Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1872-07-26
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our foreign relations, whereby warm friends,
Russia and Germany, have been converted
into cold ones his management of the Ala
bama claims his conduct, and that Of his
party, in extending the powers Of the gener-
al government beyond those delegated, in
direct antagonism to rights and powers not
only inherent in the States and the people
Of the States, but expressly reserved to them
by the constitution itself Under this head
we extract the following:
This may be said with absolute confidence;
that the prevailing, if not the unanimous
opinion Of every member of the convention
by which the constitution was framed, con.
cured in the absolute necessity, if freedom
was to be preserved and the happiness Of
the people to be promoted, that the State
should have all powers except as from their
nature they would not be capable to execute,
so as to accomplish the safety and prosper
ity Of the whole.
This was illustrated in all the debates in
the convention. The occasion will not ius-
tifv reference to more than one of them.
Oliver Ellsworth, second Chief Justice Of
the United States, member of the conven-
ton, correctly stated ''that without the CO.
operation Of the States it would be imtoss-
Bile to support republican government over
so great an extent Of country; an army
could scarcely render it practicable" And
upon another day he said:
"What he wanted was domestic happiness.
The national government could not descend
to the local objects on which this dependedl
It could only embrace objects of general
nature. He turned his eyes. therefore, for
the preservation of their rights, to the State
governments" II. Madison Papers, p.
LOLA
The course Of the President and his party
leads to the reverse Of all this. 1t necessa-
rily results in centralizing all powers in the
general government, and thereby making it
not federal, but a consolidated govern
ment. Not only was this alleged in the con-
vention to be result which could not be
produced if the powers Of the general gov
eminent were not overstepped, but in every
one of the State conventions by which the
constitution was ratified this opinion was al
so almost universally entertained Some
members, however, in several of the State
conventions expressed apprehensions on the
point This was especially the case in the
Virginia convention, and amongst others
these apprehensions were entertained BY
Patrick Henry. Mr.. Madison, who was
member of that convention, considered them
as unwarranted. But to quiet all fears, he
and others agreed that certain amendments
should be proposed by the first Congress,
and this was done on the 25th of Septem-
Der, 1883, by a proposition to the States
that they should accept certain amendments,
twelve in number. Ten we're adopted -
Two Of these are:
| L. "The remuneration in the CONSTITUTE N
Of certain rights shall not be construed to
deny or disparage others retained by the
people.
= "The powers not delegated to the
United States by the constitution, nor pro.
hibited by it to tie State, are reserved to the
States respectively, or to the people.
cit is impossible to reconcile the conduct
OF the President and his supporters with these
limitations"
MIR. johnson then proceeds to say of Mr..
Greeley that his love of country cannot be
daubted, that his ability is demonstrated
and his integrity unsuspected. If he has
indicated at times doctrines which NAV have
been considered unsound, what statesma has
not As regards the tariff, this is RENTED
to the discussion Of the people in their con.
gressional districts and to the decision ot
Congress. Mr.. johnson adds:
what more do these gentlemen want in
their opposition to Mr.. Greeley? Did thew
desire the nomination of an ayowed free.
trader With this view did they wish for
! the nomination of Mr.. Adams +? And if thew
had succeeded, and Mr.. Adams had declared
his adhesion to free trade, do they believe
they could have secured his election +? We
have had experiments enough of preseutiu
to the people for the presidency candidate
whose opinions were not in accordance with
those of the people generally, And to this,
and to this alone, was the election of Mr..
Lincoln to be referred, and the subsequent
election OF General Grant. Whether free
| trade or protection is to receive the sanction
OF Congress will not depend upon the opin.
ION OF the President, even If he has one,
and is disposed to act upon it. He can
effect nothing except as be NAV be able to
influence Congress by his patronage, and
this no man fit for the office would attempt,
because TO do SO would be palpable effort
to corrupt that department. That Mr..
Greeley would not take such step is GER
tain, because be is honest, and because the
platform upon which he agrees to stand pro.
hibits it.
Mr.. johnson then reviews the patriotic
and conciliatory course of Mr.. Greeley to.
wards the South. and concludes that the
present political condition of the country
must give much anxiety and alarm which
can only be removed by refusing re.elec-
ton to Gen. Grant and electing Mr..
Greeley Baltimore Sun.
Chas. Sumner 10 to visit the White Sui
phur Springs shortly.