The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-08-16

y y N r. The sword do il,
49, 81 sfons, OF power by III,
1 ~! ~ e4 rresefvstion Of I'll,
jRd ~ q ebefs and murderers
! pa q genius and pat.
|l11!ti \ ssnsible men ir the
|ont( ~ td by every historian
IIiAlla4 Che deed hereaftet."
|loi k554 y sos their leading pa.
|psfg. 16 xRH and the Esaminer,
~nd tpetches Of their leading
men, 6hov unmis,akably tina,
|theiY SfeR object is to change the
|ehetsS(tr Of III government. Hence
we Come 'bsk to the proposition
tbst.itis q coz Fest whether tho people
shall gyver( (Or not. Ihave here IN
article tha,Jppeared in the Memphis
bulletin, Pf my own state, from
which {, sppears that under this
reign OF t9ror, this disintegrating
element Ilat is destructive of all
pood and -he arrn-r rlaLA. -a.I aa,L
inv that 10 right, they have got
things , ond their control.
IN times like tLeso there must
be ono ruling power to which all
others must yield. In n multitude
OF counselors,' saith the book OF
books, there is safety but nowhere
are we told, in history or revela-
ton, that there is aught of safety in
u multitude Of rulers. Any rule Of
action, sometimes called the law
is better than multitude of con-
tlicting, irreconcilablc statutes.--
Any one head ID better than forty,
each OF which may conceive itseli
the noopareil, per ercetlence, supreme
'caput Of all civil military affairs.
Let Governor Harris be King, il
need be and Daugh a despot."
THE TRAITOR GOVERNOR OF TENNESSEE
DENOUNCED.
"Let Governor Harris be king.
and Baugh o despot," says the Bal.
lctin. Who is Bsugh? The Mayor
Of Memphis. The mob reign OF ter.
ror gotten up under this doctrine OF
secession is 60 great that we find
that they are appealing to tho one
man power. They are even going
to make the Mayor of tho city q
icspot, and Isham e. Harris, little
petty Governor Of Tennessee, q King.
He is to be made King over the state
that contains the bones Of the inn
mortal, the iilustrious Jackson
sham &. Harris a King! Or jeff.
Davis O Dictator, and lsham G.
Harris one OF the satrsps. He a
King over the free and patriotic
people of Tenn, s1ee! lsham G..
Harris to be my King. Yes sir,
my King! | know tho man.
/ know his olemcnta. | know
the ingredients that constitute the
compound called lshan G.. Harris
King, HsTis "a ha my master
and the niI,stor Of the people that
have the proud and conscious sat.
isiGction q! representing on this floor!
Mr.. President, he should not be my
slave. Applause in the galleries
GOVERNMENT Il eELF.rRuTECrION.
Senator talk about violating the
Constitution ana the laws. a great
deal has been said about searches
and eeizuree, anJ the right Of pro
lection OF persons and oil papers.
reckon it is equally es important to
protect a government from seizure
as it is al indivldual. ! reckon thC
moral aua the lew of the case would
be Just aa strong in seIzing upon tina
which belonged to the federal gov
ernnont q, it woull Upon that be
longing to an individual. What be
longs to us In the aggregate ia pro
tected and mainteined by the same
law, moral and legal, Gs that tina
hHlongs to an individual. Thes'
rchellious states, after commencing
this war, after violating the Consti
tuition, seized our forts, our srscnals
our dock yards, our custom-housc7
our public buildings, our ships, an
last, though no. least, plundered tb
independent treasury at New Or
leans OF : 100000. And yet Sen
ators talk about violations Of the laN
and the Constitution. They say tn
Constitution is disregarded and tn
government is about to be over
thrown. Docs not this talk abou
violations Of the Constitution an
law come with beautiful grace iroI
that side Of the House! | repea
again, cir, il there not to be NOR
t0!rration to violation of the Go.
stitution for its protection and vlr
dica.ion than there is 10 violation
Of it in order to overthrow aud de
stroy tho government! We hav
seen instances, and other instance
might occur, where it might be il
dispcnsably necessary for tho coy
ernment to exercise a power and
assume q position that was n,
clearly legal and constitutional,
order to resist the entire overthro
and up'urning Of the governmel
and all our institutions.
Mr.. JouNsoN's DEMOCRACY.
In the last Presidential contest
am free to say that took some par
advocated the pretensions ar
claims Of one of the distinguiShC
sons of Kentucky, as a Democrat
| am Democrat to-day; | expect
die one. My Democracy rests upc
the great principle | have state
ond in tho support of measures