The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-08-14

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HOW TO Make ys 4 NATloY. ATloY. III
.o ComRlete the revolution OF go -I5
-tpy usa;. ali sI:s, in,ijasad st4i n
First-Eormally changing the name
Of this .repnblic to .America. 81 Us
SecondT,7Abrogating SO much Of the
Constitution Of what was the United
States as conflicts with national solid-
arity. For example. such ,elAuses -
recognize the individual departments
as Statcs-respectiye of population
that gives to each State one and only
one vote, 10 case Presidential elec-
tion is thrown into the House-that
permits each State. to adopt . oonsti-
tuition of its own--that recognizes
State Courts-that. inhabits. the. Ma
tional Executive and his Cabinet from
reviewing so called State legislation.
Th!fd-By abrogating all State con-
istitutioos and grating to the provin-
ces or Departments thus erected char,
,ters, under. which the citizens Of each
department might transact their busi-
ness.
- FoarthABy withholding charters
from thoeo rebelIioas States that fore
IDLY resisted the reyolution3of 60-'65.
Fifth-By inaugnrsting Grant into
the Presidential chair till The nation
wss c0ns0lfdAted.5 fase
i This wbuld complete the revelation,
and the Stalwarts will never reet un.
I'll they have accomplished their glor-
ious work.
"a, - WHAT THE NIGGER NEEDS.
What we need j. encouragement,
not curses, projections not violence"
We clip the above from the New
Orleans Weekly Louis ianian, edited,
owned and dprinted by niggerS, who sent
Hs = copy asking .an exchange with
the Sentinel We will grant the gem
tlemXnly darkiesthe boon they crave,
logy iron AstalWart standpoint. "Whati
protection, mot vic lence." That is
woiiy- headed boobies, v hat yon need
is to learn to sscurse'' and practice
violence" and all these other things
will. be added to you. If you have
not sand enough to stand up and curse
the lantern -jawed brigadiers ma their
white livered retainers, then the Re-.
publican party made great mistake
In giving yoq your freedom. II these
unhung traitors dare molest YOU when
you 20 to vote, shoot them as you
would 80 many dogs: II you have not
the courage to do SO, set on the auc-
ton block and let them soil you to the
highest bidder. s
: a sfx.shoster is whist you need, Mr..
Mig iisnsi siJ 5 > ia, aIsG asgs
,,s;ay n,ARE. WE 4 NATION *. isa 4
Sentimentally speaking, we are.
Stump. specifically, we are. nj
Fourth Of Julyically, we are.
Spreadeagley, we are. @
o Yetthe sentiment stump speak
ere, Fourth of July orators and
spread-eagle writers all profess pro-
found admiration for, the Constitution,
which says-we are not.
? We are not and never can be- . ma
tion,so long Al there are thirty.eight
States and thirty-eighti constitutions; /
each STATE having two Senators in
case OF q Presidential election going
into tho HOuse. s5ei - '8gfiEt, ss9fE9 II
+, "a We ara not 90 long 40 rebel Brig
Bile for one to get there.
Nor so long as the rickety, battered
aud busted Constitution Of the old
United States is recognized as funda-
mental law, sa v.ii.ss.... .f,is sss Il
Nor 90 long as Republicans content
themselves with standing on the ram.
parts. yelling, This 10 . Nation.
Nor will it be until Grant is seated
in nd cd hvSl
Stalwarts, and they proclaim tho
Nation.
q. COMPLETE THE REveLurIoN.
That Is to make us Nation-change
the name-abolish the Constitution-l
cancel State lines. 9
Abrogate State constitutions-reor.I
ganize the Senate-elect 0rant-pro-
claim the Nation.
II was tho passage of the fugitive
slave Law that inaugurAted the revolu- |
ton of !00 IS. ;.ff',s1,. Hst5 ..s4.t
/, Taking advantage Of the Constitu- |
ton, the people Of the North asserted
ana maintained the doctrine of State
sovereignty, as no Southern State ever
had the courage to do. k
s,a Massachusetts, Michigan, Wiscon.
Gin and other Northern States defied
aud successfully resisted the United |
States Government, in its ridiculous |
and false claim to Supreme sovereign !
ty over the States, % they had right |
to do under the Coustitution. /
They defled the so.called Nation,
and made it . crime against the sov-
ereign States to aid In the enforce
ment of the odious fugitive-slave law.
They had right to do so, for then
this republic was o league, not q na.
tlon-a United States, not State.
But this crowning act Of infamy BY |
the slaye-holding Barons of the South !
kindled the fires of . revolution des-
tined to sweep them and their institu. |
tions from the continent.
The North rose in its majesty, purg- |
holding and d0ughfaced maj0rities.
q. flaced Lincoln il the Presidential
And inscribed Freedom on it's ban
nors, ~ E2s4Sl = =. s-s.sf - ii','''f
And swore by the eternal gods,
that this great republic is . nation,
that liberty is national. and that any
State that dared to resist by virtue OF
any pretended ed'severeignty should be
coerced. qR .9zspIi s5.i'v5E9 9.G 81
This w9s NOT constitutional, it 10
true, but revolutions are the higher
law, to which all constitutions are
subordinated.
And the advent of Lincoln to the
Chief Magistracy was the culmination
Of the peaceful part of the revolution.
UP to that time State sovereignty
was q sectional shuttle.cock, tossed
from StAte I'd State, and from section
10 section,. - party and political exi. j
gensies reqqired. es1asl f.aa4 .uiai l.
Eleven Sovereign States resumed |,
their severely gnty and detached them.
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