M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-03-03

| 1fpse. -OOUlu me natlnDal resources.
{ exerted 10 the utmost. enforce ma {.
iiOnal decree agaiust Massachusetts,
abeltcd, perhaps. by several of her
noigh6ors 2 It would not bo poss-
ible.'
Alexander Hamilton, who il is well
known, desired o strong aud sart OF
hereditary system Of government (see
page S9l) said On this uLjcct;
Force, BY which may he well un-
derstood a coercion OF laws. OF u cocr
cion Of arms. e Congress have not the
former, except in few cases In par
ticulaT States, this coercion ia nearly
sufficient ; though he hcl il in most
cases not entirely 80. A certain por
tion OF military force was absolutely
necessary in communities. Massa-
chu5ei,s was now feeling this nrcessi.
~ aud max NJ provisions for it.
I(Shay's rebel ion } But how can this
IiJrea be exer,ed on the States colle3-
tivoiy 1t ia impossible. 1t amounts
10 war between the parties. Foreign
powers slso will not bo Idle Spec,a-
tors They will interpose; the con-
fusion will increase /; IND diss Olu-
zion OF the Union viii ensuo."
Gov. George Mason, on page OH
expressed his dissent to any plan thar
could net be executed without mill
tary coercion, and said:
"Tbe most j,rring elemon'a of ma.
ture, ire aud water themselves. are
nor mora Incompatible than such a
mixture Of civil liberty and military
execution. Will the militia march
from one State into another, in order
70 collect the taxes from tho delin-
qnent members of the Republic Will
they maintain an Grlny Tor this pur
pose I Will not tho bitizens OF the
invaded States assist one another I'LL
they rise Ia une man. aid shake of
tho Union altoSutherl Rebellion is
tbs only case in which the military
force Of II State cen bU properly ex
ered aga INST its citiz:nS. lie was
sruck with horror ut the prospect OF
resorting to this rxped'ent."
Luther Martin also opposed coOr
cun OF delinquent States, although
"not against assisting States against
rebelllous subjects ; (see page 9l6)
The important distinction to bo 90
served between indiyiduals rebelling
against the Stst5s in which they arc
ctiz rs or utj1cts, ani the P1ypIe OF
u Stale, collectively throwing of their
allegiance 10 tho UnioA, which they
IA their sovereign ca Jacity ooutribut
cd 10 establish, "to ensure doneslic
tranquility, prIvilo for the common
defence, promote tho general welfare,
aud TO ensure he blessings OF liberty
Tor themselves and their postelity."
was kept in view and urged through.
ont tho entire discussion.
Tie power 10 coerc1 i State, or the
people ut 5 ate, whon acting collec
lively, in refusing its revenues, quutas,
or u!hu! duties ~ the Union, was ex.
prcssly denied to Congress, rs well as
to.tne executive, By the convention.--
rho power OF tbs executive was &C
cordIngly restricted to tho uae Of mill
tary force only in cases OF rebellion
or ilsurrection by citizens Of State
against the State government, Cart.
4,s.4l Throughout the debate on
this delicate snGj1ct, it was conceded
that tho people .; State collectively
might be, both delinquent and dis
obpditnt to tho federal government.
aud that the government had not anu
ought not to have the power 10 coerc.
them by military fOrco' Sach an in
gredient would indeed have provided
10, its own distraction and the tx
Clciss OF such power even by al ex.
ecutive o! all the States, and not Of 4
traction thereof, must be considered
~ u declaration OF war against delin
ouent and iisohedient S.ates.
Dos Mr. LincOln or any Of hi;
Cablcet think that the militia OF on,
State will march INTO another for tb,
purpose OF collecting revenues or tax
es, at his beck or Command The
thing is impossible. Why does he roI
learn wisdom from the lessons OF the
"Falhers Of the Constitution" which
he So enthusiastically exto!led in bis
clectiuneering harangu4s . Why pre-
cipitate The cOultry into civil war by
assumn pJwefs never delegated to
any President OF The United States,
while We were one people Ia con.
sislency as u partlsau, or lidollty to q
political "platlorm" sufficient apollo
ey for such coursel War is no
! longer a mers word. troled for amuse
menl in the White House. II Is re-.
sounding now over every mount and
valley from the Atlantic to the Paci-
fic, and has become tho household
word OF every CITY, town and hamlet.
And wsr with whema War vita
a,s or.G EyH-wss 1lGn cor ogn Ia