Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-09-04
l.iancy in eur rrv"scm'nnlrch
Speech OF J. .. Showa!te-.
Delivered at f:ic Raising OF u Gree.
ley aud Brown Flag in the
scnth ward. 81. Louis,
August Sd, 1879.

a. Nv I ~
"fthc nominees oi the Cincinnati Con
v%cntIon. The best hope, or rather ii,
only hope. IN the present condition ,
our country. | believe that ti,cj
election VIII finally result. if;hc Den
ocraiic party l., as in times past. ouI
true To !lsCli and lis record, in me T.,
establishment OF constitutional lay
anu republican government in lLI
rand | believe il 10 be II mrcl rriuru
nlONcilIcnt--:i cOiInlcncUIucut--w HiCI
under Proper guidance. wilI 20 on ul
III nj the various rings are broker
up untl! all the Corruptiuu,. unue
= the Daiciu! influence of which. ON
country has been so mi>rulcu for IN,
past few years, shall have been ban
l>lcd. ant! il healthy state again i'm.
parted 10 the body polite. How rn,
this result he accomplished: - III,
question. Here Is only one Dnth II,
which IL can be reached. iumv iud",,
ment, and | shall now proceed I,
point that out, leaving to ollcr,. WI,
shai follow ne the task orcypusiun
MI the u~surpations and nisnoyrrr.
lHcht OF tue present administration.
propose 10 talk to YOU on the mrruI-
est OF all Questions that can Interest
frcclnen-the principles OF the GOV
crnnent under whic!, they live. Be
tore, however, L shall commences. nj.
low me to read you Il short extract.
which | have here.
That this assembly doth explicitly uu,,
pc~rcihptority declare. that it view. In. NV.
crs III the Federal Government, n, rr.uI,in,,
from The compact 10 which the State, arr, n,i.
YES, ~ limited 10y the plain sense and iui..n.
,ioh OF the instrument constituting the com.
pacI: as no lt!rthcr valid than they are utt-
tubTI/tll tS I'M. trI.Inf>
compact and that, in case Of "A driiLrrII,"
paipalhe ana dangerous exercise. of oru,r
powers. not granted by the said comma; ,h,.
etates VINO are parties thereto. lay iIr rirbr
anu are !iiu'ity huu!i't.tU nlt-riu-r for aries.
ing the Progress o! til" evil and for MAIN
tanning III then respective limits. the %ptl;i,ur-
hem" ~
Now that is bold treason, is if not :,
Inc radical party would so pro.
h"liiicc II, 20 will many northern So
called Democrats but 1t is not NV Ian
guagc. though endorse every word
GIFT. 1t Is the language of Jefferson,
and OF Madison who would, bv MANY
OF The progressive members of the
Democratic party .ot to-day, be rcad
out OF the party, were they alive.
IL Is often profitable. nay indispcu-
sable TO recur 10 first principles.
Ni'N 'N"H bH those questions,
Wlich are the immediate subjects of
interest,", 4 luolnentary excitement is
created. during which, we are too ant
To DRIFT far from the Fundamental
principles underlying our system OF
government, and which are iudisuru-
>able 10 its existence. The. result of
this Is. that constitutional barriers
iare forgotten, rights secured urc urr-
ected. and, a. Il iual result, lost. and
general anarchy rcigms in the placn
VI order. and violence takes il. sen,
where Constitutions uncc Guided ;Lc
ruler and protected the ruled. The
observance ftlicsc Il duInrniaI priu-
r,ries are rs Indispensable TO the cx-
lsttnce OF free government, as is the
alr we breathe TO the living imam
Human governments are governed by .
certain law "a fiNe,t "a those thar :
govern the human body. The heaven.
ana the earth il, their cvOiutious.
Violate these. and like the violation .
3 VI some law of our nature. death or
decay cisues violate these, and like
'tie violation OF uln law of the NAT
uial world. chaos Is the inevitable re-
suit Administer to 4 healthy man
poison. ana what viii be the effect ,
IL may be slow in it, workings. even
years may elapsc before it makes ITS
Irst appearance. but its results will .
eventually be seen, first IN the decay q,
ana then III the death Of the ludiyidm.
al.
SOFT IL with all governments, and
especially with one organized like
our own. We hear much in this day
VI 4 progressive party, aud even the
press oil u party has taken up
the absurd cry, ami we now have.
what Is termed q progressive Dcmoc-.
.acy. :
What does this mean: DO those ;
who make use of the absurd phrase. !
weigh and know fully lis Ilirvort . :
We have "a Union : that U.iom was p,
brought into existence by the Cou,ti- 9
tuition. 1t gave the Union an exist :
cncc after II had had The breath of vi .
taiity brca,iicd into it by tie States. :.
who hrst trained and then adoptcd !
The Constitution. When this Con- !;
:titution WAS framed, and tho :,
mon spraiiG from il, upon all hands !,
IL was admitted that il rested upon {
'crtain well understood principles. "
intellectual giants lived in those ,iav, +,
--thuy i1rHicd the Constitution and :,
l uion-and they Trained sucl. n 10Y. :,
crhineHt ~ the the world had before /,
.teser ecei'. II solved the problems r.
oou which tue ancient philosopher Il
iiao specuia'ch, ihcpoct dreamed, and a.
I" establish something like which, the II
'truS2!es oi man Tor freedom, had ell. Z
-ulphe'i the world III blood since its :.
~reati"n. At the formation of TIN, -
.o~:i-tnutioi, these principles we're n
yell understood and recognized, IL :,
.ie men vi HAT day. Upon these well n
'cc"eMizet; principles The govern s
'.cnA Wa conducted. from the year i
.'e5 down 10 1850, not u siu.ic :,
,re'iiciit being elected during that ri
me except the elder Adams, who ~
h"t eiid"i &c t!Ictu. But TODAY we |,
~ pi'sIc"-ife party, wiser than +,
% " mn vi that day, and who pro- ~
.'osc TO make a progress. mon ,i,,;, p
''ork. Now the Cob.ti,,,,io, 49,, ,'
"a, understood by its rra,ncr. .,J ID
"cprdin2 70 which the yoyc,,,,a,,,
was 20 successfully conduc,ni a.. ~
early Three quarters OF u ccn,n,, =; pa
enough Tor mc-i want 10 ~ y"
%,Irtiicr, and what do sc Icar. - n,
acre are those who, in Til. NJ III
'arke-t d@y OF our political cxistcuc. 60
nen all the guarantees OF the Con-. vi
'ituiioD .'ipuld be invoked. turn To ~
.cse findd.acH,al principles OF our =,
, stem. aid to tell the men OF to-day, u
ven oil % own party, what Wash. q,
IStnn, Jefferson, Madison. Monroe, If
.ar.iaii, and even Hamilton, with y
II the patriots Of that day, held our n,
'~sTerninent To be, and what were it, 90
,,wers and its iu~ncrions, he il met 60
y the cry Of fossil, and antiquarian. =,
lie, i:h said. 10 talking Of dead Ia n
ser. L.,
Have we Contribution worthy Of m
II The high praise that has been be. be
upon IL IL the Union under M
.:ai ConstitutioD glorious Union! &c
u is, then the principles upon tb
Inch sach q Consultation and Union Il,
~, Il never become dead issues. III
, long 90 there IL II party IA i,e iand m
iDo trampIc upon them, or, until tho m,
Itself Is burned, and the do