Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-03-06

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was based upon this doctrine. Thi'
principle was discussed and nctcc
upon in tho convention that france
tho Constitution. IL is true there was
n minority in that convention, respect
ablc for It's learning, which wanted q
national or consolidated government
From tho day upon which tho conven'
tion opened, in May, until tho 25tll
day Of Juno, tho convention had ,
resolution before it declaring that "a
National Governmsnt ought 10 bs.es,
tablished." But on tho 25th day Of
June q motion was made to strike ont
The word National" and insert in It's
stead "United States" This was car
ried by an overwhelming majority,
and pu. ar end 10 tho hope Of tho
consolidationists to form National
Government. On this occasion, Gov.
crnor Patterson, of New Jersey,
speaking on the subject Of amending
the articles of confederation, said,
"can We on this ground form n Na.
tional Government? | fancy not,
Our commissions give no such com
plcxion to the business, and wc can
not suppose that when We exceed the
bounds of our duty the people will
approve our proceedings. We are
met here as the deputies Of thirteen
independent sovereign States, tor fed.
eral purposes. Can We consolidate
this sovereignty and form one nation,
and annihilatc the sovereignty of our
States, who have sent us here for
other purposcsy declare that l
will never consent TO such system
myself, or my State will never submit
to tyranny or dcspotism." Luther
Martin said, "Tho General Govern
mcnt is only intended TO protect and
guard the rights Of the States as
States. The basis of all ancient aud
modern confcderacies is the freedom
and independence of the States com.
posing them" Such were the ideas
which prevailed in the forming and
adoption Of the Constitution. There
is no possible way in which. the gov.
crnmcnt can be pcrpetuatcd, without
preserving the independent domestic
relations of the States to each other
and the Federal Government. This
principle is so absolutely necessary
to the harmonious working of our sys-
TEN Of government, that we do not
believe any man in the present Con
gress, unless he be n niggcr, ever be-
lievcd otherwise. We have examined
the question in all its aspects. When
the revolutionary party denied II and
disrcgardcJ these fundamental princi-
pos, we believed they had no motive
but despo,ism and plunder But
when members Of the Democratic
party, high in Office and honorcd BY II
confding constituency, step aside to
at least palliale the crimes Of the
enemies Of this country, ifnot to On
dorse them, we looked for the facts,
and find that the language of the Su-
premc Court on this subject is "For
all national purposes tho States and
the citizens thereof are one. In all
other respects tho States are ncccssa.
rily foreign to and Independent of each
other. They form a confederate gov
crnmeni, yet the several States retain
their individual sovereigntics, and
with respect TO their municipal rcgu'
lations are to each other sovereign
See 2 Peters, vol. |, sos; 10 Peters
SO; II Wheaton, 3S4j G Wheaton,
4l0. a'Thc rcsiduary powers of legis
lation are still in the States" .
Wheaton, 3s7. "Thc sovereignty oI
tho States extends to everything
which exists by it's own authority, ol
is introduced by It's permission" {
Wheaton, I29 4 Peters, 564.
This has always been tho doctrine o
the Demoeraiic party, and the So
premc Court has uniformly affirmed
it, and il is still tho doctrine Of al
true Democrats If any man, calling
himself u Democrat, says different, he
has either been prostituted BY tho
negro party or is not competent
to comprehend tho truc theory OF on
government. To talk Of preserving
tho Union, or rather restoring u
without preserving tho local inda
pcndcncc Of the States, is as chimerica
and absurd MS IL would be to cut
mans head of and expect him to live
"Locnl self government and pcrfcc
State sovereignty over all its domes
tic affairs, Is tho handspring tbs
keeps our whole federal system 4
lawful notion" 1t will bo uttcrl,
impossible to preserve tho constitu
tional relations of the several State
to tho Federal Government, if tho d,
nestle independence of the States
destroyed. When tho State system
are destroyed, it will Of course !
necessary TO charge the federal ~
TEN, and that is the revolution III
negro party in Congress is working I
effect. Old Thad. Stevens, who ha
moro brains and courage than th
majority Of his party, boldly ndmittc
that they were urdcr tho absolul
ncrcesitv of urcnu,lintin,, tho Coust