Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-09-04

III 'i'e union. Even does y the hIstC
I! OF the preamble itself, show clear
nc ~ That II furnishes no ground for til
i theory that the people of this couil
Try are united together in one indefi
liable mass-an indefinite thing calle'
u IL union, and not is States united b,
rs compact under IL constitution coIIsti
Is tutins Il Federal Republic.
t., But we maintain that in itself,
~ furnishes str0n" ground for the op
ii posite theory. II declares that" We
the people" of America. No, but o
II The "uni;ct States; And what il
that? II is Of the States tuitcd-
United together under the c)IlsIitu
q tlon-a federal government. III,
very term. Union, imports IL i%o:min.
together o! distinct parties. If, then
= the people at :hc United Statcs-th,
! STATES nniiei-wc!c made II pee.
20 pie. II would io longer be :: Union
3, tor the simple reason, that !..ry Wrr,
made Vur. BAT what duc$ il further
!)cciar" III "uT.iyr 10 fora; moro
Hrrt"r; Union: :" Its objects wrr,. no,
10 destroy the mon "ltlic Confcdcr-
acE. bat - make II u!urt. i~.r;;r.t ia
: C,Ir" Its ,mpcgtcc;iom>)-ii! order f.,
. form a more perfect Iniun. hr. n,,
4; ordaili and establish this rousiiiu,inn
not for the people. bmi iur the Emitted
state. or Tor the STATES uGi,cI. II
Is "r'!ailctt AMI established f,r mo
r~'At'~: II - n constitution between
Tie states. Ban then. tl;.y ,oy il
declares Itself ia lc Tie supreme law.
|lt'i>, 50 far f:oIn s~upuoriiu~ fin.
theory. sought To b" supported bv il.
furnishes >irnii" "rui.Hi~ also in >un-
port OF the opposite dor;rimr.
in" constitution declare, tI,a.
.tLi> constitution Hn'! l.meo OF tic.
I hitrd SiatcS, which shall be made.
III pursuance thereof ami all trcuii. :
iihd". SC. shall be the -nurriu. law
o1tiicIand." &c. ~ said. this clause.
l'N'c''o Oh co!iierrii z amy power upon
The general government, IS Il ~lInl.,a-
il"I. OF IT. POWERS.
Inc tr"tCrEnI"Ht OF the United!
HiatcS lSa government bet cen the
|'aics; II IS Il cardinal principle o!
ii:t' government, drawn from The.
ioic SPIRIT oi Ia" constitution, from
me history OF It's aHDEtIou. and is 40
HctiaIcH by one Ut ihr amendments.
'.h'' It's powers are delegated. and
'hcr"W"rs not delegated are reserved
10 me STATES or PEG! lr re,pccli:clv.
-NoW. this article drcl1rr, that m,
constitution ana certain law, sinh,
De III" supreme Law. Bat what lnw.>
-AH ihW~: No, but uHly such rs sara,
made ~ lUr>tInlicn 81! the cou.,iIu-.
non. Hence. Il an act is pasScl. NOT
III i'h'H'!aii'" OF the constituted,
i'i from IT beng tit" supreme law of
me I!llu. II l. no law al uil-i, *,
p"Iu l~iSurpaii"m. When a law *
PASSED, me iir>t Question ISIS if an
'h"flEcu by an express clause of he
constitution II not. then i il
necessary TO carry out some bower
expressly r"i:irricd Oh the nrurr,,
government If i; is Unt. llirn !.
not Il law. and i 80 more worthy Of
respect ana obrtiicncc than i, ,hn
"eclcc OF Il tUinaucllr chief Tho
states nave u" rights a,tuth, ,w,r
reserved ; they are no ~lur-ri: over
ci@n, h"c:tsc tlc constitution .n,l
laws made in pursuance Of il ur,.
supreme. Ti"ir, ii This Toe rur thr
tniirt states Is uu lon.rr an ir,I,-
pendent power, or every ,r,n,y
made by ii with a foreign country:
yes. with the cher OF The D,".,.r
iil'lIili>, Is declared to be a .rui,.irn
law. "it'"''
says Alex. Hamilton. SnraLir~ of
MS ciauac Bat it will not toII,w ,
from This doctrine. that ncI. of tLn ;
societies, jinraninw III. i,,i,ri ,
Sialcs), which are no. nur.u,n, ~ ,,
It's constitutional powers. bu, wLirL ,
are inNa>loii> OF the rrsiduury m !
lhorItIcs of "a" smaller >uciriir. :.
meaning the >iat">l. will he ,I,,. :
supreme law Of the land. Ti,c,. will
be merely acls OF ~usurpatiVu. ,rI
VIII deserve To- be treated ~ .Ir.I,
II VIII not, presume, have escaped =
observation, that 1t expressly confines
mis- supremacy 10 The laws made "
pursuant to the constitutiou."-FcI- ,
eT"ii%t. Page 207 ="
Again. ut another place. tina, this ?
'ia'iec makes the general government =
supreme Is 10 ali iIaitcr>. or create, e
u nation - II Is now uiirn called. he :
10 Dc Il >oplii>try. wll:ci: =
VIII. IN lis proper place. be fu!!y
detected. And Wilci The .uyrrii- :.
'leht Goes commit those act, OF mere. &
isufpalloh, by i!'e pa>-ayr OF laws Z
aol Ill l'IirsiIniicc ct lis delegated u
lowers, II" d";'!ar"s. speaking Of .llc a.
STATE Legislatures, tiiit they Twill :.
'e really enough ii anythiu. improp- f
II appears, to sound the ullran to The u
'coilc. and not only hy tie voice,
llit, II necessary. the arm oflL,ir 81
IA. L,
ms clause coiirrS no poWpr but. ia
my dcc.arcS Il tGntl', that would toll "
II 1t had not bc"M inserted Tor =.
II Jaw. While it continues TO be Law III
supreme. lis history shows that IN
Is a restriction on the powers OF y,
ne federal governmental ,ccinra- 81
on, that not ali laws, as. bat Tor l
his clause might now be claluIcL.
Ut ohir su'is a> were iii pursuance Il"
| me constitution. >iiouli he SUI 9.
RENE. IL Is we'll known lliui there IL
as Il party Ii: Ia" convention that :.
,aliic'i the constitution, at tin, nrau 49,
whom stood iirNunlcr !ianl,lpu ~
no were III FAVOR ct ESTABLISHING 81 .
atio'lal government. and whose
l!ort> III tin, direction W~r.rrrpunt- =
: fcpiuIairl ai,i voted down. hy :
Ie patriots al that day. y Dro,,rs:. hy
on was introduced l,v this yariv. ,o :.
to tie genera! government = ~,
'@ailf" on all laws passed nS til. ri
atcs, which, in the opinion o. III, BE-;
neral government. yiuiaiCd The let,
OF Ia" United! STATES. NJ
WAS immediately vui Il down
hen Luther Martin-w!.u Womb =
sent 10 nothing lnukin- towards 1.
&c establishment OF Il ma:lu:y.l moy- ~.
:imcnt-Ul!rrc! The c!rl;.c in nYr.- 4
IN. declaring :hat 10 laws %; The az"
iiltcd states >i."iiii hc su:,rruic am H..
1t be in pursuance OF lie com,t!. it,
ton. ~,
ii Is Il federal g~nvrr"na.n: lrtwcca ~.
-c4iiLl states, iut Won s.N !i;S il 10 ~
p"cinacv certainly i; i Supreme.
10 ne matters committed ia i. by 4
e constitution. lilrn t.l. argument -
brou@ht forward. that iwo >u- -.
enc government, caiii,nt exit in ,h"
c same community. Iii- ur.,i- IN,
'hi Is nn!: worthy pt i!!n.r vino lob.
We not studied the rHiimrn.---li..
Il. C.-oi oar sts;r:. .f' GOVERN y
mt. 1t In as | %sai.!. Il federal roy 800
ii'iiciit u government %. state. and ~
Oh t!c Whole pcrp!" IL o:r stat. -
iiall"ii), whrrr llrr state. of -cunr- NJ :,
. sovereign states rutr. INTO 4 f.?c
aud |"i"gatr. ,Yr,, y pnr. "a.
III ct lis individual suyrr,i,niiv.
be exercised i1r the i,c;.,ii, ,i ,Ir =
i"ic. The government thu. ,rr,- "'
l. supreme IL to the E:u,,,rs ~
asl Ia