Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1872-06-29

The great point still at issue, and
about the only one really of importance
in the present campaign, is the same
bone of contention which has been
quarreled over since The times of Web
ster and Calhoun The Democrats as
a rarity have always claimed the Gov
ernment to be one of States, and not OF
tho people in the aggregate. 1t is not
to be supposed that they. will in their
next platform, if they should put forth
one at Baltimore. go back on this, The
great priuciple of the party. On the
other hand, this being their pet prln>
| ciple, it can be taken for granted that
tney will do nothing which will come
in antagonism to it. 1t is not our in.
teution Mt this time to bring forward
any argument upon this question of
State Rights, or, more. properly, State
Supremacy. It has been submitted to
the bayonet and decided in favor of the
General Government. 1t has been
submitted to the Halls Of L,.i> a on,
and there received the same verdict 1t
has been submitted to the people, and
the verdict sustained. Yet, notwith-
standing all this, not only the g out and
out" Democrats still stick to this prin,
ciple, but the i" liberals" with Greeley
at their head virtually cndorsc the same
thing
In the fourth resolution Of the Ciu>
cinnati platform can be found this lang
uage 3" Local self-government, with
impartial suffrage, will guard the righ 5
of all citizens n ore securely than any
centralized power" This means plain.
ly that the General should be subject
to the State Government. That the
State is supreme, and the General Gov
erument is but creature formed by q
partnership between the States, to be
annulled at the will of any of item. II
implies that this is Government oi
Independent Republics, Instead Of an
Independent Republic in and Of itself
thorough and efficient in the passage
and exaction Of its laws, and fully able
to sustain itself from invasion from
abroad. as well as suppress any rebel.
lious uprisings which may happen with
In its own borders.
On the other hand the Republican
party claims this to be an Independent
Nationality, free and independent
founded upon the love and intelligence
of the people, with no favors to ask o.
other corporations within its own bor-
ders, receiving ITS support directly from
the people and bound to work in the
interest of the whole people. With a
strict watch upon the rights of the people
and desire to acknowledge them, II
would be contrary to every principle OF
justice for those desires to pass unappre-
ciated. VIII the people of this country
after years of quarreling and fighting
allow themselves to be thrown into the
same predicament upon the same issues!
On the contrary, the indications are that
the Republican party will come out OF
tie present campaign more victorious
than ever, and show to the world that
when we do get an administration
which is mindful of the best interests OF
the country and the people, they can
appreciate it, and that they still view
withIan eye OF suspicion anything which
tends in the direction Of the ground
occupied by the friends of the doctrine
of State Supremacy.
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The nomination of General Grant, for
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