M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1865-12-14
Presideni's Message.

10 IObS as llc D'dttS tntlllsIiNSs shdli
Inst. "IuG UNf3N SHALL nE pER-
lErUAL' arJ thJ words of the Cons
iederatian. "To EosT a Il IRIS PEG
Fret UNION" by an ordinance of the
people OF the United Slates,-is tho
declared rnrp1se ofthe CONSTITUTION,
The hand Of Divine Pr5vidence WAS
never more piainI' visib!o in tic
affairs Of men than, in Tie, framing
am! the adopting Of that instrument.
Il is beyond comparison the greatest
in American history; !; and inieed is
it not, of all events IN modern times,
the most lrcgnan' with Cgnsea ienc5S
Ior every people Of the earihi The
meGlbers ot thu UJHvon,iM which
prepared it, brought toiheir work't tha
Experience Of the Confederation, o.
their several States, AMI OF other
Republican Goyernm9u,sy oil and
new; but they aeeded and Obtained
a witdom superior to eXperiencc
Aud VIXEN for itS validity i.NFequired
The approval OF q paopiq thahoccupjed
"a large pa!l 0. II Continent aud acted
geparatoly ia mauy distinct cohyen
tious, wh0t is more wonl lerul than
that, % aiter earnest clnlentjon and
long discussion, oil feelings ami all
opinions were uitiM!tgiy dlawn in
one way to its support ..ui
Tie Constitution to which lie was
thus Impaired contains withia itSeli
ample Resources ior it's own preaervR
tion. IL has power 10 cnlorcJ the
laws, pahish treason, and inSurJ AO'
mestic tranquility. In case OF the
nsurpation OF tho Govatpmgnt Of q
State by oA6 mgn, or All oligaIGhy, it
becomes 4 d'uty Ot the United States
to make rgroi the guarantee to that
State c! q republican, torm oi ,gpYorn
m9lit, and 50 10 lnaihrain the Gomp-
geneousn.s3 OF all. Dies the lapse
Of time reveal dcteC,s.9 A Simple
mode OF amendment i5 pTOriGcd in
The Constitution itSet, 50 that its con
dItions can always. be made to conform
to tho requirements Of advancing
civilization. NJ reom i6 allowed ovqil
Iof the thought Of a possibility Of it,
cplning to an end. Aud these powers
Of seIf-preservatiou have always been
asserted in their complete integrity
By every Chief magistrHte-by Ivtf,
qrson ani jackson, not lees than by
Washington and Madison. 'rEc
parting advice Of the Father Of his
Country, while yot,Presiicnt, to the
people. of the UuiteA Statea, was, that
the tree Constitution, Which was the
work OF their hand IS, ,miGht be sacrelly
maintained :" AM the inaugural
words Of President Jetlelson he'd ~
"lhe preservation Of the General
Government, in it's constitutional
yisor, az the sheet anchor OF our peace
at home and safety abroad" The
Constitution is tho work OF "the
people of the Unitej States aud it
should be as indistruoLible as the
people ....
Is it not strange thai the trainers ei
the Constitution, which had no model
in the past, should not have fully
comprehended the excellence Of their
own work Fresh from g stFIggle
against arbitrary power, many patri,
OTIS suffered from harrassing iears o!
an absorption Of the State Govern
ments by the General Government,
and many froln a dread that the
States would break away from their
orbits. But the very greatness Of
our countryeshOuld allay the appre
hension Of encroaehments By the
General Government. The subjects
that come unquestionably within its
Jurisdiction are SO numerous, that it
must ever naturally refuse 70 be EN-
barras ed by questions that lie bey
It. Were it-otherwise, the Executive
would sink beneath the burden the
channels ofjustice would be choked /;
Legislation would BE o5Structed by
excess 80 that there is great tempt,
alton to exercise some OF the functions
Of the General Government through
the states than to trespasS on their
rightful sphere. 'StThe absolute &C
quiescence in the decision CT the
majority" was, at the beginning Of
the ,. century, enforced by efeIsop
"as the vital principle Of republics,n y
and the events ofthe last four years
have established the, we will hope
forever, that there lies no appeal to
force. .su-.-u-'-G1o' ''''
The maintenance, OF the Union
brings with it "the support of the
State Governments in all their rights;
but it is not one of the rights OF any
State Government to renOunce its own
place in Union, or to nullify the laws
OF the Union, The largest liberty ia