Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-04
THE ISSUE IN CONGRESS.


light of sparring for wind The fibbiug.
drawing Of claret and getting OF heads
in chsncery will begin in dead earnest
very soon after the reasserlbling. To
change our metaphor little. We may
regard the resolutions Eeayed against
the third term. and the efforts st bring
ing embarrassments and false colorings
upon the Presidents relations to the
crooked whisky suits, as so much Of
firing at long range-something more for
noise than effect. But when Senators
Morton and Mcdonald come to a discus
ing the correlativs attitude of the States
and the Federal sovereignty We shall
witness some of the serious work of the
political gIadiators OF the Senate That
our readers may lie acquainted with the
matters provided for the coming debate,
We reproduce as follows from late dis
patches :
Senator Morton, of Indiana, is the
author Of the following resolutions
Re.olred By TIE Senate. The House Of
Representatives. ccncwriny: That the
people of the United States constitute a
nation. and are one people in the sense
of National uuity.
ReS0irel, That the Government of the
United States is not a compact between
States in their municipal and corporate
characters, bat WAS formed by the people
of the United States in their primary
capacity that the rights Of States are
defined and guaranteed by the Consti-
tuition and not by any outside theory of
State Sovereignty. and that the rights of
the States cannot be enlarged or dimin-
ishsd excep: by amendment 10 the Con-
stiturion
I9es0lCci. That the rights of the States
have the sane sanction and security III
the Constitution as the rights and power
Of the National Government, and that
local domestic government by a State
within the limits of the Constitution is |
an essential form or incident) of our |
free Republican system.
Res0lue,i, That the doctrine that a i
State has a right to secede from the |
Union is inconsistent with the idea Of /
as in conflict with the |
spirit and structure of the Constitution, |
and should be regarded IS having been
forever extinguished by the suppression
Of the rebellion.
As to tine counter resolutions which
arc to be offered by Senator Mcdonald,
(Senator Morton's colleague), they are
only indicated or limited at in the sub
joined for the press dispatcher at
Washington, under date of December
20, informed the public that: The
concurrent resolutions which Senator
Mcdonald of Indiana will offer after the |
holiday recess as a substitute for those
submitted by Sir. Morton. of |
which he gave notice to-day, have not
yet been perfected and could not be pre-
scented. The following is a rough draft
of them containing their substance
Resolred By the Senate, TIE House OF Re
concuring:: That the people
of the United States constitute a nation
and are one people in manner only and
10 Tie cAttut lux III Tue
Constitution and its amendments.
Resolr.d, That the United States colo
MES declared and achieved their indie
pendence and federal constitution for
mally adopted by the several States
comprising the confederacy
called the United States of America, the
chief purpose of which was to form
more perfect union, establish justice. in
sure domestic tranquility and provide for
common defense, and the powers not
delegated by the United States nor pro-
hibited by it to the States wer, reserved
10 the States respectively and 10 the
people.
Resolred, That as the States were at
he time of the formation and adoption
IF the federal constitution each sovereign,
rec and independent, except in SO far
,nly as such sovereignty had been ex-
,ressly delegated to Congress by the
.rticles of confederation, the rights re-
served to the States and to the people in
he formation Of the federal government
we're sovereign rights which cannot be
impaired with usurpaiion, and the only
afe rule BY which to administer the
sderal government rs to rights Of State
md people is O strict construction Of the
ederal constitution and amendments
md the assumption of 10 doubtful
bowers.
Resoired, That in the formation Of the :
federal government it was the clear de-
sign to leave each State and people
thereof sovereign rs to all matter of local
Dr. domestic concern and confer on the |
federal government sovereign powers as
10 such matters as might affect the gen
eral welfare CT all the States or as might
be necessary to secure domestic tran .
Iuility, which powers are defined in the
federal constitution and amendments
The people Of the United States there ,
lore. from the nature and character of