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

slaves. Blu, farther. By the compromise
which took place 90 the passage OF the ae'
e., the adnlssion OF Missouri into tue
lln,op. 10 the year ls2O, II was agreed anu
understand that the hne OF 30 deg 81 'nin'
~ north latitude should mark the BOUNDARY
l,o,,.een the free states and the slave states
!. a. c,ea,ed IN the territories Of the L.
: ceded BY tie treaty OF Louisiana those
s,tnated south OF It being slave States, uao
those north Of 1t free States. But flor'oa
:. south of thai line, an6, Consequently, ac'
,o,d,no 10 the spirit OF the understanding
,,b,rh urevald at the period alluded To,
should lie slave State. II may be true
ina, The comrromise does not IN terms IN
hrare FLORIDA, aud that Il IS not absolutely
binding aud obligatory but all candid ana
,mnart,sl ncr must agree that oushl
noi 10 be lisrgarded without the u.osi
we,lh,y CONSIDERATIONS, aud that nothing
conld be more . be deprecated than to open
anew the bleedlg wounds which were hap
p,ly bound up nd healed by that eompro'
mise. FlorldFls the only remaining Ter
,t,,y 10 be omitted into the Union with
the institution Of domestic slavery WINE
" iscofsln on Iowa are now nearly ripe Tor
admission wlnoui II.
Tho next instance in which the exercise
/ of the p.wer oil Congress Is solicited Is '"a'
of prohibiting what IS denominaied oy 'no
n,.,,t,o,ers. The slave trade between the
States or. as i, IS described IN abolition
petit,ots. the traffic 10 human beings be-
tween he States. THIS exercise OF the
rover of Congress Is claimed under tha'
clauseof tie Constitution which itsesls u
with authority 10 regulate commerce WIN
foreign nat,ous, and among the several
Stars, and with the Indian Tribes. The
power 10 regulate commerce among the
several States, like other powers IA TIC
Z Constitution, has hitherto remained DOR
nant IN respect 10 the interior trade by
and between the States. Ii vas po~ei
crauted, hike al the other powers Of 'h'
General Government, 10 secure peace an'
harmony tmuug Toe States. hitherto :
has no: been necessary TO exercise u. A.
The cases ~ Which, during the progress .
tliEE, u uAdN u AhttiN 49, - -
general authority to regulate commerce be
tween the Suites, cannot be Conceived
We may fa,,iy -tuc, ho@e'er cou''n
grncIes Viucb, II thry sefe 10 happcl
might require the lnlerposiiten 81 the com
mon auluurN. II, Tor example, the Sat
II OaIo ser, by las TO prohibit any Sesse
entering the port ot C,ueiUualI, from "a
rort Of Louisville 10 hrulucky Il that cas-
* not ALREADY Froud d tor BY TIC la"
ahlch regulate our coas.tng trade. u ""ul
,,c competent ID tho Gvneral Goyemsnea
10 onnual the Prohibition emana'lng troI
S,ao sG.hoay. Or II tie State u hen
lucky sere 10 prohibit the ln,roduc'Iun
atihln rs liGils, ot auy articles 81 trade, TO
tssssss4etsuu 49,. ssal0~tFy OF tna 'nhAbiiHn'
81 tie State ut Ono, the General Cover
mrut might, by US authority, s1pers-ds u
Stale eaacmcai Hu, deny That lh
General Government has AM authority
whatever, from the Constitution, 10 aboits
nat Is called the slave tfa4e, or, N vtbe
words, 10 psombn the removal 81 slave
from ono saw State 10 another slave STAT
inc grau, 80 the Constitution IS oi u pos
er Of regulation, add not preh,bHinn. IL
cons ralye, DOT destructive. Reguiaiiu
ex RI tsrmlHi implies the continued eAisicac
/, of prosecution 81 the thing regulated.
. Prohibition impItes total dtscunlinuaucc ,
auuEAilditou. The regulation gieUded ~
designed 10 facilitate and accommodate u
10 ebstfUet and uconmodr tie commerC
10 b. regulated. Can II BE- pretended tina
, undrr this power to regolass commefc
anon. the States, Congress has the pow,
1 10 prohibit the transportation ot i've s,oc
I ahch u countless numbers, arc daiy pas
d "a! from the Western aud ialartor States
r the Southern, South western, and Aiiani
States The moment the incou,estab
fact IS admu7d, tha, negro slaves are pr
: perry, the law OF hioyeable property irrcsl
I iibIy attaches lsc t. them, aud secures II
/ right Of carrying them irom one to ano,h,
. State, where they are recognised as ~,
. perty, without any hndtance ahaleyer lrou
, Congress.
4 10 be continued
PhtlcRkrop,e.- Mr.. JOHN Rex, who.
death we publish. made provision m has wi