The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1837-03-17

calculated 10 give pain to the friends Of l,c.
government, and to encourage The hopes a
those who wish for its overthrow. The.
concurrenc.s, howeye, rhaye been far b.,
frequent IN our country than IN any o,be,
of equal population on the globe; and win
the diffusion of intelligence, II may well i.
hoped tina, they will constantly diminish !, |
frequency and violence. The general par. |
riolIsn and sound common sense Of the pre,,
mass OF our fellow citizens, will assuredIy
IN time, produce this result for as eyen
assumption of illegal power not only wound,
the majesty Of the law, bal furnishes PIE.
text for abridging the liberties OF the Dec.
pie, the latter have the most direct aud Der.
manent interests in preserving the grea,
land marks of social order, and malniain,uo
on all occasions, the invIolabilily of ,ho.e
constitutional and legal provisions shica
they themselves have made.
In supposed un6iness Of our institution,
for those hostile emergencies, which "a
country can always avoid, Their friend,
found fruitful source apprehension, Their
enemies Of hope. While they foresas les,
prompiness Of action than in Government,
differently formed, they overlooked the far
more imporian, consideration that, with u.
war could never BE- tile resul, OF ndiyldus
or irresponsible will, bu, must be measure
for redress OF injuries sustained, voluntarily
resorted TO by those who were 20 bear Is,
nece ssary sacrifice, aho would ce-Aequen.
" feel an individual interest "a tile eosRtll
aud whose energy would be commensurate
With the difficulties TO be encountered. AZ.
,ual events have proved their error the las
war, far from impairing, gave new co0i,
dence TO our Government and amid recet,
apprehensions OF a similar conflict, ne as
that the energies OF our couatSy ~eol5 OK
be wanting IN ample season to slndicale Is
rights. We may No, possess, rs We shcuA
not desire TO possess, the extended aDd eve,
ready military organization OF other naiIOa
, we may occasionally suffer IN the ouIss.
for the wan, OF II; but, among ourselves, a.
doubt upon this grea, point has ceased, whs
sautary experience will prevent Coo.
trary oplnlon from inviting aggression ifoa
abroad.
Certain danger was fore,old from the e.
tension Of our territory, the mnltiplcalica
Of States. and the increase OF p1pularloa
Our sy stem was supposed 10 be adop.ed O.
IL 10 boundaries comparatively narrow.
these have been widcned beyond con.ec.
ture the members Ut our conledefacs are
already doubled and the hunters Of cns
people are Incredibly augmented. Tie
alleged causes Of Danger have long sr.
passed anticipation, but none Of the eonss.
quences have followed. The power and 10.
tluence OF the republic have risen 10 hcsgh,
obsious TO oil mankind respect for ITS az.
lhou,y ~as not moro sppareni a, It's ancient,
than lt As al ~ present lIults Tea and iucx.
li.sus,,ble sources Of general prosperity have
Zen opened the eiicc,s OF distance have
Inverted BY the inventive genius OF oa'
L, developed and losIered by the sPirIi
Lr institutions and the enlarged saie.
,y aud amour, OF interests, productions, Arai
pursuits, have strengthened the CLAIM q
mutual dependence, ana formed a circle y
mutual beneiI,s, too apparent ever 10 bc o
verl0.ked.
ln justly balancing the powers Of The led.
cral and State authorities, dltsiGuisies neaf'
Is lnsufmanutahe arose al the outset, afd
subsequent collisions were deemed loesIia.
bic. Amd ttFs,-, II ~as scarcely believed
possible that srhcme Of Gos.rmnenl, -
complex ia construction, could remain anin'
Iufcd, From llurN 10 time embarrassment
have certainly occurred Is1t boa lusg IS The
Confidence Of future safely impaired BY the
kDo~l.d.c that each IA succession has been
happily removed. Overlooking Partial auc
temporary evils as inseparable from The
practical operation OF all human lusiIiaIioos'
aud looking only to the general result, eve
~ patriot has tpus0n TO b. satisfied. Nhite
The Federal Governmeui has successfully
performed It's appropriate functions 10 tcia'
ton Ia foreign affairs, and concerns evident
" national, lha; Of every State has remark
ably improved N protecting and deyeloPos
local interests aud individual welfare aad
II the vibrations OF authority have occasion
ally tended too much towards one or the
other, II Is urquestIonably certain tha, 'be
ultimate operation Of the entire system has
been 10 strengthen all the existing lnsi,io'
tons, and to elevate our whole county %
prosperity and renown.
The last, perhaps the greatest, oi he
prominent sources OF dlscord and disaster
supposed to lulk IN our political condhloa,
was the institution Of domestic slavery. Our
lofefathcfs VAS dernIy itnuresscd !. lth the