One of the founders of the As an expounder, 52, 162. His one-sided authorities and quotations, 88, On the "powers granted under the Constitu- The phrase, the more perfect Union," 144. Mangled quotation, and delusive argument, His theory of the Constitution based on the Ignored the refutation of those charges, id., Possible reasons for his centralizing expound- The Constitution not a compact; the people Historical facts ignored, 167-169. Garbling of the ratifications, 182. Gross garbling of the Federalist, 185. "National" and "supreme" resting on false Alleged second social compact, and forming Each state sovereign except, etc., 313, 314 et Derivative, in those endowed by the society's Usurped control of, 17, 18. Is exclusively with the States, 29, 149, 150 Leads the agitation for the adoption of general government, 12-14, 295-297 et seq. SUPREME COURT, U. S. Declare there was a change from a confederacy to another sys- On questions not provided for in the Consti- The government that of the people, 295, 296. The federal agency is "a government of the Its creation and jurisdiction, 386. SUPREME COURT, U. S.-continued. Suits against States before: the 11th amend- "SUPREME LAW." The "School's " extrava- Only by the sovereign wills of States was the Perversion of the, clause, 53, 142, 143, 176. How the fathers regarded it, 177, 178. The clause simply the enunciation of a prin- and balances, 13, 363. One of checks 46 Change by usurpation, 13, 19, 58, 334. As modified by the war of secession, 25, 27. An expanding autonomy: provides for "in- As the fathers viewed it, 45-48, 308, 309, 367, Character fixed from the beginning, 41, 42 et Exposition, 74, 75, 136, 137, 140 et seq. "A federation," "confederated republic," or The only acts giving existence to, 136, 137, True presentation of [Chart], 140, 144, 145. Tripartite character of the government in, States remain the sovereigns of, 153, 169, 199. Every "national" word and idea excluded Not changed by the war, 274. Rulers in, are "substitutes," agents, "sub- What was assumed of the States in the de- A definite conception of, 362. Grades and impartations of authority in, 294, What the, was in 1789, 369. Not changed from federation, 385. Growth and development theory of, delusive TRAITORS. The confederates neither rebels Davis and Lee not, 36-40, 402. TREASON. Is against the State or States, 30, Coercion of States by the general Govern- Exposition of, clause in the federal Consti- Claim of absolute supremacy" is, 155, 351. Vitally important corollaries, 394. Is involved in federal usurpation, 361, 376. Only purpose of the treason clause, 414. The State has the original right to punish, id. The general Government cannot be the object The end of argument, 415. Federal jurisdiction of, derived from the Against the United States is a violation of Conclusive proof from Vermont and Ken- Summary as to, citizenship and allegiance, Bases of the conclusions as to, citizenship Is against society, 421, 422. The State makes and unmakes the offence, A necessary condition of the offence as The power that laid the, clause on her citi- Chief aim of, 75, 76, 152, 355. The "more perfect Union" of 1788, 76, 144, Consolidation of the, 80, 81, 109, 110. The constituents of both the same, 145. Shows a complete federation. 145. UNION - continued. An indissoluble, degrades States to provinces, Founded solely on amity, mutual interests, Purport of the plan of, according to the fed- The "national" idea excluded, 200 et seq. The States "acceded" to, 204–207. The perverters' corporate sovereignty, 12, 13, Object of, was government, not forming so- Must be voluntary [Seward], 331. A coercive, provides for its own destruction, Inter-State faith the sole basis, 415. of obedience, 35, 36, 219, 220. 147, 148, 170, 176. It disposes of the expounders' "nation," 179. What Wash- ington meant by the phrase, 362. No "unity of government" as assumed, in A change by, threatens, 334. Government control of the political people, Federal, to be resisted, 373, 380 et seq. State governments a check upon federal, 391. V. VARNUM, COL. The States to confederate, The nation or State, 65, 279. The American federal republic, 332. The ratifying convention, high character of Substance of the charges of Henry, Mason, Replies of Pendleton, Madison, Marshall, etc., "Consolidation" variously apprehended, A consolidated government inadmissible, 110. Ratifies as a sovereign State for herself, 111, Enacting words of her ordinance, 111, 112. 230. Against the "expounders," 222, 223. Training and associates contrasted with Lin- Was a State sovereignty man, id. On the new frame of government, 223–226, Was the substitution of one form of federal The necessity for Union, 227. States ratify or reject, 228. Powers in the general government, id. Solicitude for the accession of the States, 227, "A confederated government" under the Constitutional views expressed while in the The States and the Union, 231, 232, 233, 234. Extracts from his Farewell Address, with Unity of government, 235, 362. The Union and the government, 235, 236, 237. Indorses Dickinson's views of the new sys- Commends the papers on the Federalist, 239. WE, THE PEOPLE." Of the United States Means the people as organized bodies politic, Means Massachusetts, 82; means Connecti- cut, 90; New York, 95; New Jersey, 98; "WE, THE PEOPLE"-continued. Carolina, 119, 120; Georgia, 121; New What the phrase meant according to Gouver- With us all power is in the people, 11, 273, Sovereignty of government unknown in The Constitution made a nation, 52, 290, 368. Authority of final decision in questions of etc., 42, The dogmas he taught in 1830-1833, 42, 53, The people as a nation ordained the Consti- The people distributed their powers," etc., As the politician and the advocate, 52, 207, The Constitution's hold on the individual The Union rests on compact and plighted The only parties to the Constitution the thir- The sources of authority he avoids, 87, 88. Washington vs., id. Unwitting admissions, 137, 358, 859. "Body of public convictions," 165, 166. Ignores the States' action on the Constitu- On the supreme law, 160, 161, 176. 66 His own authorities confound him, 186, 187. His criticism of "compact" and "accede," Constitutional history and the fathers against The States parties to a constitutional com- His views late in life, 207, 208. The compact equally binding on all, 208. Probable explanation of his inconsistent ut- On" adroit [verbal] substitution," 242. The States are confederated, 208, 209, 286. Inconsistencies of his views in 1830-1833, WEBSTER, DANIEL-continued. Our Union "the American confederacy," The States have "exclusive possession of The States never thought "to consolidate Until ratified, the Constitution was but a WEBSTER, NOAH. Perverters' "adroit sub- Its aim to produce a desired usage and "pub- Character and political views of, 243, 244. The sovereign power, bill of rights not neces- No right to make perpetual Constitutions, No coercion of States, 383. The Union is to preserve the States, 244, 245. WEBSTER, NOAH-continued. A summary of his political teachings, 252. High value of contemporaneous exposition, WILSON, JAMES. The absolute sovereignty Statement of the character of the Union, 45, The States independent sovereignties, 45, The system proposed by the federal conven- A bill of rights superfluous, 237. A confederacy of sovereignties, 101, 102. His views indorsed by Washington, 237. The people ordain and establish- they can Constitutions dispense powers for public wel- WOLCOTT, OLIVER. The States are the The pillars that uphold the system, id. "Expounders," juggling with, 242, 243. University Press: John Wilson & Son, Cambridge. |