The Arkansas banner., 1845-07-16
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propose publishing at Washih paper, to bestyIed THE "UNfON."
 We approach the flask beora n' with deep sense of the ra$naasibility which Me are about to assume ai15l not yyif4.i Irf7IilieHe 0 oHT qualification
 We have some acgaaiafaaee laiegd With t'ff di''sS of n f5ftar of sWsHapgf. but Was acquired aFon other theatres mUc inaee haalaa aaI isss eoasRca- ogs t5an the HetsaF5. 0t o4feoasder4tedaHd"id "ida- spread Republic.
 We can scarcely ba charged with any taaf3iaaie vanity in saving. that u4oH tha spccrss of our ins.i- tutions depend, in ag4at deyren tho destiny oi the oldest countries of Euroae. \ distant pasariF has deep interest in our late. fhr blessings ui lib rty are essential to the prosperity oi the whole hnm'a race; and where arc they spread out oa 90 laEsse d field of action or illustrated by many brilliant OK aHples. as ia these United States
 We have only tn reaIza them in oHt own history, and iH tha happiness ot arPeoQ.e. io Dread the il1 of LiherlY over tdc EAsTERN WoHlp. We have only tn perpcmate these blessings by preserving the sacred UNION of our States. and there a9 as-i5Ha- hla !imit o the prosperity which we hay enjoy or the geres to which We may ascend iH lhe scale ol Nations. Me have already wrought miracles enough to astoHish the toaiist amid o hs ffeHdlccs, and toatract the curiosity, II unt Inc admiiaoh, oi Europe. Nehave disRlaYeath tha beaehtsei LlHERTY and oi UNION in series oi phenomena, which are almost calculated to surprise ourselves. hat can be more remarkabls even in the present day, thau the split Of enterprise and improvement which per wales eur States1the schools which they are erect
 ing; the canals which they have eNfeaiee; the more than 4.G60 miles of railway which they h,tte c0f- strueted in less than twenty years: inc immease bod. ies ol land which they have redeemed from the vii dorness; the towns which they have streuh over tac West; the multiplication of our people iro.n three tc twenty millions of seHls, the augmentation ol tho numharof our STATES from thirteen to t@enty-niue including the three new States of Fiogida, Iowa aHt Texas, which, as we write, We hope afe hoW pro- bably starting into existence;
 "Westward the confse of empire takes is way;
 The Glst four ac,s already past
 \ fifth shali close the drama with the day,
 Times nobIest offspring is the last
 lt is principally tbe influence of the Free lnstitu tions We possess, and which were never dreamed oi more than hundred yeafs ago, by the philosophc author ei these beautiful 1H#s, that has wrought so many achievements here. Liberty eNsites man Co think for himself to cast of antiquated preadices, and to start in new career ot improvement. II opens besides in this new country, as il vera, q new asylum to the oppressed oi all nations, which in de- spite of the "Natire Ameelcan' pfeIadlees o the day. still continues 10 nHile other people 10 cultivate our lands, and contribute ta our progress. ls our free institutions, more than any other cause which are drawing &the course o empire to the N EsTERN NnRIp.
 We live, too, in an extraordinary age. Improve ment seems to be tha order ot the day. Science Is shooting forth in ali directions Arlis obtaining the most brilliant trlumphs over NATURE. The age Is advancing with ihe impetuosiiy of steam, to which lt is SO much indebted for is progress Commerce Is expanding her wings under the impulse el new and stronger principle There seems indeed to be no limit to the progress ot discovery And Ii IS in the midst of such an ags, and at the metropolis of this great country, that We are about te erect our tent, for the responsible purpose of maintaining the true principles Of our institutions. We almost shrink back from the enterprise We have undertaken. But We il least bring to the task spirit that s devoted to EtBERrY, to UNION, and teeur CoUNFRf; q heart tf,4,{s l.r4I q i experience in onr bRsihess-a zeal that nothing can subdue, and an industry that fears no Iabef. NIth these Feelings we come h throw ourselves upon the lbefaitY ei 9nrcountrYmsn. Me trust that ne shall receive, Il we deserve. their support II We fail in an enterprise which might almost appal the steates spirit they will at least b. liberal enough to aseribe it to the wan power and not of Wll-to the head that guides Us, and moi the heart that impels us.
 0fone thing we may confidently assure the public we approach the task with the deepest reverence for the true theory of oGt political institutions Our conlederated REpURafc s making new and bold experiment in the scIENCEu GOVERNMENT. When we look to the original form of the Constitution we are indeed struck with its novelty and beauty. We iA t an attempt to ascertain how far power can be so distributed between the two GOVERNMENTS as 10 prevent an ercc5src c54feHtrdoR and consequent abuse of it. in the Federal arm at the same time that so mUcb parcr was conveyed 10 each. as to enable them ta accomplish the objects To which each of them was best adanted.
 The FEDERAL Government was prjacip1Rgta watch over our Foreign Relations; hqi of the States was Pa,ficui3siV 10 take care of our internal concerns
 The Federal Government shoud have adednate powers to maintain the peace and the tights of the Union abroad; but at home, is office Is To assist a binding the Union together, hY the benefits which it showers around t, within certain prescribed hms- leaving the great mass Of local matters to the us dIcbon ol the STATES, which can better understand and more pranerlY regulate them. Keeping this gen T down the limits ol the Federal power. and il should he the duty 0t fiS authorities regouSV to preserve them Dissolution on the one hand, and cansolida- ton the other, being the extremes which are to be carefully avoided; he Constitution Was framed and the Government should De so administered, as whilst the Federal power exercises is Legitimate functions, il should saefedlY respect the RIGHTS o the States and inc rights ot the People The Fode- ral Government must, therefore, ever remember that Il has only certain limited powers, which are either speeied in the Constitution itself, or which may be "neeessarY and proper fer carrying out the Spec- fled powers, IL cannot pass these lmiis with m- puntY. teannot intefpedte any powers by forced or iactious construction. without producing some opposition from the parties to the compact or some remonstrance from the People.
 It would never do, indeed, to give an unlimited power to the Federal head over the local interests of the several parts. Gun country covers extensive empire. It embraces great variety oi climates and soils. Of occupations and of interests. The obvious danger of too much Federal Legislation is of course that it may affect these different interests h very unequal degree. Whilst 1t seeks to administer the benefits 10 one section, it may impose burdens upon another. Nor does the mischief tarmnate here.- Inequality produces complaint. The suffering States become dissatisfied One section moi only mnrmurs about the partislity shown 10 another but against the whicheammits it. The Union itself is less respected, because of the injustice which it displays The only Way of preventing these iaiU- ries and ese'complants is, 10 administer the Gov ernment within the Limitations of the instrument and in spirit which is calculated to equ&lze as far as possible, its benefits and it's burthcns amongst the whole UNION. In no other way can we prevent the Federal Government from rushing into schemes of consolidation, or the States into tendency towards dissolution Ii we permit the Federal Government systematically 10 adopt any rule of construction. which may enlarge iss powers at the expense of th States or of the people-if Congress may adept any measure which they may fancy to be .sReeessary and proper. thea power may be So augmented as, in the progress ot time, to amount to consultations IHeR. we must extend the Executive Department 10 carry cut these extended powers. hea as one of the cele- brated resolutions of one of the first States in the Union showed in go. we shoald gradually merge into a limited monarchy. flushed with power an,! fortified by patronage; or, i've must ly to the other fatal alernatye-we must dissolve the UNION itselt to recover liberties tlia Union, which has been consecraied by the blood of our ioleiathers; thai