* . . -CAPE MAY COUNTY OCEAN WAVE. CAPE ISLAND, HEW' JERSEY.

a ui datum, and la eowdwd* treaties with foreign UororaoMftta. Il la Laveeted with tb* po war W Mis May. awd to regulate too vala* tlwaof ud to fegolate com more* with foraifa saiiose, aad aatoag the ww ml States. It ia aat neceeeary to aaoiaa rate tha athar Ugh jtowar. wbteb have baao coafenwdspaa tha Pilaiil Government, iawrder H carry da aaawatalaik power* 111 fill ft mil |i*Wmii<j* axchtsivc right to lay aad *o«feet«*lfoa oo import*, ahh to aummua wttfc tha State* to tar and aallaat all athar tazaa. -Bat tha Uoaatltatioa haa not only conhMMto M|l power* opon Coograaa, tert Mta» adapted effect.*! meta* to re•ttwto rw State* from httorferiaf with their •MlVia*. Tor that parpuaa it haa. In tiaarptahtoKaiy laegaago, expreaaly do stared that "ao State ehatt enter into *07 tr»aty, IMtea*. or oor.federaUoa j p1*1 tatSart eff trerqse and reprisal; eofn monej atoft Mis oT evwdft; make anything bnt grid ted ailrar ech» • loader ia paymeut of tehtat paae aay bfll of attalader « pest ./hate lew, ar law la pairing tha obligation ad eaatraeu.- Moraerer, "without the eoaaaat of Coagroaa, ao 8 tola ehall lay any impaeti Or tetlae aa a ay Import" or export* aoapt «hal awy ha abeolately aacaeeary , ^ foraxeeetiag iu in -paction law*;" aad, if they exaaad tUa axnouut, tha cxcaea teal] batoay to tha United StoMai*" "And -aa State ehall. withaat the eon «M of Confront, lay aay datj of toauagv; heap troop*, or thipe oT wmf, la time of pMoe ; eater lata aay agreement) or ooropaat with another State, or with a foreign l"e*er ; or eagage In w*r, aoleet actnnlly ioraded, or la each Imm'neet danger a* will u at admit rfoftriay." ' • la order Mill tanker to recore lb. aoia. iterapiad exercise of thoea hl^h power* agafth State latorpoahfoo, It 1* provided -thai thie Coast I tui lea aad lb* taw* o> the Ukitad State* hhieh ihnil be made la paireeaao* ttwiii and all trealia* mad*. or nhlah shall be made, under the authority •f the failed State*, *halt be the eapreme law af the food 5 aad the W|*p in every Bute shall he bound Urereby, . aaytotag ta tefOMHdtatiaa'ar law* of aay but. to •#«aM»rymwUh^.adi.g.". Tbs Mlema tenctioa ef rerjglon ha* been aupsr-added to the oblige! ion* or official daty, aad all Senator* and Bapmaaiatire* of tha Doited Slate*, aO member* 0f State Legiatatarea. and all axecatira aad judicial officer., "both of thi Called Mate., aadshe aevcral States, thai) be boon, I by calh or affirmation to support thie Cwutitu«tw." " I e order to earry into affect thaaa power*, the OaoeUUtiaa haa e*tablubed a perfect Government In all it* forma legislative, ex eealire, and judicial ; and thie OoreroM*nl, to the extent of lu power*, acta di aeetly toon the individual c Ilium# of ovary State, and execute* lu own dacroee by the aguaey of >ta own oAeera. Ia thi« respect It differ* entirely from the Government noder the old Confederation, which was eoo>«ad to mskiag requisition* oa the State* in their sovereign character. This left It to tha dberatiea of each whether to obey or to rvfime, and they often declined to •amply with each roqaieitions. It that become Moratory, for the parpoao of removing thU barrier, and "ia order to form a more perfect Union." to establish a Qovr rantenl which woeld aet directly upon the people. *ad exeeale Its owa law* without tha falmoedtato agency of tha Stale*. Thb ho* haa* accomplished by the Goastitatio* or the United Stale*. -Ia abort, the Goveramoat eraatad by the Constitution, aad deriving lu aotbority Item A* eovereiga people or eaoh af the eevertf State*, baa precisely tba eame right to aawrahm It* power over the people of ■n thoea Statue, la (be enumerated esse*, i hat each one af them poaaaaaea over tab >dg^jg tefagatod to the United States, hte*Ntiiad to tbe State*, re.pwtiv.ly, -Thb Getertimeat, therefore, is a great aad pawerfbl Go vent mast, iavaatoi will all tba attributes ef eavereigbij aver the special aabjaeU to which II* aalhorily oxtoad*. It* framert never intended to tmpiaat to fee haoam tbe mate of it* own dr. ■ireeMen, mar ware they at iu eragtioa **my ;«r th*at*mli|y af peafUtog for Iu •Wi ftmafeOiar * mtotte MtoaAdby ritf s. WMA, 1 at tha' toaah at tba eaeba^ar almighty febtir. eapabfe af rotating the

and vllbMt tbe ooaoaat oT ber *i*ter State*, to discharge her people from all or aay af tbeir Federal obligation* •Jt may bo asked, then, are tbe people or Ao State* without redrew against tha tyraaay aad oppression of tha Federal Gov1 srameat? By no arenas. Tbe right of re •iriance oa the part of the governed sgmioat > tkV oppression of th*Ir Goveroment* car- > not bo denied. Il exists independently of . all constitutions, and baa been exercised at I all periods of Urn world'* history. Under il old Government* have been deslnue^ - sod new one* have taken their f>Tice7. fit* , embodied in strong and exmei* language ■ in oer own Declaratioo ofllndopendance. r Bat tha distinction mast ever be observed. > that thb is revoletion against an •stablish•d Government, aad not a volnntary tecea r aion from it by virtne of an ihherent con I klUational right. Io short, let us look the r danger fairly in tha face.' Secession is t neither mora nor ion than revolntion. It f may or it may not bo a justifiable revolnr tion, bat still it i* revolntion. 1 "What, in tba Inoantime, ia tbe respousi- » blllty and true position of the Executive t r Ho ia bound by aolemn oath before God 1 aad the country "to take car* that tbe law* r be faithfully executed," and from this obf ligation he cannot be-absolved by any bn | man power. But what If the performance of this duty, io whole or Ui part, baa been rendered impracticable by events over i -which he conld have exercised no control T f 8ekb, »t the present moment, I* the case ■ throughout the State of South Carolina, so > far a* tha lag* of tha United States to aer cure tbe administration of justice by means I of tbe Federal Judiciary are concerned. All the Federal officers within its limits, - through whose agency alone these law* can 1 be carried into execution, have already reI signed. We no longer have a district 1 judge, a district attorney, or a marshal, in - Sontb Carolina. In fact, tbe whole machir nary of the Federal Government, necewary r for the distribution of remedial justice ) among the people, ho* been demolished ; ' ted it would be difficult, if not Impossible, 1 to replace il. i i "Congress alone lias power to decide whether the present laws can or cannot be 1 amended *0 a* to carry out more effectually 1 1 the' object of the Const itutinn. 1 "Tim tame insuperable obstacle* do not He in the way of executing th« law* for the collection of tbe custom*. The rdvenn* |. te.it! Mntwa-t V> U — JUm-J, m tieretu{ore, at tbe cuetom-hnute in Charleston ; and should the collector unfortu«*tely re . sign, a succossnr may be appointed to per- ' form tlii* duty. "Then, in regard to the property of the United States in South Oarolina. This has been purchased for a fair equivalent, "by . the cot rent of the Legislature of thr State," "for the erection of forts, mag*- ' tine* arowsls," Ac., and over there the authority 'to exercise exclusive legislation" bus been expressly granted by the Constitation to Congress. It is not believed that auy attempt will be mode to expel tbe United States from this property by foree ; but if in IbLi I should provo to be mistaken, tbe officer io command of the forts haa received odera to *et strictly on lh* defensive. In soch a contingency, the responsibility for eonatquences would rightfolly rest upon tbe heada of tba aaaailaota- " Apart from the execution of the laws, so far as this may ba practicable, tbe Kxe entire has no authority to decide what shall be the relation* between the Federal Gorernment and South Carolina. He has been in rested with no eush discretion. Ha poaeaaas bo power to change tbe relations heretofore existing between them, much tore to acknowledge the independence or that Bute. This would be to invest a mere exniire officer with the power of recognising tba dissolution of tbu Confederacy amoog our thiriy-three eovereiga States. Auy * '.tempt to do this would, on bla port, bo a naked act of usurpation. It is. tbornfore, my duty to submit to Congress tbe uhole question ia all iu bearings. The oouree of oventa is so rapidly basteuing for- : ward, that the emergency may soon arrive whoa you may bo called apon to docida the momoatooao question whether you possess - (ho power, by foree oT arms, to compel a State to remain to the Union. I should feel myaalf recreant to my duty were I not to express aa opinion on this important 1 question." Tha Prusideot here said, that ia his opto- 1 ion Congress had no power to compel a 1 state to submission If she wished to withdraw (rem the Union, and adds : "Tha feet ia, that oar Union nets upon 1 public cptolua. aad ana oarer b* o« inetitod , by the Mood ef its ciUnens shad to civil war. If it caaeot Use to to* affections of j the people, il mast one day perish. Con- , grass poetesses many means of preserving - to bg conciliation ; hot the award was not 1 placed in titer hand, to preserve it by <

"Bat may i re p«mittod*aolemnly to in- 4 • voke my couitrymen to panso and deliber- 1 ate, before Ibvy determine to destroy this, I f the grandest bmple which bas ever been 1 - dedicated to reman freedom since the 1 • world began ? It las beec consecrated by < - tba blood of otr fathers, by the glories of < I tbe past, aod ty tba hopes of the future.— I • The Union haf already made na tba moat I f prosperous, am epe^bng will, if preserved, t render na tba nost powerful nation on the r face of tbe ea-t». In every foreign region > of tbe globe tie title of American citirnn • 1* held in the highest respect, and when > pronounced ia 1 foreign laud it cause* tha hearts of our cointrymeo to swell with hon- . | rat pride. Surdy. w&eo we reach the brink - of tbe yawning abyss, we shall recoil with horror from tbe iaat fetal plunge. By such a dread cataskopba tha hopes of the > friends of freedom throughout the world 1 wonld be destroyed, and along night of 1 leaden despotimi would enshroud tbe na- • tiona. Oar example for more than eighty year* would not only be lost, out it would - be quoted as a conclusive proof that man is I unfit for rslf-gonroment 1 "It ia not every wrong, — nay il is not eve* 1 n gvievooa wrong — which can justify a re- - sort to inch a fearful alternative. This ought to be tbe lait desperate remedy of a » despairing people, after every other conati1 tutional means of toociliaUon bad been ex* r bausted. We should reflect that under this free Governmsot there is an incessant s ebb and flow of pablie opinion. The ala3 very question, like everything human, will - have its day. I firmly believe that it baa s already reached an! passed the culminating . point. But If, in tie midst of the existing 1, excitement, the Unio'o shall perish, tbe a evil may then become- irreparable. Con- . gresa can odntribafa much to avert it by I propoaing and recommending to the Legisr Uteres of the several States the remedy for - existing evils, which tbe Constitution has f itself provided for its own preservation. — a This bas been tried at different critical periodi of our history, and always with «uu- , nent success." Mr Buchanan, at (hi* point, recomruen. • ded an amendment Io the constitution ex- ( planatory of its construe lion on three r points, which ore. 1. An express recognition of the right . I of property in slaves in the States where it ■ now exist or may hereafter exist, t 2. I'hc duty of protecting this right in ••11 tire cutninim Territories ttirnugnnoi j ; their Territorial existence, and until they shall be admitted aa States into the Union, . with or without slavary, as their coosliluUons may prescribe. 1 3. A like recognition of the right of th*j 1 master to have bis slave, who bas escaped - from ooe State to another, restored and ' "delivered np" to him, and of the validity . of tbe fogiUve-tlavalaw enacted -for that purpose, together with a declaration that all State laws impairing or defeating this > right are violations of tha Constitution, and , are consequently nail and void. CAPE MAY OCEAN WAVECAPE ISLAND N.J. J. S. LBACH, Editor, PakUshsr sad Prwprialer. I ONE DOLLAR PER. ANNUMt Thursday, Boo. 13, 1060 THXXniAQK. As oar columns are pretty wall filled, we must forbear making any lengthy comments 00 tba President's Message ; bnt will di- - recttbe attention of our reader* to the psroaal of that part which wo have pahlisbed , it being all that is of striking interest to the private citixan. You will there tee that Mr. Buchanan takes the ground that tbs mere election of Lincoln to tk* Presidency isao ju«t oases for any state of tbe Uuiou to withdraw, as bs was chosen under tba requirements of tb* Constitution. He farther remark*, that, jar tics sod reason should dictate tbs South to wait for some dangerous act from his Admini* (ration, before resorting to 'a remedy by seceding. He say* "from tba vary nature of his office, aod its high responsibilities. ho mast nicsaasdly ba eoaasrvaUv* f and again bn nasi language tfkh this, tint there is no act of Oosgress or law to sxisUncs imparing. in tbs slightest degree, th* rights of the 8outh In their slaws property. In this strain he goes on for sooreUm* ; which it all vary wall; bnt aTtar a whila be, soatehow, fail* from th* right trade, by tolllag as that aay state may mete from tha American Confederacy, and that no-author-ity it giran to the Chief KxseuU*# *r Congress to •oppress sach a movement. Xoad say that this ••aliment is supremely ridiculous T If his views *ro oorrect, *t> cords that hold this Nation together are of a best lie n store, aad swy ba SMppml asao-«

der, by My om, at aay time, and for th* most trivial wroog. We had hoped to hoar t proclaim to tba aseitad country, in 1 thnuder tones, test the "Union most and - sbalt ba preserved," But. alas i-ww ware deceived ia company with mllliona of oth- \ All parti as will now forsake him, as 1 has undertaken to picas* everybody, but 1 forsooth, has plaaasd'ao one. Owing to want of space, wa were not able to publish Mr. Bucbarao's a'-c count of our Foreign Relation*, lie haa been a good f'rasidaol io aaUilng opt national dittocull. as with other countries »■ for which bs - deserves great credit. He telle as that wa are on amicable and friendly terms with England, Franca, Bossta, Austria and all < the continental powers af Europe ; also, I Chios, Japan, Brasfl and New Grenada Tha troabias with Spain are more eompli cated, but Is** dangerous, than at tha lima ' of his last message. DIXSOLUnO* OF THU TJHIOR. We bars not tbs space to say much about this great subject of intense interest, 1 in the present isms, as onr Colore ns are so ' much filled with a part of the President * j Message. Suffice il to eay. that tbe peril j | I* imminent ; and those who have hitherto | clung to. the anchor of hope, now nearly j despair of success ; and we greatly fear the Vnrst, while we will still faiully hope for ' tbe belt. The secession feeling io the .south is deeping aod widening, and thvre Is no ose in attempting to disgtte* the fearfot ^ aspect of the present dresry and beclouded political ikies. Let us yet hope in God, that our hitherto glorious superstructure may not crumble to the dust, and be baptised iu human gore. Tna Financial. Panto. — There is very little cbaoge io the fin op rial aspect of tbe couulry, since oar last issue, so far as we ! ' have any accounts. No more banks hare ; suspended it is to be hoped that thug-vi-lest fears of maoy w II not be realized iu . this respect. Much, however, depends up : 00 the political movements between tbe north end south. Rxrtta Mrrrmos— Tbe series of meet-'1 ing* at the M, E. Church are to be ctinjin. ! ued during this week, and pr -hape iontrer ' They are well attendu I and considerable in- 1 j tereet is nun>fuatcJ. I rtMMNVVKRU* UmTL.-M - Iter M . D— ' , 1 ing entered u|...n hi* la bora aa supply of , | 1 lie 1 resbyler.en L'-iiirch, last Habbatb. J The Cape Llaml Post < ffice «a ill f < close on Sunday Evening, at half-past ait, I until further notice. WASHIKOTOH COEUXXPOKDEKCE. Saturday, Dec. 8tb, 1 SGO Ma Eorron . — It appears to me that your readers will appreciate a letter, now and then, from Ibis great city, aa they can learn what is" transpiring outside of the halls of j Congress; when, otherwise they are ac* j quaint ed with little, but that which ia made , j public by new* telegrams. Ac. I This exciting week is hastening tn a close; ! and I assure you, there are but few ntnnng : j tho sojourners or citizens here, that regret | it. In my mind, the late Presideuliid elvcI tion was not looked to with deeper m erest, j than was the opening of Congress ou Man- ' day. Why so? because tit* majority of tbe people in the country had decided who I was to be elected to the Chief Magistracy! bet on the other baud, a small number on. ly were aanaibla of what would ba the pur port of Bochanoa's message, in reference to tbe question now made tbe main topic of discussion in all circles. Monday arrived, bat no message came to bondTuesday came and soon after both houses convened, the document ]was received and read. I am confident your mind inquire*, what was tha faeiing created with the members ? Indeed, it is impossible for me to folly describe it. Tboee who had heretofore prided oh "Old Buck" dropped bin . from their fellowship, because he did not come out, flat-footed, aod urge "secession,"- - while others tlanouoced him, for not taking lb* stand that Gen. Jackson took against' th* Booth Carolina aaUifiora in 1832. If James Buchanan bad wished to win a name, which would oeer live io tha heart* of true Americana; ho night bava con* it by planting his foot on thn rock of J usiica, and dee taring, boldly, to na all, ttol dimion was treason, which landed to overthrow this beau'iftil fabric of God'a own creation, and that it must ba pat down by conciliatory meant If possible, otherwise by foree. 1 have yet to tawrn of a person in Washington who felt satisfied with tb# message. Had he proposed a way for Congress to compromise th* matter, it wxnld have met with greater approbation ; bnt "tola ho^ did soldo, and th* general conclusion ia'lhafe ' he is not possessed wi-.h his former, rente*. It is certainly th* weakest and most complicated article of tha kind ever wriUeo, Th* truth of this you bo doubt have 1 turned.

Little bw-ines* of importawM was treat' •ded on Tnrednv, in Congress. A fear the 4 rending of th* President*, message warm "re d*bat* arose in the Senate, between J. P, Hale of New Hams hi re, Wigfell of Texas, aad Iveraon of Georgia. Tb* remark? mad* by Mr. Bale much irritated tbe eoBlharo eaaator*. They appeared to think that th* day of redemption of the Union had gone by. A "resolution passed tb* House referring that part of th* message which treats 00 •Invert, to a special committee of on* from each State. Tfci* is n wise step towards ailayicg (he difficulties that now threaten oa. On Wednesday. Speaker Panuigtoo, j reported tbe name* of the committee eboI sen by bin from tb* several State*. Those from tb* Kothern State* are aoaod anion loving Republican*, aad the member* fronr the South are th* beat that could be selected. The Homestead Bill, again passed the House, end ha* gone to the Senate. It is , ' likely that you remotuber tb* veto of this bill, during lb* Tbirty-flfeh Coagreaa, by i the President, 00 account of a few of He I ■ provisions being objectionable to bim. | j These objection* are left out hi the present / bill. Tba Morril Tariff bill is to be ( j brought op in the Senate at an early date. Both Hoove* adjourned 00 Thursday till / Monday morning- - tiineo the formation of this government inch a panic as now reign* in tbe Treasury I bat never before existed. The Congressmen presented their claims for the steal mileage fee#, and there was money enough, by pinch, to pay ooe quarter of tb* amount ■ owing. Mr. Cobb, Secretary of Treasury, will toon resign hi* place in tb* Cabinet. | The probability i*. that be will return borne j to Georgia, and urge the immediate ttcer | »ioc of that State. Mr. Floyd and Thomp- , ion do oot intend quitting tbair official dulios, as has been frequently stated, but will retain their positions io th* Cabinet, until the fourth of March, 1861. While tbe ** Palmetto alias Disunion flag* are hoisted ; throughout South Carolina, the Mar* and 1 etripes ore seen floating ia the breeu from | tho priooipal hotfil* In thb city, j I am glad to toll you that the feeling that exists with the Washington people 1* of e Huong Union character ; but. for all tbia. there i« imminent danger of a dissolution of Ibi# great Untoo. There is no use of concealing tho truth, as it will eoma oat la 1 lie eod. I C0X8ERV ATI VP. ■« asm ac ws a>». I THO .11 1-auA— naBD— ua tea IVU, of Novaater la j tha N K. Taraua »f a at Uoehea Cape May hy ft*?. J. Vaoaaat, Xla. UcvaJaw W. Tuounouot Mauri*e Hirer Naek to Mru Srtaa 7. Base of E» lor" Neck, both of Cttabetlaad Co, car* IIU9D HlltXZT Scluvo Pa ICC. — CsrrrtM antly for Om " Warn. ; ; "KS if : : sir; ' Core Uaal per hsate. , , Z Drtnl Appl*a prr Ik , 0 ,, Dried IWhca.fttr «L LI: a la SiSlS.Va ; ; "*?!! Urd-yrrb. i , Corned Duel, pa Ik. i t ; 1 : Ch rea^tt. ! I SS2u Frrah rlaj , prr ton, ! I iooo#?l" "riiEEittujMtW'sm iiiDoes Ot tfSS7»M-toiwX«HI7 70S US LB. aide; Jelaa laadaof David WatwIcT c^SSnhTur ss?c,'3a jw- ■ ' . . BETTIrB UF! 8ETTLK UPM cwhtotna trnMaoe^'Mmya*XINCINC SCHOOL. T**" -xu!tr>a^'caj» • Dewmtor Mk, IMS ***