The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-01-11

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md /, 40 nil o,her ncts and things which in
drnendrnt states NAV of rioht do" The
asr.r.i ,olon;es differed in climate. in soil, in
natural produ,ti,ns. In religion, in system Of
cJ,r,,;o, In l.g;sloiio,. and In the forms n.
nnI;,ic,I ,dministr,,ion: and they esstSa ~
Ia diff,.r In ,hesc respecis when they volunta.
,itr ,lli,d themselves as States TO carry on tho
war of tho revolution.
INC ob;oct or Tho uax was TO discnihral.
ths II States - from foreissS rule,
which had proyy 49, ~Ac opp q to
sen,,,te ,bcm pcrmanpnfly IA aher
: country. tho political result - munta-
,io, of a federal rppublic of IND FREQ white
man Of The colonies. constitutcd.-e they
verc in distinct. and reciproc, ~ kpend.
az Stato govarnmen,s As 1apbiect
races. whether Indian or Al no wise
.nd h,ayo .,,,osmon or that dov. beino .en..
,,ored;, no extrovog,nt scheme ~ social
eehsnro ,,,c, ,hop, no tbav were. and thus prc.
ssrycd themselves and their pos,crity from
, tho .na,rSy ana Tho ovcr rccurrinc civil wars.
which bavs nreya;Ind in mo reyolu,ionized
Euroncon colonies of America.
When ibe confedernted States found il
convenient tn modify the conditions of their
association. bv GIVING TO the general govern.
;nent direct access. in some respects, TO the
. uoonIo of Tho St,tes ne sueb. they proceeded
n frama The eyistino. constitution. ndherinr
xteodilv ,o one ended thought. whieIlGTas,
70 dolc1,t,. o,,v snrb uover ns W., -hecessnrv
and propor 10 Inc execution of Specific pur.
.,noses. or. IN other wor.ls. To retain as much
ne possible. consistently with those purposte.
of tho i,denenaent noyv.rs of thu individual
STATE For obircts nr common beforehand
security. thev Entrusted NJ the general gov
ernment certain carefully.deiined functions,
leaving nil others MS the unde,erated rights
of the separate independent sovercignties.
Such is the constitutional theory of our
government, the practical observance of
which has carried us, aud us alone, among
modern republics, through nearly three gen.
erations of time without the cost OF one drop
of blood shed in civil war. With freedom
and concert of action, it has enabled us to
contend successfully on the battle field against
foreign foes, has elevated the feeble colonies
into powerful States, and has raised our in
dustrial productions, and our commerce which
transports them, to the level of the richest
and the greatest nations Of Europe. And
the admirable adaptation of our political in
situations to their objects, combining local
sell government with aggregate strength has
established the pracicabiity of government
like ours to cover the continent with confed-
crate States
The Congress Of the United States is, in
effect, that congress- of sovercigntcs, which
good men in the Old World have sought for,
but could never atiaia, md which imparts to
America an exemption from the wars, the
mutual invasions, and vague aspirations after
the balance of pnwer, which convulsc from
time To time the governments of Europe. Our
cooperative action rests in the conditions of
permanent confederation preserved by the
constitution. Our balance Of power is in the
separate reserved rights of the States, and
their equal representation in the Senate
That independent suvcrcigntyin every one of
the States, with lis reserved rights of local
self government assured to each by their co.
equal power in the Senate, was the funda-
mental condition of the constitution. With
ont it the Union would never have existed
However desirous the larger States might be
To rc.organize the government so rs 10 give
t. their population its propnr,onate weight
in the common counscls, they knew it was
impossible, unless they conceded TO the
smaller ones authority 10 exercise ut least
negative influence on all the measures of the
government, whether Legislative or executive,
through their equal representatives. in the
Senate.
lhdeed tho larger States themselves could
not have failed to perceive, that the same
power was equally necessary to them, Tor tho
security of their own domestic interests
against the aggregate force OF the general
government. IN w"rd' the orlgIha' states
went into this permanent league on ihengreed
premises, OF cHerllng thelr common strength
tor the defence OF the Whole, and aii us parts;
but OF utterly excluding all capabliity OF re.
ciprocnl aggression. Each snlemn'y bound
hseii I" a'' the o'herS, he'ther 10 UNDER
'aNe, nor permit any eh'roa"h,neht upon,
or ihterhtduilHS VII" "holhers reserved
rgnts'
NheIc u WIS ue''lcu eAPcu'eh'' particular
Hsn's "i INC oi'tes were expressly suarah-
Uru ~ 'he cona'''uI'on' o"t III ~, 'nI9s De-
h'uts' '',esr ''s"'9 we're s""I"eu oy INC ''''-
l'"oh d. Tue powers granted, ana oy express
rese'W.on, ~ "'' lo"ers moI granted IN inc
e""'p"'' VI we "n'".'' nus INC @re"'Po"-
OF taNat'oh was 'lhi''ed 10 purposes OF
common ae'e''Se anu sener"' "tI'ar' rNciu"-
ing objects aPPer'aInlhs 10 me iocai I'gi'ia-
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