The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-08-31

by the lnSurreCtiOn which 1t sought L
suppress. The suppression of that in
surrectiOn accomplished that result.
The Government Of the United State
maintained by force Of arms the Su
prene authority over all the territory
and over all the States and pGOpl,
within its Jurisdiction; which the Con
stitution cOuferS upon it; but it acquir
cd thereby no new power, no enlarged
jurisdiction, no rights either Of terrific
rial possession or of civil authority
which it did not possess before the re
bel!iOn. broke out. All the rightfu
power it can ever possess is that WhicI
is conferred upon it. either in expires.
terms or by fair and necessary imDlica
ton, by the Constitution OF United
States. Ii was that power and that au
thority which the rebellion sought tC
overthrow, and the victory of the Fed
tral arms was simply the defeat of that
attempt. The Government of the /.
nited States acted throughout the Wai
on the defensive. Ii sought only tC
hold possession Of what was already it,
own. Neither the war, nor the Veto
~ by which it was closed, changed in
amy way the Constitution ofthc United
States. The war was carried ON by
Limitations which thnv nI,alarihnd. and
the result of tho war did NOT ni-hnr en.
/ large, abridge, or III any way change OT
affect the powers it confer, upon the
Federal Government, or release that
/ Government from the restrictions
! which it has imposed.
The Constitution Of the United States
war the .,snnra1," ISu nf thn Iann
,nv tbin.r ia thn r,,,,.Titr,+;rn ~. ia,,,'
nr ANY, ~l,ta tn tho rnntrar, nnt,ri,b-
sfaniipD.'' and to-day also nrnrisal,.
os Lefnr2 the yor ,.ail thn noivur. nnt
conferred Inv thn t'ons+itnfi6n r,non tba
/ General C;Hvnrnmnnt nor nrnhihitnd
in, !. In +hn Sfstns ave. rr.nri-nI T.. thn
.svnr,I state. nr ia +br unonIn thn..c-
of,
This Dosition i vindicatnl mot onIy
! h,. the 6s.nntioI nature nfour Covnr,,,-
! mont ana tho Ion~noe,a and y,,irit nf
J tha Constitution. INT bv all The acts
aud tine Iouru.ra of oltr Govnrpn,nut
! -: ,tI - ,I,,S7Srr', . -, - - ~ -
-, ,,,l 10 ,''i' s'I ',ii ,iI',
| ION li'o ouIpl C"N u tit IV"C'i'o" -
-, i'''s'i =, - ~ 'ii,,''
anu PIoCIollialL'ii " Iii9 L-NEIH'lNt II
! N'S ONP'' NY NO>'"t' ~ 'h"' VI N''S
! o'JC't anu pun PVSc 81 u,e VIZ was -
| maintain ti'e au'ilo'ltS Oh me NohsIl'u-
( tioH anu I" preserve iHe integrity "I
/ me Ch.oh' anu congress more iiflIl
/ ONE teileIateI IilI9 solemn uecl1i"-
( Ioh' ana auuGu tlie assurance I'i'I
! "tGheNer lliG onJeGI 9il"di" DC aLIalh
e.. eIl tile war 9ilouiu cease' anu aii tile
I ,o,'tO'2 :. S.lou!u IctaiH tlIeiI 'iu" li5h'9
/ "lli 5"L'S "H4iil P"iAcu'
IL Is o'iS 9iIlcG INC WIZ "''7 c'V7eu
! slaI othGT rI9IlIS nave oeeil asserted OH
/ peilai ol one department Oh lhe bener-
/ al IoVGrhliehl. rove, II mas pfG!l PfocialIh-
/ ed oI congress IilaU' III adui'loii 10 me
! powers conferred upon IL py llc Cou-
/ stItuuon, the Federal Government
/ may now cIaiih over the states tne
! I .GIi!toIH anu Ilie P1CPie III IolN q, ia
/ lilt IhouIIec'iol, IIlc H'7 Vi MdI-Ile
fiShl oi conquest ana Oh cohi!scauoh,
! the rl8ilt 10 aDrogate all eNlstIhS gov
! eFiiIilthlo, INSTITUTIONS anu laws, ana
70 auo{eCbt tiie teIIlLoLG III niiI
til.,,l'J - ~ in'-i.i"
tiI,l ti,. '''', nf thn Csn,-,rn7ann.
,l,,,. 20 ~ ~ ironoso Tr,dnr ~
- .,,,,l ,-T,,o,,ir,l- LJ,f, ti,+ ,l,,,.,,
/ If Tho Con.fituti1n which uro[riJn.
/ fl,ot s.po Stafa sh,I without II. con
snnt ha da,,r;,,nd nfit, nnIaI s,,tr,.,,,a in
/ +T,a co,atn Of tbo T1nitaJ Statns > ba.
! Lrnn ,nnu!Iad and tom STAT. b.,.a
/ rcnn rerl.nd and arn sill rnf1.ad ron
; ra-nntatinn aIroyrthpr in both branches
/ If The. j1ndarqIt i0norass And thp CON
/ ,,,.r.,. II, which nniT, - ,,,rtnf fhn S+atns
7 9nJ nf t,'n' ,annIa 1r thn I@nf,l ,rn ROM
+ ,,ns..,tcJ has assorted tha rio.ht tbns Ia
nvnIuda tho rest from rnnresnntatinn
ana from, alI share in uaL-ine, thcir own
/ la,r- ~, rbonsinC- fhpir nyy,, rulnr. nm
+ tiitbo,. yI,.,II lG2n,,l,- win .,,,.h ronIi-
! lions t,L nnrfnru5 .urh net. ~ Ills
/ H1nrrn-s tbus rouDo.nd may itsn}t
nr,..rribc. That rjrht has not only
aeon asserted bnt il has hnrn pyprris-
nI and !. nr.,rfi,,IIv enforced at the
l,.,'o,,t '',l, +l,pn Nv d,n. = And an,-
/ sInnnrf in the theory tn,t the states
I .Imt excluded are in rebellion AGAINST
sha Gnverumnnt and orr therefore
f .,,n.I,,Ind from .harin,, IT, AUTHORITY
+ NOV ,-n rnf Tins i'm r9hpIiion Tbrv
. .,rn. on, and nh in nm attitude or lo,.,i-
-. tl',,..,.J tt,a fsn,,orn,,n,+ oni nf
..5,.or,, ',IIn',ianra to thr i'9ostiturion nf
-t,a J-n;tnJ Gfatos In mo- ono Of fhnm
5.' tho .ii,rl,tnst iYi;,-,fion of rasi.lanrn
tL;.,f7rLori+,. oy tI,n sIi,rhtn.t nro-
t,-t against its inst and hinding obIiuu-
+ ti,, rrbi- nn1,itinr. of renewed TO-
,rt,- has boon of,f.i,!},, raaorniZrd h.,
s,J1o,n nrorIam,fipu nr the Eyrrutiyp
D,r,rtrlnrt Vhn I,,y. If The Trnitcd
Sfatcs have been extended hy CONGRESS