Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-04-18
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quent lecture del.xered BY the Hon. Charles
Jarvis, II Maine, before the Lyceum 1t
Ellsw osth, in that STATE. M. Jarvis IS ON
IT the most PFogrsssiv. man Of the day, sod
h.- 81 ar-i conceptions OF correct political
issues than mot men u the Norti. Eve
have not 'pace for his entire lecture, but
make the following -xu act, whieh = full Of
real ele4ue. &c All power
TIC Federal Government Is without prrc,-
| dent ~ story! II IS the most stupenioLs
| monum-n, of human wisdom ever erected
| w mai, " hich oversh ado VS. all q .er inv-ii-
tiIn' and iinpi ovemehs the world has ever
known; AID yet It originated inca onIns AL
ces over which imam could exer else ho cth
troll, but to winch he hal the gOot sens 10
conform, mould in'0 adm .rabl- pto, oriio..s.
and ioft TO the promotion of tue eoulinn-
ell advancement OF the ct ihiere. # "a
manly The Federal G, vernn-hi IS ms
succinly and graphically described, by
se.ies OF contradictions. u e only t.rrI'o
~ where il exercises exclusive jurisdiction,
was confined 10 The ten miles sGusrr ce!-d
BY the States of Maryland aud Virginia -
!oea'i"n for the seat OF Cover men, and
some few acres coded by ditiereh, Siaies.
for the p,.ipose Of forts. dock ans, i, en-
ais AMI light houses which i'niy bas
since been reduced by the retrocsssion- !"
Virginia vi the portion 81 Il ten miles
square; formerly included within her limits;
aud yet within the scope Of lis delegated
powers, 1t exercises authority, and bears
sway over millions Of square mites.
II has no cihz-ns exclusively its ow
save only few depend, n, and hangers Oh
Il...fr ...I - a -.
pendsries in its forts and dock yards, for We
hear Of cItizeis Of Maine, OF Mass, OF New
York and South Carolina, but who .vr
hears of citizen Of the UniedSla,es ,unl.-s-
on the other side of the Atlantic, far up !mio
the Mediterranean, or on th- distant shores
Of The Pacific, where the flag Of he Amer
Can Union IL their protection; and set should
its service require, ~ its command thous-
| ands OF ,wo'ds are ready 10 leap from ,h.ir
scabb 4rds, 10 redress lis wrongs and v.ndi-
Gale lis violated nights. l. IS an org AIMED
government, and yet II - no government,
Tor lis courts lake 40 cognixance OF murder,
arson, burglary, and many other crime,
which d'sgi &C. CIV iliLatlon; all Ut which are
uide' "a. Jnrlsd .clion o! thu State Cont.
Il Is Federal Government, ye, lis action Is
owe. thu citizens Of the confederacy II eN-
ercI es 80 power over the States IN heir
corporate capacity. excepting IN cas-. of
80 iioNeisy arising between Them, VIII" Il
AM. az" any,, ~ ..e,r". WIZ ~. ,, :" o'nei
AZ" peacefully adjusted ny the Supreme
Coar. l. i. the s,ronges, government IN
the xo'd, and it Is al the sam- ,iiae the
"sakes II !, he strongest when moving on
~ hArmohy with each an! every SAFE u the
tnno";i Is the weakest, II ANY State should
>et 4; At DEFIANCE; a breath has made II. AMI
breath can unmake; il d.r,, ed It's .xis,.nce
from the people OF the General States, a..d
il holds lis existence at their viii; created
IN the s,Iit IL Ct CO c ~. mutual do fe puce
aud foIbearancc,'ts eeniinuanc- derei...s or
The cultivation of the same .ui,I'. IL l. al.