The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-07-02

NV |o"Se"'a' W ihaus nature ana not
to those developments and at.
tainmsnts Of which his powers are 80 sus.
ceptible.- Therefore, for the peace, safety
and happiness Of the whole, these isola-
ted individuals associate, and form cipil
society by abridgiug their natural equal.
ty, liberty and independence. They des
ignate certain Of their number, and invest
them with authority to establish rules of
intercourse, which they term laws. Also ::
the authority necessary to enforce these
social regulations is entrusted 70 com
petent functionary. And each individual
binds himself to each other, and to the
whole, that they will perform the duties
and bear the burdens expressed or neces
sarily implied in. the social compact.
Tha association and mutual obligation
is termed civil society. And this resig
nation of certain natural rights, and con
sent to bear burdens and submit to pri
vations is a voluntary act on the part OF
the members of this community. Conse
quently, all authority exercised by ru.
lers, whether Legislative or Executive, is
derived from the people. All the powers
of properly organized government eme-
nate from the voluntary consent Of the
governed. The people being the true
source of power, Rulers can exercise le
Ultimately, only the powers entrusted to
them BY the people. All the functions
clearly expressed or necessarily implied
III the sJcisl compact, they are bound to
exercise. But anything beyond this is
usurPation-tyranny. And it is the duty
as we'll as the right of the people TO re.
sume their natural rights and depose
such ambitious and aspiring tunctionares.
1t is also the privilege and duty Of peo
pie, when the government, whether
through permission or incapsci,y fails to
effect its proper ends, (the good of :he
whole) to Revolutionize-,o abrogate
rotten. incompetent compact and in tn :
laboratory Of natural and reserved rights
o iuaugurate new agent more suited to
he age, genius, taste and interests OF the
people.
These principles are fairly illustrated in
he constitutions Of several Of the Ameri.
IAN States. The sentiments expressed 10
The constitution oil N. G. ARE in these
words, "All political power is vested in
aud derived from the people. Allegiance
and protection are, in their nature, recip
rocal, and the one should Of right be re-
fused, aohen the other is ,Vithdra,on." The
following is the language Of the cons,itu.
ton Of Pennsylvania. "Al, power is in
herent in the people; and all free govern
ments are founded on their authority,
and instituted for their peace, safety, and
happiness. For the advancsments OF
those ends, they have, at all times an in
alienable and indefeasibls right to alter,
reform or abolish their government, an
such manner as they may think proper"
With those principles, the States
North and South formed Union. But
the North latterly repudia,ed her princi
pies, and proved ueacherous to her en-
gagements. And because the South did
what she said she would and the North
said, in the beginning, she had the righ ht
and ought to do she is invaded by an
unprincipalied majority, and the property
common 10 the whole, is employed by
one section for the subjugation or des
truction of the other. Peunsylvauians
What did you say in the beginning our
rights and duties were What CORES
pondence is there between your princ
Piles and present attitude ? o treachery
How bold and impudsnt thou art.-
Southrons, can We re.uni,e with, or sue
cumb to such treachery-to such dss
pots 2 Never. As long az we have a
ooiiars worm of property, or man able
to shoulder gun let us persevers in the
determination to drive the foe from our
territory, or nobly perish IN the attempt.
And If our country must be over run by
these myrmidon hordes and her liber.
ties crushed under the iron heel Of
Northern despotism let our bodies be
buried in the same grave with our coun.
try's rights and our country's indepen
dence.
Our greatest danger is from divisions
among ourselves. Suffer not the foul de-
mon Of dissension to ALLEVIATE confidence,
or prevent the most hearty cooperation.
Never permit the wanton, jealous god
dess to throw the apple Of Giscord into
our councils. Let notiudiriduaJ interests
sacrifice our coontrS's honor. II We re