Year: 1862

arraignnent Of all abuses he bar Of public
freedom Of religion freedom II the press and freedom
Of the person under the prstecion Of the Ats corpus.
trial by ures impartialy selected These principles
form the bright constellation which has befre u
and guided steps through an age OF revolution and
reformation The wisdom q our ssges and blood Of our
heroes have been devoted their attainment They
should be the creed Of political faith. the text Of
civic instruction. and focsfOae ou cAch % frg tie ser
rtces Of those lce trust.


Holding to this creed, Mr. jefferson became
President in 1901, and laid thereon, deep and
broad, the foundations of the Democratic
party. Let us


LOOK AT THE RESULT.


For sixty years of the existence of this
constitutional Government, men holding to
this creed controlled affairs, and no man. pre-
vious to 1860. was ever elected TO the PreSi-
dency on purely sectional grounds, or who
was not openly IN favor of administering the
Constitution for the general good. Differences
often arose on questions of revenue and
finance, war and peace with foreigners, but
nerer before as to the duty of the Government
to protect alike aH under the Constitution.
The result was, that this Government acquired
strength, power and influence among the ma
tons of the earth in shorter period OF time
than any other that ever preceded it. The
white wings OF our commerce were upon ev-
cry ocean. The broad folds of our flag every
where protected the humblest citizen. We
remember that, but recently, a naughty power
of the old world was compelled, in the sur
render of Martin Kosta, TO admit Its potency.
Ii was enough for him TO say, Il am an
AMERICAN citizen" and he was relieved, as
Paul was delivered from scOurging, when he
cried out, Il am Roman" In return, the
citizen rendered ready and cheerful assistance
and obedience TO the Government that thus
protected him in his rights of personal liberty
and private property-that in word give
him freedom-not in name only, but in fact


From thirteen feeble colonies of three mil
lions of people, we became in about eighty
years a mighty nation of thirty-iour States
and FIVE Territories, numbering more than
thirty millions of inhabitants. Instead of be-
ing confined to the Atlantic seaboard alone.
our dominion was extended from ocean to
ocean In its diurnal round the sun barely
ceased to shine upon our possessions. The
evening drum had scarcely ceased to beat
upon the far off Pacific coast, when the morn
ing gun would awaken the echoes upon our
extreme east. Our wealth had become eX-
ceedng great-perhaps, twelve thousand mill
lions of dollars. Education had spread abroad
throughout the land. We had missionaries in
almost every field of labor. Our influence
was being happily felt in every civilized gov
ernment. The down-trodden, everywhere,
were looking to us and rising up and calling
us blessed.


This was the great REsuLT-the ripe fruit
of the practical administration Of government
in accordance with the CONSTITUTION and
the creed of Jefferson.


As the city of Babylon fell, and as Job was
stricken, in the midst Of feasting and rejoic
ing, so the evil came upon us in the day OF
our prosperity. Let US look then for


THE CROOKED PATHS,


The immediate causes that led US into it.
This deserves another chapter.