River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-12-23
RIVER FALLS WISCONSIN. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 70 1885,

and would naturally, II they came in
To power on them, be opposed 10 carry
ing them out and leave them too weak
to do 50, and leave the nation obliged
TO take step back in freedom.
In The second plank of the platform
that Abraham Lincoln came into pow
eu on are these words: "And that the
federal constitution, the rights of the
states, and the union of the states
must and shall be preserved" Where
did the state rights Democrats in that
convention get this from, that this is
a federal government. a union Of states,
instead of a government with Il big NJ
and why did they say the union on
that plan shall he preserved when
they knew that one portion Of their
party hId been in favor of letting the
union slide, so that they could gov
ern on their plan the balance. They
must have known that one.fourth of
the party could not carry ont these
great democratic principles. Where
did these men get these state right
principles that these boy editors OPP
pose So to-day. You will find the prin-
ciples in Mr.. Calhoun's works, Vol.
lst. on the Constitution of the United
9tdLt@; p"sc it-, ~ raf n
.,G fo'stn'''i'I = ti'4 Oiii1tn 9ta"s "aS
states and onrs is a.d.,norIafie federal re.
public. 1t is democratic III ooptradistin ton
10 aristocraeY ana monarchy 1t excludes
class ord rs and al ar.iht.aI distinction 70
Saar" aSif. l, -Lioh anT , gtIo' ~
nobility by Ill., l,ni1rd s.s3es. Or by any
state. The whole system is indeed demo-
cratic throughout It has for rs tundament-
Al prhciple me great cafoatH MAXIM tilat
the roverme,f 81 , ve tS9Td Of the
United States were created by them and for
them, that the powers conferred on them
are noi surrendered ouI deiegated, ana us
ouS "te ~ ~ cs' ,,l, l,U'
ence Of the objects for which INV we're del-
egated. Il is federal, as weli as democratic.
Federal OH the one hand in eontradistinoton
70 national on ne 0t,ler 70 a o2l''ederacy. IN
II is dsra n'I bac sa in M we o e 81
states united in polifical gnidn in contra.
distinction to government OF individuals |
socially united, that is by what is usually
called social compact. 70 express ~ more
csise il Is the Government NJ - community Of
states, and not the government Of single |
state or nation"
And here, Mr.. Editor, you can see |
where Alr, Calhoun uses tho language |
in speaking of the people being the |
source of all power saws; .sThe gener. |
al and state Governments are created |
hy +La,, .rd fr +han, Hora !.
~ t"0,t an" ~ 'li0Ah
where MI. LlhcolH BttS MS laFo'Ile |
saying; "A government by the people, |
for the people,
LET us look at the situation the |
.o,,,,,+,.,, ~, =, IL, +l,;- ,,o,t,, oor,
""o - ~ - ~, y ~
poSeu ~ IIle eleneillS NAY ueoCl lpeu'
came into power. Let us suppose that |
the Douglass Democrats could have |
left the country. and left these men
who were under the control of these
two first principles-the mOnocratic |
and aristocratic-with the small
amount of free soil and state rights
Democrats with them to have settled |
the question. what would have been
the result? Ii is plain to he seen that
division must have taken place. Meth
er could have 0vrrpOwpred the other.
The result would have heen southern
founded on atistocratlc
and northern one on mon
principles.
When we come 10 the fourth plank
in the platform we find state rights
and territorial rights set fourth full up
and a little ahead Of Mr.. Calhoun, Mr..
Cass, or Mr.. Douglass III these words:
THAT the malnta'haace hEs2iate q the
ists % st .,,e 7 ~ @I' . - avn
domestic itstit,+io,,s ac.,ordii,o IA its own