The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-24
EX-GOVERNOR JAMES c. JONES ON THE
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cred in this State " Gov. Jones in 1874, ha
apeeuliar interestiiu just now, since his opin
ions are so populafwith the 'Ioeofoeraey:"
But, gentlemen, (said the GOVERNOR if III,
moral, social and political tendencies of Lo
eotocolsm are not pverruled, ALL all that !,
valued in our happy form of government i.
gomez The toll OF our fathers in buildino
this glorious edifiee will have been in vain
for the effects. tendencies, and he believed
intentions of the LEADERS, Of this falsely call
ed Democratic parry, is to break down all
the guards that have been thrown around
society for its protection; to tear down with
ruthless and saerilesious hands the very tenn.
pie of Liberty; to throw society back to its
original elements q anarchy and confusion.
to substitute the wil Of one man or the inter.
est of party, for the will of a majority and
the interest Of whole nation. To sci iii
Laws, Constitutionsand the settled usares Of
the country at defaRce and make them sun.
servIent to the bastst of party PURPOSES
What Is there so pure or so sacred as to es.
cape their rude and reckless assaults. when.
ever 1t has presented an obstacle TO the ad.
vancement Of thei leaders, or the no less
wicked ana degraded demands of payfy9-
Does the sacred Constitution of our country
that ever glorious and time honored instr1i.
ment-the great charter of our liberties
Heavens best political gift to man-an in.
strument sanctioned by the toll, and ban.
tised with the llood of our revolutionary
sires-does this lang cherished and venerated
instrument-the purity of which would re-
buke the rude touch of any thing short of
political demOl, find immunity from their
ruthless assaulhY No. srs, no. Do the laws
of the country passed in obedience to the
will Of the majority, and provisions of the
Constitution, afford any exception to the
charge? Have the Constitution the laws
the usages OF The country for the last twelve
years formed any obstacle to the consunma.
ton of most unholy purposes when deemed
essential to the success of this party? No,
sirs. Like tie ambitious Caesar, they have
crossed the Rubicon and make everything
bend to thei purposes
This (said the Governor) is taking high
ground, andsuch charges should not be light
ly made, AMI when made he who makes them
should be lrld to the proof. / (said he) have
made them--on my high responsibility as
man and AZ a gentleman, holding myself re
sponsible lere and elsewhere, now and at all
times for the establishment of ali that have
said, and do not sustain it THEN LET
THE CURSES OF AN INSULTED PEOPLE
REST UP,N MEL
Having made this grave charge, (contin.
ued the Governor) which if true ought to
consgn tie leaders fthe modern Democrat.
ic party to the deepest infamy and shame,
and if mol fully proved by the most undoubt-
ed testim,ny ought to consgn its author to
merited c)ntempt. he would proceed to al
duce the proof on which he relied to sustain
each allegation contained in the Indictment"
[Gov. jones then proceeded to cite various
acts Of thu Democratic party, in proof of the
charge, "and concluded his speech as fol-
lows:
"The Governor said he had spoken much
longer than he intended or wished; he had
been led into it by circumstances known to
all he had but one remark further to make
and then he should desist. lie had endeav.
ored fairly, but briefly, to present some of the
principles, practices and tendencies of he
selfstyled Democratic party; he had briefly
reviewed the character of the individual Sc
lected to represent this party and carry out
their principles; and now in view of these
principles, practices and tendencies, and such
a leader are you prepared to give them your
confidence or support No, no, was the re-
Spouse from the crowd. If party thus recl-
less of consequences thus unmindful Of the
high and solemn obligations of patriotism
shall be continued in power what immunity
will the most sacred institutions of Govern
ment, the most valued and cherished safe
guards of society, find from their ruthless
assaults, with our dearest interests, our most
sacred rights, our domestic affairs our house
hold gods, find security from the foul, de-
nion-like spirit of aggrandizement and mob
ocracy that pervades the serried ranks of Lo
cofocoism, No, sirs. there is nothing so sure,
so sacred as to be able successfully TO rebuke |
.he madness ofsuch spirit or defy its malice |
or cupidity. warn you, my eountrymen,
to pause-pause solemn,y, before you give
your confidence or support to such a party |
with such principles and practices Be not
deceived with the syren song of Democracy |
saying all is WELL clay not the flGttering |
junction to your souls If this party be con-
tinued in power, ere another fourth of n cen
tury shall have made up its record, you or
your children may when filled with vain |
and frutless regrets, find your only comfort
in madly hugging the iron letters that bind
you to hopeless destiny. May the God of
Washington and Liberty save this once hap
py people from a fate so fearful"
The Nashville Banner, in commenting on
the above, remarks that this same James c.
Jones is now about to present himself before
the people of Tennessee and to call upon them
to unite with him in endeavoring to continue
in power this same Democratic partyl In
1914 lat Lebanon) he warned his countrymen
to "pause, pause solemnly, before they gave
their confidence or support to such a party |
with such principles and practice" --saying |
to them that if that party should be "eontin-
ed in power" they and their children would |
be consigned, at no distant day, to 'hope- !
less destiny" and he invoked their ''curses"
upon himself, if he did not prove to them that |
the effects, tendencies, and he believed, in
5entions of the leaders (of whom James |
Buchanan was then II prominent one) OF this
alsely called Democratic party, were to
break down all the guards that have been
brown round society for its protection; to
ear down with RUTHLESS and sacrlegious
lands the very pillars of the temple of Lib
,rty; to throw society back to its original
elements OF anarchy and confusion; to substi-
ute the will Of one man or the interests Of a
party for the will of majority, and the in
erests of the whole nation; to set all Laws
Constitutions and the settled usages of the
country at defiance. and make them subservi'
mt to the basest of party purposes"
GREAT ENTHUSIASM We learn that the
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