Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-05-03

81 -o, thot nnaStinn. Just
VIII ho' sup - ~. Nv Madison.
take up thI ee.en'aseo r;toi ,ow oc Virginia
"h'c" has oee" - a,n,od ~. ,uIhor.
Tor s'Aty years s',a "i''J" u Vii s.. ,hat il
ny mere oy al s'u'S' anu ~ soycrcirn
Is uec'areu 10 oe q .ou.pa. go ;s 70 indee Of
o'secs. II lie o. p"L ,.bo+ yir@;nia
us 'iIelloh; cho hos declared.
ms '''u vi ln,' 'u.J.1" :. .L., Lo;no =
af'u We nave al '.d"'.Sc.u - ,I,o ctaIes
c1mpac' hct"cch so.e'e'on Ht"tes' ~ lie
WIZ -. p"'S'eI -, u,~S, .nI nSnncr of nd.
iniiac'n,: ahu I'll 't'e .:oHe -'' aH Thot
dress. ihal Is 'He - aNrm 80 ,hn
was tie "'csflhe .! !. - r.f,r. thn
tune .iS o''stitu.!os' -aaI ,rnS, H.. Mrrd.
States ,or ra'hra,'o", o],,;cia .rr;.,nn NOT NV
cf0''S,' p"se lft' . ~ v,r,;,,;,, hut hy
hr. Na'u1so"' not -! IS e.. VIII Mr.
one OF the great '''''S'
hatn''ton ro3 :. :, ;.,d,o of
,bs .D Dseess %1y a nsi' sr yr r. risyD Of the ia3s to BE-
nass.d for executive the powers Of the Union!
answ.r first thu, Ills question arises as we'll
and As fuliy npnu the Simple grant Of those
nowers ~ man the dcc!a.atory clause; and |
anc,,..r in The Second Mace, that the National
Cnyrrn,nent like every other, must judge in
49,. f,sr instance of rhe proper exercise Of its
,,o,rors and liz constituents in the last.
~, lie constituents in the last" Who are
rho constituents Of the Federal Government:
WIZ the Sovereign States. Here, then, have
,l,. ,oIiric,l Law Of Virginia. agreeing with the
i.,. ne laiI down b. the great political ph.loso.
- 49,, J,v NJ the North. that this is u
-, ho,u,o.n sovereign States, and that
w.. 5:era,,I C;ovrrnment can Judge Of the es-
- :. -, I.t r>.Nrf thp
consttu,nts-th. States thclnsclvcS-sre TO
Judge Of it.
= mirbt here rest my argument. Ii you al.
init that this is a compact between sovereign
,arri,s. States and that these parties shall
iudge whether the compact has been faithfully
and honestly fulfilled, ! might rest, because on
that doctrine any Stale can Judge for itself it
can .aI,ct any mode of redress ria, it may think
r~' ss.''I E Sn says nv old and Gallant friend -
no HE nardon. NV Young iric:d-from Pow
hatan. iMr. ScorTlt this doctrine canno, he So
ttat 60. ssrerunisnt Oh .n. re- -i. In
Cnited 2laets 'oi.oT'n ~ up ~ u.s. rri.nI
ny MI Lincoln, AM p-Ne""r ", ri. !. :
from husu'.s' lDt' D.D" 81 n,;onritr
government ;. " rnnont ~ ,hp men.
nc say tnat W. es:5 c,a,a, nn5 Ln n,n,.s
pic VI ~ TAo ~. 49, So,s,iIn,i,r Cav the mn.
li'e preamble 10 'ne cT's'.tu''o1 ~ =" ,nc
pose o, sno"i - 1s - ,bn;r in.
CONSTITUTION l'i' o."le ~" ~ 1M. r.,inn.,
o''luu"i'ty AsH nT.'.s"! r. ~ ;rsr ncr.
soYern.ie"s ). Ie nncs,ssi,n -; a fact on
70 put tnt y, 80 rrhi.h sn,t,.rs
'i'' su"yee', .. r. ~ Inn~au Nh id,.s ohoui
;" nc 'oI' ~. nrnnn ,ronl. Lccau.e
.L'' oe''s : go ..n,.a ,%a nnnrio of ,hc
~ p!'| .aa"" IN, pr.a,ohIr had
Nv az trr' Snn,h aras Ihar two
ueo'"'eu' , t'.L :. c'a,ns ,.n,Id th,r
~ psopiC - Hio rr .;LI..ty md snva.
io' nav 80 'es Co.. w.. ~, ~ ~, WIN,
ie!snt. "a ,".n o1 nv nr. e tho nrr.
'"c P'e""iD., "'I - ,.,L - $50 1-sr :.
auo'e IS 'h' : ". ~ p, go nnortoJ
coHAnilttee, "PpoI.'Iu ~ :. ~ o' MA nro,
'he iiFst uFa'' u luz .vT. n Io
a!hole "as ~ 'ii ~ Wociachr.
Oh Tue o'a'cs y. w" n.Nina n:an,a,;nn
Se'ts' h.iou. gam S.". v ""L w.. I.n,.r pannsvl.
o'i''eSt,'u'' N." t1'"'- v. MI
wanna, Deia"a,e' LAY -" '"7'' Hsm
C~arollha' SCUM Ca'"'"' Az rn I.Ts" az ,
daln ana establish %G. u LIZ. D'D .ol
On inc next day 'hlS F'ts,no'e va "s.in
mously aaoptsu, an'! you WIZ SeI ~ u'',''e.'
preserves the sovereignty Vi ne 9'I'es 'E Ia
mlls each. ,
Then, SIT, ahd AFTER 'heE aa1 "u'p'eu
the preamble, to WI: Oh ire 9th "l oTPleH'
Der, 1857, they appointed Z COMMITTEES OF i've
simply TO revise the sly le oi ana "rlHls" INC
articles agree" 10 ny thc iiousS' Niu.o-l
Ihey gave 10 tAdt NoinLi''t'1 h' Po"~' -
alter or change 'ne meaning o"' !','.P'' -
revise Tie style anu a''a'5e Tue "''r.'>' 'nA
niaac .'le report .heJ a''e'e" ~"
preamble TO what II no" )s-'"., lhc PeoFle'
leaving out the States. ahd ir ticSe t"o 'ea.
sons-tirst hat tho Constitution i'Se!i Prov,
ded upon It's lace ma alter II Was a''p'e" anu
ratified by nine States, the Government SN'"'n
go into operation, the other iour in'Sht never
adopt It, and Ii the style nad no: ocrh COT
rected tilere "oulu nave oee' !'u' SesteS
named IN Tie p~reauole no. IheHi'eis VI NC
coniederation. lAis "cu!o nave pCs'i "'suIu'
oecond, inc CONSTITUTION pro'iued ti"' 'H'
Congress o! the Onlted o'a;eS u'Sae GIih''t
new states, anu II lAe prcalhuls hea hot oceh
altered you would afterwards nave Esd l0ar'
teen or htteen States IN 'hn confederation mat
were not named IN the pfeaHipis' M" - LHc
history ol\the preamble.
Here then tins TACT shows thnt the very Cen
vcnt!on that framed the Crnst!in'ien Tecos'
nised and acknowledged, !" the HISTORY OF the
preamble the separate and sovereign existence
OF each State.
but, sir, let US lock a i'tt!e further INTO TINS
matter: Mr.. " ebsteF, IN his celebrated de-
bate with Calhoun IN le"a, az wei! as Judge
o''ry III MS c"mtieAtn''eS upon 'ne ooial'tu,
ZION, rs also Judge hcnt, have Ill autiIltted
mat the OH articles Of Confederation were but
2 compact OF government bc;wern the States.
Mr.. Webster "tHItted that, 1t tie scheme pre-.
scented b. Mr Patterson had been adopted, 1t
w"uii have been merely 2 governmental COIN.
pact. They all admit that the old articles Of
confederation were u mere compact between
StateS. Mr.. Webster SAID, in the debate with
Mr, Calhoun IN 1883, that II cur government
was "a compact or league, States mag ed.
eede' He saId the system was not n COM
pact between States in their sovereign caps.
CITY, but a government proper And is 1t 3
compact het"ecp sovereign States Tie Con
StI!IltlnD. i'm tho TLN article declares '.Il,. ra:i.