The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-12-26

~'ShS lii it2!tnn2tH succession. although
stained with cliil:es and llac,scnc,! with in
'am!. were clothed by Tie D;itvwitil absolute
power to rUie their su' .ircts. who held nothing
but the privileges grated By thc crowr.-
Such wcf' The absurd and ;mpious ,lo;nas
10 which tie people Of Europe. with few ex-
ceptlons, have been compelled 10 submit. ~
The hayonct. supported T., Sic more ;..-..t
authority Ct ignorance and superstition. Tn
der tins theory tie people were mere ciphers
and crowned heads sub-dcilia~. tie soIc rep
r:sen;@tiv,s On Garth OF the eoytii.n., power
OF Tic Almighty. Oar doctrine Is lust TIC
reverse, making de people the Only SOURCE
of sovereign power. With Us sovereignty
rests exclusively with tie people of yaci;
state. by the resolution each COLONY. acting
for Itself alone. separated fron Gcv.; Britain
ana sanctioned the Dcciar,; ;;n.. OF InLcp.n-
dence. Fac, colony having thus become I.
state and each adopting Coz itself It's separate
state government. acted for Itself alone under
the cid Continental Congress. Each state
acted for Itself alone in acccdng to the arti-
Giles of confederation in l771.S. and each state
acted for itself alone in framing and ratif y;;ng
each tor itself the constitution OF the United
States. Sovereignty. then. with US rests
exclusively with the people Of each state"
The constitution Of the United States is
sovereign, for it was created hy states each
exercising foritsclf that highest political pow
or called sovereignty. For the same rcas On
the government OF the United States is not
sovereign. nor docs it exercise any soyt;cisn
powers. 1t exercises only delegated powc.s.
as declared By the constitution, and those
powers only which are granted by tha, III
strumcnt. Delegated powers are not sever
eign powers. but ere powers granted l.y SOY
erclgnty. Sovereignty being this highest
political power. cannot be delegated. Ii is H.
d:'is!he. it is a unit. incapable Of partition.
Hence t'lc great error Of Surprising tn; SOY
ereignty is divided b,twccG the states AID the
United States.
The constitution q: tn, United States is
the "suprciae law" and obligatory as suc!!
but law is not sovereignty. but an act Of
sovereignty. MI laws inhly lawmakers.
and III this case these who framed! and r:i-
fled thi, supreme law" were those Sovereign
ties called the states each acting exclusively
for itself. uncontrolled by any sister state tx-
cept by the moral fierce Of It's influence and
eA''''pic' LII: So'eF'iHic's OF the ti!t.'!
States possessing. as We have shown. no Soy
creignty, bat only delegated powers. to them
alone it must look for the exercise OF cunsl-
tutioEal authority in the territories as well
as the states. Tor there /: not single power
granted y! ti!e constitution to this govern
Ment IL :; TERRITORY winch Is not granted N 4
stare except tne power - admit now states
INTO the tmon:
In the territories them as well as the
states congress possesses 10 sovereignty.
ana can Only exercise the po"ers delegated
o! the constitution and all tHc poweEs not
mus granted are dormant or reserved powers
belonging IN common territory to al! the
S:a,eS rs cn-c4u'i' Jo'!t 'en;H;s there OF that
H1hesl political power cr!itt nHr@!"r Soy
rfeiSnts. II VIII be perceived from tbs
loctslne 'nat sovereignty makes con>tt!lous.
mat sovereignty rests exclusively with TIKI
'eopie OF each state: that sov":clyn'y cannot
'e deieS:ted.fh, Il Il IS lnalcEahIe. iaCivisib!-.
uH:t incapable OF partition. These ere
.oc'rihcs ever regarded hy men as iuAI.;me::-
al prliclrIes OF Pablo liberty AID Of ,Ae
edcfa! prostitution:
1t Will be seen ;!."t '@e%e "t"s V!,r:
ave entertained wee n"t !r;:tt'. Il >lit any
mer!ercy IN A"">As' h"t were ny !i:'loas:
r.lclri~s and were NrhE<A"' over my own
i-:'!::''rc twelve !nc;.th, be lore II, departure
> the territory anl whcA lneycr Though. c:
DING 20 Kansas. These rights | have ever
asar,!>d Is fully secured - the pyopl Of al
Ne territories il a5;,p::n% ;..ir >t~;@ crr.>.i-
alton, by the Kansas and Nebraska III
uc! is the construction given t. tie; a., Nv
onrrcss il passing H." Minnesota Ill s,
,st!v anp!.ule1 BY the president. Suck Is
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