Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-02-10

lee Of 81, OF lhls House, has reached CO.
lnmbla, (thu se4lot government of Soulh
Coaoln.,l the Telescope a paper pr,nl-
I'd Ihtre, alter commenting upon Tie re-.
r,rI, asks lhese ques. lions evil Virgin.
Ia go ~,ili US. il the rauh be noliepeal.
eG ty the Isl OF June? Will she order
her Nhlnlt IO DHr assistance, Il lhe Pres
ii,nl uses his mercenares ? in short, II
We pause VIII size guarantee a defensive
c"-nEtraliun :" LEI us answer these
quesIsons, d cldediy in The negssive, and
lc4se >"utn Crrnhna 10 longer in doubt
upon lhIs subject.
an Ior supporting the Union p"r'y in
South Caiollna that party IS composed
vi as gal,en;. as talented. aud as patriotic
n,en. d. Vie nukllGerS il is sIEoEg mi
n"rIly, II Is on the rlghl side, and II II be
sustaIued by the mrral force al The other
States in thlo Union, lhal party viii oh-
tain the ascepdsney, the Ofdinance will
be repealed, and all lhe desperate meas.
gtrs Ul ,he uu ,iSr. will be abandoned.
Thus will br effected peareat.y by the
people Dl Srah Cafohiia themselves, thar
whlch We al most arden'ly dtsne.
The Union pr y. deserve the sympa-
'hy and support Of the friends OF ihe u
luloH EVERYWHERE. TIE measures adopt.
ed by the maturity in South Carolina to-
wards that prrty, are the mosl arbitrary
and,oppre>sNe, iha, have evtybeen adopt
ed by auy dominant party, IN this coun-
Try, towards a minority. The freedom
OF acIlan oa 'his ,Ublecl has not only been
assalled, but the liberty ol opinion dso.
Mr.. Chairman, | admire the character
Of tie Souiht til people, 10 the general. as
much as any man does. admire theM
galsnry, their generosity, their faclna'
lnp social quaIl.es. But esnaol sp-
Prove their politics 4: the spirit OF Liberty
III lhsm, is rather uitra, il runs into In
hey have al aversion 10
government Of any sors.
The nullIhers, are now IN state OF en-
thu-Iasilc excitement, amounting to q
sPecies uf fanallclsm. and II rcmlnds me
OF wual has been very truly said by Ed
niund Burke, thai theories IN politics, are
ar dangerous as d"gmas in religion. The
NullitieIs M South Carolina are absolute
ly derangcd Gy ihe theory OF notification.
When their passions shall have sway,ihey
viii look back upon their measures, With
as strong feeling Of disapprobalion and
segret, as we lcon upon them now.
The gentleman from Halifax, contends
that all tie Sales in this Union, are ab
soiulyly sovereign and that the sovereign
ly of d Stale or nation, is in lis nature in
al,lsiblP.
Mr.. Chairman, strictly and technically
speaking, there is but one sovereign in the
Universe, and lie is the auth Or OF all
things. The tern sovereign when app'I-
ed to a na.inn, conveys ,he idea. oi the
power, or right, which a ssion has OF
Regulating her own affairs in her own
" ~sy, independently OF the control oi any
other nation. Ii lhis power, or right be
subject to the contrul in any measure, OF
any ather nation, he sovTClgniy Is so Tar
limited. This power or night IN The sew
eral States is limited in many ver, I'M
puriAn particulars. The several S,aIes
caplsei declare war, make reahes, coin
money, enil bills Of credit, regulate con
meree, or impair the obligation OF con-
tracts, &c; all of which are important
sovereign powers in every nation. The
Slaes have transferred thelr power, or
right of aclion in all these particulars, to
another. aud higher power, The General
Government, which acts for all The States
together. The people of The several
States. have in the Constitution of the
United States granted these powers TO
the General Government, and have also
declared that Government, TO be superior
to the States, by saying in the Cons.iiu-
ljon, that that Constitution and acts OF
C0agress, aud treaties MADE in pursuance
thereof, shall be The Supreme law OF the
land, any law or Conslituuon Of any
Stale 10 the contrary, nUiN outstanding.
Hence Ire several STATES are limited SOW
erergns. Iris uue that they are still SOW
sreign in the regulation of their own al
fairs. with the restriction that they do
uo,nlnc in con1lcl with The powers con-
ieued Oh the General Government.
Bu,, the gentleman says, that sovereign
~ is indivisl5lc be might as well say,
that power is indlvisible. Gan na'on
ps,, With the Whole OF her Sovereignty
Uuduub edl,. Scotland was once SOW
e1eipn nalIou, bui she granted The whole
of her sovereignty. 10 ,ne Kingdom OF
Great Britain. And is il possible lha' a
nation cannot delegate parI OF h'r so'e'
relgnty Has any sove.eIgn power
been granted by the States 10 she General
4 l.. l. il.li