The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1861-06-19
A Gloomy View Of the Future The Re
pablo on the Breakers.


things human-a great and radical cha nre
individuals die while government continue
me l'tter are corporations. thar can endur
convulsions and feel no sickness; bu, eve,
they must sometimes yield to oyerrulioc
events, and undergo dissolution or rrea
changes. Our government the pride o
ireemen and Of The lovers OF freedom n.
world over, Is now 10 the process OF ch anrs
10 De known no more forever as il has been.
Oa Thursday lsst the Hon. N. p. Banks. a.
he stood upon Arlington II igh,s in com pany
with distinguished military and civic.ofi GERS
said, as he waved his hand toward Washing.
ton "This is the end Of this governmen,
a. i now exists There will bea reconstruc.
ton on different principles Such ir the
universal impression here, and the con vic
ton weighs like the pail Of death on eveu
patriotic heart. The grea, RspubIic is gone.
and It's government is fast losing lis ancho or.
sgs 10 popular liberty. and i drifting TO a
despo'c harbor a. safer refuge from the
storms OF revolution.
The great people. whose pursuits or VII ose
opportunities do not allow them 10 see m ore
than The srrfsce currents, might as wei! be
given 10 understand Of once the powerful
ancertone ihatis sweeping from under Ii EN-
her personal freedom. the rights Of the
States, and their republican government. n
eil them they are no longer freemen, in
hat large ard comprehensive sense wehaye
~ understood sas conveyed and embraced
y that word, when applied 10 the rights
nd privileges Of American citixens. They
si'i wiss up ereyiong 70 realization Of the
'orFid truth, but when il s too late TO recov
g what desPoIism shall have cIutched in its !
ron hands. write this as TACT and proph.
cy.
u has already been asked: "Why ollll
hese State lines! Why all this needless. i
cumbersome. intricate entangIement Of dif ID
errnt powers n make law and tn decrrelv
idgmenl! We can afford now 10 eEface thola
olonial eecgrafhy. It's The admitted po ~ d
rs u States within the nation that has be Z II
K source Of nll our 'rouble Nor will the Z
'nova u State power and The creation o'ltl
Nationality. BE- lsss % formidable" 7
The idea j.. % do away with State lines \
nd with local State governments and cor y
squenlly ~iih much 81 tie elective ran.
aise as now enjoyed BY The people. III 9TH !
words. the grand conception is 70 make
'e Goyernmen, Of The United States as
ear that Of Great Britain a. il il possible I,
getii. II is old Federalism with ss.ound !
L mcDarchic4 additions. revived. and IN
= very favorable auspices for its surcess. =
90 mus, not suppose that this thing il not /,
riously entertained: tJr Il is, and the con- y.
ction here i universal that the change T.
soiuleiy necessary, and will be made "A !,
Tong central government is now the cry n
d army aud navy officers strongly favor IL !,
cause by the change they WILL become the
per crust Of society. The whole matter
openly discussed here and boldly sdvoca- OF
!. You will learn from this. that The De- &c
'cracy has before IL The hardest battle ii no
> yet fought in this country. It will Be to a.
ain The largest share of personal liberty sh
q rights as row enjoyed under the prcsen an
Institution. They will fight under grest ca
advantages. under the terrors OF death ey
q imprisonment. What the outcome NAV ne
, God only can Tell. For myself, I tear pil
tie iuIure. de,
congress will soon assemble. But CO.,
40! is asked By many. The New York
bune says il can do up al necessary bus
% 10 day or two. The Courier and En- \,
rer says all Congress has to do il 20 reg -
y the wishes Of the Pfesideni Indeed, ..;,
se leading Republican journals believe ",
'gress will only be an incumbrance, as
President, by assuming AL the power
irable for the exiUency OF the country. I
not be hampcred BY any legal resuic-
4. All Congress u wanted for il ~ u. M"
the Government 10 borrow what none,
lsy deem Necessary, and TO raise whatey.
iumber Of troops may be regarded as de-
Bile. tbs also ssid that Congress will. I
nio secret session to discuss the ques- flar
Of conierring full military power on The CAV
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