Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-05-02
RUTLAND HERALD
SATURDAY, APRIL 81, 1867.
state Rights.

T,s,s ia no subject that Southern rep'
s,s and Northern Coppefheads have been
SO great champions for in theory - 'ha'
Of State Rights; yet really no party has
done SO much TO destroy 1t. The true
object OF all governments is TO secure
,na,y;c IONS, rights, When that Is at
,alped, State and National rights are
ARMY secured, without any special enort
in their behalf, and at the formation Oh
the Constitution of the United states,
the opening preamble of that Instrument
WAS devoted TO the securement OF THESE
rights. Now it is historical fact that
Notwithstanding their loud-mouthed
pratipgs in its defense, this State Rights
party have from the beginning been the
narty that has labored for The destruc-
lion of Individual rights, and in those
States where they have been dominant
ana in power, they have succeeded ex-
cent in cases where the National Gov
eminent has interfered TO prevent IT,
For thirty years before the late reoeliion'
the liberty of the citizens OF thirteen
States was greatly circumscribed, ana
the elimination Of the rebellion, hao IL
been successful, would have completely
annihilated them. To cite instances
where the Democratic party has endea'
vored TO and succeeded in overthrowing
individual rights is unnecessary for the
accomplishment of our purpose. Their
number is legion indeed, so numerous
that they occur to the mind as last as
attention is turned to the subject.
We, of the Republican party, have as
great an interest in maintaining the dig
nity of the Nation as the State, and
consider the rights Of one in no respect
antagonistic to the other. We are cltl,
zens alike of the State and Nation, and
eur duties to each do not conflict, as
both are made !" of the people, by The
people and for the people" But the
democrats and their allies seem &c
have a political myth in their creed
which they call State Rights. What II
il no one, not even themselves, can tell
and its only object seems to be to des
troy the rights Of the individual. Dur
ing the rebellion, persons living in thu
insurrectionary States justified them
selves in their acts of hostility to thu
nation by the plea that they must g
with their States, and take the sam
stand for treason which they did, al
though the friends of these same mel
residing in loyal States bitterly opposes
the action of their States in contriout
ing what they did IF men and treasur
in yindication of the nations rights
and in opposition to its foes. Conslc
ering these facts there can be but on
solution of all the tortuous windings
this party, and that is that as party
is opposed to popular government an
the liberty and rights of individual
Whatever of oppression this countr
has suffered has been brought npon
Dy tnlS Shine panty uhNNA ~
States Rights, and what we have mo-
to fear In the future is that by son
fraud or other, as they never can {
honest means, they will again obta
power and control of our governmen
and re-enact the bloody strife throus
which we have passed in vindication
their heretical ideas.
The permanent security for law, G
der, liberty and equal rights before t
law in this country is only in t
Republican party. Love of these is t
true basis of free government, al
any party opposed to such principles
dangerous to the existence of the repu
lie, and cannot flourish longer than
real objects and designs are Kept fr(
the people.