The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-10-05

make a railroad or a turnpike. 1t was
reserved for sovereign States TO do
these things. Such was the teachings
Of every democratic president for
sixty years.
" no but democracy haze kept the
public mind disturbed With projects
on foot to endanger the concord OF
the union who u democracy COM
iposed the Nashville Convention for dis
union in 1874. Who, but A. Demo-
Gratis issued the Southern manifesto
IN 1919 to prepare the Southern mind
for %disunion.
twenty years ago the Hon. Abra-
ham w. Eenable could be elected to
Congress from North Carolina and
continued there, uttering the sentiment
that he owed no allegiance to the
United States, but to North Carolina.
BY such Democratic teachers have
the people been alienated from their
duty as citizens and from their ma
tural affection to the government of
the United States.
Mr.. Calhoun was in high favor with
the Northern Democracy, long after
he drew the South Carolina ordinance
OF November, 1892. declaring. an act
OF congress null and void" long af-
ter he said. He owed no allegiance
to the United States. but he owed
obedience only, and that obedience was
due. because South Carolina COM
manded it"
The national democracy generally
looked upon Hamilton and George
the Third thro' the same glass. | never
heard a democrat d]enounce King
George, but | venture there is not one
Democrat on the continent who has
no held up Hamilton and his princi-
pies in odlus colours to the people.
Yet Hamilton's principles were the
principles of Washington and Chief
Justice Marshall. Now that the idol
OF States Sovereignty SO long Wor-
shipped by democracy is thrown down
and her temples deSecrated, the same
party will not be slow in erecting al
ters to Federal sovereignty. sacrificing
to Hamilton instead of Jefferson.
/ should ave mentioned in its
proper place and in connection with
the late Buchanan administration the
visit of Jacob Thompson. one of his
cabinet, to this State in 1850. 1t was
the most astounding instance of IN
trepid political ~effrontery on record.
Nothing equals it except Governor
Floyds sending arms South to destroy
the government he was pretending TO
administer and had sworn to defend. I
We'll remember Mr.. Thompson's visit.
He said nothing to shock a Democrat.
tie lnculcated. insisted and enlarged
upon Mr.. Jefferson's doctrines That
each State must decide for herself
both the mode and measure of re-
dress for present and prospec-
tive evils and grievances He
was commissioned by the Gov
ernor of Mississippi to say to
North Carolina that Mississippi had
called q convention to secede and
wanted the cooperation of North Car
DINA not q note of war did he utter.
In fact, the Southern democracy did
not eXpec a gun to be fired. | heard
a distinguished NJ of the Pro
| Xicinno1 Tnn~rnor {Io+ ~,l+ =; NIL
gomery say there was no man in that
congress who expected q gun would
be fired. because of secession.
The truth is the Democratic faction
had become stronger than the gov
eminent, the party flattered itself that
democracy was necessary to the sup
port of all law, order, and government.
everything that tended to the support
of the party was sanctified and become
a part of government and public in
terest. They thought all practices
lawful for party. They could stand
John Browns raid and the passage
of personal liberty bills, but they
could not stand defeat in the presiden.
tial election.
That is the weak point in all cleo
tive governments. If they can stand
elections, they can stand anything and
are the strongest forms of govern
ment.
L nave CdIlcu tIIlS d democratic re-
be1lion, it was pre-eminently SO in
North Carolina. Secession here in
1860 was begun neither by nor before.
the people, but by a Democratic Gov.
ernor and q Democratic Legislature
assembled at the Capitol.
The election for President being
over the public mind was fast falling
into that state of quiet and rest which
follows American elections. When To-
The Governors message comes to the
Legislature proposing to form a corps
of 10000 volunteers, suitably armed
and equipped and to enroll all citizens
from is to 40. To have a cOnsulta-
ton with all Southern States and q
convention in North Carolina imrne-
diately after the proposed consultatic1
of Southern States. He predicted that
"severa of the Southern States in tl,