The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-08-30

casion will not justify o reference 10
more than one of them.
Oliver Ellsworth, second Chief JUS
tice Of the United States, n member
of the Convention, correctly stated
"that without the cooperation of the
States. it would be impossible TO sup
port republican Government over so
great an extent OF coun ry; an army
could scarcely render il practicable"
And upon another day he said, What
he wanted was domestic happiness. -
The National Government could not
descend TO the local objects on which
this depended. 1t could only en-.
brace objects Of general nature
He turned his eyes, therefore, for the
preservation of their rights to the
State Governments IL Madison pa
pers, p. lol4.
The course Of the President aud his
party leads to the reverse of all this.
IL necessarily results in centralizing
all powers in the General Govern.
ment, and thcrby making it not a
Federal, but Consolidated Govern
ment. Not only was this alleged in
the Convention To be q result which
could not be produced il the powers
of the General Government were not
overstepped, but in every one Of the
Stale Conventions by which the Con.
stitution was ratified this opinion was
also almost universally entertained
Some members, however, in several
OF the State Conventions expressed
apprehcnsions on this point This
was especially the case i'll the Virginia
Convention. aud amongst others these
apprehensous were entertained by
Patrick Henry. Mr.. Madison, who
was n member Of that Convention,
considered them as nnwarranted.-
But to quiet all fears, he and others
agreed that certain amendments
should be proposed by the first Con.
gress, and this was done on the 18th
OF September, by proposition TO the
ssa,e., that they should adopt certain
amendments, twelve i'll number.--
Ten were adopted. Two OF these
are:
!. The enumeration of certain
rights shall not be constructed TO
deny or disparge others retained by
the people.
q The powers not delegated to
the United States by the Constiiu.
tion. no: prohibited by il TO the
State, are reserved TO the States re-
spectiscly, or To the people"
1t is impossible To reconcile the
conduct OF the President and bis sup
porters with these limitations.
On the contrary they have been di-
reclly violated, aud these violations
would continue beyond tue period OF
The next Presidential election ii the
good sense and patriotism OF the
Democrats in Congress aud OF many
of the Republicans had not prevented
il. In this enumeration OF the objcc-
tions TO the election OF General Grant,
do not design To impugne his mo
tivcs am willing TO copcede that
they are good, and that he believes
them To be patriotic, but my convic-
ton IL, aud II am capable OF Judging,
the facts which have stated, demon
slratc It's soundncss, that conceding
his motives 10 be good, he does not
/ know what the Constitution is, aud is
entirely ignorant OF the principles
which should govern republic like
| ours.
His election to the Presidency in
1868 was owing to grateful sense OF
his military services during the war,
| and to the confidence .beh the peo-
pie then had right TO feel, that, with
The aid OF an able Cabinet, which it
was not doubted he would call around
him, he would discharge the import
ant duties of the office with ability,
and in strict subordination to the
| Constitution. "a
In this expectation, large majori.
ty of the people vino voted for hun, l
believe are conscious OF their disap-
pointment, and are unwilling TO renew
the same trust in him. This has been
pretty well established by the pro-
ceedings at the Cincinnati Conven-
ton, and by the apparent approval OF
the nomination OF Mr.. Greeley, made
there in May last aud approved by
the Democratic Convention in this
city on the 9th and 10th instant.
| proceed now to submit to you
some observations in relation to Mr..
Greeley.
In the first place his love of coun-
try cannot be doubted. His ability
displayed in the arduous position of
an editor OF leading journal for very
many years, the thousands and hun
dreds OF thousands who have been
his constant readers will readily adj
nit. That he has, at times, inculcat-
ed doctrines which many good and
able men have thought unsound, is
no doubt true. But what statesman
has not!
His opinion on the doctrine of pro-
lection is now contested by many men
of ability and patriotism. Whether
his policy is sound or not is point
upon which even able men differ
But this certain, that when Mr.. Gree
ley adopted it he had the support of
some of our ablest statesmen, having
at their head Henry Clay, name
never mentioned in the hearing OF
Americans without admiration and
gratitude. If Mr.. Greeley has erred,
it should be held to be some extenua-
tion that he erred in such company.
That his opinion is honestly enter
tanned and has been maintained with
great ability must be conceded. But
does General Grant hold the opposite
opinion? Or has he any opinion on
this nice problem of political econo-