The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-03-21

the body and soul, the life and essence OF
American liberty. (Cheers.
The Record they have Made.
GFrom the Louisville Journal.
The National Convention that nominated
Mr.. Lincoln as candidate for the Presi
depcy in 1860 adopted this resolution:
Resolred, That the maintenance invio-
late OF the rights Of the States, and espe.
cially the right of each State to order and
control It's own domestic institutions, ac'
cording to its own judgment exclusively, is
essential to that balance of powers on
which the perfection and endurance of our
political fabric depends.
The Republican party in 1860 affirmed
thus explicitly the doctrine of the nviola-
bility of the constitutional rights of the
States. No other party was accused or
suspected of denying the doctrine. On this
doctrine tho Republican party was suffered
to triumph at the ballot-box. Mr.. Lincoln
was elected and his party cane into suthor'
ity pledged to this doctrine.
Subsequently the rebellion broke out,
and civil war ensued, when the Congress of
the Union adopted unanimously the follow.
ing resolution:
Resolusd, That ahe present deplorable
civil war has been forced upon the country
by the disunionists of the Southern States,
now 10 arms against the constitutional
Government, and in arms around the capi-
tai; that, in this national emergency, Con
gress, banishing all feelings of mere passion
or resentment, will recollect only its duty
to the whole country; that this war is not
waged on their part in any spirit of op.
preston, or for any purpose of conquest Or
subiugation, or purpose of overthrowing or
interfering with the rights or established
institutions of those States, but to defend
and maintain the supremacy Of the Consti'
tuition, and to preserve the Union, with all
the dignity, equality, and rights Of the sew
eral States unimpaired, and that as soon as
these objects are accomplished the war
ought to cease.
This is the celebra ted Crttenden resola
tion. When the war had been raging three
months, and when the enemy was beleagu-
ering the apital, the Republican party
reaffirmed thus explicitly the doctrine Of
the nviolability of the constitutional rights
of the States On this reafirmStion the
voice Of party was hushed in the loyal
States. An army of half million sprung
into the field on the strength of the pledge
thus renewed.
From the army so collected the rebellion
has received blows under which it staggers
and which leave it's final overthrow sim
ple question of time. In view % this result,
and of the fact that Mr. Lincoln has declar.
ed and is executing in the States reclaimed
from the rebellion policy which sets at de-
tiance the constitutional rights of the States,
Mr.. Finck, of Ohio, offered the Crittenden
Resolution in the House at an early period
of the current session The Repub licans
refused to allow the resolutions to be con
sdered Afterw ards, MIR. Rollins, Of Mis-
souri,, offered this resolution with like et-
foct. At later day, Mr.. Harding, of our
own State, offered with no better effect the
resolution of the Chicago Platform which
We have quoted first above. On the other
hand, the Republican party in and out of
Congress has with one accord approved the
doctrine asserted by Mr.. Lincoln in his late
annual message, and now in the course OF
execution by him in the States reclaimed
from the ebellion-the doctrine according
to which States whose people have been in
rebellion must set aside their existing Con
stitutions, and adopt new ones fashioned on
the Abolition model, as the condition OF
their admission to their constitutional rela'
tons in the Union. Nay, the Republican
party has declared for universal emancipa-
ton by the General Government, the Gem
eral Government in the hands of the party
being welded openly to this end, and the
approaching National Convention of the
party being called explicitly on this basis
Thus the Republican party, with Mr..
Lincoln at its lead, has repudiated alike
the Crittendsn Resolution, the Chicago
Platform, and the Constitution Of the Union.
1t has made cleans weep of all its solemn
engagements to the people. 1t has for
sworn itself and betrayed the nation In
order to get into power, the Republican
party pledged itself TO maintain inviolate
the constitutional rights of the States, and,
in order to collect mighty army, it renew
ed the pledge; but, now that it has got into
power aud mas collected q mighty army,
it tears its pledge to shreds, and tramples
the constitutional rights Of the States in
the dust
The gold bill, as passed, authorizes the
Secretsry Of the Treasury to use surplus
gold in anticipating the payment of inter
est on the public debt, or to sell it, fren
time to time, as he may deem it necessary
for the public interests; provided that moth
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