The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1863-08-08


which Thy fathers have set"
"Cursed be he that remove,h his neigh.
boris landmarks"
HOW EASILY A REPUBLIC CAN BE
MADE A MONARCHY.
"If measures can mold Governments,
and il an uncontrolled power Of consfruc-
ticn 10 surrendered 10 those who administer
them their progress may be easily foreseen,
and their end easily foretold. A lover OF
monarchy, who opens the treasures Of cor
ruption by distributing emolument among
devoted par.isans, may at the same time
be approaching his object and deludng the
people with professions Of republicanism.
lie may confound monarchy and republican.
ism, by the art OF definition. lie may var
nish over the dexterly which ambition never
fails TO display, with the pancy OF Ian,
guage, the seduction Of expediency or the
prejudices OF the times; and he may come
al length TO avow, that so extensive q ter
ritory as that OF the United States can only
be governed BY the energies OF monarchy;
that It cannot be defended, except BY stand
ing armies; and that It cannot be united
except by consolidation.
measures have already been adopted
which may lead to these consequences. -
They consist
Sin fiscal systems and arrangements
which keep host Of commercial ant
! wealthy individuals embodied, ard obedien
TO the mandates Of the treasury
"In armies and nayies, which will, on th'
one hand, enlist the tendency Of man TO pa,
homage to his iellow.creature who can iee'
or honor him, and. on the other, employ th'
/, principle Of fear, by Furnishing imaginar.
insurrections, under the pretext Of preven
tiv Q Justice;
"lu swarms Of officers civil and military
who can inculcate political .enets .endinI
70 consolidation and monarchy. both by IN
Idulrence and seventies. and can act .
: spies over The free exercise 81 hums
reason
"In RESTRAINING the freedom Of the prcs'
: nd investing the Executive with Legislative
executive and judicial powers over nun
erous body Of men;-
: "And that we msy shorten the catalogue
in establishing. by successive preceden''
such mode Of conslruing the Constitutlo
as will rapidly remove every restraint uPo
Federal power.
lie, history be consulted; let the man
experience reflect; nay, let the srtiicers
monarchy be asked what further matera
. .hey can need for building up their favori'
e sy stem. m."-James Madison.
WHERE LAW EKDs DEsroTfsM BEGINS.
= "Another object Of the Constitution
y take 10 be such as Is common to all write
= Constiiulions OF free Governments; that
y to fix limits 10 delegated sulhorisy, or,
!. other words, 10 impose constitutional re
= train,s on political power. Some, who e
4 teen themselves Republicans, seems
y hink no other security for public liber
! necessary, than provision for . popul'
:, choice Of rulers. II political power
delegated power. they entertain little fear
eiis being abused. The peoples servan
y and favorites, they think, may be safe
v trusted. Our fathers certainly, were not
y this school. They sought 10 make assuran'
" douby sure, by providing. in the first plac
~ for the election Of political agents BY u
er people themselves, al short intervals; an
ca in the next place, BY prescribing constit
u, tional restraints on all branches Of this
I'd Ilepated authority. |, is not among the G
cumstances OF the times, most ominous
good, that q diminished estimate appears
an be placed on those constitutional securitis
60 A disposition Is but too prevalent to subs
IN. l,ute personal confidence for legal restrain
=. TO put trust 10 men rather than in principle
and this disposition being strongest, as
- most cbvisiously Is, whenever party spi
'ly prevails TO the greatest excess Il Is n
without reason chat fears are entertain
N for The existence OF spirit tending strong
u to an unlimited, i i be but an elect
me- Government. no
IN. gentlemen, that q strict submission, by eve
yro branch AZ The Government, TO the Iim
!, tions and restraints OF the Co Constitution,
~ the very essence Of al security for the p
n's servstion OF liberty; and that no one can
md true and intelligent friend OF that liber
n Iwho will consent that any man In pub
he station, whatever he may think Of the be
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