Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-01-21
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mote III ,ortaht to attr~.c. attent on
IS discussing tae pcoJre. OF taSits
! possession o. all the telegraph lines II
the country, ard thus make tie teIe
| graph government Institution. W,
n 1t on ~ hope thai tie w.se mel
Of Congress vii! out vote The 100 Is.
onca and thus the pro,,,e@, he defeat
ed
! We don't be,ieve government ha,
any business to NEEDLE in tins matter
mr. 10 We te!ieve there is any cali -!
to d 50, 1T ~ already 3 usutgc,
II carrying 5ae III Ills, aai alter il shat
iito its UsUEpa ion that oil transmit
ting oar tcie&raphic messages, how
soVn Viii / lie before it will denaid
&c carry car M ross la,.ttsl. Al Il. is
even Will not satisfy il, and I vii
proceed {, take possession OF The varl
! Gus means passenger conveyance
uu.it il ". probably Gown lis usur.
patton /. re.ai..u. 10 US ,ape an,
silt.
! Oar lessoas IN p,.ticel economy
We tau.at u ,aat governments a f,
u er-, p, 1t best. only to be tolera
tel be, ause they entail less ,y.l than
would follow the absence OF govern
msnt. We are taught by some OF oui
hast teachers that the only business .
government has is, 70 protect tho ,irra-
sa! ~ IL, eyoy asa! Of al his riyiss,-
nothin less, nothing more,--ari We
ar not sure but this lea is worthy e
serious attention. All must concele
in Eepui Lean America, at least, that
govcrnals mt posseses 40 inherent au
taarity, bat th.t - powers are dele.
ated. Few viii have the hard;hood
TO deny the Declaration Of Indcpen-
dance, WI s, glowing sentence st a
governments derive their Just por.rs
from tho consent Of the gorerned." The
iadge Of authority TOR an Am 'rican
governm mt Is the consent OF those to
be ate It'd by 1t.
P.inarilv, governments were form
a an'. II t Q n lvillal members
there m GIT ) relieve Of the bur
dens OF let.lce. 1t is RI. g,vtran us
have usurpsi to a po.at Z eat De-.
bevoni TINS idea, bnt that does not
maze IL, uslrpa.ioa just fable orlegal
| In som. coan ries which call them
selves civilized the governments there.
!, not only exercise a defensive att.
IN lie towards every subject, but &
II III. exere Il: lel,a Of III lie.ty III
d tatino the rec q IA o., Ct too'
.n,arsl &c. Til, truth is MT on y
So! -ey.5ent. bat has also teen aba.
dlntl, proved, dat the 9 'efnnent
which reac rs it Is is ea arms into
tie h )mes + the pc pc and proFN.e
TOR them what they are a5.e to pro
I'd for themselves soon has ma loit
81 tast aecavin- yir.lity-.ot 'gnoblr
qualities an h.-vsa Ealits No.
would il BE- vcr, al, nri III posi-
ION to say that only the ny lou OF de-
'ayea manhood and s.hlsct =, avisnness
would even consent thst the govern
m al should thus interfere viii tnS
acr i and inalienable rights o ! lie
til .en. Ill that right m alti eta th>
an ask Of a government is the p. :
lection that is nesess ry to enable ,
hem to carry Oh tile various transac-
tons OF pc sce'ul pursuits We do not
want, in this free country, govern
nent that does all the business OF the
.eaple We want goycrnme Ut tina,
will develope manly, selt-reI.aat 4'nai'-
les in the in livllall.
Thas Tar we have treated, briefly, !
,n'y Of the general principles of the
question. Taere are special abuses,
and iajus,ices wrought By
this attempt OF the government to
al, the private tights OF
the citizen, which we hope to show at
a future time.