Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-03-25

shall guarantee TO each state republican ioTth VI
Government"
Here Sir, we discover its authoritative bearing
upon important domestic subjects; upon the
whole militia; and upun the citizens of each
State, ensuring them the privileges and immuni-
ties Of the citizens of the several States. But
the same argument to prove, that this - COX.
eminent of States, is presented by that party IN
various and delusive forms. They tell US that
the States are the .creat0rs," and the General
Government the s.creature And they ask how
the creature can be greater than the creators-
This is a specious mode Of reasoning. 1t can
only deceive those who allow others to judge
for them. THIS ''creature' as they call 1t, IS
made by the Constitution supreme" and para
mount to the sscreatOrs,' as the States are ter.
med THIS proves very clearly that the crea-
ture owes its existence to the people, and not TO
the states For it Is self evident, that had the
States been the creators, they never would have
inves,ed the creature with powers supreme and
paramount to their own. But the people who
made both governments, gave "supreme" pow.
ers to the general government, to ensure their
protection from domestic as well as from foreign
violence and oppression. Befure the adoption
of the CONSTITUTIONS the Legislatures OF the States
were uncontrolled by any higher power, and
they could prsctce with impunity any act of ty.
ranny. The Legislature of Virginia passed
law. to have freeman put to death for certain
alleged crimes, and he was accordingly executed
under the authority of that law which deprived
him of the Jury trial But, Mr.. Chairman, is
this indeed Government created by the States?
Il il is. then which Of the States created it? II
the thirteen old States created 1t, then they do
not stand upon an equality with the eleven new
ones. TIE Constitution provides that 'ne~
States may be- admilled by Congress Into the
Union; but no new State shall be formed or cree.
ted within the jurisdiction OF aDy other State"
Under this provision. clever State, have bren
"formeh or erected" by Congress, anJ they stand
upoo Derfec eaua.ity with the other States
Each Of the newly formed States is Jus, a. sove.
rciru and ,s independent As each Of he old States.
They would not ha,. been admitted nv Congress
into IN. IJnion, rron aqv other than term, of the
most perfact euu,l1tv Bg; taey .ay. Un lorms
of ratification 10 refer -. N shsy ,la, they NAV
resume the powers wllch thsg conferred. ~ the
General Government. shogid hose covers b. us
ed tn their ..iniury or onurpss,or." ghpy cannot
saw that thew are the :. creators" Of that G,-
vernmep, which was in existence long before
themselves. and b, which thpy we're created aud
admitted into the Union. Wnere, are their re-.
served rights and their uainpaired and lniepen.
dent sovereignty, up,n which they may throw
Themselves, and secedc fruin the Uu,on! AS
States they have an equal clam, with the Old
States, to reserved ri,hts and TO indenendcnt so.
vrreiynv. And thew have their separate Con-
s,tu,ions and State governments. adopted bv
their own pcope. But rhey are not the ..crra-
tors' of This Government nor are the old States
On the contrary. their part,cular position. in re-
ference Ia TN. Uo,,o. aiI;rds additional prooi
that thi. i, a Government If the neop,e and not
government, If fine States Far thr monte are
eo,,l every where. whether in the new. or in the
cid State. Rnt tho ar,un.n, that would mako
ih;s rnysr,po,t cre.t.d NJ the States i. con.
tradicted h, the fact. ha, early onc.haIf Of the
S,,,os b,,c hoon crea,.d hv IN. Governmsn,
rh,s or,rmo,t ,o,,d d.rv tb,t eon,l,tv in IN.
states which is yua,apteei by III. Cou,Ii,u,ion
I, would take fr,m the new Safe, all claim TO
tho ,;rht If ss.o..;nn Far ,bav ronlo mn, INV |
that thew confetr.d unon the General ,;overn. |
ment certain ,nv.rs ,,bich couId he :. resumed
h, them whenever the same snoud be used to
their ,n,nrv or onn,e,s,on" Bar m, intelligent
fr;ood rom w ths has .a;d ,b,, ,h.,a !, no ar.
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