Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-05-11
The Policy Of the Presldent.-Re
Spouse to the Indiana Delegation.

number of citizens of Indiana. headed by
ed the usual assurances of respect and confidence,
to whom he spoke at some length. repeating sub
santially the feelings, views and purposes express
ed on former occasions, but referring more definite
" than before to the relations of the State to the
General Government. and especially as affected
by the rebellion. On this point he took very dec
ded ground against the doctrine of secession, not
only asserted in the South but also as embodied
in the doctrine of State suicide advanced by MANY
in the North. This portion Of the Presidents re-
marks arc so important that We give them entire,
rs foil Tvs:
INV honorable friend knows, long since
took the ground that this government was SER
upon 4 great mission among the nations Of the
earth-,hat it had great work to perform. and
tlat in starting, it started in pcrpetuty. Look
back for single moment TO the articles of con-
federation and then come down TO lis1, when the
constitution was formed What do you find
'That We the people of the United States, in
der to form more perfect government" &c.
Provision is made for the admission of new States
TO be added to old ones embraced within the
Union. Now turn to the constitution. We find
that amendments may be made on Il recommen-
if ratified bv ihree-fou of the States. Provs-
ion i made for the admission OF new States; no
prov ision IS made for the secession of old ones
The instrument made 10 be good in perpetuity,
and YOU can take hold OF il. not 10 break up the
GOV crnment, but to go pcrfecting il more and
more as il runs down the stream OF time. Wefnd
the government composed Of interal parts. An
ind vidual Is an integer, and number of individ-
uals form State, and State itself is an integer;
and the various States form the Union, which is
itself an integer. they all making up the govern
mcnt of the United States.
Now we come to the point Of nv argument, so
far as concerns the perpetuity OF the govern
ment. We have that the government is
comro,cd of parts, each essential to the whole,
and the whole essential TO each part. Now, II an
individual part of a State dec ire against the
whole in violation OF tie constitution he,
citizen has violated the Law. and is responsible for
the act "a an individual. There NAV be more
than one individual. IL may go on till they be
come psrts OF Stites--thc rebellion may go
increasing in numbers till State machinery Is over
turned and the country becomes like n man that
IS pnralvzcd on side. But we find in the
constitution great panacea provided Itprovides
that the United States that IL, the great in'e-
cer-shall guarantee to each state (the integers
composing the whole lin this Union Republican
form ofGovcrnment Yes, if rebellion has been
rampant, and set aside the machinery of State
for time there sta!ds the great law to remove
the paralysiS and revtazc it, and put it on its feet
again. When We come to understand our sytcm
IF government, though il be complex, VIC see how
beautiful ono part acts in harmony With another
Then we see our government is 10 be perpetui:v
there being no provision for pulling !, down. the
Union being its vitalizng power. importing lie TO
the whole Of the States that move around il like
planets round the sun. receiving thence light, and
heat and notion.
Upon this idea of destroying States. my posi-
tiou has been heretofore we'll known and see no
cause to change il now; lam glad to hear its
rciteration on The present occasion. Some are
satisiedwith the idea that the States are 10 be
lost in territorial and other divsions-arc loose
their character as States. But their life-breIih
has been only suspended. and it a high cons;i-
tutioni obligation VIC have to SECURE each OF these
States in the possession and enjoyment of Re-
publican form Of government. A state INV be in
the government with peculiar institution, and bv
tine operation of rebellion loose that feature. But
t ,ras STATE ,cien IL rent into rebellion and irien
ont trfsout the institution, IL is still Stat
Great Applause Il hold as a solemn obligation in
inv one of these States where the rebel armies
have been beaten back or expeIled--I care not
how small the number Of Union men--if enough
10 nan the ship OF State-I hold il, | saw, high
duty to protect and secure to them a Republican
form of government This is no new opinion 1t
ia expressed in conformity with my understanding
| ofthe genius and theory ofour government. Then
in adjusting and putting the government upon its
ers. again think the progress OF this work must
oass into the hands OF lis friends. (Arplause) If
State is to he nursed until it again gains strength,
t must be nursed by its friends. and smothcred
" its enemies tApplausc.) Now permit me to
remark that. while have opposed dissolution on
the one hand, and disntegraon on the other.
am openly opposed to OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
he Capitalization Of power in the hands of the
few