National Republican., 1877-04-11
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II IDITSTHTA a ETHRg
We see 1t stated TINT ttin Commission
sent thithcr hsvr iistMrsH ttirnnyz,iNus UNI
nbie 10 find thr .smte nf lmuRhum UiuY
appear 10 he in It's vicinity. Euvrvu.. mii
IL is TO he huped tthat with d,n fillgrnur
they viii yetfindt. They admit iitGrur
ing 6ovrrlurs Hnd rnurB in enzr-sS, buti
state fiIs, thr Legislature IH aiizsmt1 I'M
present only in such tf,mrttuml nsrfs as mt
to eniille Il To Iscprnifim an sinti amn
they inform the Dnttn alzrimnEs uf Nawc
Orleans thu; wllnn llIrnu4ir ttppstinu i'm mr
body II WI he TIM arie ffm wiiitth ttisY
are in scardh. and wlhith Hlm 0viian i'm
sessiop) can serurr iilu intervention uii, iiH
Fe doIal troops In i,safiaiB.
Now, If this Is TIM visw nntim G,mmis
sion their h vsry Ilittle tn lie gxrartziiffm
their lsbun. 1frthy n,sm 4mn i'm pursuit
Of q Legislature umtiu utin imunsnitm
that h constitutes Tin Snn, mH tint
in default Of iH apsaErana in lhspL fbm
there is NO s3hate al 1nnahml, ihis pa.ii
bic, md Gwen prImBls, TINT ttimr mmrrm
the Government viii rslfR Hnnat unfiilr
disappointment md l,pviln ummsuunu,-s
OF 8 SERIOUS Ghamrtur. RdhR unnmas lhsf
to ialse conclusions. and i'm nnftusn af
gmve inlpn1t. nften IN tirnl rrsIilR. Wh
be cuneried TINT tin 1Erhihum In TIM
State. then Il IN rafiain timn ik IND antn uf
Louisiana to-day; ffr II msr Iin tnilam ,s
tue ihatthere hnDlppl 1aEahttlm t.imrs;
and so Ii msy he rssunaf ,tinu ttir mii.zsp-
urs Of fhe oCuumissiun. lluwssm asznzsaiig
and honest v Irussuutrr, viii mly ltmtl Tn
render confusion wuIse GmffnimilAi Anf
place the Administration i'm o umittdn
more diairnh md daanFnInrB ttinn lisatml,
by intsrrcsing fi,e nfuilimnteSrmasrr
tion in Che why ,df 1uftim saz..a i'm tin
pacihcation uf tim country. MnB: W Ii
he the Judgment nj tim 9angaEumazts, u ii
is that OF the Dummnsir-smH tin me-
sumably 50 that tim 1llhhstum In
the State, then If ND 1rgaknn in
found. or II becomes iinpmziihh TN unita
the Legitimate pnrtInnH uf tim tsvD
bodies IN une lrgil lba5y, Hiim tim Qiunmis
siop, the Government will iH ffim:nfl ttp thu
conclusion fhat rtharr in ND 8hts mi 1lnris
lana which may Inc cniirsn nntir df M #iuih,
aud hence thHt tthan rs ND rsrnrle IhIfttu
use ihe Fsaeral power IN ttin rmmrrlrnitm
OF . politicAl hGdy yttp theaT ttmrnmmn. nlns
is the logical ssqusnrr ufsruih #i,lnttml,
and Il requires M unusual ppwnR nj dis
ceTnmeut To see that 1t wuulfi IiH fttnI tn
the policy Of fIee government IN rtin dia
putsd States.
But is II 50 thai the 1IegShitrm liz in 4uy
sense The State Trus, in aHleii;nr M iiH
euactmeuB WE rsirT I'd ttiinm nB tim lhIya
OF the State, and IN innrmaniblentis wE,R
We incidentally rnuvw ;tiR Amn iiftiz dI
entirety in alluding U itseEistsnrr I'M ifrm,-
tions. But, as matter MT fhIc, IN ttir nIiil-
nary interpretation nj ttn-uA, E Ii in tin
common uAges uf government, ttirSatesa
To this question tfnn nmliH yhrr, mH III
swer. and fhat must 'it in tthr 1rnttins TIM
we have MI ihean taught IN Rmmr tim
rudimants nf knpwtlsitgs ttintt ttiu JED
pie constitute the Sutu; TINT tin
State Is the suvarnimity, mI mr
The representative ,nr knyaraiutsv. uliu
State Is that power viliiih mniius lh,,isihs
tures and creates governments Utm laaias
nature, theIefure. rs mt syn uxrrt uif ttir
State, hut simply n paronftn gpuizunmrr,,
which IN our country h Ennrnzsl dif ttirrn
branches, tim executive, lagahtiiu amt
judicial. The State GzAuH hribms tin
Legislature and hafnIs government, smf
viii exist when TIM Iresalrt tturnHnT imtn
have PASSED swHy. Snr iB tim lGgahtiirn
the official AGENCY III TIM 8ntnm aif lin
government which IN I'D Inc unEprnErI snI
consulted by tureign PDwnHim thar infra,-
course with II. Whnn Il rzmliH rmynunsI,
II is authorized Ivy -thf Constitution trD ~
ply for Rsdanal intaEnnttim ttD lnrirltt tim
State aaainst invasion III nriimsstirwti
But in such czses II yhAs ND communication
with the General Government Nm nanfim
Is communicated Ivy tin GiuHuuuuT, snlf
otherwise would nsynT ihenfitImI v ltluwn
The very language nj tim Constitution i'm
Plies that the Statr sxMH witimItt IN AZ
proved Legislature, Hnh TINT ii iB uutt nn.D-
essarily 10 he HnuHtfi attnr i'm diatarnimms
the question oE ths validity nj tim Stata
government Whsn Il asuE Ias dsJnsIsEiiitib
TO initiate tin nil I'm Hsiianil ail., INIT i'm
case II cannot me GmsvnnI tim
applirAtion of ,the Gsnvaznm iH Hrifitnemr
Ii will he observed TINT ttilnrs Ar IND qIniii
ficaiiurs rs To cthe Exiating Inmnn wiiy ii
rAnHni he ennvUnsa 1tiHmitg essential
| thai q cmnn' he dome, simpn q n Gsn,
not h- e"-vr-rr1 Irfr Illr E.if1I- = Inpa n