The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-02-10
WESTMINSTER, Md SATURDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY TO- 1879.

sodate the States by degrees into one SOW
ereignty, the obvious tendency and inevitable
result Of which would be to transform the
present republican system Of the United
States into absolute, or at best n mixed
monarchy" The State of Kentucky pro
testing against the alien and sedilion laws
asserted, that the Union was compact
between the States as States, and "that
whatsoever the general Government as.
sumes undelegated powers, lis acts are
unnuthoritative, void, and of no force.n The
election of Madison followed the eight years
of Jefferson's administration. In the in.
augural address Of Mr.. Madison, he declares
among the essential principles on which
our system of Government rest, Ito sup.
port the Constitution which is the cement
of the Union, as well in its limitations as
in its authorities; to respect the rights and
authorities reserved to the States and to
the people as equally Incorporated with,
and essential to the success of the general
system" The next President was Mr..
Monroe, aud he thus addresses the people
at his Inauguration March 9TH, 1917. GLOW
did we accomplish the revolution? How
remedy the defects of the first instrument
of our Union, by infusiug into the National
Government sufficient power for national
purposes, without impairing the just rights
of the States or effecting those of individ
uals-''the Government was in the hands
of the people," at is only when the peo.
pie become ignorant and corrupt, when
they degenerated into populace, that they
are incapable of exercising the sovereignty.
Usurpation is then an easy attainment and
usurper soon found" On the fourth of
March, 1920, Andrew jackson was inaupu.
rated President. In his address he saws
" In such measures as may be called on
to pursue, in regard to the rights Of the
several States, hope to be animated by a
proper respect for these sovereign members
of the union, taking care not to confound
thepowers they have reserved to themselves
with those they have granted to the confed
eracy.' In his "anti notification message, ~
speaking Of the Federal compact, he saws Il,
is compact by which power is created
on the one hand and obedience exacted on
the other, a compact freely, voluntarily and
solemnly entered into by the several States,
and ratified by the people thereof" Again.
in his second annual message, he declares
that in the domestic policy of this Goy.
ernment, there are two objects which es.
pecialiy deserve the attention of the people
and their representatives, aud which have
been aud will continue to be, the subject of
my unceasing solicitude they are the pre-
servation of all the rights of the several
States and the integrity ofthe Union. ''My
experience on public concerns and the
observations of life somewhat advanced
confirm the opinions long since imbibed by
me, that the destruction of our State Gov.
ernments or the annihilation of their con
troll over the local concerns of the people.
would lead directly to revolution and anar
chy, and finally to despotsm and military
domination.
AS coucisey as possible has thus been
eollated from the history of our political
existence what are deemed, from their au.
thority, the essential principles ofthe Dem.
ocratic party in regard to the sovereign
power of the separate States, and the lin
tied, granted, delegated powers of the Fed
eral Government. When it shall be decla
red by the Democracy ofthe United States,
that these essential principles are now on
ly " dead Issues" then the course Of Fed
eral usurpation and Capitalization uncheck.
ed by these once vital elements in our State
and Federal systems Of government, will
lead directly to revolution and anarchy,
and finally to despotism and military dom
nation" If the time has come when III,
enervr led patriotism, the selfish schemes
the struggle for success only without low,
OF country, the love of Office for its corrup
tons and plunder have so debased tn,
would be leaders of the Democracy, tina
they can rely on that party for its suppor
in such open desertion of the essential prin
ciples which have distinctvey marked its
history, then military general, devoid o
all capacities but those which are the attri
butes of fignoble and sordid instincts, will
make military domination attainable, and
by negro troops create himself usurper
But are these dead issues" as it is now So
iippantly assumed? The ordinary obser.
yer of the policy of the Radical party under
the protecting power of General Grant $
army and agents, cannot fail to see, tha
the efforts made by the monarchical party
OF Hamilton are RoU being repeated. Fo
the past few years it has been openly as
serted by the monarchists, that they wer,
perfecting their political schemes "outsid,
| Of the Constitution" II will not be deniet
that this policy has been carried on By
forced constructions of the Constitution
1t is beyond denial that sovereign States
have been held by the Federal troops a.
military provinces, thus "dividing large
States into smaller districts" by martial law
1t is beyond question that triumph orc,
the State Governments" and their reduction
to entire suJordination, have been effected
by the Federal Government assuming "un
delegated powers" whereby its '.acts ar,
unauthoritative, void, and of no foree.m L
cannot be gainsaid that the military ha.
been placed over the civil power; that tn,
right to the writ of habeas corpus has beer
denied; the State courts closed; the right o
the people to keep and bear arms destroyed
that right to public trial by impartia
| iuries Of the State and district wherein the