The Evansville daily journal., 1856-01-04

Gus in lheir possible effect by reason OF the un-
determined foreign interests existing in those
Territories 10 which your attention has ALREADY
been especially invited Efficient measures have
been taken which, 1t ~ believed, will restore
quiet aid afford protection 10 our citizens.
In the Territory Of Kansas, there have been
acts prejudicial TO good order, but as yet none
have occurred under ci cumstances TO justify
the in'erposition Of the federal Exc tcutive.-
That could only be in case of obstruction 10
federal law or of organized resistanc: 10 terrific
rial law. assuming The character OF insurrecllon,
which. if ii Shoull occur, it would be nv dulI
promptly to overcome and suppress. cherish
the hope, however, that the occurrence OF any
| such -untoward event will be prevented by The
sound sense OF the people of the Territ' ry. who
by lis organic law, possessing the right 10 deter
mine their own domestic institutions, are en-
titled while deporting themselves peacefully, 10
the free exercise OF that right, and must be pro-
tected in the enjoyment OF II, without Interie-
renee on the part of The citizens Of any Of the
States
The Southern boundary line ofthis Territory
has never been surveyed and established The
raj idy extending settlements in that region, and
| the ,act that The main route between tndcpen-
dence in the State of Missouri, and New Mex
ico is contiguous to his line, suggest the proha-
biIity that embarrassing questions OF Jurisdic-
| ton may consequently arise. For these and
other considerations. / commend the subject to
your early attention..
CONSTITUTIONAL THEORY OF THE GOVERNMENT.
have thus passed in review the general
state of the Union, including such particular
concerns of the federal government, whether
Of domestic or foreign relation, as it appeared
to me desirable and useful to bring to the
special notice of Congress. Unlike the great
States of Europe and Asia, and many ofthose
of America, these United States are wasting
their strength neither in foreign war nor do
mestic strife. Whatever of discomfort or pub
lie dissatisfaction exists is attributable to the
imperfections of human nature, or is incident
to I'LL governments, however perfect, which
human wisdom can devise Such subjects
Of political agitation as occupy the public mind
consist, to great extent, of exaggeration o.
inevitable evils; or over zeal in social improve
ment, or mere imagination of grievance, hav-
ing but remote connexion with any of the con-
stitutional functions or duties of the federal
government. TowhateFeE extent those ques-
tions exhibits tendency menacing to the sta
bility of the Constitution, or the integrity o.
Union, and no farther, they demand the con
sideration of the Executive, and require to be
presented by him to Congress. 'oF-
Before the Thirteen Colonies became con-
federation of independent States, they were as
sociated only by community of trans atlantic
origin, of geographical position, and by the emu-
Fl tual tie of common dependence on Great Brit
ain. When that tie was sundered, they sever
ally assumed the powers and rights Of absolute
Iself- Government. The municipal and socia
institutions of each, its laws of property anc
of personal relation, even in its political or
ganization, were such only as each one chose
to establish, wholly without interference from
any other In the language of the Declaration
of Independence, each State had 'full power
to levy war, conclude peace contract alliances
establish commerce, and, to do all other acts
and things which independent States may
of right do" The several Colonies differed il
climate, in soil, in natural productions, in rel
gion, in system of education, in legislation, and
in the forms of political administration; and
they continued to differ in these respect:
when they voluntarily allied themselves as
: States to carry on the war of the revolution.
The object of that war was to dsenthral the
: United Colonies from foreign rule which had
proved to be oppressive and to separate then
permanently from the mother country; the
political result was the foundation of fedora
republic of the free white men of the colone:
) constituted, as they were in distant, and re-
: ciprocally independent, State governments
AS for the subject races, whether Indian ol
I African, the wise and brave statesmen of tina
day being engaged in no extrayagant scheme
of social change, left them as they were, ant
thus preserved themselves and their posterity
from the anarchy and the ever-recurring civi
wars, which have prevailed in their revolu
tionzed European colonies Of America.
i. When the confederated States found it con-
venient to modify the conditions of their asso-
ciation, by giving to the general government
direct access, in some respects, to the people
of the States as such, they proceeded to frame
the existing constitution, adhering steadily tc
one guiding thought, which was to delegate
only such power as was necessary and proper
to the execution of specific purposes or in
other words, to retain as much as possible
consistently with those purposes, Of the inde-
pendent powers of the individual State Fol
iobiects of common defence and security, they
d intrusted to the general government certain
carefully defined functions, leaving all others
, as the undelegated rights of the separate in
, dependent soyereignties. 1assauf. "a g..
Such is the constitu1n--, Al theory of our g,,v.
eminent lhe practical observance Of which has
! Ccarried u.s. and us alone among modern rep'lb
' lies, through nearly three generations of time
without the cost OF one drop of blood she'd in civil
: war With freedom and concert of action, il has
nailed us 10 contend successfully on the battle
field against foreign foes, has elevated The feeble
colonies into po@erful States and has raised oul
industrial productions, and our commerce which
transports them TO the level of the richest and
he greatest nations of Europe. And the admi.
rable adaptation of our political institutions o
their objects, combining local self go ernment
with aggregate strength, has established The
lpracticability ofa government like ours 10 cover
4 continent with confederate States. -5 ise.qs z
The Congress of the. United States is, in effect.
that congress Of soyereigntes. which good men
in the Old World have sought for. but eottId
never attain, and which imparts 10 AEleffca an
eYennIinn frtlm the biz. lea