Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-07-12

ever IN any section proposes to abandoD
such government, would do well to con.
slider in Difference to what principle il /,
likely to get in its stead, whether III.
substitute will give, or be intended IA
give, SO much Of good to the people.
There are some toreshadowings ortbo
subject. Our adversaries have adoptod
some declaration of Independence, IN
which, unlike the good old one pennod
by Jefferson, they admit the words, Gall
men are created equal" Why?
They have adopted temporary Ma.
tional Constitution, in the preamble If
which, unlike our good old one, signedbv
Washington, they omit, "we the people"
and substitute sail the deputies of the
sovereign and independent States" WHY,
Why this deliberate pressing out of view
the rights of man and the authority of the
people?
This is essentially peoples contest on
the side of the Union. 1t is a struggle
for maintaining before the world tina,
form and substance of government whose
leading object is to elevate the condition
of men to lift artificial weights from all
shoulders to clear the paths Of laudable
pursuit for all /; to afford all an unfettered
start and fair chance in the race of life.
Yielding to partial and temporary de.
partures, from necessity, this is the lead.
ing object of the Government for whose
existence we contend. am most happy
to believe that the plain people under.
stand and appreciate this.
LOYALTY OF UNITED STATES soBDIrEs
AND sEAMEN.
1t is worthy of note that while in this.
the governments hour of trial, large
numbers Of those in the army and navy
who have been favored with the offices,
have resigned and proved false to the
hand which had pampered them, not one
common soldier or common sailor is
known to have deserted his flag. Great
honor is due to those officers who remain.
ed true despite the example of their
treacherous associates, but the greatest
honor and most important fact of all is
the unanimous frmness Of the common
soldiers to the last man. So far as known
they nave successfully resisted the trait
orous offer Of those whose commands but
an hour before they obeyed as absolute
law. This is the patriotic instinct of
plain people. They understand without
an argument that the destroying of the
government which was made by Wash
ington means no good to them.
SUCCESS OF OUR GOVERNMENT.
Our popular government has been call.
ed an experiment. Two points in it our
people have already settled. The estab-
fishing and the successful administering
Of it. One still remains. Its successful
maintenance against formidable inter
nal attempt to overthrow it. 1t is now
for them to demonstrate to the world that
those who can fairly carry on an election
can also suppress a rebellion that bal
lots are the rightful and peaceful success
sors Of bullets, and that when ballots have
fairly and constitutionally decided there
can be no successful appeal back to bal
lot; that there can be no successful ap-
peal except to ballots themselves at sue
ceeding elections. Such will be a great
lesson of peace that what they cannot
take by an election neither can they take
it by war /; teaching all the folly of be-
ginning war.
FUTURE POLICY OF TIE GOVERNMENT.
Lest there be some uneasiness in the
minds Of candid men as to what is to be
the course of the government toward the
Southern States after the rebellion shall
have been suppressed, the Executive
deems IT proper to say it will be his pur.
pose then as ever to be guided by the
Constitution and the laws, and that he
will probably have no different under
standing of the powers and duties of the
Federal Government relatively to the
lights of the States and the people under
he Constitution than that expressed in
he inaugural address.
He desires to preserve the Govern
nent that it may be administered by the
nen who made it. Loyal citizens every
where have the right to claim this of
heir government, and the government
las no right to withhold or neglect it Ii
not perceived that in giving it there is
ny coercion, any conquest, OR any subju-
alton in any just sense of those terms.
The Constitution provides, and all the
'tates have accepted the provision, that
ne United States shall! guaranty to every
tate in the Union republican form of
overnment. But if any State may law