The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-03-17

In the House of Representatives on
Monday, Mr.. Baker of Indiana, offered
the following resolution:
Resolved, That the people of the
United States constitute one Nation, and
not a mere Confederacy Of States or Ma
tions; that the Constitution was formed
by the people, acting in their primary
and individual capacity, through their
delegates thereto duly construed; that
the Government. under the Cnnstitu-
ton, is one of the people, by the people,
and for the people. and that in its APP
propriate sphere the Government of this
Nation ia sovereign and supreme; that,
in it's nature, it is permanent and indis-
soluble, except by the action and con-
sent of the whole people; that no State
has any right or authority to judge Of
the conslitutionality Of laws enacted by
Congress, or 10 nullIfy the execution Of
the same, and that all overt acts hy any
State, or people thereof. of secession
therefronl, or rebellion against the same,
Of rebellion for the dismemberment of
the Union, was causeless and indefensi-
BILE on any theory of right or of consti-
tutional law"
He moved the rules be suspended. and
the resolution adopted, and he called for
the yeas and nays, which were ordered.
The motion To suspend the rules and
adopt the resolution was rejected-yeas
81, nays 72-twothlrds not having vo-
ted In tine affirmation. Very few Dem
ocrats voted for it. Among them were
New, Phelps, Potter, Vance, of Ohio.
and A. S. Williams. of Michigan. All
the Republicans voted for il, all South
ern Democrats against il, and mort all
Northern Democrats refrained from vot-
ing.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, then offered
the following resolutions:
Resolved, That the people of the
United States constitute a Nation in the
sense, to the extent and for the purpose
Resolved, That the Government OF
the United States is Federal Union,
and was formed by the people of the
several States in their sovereign capacity;
that the rights and powers of the United
States Government are defined and limi-
ted by the Federal Constitution, and
these rights and powers can not be en-
larged or diminished except by an
amendment to the Constitution.
Resolved, That the rights of the
States have the same sanction of secnri-
ty in the Constitution as the rights and
powers as the Federal Government, and
that local domestic government by the
several States within the limits of the
Constitution, is absolutely necessary for
the preservation of the liberties of the
citizen and the continuance of our Re
publican system of government.
Resolved, That the doctrine that any
State has the right 10 secede from the
Union is in conflict with the idea of a
perpetual Union. as contemplated by the
Constitution, and shonld be regarded as
being forever extinouishpd nv the re-
suit of the recent civil conflict"
Mr.. Holman called for the yeas and
nays, and they were ordered.
MT. DIaine eAPreSseu the nope lhdt
every Union man in the House would
vote against the resolution.
The motion TO suspend the rules and
adopt the resolution was adopted yeas
$50. nays AZ All the Democrats and
a few Of the Republicans voted for the
resolution. Among the Republicans
voting ave were Measrs. Kelley, Leav-
enworth, McDil, Phillips, of Kansas.
PIatt, Townsend. of Pennsylvania, Will
lard, w. r. Williams. of Michigan, and
Wilson. The rest of the Republicans
voted M