The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-03-04

IL . paper on 1.-The Supreme Court
ss1 ths States ~ Congress-" in
Jns Or GuARD. for March. W have
~ following unnistakabls language:
But We have . terrible party now
j. pswsr. which teaches that The
powers Of che State depend on the
viii u Congress. It has been for
tsa yssrs almost a. much ~ = mass
lie = worth to assert the simple and
ssblims doctrines Of our fathers on
shis vital sShjcet. But again let ~
Near from the Supreme Court, when
the MAKERS and builders of our gov
sssssnt s.mpls sat upon the bench :
In our system. the Legislature Of
sbs State il the supreme power. in
eases whore ito aotion is not restrain
q b. the Constitution Of the United
States" ~ Wheaton, BAT. g..
Ard still stronger: 1.-THE rc.idua.
sypewsrs Of legislation are still in
the State. s Wheaton. 3s7. Or,
''Tas sovereignty of.a State extends
70 everything which exists by its
own authority, or il introduced by
its own permission" 6 Wheaton.
4.9;. 4 Peters, 564. .
Now. compare these expressions Of
The earlier courts Of our country with
tie sbomina Die jargon Of Congress at
Tho present time; who can help feel
isg Atst Congress, as a body, is made
up iofs conspirato,s and towards :?
What Dem ocratic member goes back
% the fountains Of the government.
aud boldly tells the exact truth about
ths' sovereign rights If the States:
Now many democratic papers vcn-
taro % declare the whole truth in
rslssion to State rights? But there
l. % way Of stopping this low and
inplacahls revolution. bat to meet it
sqssrcly with the naked truth. To
play With the devil - to tempt him to
tie fall measure Of his evil deeds.
To hds the truth il to give the false
hood free course. Aud what have
Democratic leaders been doing. but
70 yield TO this pressure Of idiocy
and 1illsipy against the doctrine 50
vital sto.osr liberty. Of the indiviss.
bss1sovsreignsy Of the States over all
qssStions Of local or domestic Gov
srlnspt! Even si,sncs on this great
qasstion 10 . crime. The people
must DO taught the truth. and inspir-
ed with the pluck aud determination
10 defend it, At whatever cost. They
must DO taught that every blow which
ear and violence have inflicted upon
truth and justice can make no new
Nv. Tie acts Of b.yonets are not
laws. A rule in opposition to the
will Of shs people 10 not government,
isspy other sense than that Of aes-
pstism. Il 10 in no sense such 4
eosAsa~>ss - eur faebsrs sstx hiish.
q in ibis country. The rule which
Congress has ssta blished in thu
Nsatbsrn States, rests apon no basis
but force and fraud. To suppose
tAas such rule can BE- permanent. !;
e iasgias that the manhood and
plnsk ss1 virtue Of ~ intellectual
people. eass free. can b. entirely
crushed out. To believe this If ths
1outhsrs people. 10 to prssapposs q
nissels greater than was ever yet
recorded 10 divine or profans history
10 suppess that the present lowly at.
tituds Of that people il anything
more than the submission Of the
traveller to tls demands Of % arm
q bandit. would svincs On iguor'
ancs Of human nature. For any
Northern man to hope that tho time
will sssr come when the Southern
people will advise perpetual submits
sion 10 such rule. shows that be j,
hfnself villain or . sneak. This
STATE Of despotism must and will be
sheown OF. sooner or later. Sooner
Of later the States will he re-inyest.
Cd With their sovereignty. and ell tho
thieves and adventures who hare
fpeksd there from the North, will
flie from the wrath to come. We
nsst bear in mind that, during all
this carpet .b.g aud negro rule, these
State are really losing 10 rights
i j only ; suspension Of the power
ss.Ss4sciss their rights. Nothing
msss. t
He il fool who talks about what
'.tbs var ,hss settled" Tho war
he's ssstlsA nothing but the crime
sal brutality II those Who wagsd it.
Wsseso nsver settle anything 80
lt0lI ihst the sans kind Of force
Uay, pot snscttls It ag.ia 10 a. hour.