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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1834
Page
8
Judge Harper argues that sovereignty rests with the people and not the states, and that three fourths approval is needed to amend the Constitution. He compares federal power to confederacies and Swiss cantons, noting unanimity and assent bind states alike. He questions the notion of consolidated sovereignty and stresses that state acts reflect popular will within a union of sovereign elements.
The speaker argues that dissolving a state’s sovereignty or imposing a new government by convention would not be republican. Treason remains an offense against the United States, and if the federal government lacks power it would still depend on states’ allegiance. Territorial and citizenship issues are examined, affirming the supremacy of the federal constitution and the continued republican guarantee to each state.
A speaker debates state sovereignty versus federal authority amid secession questions. He argues allegiance remains to the United States under the federal compact, while State sovereignty rests on the people and the proper limits of conventions. The piece examines who represents sovereignty and when obedience to both state and federal laws is required.
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