, 1876-01-20

a gars y -, one oi shs sontsotns otirts On BIZ own
e IL ~ 11s omg sont1o.ersy wa,sh led to y nd ~.
a. Wiz. bs!s 20 1reashsd I'D di.torted lii % tas con.
plte q ei1i ierty md Iuss so1ernment "a 10 mako
tho Declaration Of Independence Of the Constitution,
and Of tho spirit snd genius Of tbs aors1nens part
amount neceasitY.
MIR. Frye1upported the measure.
, ~: TusteF G .noas r. opposon 70 Tho b'll and ..d
my Geas.ou tiat had o.or been brought to iii con.
RI M5at ~: prnposed to bo celebrated In
terial exhibition only Or VA il 10 Ia 20 o1hLit.o
Morihy of te great moral principles that wezo 10 be
illustrated " tho annissraary Of lndependenco7 ia
hc Tbs Declaration Of Iadopsndsneo These w.ro tho
principle Of individual tssty, tho principle Of local
sud DO principle Of e1smpsiou ot American dcs.snI
from ths controlling lnusneo Of Europeln politics.
IT, xSn ote r. esssr.ng tle ami
the liberty Of the citizen wa secure aSaInst arbitrary
power: that freedom and ludopendence, rhat Chief
ssts against Tho arbitrary naurpaton of Fedcr. po*sr
md that Tbs American destny 10 DO Ruided alone
oey 10
niaa anniTesJ The apirtt Of the osntannai xss
o 20 To- ~ ns IT. IT,
and tint vas tho absolute subordination of Govern
menal ~ e. power to tho slgid inaezbe. unbeOdoa rula
lr Tucker then proceeded 10 argue against tho con.
'sisntlonaiity of ne pending nleasuro.
.titnt;on d.sa.fai T. nna "nen to1 oon'
err. in,lnd,as .hs taking ot nationsl altitude TO-
ncndtss ~ n;,o sta alant la.sha tnat euca e.
ions welding tbcso rogera shand hs .sa y 9 on
gre:s.
~ ~ ne"1 ~, ,s.oa e. n sens,ssn from
IL Of power Or anything else, occurred III tho
Constitution.
Mr. n3nE-Ihe power to lery Wal, to conclude p.aee,
"hesa that power y granted. -
NJ TusteE-If that is wh.t TIM gentleman cals ns-
thing ia tho Constitution a. . power to lsvy war
TheEe Is power to decl4rs war and to raise and sup-
port port a9 .rny.
Mr: Tnctes-Th,. !, not "a tho Constitution. Ths
p0wsT to create md a.nt.e s navy md .ts
sfss,: as Of what tho gentleman from
coEatu!oa 10 Congress. In vatch tho Government Is
e-lSd mr r3s:x.p1 hsssn.1 qogsFnmsqt q9as
VOID national" ~ not IN tho Consultation. and thc
gentleman hss nat found It IN II. He nnls il outslo
Mr. Iawrenee-ls nas In The minds Of ths men who
mae Ms tss e., Gonstt1ne.on: x1, sTsi ~, ...,.
t. ID, Federn a IL s n9 os n
Il tho gentleman w;sbes to know who mAdo II, say,
With great emphasis, The States nlado Il. i6enss-
Aotsl
In tho further oourxs Of hGa ,.n,rt. .n..t,n, ~
George Washington. he n nlrted tAst GroFcs WIKI.
tpRton ras khe rs& ercat rcbo Ia tho couutrv and c
vtnturcd to kay to be ctu,Iennn from tjho tfsrnt,
who spoke tlc o,ler dsy snout terinrxI tnst sorg.
Washington WA, in yicw Of iaW. ! nrinrrd rstsi
for he was ~ ofNcer In hIs Msisstv = arnv and is
fructer took It foF grapied tat b. kwors t .nnnor1
tAe Crown aud tAen vent in!u tLo rebellion.
tsh amy Al the tlrus Of ths 1,svojuinn ~ s0
Mr. Tucker-No. sir.
Mr. 0Artleld-Theu I think ho did mt commit ner,
tnrw
Mr rue1.n-rb.r 4nr .,,,,r .,., ~. ,,. m,-
1.stei ~ inn /. e Ga n. ~ oata ens
Nj G.re.f1a1t G s.as.a n -. ..na ~
,,rsa y "e'@-A' ss@o'o "nsa LIE eommas'on s1-
~ r,,x
ar' aar' 1ae1et-Ias 9e FealBred.
nI' uasad o-He ata not rtsgn-
~. Iaeset-4o Old rtelgu.
M 1tmea-ie on,us H. VA - pot ~ otneer It tho tins.
4, ~. IncEet-"Ay the gentleman uooa not know tho
history Of ~ oTn 9ountr5: flaughter.1
,h n rrosg 10 fesla 10 'aks 'esseo Against
At$ 1lCAtf-uht foS that Is another thing,