The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-04-10

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We don't think Rock Island wants any more
of that sort of lectures, or that the Young
Mems Association will be benefited by turn
ing itself into radical political recruiting
society. sGa
For the Rock Island Argus.
The sophistries of Prof. Lewis's photo
graph
Prof. Lewis, the truly learned author of
the Photograph, is, with all his learning,
very superficial declaimerr In discussing
the question of estate lines" he says their
advocates "preserve the sacredness with
which the superficial declaimer would seek
to clothe them State lines are sacred things
say they,-they mark the old dominion"
What egregious dolts the republican party
has produced, in the estimation of this ''shal
low declaimer," in favor of the "divine right
of kings in Europe and of governments in
America; and how sadly mistaken was Mr.
Randall in his estimate of the craftsmanship
of Mr.. Jefferson. Mr.. Lewis asks: "But
what did they 1.-THE Greeks) mean by anto-
Monty? 1t may be rendered independence.
1t is etymologically selt:government.
Antonomia, as used by the ancient Vallan-
dighams, is precisely Synonymous with state
rights or state sovereignty, in the mouth of
the modern"
Now, it is as clear as any problem in Eu-
ced, that if ''antonomia is synonymous with
state rights" and that ''it is etymologically
selfgovernment," then the overthrow of
estate sovereignty" is inevitably the utter de-
struction of ''selfgovernment" ITSELF and of
all the glorious anticipatious of Jefferson,
and his titty-tour eompeers, when they signed
the Declaration of American Independence.
Professor Lewis says:
"There were but two parties known in that
transaction (the treaty with Great Brittany. 1t
was the English treating with the then acknowl-
edged American sovereignty; it was the old An
-Saxonism acknowledging the nationality of
the new No enc of these several sovereign states
so claimed to be-was ever acknowledged as
| such by any power on the face of the earth."~*
As sovereignties, as nations, they utterly
known to history.
"The true American sovereignty, on the other
hand, has never since ceased to be and entire
| 1t is truly astonishing how men, pretend
ing to common honesty, can utter such false
hoods to deceive the masses of their fellow
citizens. The following historical fact proves
the falsity of the above quotation: "His
Britanic majesty acknowledges the said Uni
ted States, namely: Massachusetts, New
| Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
| Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina and Georgia, to be free, sovereign
and independent states, not an american
sovereignty" and that he treats with them
not it as SUCH" -E@
But this is not all the proof Congress, af
ter declaring THAT, as free and indepen
dent states, mot as an american sovereign
ty''1 they fnot III have mot it has, fun pow
er TO do all acts which ii~~ .-.-a independent
states may of right do, passed the following
| resolution -
"That all persons members of, owing allie
| glance to any of the United Colonies, rs before
described, who shall levy against any of sale
| colonies, or be adherent to the king of Grea
Britain, or other enemies of the colonies or any
| of them, giving to him them aid comfort
are guilty of treason against such colony
This looks as if congress were utterly ig
norant of the divine revelation to Mr.. Lewis
| that "God working in history" had ''ordain
edn that the revolted colonies constituted
zone ancient individual sovereignty" He
! saws "God made the nation, it cannot bt
| said too often" Jefferson thought that, ''ths
laws of nature and of natures God entitled
the colonies, as free and sovereign states, t.
assume among the powers of the earth ;
separate and equal station" But if Mr.
Lewis theory is true, then the Declaration o
Independence, the treaty and the resolution
of congress just quoted, are faisifcations o
| history.
Again Mr.. Lewis says
"The man of Massachusetts had a right of citi
zenship in Virginia. He never got it from tn
federal constitution. 1t is confirmed, indeed, b
compact, but that is only collateral security.
/ IL inv suph r
that compact The federal constitution woul
never have been, had it not been for this previou
intercitizenship constituting this previous nation
| ality. 1t antedates the separation from Grea
Britain.
Here are seven short sentences which cor
tain two truths and six falsehoods. TIL
first is true, and its truth rests solely on tn
falsity of the second. The third contain
one truth and one falsehood, for the "colla
eral security is the only security" 1t
1 in these words
"The citizens Of each state shall be entitled to
6 the privileges and immunities of citizens of Il
several states"
The other four assertions need a bettt
: voucher than the ipse dixit of the learne
: professor of Union college, New York.
"In the first place." says MIR. Levi
| ''there is no such power given in the censt
tutlon III contains PROVISIONS lor amen
!, ment, but not for dissolution" This true
: But Mr.. Lewis, looking politically throug
the magnifying spectacles of General Ham
: ton, views the constitution as giving RICH
to the states. instead of the states delegatir
= powers to a common agent and the feder
fl government. "In the second place. he co
tinues, 1.-The men of the convention whit
formally enacted the constitution had
right to put in such provision for tn,
y we're semitic make q form of government e
. a nation
Here is another shameful Justification of
|, historical and official fact. On the 2lst
Il February, 1881, congress passed the folio,
N ing resolution H
d "Resolred, That in the opinion of congress,
is expedient that, on the second Monday of NJ,
next, a convention of delegates, who shall ha
n been appointed by the several states, be held
Philadelphia for the sole and express purpose
revising the articles of confederation, and repo,
s ing to congress and the state legislatures"
Now l ask is not that a bad cause viii,
|. needs the support of falsehood
/ STATE SOVEREIGNTY.
y Another Of the Radical Goyernora