The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1881-04-01

vi WAL anu illScIy, iHdly cHlcTcu utCIcc, sealed
with human Blood finding that the Union of the
Constitution, refine its nature as much as you
please, is perpetual Union and that no State may
ever revoke that portion of its sovereignty which it
signed away, unless there first be an amendment to
the Constitution, ratified by three fourths of the
States, creating the right of revocation
The great Union, therefore, will for good or ill,
continue; and dwelling under its broad banner, what
is likely to be the destiny OF the Rugby Colony2
Here are, or soon will be, numerous enough to
control our municipal and county affairs, subject to
the general statutes of the State of Tennessee which
are not likely to discriminate against us.
Here and descendants may enjoy life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness; here we may
earn and maintain manly independence Under
our system it is to be hoped that man will become
unreasonably rich, and none sink into helpless
poverty; the industrious and thrifty will be protected
in their labor and in the enjoyment of its fruits
while the sick and the unfortunate will be attended
and aided.
Here liberty, equality, fraternity" may prevail,
and life may be as bright the MONDAY sunshine
which floods these upland regons-aA this if we are
not interfered with from without
AS to our allegiance it clear that as to all matters
vested in Congress by express mention in the Con-
sttuton, our supreme duty to the Federal Govern
ment; and to all other matters whatever our first
bond is to the State Of Tennessee. If therefore, in
a collision under conflict of laws concerning postal
service coming money, or bankruptcy any other
of the things nominated in the bond of the Union,
should adhere to our State, we should be guilty
of treason; if on the other hand a conflict should
occur as to law any subject under the sun out
side of the special powers often above referred to-
and we did not give supreme allegiance to State,
we should be equally guilty of treason. The Central
Government has ample power to protect life, liberty
and property at home and abroad; while in the
separate States remains the power of regulating the use
and enjoyment Of life, liberty and property, each
according to its own way.
AS system it cannot he improved. 1t seems
almost divine But there is no system which may
not be perverted, and the dangers which threaten
ours may even now be discerned, like cloud no
bigger than mans hand dimly lying on the distant
horizon.
The unequal distribution of wealth, giving ex-
cessive power to few, and creating corresponding
discomfort among the many; and the universal
suffrage-in these, think, lies danger.
But under the social system and laws of descent
here large fortunes not transmitted in families in
bulk, and do not continue to grow indefinitely The
grandchildren scatter the grandfather's accumula-
tons, SO that there is no great danger from this
power in individual hands but there has sprung up
within comparatively late years what must call
thing for although often immortal thas neither body
nor souD through whose agency money and its power
may grow into colossal proportions. refer to Cor,
borations.
They have become innumerable, omnipresent, and
some Of them may become omnipotent. The charter
of the New York Central Railroad Co. runs 400
years, and already under its privileges money power
exists which seriously affect the price of bread
stuffs to the outer limits of American traffic This
power will not die with the individuals who now con-
troll it, but will increase and even now by con-
federatng with three other corporations, each prac-
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