Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-09-30

Coercion.

The last clonse of the sixth resolution Of
Edmond Randolphs plan of government, at
thorzng an erertignof he force ofthe lchois
against a delinquent State, came into CON
sideration ia the Convention which fosmed
our Constitution, u Jou it Mr MADISON OBJ
served:
"That the more he reflected on the uae Of
force, the more he doubted th0 practlcability,
the Justice and the efficacy OF il, when applied
TO people collectively and not Individually
gredient seemed to provide Tor IT'S own de-
struclion The use OF force against a State
would look more like declaration Of warthan
an inAction Of punishment, aud would prob.
ably be considered by the party attacked As
dissolution OF oil previous oompacts by
which it might be bound He hoped that
such system might be framed as might ren.
der this resource unnecessary, and moved
that the clause be postponed This motiop
was agreed 10 aeRi. con Madison Papers,
page l40.
On the 9Th OF June, 10 the Federal Conven.
lon Mr.. MANSON said again
"Auy government for the United States
| formed on the supposed practioability Of uS
| ing force against the unconstitutional pro
ceedings Of The States, would prove rs vision
a and as fallacious as the government. o.
Congress- referring of course No the Gov
ernment under the old Articles Of Conieder
alton - Madison Pdpers, p. III.
ALEXANDER HAMiLToN expressly his visyI
of coercion of arms" thus ~
bat how can this force be exeried upQl
the States collectively. IL is impossible, i
amounts 10 a war between the parties. For
eign powers will not be idle spectators. They
will interfere; the oonfnsien will increase
and a dissolution of the Union will ensue. >
Madison Papers, p. 200. lh
:. Again, ia the debate in the N. Y. Conven
ton, Mr.. HAMILTON says, ala W
ut has been observed that TO coeree th
States Is one OF the maddest projects that wa
ever devised A failure OF compli ance viii
J never be confined to = single State suppos
Massachusetts, or any large State should 70
fuse, and Congress should attempt to eompe
. them, would they not have influence TO pro
e cure assisauce especially from those State
which are in the same situstion as themselves
What picture does this present to our view
3 A complying State at war with non-cOmply
ing State Congress marching the troops q
one State into the bosom of another; thi
State collecting auxilaries, aud forming, pei
: haps, majority against is federal heed -
:, Here is nation at war with itself Can any rel
souabe man be well disposed towar Is a govern
: ment which makes war and carnage the onl
= means Of supporting itseli--a government tha
can exist only by the sword2 Every sue
war must involve the innocent with the gui
~ This single confederation should be Gu
faent to dispose every peRceAble eitize
i against such government But eau We b,
a lisSe that one State will ever suffer itself I
!, be used ~ an Instrument Of coercion I'll
u thing is a dream il is impossible ~ Eliot
Debates, poL 2d, PIP 232-s
GEoRGE MASON said;-"lt is acknowledge
"a by Mr.. Patterson that his plan could not
enforced Without military coercion Dos
he consider Tho force Of this conc ession
n The most jarrng elements Of nature, Gre an
A water themselves, are not more ineonipatib
than such a mixture Of civil liberty and mi
It tary execution, VIII net tho citizens Of q
invaded State assist one another, till th,
riee as one man and shake OF the Union .
At togeiheFY --AadisOn Papsrs, page ri,
n That The yisws Of these distinguished me
IA we're those Of the trainers Of our 0onstitulio
is evident from the fact that every propositio