Show RELATIONS OP government AND the position assumed by genitor E itou in his argument supporting the political sl features of the appropriation pria tion bill is nei thera new feature of the subject nor lie revival of ft dead issue but a logical review alie relations of tiro state toward each other the nature of the compact by which they in their individual sovereign ily joined in a confederation for mutual mp pori protection and the mutual obligations and responsibilities entailed upon each and finally tho extent of the powers delegated to the general government and the dency of tho gentril genc ril government upon the deci ioni of the during the incipiency of the for of the general government and the adoption of H constitution to regulate the scope of tho powers which each state were willing to delegate for the common weal nono of the verbal or written opinions of any of tho of the nutce to agree upon a form of compact express any idea beyond that of a federation but to the contrary all were impressed will strong inclination against any confession or declaration eliat would endanger any of the inherent right of sovereignty and the document embodying the results of their deliberations strongly exhibits alie disposition of that body to guard against alie possibility of a centralization of power nothing could more clearly indicate this than the prescribed manner of elections of the executive avd bodies of the federation era tion especially in that of the portion of the representative brand which gevea each state ie gard less of ho brenco of geographical area density of population and general political or commercial importance the sinio extent of power and an aque in alie direction that all tn eother states combined could not legislate against ali right and sovereignty of the state of rhode bland nor adopt any measure or perfo ini any act in which she was wa s excluded from he parity of participation as my other member of the federation each party to this compact was recognized by alio others as a free and independent sovereignty which did not propose to any right but to delegate certain powers to estabel h an executive loard for the better maintenance of the interest of the whole in their relations with other power for tho protection of each in case of iu and for the encouragement and preservation of cordial amity each oilier to guard any technical construction as to the extent of it delegated authority and to prevent any usurpation thereof the power of the general government were sharply benned denned in the constitution and no c is permitted in eliat instrument except by permission of two thirds of tho sovereign state from whom alio gendal government derives iff vi cariou ex eliat the original trainers of this compact con pact derigne derig nl no abro of any participant or thai by entering into the agreement to form the federation tavy surrendered their right to withdraw from it in evidenced by tho with which the patriots of elioso tune endeavored upon tho people tho vital eity of supporting and adhering to iho federation and continuing in friendly unity of action the compact alo provided against the employment of force by any collusion of states to prevent the voluntary retirement of any state or state from alio beagun by embodying in alie compact a clause forbidding the government from holding in subjection auy con province or territory the conclusions derived from thie direct and inferential cidnye cid nce in that the of the senator from connecticut in relation to alie dional right f the southern state to relinquish participation in the eclaire of tho the con wrong on tho part of ather e to compel them to ro gasn by force of ai cannot bo con trover ted by any logical or reasonable had tho southern statts refuse to abide by thie bibi of force and declined to tend representative to the federation the other state would have been compelled to consent to their leaving or to have the melve subverted tho constitution by retaining their do heated adver earie as subjected brov inar held by right ot conquest therefore the drdul note ettle lie question tho proclamation of emancipation wits effective only so force and hat act by the executive nor the amendments to the conti aution ince tho war can be accepted strictly tta y i i j because they were forced upon a I portion of the alio federation by cuir straining ultimatum gagnat be voluntary at alio llio governed it only more firmly the of to codo from tir lucli entirely upon tho numerical and gulemi tho die to enforce decision o that t conia be luabun ty of the can resolve re solvi the other into foreign coun liia and disrupt the lie public nt rf the moral obligations of unity dissipated and tho country i virtually pinned together by byo not and grau dually converging to u centralized power |