The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-12-13

Federal Government. These powers em.
brace the very hi ghest attributes Of ~.
t'o"ai sovereignty. They place buh the
sword aud the purse under It. control -
Congress has power 10 make war and 4,
make peace, to raise aud support ar,u,es
aud navics aud to conclude treaties with
foreign governments. 1t is invested with
the power to coin money aud to regulate
the value thereof, aud to Regulate G.. M
mcrce with foreign na,iuns aud aunnr
the several States 1t is not necessary
to enuncrate the other high pnwrIs
winch have been conferred upon the
Federal Government. In order to carry
u" enumerated powers into I, fl Ct. Con.
gr"ss Possesses the exclusive right to lnv
s"d collect duties On in,poris, aud in
c''hinon with the States T." iay aud col
irct all ether taxes. Lu the Cuns,i,u.
Ito" has not onl conferred these hirh
powers upon Congress. but it has adopt.
"a eheciual nirans to Restrain the States
from interfering with their exercise for
that purpose. 1t has IN Il strong prohib.
't"ry Ia"gnaye expressly declared that no
state shall enter into any treaty. alliance
or confederation. grant letters of maroue
and reprIsal. coin muncy, emit bills of
credit. make anything but gold and sill.
Yer col" tender il" payment Of debts,
pass any oil OF attai"der. RI p"st .t,cto
laws, Or laws 'npa,rin. the obligations ut
contracts Moreover. without the con
sent Of Congress, no State shall Law auv
'"p"StS or dut'"s. "r any imports or ex.
ports, excerpt what may be absolutely
necessary for cxrcuti ~ its inspection
laws; aud If they exceed this amount,
10" rxcrssrs shall belong to the Unned
States. aud no State sh II without the
consent Of Congress lay any duty on ton.
mage. Keep troops or ships "f war in time
OF peace. enter into any agreement or
conp'ct with another State or with foi.
e'gn over. or engage 10 war unless nc.
tuaIly Invaded or in such imminrn; dan. |
ger as wil not admit OF further delay
ln order still fu, thrr 10 secure tn G un.
interrupted exercise Of these high powers
against State inrerposi,ion, it is provided
that the Court aud .he laws of the Uni
ted States. which shall be made in pnr
>ua"ce thereof, and all treaties mad. or
which shall te made under the authority
OF the United STATES shall be the >u
prenie law Of the land. and the judges
in every State shall bc bound thereby.
anything in the constitution or laws If |
any State to the contrary notwitI>tanl !
ing. The solrmn sanction Of religion |,
has been sup"radded to the obligations /
of "ffici u dufy. and al Senators and Rp
re>entative- Of the UnitcI States, all
members of State l. gi~Iatnres aud all
Executive and Judicial officers both Of
til" U",ted States aud the several States
shall br bound by oath or affirmation to
support the Constitution
In "rie to carry into fleet these laws.
th" Constitution has established u perfect
up,n the individual citizrn> of every
State and executes its own DEGREES toy
the agency "f its own officers. In this
r, sprct it ii tfer- entrel, from the Gov.
ern,nrnt undrr the old Confederation,
which was confined TO making requi-i
tIouS nn the States in their sovereign
character. This l.It II IN the discretion
Of each whether to obey Or refuse, and
they often Declined to CO npiy with >nch
rcquisitions. 1t thus became necessary.
for the purpose Of renlnvlug the barrier.
aud IN order to form Il more perfect un- .
ION. to est bli>h Il Government which !
c,uld net directly np,n the people. and !
pxrcur it, ovl law. without the inter
med,ate agency Of the States This has
been accomplished by the Con>,i,utlo" of
t,r United States
In short. the Gvrrn;n.nt created 10y
the C.m>iitu', ~. and dr.wing It's auth. /
.ri'y irva, the sovereign pe"pe ot eacn
uf tn. sovereign States, has precisely
the same right to exercise It's power ov"r +
iii" people of all States, in the enumera .
ted cases, that cach one ot ihcm po>-' ssrs /
v.r subjects not eIcyatrd T." the l"ited
STATES. but reserved TO the States rc>p"c-
tvvl, or 4" the people. 1" the eA
,t thr deley ted powers, the C"nstltuti""
~ h. Gni,cd state, is as much il part ot
the tons'itut on of each State. aud l, as
binding up,n the people as though 1t had
brru tex,ualIy inserted there IN Thu
E,vrr"unnt, thr,el, re, is "A great and
p,w,rtu' gnvrrnlntnf, invested with all
the tributes of sovereignty Of the spec
,sl subjects to which its authority eX
tends It's tra,n.r- never Intended 4"
Enpaut IN its bsoln the s,el> Of lis own
hr>trnctium, nor were thiy, at lis crea-
ZION. guilty. OF the ahsurdiiy o' providing
! for It's own dissolution.
J, |, w.s nn. intended by its trainers to
br th b,.rIe-. fabric 1T Il VISION, winch
,t the touch OF the anci.anter, would
vanish into thin air, but sub>tantlal aud
mighty f.brlc, cap .bIe Of Resisting the
slow decay Of time, and Of deiy'n. the
storm, Of a-es Indeed. well may Jeal
Gus pnrint> Of that day have l"du'srd
fears that il government VI sucl hi-"
pnwers might violate the reserved rl.h
of the States, aud wisely did they adopt
the rul. Of a s,ric, CONSTRUCTION of those
powers. t" preven' t. c d'"2er; but they
did not fear, nor had tn y any reason t"
;n,,;ne, that tn, Constitution would be-
So interpret. d a> Z" enable any STATE. by
her own act aud without consent OF het
sister States. iu di-r.ar-t their p""p'''
, from ali or any "f their federal obl'sa,
,i,ns. Ii may be a>ked. then, are the
. M mi. of tn. Sites without redress
against tn" tyranny and oPpressi"" Of th"
| Federal Government? BY no means -
. The r ght Of resistance on the part O. the
t governed az inst the oppression o' 'h"Ir