Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-14

l 3OO0 VO4m 9Y&0S vUU DyU8VUyU00 oN0tS.
Into What sort OF q o,aiu Ikeas elements
null bc moulded O. 10 what institutions
sball characterize tho futurc Of Dakols,
| muet lornolys depend mon The NledUm and
tiuGilv MS WIKI " meet our present
greatly tncreseed RESPONSIBILITIES.
The hixheSts N All duties, the gravest of
all r.spunsIblljties. that can come upon q
legislative bodv. e. the propsr moulding OF
the Institutions which are 10 give chsrac-
ter To tho new and growing commonwealth.
Win us the present IL Mculisrly 1 forms.
tive period. The quality Of our acts IT this
very sessiOn NAV affect the ipteresas of
ch,Idrsn vet unborn.
Orr abundant and varied resources. de-.
welcomed ana 10 be developed. show ,hs,
providence has placed hers au,exuberapce
of all those PHYSICAL conditions necessary
lO the formation. growth, and maintenance.
of a great rnd pros ,elous community. And
whether these elements Of statehood shall
ultimately be formed iutorons or more states.
their Dumhera and volume have. greatly in.
creased AMI ARE still increas,pa. and the
process Of capitalization has already begun,
Some clear ideas OF what should chsracter-
ize. 40 ofganised community or . free state
would seem TO be necessary and appropriate
before we lay aside our territorial swad.
ding clothes.
What, theo, IL q state2 What is . free Estate!
What institutions should characterize afree
state! What are us legitimate tuncttobs!
What it's duties and powers? A, free gov
eminent IS simply the organized power Of
the good, consolidated aud welded to re.
strain the bad, and to protect the weak
from the encroschnents OF the strong; or,
IN other words. 10 establish justice aud &C.
cure the blessings OF liberty 10 all the peO-
pie. All courts interpret it's will and all
"fncers. executeits DEGREES. The sheriff goes
form with ills processes. and even when
supported o. the posse conatdtus. or the
whole military power, he Is only the min.
'ster 81 its will. Such a government is
right IN is conception and organization,
OF heaven. "Order is hesven's ttst law"
and such q government, existing tor, aud
securing the good of.lhs governed, in the
creature Ot God" We Can hardly con.
ceiVe OF the existence OF such q govern.
ment, Wlihou admitting the truth Of the
fundamental axioms Of the declaration OF
independence tor such q government can
only r,ghttul'y exist by the consent of the
governed, ana tor the good Of the governed.
A state 10 the people In "a given territory
and their institutions. ra tti4'
Atfee state consists of, the people and
SUCH institutions az they make ioi them
oCAvCos
A despotic state consists otthe people and
such institutions rs are imposed upOp
them.
A free state lives 10 the win of its people !!
Public sentiment shapes its course ana
controls its action! We Judge of q state by
the same rules az oian Individual. by Their
fruits ye shall know them" Their cbsrac-
ter must be determined by whattheydO but
it they do what public opinion demands, 1t
Is essential that public opinion should be
enlightened and virtuous. Hence it has
come to be an axiom, that the only true ba.
sis Of a republic is the intelligence and mo-
ral,ty OF ! $ people, Experience goes far, TO-
wards proving that the more closely the
public morality is allied TO-, and springs
frcm. tue personal religion ofthe individual
citizens. the better j. endures the trial. The
basis OF public morality is the enlightened
consclences OF individual citlzens.
The hrst duty OF every tree state, COM
maDded by the highest Ut all laws, the in
|st'nct OF self preservntloD,-is to foster insti.
} .u.,ons .ol 'ne pion''.Iono l me !n'elligence
|of a people cannot be foiced heHond ;,s IN,
,ell,gence ;" nor can it long survive the de-
cay of public morality. Governments rise
and fall, and nations decay and pass away.
but the great PRINCIPLES that pLr,ain 10 riuh,.
~ EosS' btnSuh tlh uuCudukCu anu uD-
changeable. The Creator seems to have
impressed his Owl immutabili,y upon the
true principles of rightful government, such
AS Justice, and truth, ana equality OF right.
Another important junction Of a stale. is
70 IrEvide tor the uniortunate,-lhe deaf
ana oumo. lhe oiind, and the Insane.
HUMANITY requires this at the hands of the
sage, since q KIND OF treatment IL often re-
CURED, Una. ir'ehas ana relatives could not
l ahn w., e .n.l aoy system OF Voluntary
chal:'y heet tne case 30 wen; ana since al
are l'ao!e 20 ,nese tetrlo'e cslalnlt'es, 1t is
proper ,na. III s9oulu a.o, uhuer me con
.roi OF 'he state, IN making suitable provis-
ION lor o%n.orsunates o. ms class.
~ sua .s. ~ua' .ne pue'ic nea.lo' 10 pro
woe .or !ne common defense to preserve
.Se puo.c p 's 10 secure 70 every man
t dnn l :, ~ a,o, w n's "mn ,"n; 70 secure iree-
"f ons's own ou cpns .1ol.ne ~ ~ ,he dictates
eonaIIv ,bs nnh,ic h .rds,s aar : 20 a,sar'ou'e
n+nner f,nc,inna ~ ,ha u,s a'e among inc
P'"pe' iun1.''ns VI 'ne s'ate.