The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-03-14
iSEIssT ATE ITa TIHE CONSTITUTION tHiiio5

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speech OF Joha lQuinpJaAdslns4 4Bafirs
the. Cenititu tional Club Of Dcstol-
How tle Democratic party WIZ Yet
save the Couhtry. .1s8 9tg7!oG 9! ala
! The CONSTITUTIONAL Club, Of Boston,
on !le evening et,thc 22ud lslte celcbr..
| ted its sixth anniversary, Thq, fplloNing
speech was delivered by. Hon. 10 john
Quincy Adams: ',''''''''' '''- ''-
r. With the war Of secession, gentlemen,
seiharea tnos orcasion otu deal aIt9rllus
passed in,"c history hut there is.ops re-
suit oi il with WHICH i, il. -cminGptly
ncrrssary that We eshould deal. Al that
Yiimt. lien tue cannon weic fred At Fort
FSnltcr. the psoplc nf,he North; IDS one
tusu." "a.rEed tonthe .Capiiolito defend
III. Constitution ,randu the ,UnisR.,gTbat
vas !he. impulse, that carried them
lhroushin the first plnce. They aockad
10 the Capitol forgetting. for a'tiiha all
constitutional rishis-alI' the isrisinal
purposes for wlirh the building hal been
.rsctpd-ndt 'uuna,urslly.. .grn.lem.n. .
Iahey turned itain,o the purpose of'aafor-
Etrets and y defence. They u;ealled upon
,hfi va!rs npwsrpt the CONSTITUTION, synd
they syid. 80 long ,ast tnis insuE5eotioa
exists We W. will use The Constitul lion, We
'I'wili' usu 1.-The 6Cupitbl asla fortress; and
5frnmiitnshalr i,sueFihurgfeat yprerngasivs
of the sgpysrpmsnt,. Until tLisathiug h.,
passed AWAY from) VS. I.. .Aftcro the, arms
llad been laid daw,,, long after the, angry
and 'asrliks people nbo took up. those
s.rail;s Had surrendered. Ihaa agreed that
they were hcaten. had said theros shnuld
be nu more vzr:-thspoliricians Of party
in this 7eahSdS1'to6lks TpIaaSsrssion Of thai
ciin,lrl Of our fresdon,, and have ashnsed
i, from that dnysta,hiss not as =. defense,
Of the CppsiiW,iop;, by, ,as, /, simple !emols
unent for their nxn advantages. Wha,
has Lc"n ihaa result? Where do We
stand in:tlay ?hliHtahto say. and say
| j. with 'cns- 'ofrnppmibili,y, i:that.to:
day ,hrrsis nolilin.,of the oldr Gupstltu-
,i,n IF asur fpIttrs lelt, r., tto, US fxcep. What
was always understood aud believed by
them IL be d nitre@ Incident 81 Cohstilus
Isianal liin,wpf,braud ,hststis wartpas;er.,
IIArplau,e.l . Thutri. what VIC are living
Fsuad,n,it tTha.lis,tss,hius ,upd,r. sLiel,
| The present CONSTITUTION Of the IIuitcd
STATE, ha. been hull, !. for do NOT ina zine
fnr mon,ept xIesI soak of the Cons,i.
tuition Of the United States. ,.ha. I de.ipn.
u bs mainadersidS !, tpprrakinp tprk n y he Con.
fsiitutiah Our fathers left 1sAby no iIlnn:
nef 6f ,nrnns ,tT'le re6nsriiutionalrd.
l,iacc, ofi,he father, was, ,built ofoth. sLi'e
marble, Of The States. which ,he, broupht
together y Voluntarily as a vork ,of love,
aid piltd III There oile 81 ontf.a ofa each in
4 pri,leSnlIdefshta adding stone ARR s,I.nne
totfs btahiifut md q ymn,itical 8 edjtice
under which We all lived. ,frAol,use. j
But What i. ,iiis ,l,inv xlioI .es w. ace,
there III Washington ! Is.tL.t .bu;lt Of
tthG.e stbnes! ,Lss. put9 t9Tts Ttsoete.iEer t.iE By
sKy such lbsSdsas those sEicll csimist,.ed
The old Capi,dl Z. .s-Why,7 gentlemen; i, ii'
| built. of The volcanic lava. -, hot from
the rcsaitsa5f' III, 5utb5uArine Of one
kmount, fnppluuscl. aiid nil isrela,uSed TO-.
,ro,her by'er.att bands 4iof black, ru.ted
iron feiters.l i[Applaust. l,lil.'s no such
.difice. at all ;imd now Ne, have iiii,he
bPre.iden,i.l Chair alman who. when he
swear. to protect and iefsud and preserve
.ba Constitution. 'secnnto think that,ihi.
preserve. ,ueil,, .,,.5,,,,,.,,,, ,,Fir a
Nov, my friends. what's The CO, course Tor
10 70 pafsusl? ul? Whst ars "a Il d; Il, Il .as
faesOfahe 'f.c. tlia. Ne ssc i dispatch eom-
ing ovcri.he wres FROM The State oiGeor-
sis. liirh ovveu under ttaaic,l ideas. ,h..
been long ngo in, thp Union, sayipQ ,,that
the Legislature hus met, aud that certain
gentlemen have been turned dut dttS6f II jl.ir
seats f6r disability, cttts:h others for7 being
fillegally elected. and, cer,aih others for
cs,tain other thugs tdo numerousit,ruth .
,ipn?t Why, gentlemen. rhyi!,,. Brc.usa
lie pe"ple Of the State Of 3 Gcorgi, bsli+se
flGyS ought hnt "a be there? ftcalse The
'iaan,l~rso Of ihpidhwh Bofy haveea paused
,'pmi ,hai question. .ian,l decided tha,tthey
~ .ta Ia, l.., .il,. u..,.l9 tri., .a,un