, 1879-04-24

atntcd, fc saIi, On ihe Republican s''ln of tho
1lossu tlmt tln:v wnl.!l vote for The rci"'nl ot
thDsc 1hwA provided ilG fr.,GaE WIS represented
IN M tNcncn.lclit trctln1I. That dcc'nra'l"tt
Ind, With os without authorIty, iMen perverted
To 1ican tint they wrr. willing 10 vnte for the
amendment II + w.'s presented - ssfsrats
proposltton, but exactly MI Dppoaftin1l, b.
ta,lsc this amendment did nothing moro than
repca all cxct ,,tton to nm existing law; ani il.e
~ ,far from runca[En4 'l'e law itsclff, netun1Iy
enlarged an,1 incrcascIl its hcope t}ehtcmcn
Dn the other stfc secIntd to arEuc, nnl tc 1c-
level they thought {s1iet, was iln iutllenco Of
thts country werc living not under tlu Con.tf-
tuition of tlle United States, hut under II cot,-
federation Of separate soveretVttIes, w1lcrcns
llo thought they wcro mcmlcrs Ut GDycrn-
tnent established for tho government Of tile
people,
AND NOT or srA7Es; >.
Government TINT had all lie attributes Of
government, Including sovereignty, and TINT
acted directly oil thu pc.ob'c.. IN tl!cfr right:
and on tlaetr. psoperty. lfo admitted, md sail
thc end or object to bn obtained. that
nil the powers OF The Federal Government
,ve1,.,, we're atI 'nust 10 found within the
flow, or else IL would run dry. Notl,ng had to
be lapifctl, nothing was to be exercised excent
'gllat ~ flowed lrom thc powers therein dcclare1.
ernn,ent powerful, sovereign, permanent, and,
tElunk (fod, enduring. 1t tina people loyal
thoughtful, conservative, free, MD, thank
God, patriotic. But 1t llns ali the powers Of the
nntl ita own pcrpetuity, but oil powers of Gov
ernn1cnt TO secure to every citizen every right
which tint Government guarantees to him. Tlie
argument On the Other slc, strfppcd Ut Its artt-
nc!al and technical structure, came to ts: ttnt
although rights we're exciusivey secured hy aui
duties iluposcti upon the Nattonai Government,
yet thc power of enforcing those rights or Of
exrrcIafnr those duties, until that power could
be iound named anonE the cxprcBs powers In
Constitution,
r., ..u.,,, .;[. DID NC NOT IKE, Exis7' u,...,
0 eoeeaeu e srs sas rs utc ;nt ta a s,a "aa ~. no
H. atalGS to Waten n'as ~ eaSet.on o.. sienulols
aG Coasasano na.t ~ no"psea ,'s Leesasure Ia -
IT, @ -. "om WIKI. , ~
ooay, mast ass on t.at aanIsSs .nssorG!is to
ms ~. Wy ~. tnS H., H. r.
incut liau lio iIEnt u Atcs.lon wv Ln,o .! ~
neaapess, us ~ ss.,u uiicess s.., ~ a ~ "ahH se ~
si. ~ ~. ~. % Il ~ ~. ;,.,n.. ~.
fimctin,s ,eriyr1, from i)Is Cousiilutitm nf tin.
United States. q Statu Legislature was iu1erfer-
cd with by riots or disturbance by the Suite laws
or State autllorlty, then II syaa not onty tho
| right Of tic United States but Its bounfct du-
ty 10 send It's Marshas all,l its officers tero to
preserve the peace. 4 u sec tt1At tilhL i.eEls-
iatnru l,asl thu right to exercise the United
States functions gwen to 1t free from fnterfcr-
cncc by anybody. Whatever powcr tho United
States Government found It 1cccs:
United States senators, TINT authority
nllu power It hatl tho right to npply, an,l 1t was
its duty to assert 1t. [Anpiauso GU the lsepub.-
lcan sialcl lie expressly dcntcd and dtsclaimel
tho right of tu United States to appoint otilrcFs
Of State Legislature who should take uart i'll
the deliberations VI tho body, ad he expressly
iisclaisnetl ut,u denied the powor Of tlle United
Statcs to look tno the qualifications Of tllc
referring to The proposition laid down some
time siuso by McIu,lp tAfd.) that tllero vls no
such thing recognized BY tue Courts rs tho
"pcace OF the Unitrd Statcs," aft. Koocson
language it is clothed, WHICH cuuyeys to tie
nLuts Of the people Ut this country tllr Idea
that tbs United Suites llas uo pecu tlle must
dangerous tlt cn,l he .nalu III any country, aud
the n'ost destructive Of tho rurpctuity 1t ,lse
| Government mud lterties Of tr people.
~ trienus' 5a,u w. ~ tIiG ms'.ocaal,c h'as
XII o ~ xn,, II f,.t raa mi III ucrv srHI"rt
fiat, Fiat wn. '~'' 34~-'
s'3s "'s
| seTfLEp III THE "AA'
Let mo ask you whether or pot thc question OF
Whether tllc lava ot the United htatc5 slIall hc
enforced REainst whnscVer Resistance cothes up
was not the very qncstlnn submitted tn The
arbltrament oi battle, mt! whether Its uecision
Is not written IN letters u liyns lire upon thu
pagrs as Erand and as splendid as my IN t,c
history Of thu, wor1df [Apulauso oil tho Re-
publican side DO you MT understand thai
when you take THO position there is no "pcarc
or United btn.cs''' tu b. maintained, you arc
rcopcntng The whole question?
Mt. Davis IN. c.) asked him II he claf.ncd
tint unucr thu constitutional duty to sec tlikt
the laws wcro chforced alo Presldunt lind thu
right tu seHl troops into States1
Mr.. Rubcson replied tl'nt when there Ia on tho
statutc,book lazy passed by Congress, md ai,
tllu President to SEQ tlat the law is enforced mud
executed against every obstacle anl despite every
tat,,o there would he Mt t1e call VI thu Executive
IN either srciion million Of men rIsns IN arms,
II need be. TO- matntatn the supremacy Of tlIG
laws Of tllu United Statts, tApptnuac.l III
believed Ills friends on llse other a!de, many Vi
whom had entered INTO q resistance OF tic iatsi
he1ore would 10 ioahu ranging themselves "'
tile sae u sansutt Ensst'Mt IT, HIN ~" LIZ ~
t'oiin! i.15 ati..ot.t5' lApp'""ae'l LAG eieso "''p
eo''h'e''a''''o'' ..- .............r.
THE counsu or PRESIDENT JACKSON
Il, n,ttt,u, tlryu thrcat tc,cd rraatsurc r., Rorfr