The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1860-01-18

Government swallowing up tie Stat
Governments, and desired to see Is
tablished powerful central govern
mcnt. This was opposed ~ the De
! nlocracy, who maintained tile doe
trne Of States Rights. The forne
party was in favor Of strengthenin!
the general government and permit
ting it to int riere in the local affair,
Of the States, and the latter were ii
favor Of the strict maintenance OF in
aividual rights, State rights, and ma
tional rights all moving in harmony,
without Earring or conflicting. They
held that the State government should
not destroy individual rights, and that
the national government should not
invade State rights. This principle is
equally correct now as v hen twas first
enunciated I; and has ever been and
will always be q distinctive tenet in
the De mocratic creed.
Another principle Of the Democ-
racy, and one which has excrted a
controlling influence in shaping its
policy is the doctrine Of equal rights
70 all men, exclusive privileges 10
none,n and another idea equally con
trolling, " that the people are capable
Of seli-government.n We might emu
merate other principles, but these arc
sufficient for our purpose.
Men change-msasures tluctuatc, but
principles are eternal;. hence the De-
nocratic party has, in the past, relied
entirely on its principles, in their APP
ollcation to the various msasules
which have originated-and, herein,
he Democracy have possessed great !,
advantage over the Opposition. The ,
after have held no fixed principles. 4
hey have become the champion OF b
measures, which they considered would a
i've them success. but that success
;as temporary, for the measures upon !,
hitch it was achieved were temporary. :.
lany parties have been started, which u
ave entirely lost sight Of the neccs- =
ny Of being founded on permanent y
The Know Nothing par e
was organized to carry out one orie'
70 measures and had it succeeded. n
I'd passed the measures which it al \,
ocated, the party would have at once n
lien - pieces, for its mission would A
I'VE been ended, its objects accom-
ished, and its measures, being mere :,
temporary, completely exhausted. :,
}, IN few years, the Black Repn5-
AN party must, Of necessity, be die,
lndcd- 1t is based alone on anta.on- BE-
N to the extension OF slavery and Il,
on this question, in the rapid pro- il
'css and development Of our nation. "
III be permanently settled. When J,
9 territories Of the United States .,
all become sovereign States, then u
Ill the irrepressible conflict be- /,
zen the North and South bc tcrrni- =
tied. and when this conflict i ended -
9 occupation Of the Black RcpuLli- -
n party is gone forever.
Bat the only way to maintain orr "
rty in its strength and integrity il by II
'ictiy adj cring to principle. Let Us
.lcome defeat rather than victory be
hieved at its sacrifice. Our party
3 been glorious old party. lrhas
bly, stood BY the rights Of all sec
ms Of the Union. 1t has .known
North, no South, no East, no Gel
est" but b as ever been true TO the prs
institution. the Union, to individual y
ates and national rights. 50 let Il. FL
ntinue ia Ii e future, and all will BE- vo'
III. er
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