Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-09-28
STAND R DS.

II we would induce all classes to respect
the laws and love their country, they must
entertain the conviction that the laws pro-
tect them in their rights and that their
country seeks TO provide their welfare.
That was the reason why the fathers loved
the republic, and to protect it against for
eign aud domestic foes pledged their for
tunes, their lives and their sacred honor.
To produce such a conviction in the mind
Of each citizen, no effort should be spared
That our political institutions are based Oh
the divine law ought OF itself so great
ways towards producing such a conviction.
On this account the divine law MS basis
Of our political superstructure ought to be
clearly defined, and so far as 1t is possible,
every one ought to zee the intimate connec-
ton which subsists between these divine
and human or State enactments. Certainly
this subject il not so intricate as to promote
any person Of common understanding
The political economy OF the United States
is As ample and as easily understeod as
the laws OF nature. The object OF the
fathers in establishing the constitution is
clearly set forth in the preamble-"tO se'
cure the blessings Of liberty to ourselves
and our posterity." Nothing could be
more sIblimely unselfah. Then In the
Declaration Of Independence wo see wha,
faith these largO.heaTted men rcposed in
God. They say" appealing to the Supreme
Judge OF the world for the rectitude OF our
intentions and with firm reliance on the
protection Of Divine Providence We mutu'
ally pledge TO each other our lives" Srch
was the origin Of the constitution OF The
United Statos. The Almighty inspired
the fathers Of the republic with the Spiri
Of liberty--liberly for the people" our
selves and our posterity." In other word
free country--free for all coming time
and for all the inhabitants thereof. N,
reason in the world why every mAn, woman
and child ought not to love such country
a country which secures to them life, ,libert.
and the pursuit OF happiness. Perhaps tn
fathers did not come quite up to the divIn
standard. The negroes and Indians Wer
excluded from the full benefits OF the con
stitution. Circumstances seemed to prevent
Slavery already existed, and the indian
we're an alien race. How TO destroy th
one and convert the other was a problem
the fathers were slow TO solve. They ough
TO have,known better. To Gay that call me
we're born free and equal and to Say til
Negro was born slave, and the Indian n
; OUTLAW. waa a kind OF consistency whicI
Statesmcn legiSlating for all mankind ough
never TO tolerate. To secure the respect o
mankind these glazing defects ought to b
at oRce and forever removed from the con
atitntien. Neither falSehoods, nor contra
diction should ever have found a place 4
such n sacred inStrunIenL God In hi
providence has taught the American peopl
not TO trAe with standard laws. The In
, dians and the Negroes are his children 70
whom he sends the dews and Sunshine O
heaven, aud for whom he has made ampl
provision. II it is Aslf evident that al
men are born free and equal let the Negr
and the Indian be welcomed into the broth
erhood OF freemen. II they are not ye
prepared for such a fellowship let tn
Who'll u nation mite in the effort TO max
, them fit subjects forthwith, and once 70
all. Or, il that be an impossibility, let II
efIace from the preamble of the constitu
ton aud the declaration oi independents
all reference TO the so-cAlled self eyiden
truths. as we'll as those declarations OF or
peAling to the Supreme Judge OF the Wori
for the rectilude Of our intentions and
6rm reliance on the protection of Divin
Providence, and let US with the Solid Sout
establish confederaoy, whose corner ston
is Negro slavery, and raise standard viii
deaths head and crnsa-bones ~ the sign o
n pledge that Ne will wage an eternal wal
fare against all races which hAye no right
in common with us, be they red, white o
! yellow. Such an idea could only be enter
tained by savages and the lower order o
harbarians, PRo-rATRIA.