Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-11-25

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IN YieW o. She ttapsqapdep ysIueofsur Goya
erpmsnt 1.-THE deep intsssat1 shldh every oitssb
has iu its preservation, snd tbs great treepousl1
biiity which rests upod each Of dsfotsshst We
may do pr emlt W 10 10 this orItIpe eitisimpor-
tsnt 10 obssrseths dangers which b W. sbssetus
inlodi past hissofy. from whence thsy come,
and bow, Apaliy, hsy Brought upon rs our prssrs
ent great troubles with its st.endant ffiIcsIon,
sadness and 'soHow, aud the peril IN which II
has placed ont fns,Itn.Ions, prshspdIpgl
thels. We shAll DO the. better. ptepArsddo aos ID
the great duties nov belorelas, and whIclt We
|nas.mssssnd dIiohAfss. llfsppy wiz itbs iot,,
odisslyss, our county and posterIty, five soli
judiciously and for the common good; 6thsrla
wise, II guided by preiudlcs we mako wrong
e'ecs'on. le5l.aJM
Notwithstanding the powers conisuei on The
Federal Government, and the rights reserved
to the States and The people, are defined Ia the
Constitution with sufioIen. precislon to guide
all fair minded men, and to control the official
action Of those who for the time being sbould
be Invested With hssdministrstion oftbe State
and Federal Governments, theories have from
time TO tIme,been advanced, unsound inltheinLo
selves and vicious 10 their tendencies, and
strenuous efforts made to maintain thsse as aii
the rule Of Interpretation 10 the sdmintstEatipn
of the affairs ofthe nation The ,he eotiss thus
advanced have been In conflict, soms urgh &
the exercise Of powers not delegated to the
Federal Government, thus fsyorlng consolids-
tion--otherB, under the plea ofnsts.s Sover.
eighty and State Rights, denying to the Feder
al Government the exercise Of povers clearly
granted The iutempsra.e discussion Of these
theories, and the agitation of sectional ques
tions 10 connection shersvitb, have, 10 the hands
Of men Of perverted ambition who love and
lust for power, and know not how to exercies
1t when obtained, brought this nation into i,s
present deplorable condition. Gao 1'l .'.is y q e
ID thetlme Of the esdministrstIol Of the elder
ADAMS, who Was the second esident of the Uni-I
ted Slater powers were olslmed for the Federal
Government which were not only unconstltui!!
tiopal, but Incompatible With the independence
spd rights Of the States and the liberties Of the
people. Alarmed as ,his bold assumption Of
power on the pdt. Of Mr. ApAMs and his party,
the people dismissed him and placed in his
steadss THoAis JEyTsRs'N, the founder and
leader Of the Democrstic party. Impreslsd
With the exciting itase Of affairs, thIs great and
iudclous statesman on assuming power prompt
y declared the true doctrine 10 brief but most
comprshsnsive language, thus .--y The support
Of the State Governments 10 ell their rights
as the most competent adminisirators for our
domestic concerns. and the, surest bulwarh
against, anti-republican tendsneles.n And
The preservation Of the General Goyernmeu
IN its whole constitutional vigo,T 40 tbe sheet
anchor Of our peapest home and safety abroad >
Though asssiled violently during his. admins
tIasion, Mr JsTSERsss STOOD, ,frmly BY bo.hfhs
Rights Of the States andRthsI Preroeatives ol
the Union, and deeply impressed his views up
on the minds Of the people and introduced then
into the policy Of the county - 80 - q,
Daiing The AdmInistsation OF N MipIsos ant
while We wsreat war with Great Britain. To.
New England partisans Of che, elder ADAM,
who, during biz. Presidential term, upheld hlu en-
croaehments On the rights Of the States sai
the liberties Of The people, and claimed for th
Federal Government almo.t unlimited power
took new tack, denied the anthorlly Of ih
Federal Government, and magnifsd Stat
Rights as sufficient even to iustlfy Nullifica,iO
or Secession. .t "a q is ~ s1ts9 Ss,i q, "a, 4
10 1895, the younger ADAMS becoming Presi
dent, the New England Fsderallsls declared
that the men and principles which fell With To-
sldsrfhad risen with the younger ADAM,, aot
fhsiattef claimed powers In she Federal Gov
ernment wholly inconsissens with the reserv,
rights Of the ststes, and In recommending .h
exerclse Of some Of these powers, said the Rer
resentstive ehould not be pslsied BY the VII
Of bis constituents .ct, a5,s Joi;al t ,jlisl
While General JACKSON was President, die
sffsctIon prevailed 10 South Carolins, and sh
party Of Nulllaers, 90 they were called, 10 ths
State, claimed the rIgb. for any sipgie State !
nulIify any act Of cougrefs whichviit Nigh
deem unconstitutional, protesting to dsrlv
their authority for this doctrine from the VT
} ginia and Kentucky resolutions OF 1888. MI
CALHuuH, the leader Of this party, contends
! that Modification was not an act tendlng to din
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