The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1863-04-10
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tion INTENDED That the regularly organized
working of the State Governments should
be such as TO prevent these, outrages.
But If Federal outrages come. I sly Fed
eral outrages had better be met 10 this |,
way than drift into despotism. ....a.
| have eudeaSored toexplain what such
things as State Rights are, how they
came about, their uses and abuses. i have 2
to add this, that State rights mean q
Reconstruction of this Union, because
! if this Union is to be reconstructed it
must be by the States. It is very plain
that neither the government of Mr.. JEFF 5
ferson Dayis in the South, nor the gov.
eminent of Mr.. lincoln in the North, de-
sire the Union at all Aud there are o.
obvious reasons why they should not, what
ever may be the wish Of the people whom
he govern. The government Of Mr.. Davis
desires separation, and Lincoln and hrs .
abolition friends know that if these South
ern people come back into the Union, they,
as party, disappear forever. .4asy o,
They would never be heard of again In
politics 1t must be Though the Statesd
lii the Union ia to be restored; and it is my
firm belief that if the large State of Penn i;
sylvania was to-day as democratically
equipped as the small State of New Jersey
is, this Union would be in the way of be- ri
| ing restored in less than month. i;
mean that steps would be taken towards
that end. As to. State rights in the de-
tail there is good reason, if there was no
o'her, why, we need now pause upon
them, that is, If this Union is ever re-
stored, it will be restored with the rights
of the States perfectly and absolutely Sc
cured. Both North and South have had
their lesson, and the lesson has taught 4
them, to fear central power. 10 the state
of perplexity and fear in which we stand
to day, the North and South would agree
entirely in one thing, that the Union, if
restored, must show State rights at eve
ry turn. For this reason I have always
supposed there was prospect of restoring
the Union, for it is equally the interest
Of the North and South that it should be
restored, if the rights Of the States are ia
ken care of. sN
Ii when the Constitution was formed in
1877, there had been less central power
and more State rights there would not
have been the difficulty which, now pre-
sents itself [ believe this to be the per-
suasion of the Democratic party. The
Democratic party looks to the Union ), the
Democratic party loves the Union !; they
are satisfied that without it the country is
ruined; and the Democratic party to-day,
out of every ten men, would furnish nine
more men ready to give their lives for the
Union than you would find in the same
number of Republicans. Yet we do not
Support the Government in what they call
their war for the Union, but oppose it,
and if they should mot succeed in what
seems to be their determined purpose of
breaking everything to pieces before the
Democratic party can recover, power, we
shall, by means Of Conventions Of, the
States, restore the Union, and by the same
operation establish On 6rm basis the
rights Of the States forever. a,izsg'7,,