The Daily clarion., 1876-02-01
MIR. LAMAR's SPEECH.

In the course of Mr.. Lamar's speech, he
said that if he thought the bill even con-
structively violated the Constitution he
should vote against it, for he agreed with
gentlemen who spoke against the Cohstltu-
tionality of the measure that the sovereign
| tv of this country lay in the supremacy OF
| the organic law and its inviolablllty Eve
! rv act of the government which dld not
! bring around it the clear and complete sane
| tiOn of that instrument was laWless act,
and established a precedent that. If persist
ed in, would result in the destruction Oh
| Constitutional government. lie argued
| that the powers of government IN Iorelgh
| relations were in the federal government;
and that the States had elCher dlVesCeu
| themselves or had been divested OF every
single attitude of power in their relations TO
foreign affairs. The States did not even
have as much authority in that respecI as
the British colonies of Canada ana Austra-
. liza had to-day, for they could TAX the "ohl : :
modities of foreign countries and even OF
the narent country. He quoted Calhoun III
, support OF his position, and asked WnetheI
I il could be said that in view OF TINS plenary
= mower of the general government In regard
to foreign affairs there was oonsCl.tlUlona' lo
, incom petency in Congress to invite com
missioners from foreign countries TO Drrns
here the productions of commerce, art ano
industry Was it unconstitutional IN Tue
President to give the invitation which thl
= law authorized him to give! LII not, IL wa
THE DUTY OF CONGRESS
RI annropriate the moneys for that purpose
Referring to an allusion mace last Week y.
NJ Erve of Maine to the Constitution a
on eniSma. he remarked that 1t was yer
Jan0er0us for New England to take ina
ground. If the people OF the country MeL
fo rise and demand that Name shoulu 1 l
struck from her equal flghG ol Lepi ISL ,s +I
tion i'm the Senate, she would nold up III
Gonst;tution not as an s'enigma," but as
cIear0 radiant shield to protect her soVel
eighty -,
Mr.. Hoar, (rep.) of Mass, explained,
Mr.. Frve's absence, that the Word 'eni ui'
was not used as applied to the Coi' sIisuti; u.
itself but the various interpretations vi
Mr. Lamar replied that on the same prl
cinle the Bible might be called an enlsn
l.. The Constitution was no enigma. ~ ..oo va
grand, august, imposing reaICy. ne o laou
cd the celebration in order thaG Vne peot !
Of the North should become saClsHeu " u
Inngino desire of the Southern people
live with them in perpetual union anu
A. foro that nassion all others sunk INTO lhsi
niticance.
He also deprecated an allusion mace
Mr.. Townsend, of New YORK, Iase tt Ven
Preston Brooks, and lntlmaeeu elI, -
Inevitable effect of the alluslon was W
nito nassion. to inflame animoslty anu
awake the hatred of sectionaiElsin ~.
a"o,ad an extract from one of MI. sum ne
Sneeches in reply to similar alius,on n,,o
us us. which Mr.. Sumner SAID tnaC NJ poooLs on
i'ei ever heard him speak OF fresuon s,oa sbonId
III unkindness, ana Ihat no
''i' be brought up to
AGGRAvATE THE PASsioNo
foolitical conflict and to arrest the loIiS
for concord. He Uamar) aovocaeri; T';r;
s. scheme because it carried OUT Cno 60,
n. neace and recon iliation. IL y;r, Ma Of
Thing like the image OF the leeii aiiana,
ON neonle who demanded that e tne ai'en exi,
pa pa pdi.trust which had heretofore eH, n
ant,yaan the two sections OF tne
shonld no longer obstruct Che T;na,
Ranuhlic or the prosperity ana nap ,las
the American people. az 80 aliena
;ndge he did not believe that that ailoafo, Ieffa
jug onv lonUer Never since oeho
lu 800 = ref inaugurated had the entlre III" ~,
ap wa American people been anlmaIeu
,ont nnrar intenser, broader, more unls6l un.baral
friotism, looking to UNIVERSE .I'a4 tbat santiI
eil3' l3 af ff;actien. He knew that thae sei.i'
,,.9ts and not found its full expression neaS
,onoo - had heen kept down ana smotIo I '.l,a,
ianoo IL nshas ag Of an intolerant politlcai o,S
,,oro t;on and that its voice had noe Goo .e 10
I. are amid the clamors ana app.aii ,eniitical as
- O. ca nartisans But, in the poii. .e.o,,o;as ,o
eo pa. ,,atural " orld, the agehCles
L. - % .sara -, most powerful were ;o;Sn, uoG
-, NJ 'oisy Violence, passions IaiaaS aaS md fi
~ 49, aoS;tv. could always hnu V. Volo Will,
r w ~ with their faetious cialeo's, 1,ost n
= W. ar WIN" na earnest feelings OF gFeae ,l,
in, w. lay unspoken ~ .ae1;na ling might flow hithe
Dicks, thither, lasnet the ~ great sea of unso'
, Geo depth common interest tam and common patri
acolihtiuaunnspoken. (Appiauso n,
ranted which lay uas s Pp,oLe under rule hI
es for Mr.. Lam p,ninntes: but as soon :
; 1876, the time saS 70 J Mr.. Garfield rose ana,
lments recognized. coui's
o'clock Mr.. Lamar