Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-09-11

er. Our for fathers were F5gii.b-
men, The remeTbersd s an fbs' con.
sssIs ,s st had stained the soil OF Emo
lana with blood, In the struqQle fo
.est rights and principles from the
( crown and deposit them for safe use
ahu practical exercise with the ParIia-
nent M q ,hnglandj and when they franz
"a Gut stltQtIon, they determined
] 70 iHiig anu clrcumsoribe and bind
down TINS eneroachinR Executive pow
er within very narrow limits There
is no danger of oppression of the Deo
pie By Congress. The danger is 81
ways of oppression and usurDation
coming from that power which is cen
tralized In ono mans bosom. There
IS no danger that Congress, rent asuue
der as 1t is, and ever win be, bV cliques
ana Iactlons will ever consent TO OBJ
press the people, because they can nev-
eE agree, among themselves which
g9ITlque snail be the OppressOrg.-
!4aug h5ier-l Mr.. Fessenden will have
1 ms l1.ti9 circle Of friends; Judge
1I4ng ~ MI VIII nave his. Judge Howe
Will have his, and SO tbgrs
are dozen of Clioues in tbs senafs
and the danger is that they wont Be-
ABLE to get together and do some
things that ought TO be done some
tune. LGreat laughter and applauae9
IN OF 80 with the President Of Che Uni-
ted States. That great rash act of hi7
which brought on his impeachmeut-
the removal Of the Secretary Of War.
for no Offense accept for differing from
him in opinion, and differing from him
IN this particular, that the Secretary
OF War thought 81 TO act according t1
the ConshtutlOn, and with the party
and with the friends who placed him
ln.poWer-that rash act of the Presf
dent OF the United States was no de-
liberation with any body No Cabinet
omeer knew anything about &c. Meth
er Seward nor his chum Randall. that
the thing was TO be done It was Che
result-pt q consultation between An-
drew johnson and his demiiohn alone.
LGreat applause and laughter And
when the purpose was formed it was
executed By an order written at his
own table, at night. No other men
had to be got TO sign IL, no ambitious
clique had TO be cOnciliated. Zap
plause.
This have alluded to only Co films.
trate the fact and the theory that free
dom Is IA no danger of overthrow
from a Congress or a Parliament on
any other multudinous deliberate
body. LIZ Is always in danger of ems
croachment and overthrow from DOW
er which IS consolidated and may BE
exercised upon the volition Of a single
man. 30 our fathers, when they
framed The Constitution, laid upon
that office the frmest and the strong
est bond. The President of the uni
ted States shall be the Commander-in-
Jhlet OF the army and navy he may
grant pardops and reprieves he may
receive Ambassadors and other For
5lgn Mlnlstersi he may commission
)hcers Of the United States when
properly appointed, and he shall SEQ
hat the laws be faithfully executed.
These are the powers which are vested
n the President, Independent of Con-
sress and cooperation with Congress.
Now, 1t is manifest that none of these
powers include that of recOnstructiuR
. State Government, and when An-
rev johnson undertook to do SO he
ON mltted a usUrpation upon the
lights Of the people and upon the Com
of the United States. which
7ould have brought a monarch of
England TO the block There was no
retense or color Of law In his whole
He called q constitution
l Convention TO frame Governments.
eclared the qualifications of voters,
nd the qualifications of those who
hould be elected to the Convention
5ut suppose those voted who were not
ualihed-suppose those came to the
Convention who we're not entitled Co g
'as the consequence he could not
Unish, for the simple reason that ha
Ould not make law His whole pro-
eedings we're authorized, and necess.
rlly and consequently void Buta ag
the power of the President, i need
OF push a step further or discuss &c at
myth, because even the Democracy
lemselves cOncede he has no power
i'd as far as a discussion Of this oues-
on as part Of our platform Is con-
lrned, it is sufficient to rest it there.
hey admit this point.
The question then reours, where Ia
le power Of the General Government
frame Governments in these rebel
-ates And, in the first place the
,neral proposition may be laid down
lat 1t the power Is in the Government
the United States at all, and is not
by express words the Presi
mt or some other officer. of the Gov
hment then it Is surely vested in
OnRress because the Constitution
Divides that Congress shall have DOW
to make all laws necessary and
Oper to carry into execution the
.Wer con ferred upon Congress and
other powers conferred upon the
nlted States, or any department or
lcer thereof; consequently, IF the
Wer of framing these State Govern
snts repose3 ia the General Govern
5nt and not In the people Of Geof-
and as it is conceded, every mth
n settle the question for himself bY
lrty minutes reading, that the Com
tuition does not locate this power in
e President, or any other specific Of
er, or IN the courts, then Il follows
cessarily that this power of the Gov
nment is to be exercised through
e power Of Congress, to make laws
carry that power into execution.
But l do not propose to rest here
.on this mere general proposition,
hough it is entirely conclusive
lere are other provisions of the Con-
tuition, aud other distinct grounds
on which this power may be safely
tied.
The Constitution provides that Con-
'ss may admit new States" Now,
at is the meaning Of admitting
sw State and what is a State Co
admitted2 Half the confusion that
public labor under, regarding this
,ject, has arisen from the fact that
word STATE" in the Constitution
lsed with various meanings Some
les it is used in a political SENSE
+ instance, when the Constitution
vides that any man who commits d
ne shall be tried in the estate"
ere it was committed, it means
State, called the State of
" York, or Georgia, Sc. When ID
s q State" may be q party Go nhy
in the Supreme Court of the Uni
States, il means a "State Govern
1t, % or corporation which is created
that purpose. Take, for instance,
nois. In q geographical sense. Illi4