Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-03-08

aid to al! words of a political signii.
cance changed Wehster's definitions
and then, without note or commen
: showing the change, gave as Webster's
their own political ideas and defni
lions, i school is built on assertion
and to bolster ii mp the fair name and
fame Of the great is stolen.
! in order to sh Nv that this is true
quote tie definitions as given by Web.
steF, edition Of le4l aud then the def.
niIions Of others, given IS those Of
Webster, edition of 1861.
F.! 1Sl+.-''Slatc--A political body CT
bodE polite: the whole of the people
united under one government, what
ever may be the form CT government.
'MuniciPa law is u rule oi conduct pre-
scripeo by the supreme power III a
state Blackstone. More usually the
word signifies Il political body governed
bS representatives: Il CONFERENCE.-The: !:
the states ot America.
18th ''S'arc-fn tie United States
one ui tic co;nnlonw"alihs or bodies
polite, HE peop|e of ATTACH a2aahe mp thr
bo9y ~ the nntiOn, and which under
thc H0i 57aG} constitution stand in Ger
tain rGiaiions will the nntional govern
ineHt t.aIiduIcijeUsstetja IL coHmonwealihs
with full power in their several spheres
over al! matters not expressly ill
hibitca"
"C;npict-An agreement q con-
tract between parties; a word tEat NAV
be applicd i'll 1t general sense 10 any
covenant or contract between indivi-
dual$. but Is more generally applied 10
agreements between nations and states
as treaties and conf"deracies, so the
Constitution II Tie C1itcd tSlnicS Is u po1-
ttical con rtsct Ja!igecn tie sh.tes," Sc.
''Co:npact-An agreement between
parties: g covenant or. contract either
Of individuals OF of nations"
'fFhe rest of The former definition is
suppressed, SO the edition OF 1864 is not
QnE5ridycd.> -.
"Cniou-STATEs UNITED. Thus the
United States arc sometimes called the
Union"
'Usion-That which is united or
mate one, something formed by COM
bina'ion or coalition of parts or mem
berS: J confederation: 4 consolidated
are often called the u ion."
."E Z urihus Unum-Onc composed
OF nlnHy. The motto of the United
States, consisting of many states, con-
Jederatc1 togethcT."
"E Piurj5~S Unun1-One out Of many,
one composed Of many: the motto of
the United Siates. as being one govern
i"c'if formed OF MANY independent
siatrs'
Federal "As a federal
government, such as that Of the Unted
.StGts~
Federal (such as that of
the United States, suppressed
'CongreSs-The assembly ofsenators
and representatives Of tie &euerM siates
OF North America, according to the
present constitution or political COM
pact by which they are u.ilct in a fell
,z@l republic; the legislature of the
Chitcd States consists Of a senate and
house OF representatives."
'C"n@rcss-rhc assembly of scna-
tors and representatives Of the people
q q no ION, especially Of a repub ic for
the purpose of enacting laws, aud cs.i-
sidering matters OF national interest,
and constituting HE chief teyiSlatice
body cf q '.0tio's.'
Such examples 1 could multiply.
This change without note or comment,
but sending out the work in that form,
ard seeking thus by false pretense to
give the weight amd Influence of Noal,
ebstcr's great name TO words and
sentiments he never uttered, should
Wholly destroy the edition OF 1864, and
subsequent ones as authority Oh XII
words having a political Significance.
81 Il turns out that Tie adiitiona! def
milton given by Layman of the word
"Congfess," being the last one quoted
above is from the edition OF 1854, and
is not Webster's definition at all, but
that OF the editor or publisher Of the
edition of 1864, whoever that iudivi-
dual NAV be. j. y. SuEwALTER.