The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-01-24

party ad fn lhe roseeeset
tae States Bacn aJeut. Keep,
r a ihe Gcnsr.
Government Tho atleg thal s5ret
aig @ o1ia ia ihe General Cos
erm tas faepaver of garcrauer
mai r m tee Government iaal
lat that cerlaiB rights and power
might be reserved % the States. 10 5
exercised in accordance with aud On
der lhe Constitution.
The Constitution ss we have II "a
day, the charter of cor liberties.whie'
! respect as much AZ nv friend from
Ohio, and sould violate no sooner thai
be, was after much dseu ion an.
many compromises Of opinion adopted
But 10 il, 70 satisfy all sides. the pow
er Of amendment was provided for.an,
vas really limited, 50 FAR as ils resric
lions nov 81, to one particular, ana
that w2s thai no Slate shall ba dcpriv.
ed Of its senatorial representation equa
70 any other STATS, except by lis own
consent. As / have before intima,ed
our Government when tho Cons,iiu.
ton was formed was an experiment.
Il was ioreseou that experience alone
could determine whether too great
power was vested ia the Genera Gov.
efnmenL or TOO many rights reserved
e the States. il was also foreseen
that 10 either event the power would
Dot be yielded with a willing hand
Man loves power, and as Governments
are but the aggregation Of men, they
too love ard hold Il if possible. Hence
two modes whereby Congress might
call upon the people 70 amend the
Constitution were devised. In case
i should be found by experience that
too many powers or dangerous prcrog.
atiyes We're reserved to Tie States.
then Congress, whenever two thirds
Of both Houses should deep il neces-
sary, should propose amendments to
the Constitution.
And on the other hand, wheneger
experience might show that TOO great
or dangerous powers had been grant
ed TO the General Government, then.
on the application Of the Legislatures
1f two-lhirds Of the several States
Congress should call a convention for
amendments. Herein we
zee the honesty aHd wisdom Of the
ramers of our Constitution making so |
uaiacus and periecs an adjustment
hat neither the General Goyernmcnt 1
au usurp powers to itself dangerous /
Q the liberlies of the people nor TIE |
states retain powers TO themselves 4
vhiah enasper the safety Of tha Rc. 4
.abtc. But eir. ii 1yas aaid ~ the .
tioa Ohio Nv. Perdlctonl
eateriay ha, theirs are certain mat. 4
an waefe three tourths Of the Legis-
itures Of the several States may
mend tle Constitution and ia others
o. and when the gentleman fIom
.entucky Mr.. Yeaman1 asked my
1end from Ohio 70 point out tho ex-
optional eases lie declined or neglect
1 % answer
Was il generous in my honorable
lend, Mr. Pendletoo the exponent
1d leader Of agreat party to preserve
lch dignidei reticence? Could he
q have told US, who are earnestly
'ekins after light upon this subject,
herein the Constitution (outside Of /
own rccephon,) cannot be amend
Sir, his love Of truth, and his saeac-
J as lawyer, overesmo his yea, and {
snce he made 30 reply. Sir, / adj {
ire Tie gentlemRn's ability, and COM i
end liim for his discretion. Sirihere I
but one limit TO the instrument, and a
at ii in regard to He sera toriaI rep Q
seutation, and neither you nor !, in a
y judgement, can say SO TAR shall 8
is power 20, and no farther, unless i
G pronounce the Constitution itself d
constitutional. {,
The several States became mem K
rs OF the Union under the Constilu- a
IN with lulI knowledge OF lis pro- Fl
sions, and ii is too late to plead eth p
infancy or inbeciliiy. il
But, sir, it is said that by the /,
iendmeHt we are interfering with ii
sted rights; that slaves we're ob. a.
ned under the guarantee Of the in
that no amendment can b,
proposed which changes the status m
tho slave. ! am not going to dis Ii
's The question AS TO the right 10 hold G
'peFty in slaves. Under my inter ar
station Of the Constitution negro al
very whore it existed by force Of So
=, 60 long as the States In which ii pr
sicd and the people thereof render
fealiiy aud obedience TO the gov at
meni. If you treat slaves as prop If,
y, then the condition of protection otI
5 the allegiance Of the owner. The tn
lt Of protection and the duty Of al an
Iance are reciprocal Independent N,
al government, man is entitled as
What be possesses until dispossess- 10.
by force, and when be connects ge
self with organized governments wl
i bouad 10 recognize that govern ou
II aad live under its laws, in order dit
ni'le himself or hls property to Of
protecting power. his
'at sir it is moi necessary to dis SIG
ihe right Of property in man ihe
ling from tie Green Mountain wa
e.where the mouHiaia brooks leap So
: rock % rock. ii ihe iull piay of W
dom ; whefs Tie wiads 81 heaven ef