The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-08-05

Parties are no got up to order, |
nor created by conventions or pol
iticians. They grow up out OF the
condition Of the country, or spring
from great events. They have a
existence, and are composed Of
many individuals, and are the crea-
lures Of education, tradition and
prejudice. Men may control their
actions by their Wills, but they can
not control their beliefs in politics
or any thing else. The democratic
party has been, by its whole edu-
cation and history, committed to
the doctrine of state rights and
state sovereignty. The right of
secession 10 . necessary offshoot Of
democratic principles. It has ar
rayed itselfin justification and do
tense of slavery against the eman-
cipatio1 OF the slaves. and al its
prejudices are arrayed in behalf OF
that institution. II now pretends
that within ninety days it has ut
terly changed its principles. Be-
fore that time It declared the re.
construction measures unconstitu-
tional that the ratification of the
l4th and 18th amendments was
procured by fraud and duress, and
were no part of the constitution.
If they were in earnest ninety days
ago, they believe it yet. II they
do not believe it now, they we're
hypocritical then. Their conduct
justifies in saying that their pre-
tended acceptance of these amend
ments WAS hypocritical, and is
only simulated till they shall get
into power. They have said to
the south, "Let US make the plat
foam, and select the candidate who
will carry out the cheating pro-
gramme. Without power We can
do nothing. Trust US with the
power, and then we will be true,
as we have in the past, to the
democracy of the southern states.
The south must take US on trust"
Thus do they propose that the next
canvss shall be made upon q false
issue. While insisting that they
are in favor Of the new departure
they cling to the doctrine Of state
rights and state sovereignty. The
party nowhere repudiates the doc.
trine of secession. II state rights
is correct the right Of secession
results from it, and Buchanan was
right when he said there was no
power in the general government
to coerce state. Until this doc
trine is repujiated it stands . per-
petual threat against the integrity
| Of the union, and until that doc
trine is dead the nation will always
be in danger. Kentucky is the
second child Of the union, and it
| Is as absurd to talk about the SOW :
ereignty Of Kentucky as for . child
to claim to be the twin brother of
its father. Kentucky was born
with the constitution, and was
made q state by the United States.
The leading idea OF the republican
party is that this nation is undi-
vided and indivisable /; that the
nation is sovereign and the states
subordinate; that there is one
sovereign, and not thirty-scven.
There is no danger of centraliza-
ton Fer one l shall regard the
rights OF the statcs as zcalously as
any one, and there is no desire To
override them but / do repudiate
the idea Of state sovereignty, that
the nation is compact of states,
and that any state has the right to
withdraw from the union at plea
sure. All the states have rights,
because the constitution confers
them upon them and guarantees
them to them. 81
The Kentucky resolutions of '9s
have been an Inheritance Of woe
and curse to the state. Kentucky
has had three chief curses-slave-
ry, resolutions Of '9S and the dem
ocratic party-and l leave you te
say which is the worst. The dem
ocrats are bitterly assaulting tn.
ku-klux bill. charging that it is il
violation of the constitution, anc
that it places in the president
hands dangerous power. I de-
ny this. No law has ever done se
much good in the same time a.
this. 1t has brought peace to tn,
state, saved hundreds OF lives ant
prevented innumerable torture.
and outrages. The general 0! tn,
r army has recently testified to it.
efficiency. It has given compare
tive peace to Kentucky, where, &C.
cording to the statement of th
governor in message to the leg.
islature. the civil authority wa
wholly inadequate to suppress vic
lence. Crime was rampant, an,
he asked military force to protec
the lives and property of citizens
If any evidence is needed to es.
tablish what has been the condi
'ion in Kentucky in this respect,
can be found in the columns of tn
leading democratic journals of tn
state.
The argument against the ku
klux bill in the senate broke dow
flat-a complete failure OF tho op
position. They magnified the i'm
por!ance Of the measure and fai
to produce single good arRumen
against it. There was constitu
; tional provision that fugitive
from justice should be delivered
A small party contended that tn
government had no rioht to enforc