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

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peal under that same law IN all the sovsr
eigns Of the civilized void, whO would
the" be the arl''srfs hst~er" the party q"
Ing wrong. aud the patty suffering wrong
! have said they may gO to war. hut Ger.
tainIy not by An. power Of the C"nstitu.
ton. The C"nstisut on authorizes the Fed.
ersl Government to declare w"r--but not
against state. The articles Of the con.
federation expressly recognized the xbsO.
lnte sovereignty x"d Independence OF the
states. aud the Congress like the present
Co"gress had the power to declare war.
II was not believed I" lie u power TO de-.
clare war against n state. The co"tesi-ta
tim WAS dissolved to mike way for the
new government. not thu, III. new Govern
mcnt should have the power to co~rce u
State. but because ~ no G"ve'nnsent could
possess that i~wer. IL should possess the
power whicl, the confederation Ind not.
To coerce individuals Ibis power II Am.
ply possesses, for s|l authorized purposes,
and more than this il cannot claim. In
the exercise Of this power it eau proceed
to any extremity which the Constitution
authorizes. but II in proceeding to that
extremity il encounters the sovereign pow.
or OF II state, it must stop, because il is n
mere government without sovereignty, rrt.
ing against n sover. IN power. II il time.
that i the action and counter. action, pro.
coed from the two governments merely, and
not from the sovereign power. The Federal
Government hns the advantage, rpsul,lnr
from ,he stip,lniious Of the compact, which
its own courts in sll cnses. merely jndiriul.
niay enforce hut II the State acting by
convention OF the Whole people shall throw
ITSELF upon ita sovereignty. the other party
mxy not proceed ~ihou, AZ act OF war
Il is not admitted that the Congress has
power to declare war nsni"ss a State.
Other States may combine To dcclsrc It,
but they d. - u, sovervigus. Ia enforce
stituIatioua of the contract il they please,
ar Tor any other purpose they please u
they J.cIsr, war aud auijugate n State.
they may divide il and make il p,ria Of
two adjacent States with the consent Of
those states, but these are the rights uf
war mud "f conquest. They have No right
to deal will. Individuals captured or van
pushed. otherwise thsn NJ prisoners Of
war. Hut It 10 said thwt tho powers com.
lerr~si by the Constitution shall In the 81.
prenne Law. anything IN the laws or Go"
stituiion III State to the contrary not.
witbstaniing-thus making the a"th"'i,y
Of the Constitution OF tlss United Statcs gu
p~rior TO that Of the Ssnt<s and this 10 VII
true. l,at who ordained that superiority
Way, the sovereign which ordained is.,t,
Might not the aame sov.
rrrig" have give" that superiority I" the
State. aver the United Staiss Constitution 7
Certainly. They nre both alike the crsn
ur~s ~ thns sovereign, who could nsonld
and iasl6on sifrm Mt iis will. without li,nsa.
ian or restraint, oti.er IN" by the laws Of
Tod and nature. The G"vvr"'"ent ~ tho
United States lasses law; II 10 !" con.
ormity with tho C""ssiiut'sn, \ u arrest
ri !" its execution" Ivy the s"scrg"
power of State. which decides that
hs laws is inconsistent with tn safety
--hss n State tho right 10 take carr
ri itsel:i II ,lsci,lvs = Law u b. null and
rohl. May ast shs lssstass = which the
C"nssits,io" il but AZ saessaaS"s. - decide
~ Why not ~ rishtiasIy ~ the s"pFr"e
C"urt, which is hut the cscAiare "t rr-s-
lure. mud which stands !" r~''''"" I: tho
'ns~r~ig". hut ~ a servant OF sse"'' Here
he" - a. eSerc's. "' s"v-fe'I" power: 4"
cas- where '''s legislation o. ''e u"''s"
stsses Government - s.''''''s'' :" no c''''
sntut'"""'. !" to" ~ ss'~'v" "es"'v""''"'
he .ovc'r's" ca" ." nc' :" "sn = case "
,o'''er'. " "a" ." ne' "nr" 'nr 'Aw - F"
|aet o"coa's''af,""s' " o. doubtful c"''.
90 WOMB cnss'."ny "a"
lis dec'''", !" ths supreme C""u' 'hs
members OF w"'en As spl"'"'ss' ~ u's
'genf. cfea'e'' ~ ~" '"S.'s"r'"' ~"'c" ~
'sru"'e"' - ''se'' "rua'nru ny .h's sovs'e's"
p"wef. ana 70" ~"s'" No. ''oa' " !" inv
sa'is sovereign p"wrf' A'!<f AL !" 10 seen