Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-07-03

sertad as tber cardinal doctrines the supreme an
thoritz and obligation Of the constitution the laws
Of Congress and treaties made in pursuance thereof
On the ether hand the Democratic party in not one
Of their national platforms ever asserted this great
doctrine &c part Of their political faith butiustead
substItoted the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions
o.. tfso and ss--frOm which resolutions Of State
hghs the secessionists revolutonis4s and traitors
brewery rebellion since 1893, Is from terrible
iosgazine have drawn in j0stification all their
tnahoerDois OF disunion, treason aad blood. Such
sise was the character of the Rhode Island and
Ohio rebellions. g ilnA s1
Again, we assert without the fear Of c0ntradic-
flon that the Democratic party is responsible and
was the author of the recent rebellion with ell its
horrors and crimes Of blood and deSoaton, Of dis
franchisement and cOnfseation. We win, upon this
occasion, conhne our proof TO the assertion of two
gentlemen somewhat prominent at the present time
from their political position--we aiude 20 Andrew
JohnsonS President of the United States and Emer-
son Etheridge the Conservative candidate for the
Gubernatorial chair Of the State
President johnson was United States Senator of
this State in les0-'el-62. He made two speeches
IN the Senate the first near the close of the session
IN iS0l and the latter in January 81 1892 In these
speeches. he sums up all the causes of the rebelion
and be asserted that the Southern leaders of the
democracy were responsible for all the bloodshed
ana murder Of the rebellion" that if their Repre-
sentatIves in Congress had not resigned their seats
but remained in them and voted, no measure could
nave passed Congress detrimental to their conssitu-
honal rights or interests He exclaimed al believe
Mr. President, that these gentlemen were acting in
pursuance of settled and fixed plan to break up
and destroy the government (See Congressional
Globe Of 1861 and 1852 and McPherson's History
of the Rebellion, PIP. Sc and 67.)
THE PENcIPLEs AND POLICY OF THE NATIONAL
REPUBLICAN, PARTY
No political society can exist without an organic.
ed govern mentno regulated liberty can exist with
out impartially administered laws. Therefore those
who instigated by On inordirate ambition by az
erice, by sectional animosty or any other wicked
purpose, attempt to subvert the existing govern
ment-to defy and overthrow the laws, are enemies
to society and humanityto political liberty TO so-
cisl order and Individual happiness - ~
Again, TO maintain our form of government and
our constitutional liberty the laws must be executed
and their violations punished Hence the princi-
pies and policy of the National Republican, party.
First. Every administration Of the government
shall entorce as the fundamental law Of the land,
the constitution and all laws of the United States
made in pursuance thereof and all treaties made OF
which shall be made under the authority Of the
United States; and the judges in every State shall
be bound thereby--anything in the constitution or
laws Of any State 10 the contrary Notwithstanding
Secondly. Secession of one or more States is dis
is treason, and the penalty of trea
son is death and eenfseation of property
Thirdly American constitutional liberty ca n
alone be maiataned by the virtue intelligence and
patriotism of citizens, their political and civil
squaity hence we in favoro Of equal rights, free
schools, free speech, free press and Christian ed
leation.
Fourthly. That as Congress alone can admit new /
States int0 the Union, can make all needful rules |
and regulations respecting the territory or other
property belonging to the United States or dispose
Of the saline, have the power to declare the pun
shment Of treason therefore Congress- in order to
punish the treason of rebeous States, 10 preserve
he Union and the Constitution, and TO enforce a /
oval obedience TO the same have the power TO make
NJ needful rules and regulations with regard to such
ebelious States 20 establish such forms Of gov
'rnment over them as will best accomplish the OBJ I
ects and purposes aforesaid.
Thus have we grouped together in the form of /
propositions the essential principles constituting the
policy or platform of the Republican party. What |
patriot vosry of our constitutional liberty can
object 10 them Those embraced in the two first 1
propositions were proclaimed and were enforced by
he immortal Washington, the elder Adams, by /
Andrew Jackson, and the benefactor Of his race,
Abraham Lincoln.