The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1873-09-05
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cal causes--at t.ne laws or forces
which deterp:,ne or control all social
events /which enyolve all social
phenoySena transpiring around us ;
which determined the social develop
yzhents Of the present as they will de-
termine those Of the future.
This is a general truth but Il is
amply illustrated in all the efforts we
are using--the people Of the world
are using--now, to impress the mind
of the young with Intellectual, NOR
al, political, humane; indeed with
every kind Of influence whether good
or evil; as it is very well understood
that these Influences as they may be
made to prevail in the future will de.
terminc and control the social de-
velopment.
Our object is only to glance at our
political evolution and to indicate the
manner in which natural laws or for
ces have determined our past as they
viii our future history.
Human association, then, brings
into action, necessarily, the natural
forces which determine the rc!;:;ca!
destiny of people. The primal
force, if the people are free, is the
popular wiH. But, with freedom Of
thought and expression, and gov
eminent to administer, there always
follows contention and party organi-
cation. Parties then, in social ply
losophy, become natural forces deter
mining future political evolution. -
There is still another of these forces
and generally the most controlling
the GOVERNMENT itself--the ten
dency of which ia ever to the con-
servation and increase Of It's own
powers.
The popular will, at the close of
the Revolutionary War, was free, in
tho separate, independent States
but national parties at once started
into existencs upon the proposition
TO combine all in one general Gov
eminent, one Of them having its ORR
gin in attachment to the State Gov
eminent and jealousy of the General
Government. The men who framed
the Federal Constitution attempted
TO counterbalance the general and
local Governmental forces. Certain
delegated powers were given the
General Government and others re-
served to the State Governments, and
SO wisely adjusted, as TO inspire the
hope that no conflict would arise be-
tween them, and, if there should, it
was thought that the popular will
the great popular force. would re.
strain each within its proper sphere.
Vain hopel Vain expectation -
The popular force, finding expression
through organized parties, controlled
the Central Government and con-
stantly encroached upon the powers
reserved to the States and the peo-
pie until a large number of the States
were driven to the desperate cxpedi-
emit Of attempting to dissolve the po-
Iitical bands binding them to the
Central system. The disintegrating
force had its origin, as intimated, in
the opposition to the adoption of the
Federal Constitution. l. was exhi.
bited throughout our political history
10 discussions, able and oioquent,up
the rights OF tho States and the con-
struction Of the Federal Constitution.
1t became violent force in 1882
directed by the great leaders of South
Carolina and suppressed by the then
firm Executive of the Central Gov
eminent. II became a more extern
sively organized force ia 1850 but
was defeated in action by the popu-
lar will OF the South. II again organ
ICED in 1869 and ''precipitated the
Cotton States into revolution So, !
the power--strength of the two forces
State and Central, or the question of
the absolute supremacy OF the Gems
trail over the State Governments was
% be decided by the sword. We all
know the result and we should like
wise appreciate the facts thu, one of
he forces Of our political system has
,een distinguished by the war--shat
State Rights" can never again be-
ONE the slogan of political party
ere, and that the contest hereafter,
! any, must DO, between the forces
{ the Government and the popular
'ill. There is 40 check leftto the ca