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OUR FATHERS, WHERE ARE THEY?-
At the time when the trainers of our Con-
stitution met together, to consider the best
method of obviating the misrule, and the
| weakness of the confederacy, they ex-
pressed their opinions distinctly on the
now agltated questions of the reciprocal
| obligations of States and the Union at
large. We have already quoted the o.
| pinions of several of our Sages on these
subjects, and we resume heextracts from
that invaluable volume containing the re-
ports of 1.-THE Secret Debates" with the
hope thatthe press will aid US nlaying them
before the people as much as possible, In
order that the experience ofthe past, may
not be lost upon the present generation.
Mr.. WILSON, ofPennsylvania, remark
on one occasion that estate Governments
could "answer local purposes"
I'm the beginning of our troubles, Con-
gress themselves were as one State--dissen
sions or State interests were not known
they gradually crept in after the formation
of the Constitution, and each took to himself
slice.
II am not for submitting the National
Government to the appreciation Of the State
Legislatures. know that they and the State
officers will oppose it am for carrying il
to the people of each State"
Mr.. REED, of Delaware, said
"We must put away State Governments,
and we will then remove all cause Of jealou.
sy"
The opinion of Mr.. RANDOLPH, of Vir-
ginia, was thus expressed
eve are erecting a Supreme National
| Government; ought it not to be supported
and can we give it too many sinewsp'
ALEXANDER HAMILTON gave his opin-
ion on the coercion of law and force
ga delinquent must be compelled to ODE.
| dence by force of arms. How is this to- he
done? IF you are unsuccessful. dissolution
of your government must be the consequence
| and in that case, the individual legislatures
will re-assume their powers; nay, will not
| the interest Of the States be thrown into
| State Governments"
| He went so far as to propose that
"All State laws TO be absolutely void which
contravene the general laws. An officer to
be appointed in each State to have mega
| tive on all State laws"
Mr.. RUFUs KING, then Of Massachu-
sets, said
independent Many of these essential rights
are vested in Congress. Congress, by the
confederation, possesses the rights Of the u
nited States Thisis union Of the men OF
those States. None of the States individu-
I huf in hau
the right of peace or war. The magistracy,
in Congress possesses the soyereignty-to
certain points we are now a united people.
Consolidation is already established"
Mr.. MADISON remarked
"If you make lis legislators subject to, and
at the mercy OF the State Governments you
ruin the fabric"
"Some contend that Safes are sovereign,
when in fact they are only political societies.
| There is graduation ofpower in all societies
! from the lowest corporation to the highest
! sovereign. The States never possessed the
essential rights of sovereignty: These were
always vested in Congress. Their voting as
| States in Congress is no evidence ofsovereign
| tyi The State of Maryland, voted by coun,
| ties-did this make the counties sovereign
| The States, at present, are only great cor
1 pOIdttOUS, HAVING VIZ PV"Si Va hoHh6
laws, and these are effectual molly if they are
not contradictory to the General Confedera
ton. The States ought to be placed under
the control of the General Governmental
| least as much so as they formerely were I'M
der the King and British Parliment.'
''The States will usurp the General Gov
eminent"
LUTHER MARTIN, of Maryland, said
"We are already confederated, and no
power on earth can dissolve it but By the
consent Of all the contracting powers; and
four States on this floor have already declar-
ed their opposition TO annihilate it. Is the
Old Confederation dissolved, because some
of the States wish a new Considerations"
| Mr.. PIERCE, of Georgia, said
| although am, here as representative
from small State, consider myself as a
citizen of the United States, whose general
interest will always support"
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