Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-01-04
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bled us TO contend successful
tle-feld against foreign foes.
the feeble colonies into powerf'
has raised our industrial pro
our commerce, which trans,
the level of the richest and
nations of Europe. And the a
tation of our political institut
objects, combining local sell
with aggregate strength, ha
the practibility of a governm'
to cover a continent with
| States.
| The Congress Of the Unit
in effect, that congress of
which good men in the OLD
sought for, but could ney
which imparts to America
from the mutable league 70,
ton, from the wars, the mu
and vague aspirations after
power, which couvulSe from
the governments Of Europe.
atiye action rests in the conc
manent confederation presc
constitution. Our balance
the seperate reserved right
and their equal representa-
ate. That Independent SOY.
cry one of the States. vii
rights of local self-@ovcrnm
each by their co-equal no"
ate. was the fundamental,
constitution. Without il Il
never have existed. IIowcv
larger States might hc TO 7
government 50 rs 10 give b
ton lis proportionate weie
mon counsels. they knew il
unless they conceded TO RI
authority To exercise at lcas
iiuencc on all the measures
ment. whether legislative
through their equal rrpres
Senate. Indeed, the larr
selves could not have iaih
that the same power was ~
TO them. for the security o
nestle interests against
force of the general govt
word. the original States
permanent league on the
of eNrrtlng their common
defence of the whole. aud
but OF utterly excluding =
reciprocal aggression. Each
itself To all the Others. IL
take, nor permit, any em
or intermeddling with. am
rights.
Where il was deemed {
ular rights of the States
guaranteed by the constltu
things beside, these right
bv the limitation Of tin
and by express reservati
not granted, III the &C
Thus, the great power of
tied to purposes of coT
general welfare, eycludi.
tanning to the local legisla
al States, and those pu'
welfare and common d
wards defined by specif
being matters only OF 4
the States themselves,
and foreign government
/ of their common and gem
not be left to the separa,
State.
Of the circumstances o
interest, and rights, i'll :
the States, constituting
of the Union different fl
from another section, tn
was the peculiaritv Of a
ored population in the
the northern States.
A population of this
lection, existed in nea
but was more numerOp
ous concernment i'll the
| North. on account Of n
climate and production.
seen that, for the same
population would dimiL-
later, cease to exist,
might increase in OthP
character and magnitr
of local rights, not in nr
", but still more in So
to enter into the specie
constitution.
Hence, while the g
as well by the enumef,
to'it, as by those not en-
fore refused to it, was
this matter in the Sc,
fence, it was placed I'm
guard of the Union, in
against either invasic
lcnce, like an other lG
several States. Each
ulated, as well for itsc.
Of its citizens, and e
State became solemn
glance to the constitut
held to sevice or labor
into another, should n
any law or regulat;
charged from such s
should be delivered q
party to whom suchs
be due by the laws Of
Thus, and thus on
guaranty of all the;
against interference 0.
was the present formt
lished by our father
; us !; aud by no Other
for it to exist. If ign
spect the rights Of ~
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