Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-02-04


bad men who control and guide the admins.
tration The war is now, not for the erestora-
ton OF the Union and the maintenance Of
the Constitutions, but for sub jugation, ven
geance aud the overthrow Of free institutions
The war is now between despotism and de-
moeraoy. The Administration alone, and not
the American people, is to blame for the issue.
Sad Il " 70 know aud issl that The Admins
trstive power Of this once great and glorious
Republic is turned against the liberties Of the
people But so it is; and it remains TO be
seen II there is virtue and intelligence enough
in the country to resist successfully this mon
strous usurpation and tyranny--this Internal
conspiracy against justice and humanity,
which viii form the darkest pages Of the
worlds history, and make the soul Of the fu-
ture historian recoil from it with loathing and
detestation "a his slavish fingers pen the dis
graceful record We are, indeed, thrown
upon evil times but l cannot yet doubt the
ultimate triumph of liberty, and that what
ever dark and bloody scenes may intervene,
we shall yet rise from the ashes Of the sacri-
fee, stronger, wiser and more invulnerable
than ever before. / cannot believe that an
experiment, so pre-eminently successful as
this has been thus far-notwthstanding the
expressed fears of the monarchists, at the be-
ginning, that the people could not be trusted
with their own interests, and the arbitrary
forms which we're permitted to mar the beauty
of the magnificent structure cannot believe
that this temple of liberty will be permitted
to be overthrown by the venal and ambitious
demagngpes who are now plotting its ruin
Il cannot be that these three-quarters Of a
century of liberal and enlightened experience
shall ultimate 80 ingloriously in n slavish sub
mission to Puritan despotsm Heaven de-
ny that the people should be so blind or so in
different to all that becomes once free aud
happy nation. q
The lines now cannot be too clearly drawn.
The administration is either the agent or the
master Of the people tits of vital importance
to know which. If it is the agent, then it has
not only transcribed it's delegated powers, but
has violated the plain and positive rules laid
down for its guidance, and should be peremp-
torily admonished of its duties and command
ed to act within legal limits, by its principal,
the people II the people are sovereign,
and this is really a selfgovernment then the
administration must be made to carry ont the
Wishes Of the people or give place to one that
will 1t should be distinctly understood that
the government is with the people and that it
has never been yielded up to the 'administra-
ton 1t is an abuse Of terms to say that we
elect rulers We are our oton rulers, and we
but delegate limited powers to certain ind
viduals whom we choose to transact our,publiC
business. They are servants And our ser
wants at Washington have no more right to as
sumo TO rule us, than the servant in the
7 kitchen has the right to assume to be mistress
OF The house, or the clerk has the right to as
sumo the direction of his employer as to how
7 he shall transact his business. Let no on,
mistake the administration for the govern
ment A more fatal error cannot be commit
q ted To support the administration is no
r necessarily 10 support the government Oh
the contrary it may be the worst treason
. . True loyalty to his government may compel
s man to oppose Its administration in tote
How can any man support The present at
!, ministration without being traitor to the go,
= ernment2 How can he do it without encoural
n ing violation of the Constitution, usurpatio
and total disregard Of the rights of the pc,
; pie? "
IS Checked for season in its mistaken an
ruinous career, by the voice of the democrat
N millions, at the fall elections the administr
,c1ttioh againputs-on bold front ana attemp
y to inaugurate another reign of terror A
:. ready has it laid violent hands on the pre-
s. and taken military possession of the editor
e rooms and if this Outrage on Constitution,
~ liberty in Philadelphia is not met with such
storm of popular Indignation as will bring Il
administration back to its senses the freedo
attof1ibe press and Of speech will soonzbs gor
m forever. Thousands will be thrown into duI
10 geops, without any means of legal redres
X. .iahd.the,liberheslo the American people wi
he be no more They can be regained only
Nv long suffering and vigilance and by wadir
n through seas OF human gore These usurp
he tons and tyrannies must be met at once,
IN we are helplessly lost If shock of conyr
ne sion mustbe had, it is beitesto have it nc
10 than tOwait till we are stripped of all means
Of resistance, II is the duty of every democr,
en- and Of every lover of bis country and of
man liberty To stand up firmly and rnarf,l