M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1865-06-22

deemiug The crisis such a5 to de.
mand the sacrifice Of all party prein
dices, have determined to forget old
ieuds, aud unite with them in com
mon efforts for the common goJi.--
They have declined to have any sep
arata organizatson. but after consul
tauon, have determined to cooper
ate with the Conservatives, ia resist
! ing the great evil which musk follow
the success OF RadicaIiom in Kentuc
ky, We consequently, hear Of no
conventions or meetings to nominate
Democratic candidates to be run by
the party, nor do We SEQ in any other
part of the State the announcement
Of Democratic candidates exclusively.
In the adjOin' ng districts, the Dem
ocrats arc sending delegates to the
nominating Conventions Of the Con-
servatives. The call upon me to be
come candidate, implies that I am
to be run aS the nominee Of the.Dem
ocratlc party, without regard to the
wishes of those who are now supper
ting the same principles but who
have not been heretofore known as
Democ. ats. ! cannot consent to mar
the wei! matured policy Of our friends
throughout the State, by occupying at
this time any snch position.
1t will be seen that this issue is OF
the gravest importance. 1t involves
the utter destruction of those rights
which were wisely intended by the
trainers Of the Constitution. to be
perpetually retained by the States,
and which we're deemed absolutely
necessary for the preservation o! the
individual liberty Of the citizen, and
The common prosperity Of the people.
Whatever influence we may be in~
clined to ascribe to the General Gov
ornment, III the promotion of that
strength and power for which the na..
ton has been 80 signaly distinguish
! cd il can not be denied that we owe
mainly TO the successful operation OF
the State government, in the exur-
else Of their rightlul jurisdiction over
the persons and property of the ciii,.
zens, that high degree Of individual
freedom, security, happiness and prop,
efIy, which no other people oa earth
have enjoyed to a like extent. The
State governments have protected ua
in the pursuit Of happiness, the ac>
QUESTION Of property, and the exor-
else Of such social and political rights
as belong to US under the Constim
ton and laws. ii injured in our per.
sons sr property, or obStructed in the
enjoyment OF any OF our legal rights,
we have been accustomed to look for
redress of the wrong, not to the laws
Of tho nation, but to the laws Of the
State whore, alone, it was to be
found 1t is Of vital Importance, there
fore, that the rights or properly retain
ed to the States by our patriotic faith,
ers, and the exercise Of whdch has
been so salrtary in the promotion Of
the public prosperity and the indv3
ual liberty and happiness Of the peo.
pie, should suffer no impairment such
as would ensue, il the proposed grant
Of power tv the Federal Government
to eXalt race by nature iguorant and
inferior, to a social and political
with the white man, should
bo made.
Against so annatura! aud monstrous
a wrong, the Conservative Union men
OF Kentucky and the Democratic
party, are alike opposed. The OLD
issaes which separated parties ! ny
since have now no vitality whatever.
They are absorbed, swrilowed up aud
merged in the one grand and all i'm.
portant question, whether We shall
preserve the rights secured to us by |
our fathers, aud which tor nearly a
century have protected our liberties,
promoted our happiness, and establish
ed our prosperity, or yield to the de
mands of mad tanaticism, and sur
render them forever. From the dave
Of Jefferson to the present moment,
the Democratic party, with courage
that defed all assaults, and consist
ency not invariably shown upon other
questions, haveresisted any encroach.
meut whatever by the Federal power
upon the reserved rights of toe States.
1t has been fundamental tenet of their
creed to support the Federal Govern
ment in the exercise of all it's clearly !
granted powers, but to restrain it from
any encroachment whatever upon the
rights retained by the people of the
States tor the management of their
own internal and domestic concerns.
1t may be said thar this proposed
grant OF new power to the Federal
Government affects bu: single one
of our domestic interests. and ,bero