Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1865-12-16

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ton and the laws Of the United states,
which ghall be made IN pursuance thereof
and all treaties made, Cr which shall be
made under The authority Of the uniled
States, shall be the supreme law u me
land, ana the judges IN every state shnii
be bound thereby, anything in The con'll-
tuition Of any Slrte 10 the contrary not
Wilhstapding." Certainly the Government
of the United s ties is limited Govern
mcnt: with ~ this idea Of linitation
speaks through cvrry form OF admlnisFa,
tion-Fedcral, state aud Municipal land
rests on the great distinguishing principle
Of the recognition of the rights OF man.
The perpotuiy Of the Constitution brings
with il the perpelutty OF the States, thelr
mutual relation makes ~ what we are, aud
in our political system their connection is
indissoluble, tue whole cannot exist with~
ont the parts. nor parts without the whole.
So long as the Constitution Of tn United
States endure the Stat will endure.
The American system rests on the asser-
ton of the equal right Of every man to life,
liberty, and the pursuit OF happiness, 10
freedom of cons gicnce, 10 the culture ana
exercise Of MI his faculties States with
proper limitation of power are essential to
The existence Of the Constitution of the
United States. At he very commence
mcnt, when We assumed place among the
mowers of The earth, the Declaration OF In
dependence was adopted by States; so
were all the articles If Confederation, and
when the people Of the United States or
daincd and established the Constitution, it
was the assent OF the States, one by one
which gave it vitality in the event Of any
amendment to the Constitution. The pro-
position of Coz gress needs the contirma-
ton Of States: without States one great
branch of the legislative government would
be wanting: and if We look beyond the
letter os The Constitution to the character
of our country, lis capacity for compre-
hcnding within its jurisdiction, vast c9u,
,inentai empire is due to the system OF
States.
The best sccuri.y for The perpetual ex~
isteuca Of the States is the supreme au-
thority Of the constitution Of the United
States. The pcrpeiuity Of the constitute
ton brings with the perpotu'ty OF the
States. Their nutual relation makes us
what we are, and i'll our political system
their connection il inl.ssoluble. The
Whole cannot exist without the parts, nor
parts without the whole. SO long as the
constitution 'oT the Uoit' States endures,
the States will endure. fbe destruction Of
the ouc i thc destruction Of the other
the preservation Of the one Is the preservl-
ton Of the other. have thus explained
my views Of the mutunl relations OF the
constitution and the STAG because they
unfold the principles Oh which l nave
sought to sojvo The momertons questions
and overcome the appalling difficulties
that met me 81 The commeuc mcnt Of my
administration. 1t tas been my stoadIast
object to escape from sway If momcntary
passion: aud derive Il heliing policy from
the fundamental and uucbanging princl-
pies Of the constitution. ( und The States
sutTeriue from the rtTec'- Of civil var, -
Resistance 10 ,ac General Cove umenl ap-
neareG 10 hive exhausted Itself The Uni-
ted States hal recovered possession Of their
forts aad arse ais, and .uyir armies were
in the occupation Of every STATE which had
attemn ID to syce3e. Whether the terrific.
~ witbin the limits Of these States should
be held as CON nerod territory, under mil
itary authority emanating FROM the Pres'-
dam as The head OF The army, was tue
first question mat presented Itself Tor de-
cisiun. Now, military governments, es-
rablighad far ma indctiOitg period, would
have offered ne security for he early sup
preston af thu dipcon;cu,od, aud would
only have divi I'd The people inlo the van
ouishers aid he vanqul he'd, and would
have envenom / hatred father than have
restored affecti N, aud would have entaiIed
an iucalcrlahlr nod inNyhnus'iOic expense.
Peaceful emigrltion established no precise
limit to their continuance was conceivable,
they would have occasi oed an incalcula-
bic and cxh listing expense Peaceful
emirration 10 nd from that portion of tina
county, is Il, # he best means that can
be thought OF for the restoration OF har
morv, and tat emigration would have
bee prevented, for what emigrGnt from
abroad, What industrious citizen at home
would place himself willingly uader mill
iary rule.
The chief pcrsons who would have fol
lowed in the train OF the army, would have
been dependent on the general government,
or men who expected profit from the miserN
ias of their cfring fellow citizens. The
powers Of patronage and rule which would
have been exercised under the President,
over a vast and populous, aud naturally
wealthy region, are greater than, unless
under extreme necessity, / should be willing
to entrust to any one man; they are such
as, for myself, could never, unless under
an occasion of great emergency, consent to
exercise the willful use of such powers, If
continued through period Of years, would
have endangered the purity Of Chs General
Administration, and the liberties OF States
which remained loyal. Besides, the policy
of military rule over conquered territory,
would have implied that the States whose
inhabitants may have taken part in the re-
I.nllin., hna Nv the acL of thnse inhabitants