Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-25
stat. Laws and state power.

soon, iof ali pfscScai purposes, eenuahfsa
dsspotisn. We mean 20 say that the states as
such. viii have no poser not conferred By the
Washisgton administration and congress. The
theory Of our goveruuea: Is. tina, all powers no;
granted 10 the genersl government arc withheld.
and belong alone 70 shs states and the people. to
Be sssd By the states and the people who com
pose them. % they may deem best for their o-n
happiness. The states made the general govern
neus, and the latter IL the creature Of the states
The states made The constitution, ratified aud
gave IL force. sepsrstey each state acting for il
elf. without reference TO What any other state
would do os coa.d do. Not one Of those Who
sat in the convention of 1877 ever held doctrine
diferen: from this
All parties, except. perhaps. here and there
member Of the old federal party. have scied on
this theory in all their political contests for
power The Republican leaders. before they ca me
into possession Of the government. ~ere stsunch
friends Of s,ases' rights, and bitter revilers Of
what they called the "eucroachments Of the fed
eral administration and congress AL this is
changed now. and from AsaAHAN LINCOLN
down 70 the smallest village politician Of that
school. the "pernicous doctrine of states rights"
camp. Next to negro slavery. the original and
. rightful principle Of our constitution 10 the most
hated and abused. The very doctrine which 10
Absolutely necessary TO the personal protection
ofthe citizen and TO the preservation OF public
liberty Is abandoned by those uho should defend
90 Without going over the long list Of abuses
vhieh this eongress and ,bis president have per
petrated, and the utter overthrow which they
have brought to our form Of government. We
must confne our present remarks 10 Two in
stances Of outrage by the present congress at
ne present session.
We sITads. first. to the bill nov pending in the
Senate to tax the circulation Of the state banks.
and to drive them out Of existence. in order 10
make room for the circulation Of the national
banks The object Of the bill is openly avoved
II 10 to destroy the state institutions in mode
which IL Of more than questionable authority.
II it be conceded that congress can levy tai
uoon incomes, a. il has done. il has exercised
power quite as far a. has been claimed for IT,
+, when is has levied this tai. aud made bankers
and others pay according to their means. and
/ put fair and honest tar upon them, il has done
all that IL has power 20 do. aud there il should
stop But it ha. gone further When the stock
holder Ia . bauk has paid bis Eve per cent. o.
his bank dividends. and on all the other income
than he has in the world. congress steps II and
demands ten per cent. on the circulation OF the
) bank, also. and claims tina, that Is necessary in
order to drive the state banks out OF the field.
and compel them TO adopt the national paper sJs
ten. nov, aiss. too much extended IL is 8 di
rect attack upon our state institutions. and an
open declaration OF var upon them
The next attempt at overriding state authority
Is more glazing and more repuIsive than the 9th
err. IL is to compel railroads. stage cosches.
omnibuses and steamboat lines 20 carry and ac-
eommoda,e all persons alike-white, black. aud
yelow-snd to extend TO all coicrs the same IA
eilities in travelling, This is Massachusetts
measure, introduced By Senator SuxsEa. intend
ed to compel social equality between the white
and black races To say nothing OF the extreme
nastiness OF the thing it ia blow at the rights of
the various states. We bad supposed that the
different rail road lines, and other modes Of ;rsv
oil. holding their authority as common carriers
from the States alone. and not IRON the general
government. vould have bad security from this
iuterueddling on the part Of the central despo
tism.
But IL is ne, so The sboliiioni.ts. OF whom
Syxszs IL the head have dscreed ,hss there sh all
be no distinction Of color in travelling anywhere
in the VARIOUS stsies. aud that The white woman
shall divide her seat with the black man and the
white man with the black woman. This is the
the latest Yankee invention. and the last and
uoss powerful lever to "save the union " The
states have msde no such conditions in chartering
lines of transportation; but vha, Of thatf These
state government had once the right of leon
ducsine their institutions in their own way. bu.
tina, vas when JKyFKssoS. and Jackson. and
Gar aud WARRINGTON lived-before the policy
and principle. Of New England we're Impressed
npou the couniry-but that day has gone by
These erea, statesmen bad notions abou, govern
s uens which do not suit The present times.
They believed that the general government, had
no power TO pass Laws interfering ~ith the do
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mach less egsia,e the sceisi relations OF toe
people They understood tie princi?le. OF our
noble constitution too veil for that. The ne-
dspen.siion OF negro equality had thea on; a
small influence in the United States These
statesmen lived before SrnSKn and HKyKY VIII
SON had become the great lights in the Senate.
and before HrSRr S. LANE and republican
members OF the House from Indiana. acted ar
their tools and instruments. Our people are
looking on st the mad antics of these negro hsr-
iequins. and will ssssredly treasure up for then
sure conde nnation
We viu refer to this suoiect again, in its
kindred phases. They mus, not be lost sight OF
By the people.
0ali Peace Follow the IA biug q a N
OF she &c bells!