The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-12

az me, and moi 10 he their masters Argal--as the logi
cal Touchstone itarga whenever the wants and IN
terests Of certain portion of the bodypoc require or
fancy they require railroad other great public
Improvement whose benefits after ALL merely local and
not unfrequently injurious othersn such gov
erment solely created for the purpose of subservienc
to theiryiews aud objects As to constitutional prinei
Plies 80 rights equal privileges and all such antiquated
barriers standing In the way OF the wants and interests
Of men, awe the people" tmeaning the know-nohings-
roglody,es say and should say, perish all princi-
pies Of povernmentdown with Them the sooner the bet
ter That say flor such must be the meaning of the
writer il he really comprehended the extent to which his
principles might be carried, which very much doubt
let us have no government but that has organic
laws restraining in own prerogatves; constitutional
limits 20 discretionary power Of administering to the
and interests of community class of men
the expense Of every other and guide limits but
an expedency OF which il is to be the sole Judge.
aGovernments continues the unconscious betrayer of
now-nothng creed awere created be subservient
the and interests of men, and not to be their
ers ofconre, according this theory, it is Of
sequence unreasonable these and interests
or how directly they may in conflict with those of
perhaps much greater number of people equally entitled
to have their wants and fostered protected
The editor appears perfectly unconscious that the prop
osons in the foregoing entirely inconsistent
with each other rmust be evident every not i'm
mcrsed in the fog of knownothngrsm that government
exercising unlimited or what is the same, discretionary
power in administering to the and interests Of the
governed without any obstacles whatever any organic
laws restrain the partial unjust exercise of such
boundles despotis necessarily become the master of
Tho AZ y
Of the different members who are dependent on him for sup
port There is not shorter cut TO despotc
government than comforting it the power of administer
ing to the wants and interests of without limitation
restraint Like the editor of the Express they win al
ways stand ready sell their brthrght for pot
age and sacrifice every yesge Of natural rights const
utional liberty their wants and their interests The
learned editor is certainly peculiarly happy in his den
ton of government, which is to be the slave the
master, Of the people
The government of the United States like oil other
situtonal governments take it, framed to protect
in their rights Of person and property admin
lister to their individual wants interests 1t is to re-
them in the pursuit Of these which apt lead
into disregard of the rights and interests of Others
that all government is instituted The constitution of the
United States is not merely grant of power but
srant its exercise 1t alike prescrbes what govern
may do and what it shall not do. 1t says nothing
about the wants and interests of men," of the
rial and intellectual progress Of mankind except far
they included in its great general objects which were
specified in the preamble, to form more perfect
union establish justice insure domestic tranquility pro-
vide for the defence and general welfare and
the blessings Of liberty ourselves and posery
As Of obtaining these Objects it confers certain
specified powers be exercised under certain restrictions
which are in fact imperative than the delegated
powers themselves Congress- it says, shall have power
do certain things when they become necessary but of
that necessity it is to be the judge and its action il far
discretionary But in its restrictions it precise pc
remptory. Congress shall have power to pass laws
infringing certain great fundamental principles such
the establishment Of religion prohibiting the free
exercise thereof abrdging the freedom of speech the
press the right of the people peaceabiy assemble
petition the government for redress of grievances
And then the sweeping amendment which completely
extinguishes all discretionary power in that body The
powers delegated the United States nor prohibited
the States reserved the States respectively or to
the people,
There power delegated the United States to con-
sruct railroads through the States yet according to the
any wre-drawn construction they be htched to the
skirts Of "the and interests Of men, "he material
and intellectual progress Of mankind and the
does recognise them in that character "we people,
meanng the know-nothngs) "wc the people Of the era
of 1855 say and should say perish all principles gov
crnment down with such government and the quicker
the better, too"
Why this is rank abotonsm, and clearly demonstrates
identity Of principles in the fanatics Of Massachusetts,
and the know-nothings of New York. Down with the
government down with the constitution down with the
Union, the the better, say the former. They
stand in the way of the wants and interests material
and intellectual progress of mankind Ono is compact
with hell gross violation Of the law of God and the
rights of Nature the other is opposed to the and
interests of certain who long partake in the
and fishes, and Of certain reverend politicians who are
tired of serving God and have enlisted under Mammon
who is, if not better, at least prompt paymaster
Is it, then any wonder that with these principles in COM
mon and these moral anes the abolitonists and know
nothngs should unite and form one party? The attac
ton is irresistible and they have become amasama by
a law of Nature
1t is drawing rather too largely the crcduty Of
kind to attempt to persuade them that abolitionis know
nothngism, and whiggery antagonstes even dis
nc parties There Is fundamental distinction between
them The principles announced by the abotonsts and
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