Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-02
A Distorted Government

T,s defsraers OF Lincoln, E1Ward Everett Anogg
,h,s maintain that certain measures oil bis-Such -
b,s emancipation proclamation, SrziDg she negroes, -
,Asv,hag toni ora governments s,OrSAdng anew
STATE from par; cid one, -, 4&-thouEh not var
,sd by their Constitutes dseuSlbls - being rem.
Ard necessary By thS Bath hess wiser
:; - vould eco that 3 Woieh could not be Waged
,,s,p, IN dsrcEaiion Of tbO Constitution, . war
sv Intended 10 DO provided for By the trainers Of TIE
l1,.stlr,;ion. and, therefore war which thOSs Who
rs svoru 70 support the Constitution and who're only
.,l authority Il derived from L. had 10 right 20 nhks
u "a had bsen contemplated shat The deTal Govern
IN, ,bould unssr Ary rcuns'Anoes, make upon
A, NJ hs States that parss to IL the power and
,..,s oF making zach = var would have been supplied
hv ,hs Constitution The Gb'enss Of any Iush grants
q proof positive that Il WAs designed 70 confer
any yuch power, even Ue had not she express dses.
Ystious Of MAdisOn, HAmllon and others IN the de-
a,ss. The var is wholly ezra constitutional and there
E,re without authority or juIiaoAtiOn Of hV. Any
uys;saoS to the contrary Is rid.cHiouL
A sDrOpOs 10 ths subject, Ws suljOln iOrcibs A..
vuusnt which has lately bsen thrown away on General
s1srn.n. By Mr. Wm. King Of Gsorgis. Who was the
MESSENGER from that officer 20 Governor own and Ne
s,,Dssna requesting an iatsFVsW. From letter which
NJ E. has addressed to Gen. g., VS take the following
sEEsO.:
Ths Misrepresentation OF the peculiar structure Of
govern nsnt mas been and still is the fundamental
- ths present B,rs-the supremacy Of the State OK
T.4ersi governments spd to which IL ehet slegiancs
d1e bT ~ eitz n Consider she f'r'nee. I ch
sac q government complete IN i.'elt Eih2t N
I'll u,lop lie el z,rs having right 70 together IN
ma or ~ thar representatives IS may b most con
-srl.n,, and rr such regulations AID lave a. 'hey
nv deem mos jniuo,Vs 20 lhs ntsrss; and happiness
Of ths whole ard establish agencies Tor Their eIscus
don thzs C1atins complete goVsrnn mt vi, houI
a e1narutioI; is constitution being desgcsd 70 check
ard elntro "a soEs ano 10 eret Of the sgs orc,
A. il the ases only q restraining ms iumelt Nofso
ia ths Federal goVeFl aen5 HkOHt q eOUs,itS.ioB L.
s 20 government at all, possessing none OF ins aTi-
b1sss 0f government nel1neF s1ecaaVe,
lcylzlativs nOF judoary, not tSSg SiSSsns
10 estaI!sR government. fhi Federal government
- erss OF cor s,iiu,!o1, pos esiDg onl5 thergh.
SO oossrs therein delegated 70 IL, aud no other. Il
can 1eitssr morally nor gay claim nor exeFolse Az
ore. power thAn those tkeeio con'ereil ths Federal
constitution being Cnly SsstiHG instrument Whid It's
ats Il "a s0versigu power Ds7ond y. e cannot moI'
all noI legally sEsrsie a1y moe power over sac aies
.fha1 q foreign government. TIE assumption on la
r., o. any ght poWel not bestowed upon by i8
ellsl.usion is in vlo,ton Of gO'd siyl sad VOll s
s-Ts.sigusy ard power bilg Limited sDd defined b.
als cons iuioc, Hh oh alone gives il eXstsres. TIE
E.dsIal gcVerEm.nt bsconls necessarily HRled,
sery limited government, While the SAFES, F4ia
- b, tlssr own ocnsi u.ons aud !Ls rlgbts and row
"a voluntarily bsstozed upon t-e FEDERAL goveynnen
r1sssss N initsd oVe-sign poWe5E-the States pos
sesioR az powers not restrained ~ ms constitution
de Fssessl government possessing 10 power,
~ guoh a. his been expressly bestowed
tbe constitution, uadsF which alone 1t
says eristeaes a. 4 government Without constlta-
sUa Il veuld have no existence 81 all Hhe1es orsi-
aAted lhs constitution giving life and realty 70 sac
Vsssrsl eoyernmsnt2 Wbo we're the suihsEs OF i.e
arsts1ess Nos is citiE'ns-i lad no eitE' us untl
a. - the formation sud adoption o. Us constitution BY
fas sAtss Did oct 81 constitution, giving sK.slenee
50 ere Federal Cover nenh voluntarily snAaase iron
8h ss spd sovereign State; some hesitAtngly, otheFs
Ssusanily, yielding thsir consent 90 such eart4l'
aent OF "a r sovereign powers al distinctly deearirg
that powers aud ishs not given we're retained ey she
E.asss. To which, theD, il obedience By the euz n
6s5t dus-to Ace creator or oIeaursG 70 the Pr pal
gT - hmised sg MI Toe rights sEd sovsfsign.y Of
tse ssies Rasi b. nVPse;sd apd pAi9'a9sa " tlsg
fEn EzeRl 70 seeue lhe eonhnuafes OF eoe'eeeEses
soPSIanspt covering 'ueA "a ss|ai y s0HAHf AAs