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

thing into disorder, and Dr.. franklin had
ndvised thu Convention 10 70 10 praying
aud the members were returning home i,
despsir Of any thing being accomplished
hut mischief, Cunning Bedford. u noble
patri"t Of the now misrcpresente.i or npoa.
tate State "f Delaware. turned the fortune
ri the day, by warning them, IL they dared
to touch IL" sovereignty Of his state. that state
would call In the aid Of foreign power. to
protect her sovereignty :" the Consii,u
ton passed. explicitly recognizing that soy.
ereign,y. by the organization nj the Senate
aud not in the leas, impni'ing il by the re-.
presentation Of the people Of each State in
the House Of Representatives. Politically
speaking. there IL no such being ~ the
United Stntes; distinct from the states. no
4 ihing NJ TIC government II The Uaited
States. an artificial creature, Nh incorporell
hercditameut hut n government il not \
nn,ion or N people, or n community. any
n,orc than it is u sovereign. The Co"s,i.
tuition. to he sure, sv AXIS Of "we the PEG
pie. y" but il only means the people Of the
States " ho formed the Constitution, and WIN
were the only 'ight'ul trainers Of the Con.
sii.u,ion. As one people or community
they never performed single act either /"
originate the government, To carry It on.
nor will they nor can they perform any to
md it--no such people or community could
have been formed, but by breaking ur NIL
the communities called the States. aud con.
s"lia,ing them into one mass. which never
could he done hut by force or consent We
speak Of boundaries between the United
States mud foreign States-but they are
only such. because they ARE the boundaries
between the states aud such foreign powers.
The government Of the United States IL
the boundaries were theirs, could alter them
ut pleasure which il cannot dot cannot
acquire territory within u state for the
erection Of nccdiul buildings, withou; the
consent Of that state. and then may hive
no jui dirton within the same. ii withheld
by that authority, The government Of the
q, tied Sia,es lie, in fact, n corporate body.
with n common seal and common flag re-.
pre.cniig the states according u n defined
and limited charter. which cannot l'e vio
lated hut ut the risk Of forfeiture, Of which
the sovereign crcniing Il must judge. But
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il. Il would be too liable 10 abuse; ths
Union would be IN constant danger Of ny
tniinn aud Acknowledgement by cxprici"us and
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r'' .. ,,., sn.h 81. will mn, .nJ.r.
w. i'.s ,... ;n,.r.., vii, nm, rur,us Il
IN, 49,, ron, H.. vh;, -, ..nr;.. nr n.s.;.,n
~ NJ. .h ~" .nom.., Hut hi. j, NO, the history
~ s,.,... IN the contrary expr, jsuce has
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",a"' ..",,.,.,i, .nvs,n,d hv /. wi... ia.
. Az I'D ,.mus,s,. r.vn,d 10 their ow,,
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ivy ..'.;.h Lind. ,,,;. u,;,n toveth.r
s 4" ...,.'.s., p.moy.. M. ,ne.iye Of inter.
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w., -" ,".. -. Z wouI., tuks lAAs states.
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,.;,h.irsw f,"m !, II 4 tho ,esvttsl lhe sys.
,.", NH. !, IA tho ,nr,... t,u,>d1 Iou ior IL
,,.r,..,.;,y Inst ..eh san,. il tvlSlD parsu. ito
.wn ;,,,...., m - owu way, only askimy
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!, 80 n...l, .,,u.,itst.d. to protect + IRON.
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H.. !, liam. IN IN matter. which, Il ~. not
.,..,.iiv c,.ad,.i m ia cuyr. tluwdihcr.
~, =. III. from ,us id.a Of ks~piny tho
Stat. ,"v.,l,.r by torcs--to keep to9Sahsr
W. G,,c. ,ho.. who were Lrouy... together
nv rou.su,: 10 keep Uniou hy sorrs. 10
Keen .u,itv hy force. IL keel, l.roehssly love
nv ,orcc 10 keen ,wacs hy iorcs--it y ID.
,.r., aud fortunately i, is =. impossible ~ ].
i. absurd. IL n single state standing spoa
her ,,yvr.;rw.y, r.sisss tho insssio., VI '.er
,iyl,,s mi. - no, to bs endured. b-car1s il
the Union. n SM''s hall doss"
States unite and seceJe, this. though Il ~
far d;.sulvrs the unio" must Ls submitted
to, hecaus~ h cauuo, I,s resissed-So that
IN, ,i,h,Iulnes. of 'urcs depends. not "n
the ,i,h,luln~ss II the cause. but on the rel
alive strength aud wsakuess q, the parties
Int lc, US 81. VIVA, is the "aturs All" es
ten, cf the ,,k, mud danger o' the u''"".
Of admitting III. ,i.h, OF !. State, to rrposs
i,..lf upon il. sovereignty. to resist n" AZ.
gresion by the Government Of il's United
States. The danger aud risk must i's
measured, hy the probable frequency VI 10
recurrence how o's." has il occurred since
the date OF the uuion. and how "'se" y
likely to occuri Surely Il is not ,"ss"ded