Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-11-08
COMMUNICATED.
STATE SOVEREIGNTY.
NO. 3.

under which our confederation exists?
The fraud party OF the United States
are now attempting TO do 80. 1t will
be conceded that it cannot be done. 1t
is fact that the thirteen original States,
as former British colonies, eliminated
into thirteen independent States at the
close OF the revolutionary war, and by
reason of its termination. Surely no
informed man will deny that truth of
history. Ii, then, the thirteen indepen-
dent States were the inception OF Cur
republic in the world, they were neces-
sarily sovereign, each and every ole
was an Inherent political whole.
There can be no mistaking the status
OF the original States The subsequent
admission Of each enabling act added TO
the constellation OF States in exact rela-
ton to the whole as each of the original
States sustained TO each other. Thus
receiving into the union at each admls
sion of a State an additional sovereign.
Not only so, but when the separate, free
and independent States united under
the articles Of confederation at PEiladel-
phia, they did each very strenuously
and expressly reserve the power OF in
herent State sovereignty, only bestow-
ing upon their creaiure-the general
governmental mere delegated modi-
cum of their sovereignty, and that in
express language. So that there can be
no doubt OF what was coded and what
reserved; while all the full powers OF
supreme sovereignty not expressly stip-
ulated to be given in the articles Of ces-
sion, was, and Of necessity must be, re-
tanned bv the States and by the people.
Itwas claimed in all the debates at the
time Of confederation by the Hamilton
school Of politicians, Us their descend,
ants do now, that it the States did not
give up their severe gnty, that Con
gress and the general government would
be short Of power to enforce their laws
and edicts. See the Federalist in proof.
Opposed TO this animent, the democrat
ic-republican party argued that sufficient
power was given TO the general govern
ment to carry out and enforce all the
lass which it was given to exercise, and
none othrr shouli he assumed bv the
general government Hence, the re-
publicans under the lead of Mr.. JctlrT-
Ion sn,.oodo1 i, ,ha;r viewa and rripci.
plies of both Federal and State power.
Thus it was hsrmouiously and prosper
ously administered by the republican
- ,Lo T;E.,In d,.rostv in 1851 when
tho ora If republican decline commen.
c.. An ora nf hate j. inuurura;ed aud
still exists in the breasts of the culprits
OF fraud. In the recent secession of the
Southern States from The Union. the as
sent given under the compact was re
called. or taken back, Tor reasons then
Given (but which is not in this discus
sion), which produced the conflict that
led TO revival of the old controversy
az to the sovereignty betwecn The States
and the Federal Government. The ad-
ministration party cspousing the eXplo
dcd policy Of the Hamilton school, aud
the democrats continuing the advocacy
of the proper sovereignty Of The several
States as a fixed principle and all uUal-
tcrablc condition of political union. The
union was so established and ccnented
,oocthcr bv mutual concession and
agreement, and could not have been
rup,urcd or broken without an aggIes-
sion either by the gpnernl government
ou the several States, OF an aggression
by rart of the States on the bal
ance Of thcm. Such being the firm la
sis on which our fathers erected the
Good old Union. it was Gistressinelv sad
Tho, thn,n shouI1 be q rrn,ure in that
srrrprIonsIy we'll Guarded compact or
contrdnra,;3n Of states Vet there was
foa,fnL Conflict in which many voIua-
Lle lives wcrr sacrificed and many in.
al;onoLlo r,ah,s VIOLENTLY ohnscd for
m,oro o,,;rion saLn Il 10 rronpr even
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