Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1857-04-03

under the ono, with but few uuinp3ftant
exc options, is II constitutional exclusion
from the right Of holding oifce, under the
other. There are now thirty-one States In
: the Union. averaging larger than thirty-six
States Of Europe, Russia alone being excluded
Ihose thirty-ono States, arr all Under a rc-
, publican form of government guaranteed
: by the Constitution Of the United States !;
each and every one with n written constitu-
ton adopted by the people which is the para
mount law Of the State All thes, several
constitutions recognize the right OF suliPaea,
} with lower qualifications than ara required
IN any Other Country, TIE right of trlal bv
Jury, the right of haless o1rptI~. freedom t.
. bear arms, freedom Of specch freedom If tie
press, atd freed ia to worship God. All Of
them recognize the fundamental princl pie Of
evsry constitutional government. the division
of power into three dstict departments: leg-
islative, Executive and Judicial, y Operate
a. check upon each 0thfr Tie whole
legislative power % the Statr. is vested in =
senate and House of Ropr's 'ntatives or Cen.
erll Assembly. The lt.islatiTe r,a cr- whieb
may be exercised, are not cr8ma aratad. the
/, limitations OF that power arH toho found in
the Bill Of rights, Appended u, or engrafteA
into the Statr constitution III this respect,
the State Legislatures resemble tie Parlia-
fnant ot Great Britain; they may exercise
any power which the people assembled at
Mass epat exercise, excepting only Sach As
are ar Inhibited in the manner described The
rstsTtnes y = STATE Constitution 50 fhr as it
r'rlrII legislative power, IS for the purl lsu
Of aseertaininm what the Legislature may
MT do not tn ascertain what it may do ;
and tins Constitutes an important distinr-
ton, often overlooked. b,twean the tenure Of
p3wr of the State and Federal legislatures
lhc fp-i raj Government is without prece-
dent in history |. IS the most stupendpus
r monument of human wisdom eyer erected hv
man, which o1crshadows all other inventions
and impr5yements-thc world has ever known;
and vet it originated in circumstances, over
which man could exercise r3 control. but.
70 which he had the good sense to conform
mould into admirable proportions, and ada p;
- the promotion Of the continued advance
uent ol the b.sc interests of hunllnity--
The Federal G1vernmrnt Is most succintlv
and graphically described, hv : rns Of
contradictions. The only territory whpra it
exercises exclusive iuris fiction. was confined
t. the TIN miles sqaare cedrd by the States
pi Maryland and Virginia, aS i location for
the sat al Government, and some few acres
cdal hy different Stats. for the lurpas Is II
forts, laek-Ftrls, tr~rn4l- and LIGHTHOUSES :
', Hofeh 'fftt-'ft ti"s sth.e H5ea re'hctd ~
'5.' retro. ~ . 'if'isntst ei Tue P9Ftt'4
% NJ t, mn i'rahet'S included
"it1'" H'f Hil,sS anu J u "HHla 't' ~'9I'=
u = 3f'lisI powers IL eA' fet7''s all'ier y
ah.' '5i''s SA"f e8et missions 81 ~ 1laf' hlis9
II mas NJ ex tt4siNeiy 'so"h ,%''N' oulf
~" ~ Atshes fil3 p..A-,fs eA II Tue RiS-
~ ''t ANA Il igN SUI idi4ri > IN
It's l2rIs ana i5fk I'raS l5r W, h';'r'' c'i-
%,A7 81 Ht'h 81 VI - '5 y 'fh !'tt' =
- 10. 40 - '''''' VI !
't, ~ 2.,se'9' aiieHs On u, DtA'F 9''i
'' 'ae 'i''i'''t, I'F up ii'2 'llr h'S.'''rF,'a'-
hi' .' On tilH 81, ,1ihs Si'"F,9 u l acme, NheFS
tHe nag oi IN american HI'h IS tuer pro-
ION Ni'' w s'''tt'' i, we mr.
NJ i5S eoihh'Anu thoHS!hdS @i swords w
rets'f ~ up if3A 'attF - 'ara7' {? re-
IT, It's - ~ ana .'''lIt''i' ''> VI 'i"''t
fF's'lt7. / Is an "FSihi1@i CIV rnineht' am
~ 1t = ~ s2A9rhi'i. NJ i'f Is ! 'art9 'aK3
~ ''''''|'''f' 81 i'i'if,!.t' arson, h"F-I'FH'
ann many 1t3rs efti' = "h@" IlN5f4a'
r''!i'l!'.'h an oi "HIe'' ar tlli,F ta5
.,.f,7s'gtl,a 1, M oi Tie STATE courts. II IS Il
fsa.Fh NOV ''sHle"t, ~ it7 &'t''h : over
th'ciulehs ni tar c'ai'4!'rle y IL tNefci-7- NJ
power over t1e states IN Their corporate Ca
Patl'y excepting IN cas- o. controversy
ari>InG hetwe"h ttcm when 1t iAi@ryei.s'
.tnd an ranc'4 whtrh IN "thnr countries
would l.a arlltrltet hi the sword tre peace
fully ADJUST d i'y the Safrrme court. IL IS
the trongeSt government IN thc world, and
1t Is at tha -dinr tam tie weakest. and IL Is
thr SIR 'nr'st when moving IN IN harmony
with racA and every Ntate IN the ni7n: it
Is the weakest, II any Ntate should SIT II at
defiance, breath hl, made 1t, and Il breath
e,ta a5iatS1 1t derived It. existence from the
Fell 9l the several States. and lt=holdS It's
existence al their W. created III the spirit
+ ri concord. m.ta1l d~ierHnrs and forhanr-
ant' lis e'"tinAanta dHpand. ON The ealti-
VIA ii pt t3s=stm >Pirit It y almost om-
Hip7t"t for good, bat II Is plwerl"ss inr
IAe stated N4sne, or TIE Nv England
>tIt'- or S5uth Carolina ran wthraw from
the Union, without the firing a. a gun, bat
hy merely refusing = send delegates to Con-
-.rass t4i' al;tsl STAT eIfrrnn nj Is then
al an nd FIR taeash d refractory State may
b, conquered, vet At conquered STATE. Is no
longer and independent, Sovereign, corqual
StItr, 1t Is Il conquered Pros siuce, and the
Onion is suhvertr@ l. the fsieral Govern
IN nj. aud Tia states constituting 'f, "'i'
the tlll.of thr Ns"'h"r> aud the b'iiN reiAe-
ed by NJ 'htnins A-FlRr', to tle Ptop'e oil