The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-03-27
Judah is Fallen"

WIN Eh"ooON,- ~ appears tnaI
rights Of States, and the rights
If white men are little respected,
when necessity-the tyrant's plea
s the measure Of his power. The
Chicago Platform now overrides
our Constitution, the palladium of
our rights and liberties. The
law now waves over us the
IRON rod Of despotism. Fanatical
abolitionism now looks upon US as
poor, weak, imbecile creatures-as
the servants of the office-holders,
the masters whom we have elected.
We are not considered by the
present administration as fit for, or
capable of self government. They
laugh at the principles of the
Declaration of Independence, APP
proved July 4th, 1776, and they
regard not the Constitution adopted
by the States. They are opposed
to a restoration ofthe Union, unless
the rights of the people of a part
of the States, guaranteed to them
by the Constitution, shall be de-
stroyed. Shall they accomplish
their ends?
If these Abolitionlsts were pru-
dent, they would carefully consider
two of the self-evident truths of
the Declaration of Independence
which freemcn can never forget.
First-"That governments derive
their just powers from the consent
of the governed )" and secondly
"That whenever any form of gov
ernmcnt becomes destructive of the
rights to life, liberty, and the pur-
suit of happiness, it is the right of
the people to alter or to abolish it."
To maintain these truths in the
face of the world, q faithful band
of patriots eighty-six years ago,
"mutually pledged to each other
their lives, their fortunes, and their
sacred honor" and declared that
these colonies are, and of right
ought to be free and independent
States. Shall they not continue
to be so? When and where did
this administration receive the dele
gated power to tax the people in
order to raise themeans to subjugate
them? And can q more perfect
Union be formed by destroying
States, by abolishing our Constitu.
ton, and by adopting the Chicago
Platform in its stead
A babe is now our President, an(
Commander-in-C Chief of our armies
He is governed by Illusions. Gu
Congress is unworthy of the name
They hate compromise, and the.
know not how to profit by victories
They pretended to be friends of tn
Union, while they provoked a wal
to destroy it. They pretended tt
wage the war to support the Con
stitution, while they violated it
plainest provisions. They preten'
that it is a war to restore the Union
while they are using it as a mean
to emancipate blacks, and to de
prive whites of their inalienabl
rights. And they seem not to car
whether the sufferers he friends o
foes. The rebel fares no wors
: than the Union man. And wha
is their policy? What purpose ant
what object have they in view? l
it not to ordain the Chicago Plat
form instead of our Constitution.
You will ask, when and wher
did Congress obtain the power t
tax the people of the free State
for the purpose of paying for ne
groes in slave States ? or to pur
chase lands fornegroes thus bought
or to carry on a war to suhjugat
, states, to colonize the negroes there
, in? or to support swarms of Office
holders, to educate, elevate, an
make men of the negroes? Is TIL
the great mission of the illustriou
rail -splitter Have they alread
come to the conclusion that neces
sity requires them to recognize til
Southern Confederacy :? ANA
!, this the way in which they are g
ing to make all slave or all free
: All this is the feast to whic
= we were invited. At last we hay
a government that derives its pov
ers from necessity, and taxes
patient people for purposes III
: known to the Constitution, bl
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