Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-08-27
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No sane man questions that the
States POSSESS oil the rights not dele
gated to the Federal Government
Washington Post
This proposition Is all right enough when 10.
terpreted by the language OF the Constitution OIL
the United States. As generally Interpreted by
Democratic organs, and notably by the Washing
ton Post, the Federal Government has no powers
except those delegated to it BY The States. Thi,
oonstruetion OF the Constitution is simply uOn-
sense, and what Is worse, dangerous. because 1t il
the basis Of secession -Buiiagion Hawksye.
If the Haickeye would read the Con.
stitution it would find therein much
of interest The Constitution was
formed by Convention OF tho Rep.
rosentatives of twelve States, though
it may be said, in its ratification TO
have been the act of the thirteen
original governments, creating l4th
government, called the Federal Govern
ment. The thirteen original govern.
mcnts held in themselves all original
powers, sovereignties, governmental
rights and supremacy. They met, each
to surrender, "a ant and delegate to the
new 14th government certain of these
powers, rights and jurisdictions there
tofore inherent in themselves. Hence
Article 1st, Section 1st of the Consti-
tuition Of the 14th government formed
by the original thirteen governments,
rcaus
IAN legislative powers herein granted shall be
vested IN Congress OF the United States"
Holding all legislative powers. the
thirteon governments rron,od oo,,siS
of those powers TO the 14tb GOVERN
ment which they were creating Tbose
granted powers are recited and thon
the granted and abiured nowers n, q
specificallv relinonisbed bv iheor;o;nal
thirteen governments and ,heir IN :, n har
exercise by them Il prohibited Next
the Executive mower of tbe 1ltb Goy'
ernment is by the thirteen govern
ments ayestedh in A President and i,s
extent and use bv him is defnod Nov,
the Judicial mower tho 14tb govern
ment is by tbe thirteen gover1men,s
"yested" in a supreme and snbordina,o
courts Haying so nrovided cor sho
three coordinate branches of ,bo lin
government the thirteen governments
tool, Mains 10 declare that.
nrha .rnm.,.,io0 IL ~. co..,,,..,.
tain rights shall no, be construed to dsny ., AZ. S
Paraage retained by the people,"
ana,
"The powers not delegated to the United States
by the Constitution, nor prohibited by Il 10 the
States are reserved to the States respeotyelv. or
to the people thereof"
II vos hold h.. It'll o..,
neiu ~ 0V7i"n quincy ol
massachusetts,, that amongst the ere
served powers" retained by the thir. !
toan ,,a,,or,,,,,,, - ~ n
e SO'oin'iienVs, was inc rlght OF
any otate 10 Withdraw from the Union,
to secede. That New ENGLAND doctrine
wos fnaIl, oLor,,,;o..I r. ~. c.
- 'pioneu W Vho Soulhi
anu IL was decided by the war that the |
States cannot DESTROY the Union. The
historical facts to,oLic,, ~ ra,.,i,..
~, - tOueu."s 'pc ,r Nohs'itu'
uOn remain as they We're. The "grant- /
lng, ueiegaung ana "vestlng" OF
powers 10 aad IN me general Govern
ment, remain and 1t has no powers ex
cePt such as were SO granted and dele.
gated me supreme Court of the
united % states IN decision by Chief
> Justice waite, rendered in 1875, speak
ing OF tnis l4th government, the gen
eral Government, SAID
The government thus established and defined
their political s1 sauas,S 81 'AS states 10
purposes a government Of the people. It's now
ers are limited In number but not in degree.
Within the scope Of its powers. as enumerated
and defined, It Is supreme and above the States.
but beyond Il has no existence Il was erected
for special purposes and endowed with nil Tho
powers necessary for Its own preservation and tho
accomplishment Of the ends i,s people had in
view. 1t can neither grant nor secure to its citi
1ens any right or privilege not expressly or BY
implication placed under its Jurisdiction. The
Psop'e o. the .! United States resident within any
State and the other National bat there pssa 'p Ss
no conflict between the two. The power which
1,S,g pO'ses' ~ ,ne o.ner does not 5Asy are ssao
iuri.diciion..S fi''' "' "''' "'S'''"
Its aenumerated and dofnod ,owo,sn
are the powers ocrantedn and adele
gated" to it by the States abevond
which" powers in the simnle and
rorclble LANGUAGE Of the Chief Jrst;no
ftJ the general Governmen, dr.,
M eristsncen ""'
Chief Justice Chase in n decis;or
,onstrning tho nowors ., ,So nanos"i
Ioyernment mt tbis lance ,6rounh
he present Republican nosition
,cor. P0S,'O"
eparsto and independent autonomy to The Sta States
hroush their union under the Constitution, bu, ,
,tIoS !, ~, ~. sas. ia'd sas. the p,s's
heir governments arc as much within the design ,
md care Of the Constitution as the preservation
Iona ana 'Ns I'm @a11,enanc1 Of ths Na
PROVISIONS looks to an ndestruo,isIo Union ~ som
The New England doctrine, that the {