The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1864-02-13

last stated principle OF the Democratic paI
W was Q, that time, snd nov Il. the yer
foundation Of the republican form 81 30
government, and, as truly believe this \
be so, shall never leave the banner OF lh
Democratic party while she stands pledge
} 70 I'm, principle as firmIv sustained by H.
philosophy Of history. Furthermore IL.
Experience has fixed and settIed my opinion
in regard thereto. Ny colleague from Dodg
referred 10 the constitutions Of Prussia On,
other States. In fact. the constitutions o
sewers German States. principally that o
Prussia. give and grant 70 The people exas,
iy 'he same rights and privileges which ars
granted nv the Constitution OF The United
St,'es; The rlgh, OF The peopie 70 assemble
70 bear arms. free speech, free press. even
hsbsas corpus. But why IL il the people
there dsn'f enjoy them! Simply because
the ministers " the crown have assumed
the right 70 interpret and construct the Con.
sti'n'ion AZ their pleasure. and because a
Ii,tl' proviso hap pened 10 be smugged into
The Constitution. resding az follows. "sxcep,
in state Of war" Now. whenever the
minions Of tyranny want TO deprive single
persons OF whole communities Of their con-
eii'u'ional rights. they only need 10 get up
a rrw. in the respective locality. In nume.
rous instances such rows wore dssignedly
got up by The secret agents OF the Govern.
men'. or eves by The police. The next was
the, hat the respective city or district ives
declared 70 be in a"stats OF war" and free
press and free speech suppressed, and illegal
ssresis msde In the snme way az they ere
recently made here bv order of the present
Administration The most farrsM acts OF
tyranny hsvp bean perpeissfed bv this as.
sumption o. power by sha Gnvernment, snd
Il IL BY no N ans impossible that the people
Of this Union viii make similar experience
u they slIow The governing power st their
pleasure 70 construct The organic Law of the
land, which has been made for the purpose
Of guarding the rights and restricting the
power Of the Administration.
Prince Meuerpich, the greatest diplomat
is' Of the MsehisveIIian school, once ex.
pressed The opinion that the Constitution OF
the Uni'ed States would be applicable for
al monasshicai purposes, u IL did not ex-
cIude the 'dea Of constructive treason. The
hint of The old shield bearer Of tyranny has
been we'll understood by M. Lincoln and
HE Cabinet. Who, BY they wa Of cops,ruc
tion asd INTERPRETATION Of that very same
Constitution. succeeded 70 make !, spplics
bic for every purposs Of usurpaiion. The
gentleman now in the chair + Webb sees
no dnncer In AL these things. because, as
he believes, no man could make himself q
fyran' within the short space Of tour years.
A very innocent idea thai. We Americans
Of European birth know only too we'll from
our experience that il must be very poor
sort Of tyrsnt who wants four years 10 &C.
quire tyrsnnicai power. The right maj un.
der the right circumstsnc may succeed in
four days. and even in four hours. There
sre numerous precedents to which might
refer. But lei us be confined TO the history
81 few years Early in ls4s, every man
in France laughed at the idea Of a NapoIe.
onic presidency. The people Of Paris said
he was just fool enough 10 have their amuse.
ment with the funny fellow. whose carica.
'ures we're psrsded in every budget cf fun
They called bin the "mooncsIf. But they
'ound The mooncalf at orce elected presi.
tent Of France BY handsome majority OF
million Of vote. cannot say which was
lreater at the time the astonisbment or
he scorn ~ him. OF al the European politi-
:ians. They all made mockery OF him, and
,obody believed that he could keep him msell
a the position for single month. Not.
that and In spite OF The mos
extensive machinations OF the whole we'll
chooled European diplomacy, he became
wen Emperor OF France. Even then the
'almerstons and Metterniches consid cred
lin political mushroom Of . very short
ife. lie was refused the hand Of IeQiti.
nate princess for that reason Now, IL IL
yer ten years since he commenced syran.
liking the same French people who have
verthrown 90 many thrones. and stiIl he
xIets; moreover. he 10 the ruler In fact Of