Weekly New Oregon plain dealer. (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1866-1867, 1867-03-29
s. ...stO Perpetua.'

constituents, with one &C cord adopt
ed Is a motto the words a, the head
Of this article "Let it be perpetual.
When the articles of Confederation
between the original States were
framed and adopted, the declared
objects were to form perpetual
Union The perpetual Union
formed in adopting them continued
less than ten year, The Constitu-
ton that followed the articles Of
confederation was for the purpose of
forming - more perfect Union. y
Notwithstanding these solemn dec
larations the'Solons of the present
time have taken occasion to declare
that this shall be perpetual un-
ion." Now if under the Constitu-
t,on the Union was not perpetual,
how many repetitions We ask, will
make it 80?
We not only commit this folly,
but after providing by Constitutions
al amendment that We will pay our
own debts. we compel the men ofthe
South to swear that they will assist
US in the little undertaking at the
same time repudisting their own
debts. When an individual gives
his obligation to pay, it is unneces-
sary to run around among his cred
itors iterating his determination to
pay. And should he do SO the
creditor would very naturally con-
clude that be had reason to suspect
his own honesty, and that to prevent
his defrauding him be expected
the creditor to watch the debtors
honesty.
We also BY Constitutional amend
men. pledge ourselves not to pay
the ''rebel" debt, and before the
South shall be recognized as worthy
of our confidence and esteem We
exact Of them an oath that they will
not pay that debt that the meas.
ure Of our cwn esteemis the measure
Of their dishonesty.
All these provisions, TO perpctuate
q government whose existence is
denied not only by solemn enact
ment, but by Constitutional amend
ment, to pay or not to pay an honest
debt, we regard, as tricks unworthy Of
ata4asman
The Union after it is restored will
be perpetuated, if the government its
rulers administer, suits the people.
Whether it will be perpetual or not
depends upon the wisdom Of states
men in giving them a government /;
the good sense of the people in up
holding its established usagcs in
she.r letter and spirit, as much as
OF ca,hs Of allegiance, the clap-trap
Of coartesans, Or the tinsel and ep-
aulet.es Of military courts.
That there has been one "rebel-
lion" with a large majority Of the
people Of the country opposing it, is
no evidence that the American peo-
pie are going to forget the objects
for which governments arc establish
ed among men; or that they will
forget, or cease to venerate the sem
timents of our ancestors, that when
ever government, becomes destruc
tive of these ends it is the right of
che people to alter or abolish it,
The constitution which called
forth the Invocation "Esto Perpet-
ua' from the pure statesmen Of the
revolution established Union,
securing free exercise Of religious
belief; perfect freedom Of speech
and Of the press the right Of the
people peacably to assemble and
petition fer redress Of grievances
asserted the sacred rights of the
people to keep and bear arms stip-
ulated that no soldier should be
CHARTERED in any house without the
consent Of the owner; guaranteed
security to the people in their per-
sons, houses, papers and effects, pro-
hibited searches or seizures except
upon complaint supported by oath,
particularly describing persons,
places and things secured to the
accused a speedy and public trial
before an impartial jury of state
and district wherein the offence is
alleged to have been committed;
gave compulsory process for obtain
ing witnesses in his favor, and the
assistance Of counsel in every stage
Of the proceedings; declared that