The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-10-01

until in the evening the window is shut down
upon the ambition of all the candidates.
Upon such elections, and upon such
Al the next election a shadow is over
the scene The deputy marshal and the su-
dozers for the party. Why are they arresting
men and dragging them away without war,
there Is no disturbance. 1t is to excite fear,
and thereby keep men from voting. the law
Of iossl ana soyece Good cheer
and confidence among the neighoors
is gone Anxiety, distrust and hatred
KBoyou Justify the vetoese The bills were care
fully considered by Congress, and after great
delfberation were passed They involved no
question OF constitutional power on the part
OF Congress. For nearly one hundred years
the elections had been free from feuerai super
had the power to repeal the offensive laws.
1t was q question of Judgment and discretion;
BY the repeal. Such legislative DIS
erection belongs to On, Congress and not not,
given not TO defeat and destroy, but to protect
and preserve; to preserve the constitution
from Invasion, and TO protect the rignts anu
croachment sit is not sword buta shield,
The men have taught us this who made the
usage almost uniform. Il think the people OF
this country will never consent that the presi-
by t Congress- es'' I'M merely because il does
not agree with his individual wish
him MIN to ps stand in the way q all reforms,
and to defeat wholesome regulations of the
public service. 1t Is intoiera6ie that the VIII
of Congress, upon question OF Judgment ana
discretion. And it becomes indecent, and an
outrage upon public rights, when the power Is
exercised to continue party machinery that Is
used to defeat free and fair elections.
would Seem that he Should wear the robes of
office modestly. He and his countrymen
know that he was not elected; d.. Fn ai
against him, and a decided majority
of the electors duly chosen. In his promotion,
by agents and agencies the most detestabie,
the rights of the people were dened and tram
pied under foot. Must that be followed by the
exercise Of the veto? on what side will you
stand? appeal to you to stand for free legis-
lation, and against such an abuse of a consti-
tutional power; to stand for free and far cleo
tons, ana against all party supervision Tor
corrupt ends.
material change in our system OF government?
We are in the habit Of speaking OF 1t as the
lived under It and were prosperous and happy.
Under It we have grown TO be a numerous,
partisans are now dissatisfied with it. They
want a stronger government. suppose that
Jews when they s asked king The PROPOSE
ton to change our institutions nils me
want to see the States broken down. l fear
for our liberties when all the powers OF Gov
ernment shall be concentrated IN central
authority. We have loved the States. They
have been to us home Governments. They
protect our persons, our characters, our child
In their courts our wrongs are redressed and
our rights Vjndicated. Under. their guardian
care aud support our free schools exist, and
our highways are constructed and maintained.
And by their authority Justice shall be adj
ministered freely, and without purchase; com,
without delay"
Whoever advocates the rights of the States
cifafr rhEarfl
charged with holding tue doctrine that the
Union is but compact and that the states
one of the means used to prepare the public
mind for the overthrow OF state authority.
Now, wish to denounce 1T in the most posi-
tive manner. In the light of the constitution
there is no conflict of authority between the
States and the United States. Each Is
sovereign within its sphere. The United
States Is a Government with its powers de-
fined in the constitution; entitled to
having the right to enforce. against each in
-dividual, obedience to its authority. The con-
stitutlon of the u aited States, and the laws of
the United States, made in pursuance thereof,
and the treaties made under the authority of
the United States are the supreme law or the
land. Each state is also government, to
which its citizens owe allegiance, and possesses
the right to enforce obedience to It's authority.
free State, which have hot been delegated to
the United States, nor prohi6ited to the states
ny thee3nssntioni Eacn STAG rs me h .,
right TO secede therefrom, nor has
it any right to disturb the harmony
of that Union. To promote the Union and TO
seek to make it perpetual is the duty OF every
State, as it Is of every citizen. Speaking upon
this subject to the people of my own state last
aItis not trne that our Govern ment is weak
and Incapable of giving us the most complete
protect1on If we but maintain the authority
of the Federal Government as defined and
limited by the constitution, and preserve the
states in the enjoyment of their rights accord
ing to the constitution, and In the absolute
control Of their domestic affairs, and if our
Isoxrv h aofI N N n
mard the approval of the people, our political
structur. will become the strongest in the
world. In times OF peace 1t has been over the
people to protect and bless them; and etn
periods of war 1t has been adequate tc every
necessity aud emergency"
Upon this would desire to speak more earn.
estiy than upon any other subject whatever
may make mistakes, and afterward recover
the lost ground. But IN respect TO local sell
goSernme MT any mistake is disaster.
In respect to that lost ground Is never recov-
cred. The power that Is strong enough to take
sron us the management of our domestic
affairs: to wrest from our neighborhood and
county courts and juries their rightful juris
dictlon; and TO strip the State Legislatures OF
their legitimate authority, is powerful enough
TO hold and keep them. Already great addi
tional powers have been given to the Federal
courts, and have seen parties go away from
and homes by the overwhelming costs and
expenses, when the matters in controversy
could as well have been settled in the loca
courts without impoverishing either. Every
consideration affecting the rights and welfare
OF the citizen requires that we maintain Oui
system of Governmeut,with all the rights and
powers unbrosen and intact.
Is the time ever to come when the disturb
ances and blooshed in the South will be at
tributed to any other cause than polith al pas
sion? The Influences that produce ime In
other localities exist TO like extent in thai
section. Ambition, ayarice, Jealousy, revenge
drive men into crime every where. But you
assume that they do not exist as evil 1nfiu
ences inthe South, and that men are false and
cruel only in the midst or political strife.
appeal to your own consciousness that you are
yOOd and and honorable rnan
ever. Crime should be denounced and pun
1shed whatever the circumstances,
whether committed in the midst o.
political excitement, or in stealth and secret
make no apology for it. But when it is at
trfDuted 10 Democratic principle or to Demo
cratic organization, denounce the falsehood
Of the accusation and the meanness of 1t,
author. The great and leading sentiment Of
Democracy Is equality and justice, and crime
can not spring from. such source.
II Dixon, of Yazoo City, was killed to pre-
vent his candidacy for office, IL was more thar