The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-04
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read and subscribe TO the sentiments
Of his speech in the Senate upon The
Ku Klux bill. We give the conclu.
ding portion Of il. He completely
annihiIatss the argument or raths,
the sophistry Of his opponents, in 70
gard 70 the eonstitutionality Of she
law to1ohing the right Of the nation
70 employ The national arm within
the States, to prevent mobooracy and
revolution; By simply saying that
equality and freedom among the
whole people, lie especially the prov.
incs Of the nation to protect and
maintain. The Senator'S remarks
are particularly eloquent and oonvin.
oing: sss Assta.
What makss ~ 1 nation? Not
armies, mos Aeets, not iorti6cations,
aos aoeameros rsaching every shore
abroad, mot industry filling every
veis - home, nor population throng.
ing 'ths highway none of these
make our Nation. The national life
of THE Rspablic 10 found in the prin.
cipls q Unity and in tho Equal
Rights OF all our people !; I'll Of which
being national in character are nec-
1sssarilys placed under the great cafe.
guard OF tho nation. Let tho nation
ial unity be assailed, and the nation
will spring TO it, defense. Let the
hamblest citisen in the remotsst vii.
lage be assailed in the enjoyment Of
equal rights, and the nation must do
for that humbleet citizen what il
would do for itself. And this Is only
according to tho original promises Of
the Declaration Of Independence,
and the moro recent promises Of the
constitutional amendments, tho two
concurring in the Same national
principles. s paw
Do yoa question tho binding char.
acter of che great Declaration ? Then
do l invoke the constitutional amend
nients. But you cannot turn from
either, and each establishcs, beyond
question, the boundaries Of national
power. making it eo-extensive with
tho natteaak nnitHssapd the equal
rights Of oil originally declared and
subsequently, assured. Whatever is
annoanced in the Declaration is 90
aentially national, and 90 also il oil
that 10 assured. The principles of
tho Declaration, REINFORCED BY the
Constitutional Amendments, can not
be allowed TO suffer. Being common
70 Ill they must be under the
safeguard Of al NOR can any
State Get up its local system
against the universal law
Equality implies universally; and
what is universal must be national.
If each State 10 left to determine the
protection of equal rights, then will
protection vary according to the
State, and equal rights win prevail
only according to the accident flocal
law. There will be as many equali-
ties a. States. Therefore, in obedi.
ence to reason, as we'll as solemn
mandate, is this power in the Ma
ti0n. f5.tgsy s5.s.aE#+
Nor am deferred fIom this con-
clusion by any cry of centralism, or
it may be of imperialism. These are
terms borrowed from France, where
this abuse has become . tyranny,
subjeciing the most distant oommu.
mites even in the details of admins
tration to central control. Mark, il
you please, the distinction. But no
such tyranny is proposed among US,
nor any Interference Of any kind
with matters local in character. The
nation will not enter the State OK
cept for the safeguard Of rights ma.
tional in character, and thcn only as
the sunshine, with benifcent power,
and, like tho sunshine, for the equal
good of all. As well assall the sun
because il is ccntral-because it is
imperial. Here is . just centralism
here is generous imperialism
Stunning with patriotic care that in
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Nor Am / deferred by any party
CRY. The Republican pat Rust DO
lts work, when 10 notniDRss than
the regeneration OF the nation &C.
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clarat.on Of Independence. 10 main.
tain the Republic in its unity, and