, 1874-11-25


"'4'aon"l lsnserosRn.y,nnas stnto AeiRA's
70 tas Edisor Of 1Ae chtcaao 9T1oune:
Sin: This sovereignty Is, in tho truo, grind
sense, popular Sovereignty. Tho otizenB Of tho
unitod staten ara auol IN two aonans. Or eaonci.
''0a, e.. w. = .,.;. aa..u., .,,-...
fTst-ln tnelr sovereign capacity as cltlzena
Of the Nation, distinct, outatde. and above my
State citizenship, Relationship. or allegiance.
Aud, in this National capacity, they arc tho
soufce ot power anu government 70 tne country
All ofgauiSat1ons, oons1atat'ona' departments,
and operations OF Government arc OF thom, By
them, and for them. And all tho officers of tho
~, ~ ... ~" 49, LII w ,s1..s
VIII, anu psomote toe'r-'ae punao-~e1t"o'
And yet these aoVeretgn people oboy their own
Constitutions, laws, and Horyants- -of1lcors-gol-
unfairly, and as part of tho working OF tho gov
4.4' o.unou."4 .. nas1 ~ -" wa 4..Ls '.a' ,,. W
pao'sy they 7o1a LOT ffoslaent, f'ce-ffosoont
and Members Of Congress. and submit to tho
iaws aud courts of the United States,
Socnna Each ci,;zop hoa a d;atinct ro,o,;on and
.,,eS.]. - ~. Go. ha - ~ a.'-s. A.
anos'naco 10 sne o'"se' aole ~ u sno aoulco VI
ssase power ena government, ana owes aad per-
forms duties to tho municipality OF which ho is
n member. and in Tins. in tho fullest most an
,,on.;.tn .ona. ,,t;ron - tho a,ota A. j., IL
ptupisoaoaoo' "es.1on =, .ao n"|o a., ~ u'o
capacity as eltlzen OF THO unl1ea otates ne Vote5
for United States officers, OF to form or amend
ity as citizep Of tho State, he votes for State
officers, or to torm or amend q 6tate Conatitu-
ton. ..
But, to d5oR sneoIlzlng. allow mo to rofor 70
6s9 qoq 1haa our
tom which we "ero compelled 70 adopt a!ter
fair trla! OF State aoVoroigntY." And thls ny
trying tho oo. "Ar5,cles t ot CONFEDERATION from
l73s 20 [1s1: Yhas sA!s FORM of Government
contained State Sovereignty, prove BY quoting
tho second article, viz: Each steto resaias ita
sovereignty, freedom, and Independence, and
every power, jurisdiction. aud right, WHICH Is
no. by ~. ihls Refrigeration, sxuaeasy ao,-
s:@ hso is os'S SaSs sss sase qsGg sosss n
terms, aud e!so tue claim thet each state IL
thy source OF power. to bo delegated 70 Or with
hold from Congress at the pleasure or tho State;
and, moreover, that, u caso toero - 20 oxi.roas
gress eyorything Of that nasnfe ~. as mastes
OF course, retained IN Tho state: Fuller state
eoverelgntyt 1t would 6eom. ooalo mot oe eatan-
Bhed than IN our Coh1eaeraoy' Me'l, TINS sye-
tenn OF aoTornment was latI!y t1iod tue regnl-
site period as mentioned. What was the result!
why, It Was ionhd 1ust as apsura anu lmpi piaotl.
cable to nave politlcal eystom-or system or
uovernmont-w1th thl.teeh sovereign states 10
1t. a. It would oe 70 nayo tneologlcas sistom
with thirteen BoVero1fn GODS 10 =. hear Wig Mhat
washington Sayh u ass 4esses OF eepS. ". I16f
1T Ia ohvtoua!y tmpracttcaota, In tho Federal
doyernmept OF these states: to secure all rights
ol independent aoVafegnty ln each. and yet PRO"
vide for tho interest aud safety OF ALL" That is
tue upBhot Of tue experiment. -.
Hero wo aayo: no. l. state aovoro!gn:y; No
2. failure; aud now we como To No. 5, the Con-
atitution OF tho United states, What docs taat
Bay? i says: "Tls Constitution, aud the
iaws Of tue United States 1nhdo IN pursuance
thereof, and q! tgoa:ies made, Or Which shall DO
made, under tho authority OF the Uuitoa Htatcs,
nhal be tho supreme law OF tho 1aud; and tho
Judges III every. State shall bo bound thoreby,
anything in the Constitution Or laws OF any
wo not now passed from State to National Sow
eroignty7 Aud Art 10. on relative,
delegated, aud reserved powera contirma
tue gioHa here rot forth ''Tho pow
ers not delegated to tho Unitod statos