The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-05-03
Johnson AT SHILOH
Minnesota Executive Makes Not
able Address.
QUESTION OF STATE RIGHTS.
Does Not Approve of commonwesiths
Being Made Suoservisnt to inferior
Federal courts-Wouid Uphold Con
stitution.

Being Made SuSservisnt to inferior
Federal Courts-Wouid Uphold Con
stitution.
Governor John A. johnson Of Miuae-
sofa delivered ut the dedication OF the
Minnesota monument on Shiloh battle
field an address chat will rank as one
Of the ablest public deliversnces OF re
cent times. Spoken on a battlefield
that may be taken as the symbol OF the
great war for the upiou, the governor
took occasion to tell OF the peril t&at
threatens our federal form OF govern
ment This peril was emphasized by
the recent decision OF the supreme
court in the railway cases going up
from Minnesota and North Carolina.
which practically makes the state gov.
eraments sutseryleat to the Inferior
federal courts The Significance Of
these decisions is widely understood
and they have given rise 10 general
discussion Of the question Of the rights
Of he states, and Governor JohnSon's
speech viii rank as an important con
tributiou to that discussion The dedi-
catory address IN part follows:
Representing The people Of the com.
mouwealth of Minnesota We are as
serubled on one OF The historic battle.
fields of the ciyil war to pay our trib-
IRE of resAct and affection 10 the
memory of ae sons Of Minnesota who
here yielded up their lives that this
might continue to he a united nation.
Their sacrifice WAS not for personal
gain, but was in response to duty aud
contribution 20 The civilization Of the
age aad fc, thc purpose Of perpetual.
Ing the institution OF human liberty.
appreciate that nothing which
can say will add TO or dctract from
the glory Of their achievement. which
in itself Is an enduring monument 10
The patriotism and hcrolsm OF the
American soldier their sacrifice. how
ever. was NOT different from that which
has been made throughout all Of the
ses by those lovers Of literty Who he
l.eve Ia n government which might
give to all the people The right 10 lie
liberty and property The love OF
liberty was nos born 10 lids country o.
ours II was Graded along The DanuGa
aud abo0t the shores Of the Baltic,
even When Rome had reached The. linlil
of her lmperisi grandeur, Increasing
in Intensity with The passing OF ihs
centuries, IL found It's highest expires
sion 10 the Glider countries in The great
English charter Of civil rights. which
forever guaranteed 10 Tie people u
that iand immunity nom the dcspotisin
Of jloSe " ho claimed TO rale by virtue
Of Divine right
One hundred and thirYt~o yenrs
ago the great contest OF humanity was
transferred from the old world 10 the
new. and here. because OF The isoa
ton Of this country. because Of The
poused the cause OF liberty aud be
cause al the signal victory achieved
BY them "a that struggle. an opportu-
nifty wss Afforded 10 crystalline into
written Ian Tie aspirations OF the pa
triots Of all the ages. The men Who
built the foundations OF this g0yern-
meut were those " lio bad submitted
TO the supreme test OF patriotism. for
those who inspired the constitution Of
the United States we're the same who
had pledged Their lives. their proper
ties ard their sacred honor TO the cause
Of Independence.
While che primary object Of writ
ten constitution * TO define govern
mentaI powers and to limit govern
mental departments. the overwhelming
necessity for such an Instrument is to
prevent insidiOus epcroachments upon
the rights OF the individual citizen,
both from those IN office and from
those who by reason or their wealth
and power have an influence FAR great
er than that possessed By the average
citizen. And 50 the constitution OF the
United States wa regarded by Its
fran AZ an Instrument OF The most
sacred import an alteration OF WHICH
could only be made by the people them
selves, 10 whom ak ultimate power IL
vested, ana then only after tue fullest
discussion and widest publicity
L nder lae bene6cent goverament ~
established tie nation has Drospered
and the people are happy. One great
cloud came upon the natiSn in tho
form Of an awful civil war, in wiich
two sections or the country we're la
CONFLICT wild each Other. The heroes
who rest here gave their lives that this
aauop might be maisrshred sx # came
from our f0retethers. On another hat
tleHeld Of that war Abraham Llncola
said; 1T 10 for US, the living, rather 10
be Dedicated to the unfinished work
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