The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1820-12-12

s"'e ""hoo' ,he amendment. And thus by a
consecutive series ofrusurpa,ions upon the
prescrIpiise Limitations of the natiotsSl com.
pact eqpcsisncy has been substituted for the
constitution itself; the exception has taken
The place oi The rule and conscience has be.
come mere matter Of political latitude and
| longitude.
What then becomes Of the celebratedak;rtns
| OF our political compacls, as an exact cod.
and prescriph,e system of rules and lim;ta.
lions, il they are thus liable to be moulded a
mere noses OF wax 10 suit the purpose Of any
territorial or temporal policy ?lfa scheme Of
consiructicnran' be established in support Of
State sovereignty in total defiance of the posi-.
I've provisions Of the national constitution. as
well as in total subsersion Of those r;yh,s ri
real sovereignty, which are vested mol il. the
seuerdi states Of lie union, but in the free
citizens or PEOPLE OF THE USrrrp srarr,
eoiieciively, what sfectusf security can there
be asaini The eventual ruin Of the system-or
al what point shall the proud waves OF usurp,-
non be arrested The i=ctis that lie spirit Of
The old confederation is again at work at the
bottom oil ibis misunderstanding 10 reduce The
AR creation Of the federal cons,iluties 10 il.
original chaos and TO resolve its pressn, admi-
fable proportions and perfect Organization TO-
10 It's primitive PARTICLES and eccentric ele.
men's. While to accomplish this object lat
inde oil construction is adopted, which WAS
never known undcr The ancient rsgime
which far surpasses the NEST exalted i'm.
aginsiion OF HANsL RON in The most pa lmy and
prosperous period OF federalism, and which
never entered into the dreams Of Mr. MADISON.
Under such monstrous combination of con-
fi'cilng causes, the constitution must be decom-
posed, unless redeemed and reseneraied by
The absolute energy OF the PEcrtE.
It's fact however thai The original con-
federation contained an article (ART. w. en-.
lillDg the free inhabitants Of each oi the states
TO ell privileges and inDunilies of free citizens
IN The sevsral states, and further securing 10
= The people Of each state free ingrsss and re-
grsss % and from any other Sfats." The diff
nculiy was that the confederation contained
no power for The execution al this provision.
This rover under the present constitution is
assigned IL Congress aud there is no provi-
.lon for Transferring its exercise 10 any other
department; morn it practicable under the
constitution.
Putnns the slave questions enliiely aside,
an attempt is made upon The integrity Of the )
People OF the United S,aies--to impair the
solid sovereignty OF The nation--and this hos.
iIe enterprise. strange as il nay seen, is ac- =
uaIly carried on under the colours of the con-
hf.t'oa. A portion of the free population Of
he country IS 10 be cooped up within limits,
within which the propriciors Of slaves " i'll not
consent 10 have hea hedged. This portion
II the population is 10 be excluded from Sec
ION OF tho Union under one Ut the finest eli
mates IN The werld which their own property
'as helped to buy and their own industry has
contributed 10 iinprove-li we are 10 be ask
d why we undertake in this manner 10 place
'acss muialtoes who are not slaves in the
onhern and western states on level with
he mos. alilaenl and ,llusirious citizens OF the
ouih, the answer must be that God first made J
len human beiass--lhal fortune or misfortune
az cas-, tue Africans upon our shores in tie
ame manner that II has the French tue Ger
ians CT ourselyes--lhat the constitution con-
ld1is them - ci,lZsp,--ihat we regard them
n an equality with our.eives-- although
's cannot conquer our natural prei,lection cor
ur own colour SO far as ~ besiov our sufra-
es upon them for many civil stations nor pre-.
note them TO the highest political honours
or do wa admit that any other Sc, Of men
ave rights which they can eioim 10 offices
81 we 90 them no injustice in depiisns them
any civil rights or political privileges. they
ole with US and act with Us ~ members OF
ne same community, and OF those supercrga
'rv advantages which they DO not enjoy,
lous.nds ol their fellow citizens OF the unrest
loco and the mos, spolless regulations are by
ne operation OF other circumstances equally
eprIvet. Then IT their existence amongus
e an an eyll-and we are certainly di.poyed
} regret II as an occas'on " .1cnce our breiL-
en- must consent 10 share II with u,-esptc-
ally when they consIlcr il to ts an accid.nisi
I exefcstept evil, continually growing out Of
he nature OF apart Il their own population
nd that ihey are heartily DESTROYS Tor Az ey-
motion OF the evil IN any other manner lhan by
u exlermnaip.Ao OF the principle ''seli, il can
My De ea,cle jy such gradual and prsc-
cable process of emancipation, as well be per
eiuaiiy suhjeoting the neigbbou,ing states 10
Is a'luvon But such as they send it is Ger
AMY M more than right that they should be
isposed 10 receive again. Otherwise we
pghl have reason to regard the neignbo,bond
IS nuisance.
That the case of the unfortunate African Is
recommended to some lenieut consideratloa