The Kanzas news., 1857-08-29
Revolution.

Governments are established by the peo
pie, for their security and the more certain
maintenance of their rights. When they
fail to accomplish this object, then they are
no longer benefit, and rapidly diVerge in
to despotism, An forms and modes of gov
eminent must necessarily have their period
ically recurring revolutionary phases, and
must possess within themselves a sufficient
quantum of fiexibility to be able to re-mould
and change with the demands of the eternal
law of progression. Herein have all govern
mental forms hitherto been lacking, and
growing opposed to the immutable and GER
tain law of change-of revolution have at
tempted to become barrier in the pathway
of humanity. When form of government
becomes an obstacle, then revolution, peace
full or bloody, is necessary, and according to
the natural laws, must surely come.
The American Republic is, in its funda-
mental principle, essentially government
of revolution. It was founded in one, and
the basis of all its action, the Declaration of
Independence, is essentially the text book
of revolutions. The periodical recurrence
of the Presidential election, and the open
sacredness of the ballot-box, have hitherto
been the safety valve by which the steam
of American earnestness has been enabled to
escape without deranging the machinery
When this refuses to work, fails to accom-
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treachery from any portion of a Republican
people, it then becomes necessary to seek
other means of obtaining back those rights
that privilege Of performing our duty, which
despotism may have wrested from US. We
believe in the principle that underlies the
Federal Union, and when it works harmo-
niously to secure the objects set forth in the
following preamble of the Constitution, we
labor in behalf of it: eve, the people of the
United States, in order to form a more per-
feet Union, establish justice, insure domes-
tic tranquility, provide for the common de-
fense, and secure the blessings of liberty to
ourselves and posterity. do ordain and es
tablish this Constitution for the United States
of America" So long as the above objects
are sought by the Union under that Con-
stitution, so long are We in favor of the Un-
jon, and no longer.
The Constitution was framed that ga more
perfect Union" might exist. In what con-
sists Union? Is it in the boundaries that 6x
the limits of earth and ocean over which we
have authority, or is it in the harmony and
good feeling that prevails among the people?
Ii the latter is the intent and purpose of our
Union, it is to us failure-an abortion and
sham, whose effect is to deprive us of our
liberties. If ''to establish justice, insure
domestic tranquility. provide for common
defense, and secure the blessings of liberty"
then We say the Union is LIE, it having
failed to accomplish any one of the objects
for which it was established. We have as
much respect for forms and modes of ex
preston as any one can desire US TO have,
but we viii not WOO the shadow while the
substance is vanishing from our grasp
Words are but mere symbols: when they
fail to embody the infinite truth, then they
are worthless. Form is but the outward ex-
preston of some inner thought which is
universal in its application. When that ex
preston cannot find vent through, and no
longer lives in the form, then that becomes
an encumbranoe and must be thrown Off
Union is a word ofbeautlful signifcation,
and TO the Republican statesman the idea
underlying the American Federation, Is vast
and majestic. But there can be no beauty
in Federation of States whose citizens are
living IN diseord when the ruffian minority
crush down the majority; where all the es
sentials of Democratic government are laugh
ed to seorn: where the name is used as an
instrument of tyranny, and as the means to
fasten black despotism upon struggling
people.
The Union Is a glorious theme for bnn-
cornbe Fourth of July orations and for DEM
ocratic Governors to befog and bewilder a
people whom they have really come TO be
devil and sink lower down into the hell of
despotism. We in Kanzas know that the
Union is to us q huge tyrant-that Federal
officials are our worst and most baneful foes
that the commission of the U.. S. is the
signet seal set on a despot, and that the pow
er of the Federation is to be and has been
used to crus', us. We know this. Ask of