The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-01-03

But, says Mr. CRAvExs, whethDr tie
ineligibility provided by. .oar Constitution
! is binding or notsupoR the LATED States
Senate, il is bindingnRe3 Members
of the. Legislature, rho takQ 81 cath to
support the Constitatioa b Che State,
and they cannot, without violating their
oaths, vote Tor Ella Govern or tosbesGnited
States Senator TheYe is in this no force
whatever. If We should admit that the
Constitution OF The State makes the Gov
ernor ineligible, it Is gsrnite certain that
the Constitution of tte' Uniteds'States
makes him eiigible, aud the mamhers Of
the Legislature taaser1au ath - support
both. Which, stlen1 is :he Rr.us Rarransount
law
Let the Gonstiattion of the Uniteds
States answer. 4deeiaresz-secar article
yT--that This Eonstit9iion and the
laws OF the United States which shall be
. made in pursuance thereof, and all treat
les made, or which shall be made, under
the authority of tire United States. shall
be the snpremes law of tae land =
anything in,the Constitution OF lava Of
any State to, the contrary notwithstand-
ing.
Every member of tie Legislature must
take am oathto support theC Constitution
of the United States, and where, it con :
sfiicts with the constitution of a State,
the. latter must be disreg garded, for the
frst OBJ gation, in conscience as in law,
! is the fes1Ser. .sogasssssf oa--sTaIIaL bs7t
IF the Sbnssitstion'ofJ Bliann essumes
to make g rsonginslis hle- TO the office
ox Senator who is eligible by the Con
/ sttutfof 81 the tinted States, md un
dertakes 20 enforce isBy5ass ddlclAI oath'
whichpfe wants thin rneskDes5 ofsthe bog
isiature from yptiags for the, person, ex-
fcludeds by the State Constitution. It IS
, clear that the Constft0tion Of The State
is made to override that OF the United
States, by an ofIicfat oath The doctrine
that q State Csnstitutioaesaa add quali-e
| fcation or disqualification to the Office
| of Senator, which is not known to the
bConstitution Of the United States. and
| enforce it by puttingthe members OF ..
State; Le2isaAture Under sase .oashg (which
ereauires them tocaxrE out the provisions
Of the State Constitution, Or else violate
l their oath, IS utterly absurd add destfuc-
tive Of the sovereisnty or the tinted
States, and would furnish =, fsabterfuEc.
under which everpal,ty impead on the
State by the Conssitgtioq. Of the United
States could be defeated But there is
no necessity for argument where the
fquestfOH hAo Deen 1uify SetJAe0 Oy the
fhi ghest anthofity The HoaSi L0msn
xfuubtiWa4.esptsd to- the Senate Of the
.of nlii6oEs i but 6fs tile L to Cd the S seat ~as
contested upon tie following protest.: =
Ia 70 ~ Abesafts N1 s6saae zoe AZ U.sed,
be- ilSAsfts: rEe. e haa .sesa " g <Is.gse.f
FsThe undexs<eneds Senators eed. Hsps
|seseptafives of the people of the State
6se1 Hlinols,s id the Legislature thereof, re-
satiec4fnlI fepfesent that at 1 Needing Of
|fdths Hpasss oK sher erLegisan1nsesso soossns
ed on TIE. 8th day Of February. A55. for
the purpose Of electipg Senator for
sid State to the Senate Of the United
[9tnke for six years fo16 she 4th OF
EE1fasch, 1855. fffyD1ea tntss ar9 cest
fbt s1Vpan Tnumhells fextT- ieyens votes
fr Ieel 4. Assteseg, saad yo9q yo9q yote sfers fers
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