The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-07-03

x-FIEETBxYM THE HOUSE:
An Interesting Debate In which tho
ReRHelicans9re Worsted.
/ A. brit ID Ebat1 occurred in I'll
House ofsRe Fesei tatives on Friday
]ast, (etl eeu >GSfeld and Frank
Hurd pn be Marsl Ills Bill, an account
Ii wlhcha h given u the special corr,
respondent Of the Enquirer, which we
copy below:
"The Republicans started to give
the Democrats Waterloo, and met
one themselves. Only one hbhIs:Ee4-
eral deba'e on the bill was allowed.
Garfield was put forth to fire the part
ing ma sbeen iUxdfng nfs
battery sfor z z week, apdd great gI things
were expected OF him, The 6qrden
of his speech was the general 'delfiAfsl
of. the sovereign. lpowsr of THE Sta tas.
In. broad, terms haj denied othst tho
sssss Ssss .oSS,4y ro% %.nps
|of f9asohing thkt. 'fnSstnheh IS the
only power edo subject iiithis Dedntryo
derived Anterio1 to tie Dsclsratipnu0f
Independence was .trom the Grown OF
Great Britain. and because OF the fact
that 4 Pf0visionsl TO yefnmeuti exist
ed i before thee! S1ktes sweres a6SatetfJ
hence The State could. not haiti dither
sovereign or. eQpAla p0Yer with the.
Central or Provisional, Government.
|His speech broadly 1tehched ON the
theory tbf d HSedtfa ff4Stfbfp or power IN
Ahe National GnSeruDenfyaud was the
wildcat declaration in support s0fs such
capitalization eyer made ia the, balls of
+ the National Legislature. Havihg
assumed that there cohl q be; no power
In tina Stafe eoeQna2gwithi che. eUntrals
OF, natiQnal no wsrn he ;Wepts emo to try
to prove the Affirmative by showing
that State would be Practically, par
|alyzed but for the power lodged FIJI the-
General Governsncns 9 7but ithAs of it,
self it had snQa eel f-anstaining.c 20 wer,
because II could not declare ;War, raise
or maintain an army, emit bills, of
credit, 'of even ekufate commerce.
Next he held thAs thef 1ccttine of
State: sovareigAty had been the .iissld,
upqn which the, war Of the. rehslli9p
had been waged, and that with tbs.
overthrow or armed rebellion to fhaiii-
tain the ad0Ctriney yotAei 'AOetfiaS itself
perished.e The speeoh eraaa ed aigood
deal Of amazement even ;aRonG. .GAg1
fields party colleagues, and was eyi;it
IDENTIFY fndofsed by al iof Them becadse
|s0f it's Absurdities. NeSertheless 1t Lei'
ooiyed the rOuMa ~ appla1secaftcri the
mappar lefs the, .Qrganiasd. machines
clsg ng uS. SS.s.f. rsuui iiehs .ie snid,aii 81
|. ~ Hare An'swesFss. .Ginnsfieidao IA
:. l3ls Hs net aply answsFea ,Rinn but he
|imblisheii tho whUie Mbric Mfffcii hiss
BEEN reared to sustain hS'i Prssident's'
p0sition. ID urd swaa issplea aidyvoise
Apd, loaded, ~ the. mpzzle with grape
and canister. II ID accounted the best
speech he has ever deiiver&d ID Ton
gress, ana ithst b sayingos good DEAL
It fairly brisued with points. The
WHOLE loyastngL g Z saasEs !rsaturei Of
ed 30 ;laboriously tosupport his posi-
j,tipn on tho feSation: of the. StAies TO
the Federal GayArpment HYEl demon
ished by feadiQg Article 10th Of the
|CohStitltion::h The powers not dele
tgatsd to the United Stdses, "fead Hurd,
r By Ahe Csnstitntion; nos prohibited
,bY, ito tho States. are ,resaryed 10 the
There WIS d sp0nlS1eoGs burst of ap,
piause. as Hufdfs ringing tones rang
ont that sing lasen teDees u isYhat, he de,
elsred. ehakina tha GoHa4 a4itptipasat the
Republican side, .Eas s,.tt ht1s a ..ansYfr 20
tho ihtrfcat6 &rghment or the gentle.
fAail from Ohfo tha4 ihis Uefinffion Of
Mhatsrightsr.beiooged stohtbe Estates.
His most, telljng ,pQiat, perhaps. was
big Eeply to the Rreaidsnt's aesnmp-
lion that If Congress prohibited him
from iu1ing thS Kriny ks / p6rfcG force
.r.c".inn [ &C. - wh;.h % =" ~. SsS. s"o,s, ~ ~
a~sc,.e rnrn;ma w." ~ ,he he ~ Gcns,;tn.;on ! % w
sosfn ifnrrG Giffa fnnofoad s1s ss1ns3 showoJ tIst 4
49, sni.Sti % JISu .tS1 I .Sxi 1e
Usnrrs.s H~ so s..h.o,a.sI I .,,S. M. Ss, s..oi. ~
tnra NJ the' P~as,dan.' WTo Ils.,o,.ssv y
omoted Hnrd: "is civan the mover to
raise armins.n withonf Conoress n
g s:t g and " the cOhsstS.io Inst u.
tor -" a.. .o~rsss - S az ',:or... tcs 80,
nae conid he for : Ionaer to.r, ..,,a,,
two Years. 70 Conrress is rivan The
RTMss ssuS ns.s IT, 90 %a1s fIfss tse l1r
ssnd and d.nsvsI .forcss sThc B,.s:a s.S -.
is emnowered to cali ON, the. militia Of
the Sfatss Ia enforce laws At elections
0r elsa wfAAffe. ind fEaf righf va have
naver n AZ; dHStiio j SHncf>t fdastitiifgs (,
h1t r. = sor Con ~ 80 s sa's sst IS sSs.. ;Ss.
Presid ent 70 s.v s,hat. Iawa the; E.aa or.
q army shsIl .exeoute. and no prohibi.
ton which, Congress may see ~ to im.
sG ih. n s."i,ssnt;.i al I 80 I sS;,s,;rnsss.s;yhts sy
or .insesfesA With theuparformaheeI Of
e, any 81 BE .sM9rn aRHea,iauHa same
.nn.,e+aSt,+at ana %1 E. II t4e taSf stsf ahu tha
F,ooins Rss H. anu; ~ stss ~ The i ReSnbiis M
cans looked ehelpsesaly , yat ohei aaseAher
for comfaFt hyt there wss aa com fort I,
Here was the Constitqn tl!1. on, Y, dsc!sring