Southern planter., 1832-12-29

'nsl ~ !, h,,s n sancdon, then Tie brgset incurs
a .,,ed Of impledpeniliy A league be-
M 81 .deoadcm nations, gcneU!IY, has 10
c 8 o,her than m0ml one: 0r, u q should
n ,cuaitN as iherr is no common superior.
n ta,d he enforced A government, nn The
W .lsags has sanct on expressed or un
=, "a in our case u is both necessarily inpli-
ue ',1,essly rvcn. An attempt 10y l0icc Of
"3 l.tn,y government, is an offence. b,
.I, means The constitutional compact may
I. FM.. efned, aud such government has The
-,be aw.of self do,encc, 10 pass acts for
\. 4, IN oIendet, unless that right is modf-
,.' ,, .,o,d. ~ resumed hy the constitutional act
h, y u ,.ssiem, ulihongh II l. modified in the case
:, s'@f 4. yet authority is expressly giv,n top pass
bo n necessary to cany IT'S powers INTO eject,
/ n w I'M grant PROVISION has been made iorpnu-
=, N. n, which ohstluc the due administration of
,os VI. ...J seem supctiluoustn add any thing 90
,t ~ sesinre Of that union which connects ms,
lse "A .noueous opinions on this subject are the
4son.afdocirlnes the most destructive 10 our
,iv.. III must give some further development Of my
Or !. ron the subject NJ one. fellow citizens,
in, aier reverence fnr the reserved rights of the
A. Ian the magistrate vino new addresses You.
liu would make rreiiel personal sacrliees, or
d, 4 lrertioas 10 defend hem from violaiion; bui
,en y ap must be taken 10 prevent on thoir par
wa, eper interference with, or resumption uc
ed Ia "A, they have vested in the nation. The
re- n snot been 50 distinctly drawn ny 10 avoid
ofa4tm some cases of The exercise ul power
q h y ihe best intentions and s1uRdest views may
Cons their construction of some parts of the con.
e nt|t bui there ate others on which dspassiDn
ca, Aclon can leave no doubt Of this nature
d be the assumed right Of secession Il
all "A ,s We have seen, on ihe alleged undivided
). einlg fthe states, and on then having form
whaa Tbs sovereign capacity compact which is
ofthlh he Constitution, from which, because they
shal d they have the right TO secede Both of
nlion rsiiiuns are erroneous, and some Of he al
,pesl. 'st 10 prove them so have been anticipated.
utoa Slaes severally have not retained their en-
,s "A ueepnly Il has been shown that inbecom
nahe rhof nation, noimembers of league. they
y Itaed many of their essential pa Is of sovei
,r ihs|e The right TO make treaies-decare war
ie, oHUes-exercise exclusive judicial aud legs.
reVe pveis we're all of them functions Ofsove'
pger The States, then. for all these mpur
. pe tyToses, were no longer sovereign. The at
e e. Ro their citizens was transferred in the very
'ngle since, 10 The Government of the United
ulna s-hey became American citizens, and owed
cdly. ls to the Constitution Of The U. States and
cE|nnade in conformity with the powers il vest
lhl ilongress This last position has not been
Q oinot be denied How can that State be
h sovereign and lndepobj whose ciu.
a obedience 10 laws 1i de by IT,, and |
"4 Magistrates are swo'3 disregard those |
N Fen they come in conflict with those passed |
nM atPf? What shows conclusvely that the |
9eel cnnot he said to have reserved an undivid- |
laci sveegniy, is that they expressly ceded the
efh punish ireasnu--not treason against ihcii
= 9 fnt power-bui treason against the United
= Ifeasnn is m offence agInst SOVEREIGN
bveregniy must reside with the power 10
gNIdh Bul The reserved rights Of the States
hmlIe Ies sacred hetause they have for their
snmmteresi made the General Government
n'f hieuory ofthcse powers. The unity Of our
pay zcharacter (as has been shown for another
o% hiR) commenced with IFS vf'esistence. I'm
a~ he Roval Government we had no separate
'o'' FtN-our opposition TO its expressions be-
" FeUNITED COLONIES
''a " we're The United States under the conledera-
la' NJ md the name was perpetuated and the Uu-
= mdered more perfect, by the Federal Consii
l~ M In none Of our stages did we consider our
~ 1amany other light than as forming one ma
Treaties and alliances were made in the
aa ndal Troops were raised for the joint de
N How, then, with all these proof that under
AAges Of our position we had, for designated
aOeand with defined powers, created National
IT, amnents-how is it, that the most perfect of
lne syeral modes Of union should now be CON
ia iadsa mere league, that may he dissolved at
u' lanfl Its from an abuse ofterms. Compact
B ad,s synonymous with league, although the
~ nslm IS not employed, because il would at once
aR o9h lallacy Of the reasoning
20 lvoQld not do TO say that our Constitution is on
y A,lgae: but, it is labored to prove it a campaci
- seb 10 one sense It ls) and then To argue that
Y lAgaeh compact, every compact between ma
" aasnusI be OF course league,and that from such
aaggement every sovereign power has right To
y .'ce But il has been shown, that in tlis sense
. RSaes are not sovereign, aud that evenif they
y ne and the National Constitution had been
- 10y compact, there would be no right IN any
ne Stale TO exonerate itself from lis operations.
}, OBVIOUS are the reasons which forbid this seces
! 9Miilis necessary only TO alude to ihem. The
! 'ana was formed for the benefit of ALL itwa,
pcducet by mutual sacrifices ofnteresls and opln
\" Oan these sacrifices 5r rccalledg Can the
. see Who mapnlnimously surrendered their title
VIM % leuiiories Of tie West recall the grant
'm he Inhabitants Of the inland States agree 10
.!aednlies that may be imposed without their
: 'sa By those on the Atlantic or the Gulf for
p IfNInun han.GtQ Skill t,ora la FREQ ,trt la