Southern planter., 1832-11-17

nade by The silie This is tie d,nger 4 ,t'.
extent Of The danger. from the side Of thc w. % ~
powers. Il world, acknowlelge. Ie de..,.i, 1 ',,
avoid oI cssen,it bni neither can be clieclol ~ L
oul incrc sing greater and an npp0sinqdgngs -.
fthe right be denied to tho State 10 Dr.,
reserved powers, for fear she might resume bo "
egaied, Tint denial would, in effect. yeId !. 81 ii
General Government the power. under the csi.' !.
construction, TO assume at pleasure, all the te.o n
powers. u IS IN fact, question between ,bo ~ 4 80
ger ofthe States .rcsnming The d, eqaird no.. =.
on one side, and the General Government So q 4 f
the reserved, on the other. Passing oyer ba H.
greater probability of the latter than Tho e, IN.
which lendeavored to illustrate in The add,g M,
last summer, shall cUn6ne my remarks 10 tbo ~ .m
ing difference beweea them, viewed in conpsos Y ID
with the genius and the theory Of our Goverpmoa Lof
The right ola State, originally, 10 compee IA, I.eo
government, Is a fundamental principle IN on ~ IN nj
tem in virtue Of which the grant Of power reo ~ "a
the consent Of all the States, ,whlefo n
the dissent Of single State was sufficient M ghen
true that thisOTgnal and absolute power ofsec !. e
eminent has been modified by the Constiufos !. Lsy
already stated, so that three-fourths Of tbe ~ ,l
may now grant power, and consequently. il teom.1 Eod
more than One-fOurth TO withhold The bonnd- .,sl
between tie reserved and the delegated Nov .hlIet|
marks the limits ofthe Union The Siaes - LuriyI |
niied TO the extent Of the latter, and separated n &C.
yond that limit II is, then, clear that il wa, = In,e
intended thatth States should be more uniod M f
the viii OF one fourth Of them, or, rather omen ia
Than fourth, would permit It's worthy Of pen, 4 10
that u proposed in the Convention 10 inraJ Ese
the conledoraye power, as il was called, by ,c nte
twotmrds Of the States with the right of smsl mu
ment, so as TO require more than third ins,d Hed
a fourth, TO withhold power. The propnsitob ~, Gher
rejected, and threefourhs unanimously adoo,i sei
II Is, then, more hostile TO the nature and os0 ,ue
otonT SYSTEM to assume powers not delegated sue
lhan TO resume those that are, and less hostile M ,ay
Stale, sustained by one-fourth of her Co oSna1 esp
should prevent the exercise of power really pia.l
ed TO be granted, than that the General a., hus
eminent should assume the exercise Of powel "a IA ma
intended TO be delegated, In The latter case a. nei
usurpation OF power would be against The hpa d j
mental principle of our system, tie original M, II
ofthe States 10 seEgovernmeni, while, in lhe a IN cle
mer, fit be usurpaton at all, il would be- f sob cun
an expression may be used, an usurpaiion in n ho
spirit ofihe Constitution tself-he spirit ordas KIM
that the utmost extent ofthe Union should beu hbu
cd by the will Of any number Of States exceedis tvbl
fourth, and that most wisely. In county ln Non.
so great diversity Typographical and polird balfcl
leresis, with so vast territory to he filed const
short time, with almost countless millions 90 Aefb be
try, OF which the parts will equal empires "a n brn
mon more intimate than that ordained in The y .Ao
sution, and so intimate, Of course, that im s STA
be permahenily hostile to the feelings of mop srin
fourth OF the States, instead of strenghan Ach
would have exposed the system 10 certain denc 10 We
tion. There is a deep aud profound phloodu|k dou
which he, who best knOwaour nature, viii "a ~ sid
highly appreciate that would make the iniaa ui,n,
the Union, if may express myself inyasj bncuu
the extent ofterritory and population Of cu unity
and the diversity sof IFS interests, geographical 1t pol
political, and which would hold, in deeper I'D tm or
me assumption OF reserved rights by the agal boa Of
pointed to execute the delegated, than the rea Ii su
ton ofthe delegated, by the authority Which mrown
ed the powers and ordained the agent to adu bow c
ter Them. There appears, indeed, TO be rut uhose
and prevailing principle, that tends 10 paoe e lpe q
egated power in opposition TO the deegaling- |ton Of
created to the creating power reaching far bg ls Sc
man, and his works, mp 10 the universal source shch
power The earliest pages of sacred history I'd aspec
the rebellion Of the Arch-AnQels against k Z bad bic
authority OF Heaven ITSELF and ancient myhoa ebon
the war OF the fitnns against Jupiter, whchao The
ing TO lis narrative, menaced the universe vi meir
destruction. This a-penadng prncjas Al sdnar
WORK IN our systematic created warrRg asu4| 81 hay
the creating power; and, unless the Goyemma oe ,he
bolted and chained down, with links ofadlnu qunhp
by the hand Of tho States which created H. N 10 Qive
creature VIII usurp the place Of the creator N Ofhs
niyeTsal political idoatry ovorspread the land enmer
u the views presented be correct il follows Nj Gt ca
on the nteTpositon Of State IN favor Of the making
ed rights, would be the duty ofthe General GoN nees
nent toabandon the contested power or 10 P5 saolhe
ihe States themselves, the source Of all pocie meni
lhority for the power, in one ofihe two modes n tie ne
scribed in the Constitution Ifthe case belsf AVS
pie one, embracing a single power, and ihah sat Al
nature easily adjusted, the more ready and app The Ge
ate mode would be an amendment, in the orinal res
form, on proposition of two-thirds Of both H oa.al,
Of Congress, TO be ratified by three-fourh eion
Saiesi but, on ,he contrary should the den9t mjodt
ment OF the system be great, embracing many ,od I'm
dilicn TO adjust, the States ought to be conH % 1a IN
IN General Convenion--the most august d ne sau
assemblies representing the united soverdgnl four I'll
Coniederated States, and having powerand aq Ssou'
ny to correct every error, and 20 repair every sSs,
idaon or injury, whether caused by time o. 'o' 10 wh
dent or the conflicting movement ofthe bods States,
which Compose thesysiem With institutions es I.a
y way so Fortunate, possessed of means so weo hi"s
cula'ed TO prevent disorders, and so adminDf hnoi
correct them when they cannot be prevented eH sasa
would prescribe lorourpocal disease, disun & rSips e
The one side, or crcion of Slate, ntbe as'e ,e \,
OF rights The other, would deserve and W have
receive the execraons of this and all future L@or,
srations. me d
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