Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-02-13

blessings IN proportion as they are cXer-
Clsed III the intesestS OF the govCrnCd
and governments are Republican, so far,
and only so far, as the powers they eXer
else are in accordance with the will of
the majority. Special les station, and
law protected monopoies are antagOnis-
tic to the spirit Of Rcpublicmism and can
be sustained only by the exercise of I'M
Spurcd powers not delegated by the peo-
pie. As human slavery became repug.
nant to public sentiment, it was supported
for years by powers centralized in polit-
lcaI organization. Its support was the
work OF the dominant party. while that
party inStillcd into the hearts of its mem
bers, Il belief that disloyalty to it was trca.
son to the government, and that those who
dared to question It's teachings or desert
ITS ranks. were unworthy OF the name of
American citizens. But when reason and
higher intelligence began to sluckcn party
ties and to overcome the cohesion of pO-
Iitical affinity, the slave power attempted
to fortiiy itself behind the rock-bound de-
crces of the supreme court. The bred
Scott decision was the fort behind whose
walls the slave power could defy both pup
lie opinion and adverse legislation They
regard it beyond the power of natural soy
creignty to molcSt
But tie American people know no legal
or constitutional power but such Il, they
had once delegated, and reserved the
right Ia recall and revoke. They had del.
cgatcd powers to protect, but not to bind
themselves. They held, in reserve as
,HSV 'rSoI'' It iiEher liIW IMAM any tlat
'l,S ha,t yet authorized TO be enacted.
ms law thcy executed, ana after
p'0ouS Struggl' Stew tllc monster that hld
SaNeh refuge undcr tlle protection OF the
n'g1leSt tribunal III tie I!hd'
i"t u'"'' y power ilaNiIiG loSV us grip
upon lne r'Juulc'S olthe people, Is losing
us Go'l'rol over congress. holIS thG "X'
'cutNc ana LEGISLATIVE to-day hut these
pcilg thc creatures OF Il PopuIt" Will. II
may IoSe them tomorrow,
II JOln sherman SmOtherS the green
pack tle Soul OF ilDrrty, to-day, II may
9e warmed INTO me ny ms successor. II
iorty mlIIionS oil people demand 1t, and
congress docs not refuse 10 grant ther re-
ISSUE they must die that death which
knows no resurrection u constitutional
EnlIlothe' al th' hands OF the supreme
conrt. a lew days Sincc the following APP
peaIGd IN the Washington krpuhIican:
"lhrre Is every reason to believe that
WITHIN a short time the Democracy will
adopt as It's Shboleth, Paper money, I'M
constitutional. Day by day the sentiment
Is growing stronger, more open and pro-
nounceu' to up TO the capitol; go IN on
Ihe moor OF tine mouse ana talk to the mem
pcT'' an't you VIII ne surprised now many
you VIII inu VINO believe paper money toI
be unconstitutional. 1t does not require
a prophet or the son OF Il prophet to pre-
diet that within twelve months the Dem
ocracy wi i stand in battle array against
legal tender grecnbacks.
On the heel OF the above announcement
comes the following from the New York
Hines Republican paper;
"In view of the pressure for indiscrimi-
nate expenditure of which the pension law
is result, the reissue Of legal tenders di-
rocted by the law of May last, is matter
Of grave and not very remote concern. As
distinctly acknowledged by the secretary
OF the treasury, there Is IN the existing law
Il source OF serious danger which is now
avoided only by the fact that there is no
present means of getting the grcenbackS
ont OF the treasury. But this barrier will
be soon broken down by such bills as That
which has Just become law, and which
Is only one OF class. With even $3O,.
OJO,OOO to pay out, the present smooth
working Of resumption would be very
quickly intcrIcred with. A project has
been entertained by some gentleman.
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