The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1883-05-31
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ItSS true. LII tilc SOutn. the uoC'iihF
of the reserved right Of the STATE. OF
State sovereignty aud tn. first cialui
of The Stale 20 the Allegiance OF ner
citiZ-ns, melted in the hearts OF her
sons, the strongest emotions of pa
triOtism. This sentiment was much
altered by the defeat of the conf d
eracy. The destruction of our social
system and the elevation To the cleo
tive franchise of cur former slaves
seemed to leave but little of their
country to feel patriotic about. All
through the South general apai by,
as regards public affairs, was the pre-
vailiDg sentiment after the war, and
the decentralization of the etrpet-bag
regime added feeling of irritation
for the government under which we
lived, AT the North, for the time,
success in the war, brought to The
front the U. S. as a Nation, rather
than as tedera'e republic.
This, was manifested in tie passage
by Congress oflaws lcroachlng upon.
the reserved rights of the States, and
in the Legislation relative to the
lately seeding States. The Presi-
dent advocated the extreme view Of
the paramount authority of Con-
gress. To secure construction b,
the S"preme court favorable to tEess
views, its members were incr ased
and a majority of the ReACuuri ST
appointed AS to secure the reversal OF
It's former decision on an important
question relative to the power o
Congress over the subject of the ia
tionai finances. A newspaper WAS
published ia New York, called the
lnlyDeridtist, for the avoWed obi let VI
forming public opinion favorable t.
d stronger aud more centraiiz- d form
of government. The South WAS n
The foot of he conqu-ror, and the
President of the y. >. in plain viola
ton of his sworn duties, h-sitated
not to station part of the army al
thu Legislative hal ) of sister 5 ate,
to dictate who should compose it,
Legislature, and what laws should
be passed.
Then, in profound peace, and not
during the armed cor fllct, was the
darkest day in our country's history.
Not century has passed, and VT
see the grand children # the her0e,
Of Bunker Hill, and Lexington, Of
Saratoga and Trenton, OF Monmou, h
and BrandyWine, enforcing at the
point Of the bayOnet, upon the de,
see, dants of IYashingtOn and Lee,
Sumpter and Marion, Morgan ana
Patrick Henry, those Same princi-
pies of oppressiOn, in resistance [.
which, bad been fought the war O
the Revolution. Suppose they hau
Succeededo Some Maccaul-y OF The
future, passing in calm review, the
history of this country, would paus
in sadness as he Wrote the page, anC
recorded another failure in the eli
fort of man at self government. His
closing narrative of this gfea' repubIi.
would be the epitaph Of Nation no
a century old.
The Divine Ruler Of thu univers,
decreed it should not be. From ore
end of this great country TO ths
other, the mighty movement star
ted. First in New York, then il
FaneuIi Hall, Boston, that cradle o
American liberty; then il Philade!
phia, Baltimore and thu West, the
voice of the Nation "A heard il
. mighty meetings of theS eople. atfs
act OF the President, Nenounced
Like the suppressed runbling of tn
volcano. presaging the dire eruptio,
to follow, and warning those ia dan
ger to flee the coming destruction
the muttered murmurs of his peopl.
told the President to beware, ant
General Grant halted in his course
In the elections that followed, tn.
people spoke. From Main to Texas
from the Atlantic to the Pacific
there came the same answer; ant
the centralizing policy of the admin
istration was condemned. The voice
of the people is the voice of God
More powerful than an army, more
terrifying than a battle, the Ballot
box, the Palladium Of American
liberty. once again brought the Shil
of State under control of its Pilot
the Constitution:
"a wea pom that comes down as still
AS snow flakes fall upon the sod;
But executes freeman's will,
AS lightning does tho will of Cod
Once more we hear from the High
Cour, OF last resort at Washington, the
! annunciatiOn Of constitutional priu.
ciple-that recall the DAYS of Marshall
and Fancy. Sectional legislation, the
result of fierce passions excited by the
war, and aimed at prescribing one
part of the country. is either repealed
or its worse features declared uncoD-
stitutional and void. The BURDEN
sOme system of taxation rendered
necessary by the war has had its Up-
pressive feature mi;igated, and the
people of each State once again mao
age their internal affairs without the
| dIctatOrial interference of the FEEDER
al executive or Federal judiciary
Wonderful has been the change
The defeated soldier of LIE and
Johnston. has become the patriotic
citizen, the visa statesman and up
righl juriSt. The victorious veterans
under Grant and Sherman have dis
| banded in peace, reformed to. their
| homes, and assist in making the
country great, glorious, and once
! more united. the inevitable result
| is now apparent.
The saIubrpu~ climate, fertile soil,
exhauslless mineral wealth, latent
energy Of the South, freed from the
incubus OF slavery, and the cOnser-
vative nature Of her population, a.
tract the attention of Capitalists, and
Will ere long invite foreign and do
mestic immigration. The crowded
population, over grown cities of the
| North, tho foreign and disturbing
element in It's peoples, and the in
creased difficulty of finding employ
ment, tend 10 make that part Of the
country, the scene of unrest and
hardship and civil CONJUNCTION. All
ready the statesmen of the country,
recognize Ill the conservative nature
OF me > ,uthern people, a factor in
pubic affairs to be relied upon to pre-
serve tue Integrity of our institu-