Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-12-15

ment. lue SUBJECTS tnat jothe uhuuoo'
tiouably within its jurisdiction are so nu.
merous, that it must ever naturally re-
fuse to be embarrassed by questions that
lie beyond it. Were it otherwise. the
Executive would sink bencath the bur-
den; the channels of justice would be
choked legislation would be obstructed
by excess; 60 that there is greater
temptation to exercise some OF the !unc.
tions of the General Government through
the States than to trespass on their right
lul sphere. The absolute aequiescence
in the decisions Of tie majority" was ei.-
forced at the beginning Of the century by
Jefferson "as the vital principle of re.
publics," and the events Of the last four
years have established, we will hope for
ever, that there lies no appeal to force.
The maintonance of the Union brings
it "the support of the State Governments
in all their rights )" but it is not one OF
the rights Of any State Government to
renounce its own place in the Unlop, or
to uullity the laws of the Union. The
largest liberty is to be NJ jntained IN the
discussion Of the acts OF the Federal
Government but there is no api cal from
its laws, except to the various branches
of tha. Government itself, or to tac peo-
pie who grant to the members oil the
Legislative and of the Executive Depart
ments no tenure bat a limited one, aud IN
that manner always retain the powers OF
redress.
"Tao sovereignty Of the States is the
language Of the COME leraey, and not the
language Of the Constitution. The latter
contains the emphatic word "The Con-
sttution, AMI the laws Of the United
States which shal.be made in pursuance
thereof, aud all treaties made or wh,cl
shall be made under the authority of the
United States, shall be the supreme law
of the laud and the judges IN every
State shall be bound thereby, anything in
the constitution or laws CT any State
the contrary notwithstanding
Certainly the Government Of the un!-
ted States i, limit j government; AMI
so is every State government limited
government. With Us the iea Of liai-
tatioa spreads through every to'm OF ad-
mini tration general, State, AID munl-
ripat, aH,i reS's on the great DISTINGUISH
ing principle d the nghis OF man. ne
ancient republics absorbed ihe lhdiVl!uai
IN tie ,i,lte, ptoscrihol III, religion, atts
controlled his aet'ity. iAe A'e'ieai
system rests On the assertion ct the g pa
ris..t Of ever niah t. lie: Iiae'ty' 'a.e
the pursuit OF hapPiness 10 ffee"oh ol
cguSeience, to the culture aal exercise CT
all his faculties, As consequences lae
State Government Is limited as 10 '"e
General Government In the i"lefest oi
/ the JriGn, - to the ludiFIdual cHiZeh III
the interest Of i:eestom.
/ St.tee, w.!I, proper lIH.itaii4..e o. pow
er, are e>sentlI. TO the eXistcuac ol ti.e
Constitution OF tae Ini'ea States Al
/ the vegY eonmeneement, when we 'S,Ula.
ed a place among the fowefs oi 'ae
earth, the Declaration Oh h1epe"'9'';e
was .do.,lei by the States :; SO also were
/ the Articles OF Confederation ana "hea
1.-THE covlc Of the United states OF
dAned ami established tAe oghs'''u''o"'
1t was hy tnt assent o' / Z 2'''eS' o'''
by one, which gave 1t vita ~ IN tae
event, too, Of any amehdment to tAe
Constitution, the proposition of Noosfe.'
IS the confirmation OF tAe states
Without States, one great ofaheh o' 'he
legislative government woA be wanting,
Ana, il we look beyond the letter OF the
Constitution to the character .! oNF 'oun'
! Try, it, cJp"clty Tor comYrcAen1il2 WITH
III lis jurisdiction vast continental {, en-
pirc Is due TO the system OF ct''es: l"e
best security !or the pc pe'Gal '&'''e''T'
ol The states Is "Sui't'G ""'',0' ny ~ VI Wv
oa'tfatloh OF Tue ,h''t" - .'os ~ r.
peiui'y oil 'he cohst'u'''' u ':' "'. '',>
perPetaity oil tue states '"e'' '''a't' t''' II.
alton makes US "eat we are anu !" o''
PoiItital system 'n'iF eo'''e'''0.' - ."'
'sl>soIu5Ie. lac Wno'e ca''"0' eA'S' " Wv
ont the parts nor the paris "tthoa' ''I
whole. 30 long as inc NoH''.'O''o 'o' ~ ~
the United States e"!ures, ',e states WA
oddure; the destFae''o" o' ','' o'' i ''e
destruction o' tle o'"1I '"e e''Sr - -
t on OF the che Is 'ac p''~-' '9''o" u '4'
oIher' =.
"aNe '"Gs ,t. - f. Pf",,', ,ho Cn1s,i,nrion and
mu'ua' fc',''o"S u '"u ,, Do,'',,' I,a ,r;,,n;
'n' '''a'', o,'Ios' ~" ".,'e' - a'iln III,
pes on "h'e'' nav : So ..o,a,n,o " t,,
'i'o"'en'o"S Gae'''o"' .,a. " ,o - ,he
aPpa'l'ns u'i'Vu''''s '"'.' wv ~, as.,;n;..n.
very commencement OF My "u'h'.' d