The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-03-23

Where does he fud that limilatiop?-z
lot in the 9th article, as affecting the
men dment now proposed. It is true,
hat article imposes limitation, as to
ertain things, up to 1903, but that
imitation is expended by its own terms,
eaving Congress entirely free and un-
ettered. ....
But / assume higher grounds for
he people, than this system of parti-
ian, special pleading allows; the peo-
ole are soVereign-sovereign to make
and laws, and sovereign |
% amend and repeal them. As fully |
sovereign to-day, as in 1877. lam no
advocate of the doctrine, that we are
less prepared to guard our rights, by |
and laws, than the men
of17S7, or that we have so much in
tolligence and foresight, that we can
venture to legislate for those to come
after us, and bind them down by limi
tations and restrictions, that time may
render ridiculous, and even ruinous.
If the Constitution imposes un-
wholesome restrictions upon legsIa-
ton, amend the Constitution, and set
the legislature free to provide for the
general welfare; the people, who made
the restrictions, have the power to IN
make. In our form of government,
The people are everything. They may
be regulated in their movements by
constitutions and laws, but they can
not be bound hand and foot-in their
sovereign character they arise above
them; just as the Creator rises above
the creature.
TOUCH NOT SLAVERY,
But it is said, the "Status of slavery
must not be touched!" Where do you
find any such limitation since 1905
and the very fact, of its being inserted
rs limitation, up to that period, clear
ly shows, that the trainers of the Con
stitution understood, that without tha
proviso, the power was full and ade
quate, to affect Slavery, as well as any
other legitimate subject of Constitu
tional Legislative action.
The United States is full and com
plete government made by sover
eign power-tho pcople-its constitu
= ton, and the laws made in pursuanc
thereof are the supreme la,os of III
lahd--so the Constitution declares, an
as such it was adopted by the people {
every State in the Union. State con
!, stitutions and State laws are subject t
, the higher authority of the Natione
Constitution and National Laws--s
says the Constitution, and to this, ev
cry State has assented, in the most So
emn and binding manner.
STATE SOVEREIGNTY. '-
}. Mr.. White says, there can be but 20,
n supreme po,oer"-grant 1.-THE Stat
IS have all admitted that supreme power
e be in the General Government. Rea
l. the 9Th ar ticle of the Constitution, whic
2 each State has formally acknowledged
20 "This Constitution, and the Law
it made in pursuance thereof and a
treaties made, or which shall be mac
under the authority of the Unite
States, shall be the supreme Laa0 Of Il
4 Land and the Judges in every Sta
ns shall bo bound thereby, any thing
to the Constitution or laws of any State
ID the contrary Notwithstanding"
$; Can any thing be more clear and de
ds iuite
y, But he says sovereignty is ipherol
n in the State, and that it cannot be al
ne enated Let US see how he will G
al along with this assumption. "SOvereil
o. means supreme" says Mr.. Whitley
er cannot limit that which is supreme.
I'd rises above restrictions and Limitation
n Now, be admits that a State has
OF power to regulate commerce-to co
OF money--tO establish post ofhses-tO d
e. clare war-all these pertain to suprer
II power, and yet no State can do any o.
ss: of these things. Then Dir. White ia
ch in his argument. Either the States O
'S, not supreme, or if they ever were tn
nd have parted with an element of Sc
of ereign power; which he has just to
h US, was "iaherem and iaalenabIe. "
its Il will cause his admirers to blush
his boastful faith in the unqualiti
lis sovereignty of the States, when he
", tempts to sustain himself by such Il
lat sophistry.
,er Because members of Congress
by elected by the people of the Stat
no therefore, says Mr., White, Congress
20, but the agent of tho States. Does
us not know that Congress passes no
rec to be executed by State authority