, 1880-01-10
STATE-RIG1ITS.
W3int II Consists OE-Some Historical
I'oint.-VfesvH Of E1.Attorncy-tacn
crnt EHnbttur1i.

! 10 ths Editor VI 7ht Chttaoo 7tthHnt.
OTTAWA, Ill, Jim. n.-lt Ia amusing nt cnst, II
| not ct'lfy1nx. In rrnd tho various c0mmunten.
tfons IL different t,uhlIc prints, csanytng ii
l',nrnrst explanation nf the trrploxcd nni per-
picking question Of state-rishts. Tho ScoptLyte
stops III. and, with aImpln flourish of tho pcf,,
t1latnscs of lcEnl, historical, and constitutional
questions which have appalled, even our lest
tiitIkGrs md writer's. It "a, hnwevcr, fresh H.
l,lstnlton ot tho ndnEn "'rhHt fonts r,,sh in
wf1cro ntigctA fear to trend: nnA tho express.
Ing ut my vtows III tho nnttrr 1T stntn.h rights nr
Stnte-aovcrcignlty will tontlcsa unAtcrn!,ty fix
tho truth of tho nhnvo maxim. Ont Thing, how
ever, Is certain. that wh,.tnver nhy sly shall
pnsscss ono merit. thut ut being historically truo
If uncouthty Expressed.
THE FENpAMEHTAt M1RrAKE
IHHto by mEst speakers nnd writer's is thnt tho
Suites alono were tho nnly orRlnui pnrtlcs to
tho Fclctnl compact II we crnsttcr the States
ar particular sovcrciHnt!cs Of detached pnets Of
tho Unioit they did nut give It birth. yltullty,
or organization. for tho state Legislatures
were not cvcn consulted In relation
I" ita formation or adoption. Tho Con.
attutfon wns. and Is. tho rrcntnro OF the pn0pr
Ut tic United States: thoIr voice Epoko IL into
birth, their will uphOtdR and austa!ns II: mud
llaw+ tn prrc this proposition, It IA necessary to
trcur to tho history OF tho f;urattution and cx-
Annc clnsclr k0nlc Of ftH Important fGNttircs.
After tho british coIonics hnd fully deter
nttted upon Rcf,Iosis their independence af tho
nr,es , ,at q f"nfslsi!on So e! be ree.
originated am. carrctl into effect BY tho rcrr-
sei,,ntivcs t'f tic several States In ConEfcs..
| ter being prepared and dscstcsl, were snnt
whereI Why. 10 tho Legislatures Of every State,
Tor ndnptlon Or rc1cHti",i. Ultimately they were
statcs. These Articles IT Confederation iay NJ,
prcienst: to being anythl1sy mere tf'an II union
{ 10 the people. but 10 THO statcs thcy wrFe sub
lnlttcd to nnsl Ml"ptcd BY; mt the people but
tbey wero u compact 10 whsch tho Suites aio.,e
NV. M tieso Articles OF Confederation pro-
aress, ,heir w,kncss ana l,eicssc, so, beeaie @
r fhSes cs WI Xress m fs; Ct Il o 70
f at!y sMy to eonpel te states g eoitrjoMte q
nnly franl II scI!so of surrounding danger that
,,he States ,yeFc if,peli(xl q ass'st n dsraylus
However. hh'1 the danger vanished thnn
THE urTEn 1,pr,ItrAscE or coSdHERs
bccntnn nprarcnt, mud tho fut'ltty of TINT plan
nf government which posscascs no power 10 en-
! force nlitGlcncG to ita lRws wns lenlUistrDten.
heea incurred. Twas hit j,st that lilo Un!tsi
debt. II they could moi my the principal Neither
wns pnid. cohgrcss Recommended that tl,,ty
e GIr sent II I'd ',n yaF should fo, ihts pHr
s!ntcs. Th!s r.:sommcndatios WIN nbsolntely
t!sregaEled. The e.srsillcatc Klyen 10 the ~;
of iattis hecae worthisss; Ill % phiio centrcts @ i
yiGts snar tots ni.cgsr s prevailed ~ to
9ashp rprF III II oi M f fo ates To
jn!on wns evidently cr',mi'ling into franmc,ts
mil tho Sntiouul reputation nj homo and nbrnnd
hcgnn TO rculizn their sIt,saton. Delegates wcro
at first sc1!t from few If tho States u
tE seo ts g. aa Z" i'sns 4 ca ana
1, presrM aaa IsnE Ss!s Ths,o
sh"I ia tlcIa iSr tho lSirpos': of rcvisius aad
amending tho Artlel!.s OF Confederation. This
ws taacs a enveno f sasd and Il 'sse'ales s's It
rhiln,clh!a' f9r tho E!IImse s Of pf,rs,s,ns
lion TINT Il satstMetnry amendment Of thnso
artfctcs WIS impossible. ind Tint M Government
! not OH tho inlytdiuls vt tho community, but
| entirely on tho Stato-Hnvcrel9nties, aud whlrh
i",sish.ncnt of Tho retra,etony and rehela,ass. 'as
Thu tttlcEntcs. therefore, adopted plan ut once
| TIE rLAS ADOPTED
! Wis to recommend Il now form of government
for NntsonNl cnds and purposes, by taking from
thu Statcs als ct1ltrui ot utters pertaining to
s viii liz pns esps Ssis'g II ga1H II s
IT." thtse nan MI the
forco tho rnics of Nntionn so'lluet without tic
all, assistance, nr Intervention If State Lcgsla.:
Is nn'G to Ge a rcbsou
1 III this cnnncctfan wish to Gull attention to
tho fnet thnt tho Cony1ntion acted without
tho old Articles If Confederation They wurn mt
n,cut, Their unx}rty 10 wani oE impending
1nngcrs, md thelr lovc of country Prompted