The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-02-22
.erhn Majority Must Rule"

whenever llcIt - htNlAhhtub eiNWAhb ~
the Radical camp, and the leaders Of that
party are connecting some new scheme
against our Democratic system of Govern
ment. a. formerly administered by such
Democrats rs JEFFERSON and JACKSON, the
Radical press aud other mo%uth-picccs of
the leaders Of their party, invariably raise
the cry "The majority must rule" and
then assert most rouudly that Democrats
are not In favor of the majority ruling.
And it Is TO this latter assertion that we.
propose to take objection, while at the same
tint we expose the rottcRness and corrtptton
of the leaders of the Republican party.
The Democratic party Is not opposed 70
the majority ruling, no matter whether that
majority be Radical OF Democratic If that
majority rule, or act In accordance with ne
powers delegated In the written agreements
entered into when the Federal compact, or
form of government was established or
when the State governments were formed
by the people. In those agreements or
Constitutions, IN the case of States the peO-
pie expressly defined the powers of the ma
.ljority and the rights of the minority, so that
there should be no iufrlngements upon the
powers Of The one, nor upon the rights of,the
other. And so was It arranged In the Federal
! Constitution-the States and the people
ora minority of either, had their rights eN-
pressly provided for, and encroachments
were forbidden. And receiving 1t In this
Undertaking a 'strict construction of the
several Constitutions Into consideration,
the Democratic party have always and
always toH favor a majority rule. Such Is
mot the case with the Abolition, or Radical
party, however, they never did, nor never
will, favor n majority rule where II Is eN-
pressed In accordance with the written
agreements, and the reason is simply the
fact that they are now and always
have been a minority faction, seeking
to rule by force and not by legitimate
means. No they are not IN favor of a
majority ruling in any manner that does
not especially benefit their party interests,
for had they been favorable to n majority
rule LINCOLN would never have been Presi-
dent-were they nov favorable to n major
ity rule, Southern members would be par
ticipating in the legislative action of Con-
Igress. A majority rule legitimately exer-
cised is death to their hopes of plumber. 1t
is not a majority rule in the Rump House
tits simply an usurpation of power by a
factious and corrupt minority.
A S3,OOO,O 900 Claim on Napoleon.
One Mr.. X. A.. PARRISH, a%citizen of Phil
| adelphia, claims that LOUIS NAPOLEON,
| Emperor, sc, owes him $3,000,0O0. He
alleges, in memorial to Congress, asking
that body to interfere for him, and make
Louis "fork over" that having been a great
and observant traveller, he once discovered
an auriferous territory, similar to that of
California, since conquered and annexed to
France, situated in the Kong mountains of
Africa, on the West coast, and from which
the Government of France has already
derived great mineral wealth. The gold
coinage for many years since then attained
the unprecedented sum of more than $780,
100000 annually. lie also alleges that for
this valuable information, the Emperor
was to have given him the three million
consideration, but, after obtaining the
country, by treaty, and deriving from it
such n rich yield, he obstiuately refuses to
settle whereupon he asks WENDELL Phil
LIPs' government to compel payment
There being no niger in the case, it is
questionable if Congress will take the con-
tract. His safest, cheapest and surest way
would be, to have BEN BUTLER accredited
as United States Commissioner, with a row
ing ommission--Som such a n one as TYLER
once favored DELAzoN SMITH witlI-to
travel, spy out and pick up, on the shares,
and he'll be sure to bring the pay.
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