South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-11-10
Hon. DANIEL b. LUCAS.

Business men of Cisrksharg the Macs OF that
place states, in an eloquent manner, character
is,ic OF the high attachments and reputation OF
the speaker, discussing the vital political Issues
of the day, logically aud ea,ertaiuingly advoc,-
ting the Jefersouisn faith, pointing out the
failures OF the Republican party, and exhorting
the Democratic party to eonsammtte thorough
{ orgnniz.ios aud do energetic work Mr. La.
ca arranged Re subject matter of his address
az follows:
/. The CONSULTATION &C Federal Power
A Simple 5overlmeut
Frugal Government.
Restriction of MoaopOlies.
4 .. Labor and the 1srii.
( Mr. LUCIA oohaed himself strictly TO The ~
pic Of The Revival of the yetfsrsanisu Reaab.
/ lac, and introduced his rem .rks by ssyiag
The distinguishing characteristic of
the disciples OF Mr.. Jefferson is this ::
They recognize and adhere to a DIS
tinct body q! political faith. This faith
is not founded entirely upon the c,nsti-
tuition, but underlies ami supports that
fabric, as he base of Il moau lent sup.
/ ports the weight of its magnificent shaft
Its spirit must be sou ,ht Tor ia all the
great monuments OF liberty which in
1 I'm land * America have been erected.
inscribed and c9rsecratei to human
freedom and the rights OF man; nltyau
char,a trial by jury /; hujeis corpus tue
declaration OF rights the bill against
mpnopoles; these were our Ei.lish
munirents oi title to civil liberty To
these MI. Jefferson added the sovl :
rcigniy of the people the cquai,y o.
mcu before an3 behind The law, auso i.
lutte religious liberty, b)ht.on of pri
mogeniiurc, or entails, OF attainder. Of
( general warrants, and the free !uln OF
tic press. lie sail We should have q
distinct and defined system OF political
iaith by "hiCh u test each problem ;
that no other statesman OF that Jlv IRE.
icirrT II the time OF Jcffr:son) had
pet!' ed 1" school OF political faitn, t..
"laS hamilton 1s an vXample from he
F.. !ug "A III buarcnj,t or oil .archt.L. he be d.
came tne subsequent advocate OF our
prcsen. Repun;ictn ul.on, an from be-.
iiS an original ca sold Zionist WAC de
sIcd tu Obiit, rate tho States, &c .as
"i'cr~aGds the eulogist OF our present
stitution, Witch he st\ led IL Compact
81 cou'e ieraiion. TIE same rem RI:
w:!l Hrply 10 the III Ter Albums, aBd 9th
or colJcmporaAeous staiesmen Slcll
Is aot the case With Mr. Jefferson, who
a!onc f1undei q potilic.I ,elision.
lie il ustra ed The p,in ;iplcs 10 which
jefferson adhered in battling III his
Iarty by aiius'on to these facts -thai
twenty ci lit years before the day oil
Wilberiorcc. Mr.. Jefferson perfected and
passed through tie General Assembly
Of Virginia nil prohibiting The impor.
tation OF saves. and rertecte | the gtea,
act of religious Liberty, anil made il
broad enough - protect not emily all
denominations OF christians. bat also
jews, MJhammedans and iu.idels. Ma
ny years before the English Federation
Act, ani fifty Yeas afterwards. there
remained on the statute hook of En-
land. a law prOhipitin. Roman Cath
Ole from coming within ten miles OF
L1udDa.
In speaking OF the Republican party
he salh: Ih, Republicans are chlca,
responsible for the decline OF JeGerso-
rian principles. NIAteycf il nsy have
been originally, ta,s ErpaJ.icdn party
has become Repuyhci id. IT, is the lc
Ultimate offspring OF !ilertjui les, de-
scrioei by MIR. jefferson. like tie angie
mauiacs, denounced hy him, tn SO mod
ern rcpub!iclies DehoId in our cpnstj-
'ution al that elasticity when the En-.
ii~h ascrihe "a theirs, a.d would falr
INC amOrphose % into an instrument o
latent power and historic expansion, in
stead Of adherirg 10 /. as sacred e N
pact OF fixed, wri,lcu, inGex, bic and in
volatile law.
After reference TO the returning
boards, registration laws. and the de,
sire oi the Republican party 90 estab-
lish dynasty. be said: Ny fricuC
Flick IS "Ot here; bat lie says. "Thcl
have made arrangements 10 keep IT, Oh,
GOverRmeBE Kindred years. Thcf
they call Us Bourbons Daughter nad ap
, p ansel propose TO upset tho dynasty
/ want 10 see what Thomas Jefferson
saws: Your opinions are moulded from
metropolitan presses. where public lib
erty is not understood. Foreigner
, control the press OF New York. wh5 ar,
+ teaching you that the constitution is ai
4, ln>irumsn of expansion, changing ~
their * gtncies change. Tie co7stitu.
tion is sacred aud SHOULD be rcve-cd.-
Here tic speaker reviewed a cri. icisn %
the Herald on the trials by jury in
mastery manner, making reference &,
them as the purest bulwarks Of Eng
lish u crty, quoting tHe exact lanCuag
Of the constitution. "Ali facts put j,
issue before any ilIicature, shall b
tried 10y jnry, except in cases cOxniza
tl' before a Cour; Martial AMI i'm
peachments, adding that jefferson
thought % better no' 10 he heard iu Co..
, legislature, than abolish jury trial; Cha
Tue Constitutions Of The s ltes were lin
tied aud defined by the people, AMI ina
tie states must he confined 90 che Ie
b climate juris iicti'n NJ their power, th
q United States to the jIrisI iction OF II,
poTcr. and thet Is constitutional equi
libriuD.
The present system has taken ut,
the hands Of the Government n c,nsol
idated system. and using tue lanquap