The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-09-10

.,,.l, 4 asa 6ssna aysslf sudsE 10 hssss-I
lsisy Of sdOPiAg.
ia assslioas IS - fsllswiag. viz
ls.-Do ya@ belssss M psspie d ne
iUniisdSlalss possess n saFssHieisd right
h discuss any sabjscl thas = shem may
sees worthy of eonsidefalioAf
9d-Do yoa belisss he people Of the
Unilsd States have The right % pstiilon
heir LeFislaiprs for he redress Of shat
sser they msy deem o grievances. and
for The sdopiioa q sDeh measures - he
petitioners mar think eondaelss 70 The
welfare Of The naiaai
| do not hesiisis 70 ansser both Of
lhese questions in ahs aEhrmanse- Tbs
Consiiluli0n Of she ULiisd States. and
that of sur szn state. have secured 70 The
people he ssiasmeni Of The rights refer
red 70 in both questions. entirely unse-
slriclsd but By their ows sense OF propsi-
ely. and The legal rules which project the
nights Of others. The freedom ofspeeeh
and Of the press. are the distinguishing
eharselsrissles of free government. With
out them. se might call our country .
Repuhlir. but il would be 30 only 10
nsmes like that Of Rome. uRder ssle En-
perors. Il nigh, Be . mask'io cover The
most horrible despo,ism. The right Of
The people 20 sri,s and 20 speak openly
and freely upon MI matters Of public po-
Icy /. 10 The palladium Of I'll civil and re-
llisious liberty" The surhors Of our
Consultation must have knnwn That u
would be subject % abuses 70 be used Tor
improper and indeed sometimes Tor eri-
minsl purposes; yri they declared u with
out restriction. More than hall century
has passed away since il came into ope-
ration. and although upon one memorable
occasion il Vas resorlei 70 Tor The Pur-
pose Of giving effect 10 councils tending
10 psralyze the efforts Of The nsiion. 10
The midst Of dangerous var. and 10 en-
eoursge The enemy 10 psrseveEs ~ sup
porting their unjust preiensions. sIiii
lhese declarations The rights in relation 10
writing. speaking and publishing. have
been suffered 70 remsin in all their pris-
line force. should be The lass person
who could. under any circumstances, con-
sent 10 resirict Them by legal enaeimens.
must, however, take This occasion 10
repeat shat havs befnre declared, that
The discussion Of The right Of nne portion
of The states which compose our Union 10
bold slaves BY IN assrmblsgo OF eiiizens
uf olher states. which hold none, 10 in my
opinion no, sanctioned By the spirit Of the
Constitution. lf IL 10 tolerated BY The
broad and unrestricted declaration 10 The
Constitution. TO which have referred. IL
10 forbidden BY the general tenor Of that
INSTRUMENT, and the fundamental princi
pie Of The government which !. has es'ab-
Iished. Our governnen, - certainly one
ola very COMPLICATED character. dlihcul, N
some Of ils aspects 10 Be well Understood.
70 fsrsign governments i presents. and
vas intended 10 present, . power clothed
with The most important attributes OF sove-
reieniy; and so fsr % our relations with
them may be concerned. they era 20 see
nothing beyond that which is Described
in our glorious moito "E Pinribus
Unum." We are. however. not " enc"
IN The sense Thar il would be understood
IL applied 10 other nations which have
been lo,msd from once di.j"in,ed and se.
psrs,e psr,s. Our Union 10 not that
which. Iiks marriage. merges shs ,rhole
rights of The parties in eomnon stock.
We are not
-" joined like meeting rivers
| Which roll inlo tue sea one common Hood,
And are no more distinguished"
Our Union 10 more properly like an or
binary copartner.hip composed ola num-
Der Of individual Who each furnish q
portion Of cspiisl To be subjected 10 The
control Of the maturity OF the partaers.
but who each also retain another portion
under their own exclusive management.
With the latter neither The partners sollec.
lively nor individually have any more
right TO interfere than II there existed no
sort Of connection between them. This il.
also. the theory nf our General and State
Governments. Over the powers relsin.
ed by the states respectively, neither the
General Government nor tie other states,
nor the citizens OF The other states. can
exercise the leas, control. II this opin.
ion is csSIect. IL follows that discussions
in public assemblies IN relation 10 the 10.
stitutions Of other states, with view To
alter es affect them. was not ju The con.
femplsuon either Of iho,c u no framed the
Constitution. or those by ~hom II was
adopted. !.es US apply the theory en-
deasos to maintain ~ This assembly.
We are here. some three thousand rer.
sons, in the double character Of c,iizens
of Ohio and citizens Of The United States.
In the first. we eau undertake the consi
dersii9n and discussion 81 any snbjec'
belonging 70 our stale policy. enbudy
our ,en,,menss in the shape Of resolutions
or psiliions. and ia die event OF sap
posed grievance, preseni thep 10 the ap-
propriais stste suihprltles Tor redress.
A. cidzeps Of .he United States we are
competent TO consider and discuss any
Subject Of nstionsl policy. and by ssj'nI.
lar process submit the result Of our deli.
beralions. if ne should choss ID do so, 10
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