Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-11-09
Tna varaIos er enc People.

TO its own Judgmenb eAuiusiVeyiis ooD0' ~
tbs, balance of power on which the pefiec'
tion and endurance Of our political fabric de-
pepds."
This President, in his Inaugural address to
tbs people of the United States, quoted thls
declaration, clearly and emphatically assuring
hia countsymen .hat II Was the policy BY which
he would be guided in the administration Of
the Government
The National House of Representatives, 10
which the party that elected President LINCOLN,
had large and preponde'ating majority do
clsrcd almost unanimously, at the extra ses-
sion In July following, that the purpose oi the
war was "to defend, and maintain the auprem-
acy Of the Constitution, and to preserve she
Uoion, with all the dignity, equality and rights
of the several States unimpared."
Upon theee broad principles of national poll
cy all parties united. Upon them the Admins
tratiou won lis victories a year ago. IL was
supposed that lite leaders wero sincere In, ana
would abide by the great principles thus un-
equivocslly laid down In their own party plat
foi III, in the Presidents Inaugural, and in .
solemn declaration by the popular branch OF
the National Legislature, in which they had
controlling majority.
Bit scarcely had six months elapsed from the
adoption of tho resolution referred to in Con-
gress, ere the country was doomed to witness
gradual departure from those great national
principles by the leaders of the party In power,
botb in Congress aud out of il. This depart
ure was by the majority in Congress iucorpoF-
ated into the Legislation of the nation Acls
we're passed directly in contrayention oil the
Chicago platform, contrary to the pledge Of 'he
President in his Inaugural, and especially In
violation of the resolution passed at the extra
session Of Congress declaratory Of the objeo! OF
the war
This was done by men who had been elected
upon the Chicago platform to the seats they
held in Congress. 1t was done in violation and
10 defiance of the principle OF State Rights
laid down in that platform, recognized in the
Presidents Inaugural, and reiterated by those
very Congressman in the Crittenden resolu
tious. The people at the previous elections haG
pronounced with an almost unanimous voice In
favor of tha, principle, and for carrying on the
war to vindicate Il along with the maintenance
Of tho Constitution and the preservation of the
Union. These Representatives, who thus dis
regarded the popular will, sealed their doom
and tho doom Of their party.
But one step more was wanting to complete
the overthrow of the late dominant party.
That was taken when the radical "pressure"
upon the President brought forth the Emanci'
patton Proclamation of the 22d OF September
last, followed by second proclamation on the
second day thereafter, virtually establishing
martial law and suspending the great writ for
the security Of personal liberty, both in loyal
as we'll az IN insurrectionary States. By the
former proclamation, "the rights Of the States,
and especially the right of each State to or
der and control its domestic institutions accord
ing TO its own Judgment exclusively" which
ais essential to that balance Of power on which
the perfection and endurance of our political
fabric depends" was denied, interfered With.
and violated; for that proclamation also de-
prived the citizeps of certain States Of their
property rights under S.ste Constitutions and
State LAWS, who have committed no crime
against the Federal Government or Federal
laws. The second proclamation was an e1er-
else, at the best, Of Q doubtful constitutional
power In any case, and in States where the
process Of the Federal State Courts Was unob-
struetsd for the srrAignment and punishment
Of offenders against the laws.
All these acts by the majority 10 Congress
and the Administration raised issues to which
the people had never given their sanction. In
truth they had, at the elections held after the
present Administration came into power, as
well as at those just previously held, condemned
the principles upon which these aets were predi-
Gated. BY giving their nearly unanimous sane
ton to the opposite ones.
The recent elsctions came of. The people
saw clearly how the leaders of the dominant
party had disregasded their will and betrayed
them into the hauds of psstilsnt radical fac
tion, that was seeking to take from the people
OF the States "the right to control their domes-
tic institutions according to their own judgment
exclusively" and thus destroy "that balance
OF power on which the perfection and endurance
OF our politicsl fabric depends" or in other
words, by palpable violation Of the Constitp
tioD, destroy the Union.
| Against this destructive course--lhis utter
disregard of the popular will, the people have
spoken In tones too loud, plain and decided 10
be mistaken. They have declared that the
Union, the Constitution and the rights of the
States shall be maintained at all hazards, and
have set the seal of their condemnation upon
any party OF set Of men. that has sought or may
seek 10 infringe upon or violate either. Such
Is the meaning Of the results at tho late cleo
tions, and such 10 the unanimous verdict of the
loyal people Of these States.
Jubilee at Troy, Miami County-Mr.
Cox.
Mr. McKINNKYe election over WEAR has cYe.