The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1866-07-05

not IRON any privileged class or titled
order, but from among ths people them
selves de Is chosen from some real or
supposed benefit which he has conferred
On the community, Or for his experienee
rsnd wisdom He Is Placed n power for
short period by the people who are 70 Be
governed By his limited authority In
Eost nations, the people must submit 70
/ the most arbitrary rule and the most ou-
pressIFe e1Rcuons, without daring .
complain or venturing upon reformation.
Here, the conduct OF al our public officers
i openly and freely discussed. All they
+ % Is spread before the people, and public
/ opinion, the great arbiter Of their actions,
/ : broUstr 70 bear upon them The Press.
with an Unlimited license, freely Iuvesti-
gates the whole political course OF our
{ public men, and thus keep them II check
from violating Or emitting their duties
They cannot with ImDuDify transcend
/ their constitutional authority The ever
Elgllant Press exposes eys-F deviation
| from reeHtUde. and lays open 70 an IL
I curing and Intelligent people the whole
/ transactions o. our Government The
/ people, thus informed. can apply the az
/ proprlate remedy, and retorm all abuses
/ b the silent but powerful operation OF the
ballot box Sometimes the freedom Of
/ the Press Is abused, and EeentiOus and
/ Pro1I gate editors impose upon the con-
nunIty By wilfully false and perverted
/ ststements- The Innocent VII sometimes
suHer by this; but i i better that they
should su1sT than that Government should
attempt 10 check Or control the liberty Of
cauTzssing the conduct e p75Ic men or
/ that untaIthtul public agents should escape
merited structure and exposure The
I character Of the upright and virtuoCs
I OHcer may suffer for While bu- he viii
+ finally emerge uDharned from the cloud
/ which falsehooc may have thrown around
/ hin, zn6 impartial history vii d. fuIl
/ justice 70 his merits.
The constitution Of the United States,
2 proud display O. wisdom, and sublime
/ sample q political compact, was formed
/ by sages who lad largely contributed TO
/ procuring the privilege Of making Il and
/ has hitherto most admirably answered Is
/ iateEded purpose Without 0Dpressings Il
( las restrained the powerful communities
/ who have cocfederate6 for mutual support,
happiness and prosperity May our hap
T Py Union be perpetual, and nay age more
firmly 7 cement the b91d Of brothe-ly love
To IDsuro this We EGst practice mutual
! t0rbearaDee, and avoid the influence of
/ every excitement which local Interests
my create Our constitution was formed
II the spirit OF compromise, and ID carry
/ ont the Intention Of the founders of or
! government, We must coutinCs t0 yield
reasonable com mplance with the prejudices
/ Of every part q the community, and ze-
eonuodate, as far as practicable, the
multiplied local interests Of or widely
extended couatry.
Some who have stUdied the nature and
/ disposition OF mankind, and the history Of
/ the rise, progress and downfall Of the an
. cient Republics, have predicted that ours
viii not BE Of long duration. They pre-
tend 70 see the cause Of dissolution II the
accumulating wealth OF the country, which
/ promotes luxury and idieness, and destroys
that simplicity o. manners which Is best
adapted ID Republican government
. Few men can resist the temptation which
wealth presents. Il geCerabes pride and
ambition, and some who are anxious 10
enjoy the influence which wealth often
gives may wish i8r change Of govern
ment, II the hopes that their riches nay
give them Z power which they cannot
acquire among the plain and independent
/ citizens u a republic. Il l. supposed
thai tke great individual wealth Of the
+ Southern States was al the cause Of
the doctrine OF uullidcati0n which 20
extensively prevailed few years since
That the riea men Of the South wished
for q change Of Government, that they
( ,n1-h- a6a-- mn rOu-a c-pnial ID their
/ manners and more suited 70 their habits
They had no Just cause Of complaint
against the laws Of the Union The Tar
If, the pretended cause OF dissatisfaction,
was first adopted At the request of the
/ people Of the South, ard could Dot, Il the
spirit Of the original conpromise, complain
/ II a benefit which vas granted &c the
planter OF the South should De extended
20 the manufacturer Of the North Il was
for the interest q the South that the
manufacturers @ the North shGEld Be
protected and encouraged. An inter
/ change for the mutual benefit Of b3th
Fright be adopted, and their raw material
TINS find profitable market.
It Is TO be hoped that the people =! :E.s
South have seen the impoIicy OF wishing
for q dissolution Of the [ Uui0n They
would be the greatest sufferers The
peculiar situation Of their population for
bids them throwing themselves out Of the
protection Of the residue Of The Union.
But, fellow citizens, not 70 detain yo1
Ionger from the festivities prepared for
you, permit me, IN conclusion, 20 eongrat-
uIate you on the circumstance OF our nov
meeting together, without respect to polIt-