Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-02-01
MIR. CALHOUN's RESOLUTIONS.

The following is copy Of these resolu-
tons, Us they passed the Senate.
/. Resolved That, in the adoption of the
Federal Constitution, the States adopting the
sume acted, severally, as free, independent,
and sovereign States; and that each, for It.
SELF by its own voluntary assent, entered the
Union with the view to its increased security
against all dangers, domestic as we'll as for
egn, and the more perfect and secure enjoy
ment of its advantages, natural, political, and
social
9. RESOLVED, That in delegating portion
of their powers to be exercised by the FEEDER
al Government, the States retained ,sevcrally,
the exclusive and sole right over their own
domestic institutions and police to the full
extent to which those powers were not thus
delegated, and arc alone responsible for them;
and that amy iniermeddling of any one or
more States, or combination of their citi-
zens, with the domestic institutions and police
OF the others, on any ground, political, moral,
or religious, or under any pretext whatever,
with the view to their alteration or subver-
sion, is not warranted by the Constitution,
tending to endanger the domestic peace and
tranquility of the States interfered with, sub
versve of the objects for which the Constitu-
ton was formed, and, by necessary conse-
quence, tending to weaken and destroy the
Union ITSELF
3. Resolved, That this Government was
Instituted and adopted by the several States
of this Union as a common agent. in order to
carry into effect the powers which they had
delegated by the Constitution for their mutu-
al security and prosperity and that, in fulfil
ment of this high and sacred trust this Co
verDment is bound so to exercise it's powers,
as not to interfere with the stability and Sc
curity of the domestic institutions of the
States that compose the Union and that it
is the solemn duty of the Government to re-
sist, to the extent of its constitutional power,
all attempts by one portion Of the Union to
use 1t as an instrument to attack the domes-
tic institutions of another, or to weaken or
destroy such institutions.
! a. Resolred, That domestic slavery, rs il
exists in the Southern and Western States OF
this Union, composes an important part OF
their domestic institutions, Inherited from
their ancestors, and existing at the adoption
OF the Constitution, by which it is recognized
as constituting an important element in the
apportionment of powers among the States,
and that no change of opinion, or feeling, on
the part of the other States of the Union in
relation to it, cnn justify them or their citi.
zens in open and systematic attacks thereon,
with the view to its overthrow and that all
such attacks are in manifest violation of the
mutual and solemn pledge to protect and de-
fend ench other, given by the States respec-
lively, on entering into the constitutional
compact which formed the Union, and as
such arc manifest breach Of faith, and a vio-
lation Of the most solemn obligations.
Il 5. Resolved, That the interference by the
citizens of any Of the States, with the view 10
the abolition Of slavery in this District, is en-.
dangerng the rights and security of the peo-
pie OF the District; and that any act or mea
sure of Congress designed to abolish slavery
in this District, would be violation of the
faith implied in the cessions by The States of
Virginia and Maryland, just cause Of alarm
to the people Of The slaveholding States, and
have direct and inevitable tendency TO dis
turb and endanger the Union.