Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-03-01
UNITED STATES LEGI sLATIVE OF
FICERS.

tA1 - ohiy " LAY lu:t!ls proper, 10
say that this letter was in type last week and
was only left out berause of mechanical reas-
| onS in making up the paper. the necessity Tor
which we regret ever SO much. Editor In.
tellgeneer.l
Mr.. Siewa!ter has proven an anus
ing opponent. He is really very in
teiligent gentleman, but shows such a
sublime affectation of superior knowI-
edge and patrenising compassion for
Layuan's ignorance, that he is dccid-
edlv interesting. He thinks that he
has driven Layman to study, and has
routed him on the rain issue. Lavman
cOnfesses that when he wrote his first
article he had not observed the tech
niCal use of the word "otticers: in our
national constitution. He did, howev-
| er, before it was printed, and thought
at one time that lie would delay the
first number until he could prepare and
print the second with it. The second
number, in which he states that the
constitution does not regard congress
men as officers, was written and in the
editors hands before he knew that Mr..
Shewalser had written OH the subject.
1t is. therefore, manifest that he docs
not owe the discovery to Mr.. Shcw-
alter.
AS to Lavman's study of the subject.
since it has became a CONTROVERSY be-
tween him and Mr.. Shewalter, he has
consulted dictionaries, but has not
read page OF new matter on
the question, with the single exception
OF one or two pages in Cuo'cy on Con-
stituttoHaA-Lina,tat4ons. AS I.nynan is
called upon to teach the U. 5. Cru>ti-
tutlon, and has done 50 tor wears, il is
not strange that he should have given
the subject some attention.
On the merits of the issue raised, he
Is quite content that the discussion
should here cease. lie sltml- by what
he has already written; and, us MIR.
Shcwallcr has presented no facts or
REASONS i'll his last not already given or
Known, it is doubtless, unpr,ii able 10
make any rcj Under. Lii man VIII
'ntcnt himself therefore with Il rcpc-
tilion of his views.
The United STATES form 4 peculiar
government. Ii is Il limited >uycrci"u-
ty. 1t p,ssesscs only delegated pow
ers. 1t is Il constitutional govern
ment; its powers are strictly confined
to those expressed or implied in its
organic act. 1t is 4 complete cavern
ment, having Legislative, judicial and
executive departments. lis lcyislatu
has the power OF the sword and ot lie
purse, and makes laws binding all
persons, natural and egal, within its
territorial limits. 1t is Il national yov-
ern'nent, regarded as such by its own
jurists and statesmen, and so
known and treated by the other na-
tons OF tho earth: national in the reach
of its legislative, judicial and execu-
tive powers. 1t is IL republican gov
ernment, as the people are the sovcr-
eign power, and exercise it through
their chosen oficcrs 1t is a federal
government: with sovereign states
banded together into one constilu-
tional, national Union; states. orisi-
naily free, independent, sovereign, and |
now still so, except in- SO far rs by i !
they have delegated a
portion of their sovereignty to The cen
trai national government. AS we
have complete national government.
we have national OH GERS to administer
all the functions of government: we !
have national legislative officers to !
make our national IN: US, national iutlucs !
to interpret anl apply them, and Il !
national executive to enforce them. |
Mr.. Shewalter's mistake i, that he .
toeS not see that the L. 5. government
is o5.h federal and national.
LAfNAN.