Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-02-04

OF the deputies from the seven prnvnrrs Holland
sending three. Zealand and Utrecht txa, anl The
others one-fhe Stakeholder Is commander in.
chief of The aud land forces AMI dsposcs of all
the military employmonts--he pfcsides over the
courts of Justice has the power of pasdoning ct,mes
and besides being vested with other high powers
has the supreme erbitrament OF all differences be
tween The Provinces, cities or other members of the
| states.
Here we perceive iha; those ropnces have grant
81 away much higher powers, than these states ev-
err grained away, either by the articles of the old
confederation or OF the present constiuion-ihnt
there Is much greater inequality in their rcpreson-
taunn than exists among our statos-that their
Stakeholder Is vested with attributes of sovereignty
eron dsAtci as tuose claimed by the author of the
! " proclamation and yet are they tued by Vattcl
IA an exam nc of States forming federal republic,
IN which each has preserved its sovereignty and is
considered MS perfect state If Afy are 10 be con-
suffered as perfect and sovereign sa-s II follows,
a frtiori. that h states composing this eonledera
cy should b 50 considered
Now, let Us ser flacra has been anv positive
giant, by the vtid states If The Union, of the
sovereignty of their people. whereby their rcsem.
bance t1oss aboys cited ~ go affected IS 10 per
nit It's 10 deny TO the former lhc sovereignty which
Is claimed for them whilst we allow its possession
10 the Latter II such rant has been made It is
incumbent on hose who claim under il 10 shcw il
fhe clam 10 such high aud nes,mabln power
should he supported 10y the strongest evidence. lf
such evidence exists. il will, presume, be afford
u either by the articles the old confederation,
the present constitution or It's amendments Meth
er OF thrsr instruments furnish the sllghtest evl.
dsnc 81 such grant On the contrary IN the
MT cles Of he old eonf,doracy we find an ar
afl' exPr ssy rser,ing to the states their SOW.
cregnty, freedom AMI independence :" md IN The
10th article Of the amended Constitution. we hnd
that the powers not delegated 10 the United States
by the constitution, nor prohibited Ivy 1t to the
States, are resery.dlo the states respectively to
'he PEG lie.
Ilen'a we must conrul, TINT he several states of
this contrlrraey are perfect and sovereign states
although they hay, for the mutual benefit of ALL
agreed with each other o eyercise some of the ut
Tributes OF Their sovereignty IN union by the means
ola common agrm-the Feietd GoYcrnnrnt. Nor
does the age ~ of these nwers OF auflbJtos OF
Sovereignty at all impair the idea Of It's unity or IN
dirlShfiity Nam Of the highest attributes of soy
ereisnig may be parted With fIran indefinite pc
flod, without At tt tmpairing It's dignity and ntcg
riy-becruse tn risht Of rcyoi,in. n rec filing
these aus,bu'e3, and rcsuming their exercise the
hlghcs' attribute 81 sovereignty resides with, is in.
hereni, IN and lnallenablG from, the sovereign.
The great Ruler of the Universe himself often
, places the most important attributes Of his s,sel
.gnty III the hanJs OF inferior agents lis agents
are lraversIne the boandcss regions Of space pas
sing tom wotll TO world obeying his high bohcsts
but his soyGrel<nty remains perfect ani unliylded
berluse he eau vohc the powers delegated, nj
w Ias {, strictly true of these States for the
law Of da;ious Declares they may suip themselves
aI, N al he ptt a and Mace
many restrlco upon themselves IN the excrels,
! Of H. wihou, lmparins IN the least their inherent
rights ii 4overegntyn (K. Brne.'J Spsera II. he
| H,ue If Delegates on Efderal Rfiitions) We
have thus shown, from the analogy of our Republic
| TO others, from the restrictions and limitations OF
our constitution and from the fact that the scparo
, ton ofhigh sovereign powers from the sovereign
does not inuriously affect and rs not inconsistent
| witt, sovereignty that the states composing tins
conf dcracy are perfect and sovereign states. The
language and sentiment of the Substitute IN &C
cordalcc @th this idea. aud not Therefore justly
obnoxious rs W. hrcgc 10 the structures contained
in the con- o'anfry Of" A Republican,
A { X nor relnAiss n 1aswer to tn logic Of
! = Z pub can" Ii1 .r.ds Mss this cubec: Al
ter gayina " tina, uone bu, the hisaest pow or can
lie lae war. nato peaec, con- monty, &e. and that
! the Federal Government can do these things
, Z publican aonr,gies tn government Of the
Inited Suites therefore possessed OF sovereign
% What lh5 BIT TO nuke taa Federal Coy
eThi. 'eni the . H.. rest power, to give II unm-
ed coh 'ol over the states aad the people But
take tn Gconaecton viii. de noie, app sndcl to
his essay, .? u A K publican - Every man OF
common SINS nusl see tina here Il a division of
power, bit sovereignty belongs 10 unlimited power
only; and We n once have a Federal Government
u nh q lItuItp ~ far II Ed raj Gov
eminent is possessed of soyereiguy q sovereignty
Us possessed by or) belongs only to unlimited pow
u, it follows Of cou that the power OF the Federal
Government is unlimited or rather that the Ftdcial
! Government Is " unlimited power itself This
8 conclusion which really believe no republican
will admit, however great may be the powers with
which some. who style themselves Republicans
/ In pnxious at this time, 10 vest the Federal
Government Yet such is the conclusion to
which every one VIII arrive who aupposes soy
ertgdty to reside m the Govnrnment--for so
soon the sovereignty ami the administrative
authority Of government, become blended together,
IS Unlimited puHHr vested IN such government For
IS the sover lgu power has no limits to lis author
lty, 81 hath III government OF a state no rights but
such as are puleiY drrlvatyc l. limited Tic mon
Of state Vitltr government constitutes state OF
usurpatian anl absolute Tyranny o7ar the people
l. his eeuntsy, the Old manafchlta idea, the Jus
/ ii8.ARqi, ,l#t supposes Z, yardnen. 10 h1e per
+? t1al aul Unlimited powefo the governed, has
6.en long s.Hes abolished and repeal i. I!ere,
he p-op.e .nsepi oi 4 min. ;h.g privileges, as
! lenses . ,ul.l voluntarily ffDn their govern
! m nj o. WrcsieI f.om their Inpccllty or fears,
/ clam then rs r,sats, inherent, eternal, and I'M
,IlenaLle lust ID Of beng tn subjects oil govern
N nj or its officers, depenIen, for favor upon their
! smiles they claim be the masters of both. They