Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-01-10


democratic party. Our lines are marked,
theirs la,itudinal and uncertain.
The following cases are cited to show
how q designing party in power can
unjoint the most secret obligations when
those constitutional obligations come in
conflict with their party purposes, slim
ulated by personal pecuniary interests.
When the court of last resort has TO be
changed, in order to carry out party
purposes, it is an i'll omen for the State
or nation in which it is done. Again,
no man, says the Bill of Rights shall be
arrested without due process OF law, but
the abolitionists reversed it by arresting
men without process and without law,
but on mere grounds of unfriendliuess
to their disintergrating process in sepa-
rating the States and people of the
States, for mere adverse political senti-
ments. For no cause thousands OF our
people were thrown into filthy prisons
as punishment for being democrats.
l will close by discussing the out
rageous enormity of dividing sovereign
State without consulting any consider
able portion of its citizens, of which out.
rage on the sovereignty Of a State, and
also on the constitution Of the United
States, the so called State Of West Nir-
ginia Is monument of shame to all
concerned in the diabolic act. This
forced work was consummated to grail
fly few renegade citizens OF the State,
living in small corner, together with
some of the States faithless people in
arms against her. l will not call them
by their true name, it is uupoetical, but
no one will dispute that West Virginia
was created out Of Virginia against the
wish OF ninety and nine out OF every
one hundred of its citizens; thus pollu-
ting the home of Washington, Jefferson
and many other men whose lives were
coupled with every political greatness.
This sacreligious act was sanctioned by
persons who pressed their lips to the
Holy Bible in official qualification. In
the earlier days Of the Republic such
acts would have been called perjury.
But then loyalty to the union was faith
in its compact. .t 81.
The next thing the new administra.
ton did was TO tamper with the sacred
writ of personal liberty, which to vio-
late is the leading step to imperial despo-
tism. And habeas corpus was no long
er the sure anchor of personal freedom.
Curran once said, "there is kind oil
compensation 10 vice; when the ruler is
not ashamed, and the betrayer is not
afraid" This was illustrated in the sad
years during the war, and since. The
thumbspriDg On the desks OF cabinet
tyrants sent over the wires to their mil
itary servants, orders of arrest and ar
bitrary punishments unheard OF since
the days of the Spanish lnquisltion
Thus were old meE, young men ano
maidens, consigned to loathsome pris
ons for no other cause than being patri
OTIS in a land of ruling tyran.s. Many
| Of whom died without knowing ihs
cause of their arbitrary Imprisonment
no reason but that which designates tho
fanatic will offerine out laws. As such
the countries enemy raved through the
land in licentious riot. Cries for mercy
by the unoffending, aud solemn appeals
to reason and justice were laughed tc
scorn. The blood bought principles sci
out in the Bill Of Rights, was no securi
ty against illegal arrests, and the judi
ciary was powerless to protect liberty
against the "veering gales Of party pol
itics." The constitution was appealed
to in vain, to protect the unarmed citi
zen in the North, who loved the Union
and who was for many years its chic
support, doing civil battle against those
who now discover feigned love for the
Union; in hope thereby TO destroy its
sacred value as a republic OF equal
rights, because such always was and al
ways will be democratic cardinal prin
ciples. But for holding them democrats
were outraged in their own homes. Fol
oe it remembered, no abolitionist was
molested by the ipse dirt of cringiDg
spies, who like fostering sores, were be
fouling the whole body polite, for the
sole object of securing permanent pow
er in the land. 1t was the golden op-
portunity worked for, prayed for, IN
partizaL pulpits for many years, Hence
'the last man aud the last dollar" must
be sacrificed to achieve their churished
object If the last available American,
and the last existing dollar had been all,
the war would have stopped short o. its
friends object. But the whole OF Europe
contributed men, and our remote posterj-
tyare required TO pay the last dollar OF the
fratricidal war. But the object OF the ab
olitionists has been gained; they have
possession of the goyernment;they have
had it for long time. The leaders
have all made fortunes out of it; honest
ly perhaps in a few cases, but for The
most part, let contract-riDgs with official
backing tell the tale. The business
morals OF the whole country has suffer
ed by the example set in high official
circles. Let Credit .Hobffiier testify.
Congress 10 the hands Of these mad
abolitionists, intoxicated with their un-
restraind power, enacted many clear un-
constitutional provisions. Making mere
promises to pay a legal tender for oil
debts, except few payable to their aid
ers and abetters in the bard struggle for
political asceodancy. The constitution Of
the Supreme Court however, was 10
their way, and had TO be reorganized in
order to get their promises TO pay &C.
cepted. The personel Of the court was
against them, and consequently had to
be manipulated for their purpose. In
order to carry on Che war, the constitu-