The Placer herald., 1861-09-28
OnpHErs G. kEaH.
The Danger Of a Consolidated System Of
Government.

The Republican party and indie many
who profess to be Democrats, are making
great exertions to convert this Government
into great consolidated system of which
the President shall be the head Mr.. LIN
coin, in his message, boldly proclams that
there is no such thing AS State sovereignty.
and that they obtained all the rights they
possessed from the Union. His great ob
power into the hands of the Federal Gov
ernment, and hold the States at its mercy
Indeed, he is Federai,t of the deepest hue
All the questions appertaining TO State rights
were discussed long since, by men who un
derstood fully the History of the Government
from the beginning to the end and the
American people haze ever and often sol
emnly decided against the Federal doctrines.
The famous Virginia and Kentucky resolu
tions embody the principles which were most
cherished by the people. They haye re-
peatedly endorsed them. Federalism be
came obnoxious, and for years its sinking
carcass was entombel |. Mr.. Lincoln re
wives it, and the Republican party and Doug
lastes endorse Mr.. Lincoln. Under ordin-
sry circumstances the abominable doctrines
would have been summarIy rejected by the
people, but an insane passion has been
aroused against the South, and there is a
desire to subjuga:e those people at and cost,
and il the doctrine of States rights is car
ried out they know this cannot be done, for
there is no power given n the Federal Con
stitution to coerce a ate, nor do they pre-
tend that there is. Hence the necessity for
ignoring State rights and claiming all pow
ers for the General Government, and espe.
cialy for the President. A people should
never allow themselves to assent to any
principle or policy in the heat of passion
which they would not endors if calm and
deliberate. And since the people have so
often repudated the Federal doctrines enun.
ciated by Mr., Lincoln it is but fair to pre-
sumo they would do so now, if they were
not led away by passion. But it seems that
many are ready to rush headIong to dis
tructon if they can only be revenged on
the South. We ere soon to experience the
state of affairs predicted by Mr.. Jefferson.
That great man and profound Statesman had
a perfect horror to Federalism. lie saw in
it all the elements which must prove des-
tructive to this country if it obtained the
ascendancy, and be predicted that if the
Federal Government should become power
fu a: the expense of State rights, it would
become exceedingly corrupt, and that it
would lead to revolution. His language is
as follows:
If eyer this vast country is brought un-
der ONE SINGLE GOVERNMENT, it will
be one Of the most extensive corruption, in,
different and incapable of wholesome care
over so wide spread surface. THIS WILL
| NOT BE BORNE AND YOU WILL HAVE
TO CHOOSE BETWEEN REFORMATION
AND REVOLUTION. If KNOW THE
SPIRIT OF THIS COUNTRY, THE ONE
OR THE OTHER is INEVITABLE."-Jef-
ferson Cor, vol. 352, July I'd, 1922.
The revolution is upon usthe corruption
is upon US, and We have with these the con-
solidated system Of Government which Mr..
Jefferson so much feared. 1t is high time
the people were compelling the Admins.
traton to retrace its steps and place itself
in the limits prescribed by the Constitution
before it is too late. Remember the Ian.
guage Of the sage Of Monticello.-Erpress.