The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1863-04-10
HARTFORD COUNTY INTELLIGENCE
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SlHN kg'tlN 'dAlSSt UCulS tOgyOuI lubSTESb
in the United States. And when / Say
this, am comparing the United States
Court, which represents about thirty coun-,
ties in ehe Eastern District OF, Pennsylva-
mia. With "a court having jurisdiction Over.
one county Take the other twepty-nine
counties, and you find the Genital Gov
eminent subsidies almost into insigni6-
canoe. i'' 9a ~ ep5 a.h l..... '
A man is born and when he comes to
be educated he goes to a public school
founded by the State and under State
control. When he takes his trade or pro-
fession, or goes into business, that is pro.
tected by the State when he is married,
that is regulated by the State when he
dies, unless it is upon the battlefield,
where they don't take much care Of him,
ne is buried under regulations prescribed
by the State. If these are the true pro-
portions Of Federal and State rights, it is :
vain to talk of owing only allegiance to
the central Government observe in
the Senate they are putting what would
call test oath-an oath which pinches
the conscience to elevate the central Gov
eminent There can be No use in
course Of this kind, for it is the State 10
which we live, and move, and have our
being, and no oath cap divest us of our
State rights or absolve us of our allegiance
to the State. This is the question which
did not depend upon Calhounism on the
one hand or Websterism, on the, other. -
1t depended upon what is beyond any
man or any Constitution. 1t is in u.s. 1t
traces beyond the time when the Consti,
tuition was framed, and it is necessary to
our liberty. We have no liberty without
these rights. Now liberty is often abused
Men who are free want to be mole free.
Men who have liberty. want to have H.
cense, and State rights have been abused.
When the Constitution was scarcely form
ed, New England came forward and said
that if the Government did not undertake
to pay State debts OF the Revolutionary
war, New England woodland they used
that very word in vindisation of their
State right--secee1e. The State debts
were assumed, and New England Was qui.
eted. .>-...,a ,@eF
They abused State rights again soon af-
ter when Louisiana was purchased. They
took the ground, and Mr. Quincy, of Bos-
ton, said on the floor Of Congress, aud that
was the first time that such thought was
breathed, and the man who called him to
order was MIR. PoiDdexter, of Mississippi,
that if the treaty by which Louisiana was
purchased was TO bring her into the Union
as State, ne, held his State to be. absolv-
ed ofall ceutral allegiance, and it would
be their rght, peaceably if they could for
chilly if they must, to dissolve the bond
that held tueui to the Union. This was
in 1911. Che same they received in
ISLE. By for the peace, New England,
. under ler State, rights doctrine, would
have been out of the Union So in 1882
South CaroIua abused State rights, and
finally in 1860 what d. we see? But
our, Repuplicsp friends ask !: to what
practieal use would you put this doctriue
of State rights?, m I will answer. Every
lawssr knows that rights are divided into
two classes, rights Of persons and rights Of
property. i would indicate them our
rights OF person and property are both
now trampled under footBy Che Central
4 Government, Look at it, !''l I see before
me a gentleman who had something to do
with,a newspaper Which was seized the
other day, Property was taken. just
below US more newspaper property was
seized la other cases, your newspaper
property is only thrown out of the mail
bag understood yesterday that some nep
Provost Marshal, in place Of General
Montgomery, who had been removed, has
been ramm. ging private property and
seizing IT. These are executive usurpa-
tions. BUTT you look at the acts Of Con-,
gress, you will find tile act under which
1.-The Pesidspt is authorized to seize as part
of the military establishment of the U ] ST.
every railroad and Telegraph line in the
whole country. These companies exist
under charters from the States. Suppose
1.-THE Congress should authorize Mr. Stanton
or Mr. Lincoln to use as part Of the ssnil-
litaryr establishment Of the United States
all the assets, of the banks, for | suppose
that'mones, being sinews Of war, may be
made part Of the military establishment too.I
How would the Republican, gentlemen,
bank directors who support he Goserm-i
nsent, and ask 20 questions, like th&s2-
say therefore our property is not safe.--
As to our person let MI. 'WindergaetI
EMr. Butler, let Mr.. Boileaa, let MrHCook
answer Our properly and person ara
not safe, under this Government, ast now
consolidated and carried on. I k54Go9 Il