Year: 1864

: the Government In such away as to max
, them check upon each other Will
working in unity and harmony in tn
promotion of all the great objects of it
creation. The separate States may be


come great in territory, great in popula


ton, great in resources, but the germ o


their greatness consists in their bein.
parts of greater whole-members of on


great family. Our nation can only live AM


accomplish the purposes of its creation


and protect and uphold the cause of civi


and religious liberty on this continen


and throughout the world, by adherin:


to one Constitution, one Union, one Gov


ernment, one set of laws, one Destiny


One flag, and that the stars and stripes


should ever be permitted to float over any


portion of our land; and silent be the


tongue and palsied the arm of him who


would dare to utter word against or at


tempt to lower from its proud position the


flag of our country [Cheers.] To pre-


serve our unity as nation, to prevent
dissolution, disintegration, and final an


archy may, and no doubt will, require


many and fearful sacrifices in addition to


those already made; but the more that
flag is crimsoned with the blood of he


roes, the dearer it becomes to the hearts


of patriots.


The right of self-preservation on the


part of the Government has at all times


in its history been clearly maintained by


the ablest statesmen. George Washington
did not hesitate to enforce the law against


those who attempted to resist it in the
collection of taxes on whisky. In his
message to Congress, soon after the occur
renee, the Father of his Country says
"Thus the painful alternative could not
be discarded. | ordered the militia to
march after once more admonishing the
insurgents, in my proclamation of the
Goth of September last. While there is
cause to lament that occurrences of this
nature should have disgraced the name
or interrupted the tranquility of any part
of our community, or should have diver
ted to new application any portion of
the public resources, there are not want
ing real and substantial consultations for
the misfortune 1t has demonstrated
that our prosperity rests on solid foundation
by furnishing an additional proof that
my fellow citizens understand the true
principles of government and liberty, that
they feel their inseparable union that
notwithstanding all the device which have
been used to sway them from their in
terest aud duty, they are now as ready to
their authority of the laws a
gainst licentious invasions as they were
to defend their right against usurpation.
1t has been spectacle displaying to the
highest advantage the value Of republican
government, to behold the most and least
wealthy of cur citizens standing in the
same ranks as private soldiers, pre-emi-
neutly distinguished by being the army of
Of the Constitution, undeterred by march
Of three hundred miles over rugged noun
tains, by the approach of an inclement
season, or any other Encouragement"


These are the words of the first Pres
dent of the Republic. Had his penetra-
ting eys scanned the future aud beheld
,he present condition of his native land,
he could not have used language more
and couclusively establishing
he right and duty of selfpreservation
existing in the Government.


As early as 1856, Mr. Jefferson, in a
etter to Mr.. Monroe, declared ''there ne
1er will be money in the treasury till the
Jonfederacy shows its teeth. The States
must see the rod, perhaps it must be felt
,y some of them. | am persuaded that
III of them would rejoice to see every one
obliged to furnish their contributions. -
IN another letter, written in 1887, Mr..
Jefferson says; "But with all the imper-
iections of our present Government, it is,
without comparison, the best existing, or
hat ever did exist. Its greatest defect is
he imperfect manner in which matters of
have been provided for
t has been so often said as to be gen
.rally believed, that Congress have no
power, by the Confederation, to enforce
lnything, for example-contributions of
money. 1t was not necessary to give them
hat power expressly: they have it by the
aw of nature. When two parties make
contract there results in each other
power of compelling the other to execute
e."


Thus spoke the author of the Declara-
ion of Independence and the father of
If Democracy. Had all of his pretended
'olowers aud admirers in the South OBJ
eyed his teachings and practiced his theo-
les, the present crisis would not now be
ipon the nation. In 1892, James Madi-
ou, in speaking of the Virginia Resolu- I
ions, written by himself, used the follow
ng language: 1.-THE essential difference
between free government and govern
nent not free is, that the former is found
d in compact, the parties to which are
mutually and equally bound by it. Nei-
her of them, therefore, can have grea-
er right to break off from the bargain
han the other or others have to hold
lin to it and certainly there is nothing
n the Virginia Resolutions of 1898 ad
erse to this principle, which is that OF
common sense and common Justice"