The daily union., 1854-01-04
FROM ,As sal.a. Mass Peoples Advocate.
state Kiknls.


sage thai spirit OF strict deferencs to the sovereign
rights snI dignity Of every State is a fundamental
point In tho dsnocratc creed has attracted once
the attention OF lte political community the great doc
,rins OF State rights" We have heard the terms SO
misused and misinlerpreled that propose to say
word or Two upon il. AZ we understand ii for when
hear the enemies Of the administration denouncsg on
one hand for adopting views hostile to the constitution
and the Union, and The other declaring It's conduct TO
be inconsistent with lis ,heorywben we see Journals
that purport be democratic, and men who purport to
be democratic stating that the course OF the sdmnlsa-
ton in New York and Massachusetts, s 10 violation OF
,he rights OF Sateswe feel compelled to say word IN
defence OF democratic doctrines thus perverted. we
could hardly believe that any intelligent man would con-
slider the Indications OF General Piercss views o party
dscpline contained in the letter OF General Csshing
TO be in violation The State rights" views OF bis
sage but nevertheless, il And the enemies OF the
Attorney General seem 10 comfort themselves with the
thought that by writing the letter he has placed himself
in opposition TO the President To these gentlemen
would say that the great constitutional doctrines present
ed by the President do belong party tactics any
way whatever. The discipline Of party with its ma
Rauvres thing. 10 which the leaders Of party
in duty bound TO attend for the preservation Of its neg
y and strength the declaration Of principles is another
very different thing and in its bearings interests not party
alone, but the whole country Each state is one and in
dvidua but the whole democratic party throughout
the country that is one. And the same power which.
seated at the head OF administration, watches with
jealous eye the rights and interests OF the States as in
tegra parts of the Union also represented by right the
interests Of the various wings OF the party which ee-
waited TO lie place. and controls those which
tend to preserve m faith and keep it united The state
ment that the members OF the administration who an
nounce ito vaws upon party questions relating to dsor
ganzers Of every name and shapes and 10 every State.
oats the doctrine Of the President piece Of ingenious
magnity worthy only Of such disorganzes themselves
and we are confident the community will so understand
il, And we are moreover confident that true compre
hsnsion Of the doctrine Of State rights will confirm that
understanding.
Originally the republican party which resisted all fed
eral attempts at consolidation OF the government and
the establishment OF monarchy, defended the rights of
the States as the great bulwark OF cur freedom. Il
the spirit Of this party which entered into The consoda
ton Il created the difference between the Hamiltons.
JAYS and Adamses, and the Jeersons and Madsons of
that day 1t guided country safely through its most
perious hour and it has hitherto preserved it in safety
That beautiful theory of government which acknow-
edges the individuality OF each State, while it establish
ed the responsibility Of each to centre. epread
the broad banner OF union and strength the coned
Grafton And il 10 this theory which, properly interpret
3D. constitutes the creed OF the democratic party op
posed 10 seciionam notification. and secession the
one hand and consolidation and usurpaon the other.
Jefferson recognises the truth Of this theory when. in bis
frst inaugural he lays down. fundamental principle
r ta pf Att pnvorp
en,s ip .heir rghts. the most competent admins
,,ons for our domestic concerns. and the bull
warks agairs, antirepublcan tendencies !" while the
same time be eujoins be preservation OF the general
government. in its whole constitutional ygor, as the
shee,anchor OF our peace home and safety abroad"
In the virsnis and Kentucky resolutions. drawn up
By this same great dsmoc leader ana prophet whose
comprehension OF the present as vast his vision
of the future was deep and clear, il was
Resopsd Tha,the several STATES composing the United
States of America are NOT united the principle Of
limited submission the general government, but that by
compact under the style and tide of constitution of the
United States and of ndments thereto they constituted
a general government Tor special purposes"
The whole democratic talent of the country de
voted 10 the support OF these opinions and from that day
to this the Jehersonan doctrine OF estate rights" la.
formed one plank in the democratic platform.
As the opponents OF this doctrine into dangeroul
form Of consolidation government which, had il succeed
ed according to their Wishes would this have topped
over OF its own weght-so it's supporters tended TO-
wards sectional divisions and fatal jealouses The a
iads assumed by South Carolina 1882, when she pro-
posed TO nufy the act Of Congress in relation to the
,arE, Is an instance OF the extremity TO which the as
snmed rights Of the States may be carried And the
ouie and patriotic proclamation OF Gen Jackson who
with his strict construction OF the constitution, declared
his determination support the Union, is model for all
future Presidents 10 follow in a similar crisis. Al later
day. and the other OF the Union. the fanatics
OF Massachusetts, led by aboltonized wings, 10
their federal ,ende ences avowed heir intention of resist
ing the lava of the land, passed with the sanction oi
constitutional authority, while an intelligent community,
sustained by the judiciary. declared for the law. This
rebellion is The abuse and peverscn OF Estate rights
which every right minded patriot is bound TO resst for
il is ths which jeopards the existence Of the confed-
Grafton. without which the institutions OF every State
threatened with ruin II is this which has created
party OF disunonss and free soilers who claim almos,
monarchicaI powers for the general government al the
same time that they construe "Saterigh,s' into de-
fence OF their peserous doctrines And it is not
ths which Gen. Pierce when he defines the rights
Of The State az clearly the foundation OF our Union.
There can be no doubt that the pervadng political
Of tho community is in favor Of this construction