Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-01-20
United States, are the supreme law Of

united states, are the supreme law OF
the land.
That the judges of every State are
bound thereby, anything in the Con-
stitution or laws of any State, to the
runtrary, Notwithstanding.
That the judicial power of the Uni
ted States, are the supreme law of the
land.
That the judges Of every State are
bound thereby, anything in the Con-
stitutiOn or laws of any State, to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
That the judicial power of the Uni
ted states, extends to all cases in law
and equity. arising under the Consti-
tuition. the laws of the United States,
and treaties made under its authority.
To counteract under preponderance
of these powers by the creatures of the
Constitution-exists the responsibility
of the Legislatures of the Federal
Government, TO their respective con-
stituents.
The liability of the executive and
judicial functiOnaries of the United
States to Impeachment.
But in the event of Federal usurpa-
ton on the rights of the several com
munities, and the failure Uf every com
stitutional attempt at redress, and the
evil complained of being worse than
those to arise from resistance, there re-
mains but one resort-the ultima ratio
an appeal from the cancelled obliga-
tions OF the constitutional compact to
the original ri gifts and the law of self
preservation.
This is synopsis of some of Mr..
Madisons' opinions, given in $780,
They admit simply the right of forci-
bic secession, but there are others WI O
believed in the peaceful right of the
secession of each of the communities
composing the United States of Ameri-
ca. They derived their lusions on
this subject from, 1. the belief that
the original and inalienable sovereign
ty existed i'm each community, sepa-
rate and distinct-derived from, first,
the reasons set forth in the Declaration
of Independence. The treaty of peace
with the King of Great Britain
whereby the accumulated citizens of
each State became acquired of the
rights formerly of the King of Great
Britain, and remained the power para
mOunt-which is proven by the fact
that on the death intestate of an indi-
viduai without heirs, his property
goes to the State of which he may be
a citixen-and MOTTO the United States
of which he is q citizen, merely be-
cause he is citizen of State compos-
ing one of the United States. They
claim as recognizing this inherent and
inalienable right of each of the COM
.nunities of which the United States
is composed-that notwithstanding
that the Articles of Confederation de-
clared that thu same "shOuld be inviO-
liable and unalterebie unless by the
consent of every State, and the union
perpetual;" yet were these articles
violated al d his union broken on the
meeting oil the first Congress, under
Constitution that provided that the
ratification of the conventions of nine
States shall be sufficient for the estab-
lishment of this Constitution between
the States ratifying the same. y
Amongst those who believed in this
peaceful right, may be mentioned
Judge Tucker, of Virginia, author of
fuckers Blackstone; William Rawle,
of Philadelphia, Attorney General in
1900, and author of an excellent work
OH the Constitution besides John G.
Calhoun, and host Of other talented
statesmen.
1t may also be reasoned, that the
conventions of many of the States
when adopting the Constitution, de-
clared that the powers OF Government
might be reassumed by the people of
their OWN State, for whom only they
were the representatives, whenever it
should become necessary to their hap
piness.
In November, 1889, North Carolina
acced to the Union, as did also Rhode
Island, i'm May, 1890. During the agi-
tation caused by the debates relative to
the acceptance of the Constitution,
the party i'm favor of il without amend
ment, were called Federalists; those
opposed to its adoption without amend
nents, in the nature of bill OF rights,
were called ConstitutlOnalists, or Anti
Federalists; chief amongst the latter,
was the eloquent aud patriotic Patrick
Henry, of Virginia, who as member
of the Constitutional Convention OF
Virginia, confronted Randolph, Mar
shall and Madison.
Jefferson, being at that time Minis
ter to France, was not allowed with
either party.
Hamilton, having accepted the Con-
stitution as better than nothing, join
ed Madison and Jay in a series of let
letters, signed Public, defending and
explaining the Constitution.
Washington, in organizing his ad-
ministration, made Mr.. Jefferson Sec
rotary of State, and Hamilton, Secre-
tary of the Treasury unhappily Ham
ilton's administration of Eng and, and
of her form of Government, antago-
nizing with Mr.. Jefferson's French af-
filiation, rivalry for influence arose
between them, which degenerated in
to personal antipathy.
TO BE CONTINUED.