The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-03-26
Van Trump on Expatriafion
and Democracy.
For DC Lancaster enEetla

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highest satisfaction read this day
a speech of our Representative in
Congress, Hon. p. VAN TRUMP, on
the Expatrlation bill-and most
heartily did | respond to the fol.
loving:
"fhe law of nature applies to
man, and not to Government. The
rights resulting to each have no
relation the one TO the other. The
ono is primitive and fundamental,
the other limited and conventional.
Deity endows man with his natur-
al rights; man invests Government
with its politica.. powers. The
right Thus existing is paramount to
the power thus created the pow.
or therefore cannot absorb the
right In relation TO the exercise
OF this inherent right, the citizen
stands high above all the powers
VI the Uovernment--bis right Of
locomotion and domicile as deriv.
ed from the universal law of ma
ture, which is Gods law and not
mans, is subject to no control and
is held by q tsnnre wholly indie.
pendent Of the political laws Of the
Government under which he lives. :"
/ These are nuble sentiments
moro. they are true. SO Jealous
Was the Honorable member Of these
rights, that he disapproved of any
Interference with them by the
Government, by its express or i'm
piled CONSENT" &C., &C., fearing
either one or the other of them
would interfere with these God
given rights OF all citizens. Now,
Mr. Editor, would you believe a
mind so jealous Of all these things,
could be in darkness in relation TO
u question that a child can answer:
Who is ciIizen2 "a resident OF
a county or city entitled to certain
privileges Would you believe
this man and the party to which
he is nor attached, entertain the
sentiment "that negro (cven born
and residing in this country has no
rights n white is bound 10 respect"
!. o., he has no right "to life, Iibcr.
W children, home, oath, vote, or
the pursuit OF happiness for in
these is harriness-and without,
them on this earlh there is no hap,
plness. How eloquently he dis.
courses of our dutiesto our citizens
ITO the manor born or naturalized
and how he boasts Of the Demo.
cratic party:
"Sir the Democratic party needs
no defence at my hands. lam not
bound to its defence beyond the
period In which | have had the
honor to be an humble follower of
its principles" so you soc ho is
not an original Democrat but dyed |
IN The wooil]* "But as a general
proposition do not hesitate to say |
that whether in war or in peace--
~ power or out of it. that proud
old party has ever stood bcfore the
Constitution like tho sword OF
tlamet before the gate of Paradise,
flashing out its indignant wrath up.
on those who would violate that |
sanctuary OF our rights. There il
stands, and there IL will continue
to stand. Nothing can either dim
or seduco II from its position. It
stands there alike Indifferent TO the
scornful sneers of an arrogant ma.
jority on this floor or tho idle
threats of an INSCRIPTIONS band of
parlizan loafers organized as "loy.
al leagues" throughout tho land
In despite Of all combinations and
Of all denuncatlon it will stand by
tho Constitution as long as a pil.
lar OF II romans"
Now, Mr.. Editor. how much of
This pillar Of the Constitution
would now be remaining ifevery
body north, bad, us our WORTHY
member said he and tie Democrat.
g party had done--tstood by the
Constitution" during tho war for
ls destruction! Stand by the
Constitution T. Yes You and your
party did thai and nothing else
You stood, and stood very still, BY
he ConstituIion-and you are silt
tdadtag by Il, and doing nothing =
,lse than Standing. While q mil.
ion OF menlushod forward 10 pre-. y =
'ent more than halt of your party
rom tearing II to tatters, you stood :,
-and stood still-you did-taking !
'ood care Ito stand" whore there .
'ere no bullets--but you stood, !,
on did-and like Lots wife. Won !
,M stand as monument cf follv. .
IN and shame, as long us language 7
written. All | have recently y
cared is that the Democratic paf. U
=, instead OF boas,ing Of ''atandine =
y tho Constitution" will claim, as :,
hoy did last fall, that they were y
he best friends of tho mooinq sol !.
iers that they fought, bled and =
led, for the Constitution. But il 9, 9,
ley Will only 20 no farther than o
hr Hon. member has gone ,hoy =
'ay stand by tho Constitution =
ow and ioreyer'--and they will :,
ave u good stand for business, as ~ ~
icy will stand u life time, and - ~
III not DO moved by any soldier, p p
no shouldercd his musket, not !.
"stand by tho Consultation" ~ y,
1t TO mrest II from destruction in N
civil war commenced, carried on, az a.
I'd now defended only by the ~ ",
emoclatic party, ~ ~
A SOLDIER. ~
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