Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1859-10-06

inhabitants, the Plan contemplates that
they shall continue TO govern themselves
as STATES, having, as provided in the Vir-
ginia deed of cession, "the same rights Of
sovereignty, freedom, and independence, +"
IN respect TO their domestic affairs and
internal polity "as the other States" un-
til they shall have a population equal to
the least numerous of the original States;
and in The mean time shall keep a sitting
member in Congress, with right Of de-
batting but not of voting, when they shall
be admitted In the Union, on an equal
footing with the other States, as follows {:
FourtE-"That whenever anyof the said States
shall have Of free inhabitants many shall then
be in any Of the least numerous Of the thirteen
original States such State shall be admitted by its
delegates into the Congress Of the United States on
equal footing with the thirteen original States"
And
"Untl such admission by their delegates into Con-
reSs any O the said States after the establishment
Of their temporary Government, shall have author
! ty to keep sitting member in Congress, with the
right Of debating, but not Of voting.
Attached TO the provision which appears
in this paper under the ''third' head is a
proviso, containing five propositions, which
when agreed to and accepted by the peo-
pie of said additional States, were to "be
formed into charter of compact" and to
remain forever "unalterable," except by
the consent of such States as well as of
the United States-to wit:
l.T A.
mont governments be established on these principles
| as their basis:
First-That they shall forever remain part of the
! United States of America.
Sccond-That in their persons property, and ter
ritOry they shall be subject to the Government of
the Unte1 States in Congress assembled and to the
Articles of Confederation in all thoSe in which
the original States shall be subject.
Third-That they shall be subject to pay part
Of the federal debts contracted to be contracted
to be appOrtOned them by Congress, according to
the same common rule and measure by which appOr-
t;onmcntS thereof shall be made the other States
Fourth That their respective governments shall
be in republican form, and shall admit person tc
be 4 citizen who holds an hereditary title"
The fifth article, which relates to the
prohibition of Slavery after the year
1900, having been rejected by Congress
never became part of the Jefersoniar
Plan of government for the territories
as adopted April %, 1884.
The concluding paragraph of this Plar
of Government, which emphatically ig.
nores the right Of Congress to bind the
people of the territories without theil
consent, and recognizes the people there.
in as the source of all legitimate power il
respect to their internal polity, is in these
words:
"That all the preceding articles shall be formed
into charter of compact, shall be duly executed by
the President Of the United States, in Congress as
sembcd, under his hand and the seal of the United
States shall be mugated and shall stand as fun
damental conditions between the thirteen Crgina
States and those newly described, unalterable bu
, by the joint consent of the United States in Con
grcss assembled, and Of the particular State within
which such alteration is proposed to be made"
4
1t is true that the Government of the
Confederation had proved totally made
which it was devised; not because of the
relations between the Territories, or new
States, and the United States, but in con
sequence of having no power to enforce
its DEGREES on the Federal questions which
> were clearly within the scope Of It's ex
/ pressly delegated powers. The radiCa
defects in the Articles of Confeder
alton were found to consist in the fac
, that it was a mere league between SOW
, ereign States, and not a Federal Govern
, ment with its appropriate department.
, Executive, Legislative and Judicial-eacl
clothed with authority to perform ant
J carry into effect It's own peculiar funC
tions. The Confederation having NJ
! power to enforce compliance with It's re
o solves, "the consequence was, that thougl
in theory the resolutions of Congress werr
equivalent 10 laws, yet in practice the,
were found to be mere recommendations
which the States, like other sovereigntie
y observed or disregarded according /
n their own goodwill and gracious pleas
= ure." Congress could not impose duties
collect taxes, raise armies, or do any 9th
e er act essential to the existence Of gov
e ernment, without the voluntary consen
n and cooperation of each Of the States
Congress could resolve, but could not car
20 ry It's resolutions into efect-Could re
n commend to the States 10 provide a reve
:. nue for the necessities of the Fedora
) Government, but could not use the mean
Y necessary TO the collection of the revenu
d when the States failed 10 comply-coul
1t recommend TO the States to provide a
o army for the general defence, and appor
ton among the States their respec!iv
quotas, but could not enlist the men an
h order them in the Federal service. Fo
:. these reasons a Federal Government
q with IT'S appropriate departments, actin
$ directly upon the individual citizens, wit
! authority to enforce its DEGREES to the ez
e tent of its delegated powers, and not de
Y pendent upon the voluntary action of tn
2 several States in their corporate capacity
Il became indispensable as substitute fo
o the government of the Confederation.
@ 1t was necessary to give this exact def
milton Of Slavery in the Constitution /
:. order to satisfy the people of the South a
q well as of the North. The slaveholdin
j.. States would never consent for a momer
that their domestic relations-and espe
y ciaIIy their right of properly in thei
5, slaves-should be dependent upon FEEDER
y al authority, or that Congress should hay
= any power over the sublect-elther to e2
IN tend, confne, or restrain II; much less
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