...treason, which it is the imperative duty of an indignant people sternly to rebuke and forever silence. 4. That the maintenance inviolate of the rights of the...judgment exclusively, is essential to that balance of powers on which the perfection and endurance of our political fabric depends ; and we denounce the...

...States where it exista." I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so. And, more than this, they placed in the platform,...the clear and emphatic resolution which I now read : Ketolrfd, That (lie maintenance Inviolate of the rights of the States, and especially the right of...

...Government, we will now, and ever, steadily, heartily and patriotically stand by the Government. Benolved, That the maintenance inviolate of the rights of the...domestic institutions according to its own judgment exclnsively, is essential to that balance of power on which the perfection and perpetuation of our...

...similar declarations, and had never recanted " them. And more than this, they placed on the plat" form for my acceptance, and as a law to themselves " and...I " now read:—' Resolved, that the maintenance, invio" late, of the rights of the States, and especially the " right of each State to order and control...

...this and many similar declarations, and had never revoked them. And more than this : they placed on the platform for my acceptance, and as a law to themselves...the clear and emphatic resolution which I now read : — ' Eesolved — that the maintenance inviolate of the rights of the States, and especially the...

...judgment of this house, that the maintenance inviolate of the constitutional powers of Congres-!, and the rights of the States, and especially the right...of each State to order and control its own domestic intitulions according to its own judgment exclusively, is essential to the balance of power on which...

...Government involves a fundamental change in the Constitution of the United States, by force of which " the right of each State to order and control its own...domestic institutions, according to its own judgment," is taken away; a right which the Republican party has declared " was essential to that balance of powers...

...Government involves a fundamental change in the Constitution of the United States, by force of which " the right of each State to order and control its own...domestic institutions, according to its own judgment," is taken away ; a right which the Republican party has declared " was essential to that balance of...

...elected me did so with full knowledge that I had made this and many similar declarations, and had never recanted them. And, more than this, they placed in the platform for my acceptance, and as p law to themselves and to me, the clear and emphatic resolution which I now read: "Keaoh-ed. That...

...inclination to interfere with slavery where it existed, and that he would maintain inviolate the rights of each State to order and control its own domestic institutions according to its own judgment. But this had no effect in staying the progress of secession. In April Fort Sumter was bombarded, and...