Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-10-03
THE BEPUBLiaNN.
SPEECH OF GOVERNOR WRiGhT.
Abstract Of Tie Remarks Of Governo,
Wrigh at his Recepteon on Saturday.
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=, Wriga at his Reception on ,.Satserduy
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Words are inadequate to express tn
emotions ofmy heart. The circumstance
surrounding me at this hour, the kindness o
this welcome; and the fattering manner il
which 20 have received me this day sho',
crafty the ambition of any of Indian a.
sons.
90 Colonel Dumont. I am not worthy tn
high praise bestowed upon me. Whateve
has been accomplished by me at home o
abroad. owe to you, fellow citizens, an,
to the influence of our glorious institutions
The qualification of this hour is, however
ssddened by the reflection that my oh,
neighbors-thc long faithful public ser
want and honest man, Douglas Mcguire
and the devoted son of Indiana, identified
with all her varied interests, Oliver III
Smith. and also your faithful public Exc.
cutives. the eloquent Wallace and vii
lard--during my absence have passed away
And / am reminded of my obligations tc
the Great Being who rules us. by the fact
that. having had a personal knowledge OF
your former MISUNDERSTANDING, Hen
bricks. Ray. Noble. Bigger and Whitcomb
Il am the only one having served you
any considerable length OF, time now alive
TO witness the sad condition of our below
ed country.
Ii seems that one of the great errors OF
the present day is a mistaken notion of
State rights. The first and highest obliga-
ton of the citizen Is to his Natioual Gov
eminent. 1t is this which gives him the
nsme-an American citizc,iLwliich pro-
tects him a. home and abroad. We seem
to forget that our Fathers gave up to the
General Government certain great powers.
among which are: the right to make trea-
ties. TO declare war. and regulate COM
nerce, DC; and when the Goverpor Of
Missouri, (Jackson) assumes that the
State can declare war and form alliances.
Us that not treason, an usurpation of the
powers OF the General Government? And
what less is il for Governor Mag0ffin 20 say
that his love Of State sovereignty and
State pride would make him 60 with the
people of his State2, Much asI love the
people of Indiana-and you have done for
me more, perhaps, than for any of your
sons now lising-whenever You shall set
at naught the principles upon which our
Government is, founded. deny the. right of
United States troops to pass through the
State. and shall claim to exercise any Of
the powers specially delegated to the Gen
eral Government. then 'rhah obey nv
national and not my State Government
We need q jackson. who when Floyd,
Governor of Virginia. sent him word he
would not allow Federal troops to pass
through tina, State to put down South
Carolina insurrection-etell Gov. Floyd,
said the old hero. the troops shall pass
through. and. BY the eternal. I'll cut his
ears of. We owe on obligation TO our
townships. counties and States which |
most fully believe in carrying out most
faithfully. We likewise owe an obliga-
ton to that national Gov rnment which
protects US and gives us a name and
character in every portion of the earth. 1
acknowledge the signet and seal of Wash
ington. Jefferson and Hancock, who male
rs national Union. gave us a national
name. and the powers given to the Federal
Government must be carried ont or there
Is no hope for the stability OF the republi-
institutions. You were told by me many
years ago that the first act of public DISC
bedience 10 law was the first. fatal step in
che downward road to anarchy. 4 We are
realizing this truth. When Jefferson Da-
Wis asserted in his inaugural to the so call
led Confederate States tie doctrine that
eur fathers formed Confederate Union,
and act national Government we start
81.
pie of a national existence underlies all our
institutions. What hope is there for con-
tracts, for engagements of any kind. where
will ron expect to find any integrity or
moral worth If this principle enunciated
by the Confederate States, that any State
may secede- at pleasure and destroy, the
Government from the passion or selfish
ness OF the houf. IS once recognized and a.
dopted? You may then shut up your
colleges. family governments and all your
institutions. and you are rapidly passing
NOT stop to discuss the question of the
right of revolstion. The Southern States
place their present condition on the princi-
pie asserted By Mr.. Davis. No man(can
pretend that the right Of revolutionScan
exist to any people who have the ballo.
box. and IN this case having a majority in
the leading departments agreeing with
them on the question at issue if they had
remained in the Union.
The question is what is our dnty at the
present hour? We all desire peace We
--ish to restore the Government of our
'sthers. The best men differ in answering
this question. One thing we should all
do. If we differ let Us differ as American
citizens. We can do no good by calling
each other hard Names What is the eff
feet efeslling some mea traitors some do
litionists? sty countrymen, we drift. to-
wards tlsszsss 81 starthE audfit becomes
us to treat those who differ with ms as citi-
zens- of our -repnblie.- -You may look for
mang things TO arouse the passions Of men.
War is great calamity. but there is a
greater disgrace-the destruction Of the
Gorernment and the prisciples) on which
the peace and happiness of the county, re-
pose. ,sboo3 ss9f0
: les talk of the suspension of the writ
~ eorpus. II Mr.. Lincoln should
s65[ This writ in time of peace. there
is mo- township in this State which has