The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-02-28

OF she tuileu Staitsi uu' VfiAS'
.l,vas. The number has uoi probably mueh
me, .ased since. They are dispersed over
The ten miles square, engaged IN the qu'e'
,,nr,n,,s OF husbandry, or "a menial ounces
:, domestic life. Ii II were necessary TO
The efficiency ot this place as seat OF the
General Government 10 abolish slavery,
~ Inch Is utterly deUied, TIC abolition should
he confined To the necessity winch prompts
II that Is, TO the UNITS Of the c''y OF wash
motion itself Bey ond those limits, persons
CONGO ned IN the Government oil lhe uh'tsu
:. a,es have no more to do with the lnhabi'
,an,s Of the Dlsirlca than they have Win
The inhabitants OF the adjacent counties 81
MARYLAND aud Virginia winch he beyond
the District.
To abolish slavery within the District OF
Columbia, whIls, II rcmains III Virginia aho
MARYLAND. situated, as that District u, VIA.
m the ye.y hear; OF those States, would exc
pose them TO great practical inconvenience
and ANNOYANCE. The District would be
come a place Of refuge and escape Tor ius'
,Re slaves from the Two States, aud a plaIa
t.an which a spirit OF discomfort hsu
bofdlnation, ana iuSurrrcusu might be los
tered and encouraged IN The ts0 States
Suppose, as was al oGe time under conslde
ration, Penusy |, una bad granted ten mules
square wuhin rs limits Tor the purpose OF q
seat Of the General Government could
Congress, without violation u good iauh,
/ have Introduced aod established slavery
within the bosom OF that Commonwealth, "a
tae ceded territory, after she mad abolished
Il so ons ago as the year l1cU let TIE
inconvenience to PennsS sanla ia the case
supposed ouid have been much ,sss than
that 10 Virginia aud Mary and 10 the case
seare .iguIug.
Ii sas upon this view Of the subject that
the Srnaip, L! us last session, sulemnly uc
clafeu that l, would be a violation OF ia.pheO
iauh, resulting from the Transaction oi Iae
cesson, TO abolish slavery within the DIS
triet ut Columbia. Ana would u not De {
By lpplied lsith Is mean that = hen asfan,
Is made tor one avon ed and declared puI.
pase, known 10 the parties, lhe grant should
not be perverted 10 suulher purpose, uua
vowed aud undeciar q, ami injurious 70 the
gFantor. The grant, n the case We are
Considering, oi The lerntoly oi Columbia,
sas Tor a seaf of G0vtramsaL " hate'er
power Is necessary 10 accomplish that oh
J-ct Is carried along By the grant. but tue
aboiiliup VI slavery - Gui necessary T. the
eltymtnl VI TINS ste as 4 seat u the Grp
era. Government. Inc grant 10 the Con
sutuuGn, o. exclusive power OF legislation
over tue District, vas made to ensure ihr
EXERCISE OF sa exclusive 2g.houiy q the
G-uefal Government 20 tea4er ;ais place d
sale aud secure seat ui Gotetninent, ana to
promote the Well betus OF tbs '"'ao''a"'s
u the District. line power granted Ought
{ 10 Do interpreted aua rxefctsed 81 y ~ ibC
= ecd Tor which i vas granted. Inc Ian
gUage ol The graai sas necessarily broad
e comprehensive, and exclusive, because al
The eSlgrncIes ShIcn might arlsa % rsDOei
. tbs secure seat % tue General Govern
ment coulG not have beeu l3fesseu aud pro
: sioed Tor. The iaaguage may possibly De
sufficiently compIenebslte 10 inc!ude pow
ef ii abolition, but It ~o9.d nat al ell thence
follow that toe peaer could bs rgntiu,Iy
exercised. The case uas be re-eia1ied {,
) that Of pleulpoteuttafy invested ~nh 1
plenary power, bot, v 30, at the same time
{ u2s POSITIVE Instructions from has Gusetn
q men, as to the kind Vi treaty Inch he .
9 to negotiate aud c0ac.uae. Ii he YiOiatet
3 .aaee distractions, aud concludes a ditierru
. treaty, his government = not bound BY It
d Aud II the iureign Government is aware o
tue violation, II gets IA bad faith. Or j
-. fs. firs.ft
rom private HE. | am an eudurser iO
D nv freud on a note discounted Ia bank
/, lie applies TO ne Is endorse another 10 Je
@ aea n. which DO IA blank. No~, IN.
b gives ban power to make ans other Use o
, nav note sbich he plcases. BuG 1t, lusiedt
d ol applying Il to the tut uded purpose, ii
Q goes To a broker aud sells tt, thereby dJub
d hng my responsibility tor hIm, he commit
{. q breach OF trust, an1 i violation oil he COOS
II iala ImI ned IN the whole transaction.
!. But, Mr.. President, II Tins reasonin.
!. we're as erroneous as ! beiieye II 10 b. cor
{ rect and Conclusive, IS the affair OF the Ab
G efatpH OF six thousand uegro slaves IN thu
District, disconnected WITH the three mh
c ions u slaves "a the Lntitd States, VI sui
e ficien, magnitude TO agti,e, distract, an,
2 ombluer this great Coniedercy
0 TIE next case "a shlcA the petitioner
B. ak the exercise Of the power Of Congress
f relates to slavery 10 the Territory Of Florida
D Florida IS the extreme southern portion
0 Of the T. s. Ii Is bounced Oh all IT'S lauf
- sides BY slave States, and IS several hundred
miles from the nearest free State. IL al
4 mos. extends within the tropics, and the
J. nearest important island to ), on the water
2 SIDE - Cuba, slave island THIS stmple
z -ialemeuf al IL penrrn thl,.ll rostitnn shntla