The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-13

sis Of politics. have shown the cardinal erro
Of thine alleged attempt to extend 4 party Of
The old phrase ss se MEGA cart n before the Horse
| ts feeble. Thou wouldst essay to gather healtl
upon and around q plague spot. or TO MAX
sound flesh. Warnoth. Kellogg Paekard. bib
BILE, synher, ,Darrall, Sheldon, Wells; Mcmillan
party Monstrous Ideal
Friesd rutherford, opposition must fret o.
established on the subjects dear TO the, hearts o.
the people. or worthy to be 40. If. thereafter
| that opposition adopt and support thee. Wei
and good. II must be on the basis OF thy aho
party good behayi9r ard d the peo nnv ap
| Tossing to be better reformers than the present
but gaping the peoples eoniifenee as sp en-
havior and without having the confidence Of
the people2
THE FAITH OF THE FATHERS
is heretofore expressed. They thought self
protection and sef-government of men the
very objects of forming society, In which, az a
centre end soul Of being is the instinct Of self
preservation, which s the first law of nature to
The state az well as the respective individuals
State. against any and all antagonists acts out
the true sentiment of loyalty, and obeys the so
cial compact, which is his only tie of allegiance
there being no other king. prince or sover-
eign than society,"
Let me now quote to thee a few of the express
sions of the fathers:
said The sovereign authority Of The State" Is
the palladium of the peoples rights and lib
critics.
JOHN DICKINSON
called the Sovereignty of the State the Justly
darling object Of American affections to which
the Federal agents are responsible.
OLIVER ELLSWORTH
said his happiness depended on the existence
Of the State government as much az did u new
born infant on Its mother for nourishment: y
and no apid the Stntap were 'EnVpTpipn bodies -
ALEXANDER HAMILTON.
insisted that the States are the essential COM
ponent parts of the system:" that their de-
struetion would be political suicide;"' aud that
"the attachment of the individual will be first
and forever secured by the state government"
which will, In all possible contingencies. af
ford complete security against inyasions of the
public liberty by national aut hority." I'm a con
federaey," continues he, the people are
entirely masters of their own fate."-LFed AL
CONCLUSION.
Now friend Rutherford Iuuote these express
sions TO show how com pletely thine above motto
how II was originally understood that politics
and statesmanship were to be based on popular
Undoubtedly, the people want their custom
houses postoffices, ETC. to be devoted to the le-
Ultimate business of them, under men that are
honest. capable aud faithful to the constitu-
tion.n and not used as partisan club-houses or
Headquarters"
There Is no need of any study or thought of
In the matter. An Intelligent. 1ngen-
uoue youth or pure hearted, high minded and
woman-thy wife, for instanee-is the
best guide or Judge to. what Is right righteous
Just, equal, patriotic and philosophical. 1t Ia
not so much intuition az sentiment She uses
The heart and the conscience only knowing that
all questions for the mind have been long ago
settled She Mt once declares what is true and
Just, while a man Ia striving In mental laby-
rinths. and under sophistical fogs, to find how
10 reconcile patriotism with partisan advantage.
Her rapid mind decides, while his debates.
She feels truth which he but calculates
and misuses when he finds.
Chrst extruded the money changers on sem
timent. He felt the PROCLAMATION.
Our political temples require cleansing, and
by conscience, thy country and thy God for ap-
proval, and coming generations shall rise nm
ind call thee blessed. for restoring the Ameri-
an flag to all its pristine Significance. and
;ausing It to wave over States. and not prov
noes"
Thy friend JACOB BROWN