Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-12-15

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butes of national sovereignty. They place
both the sword and the purse under It's control.
! Congress has power to make war and to make
peace, to raise and support armies and navies-
and TO conclude treaties with foreign govern
ments. L is invested with the power to coin
money and to regulate the value thereof and
! to regulate commerce with foreign ..ationa and
among the several States. 1t is not necessary
TO enunerGte the other high powers which
have been conferred upoa the Fedora Govern
| ment, in order to carry the enumerated pow
ers into effect. Congress possesses the exclu-
slVe right to ley and collect duties on imports
and in common with the States 20 lay and col
lect all other taxes
But the Constitution has not only con-
ferred these high powers upon Congress
but it has adopted cffectual means to
restrain the States from Interfering with
their exercise for that purpose 1t has
in strong prollibitory language express
ly declared that no State shall enter in-
to any treaty, alliance or confederation,
grant letters Of marque or reprisal, coin
money, emit bills Of credit, make any
thing but gold and silver coin a tender
in payment Of debts, pass any bill Of
attainder, eI post .fucto laws, or laws
ET6roo-.o7, ;4bo,,t ~, 't,, 04s' ~ ~ e.
gress, no State shall lay o.. ;;H.;.;;;;osts CT
duties, on any imports or exports ex-
cept what may be absolutely necessary
for executing its inspection laws; and
II tIey y, exceed lllS amount the excess
% Sl''ll oeio''9 70 I,'e flteo ot2teS, ana
~ ~ 2S.'C9 ~sS 3lla'I NlIho"0 the consent OF
~ Gon5. ~ $50 80 -! any ou'y Oh tonnage Keep
.'Uop' ~ ''lip0 VI ''l III lInl1 Vi peace,
en'Gf i11 lhVo "'y 'SIee1neHI Or compact
"'rn ''',o ',.e' s':.o oI "'tn Il loiel3n
~" ~ " sl.5 ~ " al oileSS actuaiIy
! III ""'" VI Il! SUN 4hllhlHenI danger as
VIII not ADMIT OF IGT1her 0ciay.
In ordef still further 20 secure the I'M
interrupted exercise Of these high pow
ers against State interposition, it is pro-
Ylded thal the Constitution and the laws
OF the u. s., which shall be made il
pursuance thereof, and all treaties made
or Wflch snail be made under the au
thorlty OF the United States, shall be
the supreme law OF the land, and the
Judges in every State shall be bound
thereby, anything in the constitution OF
laws OF any State to the contrary not
withstanding. The solemn sanction Of
religion has been superadded to the OBJ
legations Of official duty, and all Sena-
tors and Representatives Of the United
States, all members Of State Legisa-
turcs, and all Executive and Judicial
! officers, both Of the L. S. and the seye-
raj States, shall be bound by oath or
animation to support this Constitution.
In order to carry into effect these
laws, the Constitution has established q
perfect government in all it's forms, Leo
islative, Executive and judicial. and
the Government to the extent Of its
powers, acts upon the individual citi
zcns Of every State and executes It's
own DEGREES by the agency Of its own
officers. In this respect it differs en-
tirely from the Government under the
cid Confederation, which was confined
to making acquisitions on the States in
their sovereign character. This left Il
in the discretion Of each whether to
obey or refuse, and they often declined
to comply with such rcQuisitions, Il
thus became necessary, for the nurDosn
Of removing the barrier and in order
| to form a more perfect union. Ia nstah-
lish a Government which could act di-
rectly upon the people, and execute it,
! own laws without the ;ntprn,odio oc,o,,-
| CIV Of the States, This has bern acc,,11-
niished hv the Consfitution of fhe r &
III short. the Government created nv
the Constitution. and dar;r;ng ia an
tboritv from the SOVEREIGN noonIn n
each Of the sovereign States has nro.
ciselv the same RIGHT to exercise its