The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-09-09
JUDGES CROssLAND,s sPEECEs.
views OF the New Departure.


Judge Grassland, our member of Con-
gress from this District, addressed the
people of this county, at the Court
House, on Monday last We are quite
certain he will be a candidate for re-
election.
After discussing the condition of the
finances, showing the reckless, wicked
waste of the peoples money by the Rad
zeal administration, and the dangerous
linroads upon liberty by the unconstitu-
tional usurpations of the President Col
C. deplored the angry discussions that
I exist among some democrats in regard to
the New Departure" The democracy
of Ohio and some other Northern States
had taken what is Familiarity known as the
! New Departure. Col. c. did not agree
with the extreme men on either side.
He would not agree that "tae Consfita
tioaal amendments are right IN principle,
not to be repealed, bit made the proper
basis Of ne,o democratic policy" They
are wrong Sin principle" in his opinion,
in conflict with the theory of the origi-
nal instrument their pretended adoption
procured By fraud and force, is dan
gerous invasion of the rights of the
States. If he had the power he would
repeal them-and all the laws enacted
for their enforcement. lie had no doubt
of the Jurisdiction of the courts upon
the question of their validity, and be-
lieved that if the question could be
brought before an enlightened court
free from partizanism and prejudice, that
each Of said amendments would be de-
clared invalid. Almost every democrat
in the country about the time of their
adoption had declared that each of the
amendments we're null and void, he had,
aud believed what he said was true, aud
believes so still. But the amendments
and the laws enacted under each had
been declared part Of the laws of the
land and were enforced as such and
whether we accept them as accomplish
ed facts, or endorse them, or .'reeog
nize them as valid laws, he would not
violate them and would advise every
man to carefully refrain from any viola
ton Of them. Nc man can reasonably
ask US to do more than to obey the laws,
or, what is the same thing, not to violate
them.
He would not go with those who viii
refuse to support the nominees of the
democratic party, if conventions fail
to declare against the validity Of the
amendments. lie arden;ly hoped the
Democratic candidates in all the North
ern States would be elected-their victo-
ry would fill him with JOY and strengthen
his hopes for the future. He had an
abiding confidence IN the devotion of
the National Democracy to correct prin-
eiples of government. He had conf
dence in the Democracy OF the Northern
States he had witnessed with admira-
ton and gratitude their gallant struggles
against Radicalism in all its efforts to
degrade and Cypress the Southern peo-
pie They stand to-day firmly united
with Us Of the South in the determine
ton to reduce taxation and tighten the
burtheus that the unjust
hands of Radicalism has imposed upon
the toiIing tax payers; aud he intended
to support zealously aud earnestly The
men selected by our next National Dem
ocratic Convention whether the New
Departure is incorporated in the plat
form or not