Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-04-28


power of self.preservation, when men,
aced by Secessionists, and had the
Government been left in the hands of
such Democrats as Buchanan and
Jerry Black, the Nation would have
long ere this ceased to exist. Thank
God, all this was changed after the
Republican party came into power.
The doctrine that the Union made us
a compact Nation, and that the Con-
stitution clothed the Government
with all powers necessary to the pre-
servation of its existence, was avowed
as cardinal doctrine by the Republi.
can party. The issue was squarely
made, and the verdict was pronounced
in favor of our complete nationality,
and the Republican party has done
more to develop the wealth and power
of the Nation in ten years than the
Democratic party had done during the
whole time that it had had control of
the Government.
What is to be their policy should
the Secession Democracy obtain the
full power of the Government /?
Their old doctrines will forbid the
improvement of our interior water
courses. They will endeavor to OBJ
tain support in the Western States,
but the people of the Western States
are progressive people, an intelli.
gent and enterprising people, and
they do not subscribe to the doctrine
that the constitution is to be consid-
cred straight Jacket, to prevent the
free action of the people in carrying
out great enterprises by which the re-
sources of the country will be devel-
oped, and the welfare and happiness
of the people be promoted.
The people of all parts Of Tennes-
see are as much interested in this
question as are the people of any
other State. The people have out
grown the old narrow Democratic
idea, that the General Government
has only power to carry the mails and
make treaties with Foreign Govern.
ments.
AS Mr.. Lincoln so tersely express
ed it, they believe it to be ga Govern
ment of the people, by the people and
for the people," and that it has all the
powers necessary for its own defence
and preservation, and to protect its
citizens in the enjoyment of their
rights, and to aid them in developing
its wealth and resources, thereby adj
ding to their prosperity and happi.
mesa, and to its strength and power as
Nation. The Democratic party has
outlived its usefulness. Instead OF
leading the Nation to higher develop.
ment. it is but conglomeration OF
grumblers, party of negation; op.
posed to everything now in use as
policies, and afraid or incompetent to
suggest new policy upon which to
administer the Government.
The people will not repose conf
dence in party that can avow nc
benehcent measures to build up, but
whose avowals are to pull down and
destroy the policies now in existence
1t is not difficult for any one
to find fault, and fool car
destroy in an hour that which
cost the labor Of years. 1t was moi
an evidence of wisdom in the farm
er who had his barns filled with grain
and fodder, to set fire to the waste
straw in the barn in order to extir
pate a few rats that had infested hi:
graneries. His mode of expelline
the rats was effectual, but he found
that the fire left nothing of grain
fodder or buildings, but with the
hated rats all else was destroyed
Before we employ an agency, such as
the Secession Democracy, to tea
down, let us know what they propos,
to substitute in place of that which
they propose to destroy, or we may
like the farmer, find that, in destroy
ing a few hated rats, we have buried
ourselves with them in a common
ruin.
A DISGUSTED CONSERVATIVE
Tho Cincinnati To.,,.., asa. Ia ;lI III =,