The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-10-28

political and Otherwise. The peo
pie OF the North are practical race--quick
to perceive sod prompt 10 ACT IN al that
pertains to their substantial Interests
They take common sense view OF political
questions, and resolve them accordingly
looking To useful results. They are inciln
ed to interpret The constitution as TO rem
der IFS provisions beneficial to the Interests
of the country--not adverse thereto. In
word, the people Of the North, taken sener.
ally, are 10 respect 10 enterprise, improve
menis, qu.ckness Of tact, aud business like
sagaciiy, fully up With the age. They are
quite aware oil what is gong on in the world
atlhe present time, aud they can give shgewd
guesses concerning the future course Of
things, 10 50 Ear as comineeyents may have
reference to inelt own concerns.
I, is not to BE- denied tha. dllieren, elias.
ses Of habits, notions, and modes Of acton,
are TO lie Noted South OF the Potomac
Without gong Ia,o particulars It nay be re.
marked that our Southern people ave inchn
ed, as genera! thing, to think pretty high
Il OF themselves and rather Ind,tlarently Of
other people. OF their own political Wis
don they have strong cOnceli and the
opinion prevails among many, especially IL
Virginia, that sound doctrine on the subject
of the Constitution is not to be found north
Of Nason's and Biyoa's line. II is said by
some, although We do not youch for the
truth of the assertion, that the Old Domin
ION has been stationary for the last Thirty
or forty years, having been wholly taken
up during that period IN teaching and
preaching aud expouGd.ns the Resolutions
Of '9S. Ii IS beyond question the fifm be
let OF many IN that iayoured State tha; ha
nan intelligence, in he way Of politics,
reached is culmiaa,Ion when thase famous
Resolutions were given 10 the world. This
belief is thought TO be strongest among
those who never read the Resolutions
The patriotism Of these acute politicians
Is Of The most sublimaied kind. The Fed
eral Government being recognized as the
direct antagonist Of The States, since il pos
sesses no powers except such as the States
were Deprived OF in order 10 furnish Il out
and set Il up Ia the world, il follows that the
truo aim OF every genuine republican State
Rights man ou-hI to DO to &c, back these
powers into the possession Of the State
again, or at least to prevent as much as
possible the exercise Of them BY the GeRer
al Government. Hence canes strict con
5irvction.
The public prosperity would M doubt be
greatly promoted By the prompt and cilic
lent use Of The powers Of the General Gov.
eSnmept, but then the sovereignty Of the
States would be so much endangered by
granting il the use Of any powers that can
be possibly withheld, that with uncommon
disinteresteduess the public prosperity is
sacrificed for the sake Of the abstract prin.
ctpIe Of State Rights and strict construction.
Such are some Of the conflicting points
between the North and the South. Real.
ties are conlendiug with distractions; not
the interests Of one section against those Of
another. In proportion as intercourse be,
comes general, and tire people of our re.
glon become acquainted with the people Of
the other, these differences vii! disappear
Every year sees them diminish. Let Us
hope thai the coalesciHg process will 20 on
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