Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-01-02
RecORStrGcIiOn.-A Radical
View of the Question.

EDITOR CHRoNIcLENIs it not time
for our statesmen in Congress 10 adj
dress themselves, as stafesnen, to the
work of demonstrating the Union? Al
most two years work of politicians has
been expended in an attempted resto-
ration of the Southern States. MY
policy" has been tried, and many 9TH
er policies proposed; and yet the work
of rebuilding has yet to be CON-
menced.
Anation, like an individual, must
unlearn its errors, before becoming
wise It is an encouraging faet-that
the people have come to require a clear
ing away of the rubbish, and a repudi-
alton of the quicksand foundations
with which, and upon which our politi-
clans have been making haste un0iss-
IL to rebuild. They perceive that our
Republican Institutions in the free
States, wherever built upon the rock
of truth, hewn out by the fathers, as
expressed in The Declaration of indie
pendence, have more than fulfilled
the hopes of their founders, and give
promise of purpetuity oftheir blessings
to latest posterity; while the institu-
tions of those States established in dis
regard of the principles laid down by
their fathers, like the structure whose
foundation was upon sand, have fallen.
The cunning politicians, it is true. do
not despair of finding their policy able
to rebuild upon the same foundations of
sand, and with the same material, "hay,
wood, and stubble." But the common
sense of the common people seems to
concur with the few statesmen, who
considering more carefully the defects
of the fallen structure, rely upon Prin-
eiples, rather than policy, in their work
of reconstruction.
The founders of our government rec
ognized the existence of the moral and
social, as well as the physical laws es-
tablished by the Creator, and, like
wise builders, endeavoTed 10 conform
their workmanship to those laws
They made the foundation of the super
structure rest upon the self evident
truths "that all men are created equal,
endowed by their Creator with certain
i~nalienable rights, that among these are
life, liberty and the pursuit ofhappiress.
That to secure these rights, govern
ments are instituted among men. de-
riying their just powers from the con
sent of the governed"
The preamble of the Constitution of
the United States, and the Constitu
ton of each OF the Is States, had I'M
mistakably for their object the main
tenance of government strictly conso-
nant to. those cardinal truths, asserted
by the founders of our government
1t was at that time generally under
stood that slavery which had been in
torduced under the Kingly government
of Great Brittian, and one of the often
ces charged upon that government il
the first draft ofthe Declaration, would
be coon abolished by each of the States.
And taxation without representation,
it was understood would find no exist
enc among the freemen of our gov
eminent.
VIRGINIA declared in her bill of
rights, that no man or set of men are
entitled to exclusive Oh separate emol-
uments, or privileges from the commu-
nifty, but in consideration ofpublic ser
vices" "That the election of mem
bers to serve as representatives Of the
people, in assembly. ought to be:free;
and that all men having sufficient evil
dence of permanent common interest
with, and attachment to. the commu-
nifty, have the right of suffrage, and
not Be tared or deprived of their
property for public uses, without their
own consent, or that of their represen-
so elected"
MARYLAND.-"That all governments
Of right originate from the people, are
founded in compact only, and i%nstitu-
solely for the good of the whole"
THAT the house of delegate shall be
IN the following manner" all