Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-09-23


serve our nation. But it must and viii be pre-
served. Much has been done since the commence
nent Of the preset war 10 prove to the world that
the settled Judgement and purpose Of the people
are to preserve the unity of the nation Theminds
of our people are made up that this great purpose
mist be accomplished The cost may be great
| the burden heavy, butt must be done Every one
/ Of us must sooner or later bring himself to the
conviction and bt ready to eAemplfy tfe truth of
the theory in his OWN person and practice, thatall
must be made suhserYient to the great end of pre-
serving the integity and unity of the republic
There is an implied contract betweeen the govern
nent and every Individual subject. The former
owes protection tlS the latter. No man in oyr ma
/ ton can say thatit has been withheld Nowhere
else has the enjoyment Of life, liberty, and the
i pursuit Of happiness ever been 50 universal so
certain, and 50 sesure.
In no other land have so many priyiIeges ard
such large libefta y been s0urhssfed. liz turn the
citizen owes obedience to LAM tlne payment lis
taxes, cheerful and earnest support of his gov
ernment in timss Of difficulty, and If needs be
his strong right ;lrm to defend her from the as
saults Of foreign foes or domestic traitors No
matter what difficulties may come, or what dam
gers may threat{n the true patriot can never DO
less than to stand BY the flag of his country, and
viii always be ready to excaim Perish my own
prosperity perish property perish party perish
all things that sand in the way of my nation 5
I progress perish all that have, ard all that /
hope in this life perish self, but i've still i've
long live; OH ever i've, my country -
The right and duty of selfpreservation have at
all times in the history of the nation been clearly
maintained by our ablest statesmen. George
| Washington die, not hesitate to enforce the law
against these who attempted to resist 1t in the col
lection of taxes upon distilleries and whisky. In
his message to Congress soon after the occurrence
he said 50 Thus the painful alternative could
rot be discarded / ordered the militia to march,
after once more admonishing the insurgents in my
proclamation Of the 18th hofSeptemberlasS. While
there is cause ID lament that occurrences of this
natureshould have disgraced the name or inter-
rupted the tranquility of any part OF our commu-
nifty, or should have diverted to new application
any portion of the public resoupces there are not
wanting real and substantial consultations for the
misfortune. /, has demonstrated that cur pros
perity rests on solid foundations by furnishing an
additional prol,f that my feIlow-ci under
stand the true principles of governmentand liberty
that they feel their inseparable union that not
Hithstanding all the devices which have been used
to sway them fom theirinterest and duty; they are
now as ready to maintain the authcfityof the laws
against HceRtSus dtrasioas as they were to defend
their rights against usurpations. 1t has been a
spectacle displaying to the highest advantage the
value of republican government, to behold the
most and the least wealthy of our citizens stand
| lug in the sarae ranks as private soldiers, pre-
eninently distinguished by being the army Of the
! Constitution undeterred by march of three hum
dred miles over rugged mountains by the APP
proach of an inclement season, or by any other
Encouragement. Nor ought TO omitto acknowl-
edge the efficacious and patriotic cooperation
which | have experienced from the Chief Magis
trates of the Statesto which my acquisitions have
been addressed" These are the words of the
first President Of the republic-the father of his
country Had his penetrating eye scanned the fl-
ture and placed before him the present condition
of hisnatiye land he could not have used Language
more completely and conclusively establishing the
right and duty of self preservation.
As early as 1886, while the old Articles of Con-
federation were in force, and before the adoption
of onr present Constitution, which was adopted
by the people in order to torm a more perfect T.
MON, and to perpetuate the blessings of liberty,
and which, by express delegation, conferred the
power and authority declared to exist by implica-
ton under the Articles Of confederation Mr.. JEFF
ferson, in a letter to Mr. Monroe declared,
There never will be money in the Treasury till
a., l.
see the rod perhaps it must be felt by some of
them am persuaded all of them would rejoice
to see every one obliged to furnish It's contgibu-
tions. A
In another letter, written in 1877, Mr.. Jeffer-
son says: But with all the imperfections of our
present government, it is without comparison,
the best existing, or that ever did exist. It's
greatest defect is the imperfect manner in which
matters of commerce have been provided for. 1t
had been so often said as to be generally believed,
that Congress have no power by the confederation
to enforce anything-for example, contributions
of money. 1t was not necessary to give them that
power expressly, they have it by che law Of ma
ture. When two parties make a compact, there
results in each power of fcompelliRg the other to
execute st Thus spoke the author of the Decla.
ration of Independence, and the father of Democ-
racy. Had all of his pretended followers and ad-
mirers in the south obeyed his teachings and
practiced his theories, the present crisis would
not now be upon the nation.
In 1892, james Madison, in speaking of the Vir,
ginia resolutions written by himself, used the fol-
lowing language 'aThe essential difference be-
tween free government and a government not
=
the parties to which are mutually and equally
bound By it Neither of them, therefore, eiin
have greater right to break off from the bargain
than the other or others have hold him to it, and
certainly there is nothing in the Virginia resou-
tions of 179s adverse to this principle, which is
that of common sense and common justice" 1t
is remarkable how closely the nulhiers, who make
the name Of Mr. Jefferson the pedestal for their