Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-27
:. Miss;ssin,jp savs we deny the doctrine

of States Rights as mautaintained ly Madi-
son Does he refer 10 he .ollownS views,
uttered in the Convention 10y hat great man.
and rrporled in Eliolrs Debates from which
lie is SO fond Of quoting?
Mr.. Madison said: 1t is evident if we do
not radically depart from II Federal plan.
lmcn,ing thui of II league between Sinles)
We shall share the fate nf ancient and modeIh
Coniedeiacirs (Vov. J. p. 424)
Mr. Madison said: Aud il it was the case
that the National Government us"rpe6 ne
State Govcrnmem if such us"rpot'om 'G"S TOR
the good If tie whote no misch'J co"fd arse
To ,iiaW the liue between the tA" Is II ann
emit task. believe it cannot he done and
therefore am inclined for IL General GoV-
! ,rnurnt QlLid p 1927
Mr. NJ ,dlsun said: The States neUer pas
sesSed The essential rights Of sovereignty
The. were always vested in Congress. Their
vu'ing II, State N C"nStess is no eNid' nee !
.ovrrergnty. The Stale of Maryland voice
by counties Did this make the counties
sovereign? = Ihe States 0ught
to be ptaced undsr control of the General Gov
er1me"t - ut teast rs much SO as they formerly
acere nnder tie King AND BHrIIsn PARLIAMENT.
(lhd =. 46l =
Mississippi" says that Madison " has
been styled the Father of The Constitution ,
lie uttered the language we have quoted
Ia the correspondent of the Express ready 10
endorse it ls he "afrnid to tel the people
that he differs with Madison upon those
sncl cd rights Of the Suites of which ~ inucl
has been said whenever South Carolina blew
her hugie any tim. within the past tlirll
yehrs2 We do not pretend that Mr. Madison :
language, us quoted, is any part OF the Con-
rtilutiun, or any measure OF the reserved
powers under the Constitution finally
adopted. But neither shall q" Mississippi
claim, because Mr. Madison pictured in glow
ing tern-, duiug the della es the disasters
Wh hich might eueue if the nation could assert
authority over States only. aud not over
citizrn., that therefore the Government la 5
no right. under the Constitution, to save its,lf
alive. If the language used by Hamilton
and Madison during the dehptcs in the Con
venti"u, Getore tie Cor~titution cas fro0meA
- to he taken as true iUleIprela, iou OF the
meaning OF hat ins rtmrnl as finally adopted.
(and ulOn that hypothesis ahne can he
req ired to take everything said by them
during the debates us ! W. then must We
borrow the words addressed to u hy "Ili,si,-
/ ,ipli, and say: can you blame your read
rrs for feeling c ntempt for your want o
cnuia5r in refusing to tell them that you
DIM from the Trainers of the Cover nent
in regard 10 the sul jet of state Sovereignty?
m .ir Ia, II , at
chndor Whicn YOU 80 thuch admir-, d III Jud,
botts, to eughtrn your reude =. DO you, o.
do YOU not, advocate doctrines us TO the
r. CUTS of States, lat variance With those ex.
p.essrd in Convention 10y Madison and
IL 'milton,' as above quoted by us, IL,
to your ch.rge Uf Federalism against us,
II yuu ktv" anything about the pro-
c.v,iugs of tire Convention which famed
the Constitution, you know that those who
wanted TO give the least power to the Gene
raj Government we're then called " Eede,al
lists, and MAT lhe trndolph plan for IL " ou
prrme National Government which plan
was ad, ocated by Madison, had the suppo.t
Of those called the Naiionnists." Ii I,u
choose to dispute ibis point we refer you 10
your CO. worker, Jud5e Bolts, " no wrote il
pumphlet last winter, eutillel Secession aud
CoeI cion. lie snys: page p Governor
R,ndu phs plan Of Supreme National
Govern!nent," was warmly esaoused by Mr..
Madison. The great point for which
Mr.. Mrdison contenled was the supremacy OF
the Federal Government He also says that
the FelrraIi-t4, us they were then called,
Irevailtd,' and that had Mr.. Rnndoph's
plan Of IL Supreme National Government
(which Madison warmly eSP"used.) prera. :
ed. the Constitution would have been reject
ed etc. so we have made an issue between
you and your ficnd Judge Bolts, upon the
question of who We're The first Fedrulist-,
which We leave you to settle together If the
FpdtraIists Of the Convention Mere as intense
anti Nation lists rs you and he are, we b :
leave to differ with the assertion, that they
prevailed"
We think we may safely say, in conclu-
sion, in reply to the direct question put il
the communica inh under review, that we d,
. nat advocate doctrines as to the row'r- o
the Federal Government, at Variance will
t those expressed in Convention by Madison
p and IInmlton.' If We have not made thi,
Il appear III the present article, it is partly be
= cause the duies Of II daily editor pre>e u,
/. from giving the sui jrct MS much time as law
, yers sometimes have to spure, and partly be
cause we cannot frame such powei fuI srntrn
ccs nS flow 81 easily from the pen of " Mssis-
| sippi." If we find we are not understood, wt
! shall make another effort. This article is .
, ready too long to admit If any consideration
at this time, of the Virginia Resolutions q
1873. We will only say, that thry are en-
tueIy hjrclionnble, when taken with tn,
t Interpretation put uron them hy their nu
thor. We WILL in another article, quote from
! Ihe l-Iters of Mr. Madison to show that hi;
memory is insuItel 10y those VIII" claim o tut
in the Virginia Resolutions. any juslidcatiol
for the treasonae doctrine Of secession.
The SMOIuEKING OF THAT RE@ULuTIoN N
+ THE REPUBLICAN CoAvE>rIoY.-The Republic
I cans, in their late Convention, refused to de.
: clare that The action Of the treasonahle
coucnve," viz: the Secession State Con,en
+ lion held il few days Iefore, met with THEN
] (the Reps.) unqualified condemnation." "
lash Il If. 1