New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-16
ALL CHANCES OF sUCCOR CUT OFF.

u A close perusal of the Democratic plat
form will show NO acceptance Of the pop.
ular sovereignty of the American people.
The amendment Of the constitution; with
the enabling acts passed hereunder, are
recognized, but no Remuneration of the
right of the State in the last resort to
judge for itself the mode and measure
of relief appears in that or in any other
party document A Senate debate hos
lately shown Senators Bayard and
Salisbury standing on. the same ground
occupied by Calhoun and Hunter. Mr.
Mitchell, Of Oregon, moved to SO amend
an item Of appropriation in the river and
harbor bill as that the United States
might enter upon the location proposed
Improvement Of it's own paramount au-
thority. In behalf of the power to do 50
he read decisions Of the Supreme Court
affirming eminent domain in the. govern
ment, and infering the right to snter and
appropriate any realty necessary to exc.
cute its laws without the assent and even
Sgainst the! approval Of State. '-a-i.l. '
In the debate which followed Mr.. Bay
ard is reported as denying this eminent
domain in the Federal government. and,
therefore, the authority of the Supreme
Court to interpret the constitution. His
words ere: 4gnfcs - ssp1 ..0'. .e. ~.
3 resist when 10 ID now put forth this -firtt
claim by an act Of Congress 10 IN increase
Of that right known to Congress as the
right Of eminent domain Of the States. 80
Nj. Salisbury inquiries whether 1t is
competent for the general government to
enter within the limits of State and &C.
quire property for any and for every puy-
pose that Congress may determine?
To this doctrine. as. stated by these
Democratic Senators, Mr.. Morton replied:
But the ides, that Am combating is this,
of making the United States dependent
upon State for the possession Of any prop
ssty in state. do NOT know dat tie
time will ever come when State will re-
fuse it; but do not want the government
to be in the position Of depending upon q
State. 1t destroys her ioSSreiGnty. The
idea thst lies ~ the bottom of that has
been the author "of ell our VICE." 49,. 49,
It is very plain that the present cam
paign is intended to reinstate the doc
thine which Me- Morton, ooneeiyes the
cause of fall OUT woe" The Democracy
Of the North ahsve undergone no change
81 opinion. They were not wiiliBg to
enter the feid Of battle in assertion Of !
these principles, but they viii r5dn
their Democratic friends Ii the qcooncil
chamber and fight for the recognition Of /
the doctrine as long as the government |
lsats.. It is for this reason that while the
6eath provides tina chief contingent Of 4
electoral votes, the Northern Democracy
receives the control and patronage Of the
executive government. .ai bszs ser
Let us see what4ay be the advantage
10 the Southern DeHoclscy for such an
extraordinary concession. aa' No sooner
would Northern Democratic President
lake bis seat than . Dem cratic State 1agis-
lature might impose such restrictions upon
be- right Of .snftaee and Of. labor as
would have thsicelersd population yeryll
much in the same eondiion Is bsfxs the
war. At least they would not he in al
respects the political equals. Of the whites.
To whom would these people appeal
against any improper definition Of their
lights, or even violence upon their per- T
ION? To their own State governments Of
course. Could they expect their govern I
nent to ask the intervention Of. the Fed r
nal governments seGinst their oMn con +
'ttueats2 Certainly not The Federal
.overnment bsliatbg in the sovereignty h
i the States, could not Intervene, 'of Nd +
'wn motion, and thus tksis protection
which the war and the law gives the in
lividual citizen the right to demand from