The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-03-09

political affairs; are disposed to &C.
quiesce in them, and to abandon those
principles for which they have 80 long
con ended. But we are not Of the
number who believe in Political fnali-
tics. We have too often seen them
Overturned and reversed. Fifteen
years ago who would have deeined it
possible 10 this. country to charter o
National bank ? There had been a
ten-years contest oven IT, 1t had at
last been settled against the bank.
Its friends had apparently abandoned
HE struggle. Daniel Webster, its
greatest champion, Pronouaced it can
obsolete idea" The only constitu-
tional Argument IN its favor-that it
WAC necessary TO; regulate the fiscal
Iconcerns Of the .Government-had
been shown by experience TO be false.
The question was considered almost as
lead 10 thar whether we shodid separ-
ate o. not from the Government of
Great Britain. But where are we
now Instead Of one National bank,
with a capital Of 49,, 000, V0o, we have
now LOO National banks with-a
capital of nearly 100000, 000. The
ghost Of Jackson would be appealed
ifit were now to visit this emphstical-
" lewer. sphere, So in regard to q
-from 1924 y ls44-had the most
bitter .seontroyersies over IT, It was
supposed TO be finally adjusted against
the protective principle. That the
latter conid Be renewed q dozen years
ago would have been considered among
The impossibiiitses. ! But, nevertheless,
to-day: NE have tie most onerous and
exactiHg protective system for the
benefit OF New England and Pennsyl-
iron industry th4t we have ever
seen. For the, third Of a century, or
from 1870, when the Missouri ques-
ton originated, until it was settled by
the Compromise OF 1850, slavery was
q great feature in our politics. The
eminent statesmen Of both, parties, at
the latter period, then setted IT, as
they supposed, upon principles that
would endure forever The Dem
and The opposition party de-
in National Conversions, that
il was finality, -neverato be disturb
ed, and'fhat those who engaged in it
were enemies to the countrr.s Under
that compromise tile people. of the
Territories were to dec. de Is whether
they would have tslaveiy or not; and
fugitive slaves, ,underasan express sti-
pulation Of the Oonstitatiebgl were to
be given up osthe parties to whom
was due Provisioaslthusian-
ehored In the GonstitutiOa, and hav-
the asseptof both pOditicnl parties,
havc been sMepts away as by q whirl7
wind. Z In addition To- this, slavery in
the States, the legal existence of which
had never been questioned, has gone
BY the board. Even as late as 1861
the State Of Ohio, when she ratified
the Corwin amendment to the Con-
stitutionbngreed that no amendment
should ever be1made, to the Federal
Constitution abolishing slaveryin any
.tateeRithoutl its consent. a.
Z Is tithe Republican party to-day !
moro firmly intrenchediin power4than
is predecessors were, to. fifteen years
seof 10 no respect. 3 But The sup
posed fnaliti9s Of that time have dis
appeared, b and q direct antagonism
las been substitutedc in their place.
have banks and tariffs and aboIi-
ions In operation. / all thentplaeed be-
gsnd affaiumsnt. uiIThis State of
will perish sooner than that
which IL superseded.a The olatter had
he snppott ola majorityaof the peo-