The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1856-06-14


my meaning.
Congress shall have power ito establish
post officers and post roads
suppose, by an Increaae in the number
Of the free States they obtain eolttol OF
the legislative aud executive departments,
aud thea proceed 10 appropriate the money
Of the government exclusively for postal
facilities IA those States, refusing all apple
pnat.ous 10 the others.
IL has power to "etect forts, magazine,
aud arsenals.
Suppose a northern majority to use the
common iund OF the Union lot protecting
ITS own eoasl, aud 10 refuse all appfopfia
tons for that purpose 10 the slayeholding
States.
The President, with the advice aud con
sent OF The Senate, " shall have power to
appoint ambassadors. judges oil the courts,
aud other public officers.
Suppose all the officers Of the governs
ment 10 be regularly AMI Systematically
selected from one section oi The county,
which might possess pepouderaIlng
power; that every Judge, collector. and
postmaster required lot service IN the South
should lie selected from the North.
Can any man doubt, sir, that ia any Of
these cases the constitution would be Ms
clearly aud shaneiessly violated by such
au abuse OF power ms II could possibly b.
by the usurpaton OF an authority not
granted
M President, q ate recently, across the
Atlantic, IA tue country from which We de-
al nj l,.x !
an attempt WAS insde uy the Queen to ap
point t. the House OF Lords single peer,
with peefage TOT lie. The power OF the
Crown to appoint peers was undoubied ,
the ministry advised the appointment and
yet opposition w.s made ~ The House oil
Lo'ds, aud the proposition was advanced,
maintained, and sustained, that although
the 'efogatIve OF creating poets existed,
the exercise OF It, by tue creation OF ilie
peefaye. was an sbuse and contrary To the
fundamental constitution OF the hlugdom.
The Crown Yielded, and the Lords TAI,
umphed.
81, look AT your Declaration of lndes
peodguce Upon what gtounds Vas It that
its immortal author placed the rsht OF The
people OF ihis country to assert Their 'Hde-
peudence and to declare that Tor HE iutufe
hty would hold the people OF nteat brit'
ian " enemies "a war, IA peace, iieuds
Look at the entire list OF gtieyanc, here
Is scarcely one OF them that IS the usurpa
non of mn unconstauuanal power, every
one of them - the abuse OF an admitted
constitutional power. pom that pliucil,
nj, ,our revolution rests; and sir. u Is not
10 da,. nor before body like th,s, that
mos. who fspre.ont southern interests are
/, h, told that the question Is, whether a
particular power Is granted hy the forms OF
The constitution wltnout reference 10 Us
,p,,u. An Tell at once, .lr, tHst the "a.
stances which have suggested would be
sross abuses, entirel, contrary to that spIflt
" hat, ,nen. q, the principle that undeihes
that whole compact tor our common GOV
rfumcnt, aud ah,ch We should all instinct
wei, feel to have been outraged by such
abuses, 1t is, sir, the equality oi The fte
and independent States which that mstu
meut iuk. together IN a common bond oi
Mon entlrp. absolute, complete, unqual'
itri equality equality ~ soNefeisns, 'Pnal
ly ln their rights, equality 10 Their duties.
iuis was the spltll that presided oE"r ihe
formation OF the constitution this ite iv
~ spliit that bfeathes through every .ne
OF IL, thus the object p7oie'sed by " OF
iofming Il more perfect union, --
treat ncr. ih- thoughts and strong h' minds,
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