[4CJ]

But even Justice Wilson agreed that there were limits on a state’s sovereignty.

Salmon P. Chase disagreed, asserting in 1854 'we have rights which the federal government must not invade - rights superior to its power, on which our sovereignty depends; and we do mean to assert these rights against all tyrannical assumptions of authority.'

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

Salmon P. Chase disagreed, asserting in 1854 'we have rights which the federal government must not invade

Ironically, what Chase was referring to was the right of states to hobble federal fugitive slave laws via habeas corpus, and specifically the case of a runaway slave named Anderson. Oh, and the speech was from Chase's reelection campaign of 1857, not 1854.

[Non-Sequitur]

Salmon P. Chase disagreed, asserting in 1854 'we have rights which the federal government must not invade - rights superior to its power, on which our sovereignty depends; and we do mean to assert these rights against all tyrannical assumptions of authority.'

I don't think that any one is saying that states did not have rights. But I also don't think Salmon Chase is saying that there are no limits on a state's sovereignty. It's hard to say with the partial quote you've provided.