The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-04-11

protest against their declaration. It's
revival OF the slavish doctrine OF
passive submission and non. resist.
ance," which, as Walpole save, WAS
fret invented to support arbitrary and
despotic power and was never promoted
or counteuanced by any government that
had not designs some time or other OF
making use OF it. 1t teaches the PEG.
pie to regard the violation of the Con-
s;itution as crime of little magnitude;
it tends to corrupt their political faith.
to take them of their guard, and 10 lull
10 sleep that jealousy oil power which
We are Told by all writers is essential to
the preservation OF freedom, and pre-.
pares them 10 receive and submit to still
greater usurpstions without protest.
teachings most fatal TO the existence Of
free government, since - all ages lib
erty has been maintain. Il only By IN
ceasing vigilance and by resisting at the
very threshold every encroachment OF
arbitrary power, however small.
am not unmindfnl that in giving
expression 10 these sentiments l may
have incurred the disapprobation OF
some OF my political associates; but !
an convinced that all attempts to
Conciiate the friends OF Capitalization
and arbitrary power are worse than
vain. Year alter year we have been
lashci round the miserable circle OF
questionable arguments aud temporary
expedIents, and these questions are no
longer TO be evaded. They csnno, be
thrust aside or laid asleep. They 10.
volve go deeply the interests and the
very existence OF the States that they
must he met, fairly and iearlessly met
Nothing is so rash "a fear; and the
counsels Of pusillanimi,y very rarely
put oil while they are always sure to
aggrava'e the evils from which they
would fy. burke
Let the friends OF popular liberty pa,
aside all faint heartedness and boldly
auA openly take their stand upon those
grand principles of government main
taincd 10y their athcr.. and which still
! live in spite ot tac efforts OF tyranny l."
crush thcm, or OF false policy 10
check Their expression Then may We
hope to see constitutional government
restored. and with il those safeguard
which Will protect the citizen aud shield
him from cxecutiveas well rs Legislative
tyranny martial law and military
rule shall be spenscd with, and that
50 'e but discarded political maxim that
the military shall always be subordi'
nate to the civil power" shall be re.
vivcd; the right OF local seli-govern.
mcnt shall lie restored TO the States;
virtue and intelligence shall be released
from the letters placed upon them, aud
ignorance and corruption shall be sent
to the rear, TO the end that misgovefn.
mont and anarchy IN ten States Of this
Union may cease from the shoulders
OF the people shall be- rolled the
load a. tsxation and the heavy
burden imposed upon them 10
carry ont the revolutionary schemes
| In short, with the restoration Of the
Constitution, usurpatlOn will cease,
violence and fraud will TO longer be
employed TO give effect TO pretended
law, the States viii again become
cocqual members of the Federal Union,
aul the people, rescued from the
thrratcued dangers OF central zed des'
p1rism, will, in the future. guard more
iira'ousy aud well the pr celess heritage
Of restored aud fcicemCd Federal
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