The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-07-10

VoIcKs," which was ono Of the most beauti
full things we ever heard. Oae young LADY
rec'sed lament or soliloquy 10 poetry
while, between each verse, the other three
young ladies, who stood behind and TO the
right OF her, read extracts from the Bible,
comforting and appropriate promises a I'D
repITes to the sentiments she had just ut
tered. The whole performance was well
/ done - without any ostentation, but in q
modest and beautiful manner, and with much
credit to those engaged 10 it.
Charles Williams, after this, made . very
earnest and feeling appeal 10 the children,
and then the schools joined in singing the
closing hymn.
| The Association held their meeting immc
| dateiy after the concert, and elected the
following officers for the ensuing year: Nr.
IngersoI, President-Mr. Wesscott, Ssoreta.
~, and Messrs. Howell, Wood and Tscker
berry, Executive Committee. S. s. U.
Iswn war Loan Cons,ismsssnal-,h.
ePintsu 81 the Supreme Court.
KEoKUk, Iowa, July 8, 1861.
Hen. j. w W jJurxs,
State Treasurer
The esnstrsuticuai vxfidity OF the State
bonds upon which the var loan 10 being
made having been questioned IN some quar-
tiers, bis ExceileDcy Gov. Krkw has 70.
quested an opinion upon the subject from
the supreme tribunal Of the State. The
constitution limits the State indebtedness TO
$3.50, 900, with nm exception 10 the following
words: IN addition to The shove Invited
potoer TO contract debts, the State may con
tact dt5ts 10 repsl inCasion, suppress in
suryeefion, or defend The State IN par"
We are not at liberty TO entertain doubt
that state or condition Of things exists in
this country, which folly brings the power Of
the State, 10 contract = debt beyond this
constitutional limit, within tho true msaniDg
and sense Of the above exception. The
doubt, If any 10 honestly cherished, muss
have had ito origin 10 the idea, that the 10.
vasion or rebellion referred TO nust be local
and confined TO our own borders and no,
extra territorial. This restricted interpre-
sation Of the constitution cvcrlooks the true
theory Of our political system, the connec-
ton and dependencies subsissing between
the State and Federal governments, that the
former In a -msmhss incorporate u the tat
ter, deriving ito limited sovereignty its
legal status--its rights and powers-its in
dependence and liberty from The Union, the
overthrow Of which BY rebellion, could not
occar without in an important sense affect
ing the polite status Of the State.
Whether, however, this be true or not,
one thing 10 clear, that it 10 the exclusive
province Of the lax-makinr power to judge
OF the necessity, and to determine whether .
state Of tb,ngs exists. making it important
for the safety OF the State, that loan OF
money should be effected, and inasmuch az
the act authorizing the issue and sale OF
State Bonds 10 procure such loan, declares
that IL 10 TO enable the State torepel invasion
and defend itself in war, that that absolutely
concludes the question, and thu. no court in
this country, laying the slightest claim to re.
spectabllity would undertake to determine
that the facts were otherwise than as found
BY The General AssemhlY.- need not aaF
perhaps, that my associates, Judges Wright
and Baldwin, concur substantially 10 the
above opinion.
X. P. LOWE, Chief In..icS.-
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