Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-09-04

by the war? The war, it was sup
posed, and so we were told. was 70,
the preservation of the Union and
the constitution. Now, if jefferson
and the Democratic party were right
as to this constitutional theory, and
the war has changed all this, then the
war was not for the preservation OF
the constitution, but was q war upou
it. What did the war settle? A
certain number of states claimed the
right to sccedc from the union, this
right was denied, a war eusued.
The North being successful. the war
decided, SO far as war can decide
anything, that Il state 'caunot seccde
from the Union. Since the close of
the war slavery has been abolished.
Ihis much the war did tIeci,te.
10 not understand that il DESTROY
Ell the constitution | do not under
stand that it buried the principles of
OF a free republican government: |
do moi understand that 1t turned the
government of the United States into
ii centralized. absolute, uucontrul,a-
hl" power. Hit!iOut guards, checks or
constitutional rcs!rainiS:I Go no
iiidrrsiaIt that. Us Ole OF its results.
III raised, upon the ruins OF the re-
public, Il power. which "a march al
Mn, ltto the states, and destroy
tlicir reserved rights and all local
S"ti-gpTeIanicit: Whicll can reduce
me states Of Tie republic To military
dependencies. No sir! | understand
no such thing.
Return 10 This constitutional basis.
return to HE government Of our
ihlAciS. and purity III tHc civi! ser
vice Will follow rs light follows re-
"r't!;l" darkness: ccOuoH.y viii again
he Witnessed in the administration of
pnhilc affairs, rcr'om#l g]oycrnmen, !
M;'i dt>HHnear. ku-kluX nclS AMI en-
i"fr'ii!c!!l ~hii's-b"id u>arValinuS on
lii" lnI"l of those i'll ruwcr-wiIl be
'ili!'cArd "l, peace VIII reign 1T the
rs al the north, t.ic rights |
by The constitution and laws.
VIII be respected, hrraU,r TIE colsli-
tuition r"i2ns supreme.
All these evils o exist. but If *
worse tisall folly to talk of reform /
Unless We return To first principlcs-
NE government is understood and
'"ii'!nr'"d under Washington. JET
son. Madison ami liuuroc--uulrSs Tho
is Confined to it's cou,1.
.uil"nli limits. ana III acts outside of,
hose limits held as void and but
i>llrpaii"ms. The evil. tina, unn
'ilict H. are but the fruits -rowium
'ut OF til" violation q! these viii
principles OF our >y>tcn OF "]nyrru-
!i"rt. Let the guarantees of linz. con
!I'ntl"n he ihrnwH around all. and
- ,'icI,i protect every portion "flIir
ii''i. iof my pa:i. III his respect.
I kii"" II" North. know no south.
h"t k;"w my whole cut;iitrv." ,
rosa the majestic Nia-rra TO iL,.
oral banks of the Rio Granir. from !
re shores q! tie Atlantic on the. :
a>i.i 10 where the >urgiIg pillows of ,
ne ia"liir wash the Golden coast of /
.~atii"rhIt on the west. | know M
save the constitution of nv ;
"nntry. 1t | love. its genius and its =,
II viii uphold. il, / VII
not III tie spirit which,
ii /" party wishes. and fins
','ir"!~. bat in the spirit Of is
,i"ptI"n. Let iru;i plevail. let in.
ice rci"n, let the rules and the ruled
like. bend hc:or" the majesty of tho
Nv. care not for parry ties when
,'"'''i ~ 'tios'' ends | care
OF Tor the so-cal!cd beating OF the
"biIc heart. when it r]nlSalinu,
''p NOT >Wc"t accord w,th the
mus "i oar laws, and W.,rn it
rivers not witA "nirs>agrs of love-"
WHEN it hcho!ds one section
r"a!i'''@un'irr thctyrany ":anotlurr.
lnral"! not I" the ~'.e!!Ii sweet Music
h~n'Hanitv." Let then the coi.sti-
whole constitution. be j.
over all sections sl,rd It's \
'"iIii !igi'l and blessings. and by all
ca he "hcy~d.