Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-12-14

they often declined 70 comply With such
acquisitions. Il thus became necessary,
for The purpose Of removing this barrier,
and in order to form q more psrfecs
Union" to establish government which
could act directly upon the people and
execute lis own laws without the inter-
mediate agency Of the States, This has
been accomplished by the constitution Of
the United States.
Ia short, the government created by
the constitution, and deriving It's suthor-
ity from the sovereign people Of each Of
the several States, has precisely the
same right to exercise its power over the
people Of all these States, in the enumer-
ated cases, that each Of them possesses
over subjects not delegated to the United
States, but reserved to the States re-
| speetively, or to the people"
To the extent of the delegated powers,
the constitution of the United States is
as much part of the constitution Of
each State, and is as binding upon It's
people, as though It had been texlually
inserted therein.
This government, therefore, is a great
and powerful government, invested with
all the attributes ef sovereignty over the
special subjects to which its authority ex-
tends. Its trainers never intended to
implant in its bosom the seeds Of its own
destruction, nor were they at its creation
guilty of the absurdity Of providing for
its own dissolution. It was not intended
by its trainers to be the baseless fabric Of
a vision which, at the touch of the en-
chanter, would vanish into thin air, but q
substantial and mighty fabric, capable oi
resisting the slow decay of time, and oI
defying the storms of ages. Indeed, vel
may the jealous patriots Of that day
have INDUCED fears that a government
of such high powers might violate the re.
served rights of the States, and wisely
did they adopt the rule of strict con.
struction of these powers to prevent
the danger. But they did not fear mol
had they any reason to imagine, tha
the constitution would ever be so inter
preted as to enable any State, by hel
own act, and without the consent Of hei
sister States, to discharge her peopl,
from all or any of their federal obliga
tions.
It may be asked, then are the peOpl,
of the States without redress against tbs
tyrany and oppression of the fedora
government? by no means The righ
Of resistance on the part of the goyerneS
against the oppression Of their govern
ments, cannot be denied. It exists inde
pendent of all constitutions, and has beer
exercised at all periods of the worlds bis
tory. Under it old governments hay,
been destroyed, and new ones have takel
their place. 1t is embodied in strong auC
express language in our own Declaration
of Independence. But the distinction
must ever be observed, that this is revolu
! ton against an established government
not a voluntary secession from it by viT
tue of an inherent constitutional right
In short, let US look the danger fairly il
) the face secession is neither more no
leess than revolution. II may or it ma,
not be a justifable revolution, but still
. is revolution.
What, in the meantime, is the respon
sibility andt true position of the Executive
He is bound by solemn oath before Go
and the country Z" to take care that th
! laws be faithfully executed" and frof
this obligation be cannot be absolVed b
any human power. Bot what if the pen
fornance Of this duty, in whole or In pal
5 has been rendered impractieable b
events over which he could have exel
! cised no control such, at the present mc
! ment, IS the case throughout the state {
ed South Carolina, 50 far IS the laws Of Ii
c United States to secure the adminisiraiio
! of justice by means Of the Federal j.
: dietary are concerned. All the federi
: officers within its limits, through who,
agency alone these laws can be carrie
! into execution, have already Fesigne'
We no longer have District Judge,
l. District Attorney, or Marshal 10 Soal
= Carolina. Ia fact, the whole machines
'e Of the Federal Government, neeeszAl
= for the distribution Of remedial jastir
among tbs people, has been demolished
= and il would ba difficult, II not impos,
? bic, TO replace il.
A. The only acts Of Congress or the SIS
4 ute book bearing Bpon this subject, a
= those Of the 25ih February, 1875, Al
~ 50 March, 1907. These authorize d
~ President, after be shall have asoaEiain
l. thai tbe Marshal, With his pose oomll