The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1866-11-14
WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT
+, AND WHAT THEN DON'T
WANT


affairs.
The people want a good, substantial,
stable movement, founded upon sound,
broad, and statesmanlike principles and
views, suited to their habits, and which
shall operate as equally upon all as the
nature OF mankind will permit.
The people don't want a government
founded upon mere party whims, or party
sheines, or which shall be or can be made
to bear down constantly upon the minority.
Iftherc were'uo other reason, the fact that
the people who are this year in majority
may be next year in a minority is itself
enough to satisfy any reasonable man that
such sort of government is very bad for all
the people. 1t may sui. certain politicians
but it mnst irjure the people.
The people don't want to be forever
maEing experiments with our system of
government, for the reason that govern
mental experiments are very costly things,
and the people always must pay the cost,
since politicians wont.
As the people did not ask to have tteir
form government radically changed, merely
because certain political experiments had
failed, the change had better not be made
until they do ask for it; for if it Is changed,
contrary to the real wish of the people, 1t
cannot stand. And they don't want any
such government. .
The people of the United States willingly
entered upon the experiment OF testing a
Republican form of Government containing
within it-(a wheel within heell--the
element of slavery; because they dill not
then know it was an experiment. But the
world is constantly growing wiser. and
new circumstances require new modes OF
action.
The mass Of the United States did not
want slavery to spread or even to continue,
but their respect for law and order, end for
their Constitution, the only safeguard OF
! law AMI order, led them to bear with it
But that experiment Of maintaining slavery
in the midst Of Republican form of Gov
ernment failed in the United States, as ii
must ultimately fail in any Republican
government Therefore the people don't
want to experiment with slavery any more
whether it be black or white slavery they
don't want slavery at all, because it is op-
posed to the Republican form of Govern
ment.
; The people don't want the doctrine oI
! John G., Calhoun or the doctrine OF Wend
ell Phillips engrafted upon the country
These two men are as different Is the anti
podes. One was 3 statesman, the other Is
fanatic, ready to sacrifice his country and
his countrynen in defenc3 Of a dogma. =
The great Calhoun was only i'll error, IL
claiming too much State authority in OPP
position to the Supreme authority vested
in the General Government Of the Union
by all the States. A State, mist nece3'
sarily be su5ocl;aa.o to the Uoicn Of States
in any rcpIblio. ..... ....
The people want all the States of the
Union to b. upoa an equality, 50 far as tht
Constitution, unlor which all the State.
and all the people constitute the unlon
can effect it. ste.. .ue
The people don't want Uaion in which
one portion Of States have the power to op
press anI bear hard upon another portion
Of the States. 81. H
The people don't need to be taught thu
fact, that the Southern States made boit
attempt to get out Of the UAIon; nor d
they need to be taught that those peopl
had good reason for wishing to be out
that they might save their slave institution
The people don't need to bo taught, thl
the great reason for their wishing to DC ou
of the Union no longer exists slavery i
the United States being dead forever ur
less we force a separation Of States. Wild
whole Union slavery is dead forever.
Do the people desire to give more powe
to Congress than is already invested by tn
Constitution in that body? What fct
How is additional power put out of tt
: hands of the people and into the hands {
? their servants to benefit the people?
; The people don want to part wirh an
: more OF their political power by putting
into the hands OF their Representatives
than inst enough. II they part with more
they injure themselves, and benefit only
9 few selfish men. .l...s ...-..
c The people have tried the experiment
:, government divided as the American Con
titution now divides it, between Congress
the Presi lent. and the Supre lie Court; an
VIC don t see that it has failed No Pre-:
deut has ever yet done an demonstrations
t act agaiast the people, since the origin
forr alton Of the Union. But Congress hi
done unconstitutional acts; and the Pres
dent has prevented them from becomin
: the laws Of the land The President, yer
Q properly, has no power to legislate, bl
very properly he has, under the Constjtl
tinn, power to stop bad legislation, uncon
titutional legislation. mi, ...
But the peu.le have seen in our couRtl
C q set of circumstance arise tho matter VIII
: the esuse) under whic. political majorit
not representing all the people OF Il
Union, have came into political confii
n with President, who desires to at for Il
# whole Union; and they see that this Coz
q gressional majority seek to override II
,. President, over ride if need be. Il
Supreme Court. and taking advantage
| their temporary political supremacy, al
e the absenceo of ten States from the counc
n of the nrtion, to reroiutioaize the form
= our government. The radical majority
: Congress propose through the power whi(
= they can claim under tue peculiar wordir
J. of the amendments it adopted by the Sta
II legislatures OF the Northern States, tc pla
the Southern States in such a s,to0rt.ra
position that their peopie ulpst either gi,
ap thclr manhood, or rensait. ont Of Il
Untoa.
o The people of the North never asked f
|. this. Neither General Grant or Genel
:, Sherman, or any high minded militia
u go, ayar ,SE al fnr II