Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-02-23

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tha, these individual eonessssons
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power Of the rev government. This
is what is meant in the Declaration
Of Inlependence-the social compact
entered into by the colonies prior to
the forming Of our government
where it says. 1--WE hold these truths
10 be self-evident; that all men (the
word men here is used in its generic
sense, and means the human race)
are created equal; that they are
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tain unalienable rights; that among
these are life, liberty, and the per-
suit of happiness; that to secure
those rights governments are insti-
tuted among men, driving their just
powers from the consent of the gov
erned." But, as have said, our
country when it dissolved it's con-
nection with Great Britain, was re-
duced to a state of nature. The
necessity for the formation of civil
government was imperative. It was
not likely that the colonies, having
but just thrown OF the authority Of
England, would falN intoeaths error
of establishing the sad kink Of gov
ernment against which, the1t.had re-
belled. But they musD do s0ms4
thing; a bloody war MAS before
them; concert of action was neces-
sary; but a free intelligent people
would consent to NO other, than a
government founded on q perfect
equality of rights. Sooner than
voluntarily disfranchise themselves
by yielding up rights to be enjoyed
by others having no better claim
than themselves, they would have
refused to join the compact. The
principle of universal liberty was so
deeply rooted in the minds of the
people, that none but free govern
ment could have been established.
This I assure you was no easy task.
Their first step was to enter into a
social compact to form a govern
,nent by consent; a free govern
ment; the exchange of natural lib
erty for civil liberty. Having en-
tered into this compact, they de-
clared the colonies free and indie
pendent States. These States en-.
tered into a league, and adopted
Articles Of Confederation for theil
common defense and general well
fare. This league answered very well
until the war of the Revolution was
over and peace restored. It was
then found that this compact wal
insufficient to hold the States to-
gether. Indeed it lacked some o1
the most essential elements cf free
government; being merely compact
between the States for their mutua
protection against a common enemy
It provided no National Executive
nor Judiciary, merely Congress o
adjudication between the States
But more than this, it lacked tina
great democratic principle contained
in the Declaration Of Independence
that the just powers Of government
are derived from the consent Of thu
governed. This principle We shoul,
never lose sight of. II IL the cor
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