Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-12-14

y Earoiina 70 congress. emPs0Js Sne iosio"!n
g lsnguAGe;i Inei !lgns q 'ne PeoPie Q!
n single State 70 aDsolve themselves az Wal
It and without the cOnsent OF tne otner osste
:, from theft most solemn ophgasions, On
: hAxasd the hoerty end hsPpiness OF the mi
n liona 9cOnposlag tnis ualen, cannos =
i acknowledged. such authority Y Deiieve
\ to BE- utterly repugnant both 70 tne primo
pies upon which the uenerat government
ii constituted and to tee son3actswhicnls NJ
9 sxpfsssly formed 70 attaae. ..
u leis not pretended thst any clause 70 20
] gonstlsdhon gives eoantenance TO sucn
tneory ~ is ai1ogetner 1oundeq upon ~
nfenoe,' NOS from any isneuage consalnedh
j tne INSTRUMENT itself, but from the sove'
f@gn character OF tne several otates o
j Fmch II was rasned nut isit beyond %
j power OF state, hkean lnd'viduai, 10 y1ei'
| portion OF Its sovereign rights 70 seeur
J sne remalnoer! ~ taee dangaage q Mr
AAdlson, who has oeen called tue fatner Q
tne constitution was FORMED oy To-
states-that Is oy the people. In ason OF TN
SAtes, aetipg IN tnelf shsgnssss SoRefeigl
II ahcity ana iofmeu consequently ~ "a
ss1e autn0rity whicn formed she otats oon
susSions.
Nor Is 'ne uovernment or .ne uniIss
eses' cfea'eo ~ sne SVnsutusio1l ICY
4 es 2vs&HmenS IN 'ne sEict sense " tnS ss{n
.Ssn pneFe. ei ils powers, t2aR 1n,
ssVesAaen's 0fo.se3
sne Otates are, "l'h'n .neir seVeraa spna!es
Nls, IKE snem, organizeo inso isg'sisslse,
eAscutiVe ana Juoloiary departments =,
upef"'es' hhe !nem, oirectiy on persons anu :,
.hlngS ; aoe IKE tnem, II mas ~ commane
physicai Iorce ios executing 'ne po"efs
oommltteo 70 W.
IL was lnteaoeo TO De perpetual, ana no.
70 oe annuiied at tne pleasure OF any one o.
tne contracting partles. Inc oid articies OF
confederation were e"ltieo "Artioles OF
Von1eoerau0n ana fespes1ai Union Oe'ween
the states ana oy the lotn artlcie 1t Is
expressly oeciarso tnas tne araeies OF THIS
ICon1eoeratlon snail ce inViolaoiy observed
Dy every state, anu the Union shall be per
pet9ai. Inc preamble 10 the Constitunon
Oh the Unltea states, having express refer
ence TO the artlcies OF confederation, recltes
that IL was estaoilshed I'm order TO form
more perfect union. ana yet 1t Is CON
tended that this ''more perfect unlon'' does
not lncluoe the essential attrlpute OF per-
pe1ulty.
but tnat the union was oeslgned 10 De
perpetual appears conclusively from the
nature ano extent u the powers conferred
oy the Constitution on the Federal Govern
ment. Ihese powers embrace the very
highest attributes of national sovereignty.
Ihey place both the sword and the purse
under its control. Congress has power to
make war, and to make peace; to raise and
support armies and navies, and to conclude
treaties with foreign governments. 1t is
invested with the power to coin money, and
to regulate the value thereof, and to regu-
late commerce with foreign nations, and
among the seVeral otates. It IS not neccs-
sary TO enumerate the other hlgh powers
Wnlch nave oeen conferred upon the Federal
government. In oraer 70 carry the enumer-
ateo powers into enect, congress possesses
the exclusive right to lay and collect
duties on imports, and IN common with the
o'ases 10 LAY ana ooilect Gil other taxes.
bus the Constltuton pas not only confer
req tnese'high powers upon Congress, but IT.
mas adopted enectual means TO restrain the
states rom tneir interfering with the
exercise. FOR That purpose 1t mas, IN strong
pronioltory Language, expressly declared
that mo State snail enter into any treaty,
alliance, or confederation grant letters OF
marque aEn reprlsal coin money +; emit
olils OF creolt; make anything out goid ana
silver coin tender IN payment OF DEBTS;
pass any Dill OF attainder, ee post Jacto law,
OF law lmpairing the oollgatlon OF COD.
tracts moreover, without the consent OF
congress no o'a'e snail lay any lmposts or
ouEes Oh any imports or exports' except
"na' may DC aoso!utely necessary 1or exc
cuIlng nus Inspection laws ana II ,ney
e4ceeu Ihis amount 'ne excess snail oeiong
u .ne ohlteu States. .,
ana no otate snail, without the consent
OF congress- lay any duty or tunnage; keep
troops or SHIPS Oh war IN tlme o1 peace
enter into any gr'ement or compact with
anotner state, or with 1oreign power; or
engage IN war; unless actuai!y invaded or IN
such imminent Danger as Will not ADMIT OF
deiay.
IN oroer stlil iurtner 20 secure the unln-
terrupted exercise OF these hlgh powers
against otate lnterposltlon, IL IS pfovlded
that this constitution ana the laws OF the
Unlted states Whicn snail be made IN pur'
suance thereo1; ana all treaties maoe, or
wnlcn snail oe maze, unoer the aushorlty OF
the United States, snail De the supreme law
OF tne lana; ana the Judges IN every o.ate
snali De oouna tnereDy, anythinsl IN the Oon-
stitutlon OF laws OF any state TO the contrary
notWlthstahdlng. 80.
Inc soiemh sancIion 0! reilgion mas Deen
SUSPENDED 10 1ne oongatlon Oh omc'ai guy
ana an senators ana hepresentatlVes EAU OF the
onl'ea 9'a5es' all members OF ctate Leg'sla-
ture' ane az an e1ecat,Ve ana Juoiclal omcers'
'ootn co. OF the unlteo states ana o1 tne sew
eral otates, shaA De pound oy oatn OF
afhrmation TO support TINS n CONSTITUTION,
-, IN oraei 10 carry lhto e4ect tnsse powers,
tne CONSTITUTION Il mas estaohshec perlect
Government IN III ,1s lorms, leg,sla'lVe' e4-
ecutiVe ano Juolcial' anu tnis GoVerhheht'
70 tne exteh' OF IT'S powers acas a'tec'ly upon
lne inuiViuuai scitlzen u e'ety osa'e, anu
executes aes own Gecrees oy the agency ol
us own oncerS. "a 'nls iespeo' ~ ulnels eas
entlreiy lrom 'le oJsernmens neos enue' . ene % oia
oonleue:aol' WIFI ~ "ss Ss.t". b =; 49, man
ing requlsl1iohs on Tue oea.es AZ 'heir soser-
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