Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-12-11

make peace, to raise and support armies
and navies and TO conclude treaties with
foreign governments. L. is invested with
the power TO coin money and 10 regulate
the value thereof, and 10 regulate com
merce with forelgn nations and among
the several States. IL Is not necessary
10 enumerate The other high powers
which have been conferred upon the Fed
eral Government. In order 10 carry the
enumerated powers into effect, Congress
possesses The exclusive right 10 lay aud
collect duties on Imports, and In common
with The States to lay and collect all other
taxes. But the Constitution has not on
ly conferred these high powers upon
Congress, but IL has adopted effeclual
means 10 restrain the States from int r
ferlng viii ::tt.eIr exert:se for that pur-
pese, Il has IN a strong prohlbilary Lam
gnage expressly declared that no State
shall enter into any treaty, alliance or
confederation. grant letters of marque
and reprIsal, coin money, emit bills OF
credit. make anything but gold and SILL
ver coin tender IN payment of debls,
pass any bill OF attalnder. eE post tact0
laws, or laws ImpaIrlng the Obligations
OF contracts. Moreover, withou the con
sent OF Congress, no State shall lay any
imposts or duties, or any imports or ex-
ports, except what may be absolutely nee
essary for executing It's inspection laws
aud II they exceed this amount, The ex-
cesses Shall! bt long to the United States.
and no State shall without the consent OF
Congress lay any duty on tonnage, keep
troops or ships of var in time Of peace.
enter into any agreement or compact
with another State or with a foreign pow
er, or engage IL va unless actually IN
Vaded or IN such Imminent danger as wIli
not admit OF further delay.
In order still further to secure the un-
Interrupted exercise Of these high pow
erS against STATE inltrposition, II Is pro-
vIded that the Court and the laws OF the
United States. which shall be made III
pursuance thereof, and all treaties made
or which shall be made under tn. au-
thorily of The United States, shall be The
supreme law of the land, and The Judges
IA every Sla.e shall be bound thereby.
10 the constitution or laws Of
any State to The contrary nolwIlhstaud-
Iug. lac solemn Sautlou of religion has
been superadded to the obligations of o.
hcial duty. and all = -nators, Hep7esenla-
lives OF the Unucd States, all members
Of Safe legislatures aud all Executive
and udIclai officers, both OF the United
States and the several States, shall be
bound by oath or affirmation to support
tie Constitution.
IN order 10 carry into etfec; these laws,
the Constitution has established IA perfect
government in all It's forms, Legislative.
Executive and Judicial, and The Govern
ment 10 the extent OF Its powers, acls up
on the individual cIiizens OF every State
and executes lis own decres5 BY the agen-
cy Of It's own officers. Ia tins respect II
differs entirely from the Government uu-
der the old Confederation, which WAS
confined 10 making requisll;ons on the
States IN their sovereign character. Tins
LETT 1t IN the discretion Of each whether
10 obey or refuse. and they often dec.lu-
ed TO comply with such requolaous. Il
thus became necessary, for The purpose
OF removing the barrier, aud IA order
10 form more perfect unIon, 10 eslab-
liSh Government which could act d.
rectIy upon the people. aud execute lis
own laws without the intermediate ageu.
cy of the States. This has been accom-
piisAed by the Constitution OF The United
States.
In short, the G. oyernment created by
The Constitution, and drawing lis aulUor-
ny from the sovereign people OF each
OF The sovereign States, has precisely
The same right 10 exercise It's power
over the people ot all The States IN the
enumerated cases, that eacn one ot
Them possesses over subjects not deiega.
TED 10 The lnued States, but reserved 10
t3e States respectively, or 10 lDc people.
10 the extent OF the delegated powers,
the Constitution OF the Unlt5d States IS
as much a part Of the Con stItutIon OF
each State, a-d Is as binding upon the
people as though 1t had been lcxlually
inserted therein. Inis Government,
therefore, IS a great aud powerful gov
ernncul, invested wIla all The attributes
OF sovereignty OF the specia. subjects 10
winch It's authority extends. Its franz
ers never Intended 10 iHpiunt IN lis bo-
SON the seeds OF It's own destruction, nor
were they, al lis Creation, guiJy OF lne
absurdlty Of providing for It's Own dlsso-
luton.
1t was not intended by lis trainers to,
be HE oaSeless fabric ot a VISION, which
at the touch OF the eucDan;er, would
VANISH into thin AIR, GuL substantial and
mighty fabric, capable OF resisting the
slow decay OF time, aAd OF detyIuI the
storms o. ages. Indeed, well NAV lea.-
GUS pairioss o, that day have IuIu.-rei
Irdis :h4t g0verumeut OF sucu nlga
powers II. ghi violate the reserved rights
OF the States, and wisely dId they adopt
HE rule OF strict CONSTRUCTION OF those
powers, TO prevent The danger u. taey
diI nor fear, nor had iney any reason 10
Imagine, tAat The CUnsIsuiIOn would be
50 interpreted as 10 enable any Sale, by
her 0Wu az, auI without the consent OF
uer sister States, ~ discharge her peo-
p.e from all OF aug Q. ,heIr federal ool!-
cations l. may be asked, then, are IT..
people OF the States without redress
agaiuSt The tyranny and oppression o.
HE Federal Government! BY no means
Ine Tisal Of resistance on the part oI the
governed against the oppression OF their
= governments cannot be denied It exists
independent OF all coasuuuous, aud ha,
been exercised at ali periods OF the worlds
history. Under It old governments have
been destroyed, and under 1t new ones
have been replaced. L. IS embodied IN