The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-01-31
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II deems prudent and best l. not this the
plain, unvarui>hed theory of this measure
aud Of the gentleman's speech Ten OF
the States Of this Union with 10000
0J0 people Of the United States have been
conquered. and in virtue OF It's 60 quest
the Federal Government IS vested with all
the righ's and liberties of those States and
people holding them az conqueror to be
Reluctantly doIed out according tn IFS SUI
preme will and pleasure by this charter of
privileges I say reluctantly. for even
TINS has been delayed for almost two ve1rs.
Have not the centuries been rolling back
ward. Can we not almost see the peonle
dem1ndlng Gf Congress m4qn1 chnrta
Sir, rho doctrine that this government
can make conquest Of any Of the States Of
this Union IL Opposed 20. ia at war with
the fundamental idea Of the government
itself Ii wouil destroy the harmony Of
the system of States and Union nv allowing
o. an antagoni'tic interests. II womb ".
Ter % the general G ,vernment the allure-
ment of power ACKNOWLEDGEMENT not in the
interest and growth of the States and
Union. hut in its own separate interest
II would nullifv all the provisions nf he
Constitution reservinc powers OF the States
and the neople It would be equivalent
:, n bribe to the government 10 de'trav
the States and the lib"rties of the peone
by the exercise Of deenotic powers. But
il is ab~uriv impossible that the United
Z tates Gnvernment excent nv usurpation.
should make &c ,nuuest" of ore Vt the
States ef which II ia Clm1asei It has
certain prescribed limited powers AMI
jur:sdic'.o with the means and canahil,
'ies OF using AM exercising any o'hers-
II hal befpre the war by the authority Of
the nrc4nic act Of its creation. the mower
and jurisdiction. certain defined and I'm
itel. II c1n'r0i GOVERN anl nreSer~c the
States IN The Union rs jurisdiction is
the same now the war is over no greater
no less.
There is. there can be 70 such thing as
this government being able TO increase or
enlarge its powers Of iuris fiction over the
States by conquest" It can derive
powers hut in one wqv. and that bv Con-
s.itutonll grant NJ act Of anvor ali tia
parties II the Constitution can take from
or aid to those granted thereby in anv
other way than bv amendment according
~ The provisions IF the Constitution itself
Under tho Constitution rs it is the power
IA granted the general government tn
SUPPRESS inSurrecton. renel invasions. and
upon application. protect thu States from
domestic violenre Il is absurd that in
successfully nerfnrmng this duty IL could
bv anY possibility DESTROY the State or
The insurrart;0n ar all live tooe'her "a
destroy the Sta'e rs al III in the Unioa -
And yet Ia such rhsurlitie< does the doc
:rine on winch this bill /. fnunlei lead -
Let insurrecton arise in any State Of the
Union and the Govern ment undertake ia
suppress il: If IL shall assume proportions
large enough to enti,le the insurgents. ac-
corine 70 the laws Of war. 70 heiigerent
rights. the milton becomes divided into
two parties and tho party that shall finally
suhmit has forfeited ali rights under the
Cons.itu'ion and il snhieet 10 the will oil
'he other 90 eonqieror under he Law OF
nations
If the Federal Government should b
called on 10 rrn;ec; The State from vin
lerce. and the disturbing party shonld h'
able IN anv manner. to pnssess itself oil
the State 50 =. - DEPRIVE rho inhabitants
for the time benz 0f ali civil government
and ehonld magnify It's powers and increase
It's Numbers So that under the human law:
of moiern w4rf;ir,. the lava that govern
public var <hnuli he rec 1rnizei n anoli-
cable 10 its conduct. u'h 2 Sta'e and al
the inhlbita1fs thereof when finally the
Government should conquer will have
lost all their rights rxcept only such as
nav he found in the NV of natinps as ap-
plicable when one nation cnnqners another
The bare Statement. of such PROPOSE
ton shows ii To be preposteroua The
CONSTITUTION is the paramount and eve;
continuing W. ''bnth in war and il peace
The army can only be usel in aid Of il.
enforcement Il is clear tint NJ warrant
f,r this measure can he found in the Con
stitution. The gentleman certainly ha'
MT claimed t. No one believing in the
truth Of rhe preamble of this bill vii
claim an. Constitutional mower far it under
that section The United States shall
guarantee 10 every State in the Union {
republican form Of government" The
bill goes upon til, theory that they are moi
now States in the Union indeed that the,
are not States at all The gentleman
from Pennsylvania styles them IA State;
never restored from state of con
quest ou'l1wcA States" and says:
Congress denies that any State lately
in rebellion has any goverrm at or Con.
qtitution known t. the Constitution of the
United States or which can be recognizes
az { part Of the Union +"
If. then. these ere not States, or if no
States in this Union that provision o
the Constitution has no reference n then,
It refers in express terms TO States sin
III. Union onlv The government has n
such power. and il under no such ob!iga
ton to any other States. There is ther
no law, no constitutional power for thi
measure, and no rightful power for hOldin,
these States in state Of conquest
The war long since finished It's bloody. it
devastating work Of suppressing the in
surrection and putting down the rebellion
All have submitted, combataats and PEG
pie, and admit that the Constitution is tn
supreme law Of the land in all emergencie
for rulers and people. To hold thes
States az the gentleman saws they ar,
held. as "outawed" stafes in 'state o
conquest is the usurpation and exercise
Of despotic and tyranncal power in il