Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1837-02-02

IHoSt TepuSnant 10 .ltS PIINC1pleS,
serous in its consequences. 1t V
tablish direct relation between
vidnal citizens Of a State and the
Government, in utterIsubversion o
eral character of our system. Thu
"fthc citizens 10 this Government j
The States exclusively. They ar
10 its authority and laws only bed
State has assentcd they should be
dissents. their assent is nothing ; on
hand, if she asscnts, their dissent is
Ii is through the States alone, Ill
States Government can have any c
with the people of n State, and
then the Senator from Pennsylval
that if Congress can authorize a co
of the people in the State of NJ
without the authority Of the State,
tiers moi what is the object, it maj
Mariner authorize conventions i'm
or State for whatever purpose it IN
proper.
Michigan is as much a sovrcigui
any other, differing only, as 1 havd
to her federal relations. Ii VIC
sanction to the assemblagc of Dec
the principle laid down by the Scnd
Pennsylvania. then VIC establish
trinc that Congress has power 4
pleasure conventions within the
Is there Senator on this floor VIII
sent % such doctrine? Is there d
ciallv, who represents the smaller
this Union, or the weaker sccti0nl3
the power, and every vcs,aac Of Sill
would be destroyed. Our system
snbvcrrcd, and instead of a federal
and sovereign States, we would
power concentrated here, and TN
become the most mlious dcsp,,iSU
indeed, must he blind, who doe
that such a power would give TN.
Govcrumcnt IL complete control
States. call upon Seniors now
ii doctrine s'flangerous. Let it be
bcrcd, thai under our system, bs
dents live forever; good mcs ONLY J.
We may moi feel all ,hcrvil consl
ut once, but this prccidm,. once
surely be received, and vii become
strnmcnt of infinite evil.
II will be asked, what must he
Will YOU refuse to admit ,Iichiaou
Union; ! answer no: | hsirc to nd
and if the senators from hliana al
will agree, ! am ready INV to 81,
aS she stood III the beginning of las
without giving sanction to he unaul
aSSrmhlagc Of December.
But if that does no, me their
there is still annrhcr nv wl,ih she
admitted. We are told two thir,
Legislature and people of Mchig;j
favour of accepting the condition.
act of last session. II that bc,hc I'd
all thar is necessary is, that ,ln Led
should call another convention n
Guilty will thus be removed. AMI til
be still abundant time for her nd
at this Session. And shall wc.
sake of ginning a few months, oivc
sent toa bill fraueht with principles
sirouS as this?
We have hccn told, that unless !
united Immediately it will he too la
I" receive her pnporlinnof the sur
."" s, ;41H1tt'chh ilfftfasnnn a mffTic6Icy:
would have no weight. Give let
her full share. am ready to do Sd
without waiting her admission. VI
tilted TO hear Oh sogrcat Il question :
tivcs assigned for her admission, d
TO the law and constitution. Such
rrationS ought not To be presented W
are sctiling great constitutional princ|
trust that we shall pass by all slc1
lolIs mnrivcS on this occasion, nd
ground on the great and fundamental
pie that an informal. irregular. Sclfc|
ted assembly, Il mere caucus, has no |
~ To speak for n sovereign Srnie
case whatever to supcrScdc its q
ton, on to reverse its dissent ,lclibcrat
Ell by "A convention al the people ofll
regularly convened under its constitI
tlIority.