Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-10-04
WEDNESDAY MORNING. OCT. 2, 1855
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usurpations by their sovereign, Of RIGHTS not
entrusted to his charge, they rise in revolu-
ton upon the inherent principle Of Justice
implanted 10 thcirnltWc. and hurl the tymnt
from bis throne. Tho necessity OF uniform
regulations in communities. connected with
the digineiy inheIitsj right Of The parent 10
control his children, extending through the
patraIchal form Of Government. where the
eldest member oi the eldest branch assumed
supreme control, ultilra,el IN monarchy, and,
eorrur.e3 ended in dcsrotism. Il youthful
commm.ties monarchy, and often despotisrn,
were the necessary consequence Of the igno-
rance OF the governed, and tho absence Of
established method by which to bring about
a change.
In the course Of time, however, ambitious
men usurped this seemingly inherited pro-
rogarivc of the .fe70, and in the turn Of events,
the power Of the usurper was wrenched from
his hand, and the 0lany began TO feel a con-
seriousness Of power in themselves to dictate
the laws which should govern their actions
towards one another, and the persons 10
whom tho execution of these laws should be
intrusted This was the first step il repub-
lican;sln. Our progenitoIs.-t wild and
wandering tribes OF 'xons-possesscd the
spirit Of freemen, and elocted or de!nsed. 1t
their option, the Chiefs who should lirect
their affairs in peace, and lead th"n on in
times Of battle The principle OF freedom
was Inherited by their children, aud although
nearly lost sight Of beneath the sway of the
English Mpnarchs, aroso frequently. in the
majesty Of its power and asserted its sulre-
macy over the acknowledged legitimacy Of
the times.
The Naono CFarfq Of British independence,
and the Constitution Of tho United States
are exempliGcations of tho out-birth OF
the spirit Of liberty indwelling IN the
anglo-desccudauts Of the ancient Saxon
The inherent idea that communities ara
and Of right should DO free TO govern
themselves, induced the war Of the Reyolu.
ton; and when, by means Of that war. the
North American Colonies were msde free Al 4
ad,Pendent, then, yoT their COMMON defence, III
;scg1tyot ttstr Liberties, AID their T.otE0! am
, gea;r1 tgeIfarc," Confederacy, or league
! Union was entered into between them. Fc
the government Of the States, as Confede
. racy, Congress was established, b. provis
ION Of the original compact Of Union, t.
which was entrusted the control Of tho AZ
: fairs Of tho Conederacy in those cases wher'
! the :ght to DO 60 was specifically delegate
e by the Consttution.
That the right OF communities to the. gu
: preme control Of their domestic or mnnici
4 pal affairs might remain inviolahle in th'
people, il was declared by the compact be
I tween the States that 'The p0l7ers nc. delegate
r 10 tb: United States BY Tic Contribution, a0rpro
M6its5 By It to he States. arc rss1ra' 70 III
: States respectively. Or 10 tis people" From thi
it is evident that The principle which, Of 1t
! self. constitutes tho very essence Of Rcpub
= liconism tho principle that sovcrnmcntis IN
! hersnt in the States rs municipalities, or /
+ the people as communities was clearly guar
{ ded and preserved by the fundamental laV
: of the land There aceyr men, however. a
+ the time of the adoption Of the Unite'
e States Constitution, who doubted the eficac.
" of iepublicanism TO stability IN government
4 and who, consequently, advocated the oonsO'i
! daisoa of the States, centralizing the powe
/. to control the affairs OF the entire people i
e Che hands Of few select individuals
g. Filingto accomplish these cnds, the jade
: yuliss of 1893. have had their followers, dow
c 20 the pres ut day,--men, who attclnl'. 9
accomplish by i,MirsctiOn what their proto
types attempted, though in a bold and indie
pJndent Banner, TO give them right to d
under tb5 provision of our National Consti
tuition. The first Systematic effort, on III
o 1T Of the opponents Of our government, q
!. the subversion Of tue principle upon whicl
: it " IS baeed, was made in 1919, upon the ap
plication Of Missouri for admission as a Stat
into the Confedoracy. The history Of OF
country tells Us that the excitement Of th'
. occasion was intense, but that the question
: was finally settled by CoagpronaiSe--a com
7 promise of principle, Of truth with error and
f. of Justice with iniquity. =. compromise, &c
{ claring Priariple right in one section of GU
country and wrong in another and taking
away from political communities, on one sid'
Of given line tho natural. and constitution
al privilege Of forming their own domesti'
laws
= The Compromise measure of 1920 strucl
at the very rot Of our republican institutions
. Its effect, lad its power been al al practical
was the subversion of the very principle upol
which our political liberty is based. De
prive States and communities Of their re.
, served and natural rights, and cur govern
mont becomes the car.est Of despotlsns-
Consign the destiuies Of community 70 :
cody Of mep, calling themselves a Congress
and who represent thirty or forty distinctive
! sections Of the country, and only one-thirtieth
or one fort;eth OF whom are responsible to the
community abandoned TO Congress, and the
power Of that comm unity for relief sgainsr
Congressional oppression becomes entirel.
lost, and the people are at once the worst ii
serfs. In a monarchy the people may RS
and dothrons the tyrant who Expresses them
but in this csse they are fettered By nlans
iecie} dcspotism, which, though sUul-less i.
yet like the shoul which, though inaccessible
10y is victims, still throws abou. them ii.
ghastly nightmare.
The far famed Nebraska Bill" aiming a.
the vindication Of popular sovece;gnty-oi
the principle that all government Is Inherent
! in the governed, the principle asserted BY
our S xon proEcni,ors, aud established by our
revolutionary fathers, with ouo bold stroke,
swept from existence the oosap, o'nise which
sold the RIGHTS of the people 10 petty despots