The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-01-24
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shIch mg friend from Oi8 ~ Pen
dieiou ad1a ga ibe dogr of els
& lioase ssef4ay,c cntculHg thaf Ger
Vas ne FoHei D Cchrr Is ps tha
resgluiiQa. Had lhat peger existed
10 tie estimation % my friend. | have
no dDatt from vbal know II hin
, aid lf0w lhe ltuor of las rcmarks. tha
y be woald have given lbe resolution ha
hearty support ara, confess, some
hal surprised to-day that my Other
friend lrom 0ao Mr. Cox has taken
ihe opposite ground, aud ihat while he
admits llat there i5 tie rover ia Con.
. gress q pass ttis resolution, he denies
: that il IS e1pedieni 10 10 20. I re-
grel g lnd, siF, that man Who las
always lived on northern soil, mAn
who ought 70, ard who perhaps does.
love The Union, the whole Union. aud
nothing bul the Union, as do. should
be unwilling 10 have Congress pass a
resolution which, Il adopted BIZ The re-
qalsite majority, would blo, oui ff1m
tue face Of this Government tie only
relic Of bsrbarism which impairs lis
fairness ard beauty.
Sir il discussing the question, | do
not deem il becoming or useful to de.
seend to The acrimony Of party spirit.
Tie power Of Congress to pass this
Resolution depends upon The construc-
ton gwen TO the Constitution ilsell.--
The pobcy Of passing tile resolution
lna ncic, IN the prcseo. condition of
The country, Is one as to which zen
/ tlcmen may entertain differences of
opinion. shall devote myself Grst,
fer few moments, 10 a discussion Of
The question q the power of Co.grsss
to pass the resolution.
Our Government when first estab.
hshed was an experiment 1t was
breaking away from established forms
and theories, and launching out upon
an unlried if not an unknown sea with I
NO Chart Of The reefs and shoals which
might be encountered, and with no,h- 4
iug bu the light Of reason to mark out
II So'l,se, II + tue That republics
tso called bad arisen, grown ia re.
splendem ehuIgcnce and power, aud
sO,e ol' Y premature decay.
5ies'e, uioef = ifee government
'.'' si'o' i'Ae 2 Ofiihant meteor across
'Ae 9Ny' Illuminating 'he "ilol3 heaT-
Gus astonishing me "hoie world with (
't' power ana culture, aHd diaap
81. home, uaaer aSimlal q sy Gem,
"aa 0s.H ''.@ aA'''rs. oi 'As woTia'
a.'' X s.1'i 'S''1e' 'os'Ig' Si1 81 art
+ ,',eo is ai'a'iaiioa & ile aggsaas
~ o1'y na.ae II history i Tas
'ei' iof or 'aihef8 e de.armine the
QUESTION q 'he power OF me peope 10
so,e, F." 'ut'ls' iEcs' Driven ifoal the
o'p near n,'oee' am beiieying thst
,ss'e eouia 0c . OHoFth without g
D's"oiF aha sisIe "i.noui a king I
'''e' Sousut 70 e3laolsh torn 0. goy-
. 'i'lc'' "sa p'eu 70 'helr condIilon and Z
= 'e'oioance WIN 'feir pf'nepiea.-- q
- 'iiS' lhsy es'a0l'sleI deulocracies :
s0'ei neg ~ ~ people ana hay ns d
~ '"S' - auA'f'oh iAuePrhacni o. +
- '"' III uiSI WIZ put as lhey m v
y '"'eq - poIuiallon ana area and m i
organisms II became nee G
Ss'a'y iof lhe mutual safety to form
,.'e'''7e'Ncs - lh'o some sort Of gem raj Il
o9'e'll'nenii : ahdthc Articles Of Con- i
,yoe'"uVh \, was 'he result oi heir de- n
n
hi lHal day nothing 50 shocked the /.
luosheat ana senslbil'lies q our Iath- Il
y ~ - ne ceh'faIlzation OF power in r
government 1hey seemed 10 have n
leemed H'of me cause OF al their for Il
neF Woes, e
IN It'S we tnd that the thirteen d
1Eates entered INTO a league OF friend
.h'p OF confederation "ish each other s,
" tAe'f common defense, the securi- i;
J . 'neir 'ipef'igs' and Their mutual u
'"d seaofAi welfare oinding them e.
ewes y ass's' eaeh other against all
2'ce Oaeieu y q attacks MADE upon ar
ne'n q any q mem On account Ct re- Y,
'a'on' sovereignty trade or any 9th ia
: 'le'ehse "ilA1sFef' IN other words, G
"'s . 'ie".y De'Weeh tAe thirteen be
~ pI'ueh' ana sovereign oiates ior Of
nNss n T. 20
I'''' 'V'ee''e''' co
:" o'Det % afai' themselves ol the n
el'sn' -, Y a4eA treaty or league q pr
- Y, = oee. 'lls necessary ior the II.
!, ~ e'i's''' li'''1'S Sei1sl' q lhs gener- Ia
I interest, u-A' Z ao'y shobid be con. cv
.Huled called Congress 81 the Unit )
i States. wherein each seveF4i.,, "a