Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-02-12


Carolina. They operate without ref
/ erence 10 what the Legislature or Con.
venilon of that State may do, and en-
not be coniravened nor in;erfered viii
+ by the Stale laws. Abolish the State
Government and repeal all lis laws, aul
the laws Of Congress sill operate Il
the State pass laws conlrayening those
OF Congress forbiddlng their execution
and releasing their people from obey.
ing them, sull the laws of Congress
stand and the people are bound. Why!
This Constitution, and laws Of the
United States which shall be made in
pursuance I. ereof, AMI all treaties
male, or which shalt be made under
,he authority Of the United States, shall
be the supreme law of the land; and
The Judges IN every State shall b.
bound thereby any hing in the COAST
;usIon or laws of any State TO the con-
lrary noIwi!ns anding. ( Constitution,
Art. 6. Sec. ,;
Here IS the unfailng test. All laws
OF Congress passed In pursuance Of this
Constitution must preva !. All the States
y c0venanied that 1t shall 5e so. And
each has parted with the right 10 say Il
shall not be so. South Carolina has part
ed with So much of her sovereignty,
and renouuced The right 10 make laws
within the scope Of Congressional ac-
ton. This IS forbidden ground which
she cannot enter. Over all the field Of
legislation reserved 10 the State. her
own laws prevail The laws of Con-
gress operate upoa all her people as
cItlz ms Of the United States, Oh all sub
jectS covered by the Constitution, The
laws Of the Stale operate as fully on all
subjects o. State legislation. Tnrre IS
no clasiiing. Two sets OF Courts, ju-
rIes. witnesses and olner appliances of
justice, may operate al The same time
IN the same vIclnage, and even upon
The same parties, and move in harmo-
ny. l. Is only when a State law CON
lravenes a law Of Congress thai /. must
give away; for the latter is '',he su-
preme law" So we'll instructed on this
r2nl are all parties, that from Gov.
Piclens down TO 4 constable in the
streets Of Charleston, they have sworn
on taking office 40 support the Con
StiJu,ou Of The United States The
members Of the Legislature who passed
the laws of uuiIIlicauOn ana secession
The baInG no po.vrr Iba, n the
J.erIsf,iur, of Sa,,h C,rolio, -. s4cade
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ab..,J,., - ,.-,'.,.,,1 IN,
f..,I,,, - H.. I,'vs-,t r.,,,,.,'.. o.,l, a.
tha .,vsc,,lo, of ,ba l,,ys - ~ r,r1,
o. Isr.sis,sd H. rasisf,o..7 7,,,n., h..
overcome i no c,vii arm. c,,,,ot J,.
), tb. military mus, All II or,,,.i,nI
ia.urr.r,,on rI,I,vs !, Il ILa INV or
lh. p,.~ulan, 10 $50 ,h,t III. I,yS ~.
f,rbfujIv cxccwa1" And # ,an ,bon-
sand ,r,I,I ,,,,.,,. ..,ra ,..o..., ~. c,-.-
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cute the Laws OF congress W''Hin State
u docs hol Io!o" mar SIN 5ie law OF
mat o,a'e heed u u.s'uiOed ~ rs oper-
ailon, or s.n9.e State rI5ht ln,ringed.
IAese things involve legal coercion,
moi ol U.9 St"e' bu; OF t"e oil .nder
VINO reSlsts. And 10 amount ot force
necessary TO be used in enforcing law
OF Congress constitutes "mlalns war on
a S,ate. The proceeding has nothing
10 Go with the State. Nor has the STATE
rb,t ,,,,,,.r = ,ot .,,,h,, ,b. r..,.S ,r
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80 -'''' s.. ~ 'I'7 "a.