The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-12-13

power or state, Ike an individual, to
yield a portion Of its sovereign rights to
secure the remainder2 In the language
Of Mr.. Madison, who has been called the
Father Of the Constitution. it was form
ed by the States-thut Is, by the people |.
in each of the States, acting in their
highest sovereign capocity-and formed
consequently, by he same authority .
which formed the State Constitution. |
Nor is the Government of the United .
States created by The Constitution, less
a Government in the sriclcst sense Of |
the term, within the sphere of its pow
ers, than the Governments created by
The Constitutions Of the States, are with .
in their several spheres 1t is, like
them, organized into Legislative, Ex
ecutjvo and judiciary departments 1t
operates like them directly on persons
aud things, and like them it has at com
mand a physical force FOR executing the
powers committed to it, and it was in
tended 70 be perpetual. and not to be
annulled at the pleasure Of any one Of
the contracting parties Of the Conleder-
ation-a perpetual Union between the
States; and by the 18th Article it is ex.
pressly declared that the Articles of
this Confederation shall be inevitably
observed by every State, and the Union
shall be perpetual The Preamble Of
The Constitution Of the United States,
having express reference to the Articles
Of the Confederation, asserts it was es-
tablishCd in order to form n more per-
feet Union, but does not include the es.
sentiul attribute Of perpetuitv. But
that the Union was designed TO be pre-
petual, appears conclusively from the
nature and extent ofthe powers confer
red by the Constitution on the Federal
Government. These powers embrace
the very highest attributes Of national
sovereignty. They place both the
sword and the purse under its control.
Congress has power to make war and
make peace, to raise aud 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 States. 1t is not
1 necessary 10 e"uUc'"'G '"o "'S" Po"I'9
which have been conferred upon the
Federal Government in order to carry
/ the enumerated powers into effect
| Congress possesses the exclusive right
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