The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-03-11
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ofifhis prerogafige, the State will
hawesqno power worth retaining;a ALL
will be gone, and it will be subjected
to the arbitrary will of Congress Tho
government will then be centralized
if not by the passage Of laws, then by
the adoption, through partisan infiu7-
ence, of an amendment directly i'll
conflict with the original design of the
constitution. This proves how neces--
sary it is that the people should re-
quire the administration Of the three
great departments of the government
tog5eE strictly within the limitations of;
the Constitutions. Their boundaries
have been accurately defined,and nei-
theF should be allowed to trespass up
on the other; nor, above all, to enc
croach upon the reserved rights ofthe0
people of the States. Sal. 7H @iiiA779s ,''ii
The troubles of the past four years
will prove ito the nation blessings If
thew produce so desirahiei feshlt--t
Upon those who became young ment
amid the sound of cannonla11d' the din
of arms, and who quietly returned to
the farm, the factory and the school of
the land, will principally deyolve the
solemn duty of perpetuating the nnien
of the States, in defense of which
hundreds and hundreds of millions of
national obligations were incurred. IL
A manly people will not neglect the
training necessary to resist aggression,
but theyiishould be jealous lest the
civil he made subordinate to the MILL
tary element. We~need to encourage
in every legitimate way study of the
Constitution for which the war was +.
waged, knowledge Of, and reverence
for, whose wise checks by those so
soon to occupy he places flied by her
seniors win be the only hope of pre-.
serving the republic. i'.'''' u '-' .'-''
The Young men of the: nation, not
yet under theicontrol of party must
| resist the tendency to centralization as
| an outgrowth of the great rebellion,
| and 6beI familiar with the fact that
| the country consists hof the. United
| States, and that when the States sur-i
| rendered certain great rights for the
sake of a more perfect union, they re-
tained rights as valuable and impor-
taht9as those they relinquished for the
common veal. This sound old doc
trine, far different from the teachings
that led to the attempt to secede, and
Kindred theory that the States were
/ taken out of the Union by the rash act
of conspirators that happened to dwell
4 within their borders, must be received
and advocated with the enthusiasm Of
EARLY manhood, or the people win be
ruled by corrupt combinations of the
commercial centers, which, plethoric
from wealth., annually migrate to the
! capital of the nation to purchase spe-
cial legislation. Until the representa-
tives of the people in Congress more
| fully exhibit the diverse views and in
terests of the whole nation, and laws
| cease to be made without full discus
sion, at the behest Of some party
/ leader there will never be a2proper
respect shown by the -law2making
power either to the Judicial or execu-
i tive branch Of the governiRent. The
geiieration just beginning TO use the
ballot box, it is believed, only need
1 that their attention should be called to
| these, considerations to indicate, by
their votes, that they wish their rep.
resentatives to observe all the re.
straints which the people, in adopting
4 the constitution, intended to impose
on party excess. "io ( 5'sr- le
i Calmly reviewing my administra-
ton of the government, I feel that
4 with a sense of accountability to God,
having eonscientiously endea9ored to
. discharge my duty, have nothing to
regret. Events have. proved the cor
recthess of the policy set forth in MY
/ first and subsequent messages. The
woes which have followed the rejec-
ton OF forbearance, magnanimity and
constitutional rule, are known and de-
L
7 Pplored by the nation. It isa matter
of pride and qualification in retiring
from the most exalted position in the
gift of the people, to feel and know
that in long,, arduous and eventfnl
life my actions have never been infip.r
enced by a desire to gain, and that I
can sincerely inquire: Whom have I
defrauded? !? whom have oppressed 2
or at whose hands have received any,
bribe to blind my eyes Herewith? No
responsibility for wars that haye. been
weged or blood that has been shed
rests lqgpop me- only thoughts haye
been those of peace, and my effort has
ever been to ,allay contentious among
mygeoantrymen, Forgetting the past,
let us. returQ to. the first principles of
the government, aud unfurling7 tho
banner of our country, inscribe upon d,
it in flineffaceable characters :" The,
Constitution and the Union, one aud
inseparable,a1 adt .asnesl iaas9gg OH
/ lSigned]sa ANDREW. sJeHSsoN,a "A.
WASHINGTON, p. C., March 4, 1869.
Time wears slippers of list aud his
tread is noisless. The days come
softly dawning. one after anothers
jithey creep in at the windowss their
fresh morning ain is grateful to the ii
\ lips as they pant for it: until AeforeH
we Know it, afwhole life of days has
! possession of the citadel, and Time 4
has taken us for its own.
7 CAN Irishnnan, in great1 fright and q
haste, rushedihto .AbernethN's s office, 4
and aeNclaimeds iaavoT 5saT .tasni