The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-01-10

public theater, where the party could
be held responsible for his views, a, de-
liberate expression of his opinion,
that this is a popular Government
and its powers are co-extenslye WIFI.
the will of existing majorities. You
cannot find it; this is Government
of States not only does the history
of the times prove it by shoWlnG -
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itself It was made by the States.
The States were to be represented
equally in the Senate regardless Of
their geographical extent, of size, or
amount of population. The principle
was declared and the mode prescribed
in the Constitution itself, whereby
the States should be represented i'll
the lower branches of Congress, but
they were still the representatives OF
States. The President of the United
States was to be selected by the States.
Each and all are required by the funda-
mental and irrpea1able law, the Con-
stitutiop of the United States, to Sc
lect tkeir representation in the Eiecto
rsfC College for the purpose of electing
a President and Vice President; and
if any candidate fail to receive ma
jority there then the election comes
into this House, where it is to be de-
cided by States, each State only having
one vote, to be cast by the majority
of it's delegation, and majority of all
the States necessary to choice.
Not only is it the fact that the ma
chinery of the Federal Government
has been provided by States; that its
functionaries represent the States !;
that it gives to the States the power
Of electing the Chief Magistrates; but
the Constitution itself proves most
conclusiyely that the States were to
continue to exist with all their re-
tanned powers in the Federal Union,
and that the ends and purposes for
which the Government of the United
States was established could well be
subserved without interference with
the Independent governmental charac
ter of the States. 1t was never in
tended to interfere with the authority
and rights Of the States as such.
They were to rule themselves within
their own borders to all intents and
purposes, SO that they assumed no
granted power and exercised none
prohibited. to them. They had the
right to adopt their own criminal and
civil codes, to regulate by their own
laws their own internal concerns in
every particular in regard to crimes
and punishments, civil rights, the
transmission of real estate by pur-
chase or descent, the mode of distri-
button of personal estates, the rela-
ton of husband and wife, parent and
child, guardian and ward, and, if you
please, master and slave; all the duties
and obligations pertaining to the va
rious civil officers, of executors, adj
administrators and trustees. All these
powers are retained by the States,
with the reserved power to each
State for itself to control its own pol
icy in regard to manufactures, agricul-
ture and commerce within its own
borders. i
Now, look at the character of the
Federal Government. 1t may raise an
army. The States have no right to
create armies or raise troops in time of
peace. The Federal G Government may
build and support a navy. The States
are inhibited from doing it. The Fed
eral Government may make treaties
with foreign powers. The States are
prohibited from doing it, and even
from making compacts with each
other. But all authority over their
internal concerns in regard to the,
rights of property and of person are
retained by the States, except so far
as they may be expressly granted to
the Federal Government The whole
object and purpose was, that the Fed
eral Government should have control
Of our foreign commerce, our foreign
relations SHOULD have the power to
make war, IN conducting which the
States were to unite all their energies
and powers and should have the au-
thority to coin money, I'd impose tax
ses, and to borrow money, DC It is
easy, we're II not FOR THE tendency of