Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-07-03
"ERROR MAY SAFELY BE TOLE-
RATED, WHEN REASON Is LEFT
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The doctrine of the "rights of the States"
as presented by Mr.. Calhoun, when first made
public, met but little favor.
Gradually it pervaded South Carolina, and
young politicians of the present day recollect
the SCOTS and sneers thrown out in that day
against South Carolina politics"
The State ofSouth Carolina became at length
q unit, as to the doctrines of State Rights"
and these doctrines at this time pervade the
entire South.
All Southern States advocate " State Rights"
and look upon 9" Stale Rights" as the palla-
dunn of true liberty, the cement of the
Union, and as the salt that savors the Constitu.
ton.
These doctrines are not confined to the South.
They have extended northward to Maine, and
westward to California. Every State has its
Democrats, and true Democrats North and
South, everywhere, hold to the "Rights of the
States"
The prevalence, the general acceptance of
this doctrine, is the sublime monument to the
memory of Calhoun.
As Voltaire in his assaults upon Christianity,
unwittingly furnished evidence of its Divine
origin, SO Horace Greedy in his assaults upon
the Constitution Of his country, unwittingy
furnishes evidence of the power of truth-of
its certainty to succeed, ("magna est ceritas,
ct preralebet'')-of the power of simple truth
in ito own armor
In an article of the Tribune of Tuesday last,
July lst,) there is the following:
eve shall be very much within bounds in
saying that the political slave power does not
consist Of so many as $4,000 voting men.
"Here, then, is state of things well worthy
the thoughtful attention of all who love their
country or themselves. Putting the population
of the United States at the very moderate
figure of twenty-five millions, we have this fact
staring US in the face. The policy, the legis
lation, the destiny of twenty-five millions of
human beings is now controlled and virtually
governed by less than sixty thousand men Il!
Sixty thousand men govern, to all intents and
purposes, with absolute sway, at this moment
tDenty.four millions, nine hundred and forty
thousand souls Il And we are pleasantly told
in fourth of July orations and negrocatching
sermons that this is q model republic"
Sixty thousand men govern "a, SAC, 900 souls
How is this done2 That is the question. They
can't do it through the ballot-box by force of
numbers, that is certain. Then how is it
| done?
1t can only be done by the sixty thousand
showing to the twenty-four million that justice
demands that their rights should be respected.
That the rights of the sixty-thousand are
founded on solemn compact-the Consttu-
ton.
The sixty thousand demonstrate this-show
it to be true, and the twentyfour million are
guided and governed by truth and justice and
not driven or enslaved by the sixty thousand,
as Horace would make them believe.
To be accessible to truth, and governed by
justice, is commendable in any people, yet
Horace calls this "groping millions, suffering
themselves TO be dripen WITH CART WHIPS along
the pathway Of their history by dpindling
thousands" and tells them to-
Rise like lions after sumber
In unvanqushabe number;
Shake your chains TO earth, like dew
Which in sleep had fallen on you;
Ye are many, they are few !"
Horace has overdone this business, and his
reputation is in danger He risks the NORTH.
cation of being considered "MoRE FOOL THAN
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