The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-07-17

his retirement, seeming ~ he tilltd with mort
than human presrience, lie warned his cVun-
trymen that In the future, Us well as In thy
past, the despotic element Of society would
seek TO consolidate the powers 30 carefully
distributed mud that Whenever that policy
became successful, free government would "
buried under the ruins 0f the temple Of lib
rrly, aud Ucspotism take the place oftlle Re-
, public Ia his Farewell Address hc used
these solemn words Of warning, which We
would do well TO heC,l; at Is important,
too, IN free country, that habits Of tliLEing
should inspire caution In thosecnrustcd with
It's administration to COaliIc Themselves
within thciI respective constitute mi spheres;
avoiding In the exercise Of tile power ozone
Department, 10 encrOarh upon another, The
spirit Of ENHANCEMENT tends to consolidate
al tho powers Of the Departments in one, and
thus 10 create, whatever tue form Of Govern
Incnt real DcspOliSn p
These were truly ws ds Of wisdom from the
lips oil the Fa her Of his Country; 10 wnos
efforts, more tban perhaps to those of any
other, this country owes the establishment oil
her Independence.
Upon these principles of strict construction
nnd nOn-intrfIrrtnre between the Depart
mcntS, our Government was conducted
through the Gig years Of WaSlingtOn's al
ministrilOn and when under the elder
Adams, by means Of the Alien and Scdi;ion
Laws, an attempt was made tO infringe on
the rights Of tie States, by the exercise, ON
tic part OF the general Government, of pow
ers not delegated, his administration was
hurled fom power, aud that great apostle Of
| tlmHtp- fla, uutl,nH Of tI,n ,F
Independence and the Revolutions Of lT9:-
Thomas Jefferson, was elected In his StOnd
Upon the principles rnunciatCd aud pnrtirtd
by him-ilmt this wns Federal Government
o delegated powers, composed separate,
independent, sovereign States, We lived,
ilourislcd aud prospcrd for nearly sixty
years, rs no people ever Ind before
Then came The War, with all its ncctmu.
lated liOrrors-np cra which all good citizens
would gladly blot from the pages Of our hi. I.
tory; but the evils Which iirntnird, like the
ghost VI lIanquO, will not dUwu at our lid /.
ding. During It's progrcss-nmid the excite
mcni, evaporation aud hate which Il rngcn-
ducd, first principles were lost sight Of or
,lisrcgnrdpd. Powers were assumed by the
Executive anh Legislative Department.,
which were never before rlulmC,l Ur cyrr, C,l
-Whlen were MOI WARRANTED ny we letter or
'Wt,' ollNt Gn'''ut'oh' hhl WhleI, III OH
" unrs WohlI nav "!h snlIclvht 10 lm,c
aroused ll'e Whole people 10 sense o. Tie
imminent nHWgrr wpirh 'iii'liahel fitlr W.
',!",ons ron 'hrSe iOrinli"Dle assumptions
on power on inc part OF lhrir rulers. One
islrlatiOn became the precedent for nnntlrr,
nhn, u. ue close o. Ihr war, we lonhd that
we lan urll,Sd 50 lar from Tue ancient land'
nnEs', 'lat 'le SnoH,s anu 'nlcksanus Of con.
ol'Ha',oh"El' Whle'l We haa hech warned
; W 'hc lainerSi were l'lhlnlr Visible 10 those
VINO Won'u eut STOP asu iUOH Tor II moment
w nur S.'hlon'
ineh u wstlat ''lc snl'7r second ilonglt
o. !he people as aroused to the dnnivrs
whieh these continued rhrr0nclilnehts on their
rlghts iOreSH' uoWe.ii nlld M cforl WIS al
ohce maue 10 gel 'hr sup oil Stale back ia
W. Oh, lnootlnss' nhIrr lne SHADOW Of tic
,ohS'..u,ioh ailu lle l'ws' bal 'ne spirit Ol
'ieie, making cGll'il"h cause with tic demon
olulsgofu anu the mend 81 persecution, dis.
reEntuen 'le WISE eoiilsGls OF lie rev, aud
sweep ON nsau'ohE " 'lls mai career 1--WE
vonIui " tln' '''ilc, nave risen 10 'llr inhgni.
.Ine OF lhe oTe'slohTli we llad exercised
''i''sp ,uW"tu Honri put chniii! 'Ur all
We cOu,N hANe n1h imoucu W. The spiHt
Wnleil ANIMATED tie AUTHORS oil Tue Immortal
pvclI'"'un " lhhelehuth'ei ma hiiu totle
lw4ple ol .he SCUM, rs lucy dln 10 tbelaorlc
hnslhnui ,ilnl We would IGiu lhrln "cne-
ulits ~ War, III peace friends our troubles
mu.'u ""Ne vNu'u Vte lucy werewolf begun.
history no iVSs '''ah common sense nnd or
.hnnr! experience, teaches US illat magnailim-
NY Us more powerful 'Ilan feN"hseIt'I' love
"hn .M.,, I"' w." ne,e' mn n-,hc HEARTS
,,",,, ~, ~, i.'tns' % Sv'trn-
'a'' W. IL L"'' , n'st " ,o,x!, u u
~, ~. " t,n.I S'v i, ian, S "n'''l HMe'! becomes
s,.,',, " ,r,;,,, rn',i.,I /" Nason, " hGt
~. m"N" W VIII ,,.s v"snuvfeu III
,"e s"s, ~, ~ IL " aIr .,s"nr" '"'v 80 ih-
,",'s,,;,, sn,,;,ta '"y ~ W "vs'e. s" ~,
'.',nn Iii, , a...i,s., ,ne'e Mcsee irOel'ion
",v' tt"'','"" "s"'S 'hs 'ohl"yroI-enrh
,goe.i.Dn suIltSHssul "hr bringing 1oWn upon
'nv un""IE , VEN ., ,n0 ~ ,he ven
sV"n.f VI 'He ''v'or' :. Wo"la " luie 10 re-
,T o',n, W. I'M n u ra, jug natpatiilsS
,' n ""ny ',"iMyu ,ne nls luleill !r5laad
OF England was most ntarktd-nndcr Henry,
" Elizabeth, or Cftmwell or he Georges.
Hood slre'ins f'm every page efler history!
Her hest, her bra'rsi' ler wised, lnngui'hrd
in dungeons or pcrisl'ed on The scallold Her
,NIU lrpy peaslIiry were hunted like wild
beasts ThS keIigion oil her people YVES made
crime Tue land was srrne Of lwrSccL.
ton Every rebellion was followed by new
Judicial assassination aud every set Cfjuli.
cial assassinations were followed by new
rebellion, Yet to-day Ireland Is US rtbcllious
US ever. TIE .uilliCrs WHO have len .liC.
shores, tcn,pirv with the millions who ,c.
main; aud the Saxon, no matter how he may
strive 10 cSnciliatc, Is tic inyadrrsill ! Rc.
bellion is a duty with the MASSES, and treason
Une Of the cardinal virtues England Is
pOwcrlcss to-day among her sister nations,
from the Irish thorn that ranklc, In her