - ‘
';.\.‘)7nultunemhlj with that act. the Conti
nr‘ntahUongrvw [“ufoceedwl to prepare Arti
('ll‘x' 6| (-‘onl‘cdq-mtion‘, which should exp-em;
l‘m- nutur:l of the compact. between {he
Stun-s, :Inrl dn-ﬁnc the powers conterred up
on Him Conurmsﬁm wel! at )hom roserw-d
to Un- Stairs. Notwitlmtumling the grc-nb
mwu of‘he (-ommon oxigenoy. «live-rufy of
inn-rash. lovaf mqiurhcos. and -_jo:zlou-ie=,'
pmvontml nn imlm-tlnlte umon hv (,‘onm‘ws
’on sm-h urtivlni {lnd not. [ill in Marci-. 17“,
mm HIP moth-mint} .n!‘ lhé-se mimics com
}:Ze'ed by Lhe'thil'm‘en Stun-s.
\tht is to he'¢~~;u‘-cinllv ﬂntnd in the
whoh: of lhme proceeding»; is the jvnlous
cnrn oxv‘rvieod by ihe m-veml colonies in as
wrtmg lhvix' inrilivuluul ion-nigmy and in
gmml n}: it ngninw encrmmhmena. -'l‘htw,
in uu- union of Um wmousinth-péndonl pn
[Himyl communnimlll-appointing tlrh‘gfu‘ei
to tho (‘nulmu-tilnl Cunpruw, the “50M and
('.u'hHiw- reauuld'non 0! their own internal
guvr-xnmnnl. )liviit-v.’nml (-oncrrns" was ex-
Nu-nlv rem-rvml. The s‘th énusemed ll)
surwmlvr «mlyyn very Inlrhal control over
the “WEN" n: lgmlu. 'l'he‘ (:01);_'I'k*~'~‘ Wils‘ in—
v’mmd by tho ai-tmlos with uoudulro! what»
ou-r nw-I zw/uigjwﬂt.
l’ajln-rum-oui- cleathe‘Uﬁitm]Strntnswero
'Pn-nlifwl t 0 cinsk‘hno wan-of tho Hrévolulion,
Hun] wuxru n'urhwlt‘ponnh-uw. 1111!, :13; re
q-mtinn Inr deihnquemic: in .rn'iqng rove
nno Oﬂllll! only! be mmh- against. the Staten
I_in lhni‘r curitmutc ‘cnpacitws. Lhmio was n
H mnly win In Hmse “cm withhold hy‘"
smn- « mm-t :i vex-mt tn r-xvil wnr. This
mm llw drivel bf tho-nlxl (_‘uutmlu‘y “10“, as
it hml luw-n‘ ot'ujll ~ilm|urAmtuhlhhmnntsnt'
nuvinnl :unl [unlit-I'll tilm-s—ut tho (hevjan
’ll-puhhcsz the: (h-rnmniv, Hansmliv. the
Dutch, and lho ”vh'clinn. "l'he immedi
ate and mowing griov'ulce which pmnlyzed
ghv vnurgnu nI tihvCunl’x-th-mln anvrnmvnt
was [he lumwmm. IthNE. :Ill'l cnnthclln:
ianH-‘huml rn-‘gnialihrh in regard 'm trmh‘.
In m'xh‘r (nan-me 1110 {mm-- ole Rpm»
hIIL-n H. mm m-rnwmv that line cnmn‘wrx-c
r): llw ('unmiy _shnuh‘ihc- [rm-ll from the
disunlvunan-s umli-rwhu-h :1 n'asylzmed by
tho dzwx'xrinualiMu unﬁwwl upon in by for
l-iun Huwmuwnlx l-y th nnvm'umn hnv<
“hivh thmr mvn inlvrvstsQmLctipulilv hull
imlum-Il 11m“:iliuvvnnnn-mf to why”. IL
wn‘nuk h‘~~l)t‘§‘|‘f«:u'y that the public lzﬁih
~huuh| Inl lu‘v-‘prrod: that the (h'hh ('nn~
KJm-l: .j Illnnlai lim 10-vulutlnn \hnnhl he
l‘qlmlntwl and; 1h:- lrmtv ~HI-nhxllmh mtu
“hf-“h \loﬁml (nu-nu! u'llh I‘l'n'uln'un ‘it-V
-( rmm-nh .\ll'h'lth' cmnphwlﬁ uh. .1! mp ul
~3l ll: m-~~:nv “t x !-In\ uh. 'm' the u-mnmon ch:-
l'- nw.” 'l'iuwi- .\n-rr tln-wmt :unl prmwn’:
induct-mint“ to the leltlmlltltl ul 3 ln-w‘
hmnluu‘t nt' l'l‘iinn. In it It l‘(' «H mu
smith-ht :Il~n lni'hhc \V’ukm-m mu’lyiﬂiivlliclt-n
-(-y of tire (.‘nnt'ttzlvmtion hyj‘onlerrmg upon
th'a m-ntrnl (ihvcrntnt-ut :JNIII Linn-r :1111l
1.~-I.tvt' ll: hnwl pram-1;: :iml. hy (ertliutinu
.th'l-m thrnuuh on-ll‘hulntn‘etl lt'L'i~lzttt\'i-. itt‘
ll'f‘iul. :nnl ('.\t'l‘llll\:l’ (lt‘lﬂll‘tnlt‘lllp, tn hill}!
tlv-wn llmxc pnh‘nrs (‘0 operate upon mihvul
n .L; ln than: (hit-c llﬂllll'uiﬂl‘h; in [lit
._.- “'tlf‘t‘ extent‘nntl him-e prt-i-iw 4h ti‘nitim'i'
all [in‘ "nut-[‘4 011llVi*_\'P'l; lM hul'l‘t’llt‘k'rJlu
tlm continl of the, sevvrztmtatv: over the
‘Sulljt‘t't of cmrhnol‘cial regulatium; and in
.tlw ali~ttihutinn oi" the powers through {L
wrll nrgnnizotl‘nstmn, so :h tn not anon in
.llivv‘luals within the sphf‘l'é‘ul those ||o\V?l'h'
.cmn-Mx the great anul nmtrrml ilill'crcncc
of the Clln‘nlh‘lllﬁll of 178'.) from the Arti‘
fol-=l3 nl (Junk-«Mixititnl. It was those t-hnngcs
“'it oh (‘wnN-rt‘iul the Gm‘t'rumvnt oi the.
L'nnml .\‘tutmil‘rmn a slit-stuns link llilt'lt'S‘h
:unl tnt-tliuivnt‘ ot'ganiutiun to onc- oLJital
:tml curt-smm: punt-r lurgwut ttntl lwnriicntl
Plltii. ll was and is \llu nut Itssu I'bult‘raV
(y'uurument. thhor in tho:cit'cuntx'mhcw
‘whwh :tttt-nrh‘ll HS form mom antl hilnptimi,
nor in the urtihmrnt itwllthanr _Vvt in the
;(-:gpnsitim< ol';its founders, is there uppi
rmnt nnv‘intehtion to substitute a cm s .l-E
inlntod Uovg'nimont in lieu of that ol the‘
cmnpu'chnt‘ thé S-lih a. l
y The Convention of 1787, which franictl‘
tho Conﬁttulion, was compotetlol' Ilelcgates'
from the sew-ml Status, and not lrom the
pnople uglaljge. Pmposittons in‘ that Cun- ,‘
iwntinn mime voted upon by the dele rates, 1
gnot us individuals, hit by Ayn/ed. It was,
:not xtjin'ijority at the delegates, latttznl:ijor
ity ot'vthe S/tlh’jv. by which each [branulmn ,
\Vas rejected or became a part of t 19 Con- t
lstitutinn. As‘ the people rliﬁ not hct Ma'
iwltule in appointing, :\ Convention to form .
'n Gonstttutmn, neither (lid they in ratifying I
‘ it; but the ratiﬁcation was by conicntions‘
‘appmntetl by the people of the' several‘
‘Slhtes. This ratiﬁcatinn was alsanmle nti
different times; for while thi- Constitution}
wrh adapted September 13. 1737. the con-f
hom‘ol Virginia, which m; that of the ninth ‘
State wa~v noch‘sary to put it in Operation. i
Imu not obtzuﬁod until an 9 26,1738. Andi
;thus., as ac t-pted by nine States, the!
new (internment .went, into operation the'
4th oi March, 1739. North ggolina did not;
accede until the 213?. of Ni mber follow-l
L ing, mnre than two years :tl‘tctj its adoption ‘
tbv tlm Cnnvehtiun ; nor Rhode Island till 5
‘ May 29, 1700. nearly three years after that y
i event; aml those States. during the veiled §
01 their hesitation. were treated by the le
tgi=lntinn of the United States as l'oreignl'
{cumin-ﬁes. By the eeventh su‘ticle of the.
i Constitution it is declaredltlmt the mtiﬁcn-!
ftion of the conventions of nine States;
3 “shall be sutﬁbienu (or the establishment oi"
this Congtxmtion between (It: States so ratify- i
' ing the hinge.” The tenth article also ‘de- l
icl'ures tlint the “powem not delegated to.
fﬂia Unitéd States by the Constitution. DOP‘
l pruhibitéd by it t 9 the States, are reserved
to the States Itespeclively. or to the people."
i It thus apgiearé. from a consideration of
-the circumsqmces under which the Con-l
:stitution was ipruduced. and from the pro- ‘
visions of the? imtrument itselt‘,_ that our
[Gavernmcnt gis a compact bpt‘ween sover
‘ eign and eon-qunl communities, the Statesi
chmpmi it 4 Gouverneur Morris, who was
. the indiaﬁual in the Convention upon whom 1
. devolved thel tSI-k of revising the languag’e i
‘of the instrument below its adoption by'
that body. .1150 declared “that the Consti
itutmn was a: compact, not bptween ml
itm-y indivjdu‘uls; but between political so
:cieties.” J i
I havelhus‘ recurred to what are seen to
be leudmg fins and principles in me, for _
mmion of oujnr GOVen-nmem. This retro- ‘
aspect must oohvmce an that.“ is Manon;
caHy true Linn. our‘Governmeut was formed 1
by the Stated as paﬂies,and not. by indi-i
udual citizens as members 91' one commu- '
:Ing I hold it. at. the ma time true that
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“nu-m 13 Jimmy up mm. PBEVA'IL.”
lthl: Government. which is one of limited the exidnnce of the power to coerce, oer-.l
‘ and spatially dPﬁnc-d women, is of 'the Ltninly did not at l9n<t cnntemplnte itﬁ excr-'
,uame nbliéutoﬁv authority within th‘é spherel ciser He nppmvvd of the proceeding! by
of the reserved powers. I 50.8 not how thi»; , Mmenchmetts, calling: in‘ aid the pow'er of
. can-he otherwiw. slum hnth m-re croanllf the Genera! (intud'hittcﬂmt lo suppreu the
Nb." the *snme ﬂutlxﬁt‘ltyH—[lntt ot‘ the indi-' Shay insurrection, but he remhrked’in that
Lynlt’ml citizens oi the sovoml States acting; connlwtinn: l ‘, '1
‘thréuph thoir'roqpocttvo Slate Ol'L'lnthl “But‘lmw‘onn thiﬁ forcobe exerted on’l
limit“. The Goveinnwut of tho L'nnmlt the .‘tittvs mller‘tiw‘y? It H iinim—~il:lo.l
State: n'nd thnst- of the ~(‘\'l‘l‘ﬂl Sign» nrc' It arhmlut‘ h :1 :lvclurution nt' war In-twec'nl
I there-lore brim-Hy snvoroikn in their -r“-> thu‘l-n-iir-s. Fnroizﬁ Powers ttlm Will net‘
t spt'ctlvn when. I than-iv“ tind no dltli-" h» "vitllo ‘_«pevtmnri. Thuy will inti-rfer»:
iculty in a divided allegiance, and I hold tlmcnnfusinnwill nﬂouavmndatlhlzanlutionl
i that allegiance to bind the citiwn- in l ol‘thyl [’nfon willirnxuo." [
Loqunl dt-groe to tho govt-rm nut .01' the: Ig iq ﬁmarpm from tho. hiqtnry nf- the!
‘_Ktntn and to that ot‘lhu nntin I. lmth {WV State rights drm‘trinc that in t'mmitm a "rt-l
cat-ding from the same court"! lhr‘ pvﬂl'le; tmnal (hwnrnnwilt ‘lltt‘rn mil-(x many :mdj
nl'thn sbveml Siam. In P-‘h‘t’nf irrvmn- git-at 'liV‘Jl‘Hllt“: to he reconciled hetwovni
' ciluhle'dillrronce lit-tween the: Federal and ,' tllo indclmudvnt S'utoa. Though Fl-mk-l
~Ktate' (luvt-xntitetit=, th-lrc is no nocej~ily ' it 251 common lanuu'igu, and [wwowing the'
i that “in parties to the compact tfllplll']. l common Luv “-1 u. cummnn inh‘t‘rit‘tnco, thel
each for itself, decide the disputv: for in‘colnnioa of the tlittl-rbnt sections were:
, the vnrv tnstrutitortt. ol'ycnmpzu't‘ the_\' ap- . marked by rn'lir-nl and‘ «Hiking pr‘clllill‘l-l
:' pointed an arbiter. the judiciw‘y, bygvhosc tiPi. -'l‘ln~ I’uriturﬁnt‘ New ~l‘ﬁigland dnl'vr-l
I denieinp-x they ngruml to ulurle. . n lml nnt mnm‘in chdrnvtor frnmﬂheﬂwnlims
; ll' thwe were still nbt .cullicwnt, «ml the lof Virginintlmn tho Huzummts of the (hr-l
, Cunstitu‘tion. OV9“ tinder “10 ihh‘l'W'i‘Udiﬂn | clinus from the Qu.nkors of Ponnkylvnnin
gotiits own functionmirse, should he found l and ' tlm Rom-m ('ttho‘lipa of Maryland!
in: its walking to llt‘Jl‘ hard upon individual , from the [mm] of New York. The projn-l
,St’utm. thnrp WM ~till mmthur pen'elul S diet»: of opinion and nntiputhiné whivh the
rcmvdy provided [JV ”IO Chﬂm‘r- Thi‘ \Vilﬁi settlor< h:'nll!llt.wltlt thvm from Europe!
the ztlun-udun-nt of the clun‘tyt‘ “$9l! ‘lti m-rv still :trtvvolv chorishml in tlu-irnmﬂ
i< {Lt‘ﬁnu‘qllt‘nl'l‘ 0f; thmn ’vn-ws~ that l’lH‘l‘el' ztlmd‘v. 'l'twrni wrro also Hide llitlvtonces‘l
,is no mum- which wbul-ljmtxty withhofdinx i ot'.iutei'est. l'lm intui'mts‘ 6f the nut'thn‘n"
~ nllvgmm-e from thé anrnment ofvthe A Status \l'vre chi. tlymmmviciuhtwh wc‘ztlth .
Unite-d Status and I‘Cs'lslln! its authority. l conki~til|g in u... 51.”,3 engaged in the mm:
i ulnch might not bra nt'~ulliri"t}t nl:_|gnitu~le' ﬂying tr ula pnd iii the. tidh‘rien. I'l'he:
'nn'l npprn<~ivv chiudotn-r tn nutlmrtzo ’I'o“ $151»; (if thu- stiuth, whom", pmpot‘ty wan;
SlSlimW? 10 ”IO Slum 'tlfWUlrnlW'an- ‘ln “ mnre lalt'gelvjn aldvei, were inn-rustnd in .3
' othurwm-da thoreiino mumtt-sultingi'rmu Hduntinx‘. In tnrming in common ,L'nvcrn-y
tllq nature nf tlnx omnpwt, m‘ the rolvuiun ‘ merit tli}3§o disc wrdnnt olt tneutk had to hc'
oft-l 1" partim, tn (in thi< u.~ nix-rinditutionrtl (‘nmultv I and rccunrih-d. 'l‘n‘ any one
right, lrut. nnlytlmt «who wlm-h oxi<t< In ull ; who leEtr-A'ully stuvtwd tho lu~tory of the,
‘fnvornmonts the .tI/lnml ruin. - Im, ""2. lllf“ "alhtlllll inn it mm! b» t-lvur’ that I Ill" lull
rifihtnl‘ the people town-rand ntmlnhthutrf Ll:-I11.‘llltl{nl' ll'u- kt-(‘tmne hml [Jl'Pn indeu-d
(:nrnrnnwnt wlu-n in thoirjmlu'ni-nt it hit». (in in t n- (‘mn’c-uti-m tlmt lmdy would.
pmvv-d dmltnclivt-ntit:rnd. Ngilliﬁmt on. have tt-t'lnilm'lml witlmut Wriﬂlﬁ But the
and Arm->44”) nrv thou-rut", in mt'. Viennwuuvzmntr \\ .14 one t‘lllmg loudly l'ur cum
ultlu‘ “itlmnt vim-mitt. in the i‘unﬁtitntlnn. \ prmniuni and tly- wm‘ ltv‘ul: und'ﬁmtiiotiu'
‘ 'l'lm South lm< hem) c.m~€~h-nt sinco ”93, 1.94.15 atr tho-m. n at" the ltvvoluliut. Want
in n lhorin’; tn tho ducmne at it itv rigth—Hrm-n tulmr-vt it In lln- l-i'nlu-r spitit. Now
When thn Cumttttition lir~t wt-ut iuth npu- linghmil'drumudvd ptotmtmn tnr her Inv
iration the thPhlllu that ”H" (.‘umtitutimy' iguttcn. Wllllf’ (ltd .\‘uuth rwiunwl protoc
wns a compact ln tiyt‘r-n puli’t'c tl «width»: Ot' lmu’ 't'nr‘ lln‘l‘ lat-nu- piuvpct-lv. Tno~o dn- ‘
snvr-ra-ignlimlrm‘oiv’v‘d thr- (umwnt ot’mimy anmk Wow rmmnl-iled l-v tlw Shuth HIP-I
of thv urmtm’xt ling.lumlllllll|l3oldlll3 I-M‘IIIJ [enduring tn the mnnmun (lau-t‘nnwnt thr‘
It u'..< udartml :N dhiinntw :tud Ptupliutiv- ri_vht to tax ,tlm ~l|ip~ nt foreign S::It0~ and,
all); luv ﬁrm-ix kg rim-Imm. .lnluwm. :m-l tn imp O-m dutiN upon itnpn-'t~—in ntlmr’
{Hit'ur lill wru'tli. :tltl'l“.\'u"l< “hivl Jthtlct‘ wank. tlm (El-"(rill of tho \vhnlt‘ ultluij-L of
of tho l'mtml Stutoa; ntlthn .anth. IN it was', trunh~~an England mnredmg in n-tnrn}
lu,’ Mulimn zm-t .1.111-r~..n. _\'.7r‘ (lid the to tho South the light of imp: ‘tijug ~lnvosi
.llmtr'nm rut. tnnrnly on pmhiitutmnztl hw- fnr tswniv yours, Ih‘n tight tu gim‘c tluce-f
1m" and fact. m'ulLtrm-t tln-nry with ’lllt’ ﬁfths ni'tlu-r ~l~|v<~ rI-vlintmnl in thv haw;
North. “I'ln'tllt‘lllv l-vlnrc thi» “at? done {Ol-ng.rnwnt‘ttmn._»n:l the right. tn the sur
lw anv putt. of the Smith \\J~‘ t‘lm thy-my nl' rm“)...- Q! J,” Yugiljvn .41,va . 'l‘;,j,-_ as,
S! 'h- nigh“ lt"~"l‘lwl tnl-y rm.- Hngg'uid n: vhuuvtn-t-iz-d l‘v (invulm-ur Marti» “11‘"
:t inm timtiun l'nr Invalunu ll}: (hm-17M in. tlm “I'u'jzrnu” lu‘tt‘l’t'l‘ll the ﬁj't‘lltﬂl‘. and by ,
'l‘w- ll.~t .ui' tln «I mu (hum: Ill" azimuth; it >1 Army lit-4.2." a pun 01‘ bur “Jul-mitt
11:“le til “' |~llln‘.'i_[||l. \V’ 1‘“ ”W .\."M' Hug- (invorumvnt. ll vl tllr‘w t"o|t(w~-iun~ not
l‘m'l'dl -Iv.t-.-~.vnt..ti\'P\ dovlJH'd “I!!! thaw lawn 0mm”! i» but the \implu “.th .
Sums “mild >l~n dq unl.u~~ tho nL-luli 0" ”m to szw ”HI ‘0 ‘ﬁullu-Tl’. .N't.Ltw~ Would}.
Stun-s ~lu~uld la :IL\llllll‘li hv tlm‘i:lH'l.2ll_m'-\u-li' have become put'tEt-s. to ,th UuV'
linvvrmm in. Tim BC‘t‘UlM‘ um upéxn tit»
nontwi-‘nn ni thvvtnhurgt) .mt, 1mm"! Damn»,
hm- flit. l-‘T‘T. :u‘ :i ‘n tuii.\m"v Iltt'fli-ul‘l" to
nwu‘t thy I'm 1111 My! .\ltidn rh Cll'l'i “E Napo
h-un nml thi- “I’lltrh m-ihs In “ﬂight-11;
'l'hl‘ Huhnuo hung. in tho v..'--.v uhttiv “h
-tvvn Slat». tin-gm“! 7h :\ l.!r,\\":r§ thr/
('umllh no fur ‘thu hunt-tit M'nthm: xé-r-tzn ‘
of tlm vmmtry.‘r-imn I’x'~:~li|lll‘t‘ wm ihr my,
t-m‘ll in ww- ”H' (‘tnlhn'gnJLt‘ unhuij'l-dn—
The viuh-nn'o Hi this uutvrv <u-t-u'l'ul (he rv-i
pm! nt‘thcomhm’gn m 1809. \ ~im§tfuuh~u
pnvjition WIN ntnri‘bstetl ,m Nuw l‘mglanth
:11: in run the pun-hm'xi nt‘ In)lli>ji|ll-‘L Tm:
prc‘fmsitinn nt' :1 mmm'n'c which has‘ mhhul
1-l‘lHK‘ll‘CUl‘J‘t‘y tn t'nn guutm-x“ and 1m“:
purity of tlw country “‘Sts met “ilh‘Nmllur ‘
thrrjnte of :liwulving the Unmn. i ‘
But a fnurth ﬁlm: and with stilmomler
:mtl muse unentHi-ad chum," (lul New Enq
l.mil threaten reboliinn tn tlw G-wqrnun-ut.
nnli' throw hm‘snlﬁ upon the doctrine nf
St Ltncnvoreignty amuthnrizinzncinsolutinn
[of tlw I'ninn. 't'hif \\':Ndu! In;_' the- Admin
istration ot'Mr. Muihmn, and 2mm «lmutis- ‘
inotinlt With it!- nt«*:31~lll'é-‘~“ the hut nl whtch ‘
wu< the (loot u-utamt pt wat‘ "m 1812. Slavery
thl'll. its now, \v:u~ ht-hl up nad.um as “the‘
rntlnn pm t of tho (toxrtituéon’f “hich muétK
ho amputated. It tnuttelvd not then, as
it has not in more rm-ent times, that. it mm
a part ot‘tho Conshtutiqn. Thu opprmtim) ;
tnqk nn “runnivnl fotm of l-xprvmon in;
(he ”artt‘nrd C thventmn nt‘ Dvcvmbr-r‘
1'). 1944. in whirl: M I<ﬁn|nhtl~PLlh wru rn‘l'l'e-f
soured hy twvhie don-gut)“. ‘.‘unuet‘ncut by i
sbvon, “hodg- Island tum: Nt-W Hmnpéhirc‘
hv three. and Vulthonthy one. A tll~>oiu-;
tinn'nf the Union and tm-m Itinp of :1 nmvl
cmeh-mny wits the rnmptiy to which that;
mnvnntinn lnnkell unh-w their térmashnutdi
he complimi with: and ulteriur txtcusures"
for :m actual «pm-alien nt'the States wcre"
to be taken hv n suilsmlur-nt convmitmn mi
hr,- hohl in‘ June fnlloa'mg. Like South;
Cnrnlinq before the ﬁnal art of sop-"union"
the St-ntes of Maesnchmotls and Unnncuhg
cut Shnt commiwi‘onvn to _Wu-‘hington to
[ma-cut their qlmnnnvh tn the Administrm
tiun. Among tht-qe Wm the high nanie of
Hut‘rimn Gray Otis. ’l‘het 'simultaneous
nrrivnl in Washingtoﬁ of,the news of the'
peace of Ghent. noldbnbt alone snvwl New i
England the hnnor nf‘nnticiprtting the;
southern States in sepnrdting item the Uni-
O". ‘t
It thuyppeara that in the heresy ofse
ceke‘on anll nulliﬁcatinn :i-i cunstitutiunnl
rénwllies for rozil or inmgihnry grievances
the, North and the rH‘nuth were alike paHK’l
pant“. \Vhile I have oxprmsed my own
disapprobatmn'nfxhccumequenvesdeduced
from those «lnctrnws. it in xuipos~ihlr~ to de—
ny 11111:. their lull jimnﬁcntmn is l‘mmtl in‘
the teaching: and practice'nf the Nnrth.—-
In my judgment both were wrong. Alleg'b
ance'wus in both instances equally duejo
the General Government within tllG'Splmre
ofthe granted powers. m tn the States Within
the reserved; and I do not think that in
either qusejhe grievance was suﬂicient to
justify revolution. -
As to theright of the General Government.
to coerce 5} State. in such circumstances,
thn preponderance ol‘autlmritymuy be said
to have been adverse. IL is well known
theta propnqitionnn confer the power of
coercing a state was mmle in] the Conatitu
tioual‘Conventinn by Edmund Ruhdolph,
and was lltclsh'ély rejected. It_ is also
clear that. it is not among the specially
granted powers. and it' it be foun I there at
all, it is amnug thoee Which Are nece<ezuy to
carry the granted powers into effect. It
was the opxnmn of lohnsnn and Ellsworth,
the dt’legutes in_lhe Cnnatitutional Conven
tion from Connecticut. and oer. Madison.
from Vn‘ginis. that the Uonsmutmn does
not'attempt ,to coerce sovereign üb‘tates in
their political capacities; that the gamer
which IS to entered the laws is to be Mcgal
power. vested in the magistrates. The
force tube employed is the energy of law.
and thin is to bé'exerted only upon indiwklu
alt. Hamilton, if he did not expr'eglslydeny
‘9 P 1; M;—
74%“;
ormn’rnt. " ' ‘ ‘ ,
Nntzh. tlmn. Wns‘ llln (invnrmitl’int h-l't lii
lyinut‘ lﬁlln'l“; and win Ilt'Vl'l' innit we may i
find with the ooh-litigms which it urﬁ'nlvrs; i
gum] fiilli- rwlnu-od tint “'0 .shnnld .\‘ll‘lCllY'
:ullLern to thv‘tii. l tn‘lil-ve thv lli'\llll'y nt
“yr ‘i"»‘-"'THH]I‘HI “Ll h-tt‘ mt‘ out in tho
:twmtiun, that wh it--\‘nr tr'mhliu \n- hum
’5”. an} ttgnv l'\] ennui-ml lmn- lu‘t'l] m can
.hqtlu' tire: of the“: .w um :v if I‘m J. urlyn’ NU-d
Icm and of u dv'nt'tnn- train the with, of
'the (rampart. ll tni_'ht inrtmm'u that de
.l- mum in tho cuw ot‘ the c~t.t|.l.~hnit-ht ot
the nzttignnl hank. and t'm n~<uxnption of
tlm Stnto dr‘btu. lt mm a {urthm- stt-pi’n
,tho :mno dtrm-tinn "win-n hyithe tmitllol'
t lﬂlﬁ and: INN n'nd thus tlytit's mm: im
port: wvro lt-viml n‘ut idl‘ lhd- Clt'dll)’ con
,xt tutinnul plil‘pn-‘l‘ of an (-n‘nnnmicnl ad
mmi~tmtinn of the Gov-‘rnmvnt, But for
thu nvnwwl nljavt. ol'pmtm-tion tn haine_
manufacture-t. l'hppv. thrice huppy for
the ’W'Oltlt} of thwe .\‘mjos would it have
l-et-n had tho nortinnul feeling of the coun
itry limited near tn such t'ril'imphs as it
might hope to nclttovo through the ﬁxer:
ci~e of the ’implied powers under the Con
stitution. ~
But, it manifested itﬁnlf further in 3 (iii
snti~tuvtion on the part of the North with
the wmprnmiws of the Cniixtitution in re?
yard to slavery. ‘ Thorn tmd indood r-xmed
almost, ontitonipnrnnpoudy with the rider)-
firm 0f tlnl churn-r .'| small party nl'Alaoli;
tinni~ts, mncihtiniz chit-ﬂy ot‘ tho (In tkem
of pr England unrl Ponnsyl‘vnniu. These
[mi-ti”. during Washington’s administra
tinn, hurl, nwnmriulwnd (‘.onwpss .tor the
nlnulninn ot llnl .lnve- tindopmnrtn thn time
ﬁml in tho ti‘nnﬁnutinn. and tnr thr- about.
tinn of «lJvt-ry within the .\‘tntw. This c'r‘y.‘
whtt‘h originutwl with fanatic". was naught
up by yolitmiank fry party huh, and was
mm] w th gir'nt lnitturnmx' by t’hn nmtht-i'i
jnurtmlvtn inton~ily the ltO>lllily which‘
that set-[inn entertained tmmrd the men-l
sure: of Mr. Jn‘ﬁi'l"‘ll"~'ﬂntl Mnﬂhulisnn’u
adminktratinm. 'l‘hiu ztvirit of hostility tnl
slavery .cnntinne-d lo ini‘t-onso. and brokeil
out ‘with {NE-ll vitulf-nt‘e on theﬂpplit'ﬁtipn 1
of Missouri for :vltnicsinn into the Unibnd
It thus nssumwl -m unprecedented impur— g
tam-é {min its connvctiun with a contest for.
litiml mar. \ ‘
poShnrtlmlter, the public mailﬁ wpre mod i,
to distribute. over the South incendiary
matteunnlculntgﬂ to stir up in=iirrectinn
mr.nn’;:tho slm’ns. Cnmreeq‘wns bMicgt-d
for the nhnlitinn‘nf slnvl-rywithin the Li!-
trict oanlumlun: and John Quinr-y Adams:
per:|~t(‘n“y an] deli mtly pirmntml [imi
tinn: [ir'tving for the‘ dismln'inn of the U
nion. Shun nulliﬁed liy their logialuhnn
the ant-I of Crrngroas-pmsed in pursuance ol‘
the pro'li~ion in the (fon~:.tutmn fur the
rendition of "lugitivm tram lthnr.” Penn
sylvania thus repealed, m ‘l5“, an act
p‘lnmd upon her statute-book in 1780.
And 'when a territort tl government {or
Ore- on was to lm )rnrided, the propusition
to eiteml the Missouri lint-1 of 36° 30‘ m
the Patciﬁé ocean wiLs rejncteii by Congress,
and the Wilnot prnviro. prohibiting qlnrery
in Oregon, adapted. Cnltfnmia was nlao
adinittrd m ”tatéwithout p 353”); through
a territnriul condition, and with an nutt
slavpry ”cbnstitution; The effect was to
mnka a rliscriminntidn [between thecitizanq
of co-cquaT Stan’s? which the Can‘titution
did not contemplate. Simultgnéously there
.ammtrnd in .\lr-w England oemain new social
and politiml theories in rvlatinn to slavery.
That these theories were of foreign origin
iittle doubt can be entertained. The un
eprptedsuccessot'oti: polt‘tical'inititutions,
'the growinggrentneu of our American Re
public, of our commerce, and all qur in
duatrial pursuitq, had 'begt3n to affect.
England with fears for-the permanence of
her own superiority. And even. for tire ‘dura
tion of her political system. The success
of an economical a gnvemment, and oneso
favorable to the rights of man, seemed. to
be a standing reproach to the more expen
sive, exclusive, and- unequal enubl'uhmeuu
\.\
TWO DOLLARS {AgYEifﬂi
0f Europdan nhiolutis‘m. In addition to
these motives. England had nl~o n. furtho‘y
one: we were linr I‘olmllimﬁ oiil‘nzing. To ‘
spo om- Ropublic prove it failure and-our
fedorativv system dividnd, so that One soc-A
tion, rould b 6. fought ngniml the otlmr, “'.L‘l_l
{he :Lim nl‘ lxoth 'her pride and pom-r. . IL
was tlmrofore that. the vigilant eyes 01: mm» i
‘nf hor pnlitiml h-mlm-a soon diu‘nvnrnd Iho i
npporlunily niiiirllpd by our dmneﬂic 4MI ‘
ri‘l‘t‘ll‘l'ﬁs for the imrudm‘tinn and funwntm
'tinn of strife. Al)hiiiinnpllli=<llr<i(‘illlliPlxly
'fnund thrir way to llm‘toni 'l‘ﬁhro-thwirin- i
centliary tlnclrinm soon Mum! a congenial ‘
mil. 'i'hn se-nd “l'oll upon good gmuml and
incrmcnd A hundred fold." T'A-Jimtinn of
tho ﬂavory quiutinn in ew-ry i'nrm nn-l un~
on every novaxinndiax <inve that timo iwon
in'rwvorinszly mainhinml in‘-the northern
States. and rkpfu-iully in New England, in
cnnvarsntion,‘in looturon, by the New; in
the pulpit, in the hulls of l'r-ga-lgtion, and
upon "Hu- stump! all of which" tended only
to Ono dbnslrnus result. I '
Mr. Buchunumhns bvr‘n blamed IN lack
ni' 13““ng in mneting the suddun crisis of
ithe'Tn-hellion. It! has linen asserted that
had ho noted with proper )iroinpumss in'
ﬁnrl'imliinu thefortiiimtinm in the six ox
l‘iiN‘ RouthPrn Statue the rein-”ion would'
lmvp bet-u nvgidod. But. the truth is‘. there
were no available tronps‘ within reach.—
(lonornl Senttwin hia supplamuntail ﬂows to
tho “’ur Doiinrtnwnt an tho 2mm Uctniwr,
.1560, stntml that but four hundred tmuhm
worn within roach inr tlmtyﬁiurpme. In H
evidigit that. it wui hi: great aim to nvpid a‘
cnllis‘ion. to nv'Fl‘t civil war mid snvo tho/U
-nion, nilirmim: tho rlour autlmrily nit/tin;
(,invornmnnt to enforce the Federal law;
within a State. but ﬁnding nnne to boat
lmck a sccwling leo into 1111* Union. ‘ln
111:» nulliﬁmtinn irnuidei in 18232 Gem-ml
iht‘kmmdid not attempt tn_§~xort this-£OO
- power until. an uppiimlion 10.0.0“-
grnaa. tho fn'rce hiii wus‘ pushed; Did not
Mr. Huvhnnqn Mk Cmmrew tor asinnlzir
hill. “or (n nuthnrizo the employment. of
militnrv Tonia," and «lid‘nnt oaner fail
to grant it 7 ‘ Agrwinu \vnh (imwral Jack
son in his Vil'ws 2m ”prim-nod in his threw-ll
midrees, in thv ullor Imﬂicivlu'y of mere
force tn prvaexvo‘llm l_'nmn, ho urungl, in
his mnuul nu hugn tn Conan-out on the 3d
[tom-miter, 1Rn1),.-.n.i again in liu ‘Lu't'iili
inowngi-of J mu try 8, lH'jl. the adoption
of aunvmlmvnh tn the Conﬂitutinn ol’ the
‘smnl- r‘hurm‘ti-rﬁ: (lime subacqucizlly pro.
prim-(lily Mr. (Yrittondvn. _ '
l " Fiat ﬁislilin, runt‘cmlum."
-T’.ut t'nnzrtws nmittml tn prnyms‘e amnml
mmits tn tlw ()mntitntion‘ 'l‘tu-y omitted?
nl-o to Ines theCrittcmlon resolution: htw
i‘ngz the mule when. Thmc rowlutiom, it
\‘Nn-«tntml lvy 50w”! muthnrn Svn ital-«,bne
(if whnm was Jvﬂ'nrmn D.tvi . in‘t|m>‘:-nate
committmx. nf- lhivtt-on. wmild hm'ur been
:wcoptwl by thv \Huth as In lush at ﬁlm} [50!»
(lvmvnt. (St-o COllL'l'l‘quﬂlill G lob", sécund
34‘~.~i0n Thmv Sixth (fungi(nsfvnlumn 41,
part 2,,l'mgm 11:90, 1555!.) Had Mr. Lin
criln, utter hik~ :ll‘rh’ul in “'.tsilitmzlon,. but
said the wor-l .“pvucm.” thée rcnlluélmm
wnultl have bevn :l'hbph‘d and the 'wm‘
avoided}; South (‘.nrulur would have stood
zilrmo. At Univ. cri~ia i was uppuront: that,
tho (hum-r 0C (liwnluti-u and t-tvil war was
hath rm] and itnnzim-nt. Mr. Lincoln was
unequal to tho «vaiunw The peace Imm
ﬁ-n-nt-b:itliuurnmlu Illl‘lulill)|i0l‘1nl-inf‘ﬁ0h.
(fun-1”“: adj: yrnert lnuving t-vﬁﬁjthhtvj un-
L‘rtt'h‘tl :m-l thn who):- (‘ountrv’shukl-n by
the- mINL violent u;:tmlinn.. The caTli-Lion
.in the h.u'lm|' of (Yin tx'iN—lon, “‘45 the Lind
conqvquonoog ' . '
The rmulernf linc‘iﬁl l‘ii<'or_v nor-rl-hut,
*rr'mnmhcr how ff‘uhlc “‘QS the: (-loqm-nconf
Chuthnm in-arrosting the prugrt'annf the
“far with tho American (-utnnim Mu‘r it
had bt’t-d coinmonced. The~ mum authnri
ty remind: dint thu mighty oﬁhrtﬂ at Fox
to nvnrt the war with Frnnvr, which ended
onlv with Hg:- bntths ~of W-um-lnn, and the
okiln of anuloon. Pt-um- lﬁ‘lhtr pt-licy of
all (iovermncnl-I. thn indispr-nstihiu ptitiﬁ‘y
of“ republic. whuao grant. h‘l-llﬁ id pqpulur
nﬁ'nctinn. With ua I holiovn i—t. could have.
bin-n prvscrvol without sacriﬁce. - ’
In the Pun-Mom's [-mchuiiulion which
qunwu-d he called for stl’lHy ﬁvt- thousulfd
valurtevrs “to defowhthe mpitnl. Uri-e
-m‘pture tin) forts. nml enfo’rén tite.l.uv-t.”—~
The volunteersthnsculled formimp [or-ward
with u promptly,“ and nlm-rity which did
crmlit to tlngir love of vountn‘, and ithca
toll theirletavhnhnt to that (‘On‘ilﬂlﬂlﬂnnl
Govprnmnnt lvft tin-m by their tuzjtt-rs.untl
their rc-solutiop'tn rcpt-l at: £ll hnzxu‘d-s the
snorihngious attempt thin I .uhe upnn its
existence. The )wnph- wpt'u Ml!“ Tut-Um!“
assured of the conxt-rvutivo I'ntrpnma and
chnmctor 0!" the wnr now [trot-03ml, by the
instruotinn‘l issued by the Slider Dupurt
mom to our representativn-q at. Europoan
courttz, as we” rm in tin- pohcy ummunced‘
in lht- I’rPsul-‘M’q innuuuml mltlrr-u of the
4th March, ISM, and in his min-«nae, tn the
sppciul'Cnngrew whivh mat in Juty follow.
ing. Mr. Seward declared in these imtruc
tictn“x thnt— ’ , , l
; 4‘ Mural it'nti 'phVZiit‘n‘ wanna have dethr
i mined inﬂoxibly the diameter a!" each ane
1 of the "ferritmycs' burr which the Ilisiiute
‘ has arisen, and both parties, aitoi th» elm:
tion. harmoniously ugrpml un’all the Fed-
Prhl laws require-d for thrir organiu‘ttqn.’—
The 'l‘erritories will remain in u‘ll I‘Hpects
the same, whether the revolutiun shall sue:
ceetl Orélla“ fail. The condition ofulnvery
i 1 the several States will ruin-t”) just thé
smite whether it. Sin-coed or fail. There u
not even a prntvxt ful' thr- compluint th‘ut
the_ili~.iil‘9ottlrl State: me to he conquers-d
by tlw United States if the revnlutiuniﬂtil;
for the rights nf the Strum. nnul the .co (li
tinn of every human heing in them-millime
runin sulijr-ct to exactly the ﬂame laws .and
forms of admini=tmtion, wlwther the i-evo
lufian shall succeed or fail. in the nne
case. the Stateq would lie federally mm ct
cd with the new confeﬁﬁmoy; in the 038:,-
they would. .13 now, be members of the
United States; but their cnnstitutinns and
laws. custnt'ns. habits, and institutions in
Gillie; cace will remain ’the mime. ' V _
“It is nht necessary toyuld to this. incon
testahle statemenuhe further (nut that the
new Presitl'eiat, as well as the citizens thi-‘o’
whoso suﬁ'emges he has coma into the A5l
- has always reptidinted all de—‘
signs whatever. and whenev:ei~;imputed to;
him und them ot'disfarbing tha institution
afslngcry ns‘it exists unziel the Conetitu-i
tion and laws. The case now would not/be
fully presented if 1 were many. to say that,
any such ‘eﬁ‘art on his part would bé un
constitutional. nml 8‘ his actionsin thin. t
direction would be prdnnted by the proper l
authority: even though they warel 1:332an l
to' by Congress and the people.”
Here is the.lmgunge.of the President on
the 4th of March. [Bdl : «fa,
“ Apprehension seems-to exist amdng the
people of the southern B&th that. by the
accession of I. Republic-n Administmion
their property and maxim .ml personal
socurit Ire to be endangered. The” h.
never geén any reasonable cause for such
apprehension. Indeed. the mod. ample
evidence to the contrary has all ﬁre while
existed Ind been open to thPir impeotion.
It is foalnl in nearly all the publi-hod
speeches of him who now addrensea you. I
do but quote from one of those spehﬂl‘el
when I declare. that ‘l have no purpose,
directly or indirectly. to interfere .with “no
institution of «lavory in the States when 3‘
exists. I believe I have no lxiwfnl right I:
do so, and l have no inéllnhlion to do So;
In the Prﬁsident's mmnagn to tho special
Congrm WhlCh mnt in July-. 1861. unma
coin dochlros that “after the rghallion aha“
me ﬁcon suppressed. Hm lin-cutive deems
it propel-Jo say. it Will be hiq Dul‘pnne .then'.
Z n» cum, to In‘ 2|“de by tbd Can-utitutl
; nml laws,” and that it‘xnnv be expecmﬁ
‘will' adhere to the \gnsitinnp taken in thé
%, inuuaurql udtlrem. [u add”: '
" He desirﬂs ‘to prt-sorijo ”.5 Goveinment
than it {my be mlininihtércd for all as it his
Administered by the men who nmdeﬁk—
Loyal citizens aver‘ywlwm have the right to
claim this of their Government: and the
(invornmoni. has no right to withhold or
neglectit. L! is not perveived that. in giv
ing: it, (hm-air: any coercion. any conqueﬂ.
ornny suljugation in anyjust sense of those
terrm." “ “
NCI_ (24.
We“; Mi. Speaker. 116‘? long were the
Administraﬁpn true to these their minim.-
puhiic. and reitera'l‘d p‘lvduou? Why, sir,
just until. on the faith of. “(has soéemn u~
summons a million men Wore induced t 1)
nhnmlon Hm plilfﬂiis of p'cnco. and muh‘
'nto the armies of their cuunlry m’ﬁght in
the ﬁ'tcre'i vim-:9 0T Constitutional govern
}mont. 'l‘lu-n. when the physical arm of
:tha Government was deemed mmciently
{strong fnr (h!- nvorthrow of the South. [hp
inuwk is (an; oil', n'ncw pgrpnse and nbjmg
[for limrwnr ia lmldlv nvuwevi nn'i procinlm
10d. 'l‘lu‘ hidmvlu form and rnpuluxva fun
-3 tum o! Almlmnnhm were ut ﬁrst dinguiuegl
iin (he droopiivu and alluring gnrb of pl-
Hrmtism. It Was nuJongi-r wae wwnr for
i Hm prmorvuiiou of the Union under 2*“,
I(‘onstilljtmn. but in :frpuhly for Its dent. uo-
Hinn,:md in the- iorunlhf cumcienco as well
an in that of line mph-Inn luw plnven (he
rmiicaln in thu’ altitude of rebellion and
rovnintibn. -
0f the Alpplllidni‘zts u‘! A party. nearly‘n
qum-ter of n century _ngn (he true character
was happily touched oil‘ bytha pencil of
llenryﬂlny.‘ He says: ‘ '
“‘ With thou) the righh of prnpnrly are
‘nnthinu, ”10 tlc-ﬁcicncy nl' tllcfpowurs of the
Gum-ml (hwornmont is nnlhma. the no:
knowlmlgeil unnl incnnu-stuhle powers of,
Jho Status :irv npllnug. Um! wnr, u. diso
lgtinnpf tlw Uniun; nml tho uventhrow 0!
a Government in which um cnncentraled
tho proudest hopes of ilie civilized world.
are nothing. ' A single_ iiled has taken pos
‘nessinn'of tlioir minds, and onward they
purau'e 11. overlooking all bnrrlers, reckleu
and rugu'illcss of all consequences.” ~ -3:
t, This party m»: then small nml inqighiﬁ~
cunt;hut_ it: ntlmhorg huvc increased until
fwe now behold it nltuwwm and inﬂuential
gpnmmhto control thcmlvumiatrution ollthe
‘(invermm-nt. Their inﬂuence was ﬁrst. felt
- in inthtfc'ring with the mmdut‘t Of the thl‘,
' ulltl in .nutruciaing untl excluding from com-
Lumntl tho, gvnvra]: who hml Aumnit‘ostod a.
l'respcct. fur the Grinstitutian untl WJJO had
{‘shmvn fklll in the ﬁeld. I‘hoy were not
”nthtind with: pausing, n,hil§notl'nrittg pro-
Itwtmn amt, _uutlom to’tlm . was of rebel
. masters who should comp within our linen.
inot' satisﬁed willi,.(lirecting the physical
{power gt the muntry to the suppression of
nrlnotl rc-si-«tuncc to the authority of tlie
Howrnmnnt, hut. thny proceeded to carry
tho wur dirnrtly. against the property. the
:homm. ﬂl‘lll tiroqiclcvjof peaceful non-com
, butnnt rcsitlonts oi'th‘o secctlcd States. This
iwas in violation, not‘nnly of the Federal
t(:onctitu'tipn.'ltut ot c-vory principle of pub
llic law. While the elf-«10f this policy has
ihéon to t'mitethe South; thr- proclnmﬂlonl
inf the 21d :lan 24th of September, 1802,31"!
-[‘ot‘_,tho lst ot' J.mu:my, 1563. have signallyt
’lelCd to disturb tho rclulinn of the aluvd
hnynnul the h'mtiie presence of our armies.
I'l’lxo“l‘rosirlent. it is true. mallo n timid and
tweak renistnnce to tJleudoptiun of this pol
: icy. but the nlmlition pressure was impen‘
ltivo. 11nd at angtli meccfis‘l'ul. “
I A measure in'v'olving such an utter diam
‘gﬂrtl of party plmlgm,‘ such a violent out
fing :14th ot' comtit‘utxonul obligations. Fuck
‘_dmmr-tii‘ml oppuuillon to _the recognized
lprinmplt‘i and to tho uiugpa of wannntl
luuvlhn thorough nAlthtttmn tO'widen in
lall-ml of lnulinu'the hrmmh O('(’lltll)n?d by
ﬁsvommon. could ‘not lm r-xpt-ctetl to be re
lct-ivwl w‘nh unqut-almnin; acquiescence on
‘I the part. of the luwtulmlmu, Constitution;
‘ioviug mn~w- ut‘ the Ntxrlh. Hence vast
.strtjtnhoq of authority urn Unﬁ'rm-d, the in
ltlt'ﬁlllll' power“ at urrtmts is Imiumcd. Ind
the time-honored writ of Ila/[cue carpal in
suspended. -' V
. ’l‘llm. upon the allnng ground of the
limuﬂiciency of the ordiu‘ury processes of
[law to rlzurnin dislnyul practices, the mihq
tury pnwur is rained into n uupet’lority to
l thr‘ civilfnml mm-tiul luw in extended over
the whole country: l’prmnu not militaryara‘
inmlo lithie to urn-st withnut legit] procem,
in a summary number, ypon the indeﬁnite
clmrgo of “llhlqvul function-t.” When to
mire-atoll thov an :llt‘O (lt‘lllﬂtl the privilege
at that hereditary and cunnututilmul shield
of ‘the hh‘orty ot Lll‘ﬂKClllZuH, the writ of
Ila/ms tar/711;. . “in it, thv_n. (Janie to this,
't'hat in it (tow-i-ntunnt ot' the people the
{pt‘hplﬂ m‘o lean Worthy to be trusted thin
Lht‘lrJ‘ult-t'u? In a nation the truest amt
nm'st onﬁphtenml upon earth In the citizen
to he told by the potty admit.» of~ his own
creation that his lth'ty is not‘snfe,in his
keeping. and that they, thrnuF-h an mum
(‘ll buperior intolliuo-nt-a. mus take it in
hpbcml clﬁu-go? Sir. wtprtyzun worthy
ot'tht‘ name at fret-urn: mi N‘ reconciled to
tho Irma of his- priceless birthright of liber
ty. regulated by law, by nny such tymnt':
plan. as that? l hfzhl‘ve Ido not misappre—
bend the character of my count'ryuwn, and
that. tilt-y will notﬂzunl ought "(31. thus to
submit to be dwpmh-rl at their‘ (lamest
’ right by any usurpingt lmml. Wlmt! are
the people. to he :lrlutlcd'with the idea
‘ that their liberties are to be planet-v 94 or
1 that the Utnverntxiont is to he mtvetl in the
an of their destruction ‘2 Are those sacred
tirtwidn lights which the Anglo‘Saxon
lnnuuht With him tm‘m his'uativa fare-15in
tin-mun}. nml which’ he lmaVnever since
lived Without. to ho trampled in the dust
’on any such ﬂunk-y _nml .hpt‘ttilﬂl‘i pretext M
this? Amt luwe the sad day: of the Bo
mnn time undu- the form: at the republic
come upon 'us so soon! Are we to be the
sport of imperial rule? _ >
1 Sir, our ms’tttutinng of ()In'crnment-Iro
created and dcﬁnml by iuw, my! t 9 the
ngid nbmrvancc of thn law wa must. hold
their winnniutrumm. This is our only safr
tf. m the history at frm: p‘mu-s bur alw‘ays
taught, Luz-cause it show-4 Limb “flavor. in
Her etﬁailhg ﬁrm) thq many tat o few."
It. is then a new thing in'our histo‘ry am
the ordinary PTOCaIre‘S of law are not found
sullicmnt in secure the (iuve harm the
exercise-of its lt-gitun‘aw awropér Ill
thority.. It, iq unit only it new mg among
ourseivn-s; but in unyrccedonted in the his
tmy ux mgr, penlaic trmn which chieﬂy ‘we
dun-'.- out origin, and \imm which we buve
inhnme i’ inrgo-ly our laws and fre‘e institu
t'rqns. N‘ev’m- ii the history ’of Englsnd,
eVen in the most turbulent time: at revolu—
tion, has it been oonceded‘ t 9 the monmh
to wrest prAr-mns no: military mtbout' Nib"
rum. issued upon legal charges proi'egnd
under 011th. Tuis the common-law pm
ceedmg dates back so far-in England that ’
it cgnnot. be determined when it beg“).
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or members of his Privy Councilat $llO
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