Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-06-15

Its ComplleaiIons-Thcl origin and ISOLATION.
NuMBER II.


the national domain and jurisdiction was
still more largely extended beyond the origi-
nal constitutional precincts than at the time
Of the annexation Of Texas. TWAS now com
posed Of thirty Statcs-scvcn OF which were
formed out Of territory foreign to the Consti-
tutlonal Union. Certainly Ii doCs not need
any accumulation OF proof TO show that tho
Constitution provided for no such emergency.
True, Il gives Congress the power to declare
war, which undoubtedly must involve right
and power 10 achieve victories and 10 make
conquests. But then II was adefenslye rather
than an aggressive power. II could not have
been made In anticipation Of any particular
or specific aim at the acqnlsitlon Of foreign
territory. II was designed morc as q limit OF
that exercise Of Sovereignty to the General
GOyornmopt rather than the State govern
meats. II Ia, indeed, historically true that
the great aim and interest Of the people Of
this country, at tho tlmo Of tho formation Of
the Constitution, was to DO ut peace with all
and especially with those Powers
whose domain bOrdcrod the boundaries Of
the United States; hence, neither the fathers
nor the people anticipated, OF sought to make
any other than defensive provision In antici-
patton OF any such belligorent demonstration.
Thus the polner acquired by the Government
Of the United States, under the treaty Of peace
i,iiiSn, ThencefoTth tbc nconic iyh"bt,InS IN
tl,al tcrritory became ~ ahsdln,civ snhJor3 30
the sovereignty Of the United States, as they
had hitherto boon 10 the sovereignty Of Mex
leo. The States formed, or TO be formed, out
Of such territory, and thereafter admitted into
In snch CAPACITY ndmittcd moi Nv yIrt,,c ~
anvT nower or claim deriyc1 nnSorthS Fo,Iorsi
Cowtitution, hut Inv the mere grace and an
thoTity al the new snycrciontv 10 which tbcy
bad become snbiect n aInns On, ,.nn,ai. ~
them n dIstinctiyc cxistencc as s,atcs TbIs
il ddes by living 10 them within ccrtain nrc,
scribcd nrecIncfs Ia snjn, and aSorcisa ~, ~
rights n isfrcc,,nn SG,,osoi,,r,. an5 tnSai
ncnAcpce- az were i,bcrcri IL, al 'r,i'i,,oi
States nndcr The confcjcrary and ,r,aran,ooJ
ncrnctnaIIv nnScr ,bc conS,,,,,,IS"i ANY,,
Sn pai,,,, ~ m,
,cn,,rc ~ M ~ s,o,aSni,, y oIlgu, to
thcp fajthfnI adhorcnn,iP 20 ~ fSJa upon
s.s,ii,i,s'i " .hniS M ~ tuy luuuancnuh
s,ch That sts,a rIS,I,s - "' .esa hs
eTcienty and indcpondence" being derived cn-
tIrciy Sptside ~ ma NJ, ~ W gu ot
ORIGINAL or Inherent T MI N S any
mia IL 40 nnIcSs , o "a ,l w.
Alternative nosIt}nnN Unnco " sta,a ai,so',s
State0-yybIch. IL Ia conccivcd ~ sa,no -.
nnsshIv no morn co,,sjS,o,', LII, 'V ,i'' may
theory and nractIcai cynross,, ,,S,,, nv
soverciontS VI PoPui"r
Yet IN his latter thcorv. thorn Ia nrc, IN
n.y. =. - N. .,y ~ tpS,S 20 NUN W
iii s,hJoct Tho ~ S gu
~ Se! iho so,y,iyIgIY o. INC crown
~ ulOa az p,leah, cstavrsncu ~ knC EroUcstanl
" tiic IeNVlutlon OF looo was called
hpopuh boVerelgnty' not because II recog-
niLed the exclusive supremacy of the popular
VIII, but because 1t was based upon laws en-
acted by Parliament wherein he people tcere
supposed % be approached, and thus recognized
as one Of he sources Of It's supremacy.
The Federal Constitution Of the United
States of America established q truer and purer
popular sovereignty, IN that Il recognized ne
people as he only source Of its supremacy. Pop
ular sovereignty does not mean q sovereignty
In the people exclusive OF constitutions and
laws but II means asoyorcignty In the Govern
menL whether state or National, limited and
dofned by constitution and laws established
by n.e free o0ioe Of ho people acting either d.
rcctly or by their delegates, without any ar
bltrary or extranoous compnlsion, hindrance,
or TestrGlnI The Constitution thus ordained
ana established by the people Is the charter Of
governmental supremacy IN every popular
sovereignty.
state sovereignty u called n popular SOW
ereignty, because within Its Jurisdiction and
precincts both sovereignty and allegiance are
illnlted ana dehned by constitution created
Dy me Tree voice OF the people who arc sub
leet 70 us rue: SO also Is the National Gov
ernlneht OF inc United states OF America
called popular sovereignty for the same
reason a.Ini;,
Us there q a .ss,,a-~!sf
nu S.o,. ,.S,,,,,i,.s S,hich mi, roth aOr
uIC staee A.. ~ S.a. uo
n FeaeSrapI E,s.s.,,,I u ,,
soyereignty and aiiegiance In Tho irnited
STATES zach has III SarticpInr spnrnnriaia
and ncccssary snbero n octinn EI,hcr no,
claim and enforce within Inc limita ne nar-
tienlhr nppropriate md necessary aiIc0ianco
which Ia IL dne' kIegiance IN n StSta IL
MANn - 10 uuS' AhcBahVo III othle is
within the IImIts n H. kTisdiction Az
sJanee In a natjon comnoscd ~ roTtai,ora,na
States and dependent Territorics Ia snbmis-
ion 10 fbc shnTcme newer ~ 10 notInrsI
snyetegnty within The Snhsrc ~ h. in HIai
I'm n ci,hsr sasc III oi's
sIieSdance Arc un,itcd bv ,So Tops,i;,, nsu
and 6y he Can,i;J,,J;on onI,, I, oitba. on'i
IL ia not Tor tbc rcnIo 20 dIaoi,
si,LhCId thair aiIos{a,a b.,yy,s, .iaiii VI
they vera naTtics M tIe orJinaI co ,.I,Iah
cros,oS iImItS md dc6nes Tho soXsreISrt r,'''"
Win ma tbcre arc No ts,,,-;Io,,;i,J sa',;;,,
,so torrjtasioI ,S,,,,i' ~
absnrdItt tn ,a-i ,ps,,,s 81 u al
IA sn.s,,o,,i.,S, -it,ai a.
in,slias SannTdono., a,,S Oiogii ~
,nia "a ndII,icei aIs,,ri u
SaGJ,in,s TTarrt,, 49, ~ PooPlo lu.
sn,nsnisssa ~ " A. ny aIS ny n9I
tSc so,srci,n,v oIorihS Tn.ri,r, 'S h naas
~ ~, Wy lhey must
,r,I'N ,ha d ~ suSIee''o'no sovereignty upon
M snJ ,,,,.,o, IL, ,,, d., r..
,,I,',,, ~ ~, ~ ~ y. wy nUN-
~ Eatosai S,itt,',.,s,'' y, Iy
sunreoc Tho soSesalSn,,, uloS y,
~ rns"Jor - ,o,,,,,,. 4. ,, W ~
sl,Soro,Ut, ,,hInh \, a,,i o surreo, INC
If ,crrjiorS u IN tiLs Tann ~ 1nS PupenasS
~ No. a o an, s,,a, anu
nreIS,n,,, /, ccrtaiyD,ss NM, lp nat hpoS I
oc,,,7'rcJ H., S,,nn,,ss, 'l.U ~ '''' "'N" IN
W. IN n n ~ mode. ~ ,,,,,,i.,,,,...
,,,a naramorn, ana cIcinsivo W., ~
,ho aeneraI oovcrn,ncn, ~ ~ IY,iIn. H. y,
Nycr IL IeIs,nr,ai Jnnoi ' ~ ~, nilu
cann,t bo S,,estIanaJ =, 4. ab,y and Ln,J
ali caVjI ar ncradvcniura And oiiho,,%R hS
the general consent of Tho neopie NJ Well a,
Inv sneciaI covenant tho Rcderol Consti,I,1
lion NAV be and has been ana indecJ ,ans,
ever bc referred N AZ Iimi,ing Tho cSorciaa 20
tbis snnrcmacy in tbe FcdsraH ma STATE 90, VI
lions az tho nation aim ia posItiTc and 49,
mtc snnrcmacy within The lnbsrs ~ 10 no.
tIonaI aomaIn and inrisdic,idn h moi thcrch,,
denreciated or destSoycd
n NAV Indeed deliberate n nortio, NJ ia
prerogatiyes IN the peonIe Of n Territory hS
estabishing therein a local territorial oo;arT
menti but Il does moi thereby rciina1ish IL.
own supremacy over ID nor release thc neonie