The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1870-11-03


States. titus united by the Constitutional
Compact. in forming that instrument. and
in creating 4 General Government to carry
into effect the objects for which they were
formed, delegated to that Government. FOR
that purpose, certain definite powers. To Ne
exercised Jointly, rcserving. ut the same
time, each State to itself the residnary
mass Of powers, to he exercised ny lls own
separate Government; and that Whenever
the General Government assumes the eN-
ercise Of powers not delegated by the Com
pact, It's acts are unauthorized. ana are oi
10 effect; and that the same Government
is not made the final judy" OF the powers
delegated TO IL, since mat woult make us
discretion, and not the Constitution. the |
measure Of its powers: but That. aS III AL
other cases Of Compact among sovereign |
partics, without any common jluEt, each I
has an equal right to judgr Tor itself. as
we'll of the u.laction az OF the mode and
measure OF redress.
Rssolrea. That The assertions. that the
people Of these United States. taken col
irctiycly rs individuals. are now. or ever
have been, united on the principle Of the
social compact, and. as silch, are now
| formed into one nation or people, or tii1t
| t.ry have ever been 80 united in any one
| SIh-b OF lIlCII iblIllCbi w lNtNil''1 tlNt WV
/ people Of the several States composing the
/ Union have not, as members thereof re
/ tanned their Sovereignty; that the allcgi-
uncr Of their citizens has been transferred
! to the General Government; that they
/ haze parted with the right Of Furnishing
/ treason through their respective state
. Governments; and that they have not the
right OF Judging in the last resort us TO the
/ extent OF the powers reserved, and, OF CON
,roucncr Of those delegated, not only
/ without foundation Ia truth hnt are con-
trary 10 the most certain and plain Ei>tOr-
icM facts. and the clcarcst deduction> Of
reason, and that all exercise OF power Oh
tue part 81 the Federal Government. or
any Of its departments, claiming authority
from such erroneous assumptions. must OF
NECESSITY he unconstitutional, Unjust tend,
directly and inevitably. to sUbvcrt the
Sovereignty OF the States, TO destroy the
Federal character of the Union, and tt
rear on its ruins consolidated Govern
mrnt without Constitutional check or linn
iLation. and which must necessarily tcrlni-
nate in the los, Of liberty ITSELF
The Resolutions Of 1887, which GOV
cred the same ground as those o
a. 1888, were adopted BY more than ;
f two thirds vote Of the Senate, Mr.
B Clay casting his vote in the Affirmative
II thus showing conclusvely that th'
B, Constitution was regarded as com
pact between SO rcregn States, an'
M that 'as in all other cases Of compac
between powers having no common
, judge, each party has an equal right t.
Judge for HsclE as well Of iurractiou
q, q, Of the mode and measure Of n
@ Dress" which includes Of course tn
R,eht OF Secession, and Nuliiicatio
OF an unconstitutional law.
.r These are Democratic principles
10 AMI the fruit which they produced 70
80 seventy years was peace, happiness
and uneXamplcd prosperity, whic
Is demonstrates that they are practicable
,I The principles Of the Webster schot
II Of Whgs Of 1888 are the cardinal doc
e trinca Of the Radca! Party to-day, an
Il the bitter fruit that they produced wa
h war, corruption, military despotisn
- and taxation that is crushing tie Who'll
.y people to the earth, excepting til
boudholdcrs, Pcnnsy lyania iron mon
~ gers, and New England manufacturers
.c The tree is known by its rru
i, Men DO not gather grapes from thorn
n nor iigs from thistles
f. 1t is due Mr. Webster to say that Il
% subsequently, admitted that the Cousi
-. tuition was a compact between SOvcI
.l cign States, that each State had til
., right to scrcdc from the Union when
II, ever it thought the Constitution wa
nj violated, that compact broken on on
, side Was not binding on the other side
u and that the notification Of the Consti
tuition by the Northern States moth
passage Of Personal Liberty Bills JUST
fed the Southern States in sCcedin;
from the Union Ard his last word
o on the subject Of politics were, tia
"lhc stability Of the Union and FIRE
government will hereafter depend W
- on the Democracy