The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-02-23
Av.-HOw can States Rcsume thci,
Relations?

49, SbiN'a"liAbl ilNllllIlDl uD S,kiN
in the Fcderalists, that "thc fabric o
American Empire ought to rest on The
SOLID basis Of tie consent qI tie pcoplc
The streams Of national power ough.
TO flow Immediately from that pure
original fountain CJaH IGgiimctr oathor
.ty." 1t was Hamilton who was mucl
reyilcd for his opinions, who uttered
this great republican principles that un
dcrIics every free S;atc, Gnd constitute.
the very ase Of the American govern
mcnt.
We have assumed there can be No
departure from this. principle, ut III,
time, without violation Of the Consti
t.ullon itself, in oH its rjtaiG unchona.
The next fundamental principle is
That THIS consent Of the people is cX
pressed in those written constitutions
~ all the States, which they have fran
Cd and adopted as their highest law
and which they and the actual govern.
mont must obey and carry out, in spirit
ana letter, unalLcrCd, unabridged anC
un~obslructcd.
1T is also IN American principle that
the pcol lie alone can make constitu.
tons, and that all law must proceed
from their immediate will in every
State. u
The people alone are sovereign, and
can amend this system but This amend.
ment must proceed in accordance with
the limits and methods OF the constiu,.
lions adopted, and which they seek to
change.
Now, as these principles mdcrlic cx.
istlng States, how can federal %autlori.
ty assert the right to impose govern.
mcnt upon these States, except tie as
serted that war suspcuds and annuls
constitutions, and leaves them in the
condition Of conquered provinces, over
which federal authority hcnccforth has
absolute conIrol? That being granted.
it is obvious that States can never more
claim the rights Of States, except at the
option Of federal authority. RIGHTS
Tins lost. ar ItriIit1I ,aputt la ~,
sumrl Nv S,,tcs M uoir ",rn ,rin
,hnv wo1,d We Loncoro,,L o.n """'
~ Of cc1oyo1 nnwor ca NV an1 ,a 'W I';
down rs IN inevitable consequence of
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Lo;ur trnn 70. Lann,G, r,L 4" I'''7
thia ,~rimcinin into nnr " ,,
,CIol,r ,nrn ~ ,rn., ~, "'',
urrrnn'n., ~ I.y, SI,,~" 'J@.'''
IN, oLTio,o,os thosn Gt,,o, o,I :I
Irnion itsr,r ""'
Thence il Is os,oylcd os . nooo,.or,
CONSEQUENCE nr.hi. nrir,i,Io tLatG,
ornss diana nav rfhntn,o t'o' ,''SI va,
ot n. nwn ,Icnsuro, an,I IN tsnnun %"a
rnIor rom cr,nni,oifnn arLaiI u"
nornctu,lly in 6boyonrc 40 .nn"n ',
,rorirrce whorcin thn ,onnIo J Lnia
right ,o not unIcr looal Lno
State constitution "
This doctrine ~orronnuoe, IN al g..
rioor is thusonnIicd n ov;s,inn cIa,a,
nod tbrouah which convnrnYon ~
snhvcrted and the @ncorIs Of tan Gto.a5 [
,ro swallowed mn IN tLis controEa>nr I
,owcr, Mark tLis ]nrincinIo orJostmrt j
bJc6ey ConcUnI;pno anJ a'J. $
yecIr ,,,oD iLo Jo,cs of couo,.s, TL,,, +
+, hccnmcs an ,rhitror, ;,ra@ona;iI. =
,owor and which ia toho nnnInn"ntnd {
ntn onr gvatcm of low hy tLa ;tn,,nIi a
10 ,doslrnction ortcn Gt,,na nnI ~, L
.aoogsor, ,Ir,nro NJ Il Iyn cn. G
, tLis n,inr;nIn On rnn ~ Ianr ''an Il
and ybich uI,ro pn"SI Ii "'u d
nr,ss mnon onuaIrn W. i " o
oso nr rncnrstrnn,ioH 5'e' o
po>iI', ,In La',ai G., =.
,' Lrn",I nr;n ~, ,hn, "o' "aS'II
wy may Oh
i, ,an S,atoo onJ Wv govern I
'Looa Co., ,po1o eu"i"n- ia
e"Ja 'lem'! .hiS n
ii" Tha", Ian II. 'irc Noh' tn
;oJn ~" ~ VI .m u
~ ,h,ni,n thu ''oV1u III Ae"- bC
10y .n - W. 'heSe rs
an, tth';u raIa.n" '.I'1' ouNuot
ont onno 'nc so'e'n
.A,,l. "l'on o,ii' " Mh'ei' they
h1t Par'ieS anu upon whom 'hcy 81
,uiu ho' w D'i''hS' ti
congress Is not oinhipoteht. Hence ?,
cannot d'Sresard inc ConStitutioh'- Il
must DOW 10 that instrument. II sa
Is no power but " that instrument iii
hciice 1t cannot crcate II otale, nor III
a Stale 10 a territory or leS's-
1t out ol the thion' Ihefo IS no
n power delegated or eiVeiiN mus
annot break up any H'ate.
iut these states may rose c rprac-
Il relations IN me government by rs
> ana by disregard OF teuerai du- la
Ill time oil peace. IhGy can, II Ia,
). so choose he2Iec' to De rcpreseh 'rii
in Congress ana all Federal duties rec