Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-10-22
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IA, Inc most part she views OF suvernmest ehtef-
famed ID the United States arc sefl crude and simple,
epdins but little Erther than belief that the ma
;ortv may do what it pleases The true principles of
Repubrcanisu, the supremacy Of Law, the rights Of Nj
nores and the reserved and ndefeasbe of
the States are matters about which they but little
and know Iess Indeed, Government as a science, and
the theory of their constitution and system as study,
are things unknown to the general Yankee mind I'm
bbing with their mothers milk and learning from their
fathers preceps ard examples that business and the
arts of trade are the nobes human pursuits and the
accumulation of money the great end of Hfe they
as ignorant and regardless Of the principles and instu
tons inculcated and founded by the trainers OF their
government as they are Of things before the flood.
Hence it has been an easy task, one indeed in which
thew have assisted to undermine all the nuniments of
their liberties as citizens and their rights as States
Rut there is a class of politicians among them, who
ar, considered Statesmen that have erected their curl
ous notions into something like creed and are not ut
a. reluctant in bringing them for ward system OF po
cal science At the head of this school is VIM. ii.
Seward who claims to have been a disciple of John
Quincy Adams A favorite pupil of Seward is Henry
Winter Davis who, upon late OCCASION delivered al
address in which the beauties OF the system are set
forth We have not the speech ITSELF but find the
following account of it in New York paper We pub
sb it mainly 70 show how exactly it antagonizas all the
doctrines that the people of this coany held sacred
while they we're under the Constitution that the Yankees
It'll imagine, in crest blindness and ignorance, rules
them;
He told his hearers that he bred in the old Ham
onisn ideas that he believes them, and pArlsan
OF this administration because il carries them out de
lhuks the United States u consolidated government
that state Ilghs are state wrongs; that tue hle o
our system is absolute right OF n-joriIes; and that
The rgnIs o; minoriues iot uaae. lie also believes
u,, - .yss 81 &li is Ieels the puDic safety
au.e 4 La IGiJ me rgat 10 90, out that dis
= . 1891 Sn=Ase OF the deepest dye. de does
. Gi-Gs 1.a.ters; ne does not let II dare lot wait
u uvulu,' but lncArnAtes Ioree. he consequently
Careless causes, aDd only ioOks 10 Results. dc
a,ass suen pseuuo Democrats US joan Uocurane aud
Logan uuspAllugy, part OF the causes OF tue WAR;
Toy talked abOu. the rlgns OF me SouIn, as II II coud
nye gnts; Icy asseuJeI 70 Us Claim OF limitations 70
sae pou or vi government as limitations OF power
,eru pracucADlnues; they were sPlnnbS pOnLlca
,.bs-Ds ana DInoIns tue samson VI numbers with
NE green WItnes law; aad noW that the gIaat has
.wsp. away Gnose coO@eOs ana Durst those green
snes neIr contempt lof the cOD"eos AGa TIC wines
,., uvC save Gnen IIuicule lie heaps upon
.,u Lie InocAs =. people Who talk OF tue COAsltG-
v, or Vi 10y CONSTITUTION, AID Laughs al tae lGea Vi
v Uriou - l. hs says " Tie hgpaoncAns Put
nav las La.seraOe PsvIence, winch Las DECEIVED DV
INC Suon yUug coiUrs; ngnG under your o"n nag.
Re SCUM AuVWs VIA. yVu mean. Your pohcy Is nVt
an D argued uto hearts Or the torner nor lGto tne
vI the lauer YOa mus strike At DoLh Win tue
a.ms power. You must CONG ler opposition equally LII
al secAons Of the couaITy. that ~ucn has al rignts
: me t,oysrnment. You can neither a~nE Ine rights
M nalvdasl LDer.y, OF properly, not % A", nor oil
"A lasgf ar alul nm
n,,n LOOKS backward Is failure You nave started
ntn principle must crush either others or you.
GU nave ulsoGged the rock, ana you must roiit over
|. nas either go for.aga or 70 90 Backward back
sard, it viii grind you " powder. Iod cannot AFFORD
20 lose power you hAVe given TO power attributes
and tuac.loas hitherto unknown. You may have them
applied TO you, You 90 not continue 70 Apply them 10