Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-08-28
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The LOUISIANA COURIER AND Dun fool

ND ". These resuIutlnn7, uowlns from 'He
THOMAS JEFFERSON aud JANIS MADisON created tl'g
Democratic, then called the Republican party anu
rave 1t the vital blood of lis exs'eic, in The primer
lies they announce. All these principles 81 on "''
Jingle simple ioundatnn-h" sorfr.g"tY Of: ne S'"'''
Sovereignty is the supreme ultimate authority III
country. Two authorities in q country over the shh"
people, cannot be supreme. This ia al absurdty gu
preins authority cannot be divided. This - also MI
The supreme ultimate authorlty-so'e
State mast BE- single. and canno; be 'uo
ordinate. Subordinate authority is agency. Supreme
authority is sovereignty The Virginia and Kentucky
Resolutions ailrlh that the supreme ultimate au'hot'!
our confe.ieraed form oi govern
nent,is in the Sae--ihs States which were ,verrSn
before the Constitution If the Uied States WAS made
sovereign in adopting this Constitution each Tor li:r
and sovereign in the power Of altering nr ainchs
This being the true p"-'inn ol the States thu Gov
ernment set up by the Constitution of the United
States is n mere agency o. the States. II has mol
particle Of sovereignty because 1t is subordinate, anf
neither created nor can alter change is powers ln
talk Of power in country being sovereign, which
has been crested and can DE altered changed or aOo
ished by another power in the same country IL sheer
nonsense. Ii words are to have any meaning the SUD
ordinate, sui sct power. created by the higher power
must be the agency OF the higher power.
Tn. Government of the United States thus beng
All agency ofth. sovereign States which established H.
the first curollary which follows h. principle, is that
which the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions main
ly endeavored 10 provel each STATE has right Ia
Judge of intractiOns Of the Constitution by the
General Government and in case of pslpable and
dangerous violation of the Constitution by It's agency
the General Government "o in,efere aud arrest the
progress of the evil" And it follows asa that il they
cannot do not choose ITO arrest the progress OF the
evil' under the Constitution, they might Withdraw
from the compact made by lis terms with their sister
States. They might secede from the Union. Having
made n compact with other sovereign States-havIng
set up common agency with them i'll the General
Government-having the power to Judge of the en-.
iorcement Of this compact; and the fidelity Of the agei
cy, il establishes. to the limitations it prescribea-
follows irresstibly that il in the opinion of State
the sovereign srber the agency becomes false and
the compact is violated, she may withdraw from the
association it establishes. THOMAS JEFFERSON him
self, being the high authority, every State has right
to secede from the Union.
Another coroary also follows tie great principle
that the States are sovereign. 1t The General Gov
ernu1ent is O mere agency OF the sovereign States,
ihe agents have 10 right to 10 beyond the powers
the principles have conferred The Constitution OF
the United States ia mere power ot attorney. Only
those powers il contains he c!Gimed exercised.
Like every other agency, the agent ID bound to show
that il has tho authority 10 do any particular act by
the plain terms Of The grant under which IT claim" lis
power. Prescriptions are against II. The pTesunp'
tIon IT, that power which the principal has not clear
" conferred he did not 10 confer; and when lie
il i'm existence and can bestow H. if deemed exped
ant il is monstroGs !! by strained conslruc.
tons. Hence il follows that the Constitution of the
United States like every other instrument estsbsh.
ing agency, should be construed strictly as t" tie
powers it conters. sriGt construction of the Con.
stitulon of the United States Is cardina! principle
of the Democratic party.
Carrying out strict construction OF tie I0nstitu-
ton of the United States. the Democratic party has
differed with the Federal or Wing party. its great an
tacoaist OIL various measures. Measures afs the
test of principles aud prove the fidelity of party to
ibsu,. TIE first measures which demanded the ap.
pcalion ui tine principles Of the Democratic party,
we're the Alien ana Section Laws The next was the
Bank of the United S,ates-iner Internal Improve.
ments by the General GovrrEmeut-t.ieI PrOtec-
tive Tsriff-ai,d lastly, the subject OF Savoy
Now. upon not one Of lk0ae measures, excepting
the first where the Democratic party arose III s pu.
rity, has it been homogeneous party I'm 'heB Bank
of the United States-how long were Democrats toll
Grated in the party, in favor oil auch an institution
until President jackson grappled WIN me monster
ant, made it Test of party l-ay! ii the Bank was
in eaise.ce now, doubtless would have. ne We
had before Bank Democrats. On Internal Improve
nents to be carried OF o. appropriations ot money
by the General Government, too democrats oi the
West have ever been false. IL IS well tEown mat
in Washington they have gone into carc:ses VIII :he
Wings to enforce this policy. Although vetoed by
five Democratic Presidents - MADIsoH, MONROE,
JACKSON, Polk, and PIERGE-thr0uSh q course OF
forty years, yet at the last SESSION OF Congress, the
Democratic party in the Senate passed Internal in-
provement Bills over the veto OF President PIERCE
Of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jers"y, Ne. hsve
a!sa generally been ia.ce. Although in resolutions ot
tho Democratic party duties a! FOR protecting manu-.
features are proclaimed 10 be UNJUST aI: rncon''tu
tonRi from The Tariff Act Of isle In this ca r--ry
Tariff passed by Congress has had Protection sinP.
ed on every line Of IT.. lace. And on the suh!s ct
Slavery-iirst, the Missouri restriction witnessed
their falsity and then the WIlmat prnvi-o. now d..
clared by The Supreme Court Of the United Stats to
be utterly unconstitutional, Uas supported b. c:ery
M, Tin III,
tons passed in their Legislatures and aferTards car
ried out in California. New Hampshire and Illinois.
Michigan snd Pennsylvania, ail threw aside the rim
ciples of the Democratic party and fell into attdl.
nous construction cnd usurprion; and even olthe
very foundation stGnB ~ t!;9 Democratic pariy-hs
sovereignty Of the States, ana 40 consequent r.ht
OF State To secede IRON the unl"n-h .et.fa fooTE,
COBB and CAss, and multitude OF "ihers noH n!uil
aftiin,ion with the Democratic party, repudIat. mis-
yrest prncipl, Of Ifs faith The cohscaueace
il, there arc hasleIuns ~ the Democratic party d.
we'll a. on the stage There are ConsolilationDe-
mocrals who uiirn with iiIs CID JOHN ADAMS F-is-
rasts of gS and 49, that the SupTe.e Court Of ne
United Sietcs il the final ar0er OF the measures Of
Congress; and that the S;a'es have no power to lfo-
tect or Withdraw Themselves from is nagatnus Or
dangerous usurpaiicus. There ARE Internal lmproy,-
lnert Democrats who will plumber tho Treasury OF
the United States 10 carry out their rlost u us poll
CIV. There are Protective Tariff Democrats, who
will prey upon Tho agricultural md COMMERCIAL 10
promote the manufacturing interests. There are
Anti Slavery or Wmot Irovi-0 Democrats, wEn
hay. denied the equality of the Southern StgIes win
the Northern 5 ates in our Territories, or who nos
seek although admitting our equality, To deprive IL
practically of any benefit resulting from it, through
iha partial administration OF tie Gener" Govern
meHt.
All the.a Inconsistencies with The principles Of the
Democratic party ere attempted 10 ba covered over
BY the assumption Of n Leg unconstitutional D'm0.
crnts The people of the United States, by the Con
.,uiun of the United States, are nPiiD1 90 far NJ
foreign nations are concerned. All our relations with
them are entrusted 10 the exclusive management and
control of the General Government. But with re-
spect 10 our internal adaira the Government is not
national. 1t has no sover-ignfy-h2 nationality Ii
il federal merely-H federal agent OF tiIs YATES. with
very limltrd powers The Nationality OF ,he system
is in The State where the sovereignty of the system
lies. To apply the word naf'on0i TO party in the
United States with re3pcct to tie internal policy of
the General Government, implies that 1t is sovereign
that it is consolidated. Accordingly, the old Fed.
raj party, which affirmed this heresy. when they had
worn out the nane Of Fedsraiist, assumed in 1924
the name of National Republicans. Al this time the
Democratic party was called the Republican party
70 distinguish themselves from the Republican party
and at tie same time TO mark their consolidation
principles by their name, they called themselves the
National RcpuliicGa party. During General Jack.
sons Administration the republican party changed
its name to Democratic party and now portion
o! tho Democratic party have taken Up tlIs cast
off rags Of the old Federal Consolidation party 20
adorn and uniform their adhprenis, and call them.
selves Nationai Democrats. The assumption of M.
tionality did not help the old Federal party. They
soon found it .xpedien to drop IT. aud assume the
name Of Wings. |; will as ti1 aid The new hdhe.
rents of nationality in tho Democratic party. Fol.
lowing the old Federal Consolidation party in assum-
ing their name. what Can they mean but to Assume
their principles
We look upon the assumption Of nationality, in the
ma nj N Democratic
only another Indication OF the inevitable progress Of
the General Government to consolidation. To talk
OF an Internal Improvement Tariff Anti Slavery
State. right denying Federa'st, being Il Democrat Ia
d buriesque on terms He is mn old John Adams
a man does no: always desire t"
play hypocrite. To belong to party and not up.
hold it's principles is Ivy means pleasing or self
satisfying position. The idea might creep NJ, amidst
all the e,joyments of place and power. that HI may
BIZ as despised os he is da'picable Let US spread
cloak over our sores, wide enough TO smother the
stencil Of all our ro.tenne.s. let ia CAL ourselves
National Democrats. You are "hish'' on the sove-
%, int.