Weekly New Oregon plain dealer. (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1866-1867, 1866-12-21
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tended love Of Radicalism Tor 'the
Union,' 1.-THE Stars and Stripes, >
ard the kind of twaddle in which it
dealt were all merely assumed for
the OCCASION" 1t has established
that for the old Union of the Con.
sti,ution they had the dctestation
Of the Boston LlBERAroE which
declared it "a cheat aad that
with Greeley they believed the
Stars and Stripes, "a Haunting lie. y
It has further established that by
means of Constitutional Amend
ncnts they will, if in their power,
totally subvert the principles upon
which the Constitution and the
Union were based.
1t has not established that two
governments cmhoaying the princi-
plies If the Constitution of 1880 in
their administrations, would not
have been better suited to the in
turcstS of all sc. ti"n>. than one
government based upon the ideas Of
the centralized governments Of the
old world.
1t has established that war to
preserve the government is the
means used to change its form,
though nothing but its preservation
could justify that war.
1t has established the fact that
the enthusiasts of a political idea
will follow murderer and a thicfto
the gallows, and though profcssed
followers of the mock all 10 WY
Jesus, that that they will immi-
tate the example and veneratc the
character of the thief. rather than
heed the heavenly teachings Of the
Saviour.
1t has established a load # debt
and consequent heavy taxation hith-
erto unknown in the history Of our
,seoplc. but it has not established
the fact that the government would
not have been better adapted to the
welfare of tho people by continuing
i: upon its original plan.
1t has not as question of morals
established that the rebels had not
as much right to set up govern
mcnt Of their own, as Il cir oppo-
acnts had to change and destroy the
enc they professed to fight for.
1t has established that the north
was able by force of arms to prevent
he south from forming a government
after its choice but it has not es-
tablishel that the people will co.,
sent to the new one that the rsdi-
Gals are patching, tinkering and
cobbling up.
The old government was light il
It's burdens on the people, being
both simple and cheap, and aboun-
ling in the blessing Of law enacted
in keeping with the Constitution.
and Of liberty restrained only by
such law This old government
lasted three fourths os century,
and its principles altered to. would
have lasted for al unlimited time.
The one that Radicalism is cndeav-
csirg to foist upon the people.
it has hot cst:shlisi CO ", I'D last &
generation.
It has not established that sub
s:alawags asJ. ". forncy, Zach
Chandler, Dick Yates, Simon CAM
cron, James Harlan, Charles Sum
ner and their confrier, Fred Doug
lass have gained any substantial!
benefits to the people in remoulding
the government of those old fogies
Washington, Jefferson. Madison,
and their associates.
1t has established that no written
agreement, however solcmnly adopt
> ed, nor however sacred and just it's
provisions is any barrier to the
wild schemes and mad fanaticism If
tho radicals. 1t has also establish
cd the fact that such men will pro-
Tess to fight f,r constitution they
have all their lives disobcycd which
they would so plaster over with
amendments that it's author would
not recognize it as any part his labor,
and from w:,ich all the great fea-
lures he had incorporated, were
thoroughly obliterated.
The United States Supreme
Court in deciding that military
commissions for irving civilians