Smyrna times., 1862-06-19
Loyalty.

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The loyalty Of the citizens Of a free republic
is that which attaches him 10 the nalionaliIy OF
xhch he is member. 1t looks beyond the
political or sectional party TO which the man
may belong and the Office be may hold to the
Etate-the government of which the party may
be part, and the Office the sgency through
which his loyalty is to be exhibited and app ed
A loyal cilizen may be connected with poIil-
icaI party. and deem the principles of the party
to be those upon which the government ought
TO be admin istered; but lie neUer can prefer
Gbe success Of the party before that Of The gOU-
erHment nor eau he labor either in hls office or
osI Of il for the advancement of any sort of
partizanism that interferes with the position
and prosperity of the government. Whenever
The interests Of the nationality cease to be pa ra.
ussHt, the man ceases TO be a loyal subject of
the republic.
The true genius Ofa republican government
shows itself in the obligation by which every
M is bound with the great multitude tha.
compose the nationality, and by which also the
great multitude is bound to him. There is q
mutual compact between the parties that bound
them together as individuals 10 the body corpo-
rate or politic. In this view every mao be
comes part of the nationality by which his
l.yal,y is claimed, and he labors for and sus.
,ains hs own rights aud privileges in the sup.
part he gives 10 those of others.
Party preferences and productions are per.
facIly compatible with the loyalty of the repub.
lcan citizen, because they refer TO some pecu
lsrilies or conditions that relate TO the govern.
msni IN rome Of the forms of its adminIslra tion
and in connection with some of its institution,
which are not themselves essential TO the gov.
erament itself. But whenever the citizen
prefers the peculiar institution, and labor fo
its success, TO the dsparugement and damage
Of the government, his loyalty ceases, and hi
becomes dIslOyal, and if his efforts tend. in an,
wise, to the destruction of the goVernment hi
dIsOyalty becomes reasonable. 1t is treason
10 subveri or destroy the nationality for tn
purpose of aiding the partisan PECULIARLY.
Our Government is federal republic. II i
so because federated of States, The citizenr
Of which are the sOvereigns, and for who's
bsae6t their government is erected. The peo
pie sf such = government. 10 their aggregated
capacity. are the ruers aGd choose by majOrit
the agents by which the affairs Of their gov
srnment shall be managed The inherent in
stitstSns of such government are fuRdamenta
ia its nationality. and without them it could nc
exist.
These fundamental principles of our Ameri
csa nationality cannot be Interrupted o
damaged without detriment to the body polilie
sad through the body 10 the people which con
pose il. To the very existence of the bDd
they are necessary, and it becomes, therefor,
the bSundea duty of every citizen to uphoI
ssd protect them.
What then. sh Iuld be thought Of those ind
viduals or parties who, for the sake of part
success would pursue such course as wou
destroy our nationality, rob US of our grei
name, tear dOlSn the alters Of liberty erecte
BY our torefsthers, foster rspine and plund
and say to people led on by ambitious dem
gogues ego aud do whatsoever thou wilt, v
have no Constitution, no human rights. no Gov
Rants. no laws however much they may
'rOddea upon. that giVss US The shadow Of al
ihoriiy TO protect ourselves or arrest the de
polling grasp!"
Can people with such sentiments claim to
loyal when their every act gives aid aud cor
f1tl 10 the enemy!