Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-08-16
ABOLISH THE STATES.

ABOLISH THE STATES.
The surest and only way to forever
extirpate the damnable heresY of state
sovereignty is to abolish the states.
The republicans of Iowa, Wisconsin
and Pennsylvania have formally resign
ed their statehood to the nation, with
glorious young Iowa in the lead.
The legislatures OF Iowa, Wisconsin
and Pennsylvania ought. as soon as they
meet, to petition the national legislature
for charters. ,fr
Let the republicans OF Iowa. WIscon-
sin and Pennsylvania this winter vindi-
cate their claims to consistency and
honor by returning their constitutions to
congress and demanding charters. under
which local legislation in the future may
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BOGUS STALWARTISM.
Stalwartism means that this republic
is nation. @ .,! - eit.
And it tearlessly accepts all the logi-
cal consequences:
Bogus stalwartism gives an intellec-
tual assent to the proposition and de-
fends 1t with passionate, glittering rhet-
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But it dares not do the deeds necessary
to its full realization.
Whoever says the American republic
is made up OF states denies that it is q
nation, defends state sovereignty and
the incident right of secession, and is
bogus stalwart. r. l..
| Whoever maintains that the constitu-
ton of the United States is the funda-
mental law of this nation comedies all
that tho blgadiers claim, justifies the
rebellion, invites secession, denies the
revolution of 1860 that made US nation
and is bogus stalwart. .5r.......,, :
Whoever says that the revolution of
'6O-65 did not supercede the constitution
of the then United States is rampant,
state sovereignty, tal!ow-faced rebel. and
has no more right to be called stall
wart than jeff DAVIS or the editors OF the
Okolona States. ..
i Whoever believes or maintains that
any portion of the rebellious territory
conquered by the national forces has
the right to vote at the next presidential
election, or to be represented in con-
gress, is an open ally of the southern
brigadiers and q bogus stalwart.
Whoever says there are thirty-eight
states, or any other number of states in
this republic, or that 1t consists of more
than one state, with subordinate de-
partments or provinces, Utters treason.
advocates secession. and desecrates the
memory of those who died to make this
a nation. He is bogus stalwart
Let the deck be cleared of bogus stall
warts for the great campaign of 1880
and lot Grant, the nation, and ''strone
government be the slogan.
WHAT THE STALwARTs OF THREE GREAT
STATES TEACH.
The state republican convention o
Iowa. Wisconsin and Pennsylvania have
lust declared that the American republic
: is a nation, not league. or conteder
acy of foreign states.
Bully for Iowa.
Bully for Wisconsin. .-
Bully for Pennsylvania.
"Not league" says Iowa, but {
, "Nation." Why not leagueP
Because leagues can only be formed
between states, and this is q s'natlon )
league among the subordinate part
7 would be an impertinence and nulllty
| That is there being no states to form {
league, no league was formed. Stat,
and nation are interchangeable terms
5 is not league, but nation.
"Not confederacy of foreign states,
q says Wisconsin.
AS there can be no other than foreigl
states, for each state must be foreign t
< every other state. there are in this cas-
t no states at all.
! Wisconsin, Iowa and Pennsylyani
assert this republic is not made up o
states; .
8 That it is not United States,a leagu
nor confederacy of foreign states;
q That, in brief, it is nation.
This is stalwartlsm for you-Lemar
Sentinel stalwartism; stalwartism tina
s will drive every rebel brigadier fron
e the capitol to the gallows;
That will abolish state lines, abrogat
state constitutions. change that relic G
state sovereignty, the United States sen
n ate, to national body, and formal
!. declare all parts of the United State
: constitution null and void, that confic
!, or interfere with national sovereignty.
There are no states-Eo league @
o states-no friendly confederacy of fol
8 eign states-nothing but one state-th
Il nation.
That is what Iowa teaches.
That is what Wisconsin teaches.
II That is what Pennsylvania teaches.
Q That is what the Lemars Sentine
e teaches, and what is more, the Sentlne
!. is the only paper within the limits c
Iowa, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania tha
fully and logically advocates the sta
J. wart doctrines of their respective reput
if lican conventions.
. This makes the Sentinel an organ.
The only representative journal {
$ pure, unadulterated stalwartism. a
II promulga by the state convention
Of Iowa, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.
And yet,
The Sentinel is only two dollars
year. invariably in advance, from thi
time on.
It BRIGADIER THUNDER
- Give US rest!
- A southerner's idea of liberty is abou
as tangible as Guinea nigger's is of a
n evening toilet.
Liberty to a sOutherner means an ur
limited supply o! whisky. coupled wit
the right to wallop and shoot niggers.
As to tighting-bosh!
The vaunted southern confederac
made the weakest fight in all history
; outside of mere savages.
Is Thirteen millions of people of the ha
l. horse, half-alllgator variety, succumbe
l. inglOrlously after feeble struggle {
rs four years.
eI The Uollanders fought the might