The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1862-05-28
AddTess Of Democratic xembers Of Con.
gress to the People Of the Union.
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- THERE ANYTHING IN THE PRESENT cRI
SIS WHICH DEMANDS THE DIsBAxDMEN
OF THE rARrYi
The more immediate is, to xAnrAIl
ITnE CONSTITUTION AS 1T Is, AND TO re
STORE THE UNION As IT WAS.
To maintain the Constitution is I,
respect the rights Of the States and th'
Liberties Of the citizen. 1t is to adher
faithfully to the very principles AMI
policy which the Democratic party ha
|professed for more than half century
Let its history and the results, from
the beginning, prove whether it hal
practiced them. We appeal proudly
to the record.
The first step towards . restoration
Of the Union as it was, is to maintain
the Constitution a. it is. So long as
Il was maintained in fact, and not
threatened with infraction in spirit and
in letter, actnal or imminent, the III
ion was unbroken.
To restore the Union it is essential,
first, to give assurance to every State
and to the people Of every section,
that their rights and liberties and pro-
perty will be secure within the Union
under the Constitution. What assur.
ancc SO doubly sure as the restoration
to power of that ancient organized
consolidated Democratic party which
tor sixty years did secure the property,
rights and liberties OF the States and
Of the people, and thus did maintain
the Constitution and preserve the Un-
ion, and with them the multiplied
blessings which distinguish us above
all other nations!
10 restore the Union is to crush ont
sectionalsm North and South. To be.
gin the great work Of restoration thro'
the ballot box is to kill Abolition. The
bitter waters Of secession flowed first
and are fed still from the unclcan ioun
tains Of Abolitionism. That fountain
must be dried up. Armies may break
down the power of the Confederate
Government in the South; but the
work Of restoration can only be car
lied on through political organization
md the ballot in North and West. Inl
his great work we cordially invite the
cooperation Of all men Of every party
Who are opposed to the fell spirit Of
A Abolition, aud who, in sincerity, de-
ire the Constitution as it is, and the
Union as it was. Let the dead past
Jury its dead. Rally, lovers Of the
Union, the Constitution and Liberty.
o the standard Of the Democratic
,arty, already in the field and conf
lent Of victory. That party is the
natural and persistent enemy Of Abo-
ition. Upon this question it's record
Is . national organization, however it
nay have been at times with particu-
ar men or in particular States, is
lear and unquestionable. From the
Of the anti-slavery agitation
0 the period Of the last Democratic
National Convention. it has held but
me language in regard to it. Let the
ecord speak:
"Resolvcd, That Congress has no
,ower under the Constitution to inter
ere with or control the domestic in
titutions Of the several States, and
hat such States arc the sole and pro-
,er Judges Of everything appertainingI
0 their own affairs not prohibited BY
be Consultation; that all efforts of the
Abolitionists or others made to indncel
congress to interfere with questions Of
lavery, or to take incipicnt steps in