M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-08-28

the President, not upon the Repub-
lIicans, who had voted for him. to light
for him, or his popularity, but upon
the people 70 defend the Constitution
Of The Uoised Ststes; not to defend
something which. 1t was hoped, would
lest as many centuries. They didn't
stop to ask each other who they voted
Eot, nor did they ask what his name
vas. They knew the tact that he
waa elected by the neople, who had q
right 10 do Il. He was put q. the head
4 Il the Government by the voice Of q
free people, and 1t was in the nature
Of things that he should affiict them,
with the calsmities Of civil war. The
people knew this, and they also knew
that it was % much of duty to sup,
port him us Washington or Jefferson.
j They said they ara firing upon our
iiag down there, aud upon the Con.
stitutiou Of rny country. They are
part Of my property, handed down
TO me by my fathers"
i Now, my friends, every one Of you
have a property right in the Constitu'
iion of the United States and, what
is more, you have an imperiahable
property, which gives value to all
other property, which gives value to
all other property you possess. Tear
, MP the Constitution, destroy the Gov
T ernment, and turu society loose Upon
Itself, ard What would all your prop
{ erty be worth in thirty days. 1t is
THE impcrishable and invaluable
property which you are called upon to
defend.
When the Revolutionary War had
4 been concluded, Lothing bound the
J people Of the colonies together but
. articles Of Confederation ; and though
! sufficient to bold them together during
} the progress Of the war, they were
} found not to answer the purpose on
! its conclusion. Now mark ! The
I. thirteen colonies transformed them
8 selves into States. Before the for
/ nation OF the Federal Convention,
! each State was free to act for itself
+ Theresnight have been thirteen differ
. ens governments, each sovereign II
/ itself. There was nothing to forbid
rIis Sonth Carolina had the righI 70
/ say, II will IFemaina q separate and in
u dependent power. viii not unite
1 win the NoftheFn States" But che
4 and they didn't do It. They entered
into q Confederation, each one sur
9 rendering certain sovereign rights tC
Q the General Government. 1t was q
n constitutional arrangement. It wat
Il not q treaty arrangement. Each State
Q had 10 Tat!ls il fof itself. Now, why
!. did our fathers take 90 much pains
vi This brings us 10 the very essence
: of the question. A portion Of the
\ people are now trying to break up
L this arrangement. IL is q war now
Y between the constitutional arrange
. ment and the treaty arrangement.
!. Now, the reason why the constitution
|. al arrangement was preferred BY the
: statesmen and people Of the Revolu'
' ton was because it offered Q bette.
!. condition Of things. and comon tri'
/, bunal for the amicable determination
). Of all difficulties that might arise be.
tween the States themselves or be.
tween them and any foreign power.
/. Under a treaty arrangement. the lit.
tie and weaker State, afraid Of the
: more powerful. looks up to see II
D there is not some one that, in case Of
|, difficulty, would come mp to help her.
: That brings on foreign Intervention.
Our fathers wanted no more treaty ar
, rangements. Six thousand years Of
e treaty arrangements had resulted In
0 nothing but misery, war, and bond
age to The humrn family. They want.
r ed new guarantee, and adopted the
, constitutional form.
; Now you will say that this has fail
D ed. By no means, my friends; it can
!. not rail. Two thirds and more Of the
! arms bearing, tax paying people Of
} the Union have sworn that il shall
, not tail; and il remains TO be seen
whether four ounces can make twelve
louhces kick the beam. War is mea
cure Of force. This force il made up
|, oil veriohs elements--numbers, means
energy, physical endurance, spirit,
enterprise, courage, manufacturing
and navigating resources-all that
make up the elements Of that force.
] When | say that war is measure Of
lforce, | mean tu embrace all these el-
ements. You can say which side
has the most Of these. Websve more
| than three times the white populatic n;
VIZ have 90 much courage-and have
, usves uniefratsd the courage ofths
wicked men over there. They com.
d nit Q great folly who talk abOht IL.
The land that produced Washington
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