Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1870-04-09

feat the OD1cot 1877 Whlch ~ was framed
and adopted, and thus retain the old
form of government under the confed-
Grafton, or create political hobby
upon which they could easily ride into
power and position. Then came the
resolutions of '9S and 80, placing a
construction which entirely changed
the government under il as intended
by its makers and defenders, back to
the very form that the Constitution was
intended to abolish. That construction
was adopted by a faction in this coun-
try, and by them insisted upon to be
the true one from that day to the pres
ent. That construction found an able
defender in the person of John G. CAL
houn. but when that statesman under
took to enforce the construction and
heresy, by means of notification, Old
Hickory was President and Calhoun
soon found II out, and timely retrac>
tion saved himself the unpleasant task
of pulling hemp. Webster, with an
unequaled power of mind, stood firm
pillar in the Senate it defence of con-
stitutional liberty. Mainly, by the eff
forts of these two, among the greatest
minds that ever lived, an iron heel was
placed upon the revolutionary construc-
ton that buried it in undistinguished
ruins for thirty years.
But during all this time, the youth
of the South, at least great aumber
of them, were secretly educated into
this political heresy, until finally, in
1860, when the advocates of that con.
struction and the universal and per-
petual spread of slavery having man.
aged to get possession of cur national
Capitol, the archives of the Govern
ment, the President, the Cabinet, our
army and navy, forts, arsenals, dock
yards aud the Democratic party
throus hout the land. They appeared
before the American people with Breck
enridge and Lane as their standard
bearers, declaring that unless their
construction was now accepted by the
election of those men they would se>
cede from the Union, pcaceably if they
could or torcibly il they must.
The election came. Lincoln, whose
name is immortal, was elected. These
constructionists made good their word
The war note was sounded and an army
of rebels, with all the advantage we
have mentioned, made war on the Gov.
ernment, while Buchanan, he being
ono of these constructionists, was PRO.
claiming from the White House that
he had searched the Constitution in
yoin to find the power to cocrce rebell-
ious States. War, did we say; no, q
cowardly attack on Anderson's little
patriotic band at Snmpter. The great
loyal heart of this nation was fired, ir-
respective of party, and the time of
sitting came.
And now, as tie record shows, every
politician, both North and South, who
did not go into the Union organization
against rebels, and who took sides with
the constructionists and with Buchan-
an, organized themselves into what we
term the modern Democracy, the chief
corner stone of whose faith was slavery
and State supremacy. This is no new
doctrine, for it was always held and
maintained. as the true dogma by that
faction of the Democratic party, and
now, the leaders of this modern De-
mocraey, mad over their defeat in the
wa, and thirst,ng for political power,
SO they may satiate their desire for re.
venge BY first humbugsing the people
and then gain at the ballot box what
they lost by the bullet. In proof OF
this we refer all thinking, reading and
honest Democrats to the records Of the
Democratic members of Congress as
reported in the Globe for the year 1860,
aud during the war.
To show that the principle involved
in the 1st resolution of the Albany
platform has always been the bone OF
contention in this Government, and also
its true meaning and to show that the
line SO plainly drawn between the
friends and enemies Of the Constitu-
ton and Republican institutions. has
not been confined to the Legislative
branch of our Government, but that
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