The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-10-01
AD D r E S S
OF THE
HON. G. Il. BUCKALEW.

10 fhs DemoCT0tg assembled al OTnnP eUitle, on
the l7ik of Sept. 1862, beiag the 75fh An
nirssnry Of Tie t6rmafi0n of The Constitution
oftse U,sued States
This Constitution of the United States was
signed i7Ih September. 1887, and went into
effect on tfe FRS, Wednesday in March.
1888 |, il therefore seventy-five years old
and has been in force for sevehty-lhree and
a hall
u deserves the venera'ian and attach
ment Of the people OF the United States ,and
profound respect from the whole world. As
an instrument OF union, as frame of gov
ernnen,, and as security for liberty and
justice, rs merits are OF the highest order
and tsve commanded just approva. both al
home aud abroad.
II contains the terms of a compact or bar
gain between The people of the several
States considered as composing distinct and
sovereign communities, aid establishes a
government of defined jurisdiction and pow
ers. And most clearly, except so far as il
delegates powersao The government e-iab-
lishe,i by it, the powers and rights OF the
Stale governments and of the people OF each
State remain as before. This would be
true in The absence of any provision on the
subject. bot to put the point beyond all
question, the Constitution expressly de-
cIares, ''thai The powers not delegated TO
the Uniled.Ssat by the Constitution nor
prob bited BY il 10 The staies: are reserved
to tbe States respectively ,or to the people"
In consequence of strong measures OF
legislation under Presidents Washington
and Adams, land particularly under the lat
ter,l q republican party was founded by
Dir Jefferson, and came into power, by his
siection in the first year of the prssen, cen
tsry. It's views of public policy, and It's
construction of the Constitution are TO be
found in The early Congressional debates,
and in the writings oil Jefferson and Madi-
sou, and must be studied by any one who
would understand our system Of Govern
merl or fairly judge the political party
which has usually held control in the adj
minisiraiion OF our public affairs. That
partise should have arisen early in the his
tory Of the government need not excite sur
prise For ihsy viii! inevitably spring up
in ali isee states, because OF the mental ac-
riviiy Of The people, and os their direc, par
ticipaiion 10 public affairs, and it must al
waya be idle and futile to denounce their
existence or labor for their extinction
The nature of mea is such, that free debate
must produce various opinions upon sundry
questions of government, and popular suf>
frage will associate together those whose.
opinions are identical or similar. Hence |
roprlar parties have always existed with |
us, and will continue 10 exist, so long as
our form of governmeat is maintained. II
Is moi optional with rs 10 choose whe,her
his shall be so or not The fact is certain (
--oo. subject 10 denial or doubi-and musl
Be a..ce ped in any intelligent or useful ex
.mirztion Of our system of government.
Tie particular creed Of the Republican
r D.s smocrsiic party Of 1898, as il came 10
= established By Dir. Jefferson, was dicta-
"A 4 the circumstances oil the time, bul il |
IS happily adapted TO other circnmssan- /
-. and 10 fplurs times. Then, paper /
aassv scheme or system had bean esiab-
;.bs d. :he Jurisdiction Of The Federal courts