Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-10-18

| ~ sno1 c"oro pttpHKeu. lnelk- character
sufficiently indicated In the title, and in tn,
Introdastloh," which we subjoin. We d.
not agree With Judge NICHOLAS in all that b,
has written; but we believe With him, that th,
republication of these Essays In book form, o.
shis time, will tend, in some degree, 10 promote
areVlval Of the original hesrt-devotCd loyalty
to tha Constitution,
This Book 10 for sale ct the store of JOSEPH
". RILEY & Co., at TWO DOLLARS per copy.
| The Introduction to this Work i,(es fol.
lows: 49,.
r- Irr.a INTRODUCTION.
The largest liberty of the citizsn comDatible
with necessary restraint, or In other wor6a.
good government, 10 t1e desiderstum for vhose
achievement the wise have necessarily labored
since the first formation of human society.
This is the great insoluole problem, upon which
the wisdom Of the whole world has been in
vain expended. A.5 EFkh ~
At the establishment of ours, there was one
form Of self-government by the peopIe.on a
large scale, that had never been tested nv eY
periment,-that is, Representative Republic
under written Constitution. This Il was de.
sermined should be tried. The written Con.
ahtutioD' being great distinctive feature Of
the plan, ita sanctity and continual supremacy
was an OBVIOUS necessity to the eucce.s of she
plan. All depended upon that
The distribution of power betNeen the Fad.
ersi ana state Sovernments, with its subdivision
between three separate, independents bodies of
msgistracy, twas hoped and believed. vopId
have grea. influence in maiutaipipp % that
supremacy. AS to its sapctitv. mnch
reliance was placed on its being ths
natlon's great law, voluntarily ordained which
all would be educated to reverence and willing
10 obey, ss their own free-wIIl obligation of al.
lsgiance to each other and Of Joint fealtv to
their country. There Was tsuperadded 20 This
natural fealty, sufficient Of itself With enlipht-
ened patriots, the obligation Of an oath, to be
taken BY all Federal and State officers, TO suu-
port the Constitution, thereby teaching them 10
honor u as the highest, dearest object of Ameri
can allegiance. Its founders sparsd no psius
In inculoating upon the nation the great import
ance 10 our happiness aud prosperity OF perma-
nently preserving the Constitution in inyioiablgl
ssncttty. II Was 10 stand In lieu Of the heredi-
tary power, the checks and balances Of other
goyernments, in giving security 10 life, liberty,
and property, whilst the natien was ENJOYING
the inestimable privilege Of self.g6yetnrnent.-
In that marvellous production Of human VIE
dom-in shat American sermon on the mount
In that celebrated farewell address, the Joint
production of Washington, Madison, HAM
iltop' snd Jay we are, told: ;, tn1The
basis Of our political system Ia the right
Of the people TO make and alter
their Constitutions, but that which at
any time exists. ltuntll changed by 4 an
explicit and authentic act OF the whole
verv idea of tbe RIGHT and porer of ,he noonis ~
to satahlish Uovarnment nsesunnoaos th peSps AZ
M avery ind,yidnsI N ohev tha. Tb;oS - e say
IIshad. 81 a. 4 "It IA inaaad i,st,a ~.
than a mama. vhen the Govsrnn AZ Ia .oo toshIo
to ,-itbatani the sntsrnr;sss of f.ot;.s - ~
Sn, .neS ,nsmbsr NJ soss,,, ,sSS; ~. T.;t ~ SO"
s,xib,d Ia, TI, Ln,n, ana x =, ,,;rta;, ~, Po
aacnra and tranonjj eniovmsnt oS tha ~ shs
nsrson and rrons,tv y aTnk kuS y
IF sno.o. o,r,a,,t hy ora -. Jug sp'tis
oth tond. - naa.cI,Sas. AZ .p palrens. upon an
s, ~ sonsosa,. s.sS .s sao Puse's VI aii the
~ sa ns na,..n,,,sat ,Aas 9 1rssses, Mnatsver
~ tor ~ os ~ r.n 'eua asspcusm. isl,
.nS op.on =. snv psyp.., sne olsNiDuhon or
a SsoI. " sne oonsu',onhi -, powers De IN
smsp Sr,sn. IL .hs Es, ~hiOb ,S Sotreo'ea oy an
das;nustes RD, ~ - "Jsn ~ 'Ie I ". hsutuion
ue,;en sos ,hnnrh M - - % ~ Saangs oy aa'
the ins,rnmant of GOOD. !, 4, he .,,s,os. ay &c
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The fashers ell taught, By precept and exam
pie, the sacred inyioiabiiity ofthe Constitution, J,
as the very palladium OF our libertiean In
the latter days OF the RepublIcI Its Wilfnl vio-
lation would have been deemed an indslible
stain upon the honor Of the perpstrator per.
nlclons nreach OF patriotic duty. Not only ev-
cry omcer, state and feietal, but also every
atioFney-At-laW, was taught to consider him
seii sW9rn sentinel or guard over the Consd-
tuition. Every judicial officer deemed himself,
ano was esteemed by all Others, as placed in
command CONF Oh a Iost ior its protection. Any
Juuxs ".o 'gnyinlnlons,y g ueserteaa that post Or
PusnnanimIlsy ,Mau esaseu me periormsnce OF Its
ous .Sua asse Sssn slexea WIN tne ecorn
auu ios'nns s saas ~ as'euSs ne military COM
mauuor "nOD iEUm ouWhrulcb or HeaCnefy, sur,