The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-12-14

thing but gold and silver coin . tender in
lpa, meat OF debts, pass any bill Of altoinder.
lex post fscto Law or laws impsifing the OBJ
legations Of contracts. Moreover, without
the consent Of Congress no state shalt lay
any ,mposts or duties on any imports or es-
Z ports except what may be absolutely neces.
sary fdf executing its inspection laws, and
IL they exceed this sncua at, the eycesses shall
belong 10 the United States. and no state
shall without the consent OF Congress lay
any duty Of tonnage. keep troops or ships Of
var in time Of peace. enter into any agreement
or compsoi with anothes state OF with for
eiRa power, or engage in war unless actually
invaded or in such imminent danger as will
not admit Of delay.
, 10 order still further TO secure the unin-
Iterrupted exercise Of these high powers
against state interposition, il is provided
that this Constitution snd the laws OF the
!. United States, which shal, he made in pur-
Isuan thereof, and all treaties made OF
which shall be made under the authority Of
the United States, shall be tie supreme
, law Of the land, and the Judges in every
. state be bound thereby. anything in the
Constitution or laws Of any state OF terrific.
" outstanding. The solemn sanction
OF felivinr 49, bren s"pe'.'ii.J 80 tue ouii'
Representatives Of the United States, all
} meinbers Of state Legislatures, an ell Exc.
cutive aud Judicial officers, both OF the
United States aud the several states, shall lie
bound by oath or Affirmation 10 support the
Constitution.
In order TO carry into effect these pow er,,
the Constitution has established a perfect
government in sll Its forms, Legislative
Executive, and Judicisl, and the govern.
ment TO the extent Of its powers, acts upon
the individual citizens OF every state and
executes its own DEGREES by the agency Of
{ its own officers. In this respect It differs
entirely from the government under the
old Confederation, which was confined 10
making requIsitions on the states in their
sovereign character. This left il in the dis.
cr+tion Of each whether TO obey or to refuse,
and they often declined TO comply with such
, reQuisitions. II thus became necessary, for
the purpose OF removing the barrier, and in
order 10 form a more perfect union, to es-
tablish a government which could act di.
tectly upon the people, and execute its own
laws without the informed late agency OF the
, states. This has been accomplished by the
Constitution Of the United States.
In short, the government created by the
: Cons tuition and deriving its authority from
+ the sovereign people Of each OF the several
else its power over the people Of oil these
states in the enumerated cases. that each
one Of them possesses over subjects not de.
legated TO the United States but reserved to
, the states respectively or to the people. To
|, the exten. Of the delegated powers. the Con.
! stitution OF the United States is as much a
. par, Of the Constitution OF eoch state and is
! as binding on its people as though 1t had
been textually inserted therein. This gov.
. eminent. therefore, is a great and powerful
, government, invested with all the attributes
Of sovereignty OF the special subjects to
, which its authority extends. Its hamers
never intended to implant in its bosom the
. seeds OF its own destruction; nor we're they,
: at its creation, guilty Of the absurdity OF
. providing for It's own dissolution.
. II was not intended by its frnmers to be
, the baseleSs fabric Of q vision. which, al the
, touch Of the enchanier. would vanish into
!, thin air, but q substantial and mighty fabric,
capable Of resisting the slow decay OF time.
Wed. od.aefyie' ttfi5a9s' SafaSes: Indeed,
have INDUCED fears, that o government OF
such high powers might violate the reserved
rights Of the states. aud wisely did they
adopt the rule Of a strict construction Of
these powers. to prevent that dangerj but
they did not fear, nor had they any reason
10 imagine, that the Constitution would
; ever be SO interpreted as TO enable any state,
by her own act aud without the consent Of
her sister states. to discharge her people
, from all or any Of their federal obligations.
II may be asked then, are the people OF the
states without redress from the tyranny and
oppression OF the federal government2 BY
no means. The right Of resistance on the
part Of the governed against the oppression
Of their governments, cannot be denied. II
!. exists independently OF all Constitutions,
aud has been exercised at all periods OF the
worlds history. Under IL old governments
have been destroyed, and under it new ones
: have been replaced. ltis embodied 10 strong
, , and express language. in or own Declare.
ton Of Inde pendence. But the distinction
: must ever be observed. that this IS reyoln
, ton against an established government. and
. not q luntary sec. .ssion from It by virtue
] OF al inherent constitutional light. In
u short. let US look the danger fairly in the
face. Secession is nether more. nor less
than revolution. II may, or IL may not be
O a justi6able revolution; but still It IS q re
!. volution.
i What in the meantime is the responsible
d ity and true position Of the Executive, bouEd
5 by solemn oath before God and the Iouutr,
!, to take cate that the laws he faithfully exc.
!. cutedf From this obligation lie cannot bs
S absolved by any human power But wha
$ il the performance OF this duty. in whole o
in pari, has been rendered impracticable b,
y = events over which ne could have exercised
= no controlf Such at the present moment n
o the case throus bout the state Of South Caro-
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