Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-07-06
AN GRAFTON.

BY Gen. Hugh j. Camppeu,
July 4, 1883, at Centre
vile, Dakota.
The Statehood Question and the
Right TO Organize State
Discussed.
General Hugh j. Campbell delivered
the Fourth of July Grafton at Centre
vile, Dakota, ana confined himself
therein entirely to the statehood subject.
General Campbell said:
On the Fourth OF July, 1176, the dele.
gates of the united colonies OF New
Hampshire, Massachusetts, Bay, Rhode
Island and Providence Plantations, Con.
necticut; New York; New Jersey; Penn.
sylvania; the counties OF New CASTLE.
Kent; end Sussex in Delaware; Mary.
land; Virginia; North Carolina; South
Carolina and Georgia, in congress
assembled OF Phiiadelphia resolved:
'Ihat all men are endowed by their
Creator. with certain unalienable rights,
"Thst to secure these rights, govern
'ments are instituted among men, deriy-
ing their just powers from the consent
| 'of the governed.
THAT whenever any form of govern
ment becomes destructive of these ends,
| lit is the right OF the people TO alter or
to abolish it, end to institute new
government. laying it's foundation on
such principles, and organizing itB pow
ters in such form, as to them shall seem
most likely to effect their safety and
happiness
They then recited long list of gar
| ticulars, in which the colonial govern-
ment had violated these rights.
And they therefore declared thsm-
selves independent.
The occasion of this action by these
delegates, was the fact that the govern
| ment, under which they lived, was o
colonial government. 1t was govern
ment in which they were not represented,
and they were taxed by that government
without representation.
| They were colonies.
| Now what were colonies?
They were countries inhabited by sub
Iiects, goserned not by themselves but
by another government. They had nc
control over their own governments
They were taxed, and had no voice as &c
how much they should be taxed, or what
their money should be spent for. Theil
officers were appointed from abroad
Their courts and judges were appointed
from abroad.
Now under this system of government
4 there grew mp long catalogue o.
grievances. Yol have just heard th,
list recited. L will repeat some OF them
This foreign government refused t,
pass laws for the accommodation OF th
people.
j It called the legislative bodies at I'M
!, usual, uncomfortable end distant places
It endeavored to prevent the popula
lion OF these colonies. 1t raised tn
conditions OF appropriations of th
public lands. ls made judges deperitten
: on its will alone.
u IL erected multitude OF new Offices
and sent out swsrms OF officsra to hsr
ass She people and eat out their sub
stance.
u Finally the British government. i,
endeavoring to raise revenue from tn
, colonies, imposed duty on certain docu
ments. requiring them to be stamped
and certain special duty on tea.
These two new lmpositions came at
time when the people had been out
9 ragged and exasperstsd by long con
!, tinuance Of more weighty grievances, b
g disregard to all their petitions, an
more than all, by an insolent claim o
: the part of the British government, q
the right to govern them thus absoIute
ly forever.
These two new duties were the spar
that fred the gn~der of this long sup
4 pressed discoatent ana indignation.
The consequence wsJ, the people {
t Boston held famous tee party.. Thi
= led to an attempt to brow beat then
This led with other things, to the con
gress we have mentioned, and to th
: Declaration OF Independence. Resia
ance to an unlawful government by arm
gave birth to nation.
Lawful resistance to an unlawful gov
. ernment now, not by arms but by lss
ful, pssceable and orderly means, vi
/ give birth TO q state and place ne
! star on the folds OF our American flag.
II was q test then.
The kind OF men the test showed the,
to be, showed the kind CT nation tho
Twill make.
4 1T is not those who celebrate the deet
OF the fathers, and build che "tombs
the prophets, and garnish the sepulchr,
OF the righteous" who are their try
followers.
n But those who follow their teachir
d and do their deeds.
!, So to~day my subject 10 the men ar
women OF Dakota is this:
What does the Declaration teach
u as to cur duty to-dRy2
q. What Is our situation? Contrast
T. with the situation OF our forefathe,
i, one hundred and twelve years ego, a,
il ask yourselves, what would they ha
D. done in our situation?
es That is the true test.
D. They were culonies--so are we.
IT They were governed by foreigne
Is without their consent--so are we.
is They were taxed without represent
p. tion, and without their copaent--so q
,d we.
sd The only difference being. that th
ts were taxed lightly, and we are taxed
y nost to confisoetion.
They were denied justice in tn
courts-so are we.
Their industries were discr,minat
against, and destroyed by their goyel
nc ment-Ro are ours.
Il, They were forced to contribute TO 81
70 port q foreign goyernment--so are we
,at They were governed by unwort
l;h rulers sent from abroad-so are we.
he Their judges were made dependent