Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1865-08-24

Jackson Democrats.
There are great mary men now act
ing with tbs Republican party wbo claim
to be "Jackson Democrats" and they
sastaiu the party in power in its attempts
to override State laws, State institutions
and State rights. These men continue to
adhere to the Republican party, notwitb-
standing, the leaders Of that party pow
openly declare themselves to be 10 favor
of ignoring all State rights. "Herea-
bouts" may be found half score of
men who claim to be "Jackson Demo.
crats," who hang on TO the Republican
party and shout with that party 'ftwo
good things have been accomplished by
the war-ths abolition Of Slavery and
the destruction Of Statorighss." For the
benefit of such pretended ssJackson Dom
ocrats,D and for tic purpose of showing
up their ignorance or hypocrisy, we pub
lish synopsis of The views of General
Jaekson as set forth in his messages bear
ing upon the doctrine Of State rights
From this synopsis i! will be seen these
pTofessed Jackson Democrats who now
act with the Republican party are nero
wolves in sleeps clothing that they
''put on the livery of Heaven to serve tie
Devil ia" We clip the following synop,
sis from the correspondence Of The Co
lrlssbas Ohio Crisis.
STATE REGHTS---CoN&oL
GENERAL JACKSON.
Ever since the formation of the Nation
ai Government in t7Sg, and in every stage
of its progress, even up to the present
cyentful hour. Constant controversy has
been carried on as. to the nature aud ex-
tent Of State Rights. At the comtae ence-
meut Of this contrpversy, it seems to bare
/ been maintained hv the old Federal party,
as it has been called, led on BY John Ad
ans and otbers. that the Government OF
the United States vas, in lis essential pa-
turr, or ought to b., to large extent al
least. consolidated Republic making
the iudiyidunl States, in name, indeed,
distif ct and separate members of the
whole: but as regards any iadspertrRt
State riQtsfs-aii subject 1T last 10 the ac-
tual unlimited supremacy md control oil
the one Great CeH9rd! PoEc,..
On. the other hand, a party equally zeal.
ous ard powerful, sprang Up, headed By
| jefferson ard others, manfully aud stead
| fastiy maintaining, that the union of thl
States did not of itself show (nor was Il
10 intended that the General Government
shoaid parssss one atom more of power
than was allotted to it BY the Coustitu
| ton: nor that the States, in their iudivid
ual existence, should possess n particle o.
power less than thaE bad before, excepf
70 far as clearly yielded up in the Consti
| tution. Both parties. no doubt, intended
| the Government should be perpetual;-
and the greatest and only difficulty was
the true construction to be placed on tbs
instrument which gave thai government
existence. AZ to which party was or il
right, or which wrong in this great cou.
| test. il not the object Of the present arti.
| Gle either to canvass or settle. The sim.
pie purpose viii be. 10 give q general and
| fair synapsis of the late President Jack.
sons. sentiments therein, from the bes
and most authentic information. As ma,
ny have lahored puder unfounded impres.
| sions CONCERNING General Jackson's fixed
sentiments touching State Rights. especi.
ally in view of the South Carolina Proc.
| Iamatiou in December, 1882. so attempt
will be here made TO settle all doubts by
the extracts following, arrayed as nearly
as NAV be in chronological order.
| 10 Jaekson's first Inaugural Address
March !, 1899, be says:
h ssIn such measures as / may he called
to pursue, in regard 10 the rights of tbs
| separate States, hops to be animated bJ
| a proper resprct for those sovereign mem,
bers Of our Union; taking care not to
oonfound the powers they have reserved
to themselves With those they hare grant.
ed to the Cpntederpcy."
Again, in his FIRST annuni message e
Congress, December s, 1899, he says:
81 regard an appeal TO the source oi
power, In eases Of real doubt, and wher'
ita exercise IL depmed indispensable tc
the general wclfarr. as among the mos
sacred Of all obligations. Upon this
country more than any other, has, 10 sht
Providence OF God, been cast the special
guardianship Of the great principle 0,
adherence 30 written constitutions. IL Il
1 fail here, all hope in regard to it will hC
| extinguished. That this was intended tc
be a government af limited and specific
and not gentSsl powers, must be admitted
bY all; and il = our duty TO preserve foi
IL the charaetcz intended hy its trainers
II experience point out the necessity for
| m enlargement IF these powers, let II.
apply for 1t 70 those far whese benefit u
is co be exercised. and not UNDERMINE tht
1 whole system by a resort TO egeTstFainee
Ieoasrrurtian. The scheme has worked
| we'll. Ii has exceeded the heres Of thnse
! who devised it, ard become an object oI
admiration TO theworld. Weare rsapon.
sihle 10 the couatry, and 10 the glorious
cauae of self govsynment. for the preser
vation OF 30 great good. The gcat
mass of legislation relating to our inter-
nal affairs was iptcndcd to be left ubers
the Federal Cenyention found it--in tht
State Governments. Nothing is clearer
/ in nv view than that we are chiefly in.
| debtesI for the success af the Constitu
tion under which wa are now acting, e
sha watehftiG and auxiliary operation oi
| the Stats aushailies. This il not the re.
lection of day. but belongs TO The mos
deeply rooted convictions Of nv mind
/ cannot, therefore, TOO strongly, oy too
/ earnestly, for myi own sense OF It's ifn
Bortance, warn von against Ail enereaen
lnenss arof lhe legitimate sphere of Stat
| snvereipntg. sustained by its hrslthfa
lend iuvigprating Influence, tho Fedora
system ena never fail.0
1 Ia the NIaysmIls Veto Message OF Z3ts
Nav. 1880. be Gays:
ssWhen an honFsl ohserFaree OF eensti