Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-01-22
The Eighth of January at Nashville.


Inc 9Th OF January was commemorate at
Nashville, and speeches made by uov. johnson
and Col Dustin. From the remarks of the for
mer as reported in The DiYatch We make the
following extracts
.-1he people made the ulvernment and it murt
remain under the control of the people, The
Government being under The people, and the
institutions under the Government, nny inttu.
lion antagOnistic TO the Government must neecs.
sarily give way for the preservation of the Gov
eminent. Institutions must not rire above the
Government. Institutions are tolerated for
time, they arc not fixed they are subject to
change, or they die out. Not so tho Ccnsttu-
iional Government, which Is fixed n lasting
institution Of the people. We once had Unned
State Bank, and We Gad jackson, who hated
arstocracy 10 amy shnpc, whether in saycs or
money. He crushed it, All institutions must
be subordinate to the Government of the United
States Beule the Rebellion We could discuss
all institutions. all subjects, all measures, except
Slavery. On that subject no one dared SPEAK,
or write, or priht, excerpt the side of the slave
aristocracy. Now, thank God the time has come
when the press is unmuzzled--w when the press can
discuss this and at other subjects The time has
come wien this institution is dead-when the
chains are broken and the captive ret free. Ap-
plause. The Institution is dead Inprlnusel
and slaves are not worth quarter OF a dollar a
dozen. Laughter Being dead let us, In II
becoming manner prepare for the funeral obse-
quies. Now is the time to dispose Of this prcnt
| question. 1t is great question, and one which
'uo' w ee"'u uioh tne g't"t Prlno'pie OF hu
nun reeuoini not ny hpollionit's III the Norm
nor ny 'ho ecoesslullSts III me SCUM, nut ny
that great law Of 80 I preservation which governs
h' me" uliAc. 9uSery ~ cancer upon me
body polite, which must he rooted out before
| perfect health eau be restored The great law
] refer TO is now ut work, and negroes aud all
things else which may he in the way, to impede
,. mus y" o"'' i", ~ 10 lnNehtlhg'
ou' "'u ou' .no e''"' i'Ihcipiee VI ihis law, AMI
eu,''o',n your sc''uus ,nere'o' VIII 20 back to
,'io u,'J.1' " institutions want no Detei
H.asuo aiip" 'lo Sonstl'unuh Oh INC united
S''''.s, anu laws haue in pursuance thereoi. Inc
,iSat 'ia' P.,."u'u'" u v,'lI anu rehgous
, Is 'ly he"suei ~ is small enough Tor me-
A." ~, ~ vnousn ,oI nnIor 'ho "moie world
~" must iisu npoNe ~, Ids Is the
n, ~ w ", PeoPle Government,
i"o VI t"o Peop'o 10 mt 'oloe VI you, anu
~a1 .no pu''y' 'ne penu,y''ho harmony oil our
w JUN W .he articles Oh Oohied-
i w." W. uus's"vu 10 SECURE peIIe'
nu, Nu'oh Va 'he o'a'esi tue Cohsntuuon was
,,n'iiuu '" seourS more perfect Union III
PIoVsioh Is naue lor lts own amendment, Tor the
nut'7sioh VI ne" 9ih'es' lor everything nut
Huoussion. No"nere Is there iouhu provision Tor
iethpg state out II provides mcaus to repel
INVASION anu suppress snsurrecioni 1t also guar
| $50 ~ N'N'J ''"eN ." Wv ShiVh ~ IcPuphOhn
form Oh Government, and to protect them from
uoAesuo violence This Government Of ours
was intended to TO indestrucube, perpetual.
Like tue Ohrlstihn retgion, the Consultation is
COMPREHENSIVE enough Tor tho whole WORLD
away WIN the idea Of State suicide Away
WIN tue doctrine OF Secession, its twin brother
we are parts oil great whole, working Mt pre-
sent somewhat inharmoniously, but us soon as
the government puts down the rebellion, and the
machinery he again put IN running order, leav
ing out whatever may have before prevented its
running smoothly, tho State Will stand frm.-
some oil her institutions may he rubbed out, but
tue otate sthnus she ~, and will continue to
ne STATE whether with or without Slavery and
the Government Will 60 on. ! admit no such
thing as reconstruction the idea is as bad MS
oecesslohi your Legislature ran away, does thai
destroy the slnteY The Governor ran away,
does that destroy the State? Thcy took with
them the bank funds aud the school fund but
the state 10 here yet. The ordinary civil func-
tons OF the State have been for time neGes-
sarily suspended, but the United States is bound
To seoure to us reprosenaiy i've form uf govern
ment. Does that look like ScCession--lkc re-
construction The President possesses the ne
cessary power aud must exercise 1t. Officers /
may be appointed to administer tue law any !
thlng may DC done 10 secure representative
form OF government inc renelloh belhg put
down. tue Legislature might be convened To-
morrow 10 AUNT that STATE can Dc out OF
inc uuioh 10 Vit'ualiy admitting the principle oil
secession, nor can state DO put back TO
TERRITORIAL cohlluoh' IL Is cohhAry TO the
genus OF our Government inc STATE cannot
ueslroy herseli' nor can tue unlled states 10y
ethnieht uesroy oiate' hheh you destroy |