The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-10-18

cseign. let u tN tentemsbered tbst sle6 ~.
ticles 81 confederation expressly declared
dat each state retained iis sovereignty
aud Independence" without any qusli0ca'
ton. and yet almost all the powsrs aow
granted. were then granted aud naa'y o'
then, In the very sas..e terms: tho words
United States being used ~ both instru.
u-nis Ii the same manner and conveying
the same mssui"g. Now. It Is evident that
ii the Stai~a were sovereign and hsderend.
cut then, they n.ast - " now. unless ="
express aud formal surrender by the soy.
creign pow~r Nv shown. Il heins universally
conceded that sovereignty cannot b. lost
Nv implication or construction. Il Is equally
evident that IL any of the sovereign States
had failed to become parties I" the present
constitution. such States might have re.
manned p this day ~ sovereign aud indie.
pendent IN s"y staten Of pct-ntatcs Of the
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limitations the government of the United
States. 10 still the strongest in the world
for MI the objects Of the Constitution =
certainly f"r external ,riaiioms Il 10 ore.
and it il 20 because Il IL sustained by
the sovereignty n the stat~s. Il only
becomes weak aud sometimes degraded
and contemplate, when. forgetting ito oh
legations rs servant. 1t usnrps the prcrog.
alive Of the mnster aud plays the tytnnt
without any ptetensions 10 tie authority or
dignity Of the sovereign II allegiance
had been due I" the United Stntsa IL virtue
Of its swrr-i9 ty. there w,al,l have been
no necessity lor defining treIssoU ng~inst
the United States. Perhaps the spprehen.
sion was eat .rtsi,e that M no allegiance
was due u Tire United States. the United
States Government woul.l not have lind AL.
tho,ity IN punish treason, unless the power
wns expressly given; aud that II the gov.
eminent assumed il without definition, il
would In exercised ~ ntbisra.isly aud en-.
pricicusly ~ by the governments II Europe.
II allegiance is due to the sovereign, and
not 10 the government. how can the cit.
liens obey the government and 'lisoiNv the
sovereign. lf il be due IL the Government
aud not 10 the sovereign, the people Of MI
'hc states know no other allegiance than
that wicl, ia due 10 the Government Of the
United States; aud Of courze that govern
ment is a consolidated one based on the
existence Of one people or community. and
not on the existence Of 10 many sovereign
and independent States The obedience
owing 10 the Government Of the United
States, by citizens Of the states, Ia that
which is required nv the act OF the sov.
ercign ia the Constitution IS the United
States. Of course cannot lie inconsi,t
en-. with That which il due to the States
Otherwise II would be nGovernme"t OF the
mos, "dious character. by which "A corrupt,
vicious, interested majority, might dispose
Of the lives. liberties. and fortunes OF the
smaller num'~r without cheek or control
tina" which !. is i"is.ss'hI~ TO ronce'se
Tyranny more h~tssui, "s d~sp''sia'n
more sl'-"'eic. The sexual state "' .h'"g'
proves y, tm years many IT the st'ts'
Of this u"'o" have ''er" most earnestly re-
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