Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-08-01

safesy ano prosperity OF the whole.
J This was illustrated in all the debate.
in the Convention. The occasion will no
justify reference TO more than one o
them.
+ Oliver Ellsworth. second Chief Jsssic.
OF the United States. . member Of tn.
Convention. correctly stated. that with.
out the cooperation of the States. it would
be impossible to support = Republican
Government over 30 great an extent o
country; an army could scarcely reudc,
IL practicable" And upon another dsy
he said. "Wha. be sau,ed was domestic
happiness. The National Gorernn,en,
could not descend to the local objects or
which this depended. II could only EN-.
brace objects Of . general nature. He
turned hiScyes. therefore, for the prescr.
vation of their rights. to the State Gov.
ernments. IL. Madison papers. D. 1Ol4
The course Of the President aud bi.
party leads to the reverse of all this. I,
neccessarially results in eeutralizing all
powers in the General Government. and
thereby making it not a Federal. but q
Consolidated Government. Not only wa.
this alleged in the Convention 10 be q
result which could not be produced If the
powers OF the General Government were
not overstepped. but in every one of the
State Conventions by which the Constitu
ton was ratified this opinion was also al.
most universally entertained. Some mem,
bcrs. however. in several Of the Stat.
Conventions expressed apprehensions on
the point. This was especially the case
IN the Virginia Convention. and amonss,
Others these apprehensions were entertain.
ea By Patrick Henry. Mr.. Madison. who
was a member of that Convention, consid.
cred them as unwarrantcd But to auiei
all fears. he and others agreed tha, Ger.
tain amendments should be proposed 6y
the first Congress, and this was done or
the 25,l, September. 17S9. by n PROPOSE.
ti"n to the States that they should adop,
certain amendments. twelve in number
Ten were adopted. Two Of these are.
/. "Thr enumeration in the Constitu.
ton Of certain rights shall not be construed
to deny or disparage others retained BY
the people.
10
United States by the Constitution. moi
prohibited by it to the State. are reserved
10 the States respectively. or to the peo.
pie"
1t is impossible to reconcile the conduc,
Of the President and bis supporters with
these limitations
On the contrary. they hsve been direct.
" violated. aud these violations would
continue beyond the period of the mex,
Presidential election il the good sense
and patriotism Of the Democrats in Con
gress aud ot many of the Republicans had
not prevented il. In this enumeration O
the objections to the election of Genera
Grant. do not design to impusn his mo-
tlves. | am willing to concede that they
are good. and that he believes them to bs
patriotic. but INV conviction is. and if
am capable of jud giny. the facts which
have stated demonstrate its soundness
that conceding his motives TO be good, ht
does not know what the Constitution is
and is entirely ignorant of the principle.
which should govern Republic like ours
! His election to the Presidency in '6s
was owing to grateful sense of hi,
military services during the war. and t,
the confidence which the people then had
right TO feel. that, with the aid of ar
able Cabinet. which it was not doubted
he would call around him. he would dis.
charge the importan, duties of the offic,
with ability, and in strict subordin ination I.
, the Constitution
| In this expectation. large majority o
the peopl9 who vc,el for him. believe
are conscious Of their disappointment. aut
arc unwilling to renew the same trust il
him. This has been pretty we'll establish
cd BY the proceedings at the Cincinnati
Convention. snd by the apparent approv
al of the nomination Of Hir. Greeley, mad.
there in May last. anL approved by tn,
Democratic Convention in this city on tn,
9th aud 10th Instant.
proceed now to submit to you SON.
observations in relation to Mr. Greeley.
In the first place. his love of couutr,
cannot be doubted. His ability displaye,
in the arduous position OF au editor of
leading journal for very many years. til,
thousands and hundreds Of thousands wh,
have been his constant readers will readi
II admit. TIA: he has. at times. iuculca
ted doctrines which many good and abl'
men have thought unsouud. is no doub
true. But what statesman has no, !
His opinion on the doctrine OF protection
is now contested by many men of sLilit,
and patriotism. Whether bis policy j.
sound or not is a point upon which ever
able men differ. Bu, this is certain. tha
when Mr.. Greeley adopted it lie had th
support of some of the ablest Of our states
men. having at their head Henry Clay.
name never mentioned in the hearing o
Americans without admiration aud graft
,ude. II Mr.. Greeley has erred, i, shoul,
be held to be some extenuation tha; b
erred in such company. That his opinion
is honestly entertained and has been main
tanned with grca. ability must be conceded
Bu, does General Grant hold the opposi,
opinion? Or has he any opinion on thi
nice problem of political economy? Il h
has one Give no idea he has. his s,udie
never having run on that line). he certain
ly never has expressed it. and from bi
enforced rcticeuce. if he was to do 50
would not be able TO give his reasons
Bat why should Mr. Grrcley's opinion o
this point be any objection 10 his election
He has accepted the nomination be receiv
ed at Cincinnati. and With an engagement
Ia act upon the rriucirlrs there announced