The Handsboro Democrat. [volume] (Handsboro, Miss.) 1858-1878, 1859-03-01

of the argument, dat .ha Federal
Government must have Tie seut
Of ihc State. before you can csinb
lish -arseuals. dock-yara. navy
yards, &c.. within tho limits of lhe
State. dare ay that iiraiIreads
had been known when tie seusfi-
tulion wss established. they woHii
have been included ia ih8 same
catalogue. Railroads belong 20
the same class as navy wards. dock
yards, arsenais. &c. an3 # they
had been known at the day when
the constitution Was flamoI, ] dare
say they wouIi have been eaame-
rated. 3 pgi railroads int -amo
category with dock yard arenals,
Sc. Yon csn establish 8 navy
yard vi.hln q State, Is lie con.
sent oftle State; SO you may es-
tab.ish al arsenal with Ire con-
sent Of the Stale, and 50 if yon
have the power 10 make the ap-
preparation at an iar 3 r.4oaa.
ii YOU have the power efef The
Treasury which authoil1ea veu 90
make lbs appropriation / bold
tina; you can make Ii IS wei. r. @
State as n n Territory. Bu. { av
again, ! strike Tie qae 5iou lower
down and deny The power te uae
the national t4easagy lar It's pur-
pose, exeep. ID such 7
have uaiuca t'At IS iu case ef
direct or Immediate uaccs s, aad
not III cases ol remote aaa eontitt-
gent cesiiy; and then yerr APP
preparation must be confined a.
the necessity 81 lie case. and Il is
exceeds il, ! bold it Is as aeeh q
violation Of tie Constitution 70
make tie appropriation. asto usg7p
a clear and distinct power.
Il may lie necessary II have a
navy; but viii nuy pretend That
because you must'nece sarilY have
a navy, yon can therefore build q
thousand shipss Wonld not that
be violation Of he Constitution
-as clear a tTespass on the pow
or given you as would .be TIC
usuTpaiion OF & distinct night p
Yo1 have tie right to have an ar
my; but suppose yon should PRO
pose 10 bsnd the whole population
into an army; would not that be ;
I violation 81 TIC Corsfifutl0n, q
much as 10 nsnrp any given pow
81. ] hold thai even your grant
cd powers are 70 be exercised viii
due and proper discretion, ans
with proper regard 20 the neccssi
ty ~ the case in band.
This Is al. Alr. President, that
have to say on those two points,
Ny friend from Georgia, Sir. iv
crson said, q li,lle while ago, That
he reiterated and affirmed al that
he bad said the other day upoa p
question rather remote - th's,
bnt which somehow or other came
to be lueged into the debate. !
shall not avail myself Of my priv
ilcgo on this occasion 10 ii enss
the question incidentally drawn
into tie discussion; and YET, | 90
for some special reasons, pefaaV
special to myself, feel some ankle
~ AZ no distant day go exprge tny
views Oh the point Thus incident
ally introduced. | content mv-
self at present with saying that
having listened 20 .he speech OF
the Senator from Goo-gia, | en-
dorse it cordially, warmly ard en-
thusiastically. lie spoke ike a
true Souihron as he is, upe- ail
that related 70 the powers = the|
Government over Tie Territories.
While I do not choose s. emhar-
rasS this debate by giving any
views Of my own, ! feel ias''-ea
in saying this mach 'n lgsl.ce 60
my friend and 70 myse.G Cn
some other bill, and whcn the
point shall &c more gerGane, I
shall express ny opinions IS 50
the rights powers ant duties of
ihe Federal Government ia regard
to tic Terrilorios-