Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-08-16

the Federal Constitution, ,in,lying and never
swrrving LOYALTY to the National Government.
Saws he, 1.-THE separate and individual SOW
rrricntv of the several States, was never
thought of by the enlightened band OF patr.
OTIS Who framed the Declaration of lndeprnd.
rncr. The several States are not even mcn-
toned 10y name in any part of it, and it was
intended 20 impress the maxim on America,
our ~n;on, aud that without IL, we could ne-
,irr be free or independent"
Fondly might we ling"r with the memories
of these by-gonc days. Proudly dcscant on
that noble ancestry, on that glorious struggle
for liberty and national existence, OH the bat
tlc-tirlls of the Revolution, upon the santcd
martyrs who laid down their lives that a great
nation might secure Liberty and Union, one
and insrparablc." fihingly upon this ami.
vcrsary might Il" r"countcd those scenes of
trial, those sacrifices, those victories and de-
icats in which our fathers shared. Year after
year on this l,allowcl day, words of high
wrought but cnincnty deserved cncomiun,
have been pronounced on those sagcs and lIc
roes, kindling the American heart with pride
in their ancestry, and devout gratitude for the
liberties they enjoy. TO an audience, of the
intelligence Of that before me, it would BE- UNI
pardonable to narratc the stirring events of
that war. 1t is merely necessary to remark
in passing, that in 1888, "Thc United States
Of America" was fully recognized as belong
ing to the great family Of nations. Now could
she levy war, conclude peace, contract ALI
anccs, establish commerce, and do all other
acts and things which independent States may
of right do"
Entering upon her career, the infant nation
sroancd under weight of debt, incident to
her protractrd struggle for Independence.
The redemption of this debt, and the payment
of its interest, providing revenue to meet the
expenses of Government, the regulation OF
commences and like questions engaged atcn-
ton. The limited powers conferred upon
Congress by the articles of Confederation, but
more, the absence of an executive authority,
created embarrassment, and led to the fOrma
ton of " mo,c perfect mnion," the establish.
mcnt of government, possessing the rcqui-
site elements of strength to secure its success
full administration, and at the same time to
pcrpetuate guard and secure the great prn-
ciples upon which the war of the Revolution
had been prosecuted.
Such was the origin of the Federal Con.
stitution, and in it, is successfully the scnti-
1nci,t of the Fathers AS the war of indie.
pcndence had been waged to secure Liberty
and Union, so should they yet travel down
the vista Of time, one and insepayabr. In
the name of, and for the whole people Of the
United States, disregarding State lines or
boundaries, one whole nationality was erected,
with one glorious Constitution, having for OBJ
.jccts, in the Preamble, "tle formation of n
more perfirt umion, the providing of the COM
mon defence, the establishment of justice, the
Measurement of domestic tranquility, promotion
Of the general welfare, and securing the blcs-
sings Of liberty to ourselves and our postcrity."
We have been taught that what was per-
fret was durable, was stable, was perpetual.
scrt that though the articles of Confederation
had formed a perpetual union, the design Of
the Federal Constitution was to insure pcrpc.
tuity. by obvating any defects in the former
which might have defeated the purposes of
the trainers. Again, its design Of securing to
themselves and their postcriy the blessings
Of liberty. is but different pl,raseology of the
immortal sentiment, "Libcrty and Union,
one and inseparablc, now and forever
Nowhere in that whole history, nowhere in
that sublime fundamental code, do you find the
right of srccssi0n advcrted to, Or conceived 10
exist. Nowhere the doctrine of allegiance to Il
State. Nowhere the reservation that State
may resume its sovereignty or withdraw its
citizens in body from that people who or.
dained and established the Constitution of the
United States of America.
by the liberal policy of our American sys-
ten, by one Of the liberal provisions of that
Constitution, we admit to brotherhood and cit
izcnsllip the alien born, who love liberty and
free institutions, who swear to support and de-.
fend that Constitution. That oath of natural.
ization secures but one allegiance, it is 0|lcgi-
Axcc to tile Union, to tic whole nation. 1t
matters not whether taken in South Carolina,
or Massachusetts. lie who takes it may mi
CRATE whittier he please, his citizenship, his al
lcgiancc goes with him. Wherever he so.
.journs, hc owes respect and obedience to State
law, county or city regulations, and so he
would, were he not a citizen Of the United
States-were he mere temporary transient
visitor. That respect to municipal law or
city ordinances, however much it entails obc.
dience from every good citizen. grows not out
Of, Tor is i allegiance. 1t is but tho surrcn.
dcrof portion OF mans natural right or liber.
ty for the benefit of community. But birth.
right. naturalization. citizenship confer ma
tional character. We have no citizen of var
ious Statcs-clTIzENs of tho United States,
American citizens contrndstinguishcd from
INHABITANTS Of States. This national char.
nctcr higher, holier, loftier obligation. Aye,
It is Loxxden or sworx duty. Violation of
that duty is crime, is treason. Obedience to
it is allegiance. is patriotism, is love Of coun-
try. In the Union Of these States, it is ODE.