Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-09-24
Democracy and the Rceoiu.
tion2 Of 90.

Representative Radicals have lately
.Nhihi,@t u drgrcen OF anxiety on The
uhi,c, ut asscicut DemosrRtic Nprinci-
lies and du~trinrs. witch 1t lcas, in.
u belief ,ipt they are still
,h~cvishrd in the nenr,s Of a large
numbcr OF people, and that there
sonc D. gree OF da'ig"r that they
may ~ ~ he asserted, AMI hccnr.e
II. aiding principles "f an admin
Scua'or Morton, in a.,
lately delivered H. Ohio, sr-
ra..gsel Governor iienirisks, Of -"it-
ena, in the following rcm'.Ss and
quotations:
..Gu.crnor Iicndri.k.. If Indiana,
one of the represents. Awe men OF '"r
Democratic party, IN his iha"g"ra'
address last water. at the cn'i OF =
massage in w'.ch he complains nf e
crpi aggror. sions OH state sovereignty,
said:
..Atr conduct upon all questions
that ouch tho relations between the
ST a AMI the Uuiird States shalt be
|. .,yc;npd bv MI earnest desire In pre-
ser 70 the Legitimate authority of both.
nd 10 maintain the most sincere har-
,mnny.'
"i;v the prompt and rul! discharge
| of every duty. and the cNerris" ot ira
| ternal comfy, | will labor Ia promote
q cordia; aud enduring friendship be-
lSwrcu Indiana and other sta,rs.'
The purpose here expressed is pa
, triotic, hut when the governor OF a
! state talks about maintaining friendly
, relations with the government OF the
lCni,cd States, and exercising fratcrn-
III comfy TO the other states, he is
!cirarlv laboring under the impression
that ne Is the chief magistrate % n
sovereign aud Independent state. tn"
mcmher of ii compact. and thai the re-
lytions Of the state TO tie government
and to the other states are OF Il deli
cate ard diplomatic character which
must be carefully guarded 1" prevent
collisiuu-ali of which IL III the very.
spirit of the resolutions OF lI9S.
The states are mere rr"virccst 10 he
governed by the congress of the
Cn;tc.t states. is the Radical theory.
aud upon this theory have i'll sevcra!
instances by force o! arms or"rtnrt'c'!
she constitutional government OF
Estates, and set up other governments
in their stead. In the estimation OF
this great light III modern American
u .~liticS. i. is enough to characterize
the lust and patriotic views"! Il state
executive. as in tie spirit of the re'o'
buttons Of SO. That fact once all
nounccG and accepted lie seems to
tliirt; all other conclusions which lie
would urge ncccsSariai'y flow. II
liwLat tie Dciuhcra;ic Governor sci
forth does hot represent the true re
1.aiiurs. Of Tie siaiCs-if The cover
-ic.un,y to tie extent f.-riic,i 10y Gov
l~icrnor Hendricks, is not Of the rcri
! essence Of the Uminn, ihcn why is Mr.
, Morton a,Scmator? Hi'y does he
cstcnsibiv representing l,t5c,OtO poo
I r!c-l,avc the same weight i'll tht
: senate as n Missouri Scnct"". repre-
} senting 1,l2l Geo. or Il Senator :r""
New York, representing 4,$6o,&G
irthis Radical theory is 10 Nrova:!
that the states are merely r"!iiic.
divisions for convenience of admins
iratiou only, then the unfair and un'
Republican practice of allowing the
,i:rgiSiation to be controlled. hy ai
upper Louse based oil ire idea o
'It.tatc representation. ard tr:rg thu
extrcmc violence TO all scnse OF justice
5 as n body representative of the people
ought to be overturned. And if thi
S doctrine of 10 state rights be one
G fully accepted by the whole cou"'ry
and the people lave ticirth"u"htsd d
rcctcd to the subject. it will be incoI
c tincntly dispensed with as far MOI
iineonsistcnt with Il institution
q ,h-u tie British Iiuu.e of rOrds i
IS itbf the British Constitution.