The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1865-02-08

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s0byert the Cohstitubono otthe United State.
aud say that if thme-iomths Of the Stats
II shonld undertake. 10 pass an amendment {
thatkiBd, and Rhode Island alene disscnte
sbewopid have the right to resist by force
ltN0uid be her duty to resist by force; an
her catlse would be sacred in the eyes
just men, aud sanetfied in the eyes of
! Just Qod, Let me 90 4 little further. d. Ca
tbree-iourtbs Of the States make an amend
4 mcnt 10 the Constitution of the Unite,
States which shall prohibit State q
Ohio trdm having two houses in its Legisla
tive Assembly, Ny colleague would 10
! agree to that Why noR Il Is not pyohi
| blted in the, Constitution. The letter o
ihe Eonstltutlon is not against it. 1t, is "a
/ amendment which may be republican il
I form; It eontraVenes no tenet Of republican
Ism that a Legislature shall be of 6ne hous
only, Why could it hot be done? Becans,
the equality Of the States lies at the Yer,
! Foundation of our system, and also becaus,
the control Of the States over their iftcrna
affairs isequally at Discrimination, | know
my colleague too well to suppose that h,
| would not Join with me in saying that sucl
| ausurp8tion OF poweron the part Of three
| iourths of, the States would justify cur owr
1 State in drawing the sword.
! Sir, can, thre6-tourths of the States pro
vide an amendment to the Constitution by
which one-fourth should bear all the taxes
OF this Government? 1t is not prohibited
| 10 te sure there is a rule in the Constitu-
tlonfthat taxation shall be uniform, bat
that provision. according to the theory OF
my. friend fidm Ohio, is-revekahle, and
cnapGoabfe~,s the rest. The gentleman
kno%S that "that anCrilnrnt woula not be
within the scope Of the. power glanted to
three -iourths' oil Tie States and that it wo' d
justify TcSlStanCe...
Can three fourths of5thc States, by an
amendment to- this Constitutions subvert
The State government Of ono-lourth and di-
vide their territory among the rest? 1t is
not forbidden. ilead no prohibition in the
language of thu Constitution, and vet my
colleague would mot contend that could be
done, r., lie, would justify resistance.
Can three-fopirtls Of the, States 50 amend
the Congtitution Of the States as to. make
the Northern States of this Union slavehoIl-
ing,States? The gentlemen from Pennsyl-
vania Mr.. 1hayer, at the last session said
that m his Judgment it might be done. /
know, that the, majority Of this House wo'd
ate it mySelf BaIrJi1g SCI 10 tbo,'tb,
Enlnrnl f,Gnyar,,i;nn;;,t am ~, n,Hr1 nt ~
slave. th,n II c,n mnEn q k;nr E,r o,,a
wonjd hn ra,d\. to ra.;st i tn tha ,aDt o "~o or
.trcr,i.,. = ,'''' - '''' '''''
Nv mi AVER r. th;,,. ,lo no,,,o,,
frmr ((b;N Gnoy ,,6t ,,,;saI 'rot, ,t1
owcr that ] gave to the question that he has
Just, referred to; # | recollect rightly the
The ocrnsio,j rrf@rrnl f. j. ,,i,. III IFE,s
ovo"y "sqe roiI riciPu b e'5}araS TO- IL gs aI - lar
sfitntio,,i,I ,rdyian,s,a al-inn ,it lay9; al
parts of,the United States would have i
binding and lceaJ efe"t unon The neemln n
The fnitcd StSfns i.|'}' 'ITSjii> W. -
Nj, pENDLETON, Jup.1.rst,pJ that
to be tLe rosifion nF thc rnnfLanian frnn,
oIJ IF | a2n,aveaJ n,,.nit
clearly meant W ia ronrcsnnt him cor3rct' 'rcH
" and T ncant IN hehaIf of mysalf tn re-
Dndjate tbat5Iroi}os;ti"n far I Ia not he-
iieve that Il lies Within the power of three
fourth, Of the States fo Giv,. to tho FsdnI,]
Goyerpuent- the power to make the, citi-
hS's l;aa' 0l a'9'a'e Slaves within ats ]0flsaio-
Mr. THAYliR The reutlc,nen still
think fails to annrehend thc cbar,ctnr NJ
l. =, s.,.,,e....l IA -
, ,iic nc answer "hich | gave 10 MS question.
nave heptr y Y, conceded tfat an amendment or
INV 9l tlls hafparoHS character suggested
~ ING quie}Stlon. would haE9q q moral toIce or
: mora @ 6nolgaFlon apo4 tpe people OF the
Oniteu II states. blt what SAID, IN answer
TO heqae$Stion or fhe gentlemen IRON ONO
was: Was 'hatft would have me tdrca OF law,
J, .ne iolfe Or an aetiGle't OF the C9nstltu-
u"n; mat the law i il was oppGsScd 70 the
ll1ilinenaplc n3 pgbttS 2,t thes people OF the TN
lca states, Woel'r 'ne,lt may use ~ con
Trajectory. expressions an unlawful law,
aw aw wAIc2h %}o %}ou could not enforce, law con
y aa%eaiAg Y !ne malleppa'b4le rights OF the cl'l
lens, oi tins country. a., ','...
hope, sir, that ! have made myself IN |
lsrstood. DC not wish to be PLACED 1.-The