Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-04-29
The Reserved Rights OF States.

The Reserved Rights OF States. T
Did 1t ever occur to the ,Iacobins, who
would trample on the rights reserved, boy
the Constitution, TO the States, that il pre-
ci>ely 10 these reserved State rights that
they owe their liberty, their safety,
and the very powey which they momcn-
tarily cnjoyl If the Democratic party
had not respected these rights, where
would have been the Republican party
six or ten years ago, Did the Democrats
in 1858 and 1857 not hold power in three
coordinate branches OF the Government
We're not the House, the Senate. and
the President Democratic, and could
they not, if they had been disposed TO
ignore State rights, have denounced the
Aboiitionist and Black Republicans a.
dangerous men. threatening the peace OF
the country and the permanency Oi our
institutions? Could they not have en-
ployed the militia or the military 10 set
aside the Personal Liberty bills, which
were clearly violation of the Cons;i-
tutionl What would nave become of
the liberty Of speech, of the press, and OF
the anti-slavcry agitators themselves, if
ths D9nl2crs:s Lad been governed b. the
! principles now SET up rs properly contr0-
ling the actions of public men ! Wiv,
the Republican party would have ceased
10 exist, the Fugitive Slave law would
have bcen executed in every State OF Tie
Union, and the men who opposed its exc
cution, would have been punished as they
, deserved 10 be.
| But the Democratic party attempted
mo such thing rs the subi,gaiion Of the
Selats. 1t knew that the States were the
+ true guardians OF the lite, liberty, and she
property of the citizens, and that the Fed
eriI Government derives is strength and
power only from the hearty cooperation
of the State Governments The Demo
cratic party, III the exercise of power,
gave the States the benefit OF The doubi,
and the Southern members and Senators
themselves, though feeling aggTieyed 10y
the action of the North, prcfessed TO ig-
more the insult 10 their institutions rather
than demand anything that could interfere
with State sovereignty. The SepCbli-
cans then sought refuge behind the SOW
crci.nity Of the States, and they fnUni
it. Look at their actions now. SC,,
how they boast that the :. cons.i-
utiUn Is no moro, that the "oiiouS
States rights" are no longer = means OF
stopping their mad career. and that
hencefcrth we will only have maeniii-
cent Central DespotiSm, with the Provin-
ces formerly Staics) revolving around :
common ceT,rc.
DO these Jacobins believe they VIII al
WAYS be able to no hold power, and thai
the people viii always patiently bear viii
their yagaries What would become %
them, ii the Democrats. in 1865, were ID
apply the same principles, which thcs,
fanatics are now advocating, to the State
which will then he in rebellion against tn,
, constitution and the - Government Z
| The principle OF public safety" ma.
, then require the suppression OF tine New
t York IRdcpca6cEf. the New y oTil T;.bul~.
the New York E,e,,n,g I'a,t. the Chicagf
I,rlJ,ti,e. {, number OF our coienpoTslric
, of pIiaslelpllia, who now rgprcson: ai
, the virtue. patriotism and s,;ii-'ienia!
{ of the the State of Pennsylvania, an
= nearly the whole press of New ENGLAND
D The editors and Iroprictors Of these pa
n tefS ulsiN DS NtA Assdi-' toAS hhlA---NSltTf u
: rs,tors against the peace % tine country
= and for that reason tfey b. secured am
: sent 20 Forts Lafayette, Warren, an
n AfcIienFv. The country may still h. :
:. war. and the new Democratic PreSiiei
e may find himself under the . military n'
;. ccsSity OF having some O! thoSe gentl'
IT mon arrested and tried by military con
Is mission.
!. The -Iacolin I.eagucTs TOO, may con
Is in for share OF public notice he
>. secret organizations and thcir- = 'nncuHd
"a tior,ll loyalty to party, and ;ha rep?
Ir sentative OF that party" may be look'
= upon as Incompatible with tlie safety
:. the States. and they nriy b. pat Oh tn
V s,r conspiracy
v We do not say thai tie Dcmocra
y, would follow IN iic fooi-iepis al iiis !
in cobins, nor that Democratic Prcsiic
a. could ever tc induced - initiate ilc c
y. ample Of Ma IdNCoIN. The Demvcra
A. when in poyer, will Try To restore {
I'll Constitution IN all It's purity to ais on.
rt nal vi"or; bu; we have stated what Il;
IL would have the l'o,er to 'ln. under {
in Constitution and tlrc law. a The Jacob
=. unle Sta-i.l them. We ask the e bra~l'
4, and boosters, these nles who are ready