The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-07-03


Garrca County. ae a1
Too Prlaclpocs, ~ vven asI
the day we Ccoebrate.
: The declaration Of American In
Dependence from ita enuncisti"a of
theory in government in harmony
with the spirit Of the brave and
patriotic men ofthat day. is justly
Asiled as one Il the grandsst events
in history, The adoption of : con-
! Il ituticn in hsrmony With the psin-
'sriplc~ shus essseistcd was the con-
, .rmasion Of their declared purposes
1t il to this ccust itstioa IN ito Oh
.lesvancc, that ars due, the grca tnpss
sal character 1t % People. The
!, extent u our territory, and our Lound-
Kiss resources did not alone, aimake
This the highly favored land i sand
has been. ? Mature has been eqaslly
ii pro fuse IN the distributions Of her
gifts in other issds, and to ether
,psople. - Bat no other people ever
sksA . oaastitutios ~ admirably ad-
.artcl 70 their situa ton; 90 potent
Gfrnergy in the federal sessransat
IL ,nomsnts Of exigeucy, and Jet 80
.lysaafAbi. pre.esyiss loesl interest.
md ~ she ssnctity with which it
zsg.rds in.isjdual liberty. The
1tdv,al ssas titution is che warrant =
.sstafpSSsestbor;s;as congress - ez-
ssrri.e tht powers therein expressly
,Ganteds@a II thiss constitution j. j.
skf+ssslyproviA.d that what powers
"a not, aalcg.tel TO- th.' fedsrals gov
fssmsns y sss&sserved sopthe asa ties
1isoslsxily, a q ths psepls.'s NO
SavssS dtparsmessof the fedefsi GOV
Sfnmen. z Can pass this constitutional
tenis wiehsst .tfsspassisg upons the
Ssacrved rights q the, state Or the
psopis. = Both ahsssse Of ce~gress,
he Exs6stir. and J adioi.ls dep. ~
ksnts Of the governments. are by the
people. eroatcd ~ limited agcneies;
ssrnnissio.sed only to perform those
acts expressly provided for by tbis
constitutional commission. > ~
Prom thirteen infant Colonies ~
orsw 70 = great people bscauss eur
growth expanded il the form u SOW
srsign and Independent states, dit.
tsing: q ebs veiJ extrsnities ottte
1aPabie n cqsAl frossao. with that
enjoyed At the political center; tie
fsasrals authority deriviag its origin
u sanction and strength from the
states. being limited and controlled
by the people and the states through
r.
che federal .constitution. So
This organic law being the SOW
ereisn expression of the supreme
win u the people thsre can BE- no
other recognised authority short VI
revelation. It VAS ordained for the
better protection Of minoritiss and
assa rcstrsint upon majoritiss. As
!; Perpetual barrier to ambitions
leaders and partisan Legislation. it
wis ordained and established rs ths |
NAaxA CuAsrA Of their. rights s,1
li6crties. =. :. :, - 49,, 4 :. !.
sAn-sligarchy aashseksd By the
Constitation and only sanctionsd ~ |
a.Ajoritiss. obsaised outside it, lst-
t. aal irit, is - dsstrpetjss.to !
popslae isssay. - the ssanss ~,
b.iSfsd ssthotfty would - II IT.
taiae3 ~ loors- vislsns and .svols- |
ii3eefy s1cAsutes. !, r-siisssa,z. 4
Ina government Of diseribss q,
liditsI and slsail L. de6pd pesers
ths ssessssasf either braach ID ~
su.hing g itsslfths oaly right Il.
represent. and expouad tbs will Of
the people. + y s.sstabl .shMent sof
an aoligasoby, and - such, i clear
~ outside tha constitution.
The estsblishm snt Of = govern |
msnt sound il theory and raPsblisas
in form, 10 i tho ssuneiat ion ,of sor-1
rest Peiaoiplsa; its pespstsity in
sbsir observance whom - ordsinsd' |
and .blishs2,. 0stsiAs ~ this
.hsvs b osishsr safety - The States!
~ - their peepls. w ssstsrs Tho
a sssrtion thst. no Individual citi1sh I
Of - paita1 BATES il to past his.
tory 81 thssspsblie k.ssPPeslsd 70
any other than STATE ssthori.,y' either
for psotsstisa .yiasis..ien Of his
rights offeszsesor eferty. ,.s.-.1
rs Daf " CsL sssAss = scored y
for such truths and such memories.
pivrstcd Of them its celebration b.