The New York herald., 1860-12-22

ai! sr,ak to that govern ms 1T IL tho language Of mas
~ ~ 's ,,n =, Nsssf'ppi Of the character
| licye genti'msn Of the Convention, that II or-
enated pg'esey gs your State government original
having IL gin b. the or the people your
io.al toyernmert ewes IT'S existence consent OF
II ttlegn Sts.,s that made H. and say the same
gaf W c, h uGdercs tn, IN both only different de.
ufr IN rcierealr toa state government the consent
c u ecyerleG give power 70 The Governor. The Co
tcs ret become The pc pie but taeT agent and
ilc federal government tbs power exists by tho
ecnsehi q ne sovereign states WHO framed IT, Aye,
ny say, IN tie language Of the noted Mr. Randolph Of
tAia hat The states the breath OF its nosris,
sa Re power 10 pvt fn end to Il 70 morrow by
t& tii Il 10 cl1ct Senator and rcprcsci natives zap
plsr have thus stated these two propositions-one
o. w c pcrtans to state governments and the other To
the federal gcve nmont-in olGer IL show that when wo
adopted the existing eonsttutonwhu tho states met
N solenn invocation IN ihia..e phia, in 1887, and
III ned Tie constitution tn y cted by states they voted
iy atos they voted clause - clause that constu-
ton INTO power but when lha Cnvention had met act
"a adjourned, the constitution of The United states
Idle pi, &C Of parchment, devoid Of life ani
yitty. II required the sovereign master Of
that tonvention-ihe separate s,ates-to breathe
uto II It's vitality power Of exsteac..
1paa,se.l fcicc i WAS that tie ninth article
z. ne constitution is known the Iatidt alton article.
II equfed nine Of the eleven states OF the Onion to pt
uai constitution. mean ta say, that with all taa
q ~ AID all The patriotism that regucd aud rule in tn It
Convention, when Washington and Madison and III Rlt-
M1gs ana al uie tat men Oh power IA the DAY oil M
s"tuton, .'yd-l mean TO say, that even after they
lad rctlomea their duties, AM lv1tel tae exste1c,
a the pr sci constitution. al government, rec Tei
back e. the sovereign sta each tor herse! sn
J IA
70 say LAT "hen u W. referred T. IN psolie OF IA
Carolina they had ght, il u Z, f judgment they
thought proper, 80 iT as they weIc cnca ~, ~ 20
defeated it's a,ption, because, by the riac;,-
uon, that constitution Was a compact au'y baWaeA taa
States rainyiue ne stme. (Appansel iha y'l go
II was IN Tie power ~ four ~ the am est Sttas II tha
Crifcelacy, wth q fopGiatlon q, s'm,t thing less linn
thr~ hundred ~ ra"Ad absolri Z, e. have debated
tc bject q! irt cnnf{Nut ~ IT, And then, too,
~ lbs artct 1i iAt anon no state that dd rutny
= pss $500 tae go NJ rat, ior any other state,
bIt Ul L. ati} t - - l"ispd; ar henca II wAs
ths Virgin, a ils, lhpi. isaai, ald various
oih.l ttrs q TIE olnl"ierlcy, III thor articles
II r4iDcaten, as IA ~ lhat Whenever t4a power ue
III vornnent sip.i be p,ryrea g. tae Gesracllqa os
t. (" Ftes Of n pe, PIE q tA' + tsy hac tts rsht
s,in, these bonts (App@uscJ ms beng th.n the
tL'fat Yer o the GOV intl ' question: ARISES Sl'ther
sot'r' N state !, tie enn!od'la 81 mad the federal
sNt ilelt ~ tifii Nt.esh a =, sht q re- sine u
urh-' W VI ,h' ioss,, IN .aihoftt, al dny VAN
Mh'h 'hes nave hV'aVaa " 'Acft t5i.a. A"i wh.'e
t'il - w eNs's std,e = 'ihs' u -p1thllf - you,
s.h',eih.h ~ we cunN.n'"n X f"tn 'af"itna. may
ui ny pi'' ana sh'ii@ % s"' only c.se D.
~vt, rye, may say know" that t'e mt t,st h wei-
iaIe an" aesta! ara i%'e Q. ."Hui .if'iha = -, IN.
tcf,st, ".iaf. u'stnt "hH i'it oi nts- sSpp loud
appIluse me qnes,.on a'ns s'mn ~ = WI iheg Or
thc sovrf' en staes o tbs conf acy g. resume tho
powers WIN when they chifast'o 'he derh govern
ira L. say she has ia. right tesn the gesrrum mt,
shc has aso the fitbt To chags II, ani then your
government exists aioi To tue extent ala capacity and
power which II possesses IT, make Itself perpetual
H. oil"r wores. mean to say taat II the authority with
N'hl sou have invested the iecga govenInent ls not
fn'9' 81 70 iesumrtien, and ii that federal government,
wheihe acting through IT'S legislative eNccutivc Or Judi
ca d'iarmets ps -. the power to determine your
eANi,ce IN u, then yen have no other authority 10
Ners that government or aiu II, than have the sefls
e k,ssa to change the form OF government under which
they I've .ay, The auth, ~ and right does exist
nneei the rights o tie stat to resume TIE powers tn
which they entrusted the fsiera ravcrnmeat whether
acting as one two or three Stat"s then they have tbs
ability t. resist he act by all tc means Ia their power
We have thought IN MISSISSIPPI nat IN all probability
the great pslcple that all is based upon
fecerai authority; II would not he Questioned thlt It
would be found who would qu ston it. On that We
nay i' mmtUcn IL 4 barely possible that ths ieie.
,n' eo,eninei, as m NV S,s,.ea ,,as.. % ur a. WI
great tact hat 1t s based upon the sovereign States who
mace H. hat owes ~ org'n aad dally existence u
The ulouteer act of those states remaining IN tho
tnon say that maf olect, but was 20 well alluded
e. ty the disng eled Governor elect to-day, which
government was created principally for the conduct Of
o,r foreign r'n'on,-ps,neipay 20 gay ssene,h 70 US
'"fn NV, VIVA, NJ % pe'n .'s nS,My W., u .ne Ora, GA
so1crucn i.r The ast three years Has !, been an effort
u tht 10 ihe people o We tntsd sttt - as a psopss
hnos,mo ous, IKE political intcfes. a-d socti "tiage
Ahd thNateo pstoh on tie fig' ei history NO, M
zoos Il the national o. make one prGan Of
W l"Pe :. ., spo'c Power acon'o,'ig =. ient - inc
saye @e, sen 10 ,g % a, 's ,he sin saorr pe9 o h
Tina wss national history around which, IN spite Of
The opposition to u, chung III. warmest All OF
psope ana have begged leave remind the friends
wle made the suggestion e. that, in the Declaration
# ocrondcnoc, fathers saw III to declare, not that
the people q the lntec states bu, that these colonies
ard orght To b. free and independent states. Tho
history q the Revolution shows uoth.ng than that
they established III. g,eat doctrine ot mutual ndcpcn-
donee. (Applause) They never ntend'd that s,a'a
lines shoud be obltsrAted aud when the mind -
New England, with great constitutional law
yer q man Il Lfty aud proud intclcct and
power stood IN the Congress of the unt.i staies
conendrg for this as government operating upon the
people q Statcwe Ray With t,fpcthe stood ther.
Is Iartsan warrior udy,c eating the interest Of hs
client; and great etatsfman cf tn West, he whose
n nj y =
fngs the country ft large, when he stood 0e Cou
yfcts Of the United States Ginning the authority of the
constitution oi the United states and arguing the powers
the government 10 inangurate and force H. he stood
there great popular orator bit also ne Iartizan
lawyer, cefc4.dng the case o lis cllent-lapplause)-
iIt whsa yoNr immortal ststsman, who spoke not
for the glory and not for the general but who
foke for sIl time T. who spoke odhciro, be-
c,use lie spoke the truh, the smp. trnth-xhen your
great Calhoun lcare, he sstab shed at least IN
the u arts d the Icop Of Carolina her sister states
the great prncipl. that this was government based
uron the consent ol the people and that the federal go