Middletown transcript., 1875-01-23

nature Of our sFederals leystem ana re
buke any and every ssesoachhent upo
the domain Of State government.
.UshRp0 ithersaihre oda6ts. whicl
/ cannot be denied but which the Ameri
can people would fain disbelisss, xhiol
mus. convince every candid mind tha
the plainestz pripoiples governing th
sslsiioss between thslStase and Fedora
/ governments Have been openly disre
II sasx1s5s5 sfsf5 etfegss Z sfEJ'fsff
| ealuWeut sJ7stli,s "a ia ssisisiaazill
Within brief period those, ip con
trolsof the national authority have III
| sogsfstsd aud urged a series Of inea
sdFss 1t variance With the design ani
ssbyersiiy''esl . s IF the structure ofIth,t Con
lstitstippali system, Of government =
sarefully devised bysits frsmers suaa
For, where itwss' desig1si f0t thl
lJpfofection q the liberties ,of The people,
/ the yrit Of Habees Gorpps. at tAsi viii
IAnd pleasure f.oae nan. has besu sus.
pended snd sAmsSessiesisen A subjected
ia& 10 fine of peiee!s1
Where i vsss intended that ths Ssatel
should have control Of their LOCAL affairs
the dominant nsjority in Congress ihaa
stssmptedeto ipass'a mssssfs, knSws d
TIE & Civil Rights Bin !" xhishl Vas de.
signed / e ipterfsrs VIII Ifi .sp,ei.l fsiStions
and, nth the jnry-and Hschool systems,
and, other mataers.of ,iateiior .pSgulstio1
belonging to the States alone q
{ UHder tbs recent amendment ( u oths
G1opafitutionI and and the lhelrnHaasaptsd Ien-
aesnentsI passed iaudsr.ecolor II shell
asshoritys tie General Governmens hal
.ihtsfihsddled . ID State 5sgoiioG10 and
iufherilsd Federal officials & 4 II II interfere
With them in q manner uhioh has als
ready Pssducsdidnh embarrassing son.
Aibs " STATE sSd Federal Authority in
or own State, y veil .s .sII elsewhere ;
While. ip our sistef State ,ef h.QapisisnaI h.ap
The .edicsrs elected by ,hes tisipAnh to
eoaduct otheiro own g0vsrsusus have
sbssna stripped fthsiEt tightfdl saat6Yfity
~ shameful fraud RI ana q ruthless forces
and the. national darpy and sp.vyahavs
been snployed soa'nphold these pets Of
undebiasls dsuspstiUn aBd:msiSsain the
virtHaf tdisffanchiisennient ofi Ksf down.
1 troddsp ead p people asiriw yb...in- liaR &
Ip,lf these acts isggrsssion sseaiust
the elliberitiestofaths people rand shs
sightsaof Che 'Ssstss IRE suffered 70 20
unrebpked, then they become, j Ipatsecsdsnts
I for further further snerosehmsptss. Which may
yet prove fatalto local self -gossashent:
laOfe lats ssdisposisiosd seems 10 be
growing among sons state si6cfalS 70
call upon the Natispal' 'aptEhority,t|eS sup
press local violence, and disorder that
could land should be soirected by viger-
ossiactioni ionI che part Of the State it.
IsglfsJnersfrsias gsD5iiim jGs9sf sa, =
] IT, II lahlss TIE Federal gessFnmAnt shsll. ip
sueh cases. svipas and indulge ansin-
clinatioa to take adsanssgeb o. osvery
Iopportsnity to'inssrfete' in Stassfsirs,
the6 there win bs Imminent m,iiplee ! d,ln danger ii Of
il 66o,l absorption s,ff of the reserved
pewers l.of stthe lStatea IForbesach .
course nust stb;sev'sably y,lsad Iteathsob
of tie States 5laSd tiio failure
IF ai,eqI 9qSt Federal sysfsappg y governments,
Iaslt issfsf sqpFsma, imposl4acs. them
that tlssel dsplissale tspdsnsiss oshoold
beIasrssted. xSd thss there sH9aida abe !.
fetiid To- OOnssiidtIS { psiessi5psi4sa. q .
4. ltr.apARAitted ami r. qsl ~ pr ansastQfs and
AtPoupdsa by ouro kebesd Ejndicisl
Authority 80 eaifiss ~ bsiosiio sas "a
$ Everyssitissn should lend stisfbau-
ssnss % bfing sAss issF sssyslpaeps q baaf To-
! etFiet, aqbssrvanea Of ycenstisssisnal
righfe and eblieations.stins IirE stis Z
! Experisnceo has dedionstratsd that
more asHgst4p our Federal system i. Is
y bes spPrehlsendledl bend from the ,N..ion.l
than from, the State governments 1t
iss therefore, indispensable that the
true dividing liis between 'thssHR 's6Sdld
~ restored apd that Their essqsqiiEbriiup
should be be maintained Al tsinedqs,q 5 aoilals1 1
' TheArpsffriends of thssStato srsI not
anfrisudB to- the Federal gotssFnldent'
and do not entertain those fdoctrfnesI {
rhich soaId reduce Iii.iato aisf inapgfeney lss or
preducefthe taisintegratiqA Of the aUuions
a.s.. They seek no dSnialiof the sdbre.I
nsacy y.offsbe national rgpvernmept With
IL Sfs Legitimate sphlrs.. They u seek
only ~ define that sphere by ], i aysssm Il
and : sIhabit Of iconstitutienal, iutsrpre.i
tation that will beth develops It's extent
aud save II from 'encroaehing Upon the
pprerogatives Of the people and the
States aia3 smiais sat aa 7ii.olsa 4
The highest considerations Of duty
sud paViotism require that the sound
Of Constitntionsl, iuterplreta.
lion BY which xfii'f. the powers ef the Federal
government ought to be measured shall1 |
notlbs oserthroun for the purpose Of
laws which enforce social
squslity. II enable Federal officers to
'optIol State elections Or Iiutrpde i'm.
pertipeptly into the regulation of lthe
local institutions and Internal Affairs of
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