The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-03-17

the great leading event lent an air OF aproba-
bllity: surely all these contributed sum
OF public-misery which ought to have salts
fed the most morbid appetite for social hor-1
rors. But. as in the case of the ..unpowder
plot and the Salem witehcrafi, and the New
York colonial negro plot. SO now the orig
inai actors we're swiftly followed by another
and kindred class. who sought to prolong
and widen the public distress by attempting
to direct the Indignation which it had excited
against parties guiitless equally of compiled
ty with the offenders.
Prosperity must decide in all the recent
cases where political responsibility for pub
lie disasters must fall; and posterity will
give little heed to our instructions. 1t was
not until the gloomy reign of Domitian had
ended. and liberty and virtue had found as
sared refuge under the sway of the milder
Nerva. that the historian arose whose mar
artive of that period of tyranny and terror
has been accepted by mankind.
The Republican party being thus vindic
ared against the charge of hostility to the
South. which has been offered in excuse for
the menaces Of unconstitutional resistance
in the event of It's success. I feel well
sured that it will sustain me in meeting them
in The spirit of the defender of the English
Commonwealth:
Surely they that shall boast as we do to be
free nation, and. having the power, shall not also
have the courage TO remove cOnstitutionaily every
Governor whether he be the supreme sub
or1inate, may please their fancy with ridic-
ulnus and painted freedom, tit to cozen ba-
bies bit are. indeed under tyranny and ser"
yitude, rs whiting that power, which Is the
root and source of all liberty, tn dispose of and
econonIize in the land which God hath given them
as members Of family in their own home and free
inh-rtlnce without which natural and essential
power of free nation, though bearing high their
heads they can in due este.m, be thought no bet
ter than slaves and vassals born i'll the tenure and
occupation of mother inheriting lord whose gov
eminent. though not illegal or intolerabe, haPgs
on them us lordly scourse not as q free govern
ment."
The Republican party knows. as the whole
country will ultimately come % understand,
that the MODEST objects of national life must
perish. if that life itself shall be lost. and
therefore it will accept the issue rendered.
II will take up the word Union. which 9TH
ers are willing to ren"unce, and combn-
ing it with that other glorious thought Lib
cry, which has been its inspiration so long.
il will move firmly onward. with the motto
inscribed on its banner. Union and LIB
ERrY. come what may, IN victory as IN de-
feat. in power as out of power. now and
forever
If the Republican party maintain the
Union. VIII" and what party is to asSal it :?
o lily the Democratic party, for there is no
other. Will the Democratic party, take up
the assault? he mpnares of Disunion are
made. though not in its name. yet i'll its be-
half Il must avnw or disavow them. It's
silence thus far, Is portent'us. but is not
alarming The effect of the intimidation,
if successful would be to continue the rule Of
the Dem"ci a'ic party, thou: Oh a minority. by
terror. It certainly ou5 ht 10 need n" more
than this to secure the success of tine r.
publican party. If indeed the time has
come when the Democratic party must rule
BY terror instead of ruling through conceded
public conf ience. then 1t Is quite ce tain
! that il cannot be dismissed from power too
soon. Ruling on that odious principle. it
could not lnng save either the Constitution
| ar public liberty. Blu, I shall not believe
the Democratic party will consent to stand
in this position. though it does, throug h the
actions Of its representatives, seem to cover
and sustain those who threaten di-union.
| know the D -mocracy of the North. |
| know them now in their waning strength.
do not know possible Di~uni"nist among
them all. I believe they will be as faithful
| tn the Union now as they were in the by gone
days when their ranks were full. and their
challenge to the combat was always the cry
of victory. But if it shall prove. otherwise,
then the world will all the sooner know that
every party in this country must stand on
Union ground that the American people
will sustain no party that is not capable of
making sacrifice of it's ambition 90 the al
tar of the country that, although party
may have never so much of prestige, and
never such traditional merit but. fit b. lack
ing in the one. virtue of loyaltytot the Union
all is unal ailing; and then obnoxious As,
through long cherished and obstinate PERU
dice. the Republican psrlv is in the capital
States. yet even there it will advance like an
arms with banners. winning the favor al
the whole people. and twill be armed with
the national confidence and support when
it shall be found the only. party that defend~
4 and maintains heIntegrty "f the Union.
Those who seek to awaken the lerrors oil
disunion seem to lave too hastily consider
ed the conditions under which they are 10
make their attempt. Who believes that 4
Republican Administration aud Congress
c"uli practice tyranny under Cons titu'inn
v hich interposesz So many checks rs ours
Yet that tyranny mus not only be practic-
ed. but must BE- introlerable. aud there mnsl
b. no remaining hope for coRsifu NAL re
lief, before fprcible resistance can fad ground
10 stand on anywhere lie aaa Sans
The people of the United States, acting in
conformity with the Constitution. are the
supre trihunaI~t Try and determine all
! political issues. They are As competentsto
1 decide the issue of to- morrow as they have
been heretofore to decide the issue of other
! days. They can, reconsider. hereafter and
reserve. ifs.need be. abe judgement thew shall
once recohsiiered and reserved their judg-
l ment in former times. Il needs no revolu