The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-03-14

if they sanction such legislation, whether OPP
posed or vetoed by the executive and judi
cial departments of the federal government.
Mr.. Randall, in his preface 10 his life OF JEFF
ferson, dated CORTLAND Village, New York,
September, 1851, says: sWhen it Is taken
into consideration that Mr.. Jefferson is the
conceded founder Of the republican party 3
when & is re1nembered that his example and
opinions are still quoted as authoritative by
decided majority of the people, the impor
lance of having that example and those
opinions clearly understood, must become
obvious to all reflective persons.
at would be unusual to converse half an
hour on great political problems with an in
telligent American-and particularly among
the moral classes, who talk around their fire.
sides of the revolution-without hearing
some lofty thought or ringing phrase quoted
from Jefferson. ! There was sympathy be-
tween his heart and the great popular heart,
which nothing ever did and nothing ever can
shake. Expressions from his lips became
thenceforth axioms, creeds, and gathering
cries to the great masses of his countrymen.
Thus far, lls57l at least, his IDEAS have been
transmitted to succeeding generations with
| ont any apparent diminution of their influ.
ence. We are presented with the remarka-
| by class and hereditary hate than any other,
and all others belonging to cur early history
scarcely defended by page where vol
| umes have been written to traduce it-yet
| steadily and resistlessly spreading, until all
parties seek to appropriate It, Two
| great names are embalmed before all
| others in the hearts of the people. One be.
| longed to the SWORD, and the -other to the
PEN"
| Now is this tribute to Thomas Jefferson
mere fulsorfse adulation2 Or is it a meritori
Gus panegeric justly due to the memory ant
public services of the great statesman, the
aApostle of Liberty" and "the founder O
the republican party of 1882 These are i'm
portant questions The future of liberty
selfgoyernment and estate sovereignty" which
the Chicago Tribune, and both wings of its
party assert sdoes not exist in this country,
depends Ga the verdict of the people-the
people of each state for itself.
If the ''class and hereditary hate of thu
party that was ousted from power in 1900
is based upon the demerit of Thomas Jeffer
sons political principles, then these princi
pies are Justly consigned to oblivion. TIL,
Philadelphia convention substantially claim;
that the late war has decided that the polit
cal principles of Gen. Hamilton are the tru
| theory Oh the gOVeTHHcnts diiu} tndt- IL ma
also decided against the political principle
of Mr.. jefferson, which "from the very be
ginning of the government threatened tn
unity of our national existence"
IT. on the other hand, Mr.. Randall ha
paid just tribute to the memory of MI
$ Jefferson, as man and to his correct intel
probation of and commentary on the fedora
constitution, as a statesman, estate sovel
, eighty" exists dc jan'e I'm this country" thu
: it is de facto under the iron heel of IAN in
perial or despotic government" erected b
President Lincoln, on the ruins of ''this IT
publican system of ours
There was sympathy betwee
: his heart and the great populs
t heart, which nothing ever did eve
f can shake Mr. Randall, in making tn
: above prophecy, did not know that "sympi
thy the noblest passion of the soul, was
crime punishable in Republican Bastiles
STATE SOVEREIGNTY.