Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-12-06
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To emess GroGisuds 70 God, In the name
seOno Fopple, for the preservation Of the
UalNsd eeaAse. y my 6rss duty IN addfse Ing
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oeShe laae President By an Get OF pafrica.
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-. Il nnds some eolace IN The CONSIDER
aGiea, thas BE- mved to enjoy The highest
s.ssvsd =, I'm Of he CIsef HAGissrscy 70
VR6cn y I'd been slecesd; tAAs be brought
- civil VAR SUBSTANTIALLY 70 . Gloss Tat
~ la was deplored IN I'll pasts Of the
Union; and that foreign nations have rem.
dseed juseice 70 BIZ memory. His removal
CO UPON ~ heavier weight Of cares than
svpe devolvsd upon any one Of bic prede-
coD0sA To lul0lI my trust need the sup
poet and conAdsncs Of ell who ara, associs:
I'd with Ne In The various departments Of
IL 0ovefnmsnt and the support and cons
deoce Of ths people. There 10 but one way
IN which oAa hops 70 gain their necessary
~; q b 70 safe With ftankness the principles
q good conduct, and their application
- u present safe Of Affairs. I am we'll
aWazO thas . eGlclency of my labors will,
d . gSUas measure, depend upon your aid
cd their undivided appreciation. The
Unlon Of The United States Of America WAS
in1eoded By IL authors 70 remain q long -
~ States 0hemselvcs shall last.
Fns NATIONAL UNION.
The Union shall be perpetuatcd, are the
words Of the Confederation. To form q
more perfect Union BY an ordinance Of the
people Of the United States, Is the declared
purpose Of the Constitution.
The hand Of Divine Providence Was never
more plainly visible In the affairs Of men
than In the framing and the adopting OF that
instrument Il u In comparison the great
81 event In American history, and indeed il
h Of ell events In modern times, the most
pregnant with consequences for every PED
plD Of the earth. The members Of the con
vention which prepared u brought to their
work the experience Of the confederation Of
their several States and of other republican
governments. old and new. but they need.
ed. and they Obtained, wisdom superior u
experience, and whom, for its validity, II ~
Quired the approval Of people that Occu
pied larger part Of q continent and acttll
separately In many distant connections
what 10 more wonderful than thst, after ear
net and long discussions. xll feelings and
Ill opinions we're ultimately drawn in one
way 70 IL support The constitution to which
LIE was thus impaired contains within
itsolf ample resources for it, own prcserva-
ton. Il has power 70 enforce the laws, pun
ish treason, and insure domestic tranquility.
In case Of the usurpati0n of the government
of State BY one man 0r an Oligarch, il be
comes the duty of the United States TO make
good the guarantee to that State Of rcpub.
0can form Of government and 30 TO main
tain the hOmOgeneOusncss of all. Does
the lapse Of time reveal defects. A
simple mode Of amendment Is provided in
the Constitution itself, 80 that It's conditions
can always be made to conform To the re
qulremenis Of advancing civilization-no
room IL allowed even for the thought of a
possibility Of its coming to an end, and
these powers of self preservation have al
wan been asserted IN their complete integ
rity by every patriotic Chief Magistrate
BY Jefferson and Jackson, not less than by
Washington and Madison. The parting ad
yico Of the father OF his country, while yet
President, 70 the people of the United States
VA that the free Constitution, which was
&he work Of their hands, might be sacrcdly
-
President Jefferson hold up the preservation
OF the general government in its constitu-
tional vigOr, ~ the sheet anchor Of our peace
as home and safety abroad. The Constitu
ton 10 the work of the people of the United
States, and Il should be a. indestructible rs
The people. 1t Is not strange that the fran
ers Of the Constitution, which had no model
In the past, should not have fully compre
headed the excellence of their own work
rrush from struggle against arbitrary pow
q, many patriots suffered from halrassing
1eASs Of an absorption Of the State govern
Asnts BY the general government, and many
from dread that the States would break
away from their orbit. but the very greatness
Of our country should allay the apprehension
Of enCr0achmcnts by the general govern
ment The subjects that come unqucstiona
bly, within it, Jurisdiction are 80 numerous
that II must ever naturally refuse To he cm
6arrasscd by questions that lie beyond it !;
were it otherwise, the Executive would sink
beneath the burden, the channels of justice
would DO chOked, legislation would be OBJ
structcd by excess, SO that there Is greater
temptation 70 exercise some of the functions
Of tho general government through the
0tateA than to trespass on their rightful
sphere. The absolute acquicscence in that
decision of the majority was ct the begin.
ming Of the century enforced by Jefferson
- the most vital principle of republics, and
the events Of the last four years have estab
lished, We will hope forever. that there is no
appeal 70 force. The maintenance Of the
Union brings with it the support OF the
State governments in all their rights, but it
h not one of the rights of any state govern
ment to rcnounce its own place in the Union
or to nulify the laws Of the Union
lBn0P - 10 In n int ss>nA ~,
the discussion of the acts of the Federal
government, but there Is no appeal from its
laws, except to the various branches Of that
government itself, or to the people who
grant 70 the members Of the Legislative and
Of the Executive departments no license but
. limited one, and In that manner always
retain the power Of redress. The ''sover-
eighty Of the States" 10 the language Of the
C0nfederacy, and not the language Of the
Constitution. The Constitution contains
the emphatic words, THE Constitution and
IL laws of the United States which shall be
made In pursuance thereof and all treaties
made or which shall be made under the au.
thority Of the United States shall be the gu.
prems law Of the land, and the Judges in
every state shall be bound thereby, any.
thing in the Constitution or laws of any
State to the contrary Notwithstanding"
Certainly the government of the United
States y limited government, and % 10
every State government limited govern.
mont. With ~ this idea Of limitation
spreads through every form of administra-
tive government, State and Municipal, and
rests on the great distinguishing principle of
The recognition of the rights Of man. The
ancient republics absorbed the individual in
the State, prescribed his religion and con-
tfncted his activity. The American system
Seses on the restoration Of the equal right of
every man to life, liberty and the pursuit
OF happiness, and the freedom of man to the
culture and exercise Of oil his faculties. As
= consequence the State government Is linn
lied - 70 the general government in the IN
eereet Of union, a. to the individual citizen
n The interest of freedom. States with
proper Limitations Of power are essential to
sbe existence Of the Constitution of the
United States. At the very commencement,
wnea We assumed place among the powers
Of the earth, the Declaration Of Independ
once was adopted by States, ~ also were the
1&ftcIeQ Of cQnfe61ernii0n aud yrhen Aha s,,r