, 1874-07-26

The tHICAG
homo, having no more "power" than any Other
Bpecimen Of tho same genus. They cxercise
| powa. IN trust ONLY, AID that trust ID SUBJECT te
| a.iu dependant uECa
''TEE GOODWILL AID GRACE OF THE FIGHTING
| NES"
of the sfato. Whenever these choose to trust
! no lon;er tho authority OF Ills :. Majesty" OF
Exccllency," or wnatover elsa the particular
individuals title of distinction may be- las van
isllcd. And their acts, decrees, and laws are the
acts of agents solely. which take effect only
when they aro ratified BY the acquicscance OF
tie real ':power. the i fighting meu:"
Tue necessity Of that ratification is the thing
which that blow against the cardinal principles
OF true liberty, tho Il the Dartmouth Collese Dc.
| ciBion," denies. It declares the acts OF the
! aseu., called State Government" binding
upon tho master. the people of the State, with
| out ever giving t1e latter . chance to either
ra1ify re cjcct it, It thereby declares the agent
| the absolute owner OF his mas:or. aud tries to
! sovereign people. Tres to abolish for that
decree, rs we'll as any other; must have the ap-
| proyal OF the actual power by the ac1ulcHccnce
oi tue lighting men. Unless the lighting men
choose to mare themselves the property of their
governing agents, to be disposed OF at tie will
aud pleasure Of the latter. they will simply re-
f,re to ratfy, aud will withhold their aclui-
esceuce by rising against any attempted exccu-
ton SO SOON Gs it shall be- worth whila to do So.
IT IL DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND
how doctrine which declares set OF fellows,
accidentally chosen as tho Legislature of the
State, empowered to make an ''inyiolable con-
tract" with any individual, even though that
contract may give away the entire property Of
Of their labor for all time 10 come,-for song.
n,,d which decroes tho obligation Of the people
to quietly submit to tho Eell-out "con.racted -"
for by the handful of fellows Competing tho
Legislature, could ever arse to the dignity Of
bc1ug acknowledged high court. But tho
Judges wcro guided by no lass an authority than
that OF tho intellectual father of the Declaration
of Independence. Thomas Paino, who has fur
nlshed the original argument supporting that
prepostcrous assumption. shall try TO expose
tho egrosious fallacy Of Ills spurious plea in this
case III futuro article.
For the plesent. shall con6ne my remarks to
the above statement OF my opponent. In either
the case OF England or America, or in any other,
the actual power is possessed. IS before mon
toned, by tho individuals vlom Nature has en-
dowed with tho qualities cunabliug them to take
tbs part Of 3 wnr17or in IN actual contest. That
.'powcr" is Inherent III and belonging to, the
bodies OF these meu; Gun
EE!.uEE BE GIVEN NOR GRANTED
to them, nor to any person not possessing it nat
uEally; nor can it bo taken away, except ty
either destroying tho life, OF damaging the body,
anu thereby making m IS invalid " OF the whilom
po5sessor OF fighting power. And whether any
or is exercising the right Of suffrage LII the State
he III living in, not, docs not make the slight
est difference in the fnct Of his possession OF
tha, power. Hc has got exactly rs much OF it rs
Nature has given him, whether he be allowed to
veto or not aud lie tan ut any tina exercise his
power etho: in favor Of or in opposition to the in
terests OF the State. Being endowed with the
average intelligence OF human kind, he will,
wAenoror the favorable opportunity offers, exer-
cisa that power in furtherance OF what he sup
IN Sa hfq Jr,th l,yE Efyhf Esy
to fight against the party or parties contrary to
them. But the exercise OF the right of suffrage
hy tbs fighting meu, or By my other class Of
beings, III simrly
QUESTION OF ExPED1EEcY
with tho party which, having the superior power
ut tho particular moment holds tho relDs Of
Government. II they dee,n it prudent and
beneficial TO their interests TO suppress tho ex-
preston Of opinions which is given by the suf-
fruScs Of the yotors, they will undoubtedly do
so. But they cannot, by doing 80, destroy the
natural fighting power OF the individuals de-
pilyeu OF the right Ut suffrage and, though the
latter may bo thoroughly prevented from giving
tter opinions by their votes, or perhaps eYen by
tho exercise of FREQ speech" they cannot he
from exercising their natural faculties
fighting power, whenever they
should wish to do so except by holding Netn II
passive objection with stronger fighting power.
Ileuce, Wlleiher therc exists xignt OF suffrage
in > State not, and whatever may be tie
features Of tho same, it cannot change tho law j
of Nature, tlAt
THE STRONGER POWER HOLDS TUE WEAKER oEE
Ii DEPENDENCE,
and thereby rules tho Siato. For, il the govcrn-
one, and tho opposition should become the
stronge: o.:o, tho latter would ut once cease tt,
submit to tha dictation of the hostile party and
unless the Constitution Of tho State provides q
WAY by which the reius OF government aro hnnd-
I'd over to them in peaceful manner thoy will
n1.ui1 han a1.,aa nF i'm frat r.r
against the ruling party, and to take the admin
st1ation OF government from thcm by the oxer-
else Of theic superior fighting power in (ciTiD
war. NoH, II freedom from internecine civil
5t1fo is . benefit to tho State, it il reasonable
aud prudent to go organize the samo that the |
Government shall always be held and handed |
oyer to the party which is actually the more |
powerful one, without civil conton.ion aud war.
n . peaceful manner. That object can best be |
attained, I clAu, by the exercise OF |
NASHooD-suFFRA9E;
because, II the majority Of the male vole elects
he Government, it il likely to be respected, and !
peacefully to be submitted to, by the opposite !
'nE:y, az the probability is very great that the
) sho have elected the Government by voting with
he majority party, form actually the stronger |
lighting power existing in the State; aud hence, |
+ the ultimate decision of the sword il appealed |
q, il is lEely to confirm tho decision given by |
he ballot-bo1; which fact, Of ITSELF greatly |
essens the probability Of m appeal to for5o.
It appears then, that tho riEl. Of snffra,, is
merely an institution based on the dictates OF
prudence, aud intended to avoid civil wars and
bloody encounters, and to secure. as far as pos
lble, the peaceful existence Of the State. /. is
uerely reasonable to ask the men, endowed BY
Nature with fighting power, about their opinions
!, natte1s Of state, and to pay to their opinions
he respect due to their actual power, simply be-
md, as soon as an opportunity arises, nndoubt-
,dlY will choose. to enforce their opinions bv |