Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-01-19

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ahelnen.' sNi... WHEN Is 10 oe sent 10 tae Leg
,ea.ues sac., ur Cne ratIlcstiUh Oh three-
1ouICns. S, fIrst anu iast ana all the time, the
Sta,.es ale I,Ie CONSTITUENTS Vi Ine reueral
Soternnienc, S.. anu as such, anu py thelr
otaoe acIlon, they can create anu ppey can de-
stroy. am OF the otate-rights scnool so
w as tnls questioh Is concerned, ana OF the
strlctesSsect.
NJ. rernanuo wood uesIre 10 cali tne
attehtlon Oh tne gehlleman from ONO 10
.ne iansuase Vi james Maulsoh III thefed-
eraIist' '"'
That usefn alterations will be suggested by ex
eouu no. DC Dut ioreSeen; S Twas regul
should b. proyid d. The mode D eferred by the
Convention seems to be stamped with every mark
OF proPns!y. lt guards equally against that ex-
too mutsbie' and that ostrse diSicnIiy wb;cb
might perpe uate its dis overed fa7lts. Il more
over equaly enables the eGcnera and the State Gov
,bav as 3nia @ te Tinehaens I'm % 4l e,rorS as
side or on the other" - 'n' ''' 0''
| Again. sir. Hamilton saws.
.r,, , ,., .s, .sa,.....f
yiction tbat any nmendmsnts wb,s NAV non na
ture consd Grafton. be thought useuI, soiR BE- a5-
pti1dbte 70 ne organization Of Me Go0ernment, not
T. Xxx m1 .SS 10 p0weis ana on thii account alone
stated" - ~ "''SA' - 'N' '''''''''A ''''
Mr.. Cox-Tbe onlv comment T mako
upon the quotations Of the yentleman from
New York il this. Madison In the Conven-
tion opposed and voted against the nrono-
sition of Roger Sherman 10 except ali in
ternal police of the States from the amend
mepts of the CONSTITUTION 'The nnotntion
is in harmony with his vote. For he onlv
holds, as Judge Story holds. that the mode
of amendment sufficiently ouards tbe Con
stitution against m,,tabiiity: and that the
..amendmcnt of errors" cannot be made
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State Governments. I'm Congress and i'm
State legislatures. He did not expect that
fundamental changes would be made-onlv
"alterations:" but he does not DENY that
there is any limi. to the power. This il mo-
authority against the power, but an arg,,-
ment for it. Mr.. Madison holds to the pow
er because he believes it cannot be abused,
owing to the restraints placed by the Con,
yention upon its exercise. Further, know.
from having read the private correspond
ence of Mr.. Madison, published in this city
>, by Mr.. Mcclure for private distribution,
that he always held to the idea that the only
mode by which q dissolution of the Union
or secession of the States could ever be
and ail-powerful clause of amendment. He
laid 1t down SO broadly that it would even
cover the remark 1 made the other day,
bv the fat of the states even build a mon
oychv mon tbe rnjns of renubj;can;Sm
As 70 the ouotation from MIR. Hamilton. 7
do NOT see its apnIjcotion. I am moi nre-
nared, without readjny n carefully, IN make
q tittino comment. Fl strikes me that il
does not limit the mower of amendment.
It Ia rather the expression of a strong COW
yiction that all amendments will be and
ought TO be applied TO ..the ORGANIZATION of
the Government. not TO the mass of its
powers.n and that none others would he
useful. 1 quite agree with the opinion.
Now. with all respect, i appeal TO mytriend
from New York, who belongs to the strict
State-rjphts school of politics and even
stands SO perpendicularlyt that MANY people
believe that ne leans backward, to consider
the view of Mr.. Calhoun upon this subject.
| am sorry nv friend from Connecticut
| fMr. DemiHol. who has the volnme. has moi.
brought it here this morning. The quota
36. In 1928 the South Carolina Legislature
and Kindred subjects. In that declaration
of political power. drawn up for his state.
he Reaches that tie people of that State
bv adoptipo the Federal Constitution.
had modified its original right OF
sovereignty, and that by its con-
sent in becoming a member of the
Union, that power had been placed in the
hands of three-fourths of the States. in
whom, he said, the highest power known
to the Constitution exists. | do not give
the quotation with that length and that
emphasis which belong to it, but will in
sert IL In NV remarks for the edification of
INV friend, who is a most earnest disciple of
| John n. Calhonn. =, .-,--- -I-, -