Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1867-01-31

than predict Win any oegIee Ot teeEtainI
our future as nation. Pity that the evil
men may do should live after them. Il has
been thought by many good men who differ
from the leaders Of that party, that, having
gloated upon their subdued enemies; their
Golfers filed from their stores having be-
come satiated with, blood and spoilsi hav-
ling as they claim, exterminated Slavery
now by them admitted to have been the ORR
gin and moving cause Of oil our troubles
they would cease their work Of destruc-'
ton, and unite with those who might have
differed from them in efforts to bring back
the government to an. administration 'of
delegated power. Such, however, is not the
aim of the Republican party. 1t never has
been the purpose Of their leaders to admin
lister it as handed down to US by its trainers /.
Their purpose is consOli datiOn, subversiOn,
destruction. The three departments the
Governmeat-t the Executive, judicial and
Legislative--thOugh distin OF and separate
one from the other, are all sought To be ex-
ercised by Congress in utter disregard to
the fundamental principle of delegated pow
err The declaration Of principles which
the trainers ofour government gave to the
world in their protest to the Parliment Of
England, when tha body 'sught to quarter
eoldiers in Boston, the better TO force sub
mission TO their taxation Of the colouies, so
highly culOgized by Lord CHATHAM in that
body, enunciates the true theory Of govern
ment 1t asserts that In all free States the
constitution is fixed; and as the supreme
legislature derives its power and authority
u from the Constitution, it cannot overleap
g the bounds Of it without destroying its
own founda tion, This doctrius is just
as applicable now as then, II is the doc
trine of our fathers of lT76 against WswpG-
tion. Our gov1ru@s-LHas framed IN &C.
fcUrdsuOo With II. The threS-b.anches of
the government, being distinct heads, ono
cannot exercise til Q powers and authority Of
the other, without throwing aside tsA. or
ganic law and usurping powers SubversiVe
and dangerous 10 its very existence.
Such 10 the position of Congress to-day
They are legislating to deprive the States
of their reserved rights, and seeking TO en-
force the ratification Of their odiOuS COnsti'
tutional Amendments upon them to that
end. They are legislating to increase their
power by providing FOR perpetual ss',iOn' by
refusing to rs.ifyN the appointments Of the
Executive; by depriying him of the patron
age heretofore vested in him and vesting 1t
in themselves. They stigmatiSe the Su-
prene Court for deciding their odlouS test
oaths unwarranted and unconstitutional,
and denounce that body as band Of
traitors. They denounce the President as
traitor and threaten his impeachment for
exercising powers unqusstioned in their
exercise in his predecessor and, then, ac-
quiesced in by them.
There remain two small barriers To The
complete triumph VI the Republican party,
and a consum nation OF their plans to destroy
our government, viE: the Presidsnt and the
Supreme Court. Could they only depOse these
powers, as in their mad efforts they are
seeking to do, and re-mOuld them to their
will, what prospect would be presented to
our view. Should all the iends Of PlutO's
region burst the gates and bars Of their in
fernal prison, their second advent would be
more harmonious and less destructive than
these cOn.pirdtOr' against the liberties Of the
people.
We are not Of those who believe that The
recent demonstrations TO intimidate the
President and Supreme court are destined TO
have the effect contemplated by that body.
The President is cool and prepared for the
emergency. The demonstration on the 9th
inst, Of Baltimore, is significant Of the pO-
sitiOn of the people when called upon to
act. The President has the command Of the
army and navy. 'He will, no doubt, upon
the first substantial demonstration, arrest
the leaders of this body. and call upon them
in the courts Of the country to defend them
selves for their treason. r1
Congress, we think, dare not advance one
step farther in this question Of impeach-
ment. The people will not support them in
Il. Outraged justice will demand that they
be ArrAigned for the oct should they attempt {
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