Daily national Republican., 1863-10-05


party posseas such superiority Of pecuuisry |
means, Of the military talents snd experience.
or Of a secret support from foreign Powers -
will render II superior also In an appeal 70 the |
swordl May not q more compact and advau-
tsgeous position turn the scale on the same
side sgainst a superior number 90 situated as
to be less capable Of q prompt and collected
exertion Of its strength Nothing can b more
chimerical than to imagine that In trial OF
actual force victory may be calculated by the
rules which prevail In census OF the inhabi-
tants or which determine an election" Ham
ilton, in bis paper, shows the propriety oI tne
Union interposing by force TO protect stale
government against internal toes, upon 'ne
score that usurpers, clothed with the forms OF
legal authority, can too often crush the oppos'-
tion In embryo. Against this anticipated dan-
ger he points 10 our happy federation oi e'a'e
governments for safety. He says
"PoWer being almost always the rival OF
power The General Government will at times
stand ready to check the usurpations OF State
governments, and these will have the same
disposition towards the General Government
The people, by throwing themselves into either
scale will infallibly make II prepondcrate. II
their rights are invaded by either, they can In.
woke the use Of the other as the instrument OF
redress. How wise will II be In them, by cher
ishing the Union, to preserve TO themselves an
advantage which cannot be too highly priced"
And yet the Aboltionists wsuld begin the
work of demoishiDg this system by disfran- |
chising and throwing out onc-third Of the
States al the very moment the Union Is work
ing out the salvation Of the nation In the mode
prescribed in Its charter.
The Abolition manifesto protests against
"thc instant restoration of the old State gov
ernments In all their parts through the AGENCY
Of loyal citizens, who, meanwhile, must be pro-
tected in this work of restoration ~ And why
may not the loyal citizens perform this most
essential and patriotic duty " Because" adds
the paper, sit attributes TO the loyal citizens
of a rebel State, however few In numbers-it
may be nn insignificant minority-a power
clearly inconsistent with the received principle
of popular government, that tho majority must
rule. The seven votes of Old Sarum were al
lowed TO return two members to Parliament,
because this place, once a Roman fort and
afterwards a sheep-walk, many generations
before, at the early casting Of the House VI
ton; but the argument for State Rights assumes
that all these rights may be lodged In voters as
few as ever controlled a rotten borough In Er':,
land.''
The argument Of Madison which have al
ready quoted, Indicates the principle OF III
Constitution which sends tho armies OF IL
United States into State trs assert the rights G
loyal minority over an usurpiDg majorit
there. But the sneer 81 the loyalty Of the sout
IN the suggestions 81 Old Sarum, as parall,
Su Sr s sis' ,sa eomSn Conspiracy
work in secret societies and In public bode
throughout Tho United States to undermine th
loyalty of the Eouth for thirty years-notwitl
standing two Northern Presidents Joined thi
conspiracy, the one welding the powers OF III
Federal kernment TO add Kansas as Stat
ee IL, and the other sending the nav
mt seas to give II security, and tn
10 the remote West to be surrendere
posts, forts, navy yards, mints, mum
4 war, custom houses, national cdiiices
1ealth of all sUrts. thus, in fact, maxim.
ation itself the ally of treason -notwith
hiding the President Of the United State
us betrayed the States of the South into tn
lands Of the consprators with the means of tn
nation TO strengthen them in the possession o
the Government they usurped, the President dc
.laring by message to Congress that they coult
not be coerced, still the traitors could not brin.
amsjorty Of the voters to the polls in any o
the states but South Carolina TO countenanc
The usurpation. In Louisiana, Missouri, AT
kansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Maryland, au
Virginia, q majority voted against secession
In defiance both Of the lurking armed conspir;
tors that pcrvaded the whole South to contr'
It's will, and the insulting tauDts Of the Abol
tionists, who now wish to disfranchise then
ito let them go." Does II become any part
in this country, pretending fealty to Republica
Government, to sneer at loyalty which nj
passed through such an ordeal, and which sti
ny which has improved on its experience In Il
school Of slayery-treating these loyal men
the South worse than slaves.
turn from the abolition programme to thi
which is resented by President Lincoln. The /
sue is made; we must choose one or the othe
His plan is simple. He would aishablitate Il
rebels, and their usurpaton called Confede
acy of States, and rehabilitate the loyal me
and their states and republican government
To do this he must break the power OF the col
spirators crush or eXpcl them from the regu
OF insurrection, restoring In the persons
loyal citizens within the confines of their re
pective states the rcpuolic an governments viii,
now have their administration committed
our loyal armies and loyal citizens who ha
their protection. As soon as this protection
needless, the state governments resume tht
functions under officers chosen by citizens wi
have been true to It, and by such others as mi
be comprehcndcd In an amnesty, and who la
given In sincere adhesion to 1t and the Go
eminent Of the Union, and the measures tax,
In its maintenance.
Missouri, whose Governor, Legislature al
Judicial officers betrayed her, expelled h
iaithless representatives with the aid of Il
Federal Government, and filled their plac
with loyal men, abolishing slavery an earne
OF her adherence of the means and the Gu,
for which the conspirators against the Unit
labored. Kentucky, temporarily paralyzed
the treachery Of her Governor, was soon p
rlght Dy the people when furnished with arr
by the Government, carried to them by the
mented and gallant Nelson. In Maryland Il
attempt TO turn her over to the rebels "
crushed by the arrest Of reasonable legislator
Virginia was overwhelmed for a time b.
afiffttddr afiffttddrBB BBrI ifSpiaa pi being delivered from Il
Legislature for the whole State, (the great,
part OF 1t being still held by the rebels, W,
recognized as the law-making power Of Il
whole State, as such divided the State and s.
up new State in the west.
This exemplifes the Presidents mode of sa
Ing the Union. He caves the States, putin
the powers Of the Government, as soon as tn,
are redeemed, into the hands OF loyal men; an
then the State resumes Its place in the counci
Of the nation with all its attributes and right
He has signifed his purpose of inviting t.
nessee and Louisiana, now in preparation,
follow these examples, and every other State,
coon as they can be rescued from the rebel 1
mics, will be aided to come in and rentegrl
the grand family Of Republics.
Now, what is the pretext for abandoning Il
safe and healing DOlicy of the Prpsidcnty !