Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-02-03
The Relations OF STATE, "a ,ns
alnlOn.

Hon. W. J. Allen, member Of eonErs,
from the Cairo districs. fhis siaie, "a a -,
cent speech in. congress 10 rel.tio, n
State Rights and Federal wrOpe,,-.Dd
more particularly the federal outrage %
sending negroes to this state, presented A.
following clear and instructive ssutiu.,,
IN regard % the formation Of the union. ,.S
the relation Of the states to ths federal a.
i'm: Speaking Ofssndins nesros, . ~,
state be said:
10 order TO present this subject ia all IA.
enormhy aoo haErancy, e may perhaps BE-
necessary, to say q few words on the natnrs
ano character o: our system Of goFernnsnS
and on the relation which the states 1900
ally sustain to each ether and 10 The 49,
al union. Let it be remembered. .h.. go
this union was not formed by tbs IA, 80
the revolutiJu. That war achisyed tE1 a.
dependence OF the thifteeu Colonies 49,
By they became thirteen sovereign .nd -.
dependent states, and as such by na1a
separately, they Ee:e aeknouIedead -
Great British and other poWsrs ~ ~
world. These seiereigu states. IA, g.
mutual benefit, each acting for itseH n -
Individual capacity, formed q confsdsr.til
which vas styled the United StAIo. -
America the same name By which ths -
ION is at present called. The eonfsdaration
bad very limited powers granted 10 n A1
the several states composing il. ana -
taiuei clause declaring thai Il shoaN =.
perpetual Not withdrawing this oositi,a
agreement Of rerpst1rity, thS ststss foI1S
ID" Conformation to be Inadequate 20 q -
wants, and took steps to make 4 nsw r.
eminent by Heis Hnion OF such state a
should UotUnfariiy come into il. Ror ~
purpose they called . convention nronoe-1
. new plan Of goVernmspt for tAs eanf.1s
crate states, and specially stipuhls6 80
the ratification By the eouventioD of ~
states should be sufficient for the ostab lioh.
ment OF the new Constitutes bstWssr, -
states % ratIfying tbs same.
t will thus be seen that the oousk;tutias
was peaceably formed by the exsreisa a
human reason, and not by the sword : thaa
II broke up or destroyed the prssxis1ia1
usion called the coniederatiou, ana -
provision for the fall action Of tks -
gOveronent BY the sooperatioa Il -
states ooly-leaying the other -Jeur. N -
Of their non Ratification 10 AXE - -
themselves as best they could. Bat "a -
happened, 10 the course OF human sVsah-
thar The whole thirteen. each fer ih,aE
rataed the new constitution, and thna -.
came voluntary members Of tha unio~L-
still styled the United States of lnarisa.
This present Constitution slso proTidel -
the Admissin Of new states inko III -
states we're to be admitted, via: On 49,
OF perfect equality with the original a.
teen. Whatever rights, therefore. - -
properly claimed for The original thirS.sa.
belonging equally TO every siats nou 60.
posing the union. When 6rst adaDa.I q
was By direct vote Of eon4sutiona n -
separate states, aod every new stats kv -
ing admitted, accepted, az a ToIuet.r1 "a
Of her oUn, the same Constitution az -
eminent II i, then, the supIsas LaS n
essh stats within the scope u ia era1a.S
powers. but no further. Ia all ~, =
spects. ereTy state refains al orIoinaI c:;oKn
pertaining 10 u az q soneTiOa Dor, FIs
fact IL nos % be denied that tkis r -,
stitutiOn for each stats with its Ht6its "a
grants, only from the fact Of IT'D VolaosarV
adoption IL il q Constitution hst,os~. -
opeT them. 1t is an Set Of violation - -
state independently Of others, and n -
ters no powers Jf government sxcspt wAaf
has been granted bT the states, a. skovD
N the Constitution. In ennhruaaio. !.
desired. quote article 10 Of the ameaI.
nents u the Constitution Itself IA tboos
words:
The povert not delegated 70 he Uai..1
states oJ The constitution, nor prohibited
y n to the states, are rese-ned I. -
states respectively, or to the people,
Hence 1t follows that no Limitation -
restriction OF the rights Of the Vtatsa -
exist. unless voluntarily imoosed hv -
adoption Of the federal eonsti.utioa- ., -
its own Independents government.
Illinois, Mr. Chairman hes uevsY n. -
voluntarily imposed upon herself suV -.
sfrlctlons Or limitations WeakeninS l.,
voice or Imparing her power &c q eoversirN
state. Truei ehe has stood uuuistaknbiy.
ct the ballot boz, the manner in which -
Eovernmeot is being administered. In readO
70 Tene1e her exertiOns for the union 80
constitution against the real foes az 40
once happy republic. II mean the EbolsS
iouists but still. cir, she !. aoTerei~n
state With ell the rights thereto belonsieS.
Being Q sovereign state, then, Gnd Ia a.
exercise OF original authority not E1it.1
or restrefned by the federal eorstie.t;o~-
she ADOPTED as rart of her fup6a1ertof
Law. in The constitution Of 1913. md ~h;.h
DOW 10 force, The provision which I haTO
before quoted Itnov, sir, Ee hive n %
age Of soieml aud sudden changes ; bet .
the honor OF illinois stability, let tie fsss
be reoorced that for more than thirty-fouv
years. she has not changed her detsrlino-
ton to keep negroes outside Of hsr jufia
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