The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-10-23
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Two Hearts That Beat as One"

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Two Hearih That Beat rs One"
In the Wheeling Regt,tsr, Of September
2sd, appeared the following report Of Col.
Ben wilson's speech at New Cumberland,
Hancock county, on the night Of the 2lst,
at the time OF the Joint discussion with
John A. Hutchinson:
The doctrine Of the Democratic party as
10 the rights Of the States and the Nation,
respectively, Is simple and easily under
stood by all who do not wish to obscure 1t.
Il is this: That the people are supreme
and the source Of all power under our
form OF government; that they have dele
gated 10 federal government the exercise
ii certain powers, chiefly Of national
character, in the exercise OF which It is
sovereign; that all powers not 30 dele
gated BY the United States Constitution
nor prohibited by it to the States, ARE re-
eryed 10 the States respectively, or to the
people" The United States are sovereign
as to all powers granted, and the STATE
as to all powers not granted, ana Ifon
the exercise OF which they are not pro
hibited, Each Ia sovereign within lts own
sphere. The United States can alone
make treaties. regulate commerce with
foTeivn nations and 80 on, but It has no
nnwt9r 10 prescribe the qualifications oil
rotar for even a member oil Congress,
though II may prevent discrimination be-
tusan voterg on account OF race or color.
Tie Federal Government cannot deter
nina when man or woman shall become
~ Lawful age 10 any State OF the Union,
the mode Of conveying property, what
shall constitute legal marriage or cause
for divorce. In these matters and all
athers OF domestic nature, 1t is as power
Iess TO interfere as the Grand Mogul,
while the State possesses sovereign power
as to them all. ~
respect is this: The Democratic party BE-
llieyes that both the National and state
governments are sovereign within their
respective spheres, and that the conhnlng
of each to the exercise oil the power prop
erly belonging 10 1t Is essential to the bal.
ance OF power on which the endurance Of
our political fabric depends. The Repuo'
liCan party, on the contrary, msgnites the
sovereignty OF the United States, and is 80
constantly drawing TO 1t more and more
cont Of over domestic concerns. In TACT
some OF the advocates OF Republicanism
have gone so far as to deny the sovereignty
ofthe States in anything.
Our system Of government is compli'
Gated. There Is first the division OF pow
err between the National and State gov
erpments. Then the subdivision OF these
mowers into departments executive, leg:
Iislatiye and judicial. In the exercise Of
these mowers. Federal and State, and by
The different departments OF each, 1t
sometimes requires forlIearance to prevent
collision but no one who properly under
stands our form Of government doubts
that each government and department
thereof is sovereign in the exercise OF
powers properly belonging to 1t:
| he pledge to the traditions Of
the fathers, therefore, means moth
ing more than return from the central
Iizing tendencies, the extravaganza, profit
gacy and corruption OF modern RePu3li-
cauism TO the constitutional rights OF the
States AMI the Nation, and to simplicity,
honesty and purity in the administrator
of the Government. The Democracy OIL
to-day, in view Of the reckless extraVa.
gance which pervades every department
OF the Federal Government, by startling
Developments Of fraud and corruption AZ
TIE Federal metropolis, never so alarming
as under late years OF Republican rule, de-
mand as did the Republicans in 1850, an
entire change Of administration.-Be1.
JPilson al M1r Cumberland, Sept. 2lst, 1850.
The above, as a street gamin would say,
is "a bully good thing" looked at from a
Democratic standpoint, and no doubt the
Democratic admirers OF Col. Ben after
they read It looked upon 1t Us evidence OF
his learned and profound craftsmanship.
But now land here we weep comes the
Clarksburg Telegram, and reproduces the
same identical "oully good thing" from a
speech delivered by ex-senator Trumbull,
at Belleville, Illinois, August 80, 1850. That
paper has the audacity to print the two
speeches side by side, in parallel columns,
in order that It's readers may look first
upon that picture and then upon this, and
see il they can tell tother from which.
Forinstance, here follows the extract from
Trumbull's speech, as it is produced by the
Telegram alongside of the extract from
Col. Ben's speech above:
''Che doctrine Of the Democratic party as
to the rights OF the States and the Nation,
respectively, is simple and easily under
stood by all who do not wish to obscure
1t. 1t is this: That the people are supreme
and the source OF all power under our
form OF government; that they have dele.
gated to federal government the exercise
Of certain pc ers, chiefly Of q national
character, In the exercise OF which il is
sovereign: that all powers not so dele
gated by the United States Constitution,
nor prohibited by 1t to the States, ''are re-
served to the States respectively, or 10 the
people," The United States are sovereign
Us 10 all powers granted, and the States
as to all powers not granted, and
from the exercise OF which they
are not prohibited. Each is sovereign
within its own sphere. The Uni
ted States can alone make treaties, regu.
late commerce with foreign nations, and
80 on, but 1t has no power to prescribe the
qualifications OF a voter for even mem.
Der Of Congress, though 1t may prevent
discrimination between voters on account
OF race or color. The Federal government
cannot determine when man or woman
shall become OF lawful age in any State OF
the Union, the mode Of conveying prop
erty, what shall constitute legal mar.
riage, or cause for divorce. In these mat
tiers and all others oil domestic nature. 1t
is as powerless to interfere as the Grand
Mogul, while the State possesses sovereign
power as to them all.
The difference between parties in this
respect is this: The Democratic party be.
lieves that both the National and State
governments are sovereign within their
respective spheres, and that the combining
OF each to. the exercise OF the power prop.
erly belonging to 1t Is essential to the bal.
ance OF power on which the endurance OF
our political fabric depends. The Repub.
lican party, on the contrary, magnifes the
sovereignty Of the United States, and is
constantly drawing to 1t more and more
i 4 Ia tact