The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-12-21
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tneir propositions ii 81 II il sessss
States Rights Resolutions by senate,
I mcDsnald ,og Kuaaapa.
1 WAsnIEGroN, December 2o.- The follow
j ing 1s rough draft OF the concurrent reso
lotious which Senstor McD Of Indiana
WIN offer after the holidays, as sf1bstitftt,
/ JOE those recently submitted by Sanatol
M MOTION, and OF which be gave notice TO. day
ihey contain The substance though the
pDraseology may be changed: j.
resolved, That the people OF the United
states constitute nation, aHd are one peopIe
| 10 the manner only and to the extent nro.
Vided for 10 the Federal Constitution and che
amendments thereto. -
hesotued, That the United Colonies da.
CARED and achieved their independence, and
the Federal Constitution was formed an
adopted by the several States formerly com.
pf'sing the confederacy and called the United
states or America; the chief purpose of which
was to form more perfect union, establish
justice insure domestic tranquility, and pro.
woe ior common defence, and the powers
| not delegated by 1t to the United states nor
prohibited by 1t to the States were served TO
the. States relatively and to the people.
ReSoloed, That as the States were at the
time Of the formation and adoption of the
Federal Constitution each sovereign. free.
| and Independent, and except In 80
| lar only as such. sovereignty had been
expressly delegated to Congress byy the
articles Of confederation, the right re-
served TO- the States and to the people in
the formation of the Federal. Government
were sovereign rights which cannot lie i'm.
paired without usurpation; and the only safe
rule by which to administer the Federal
Government with respect to the rights of the
States and the people is strict construction
of the Federal Constitution and the amend
ments thereto, and the usurpation Of no
doubtful powers. - - ssas,! FACE! i
Resoioed, That in the formation of the
Federal Government II was the clear design
to have each State and the people thereof
sovereign as to all matters OF local or domes-
tic concerns. and to confer upon the Federal
Government sovereign powers as to such
matters as might effect the general welfare of
all the States, or as might be necessary to Sc
cure domestic tranquility, which powers are
defending the Federal Constitution and its
amendments. The people of the United
States, therefore, from the nature and char
acter of their governments, State and ma.
tiona, and from their relation to each other,
are not national country in the ordinary
sense Of tnat term.
fGSOtUGU, hat it DtlDS tuS ueSlSu "
make the Government formed under the
Federal Constitution perpetual, the right OF
any State or any number Of States to secede
from the Union was not reserved, and so far
as such right has been claimed TO exist it
should be deemed forever settled against it
by the results Of the late civil war.
Weather Probabilities.
WASHINGTON, December 20.-For the South
Atlantic and Gulf States, falling barometer,
northeast to southeast winds, warmer,
cloudy weather, and possibly rain on the
coast.
Middle and Eastern States, falling barome'
ter. warmer southeast to southwest winds,
partly cloudy and threatening weather, with
occasional spow or rain. ..s...a, ..t
For the Canal regions, from New Jersey to
Virginia, the temperature will rise above
freezing. ....,.-.,........ ....- ,...',a.. ar}
Various Items.
WASHINGTON, December 20.-The report
of the Southern Claims Commission reached
| the House few minutes after adjournment.
The aggregate amount allowed for the past
five years is over S3,090,000, settling about
five thousand claims for property taken from
loyal citizens by the Federal army during
the war in the southern States. SO
The President has returned from Phila-
delphia, and the Acknowledgement is expect
| ed tomorrow.