Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1866-02-17

OF those relations, II interrupted, Is essential
to the permanonce Of our Government. The
Constitution was ordained by the people;
and 1t is only record Of the peoples will,
and may therefore be changed by those who
made ii; but their win, thus solemnly de.
clared, is the supreme law Of the land, and
must be obeyed by all the servants Of the
people, and especially by those who have
been entrusted with the duty Of making and
executing the laws, in time Of peace or Of
war. Every part Of the machinery Of Gov
eminent must do its appointed work: the
people collectively, as q nation the people
as States the people as communities, and rs
families; the people as public officers, execu.
tive, legislative, and judicial must each and
all perform their respective public duties, in
order to secure the benefits which result from
the perfect operation of our system Of @ ov-
eminent.
The rank Of our Republic; its influence
over the nations Of Europe, and its power in
the Union depends principally upon the
strength and supremacy Of the central Gov.
eminent. The preservation Of civil liberty
and just regard for the highest interests Of
the people require that the inhabitants ofthe
several States should retain in their own
hands the control Of their local affairs and
self-govcrnment, to the greatest extent that
may be found compatible with the main
tenance OF the necessary authority and dig
nifty of the Union. The powers of the States
and tho powers OF the Union are counter
acting forces in equilibrium. Destroy that
equilibrium, and republican constitutional
Government, as now established in the United
States, will practically cease. After all the
attempts in ancient and modern times to or
ganize democracies, confederacies, or repub'
lies, our Constitution was the first successful
solution Of the question how an intelligent
people could become most powerful as ma
ton, and, at the same time, most efeetually
preserve their civil liberty. The plan oil
government we have adopted reserves GER
tain powers to the lawful sovereign-the
Peopie-and confers certain others upon the
Goro"ms"t OF the nation and still Others
upon the Governments OF the respective
states.
1t will be observed that the relation be-
tween the people OF the United States and
the people Of the respective States, ms estab
lished or recognized by the Constitution is
g0Ve'""'e"'@f' not PcpHIar RELATION. Inc
STATES as reoogn'+eo oy 'pe constitution
and clothed with powers ana pound oy obi
Bet'ohs' afo sum a' ha'o 'na' orBaniha'ion
Nn'oh aione 'enoers 'heu eApaoie oi receN'
ing those powers anu Oh performing 'nose Cd
nsau0hs' ine uhorsah'1eu P'pu'aee o' nc
sa''e' % county nus e.er Deeu ie0'"su ~
Sta'e IN .n' on,on' on'y through III
!uS''nou V"io0io '"a' o'a'o 0an ao'' Ut Per
,U," i's uu'''' " 'n' ''"''a' '0'ein"0"'
| "nen 'ho CONSTITUTION was irameu' IL CON,
a"eu p'o'"'oa 'na' he f"t'noA''on u
.no CONSTITUTION oy h'ne states sna' DC sui
ncieh' ior tue es,a"ilsnmen' oi TINS consul
tuition 0eft0ee" ne ''f4fe' so '"iyy'"g Mt
same anu iur'nsr provision was mace
authofiains congress 10 ADMIT new states.
Dut no ne" o'a'e mas over oeeh aaini''eo
without an organization Oh state govern
meh.' IN accordance with the CONSTRUCTOR
and laws oil congress- II Is as local goo
""Diem that the stare Is required 10 perform
duties ana Is endowed win J""eh'n' a'
constituents eismens OF the Nationai Govern
ment' although tue Citizens OF inc United
States wherever they are domieiisd, hold
personal relations to the United States quite
independent OF those they bear to the Local
authorities.