Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-09-02
are prepared BY force Of arms to
maintain our supremacy and enforce

OuI laws So "a -t4A . ~ sE--.-t-'
| Mr.. Pendleton's idea of the Con-
stitutioniseemsto-b That its sproyi-
sions are in thednature Of mere re-.
Iquestss which may be regarded Or
disregarded, as theo citizens of the
[several States see fit. 1t has no
sanction, therefore, and is less bind
ing than q laws for there is no law
without "a sanetionrHpenalties that
d must be suffered in case Of it's viola
lbtion.G y After showing that the Fed
eral Government cannot collect the
revenue or enforce the laws, Mr..
Pendleton proceeds: .aa-4
But, sir, money armies, blood,
will not maintain the Union. JUS
tice, reason, peace may. This Union
Mr.. President, is a confederation of
States.E The Constitution is the
fbond. G In order to attain certain
ends beneficial to all, these States
came togetherin, voluntary associ-
ation. They organized a Central
hGoverment and invested it with
cartain powers, they themselves
agreeing to do certain things which
were clearly within the scope of
their sovereign power. In order to
maintain this Union, in order to
preserve this Constitution, it is nee
essary that every agency of this
Fcomplicateda machinery-the Gen
Eeral Government; the States united
and the States ;severally-should
perform the functions attached to
them by the Constitution sag
i Now. sir, what force of arms
can compel State to refrain from
doing that which her State Govern
ment, supported by the sentiment of
her people, is determined to persist
in doing? 1t is provided in the
Constitution that the citizens of
every State shall have all the privi-
leges and imnunties OF citizens OF
the several States What force of
this Federal Government can compel
the observance of that clause, if a
State is determined to pass and exc
cute laws whereby citizens Of other
States shall not have, within it's linn
lis the same privileges as its own
citizens? 5.l.rs ..- s r,.i
| Full faith and credit shall be
given in each State to the public
facts and judicial proceedings OF
every other State.'' How will the
Federal Government, by armies and
arms, enforce the. observance OF
4 that clause in the Constitution, if
the judiciary and executive authori.
ties of a State, supported by the
laws, refuse such faith and credit
"'No State, wi:hout the consent
of Congress, shall lay impost OF
duties on imports Suppose a
State should pass such a law, and
the citizens were willing to execute
the law, what army could prevent
it?
"'No State shall, without the con-
! sent Of Congress, enter into any
agreement or compact with for
eign power / wish to know from
any gentlemen what number of men
it would require to annul such an
agreement once made? The Gen
eral Government is invested with
certain powers necessary to be exc
cuted in order to keep the machi-
merry Of the Government in notion
Can any number of troops, or the
use Of any armed force on the part
of the State compel the General
| Government to execute those pow
ers if the agent appointed for that
purpose deliberately, persistently
refused to execute them? Sir, the
whole. scheme of coercion is i'm
practicable; it is contrary to the
genius and spirit OF the Constitu-
tion." 4e. --
/ Mr. Pendleton again says:
Sir, the enforcement of your
laws within seeding State, in op-
position to its will, is coercion OF
that State, and coercion by armed
force is war. These terms, col
Letting the revenue reinforcing the
law, maintaining the Union,' cap
tivate our people. They smack Of
law and order, to which our people
are very much attached. They are
not unknown in American history
Our fathers heard them used in the
same tone and spirit, and for the
same purpose, as we hear then
now. In 176S, when the colonies
were rejoicing at the repeal of the
stamp act, Charles Townsend, ther
a member of Lord Chatham's cabi
net, pledged to Cancellation auc
peace, rose in the House OF Com
mons, and declared that it was eX
pedient to collect revenues from
America, and that he would him
self bring in bill to accomplish
that result. His declaration was
received with tumultuous shouts o.
applause"
Mr.. Pendleton says further:
"My voice to day is for concilia
ton; my voice is for compromise
and it Is but the echo of the voice O.
, my constituents. I beg you, gen
tlemen, who with me represent the
! Northwest; you who with me rep.
, resent the State of OHIO; you who
with me represent the city of Gin
cinnati-I beg you, gentlemen, te
hear that voice. If you will not
if you find conciliation impossible
, if your differences are so great tha
you can not or will not reconcile
them-then, gentlemen, let tht
seeding State depart in peace; le
them establith their government
and eupira and worl, ont fhoi,