Columbus Democrat., 1841-03-27


Jess ed icr5o- NAV be destroyed by ,ae great ~
scs-c auj necessary ioletui.0n 90 u-uiy. % is m .
Nt.IsH. meiAuc cJtenef.
Amongst the otlcy duties ot "A delicate cdtfac' .
cr Nhrh ne President, Is called upon To perform.
s i5e supervision el .he goyetasus nl ST lhe fgs-
'.ofe, ol the UntcJ States. Iha>e ot ,hem .
NMca me destined 10 become wombs,s otour 4
lteAl ppputoi lamll,, ae compensated bY taslr f.
tga progress from WlaueY ~ mluboud iur tAe +
partial AND temporary det &llou ol ,heii pviiUc' .
al rights. Il IS "a ih,s Disdiet, ouly, Who're A.
megcan cit4eus are 10 be found. who uudeF "A
settled system ufpohoy, are depNt3ot many
impauaut political privileges, without any aspu-
my hope as to the lulme. hsu ouiy cup>ui,-
uou, under ercum>ta tauces OF such dtpu,auop, Is
tlal Of the devoted exterior guards eta caHp-
hd Iheu subeuugs secure tranquility aud safety
GI,am. AGc there aoy of their counuy@nen vho
would suhJect Ihem 20 greater sacr'hcc>, 10 any
o.Aej bGutilauons than lhose essentially 0ectssS-
~ to the security OF thu object iot wh,>h thry
were thus separated from theu ieiow-c,uluus.--
Are their rights alone not TO be guaranteed by the
application OF those great principles upon which
all our Constitutions are founded We are told
by ihe greatest OF British orator, aud statesmen,
that at The commencement OF the war OF the Ke'
yoluuon, the most stupid men ~ hngland spoke
OF "ihelr American subjects" Are there, indeed
cltlzens OF any Of our States who have dreamed
Of their subjects Ia the District of Columbm!--
Such dreams can never be realized by amy agen
cy olmme.
The people or the District of Columbia are
not the subjects OF the people OF the States, but
free American citizens. Beng IN the latter con.
dusu when the Constitution was formed, no
words used N that instrument could have been
intended to depuNe them Of that character. II
ilete Is any hing N The great principles OF uual-
ienabIe rghs, SO enphaucally tnslsted upon ~
our Declaration Of Independence they could nel'
iher wake, nor the Tinted States accept, Osurrcn.
dot ~ thed hboA,cs, and become The subJccs, ~
other wolds, the slaves, OF their iormer fellow
cltizeus. Ii h, be tue and Il wall acarcely bs
doubted by any one who has a coreoi idea OF hsa
own nights as an Amecan citizen, the grant It
Congress OF exclusive jurisdiction m the Dlsnc
0 Columbm, can be- Interpreted, 50 Ial as fcspech
the aggregate people Of tho United States, a.
meaning nothing more than 10 allow to Congress
/ the controlling power necessary to aiioid Il tee
aad safe exeIu,se OF lhe functions assigned 10 th'
! Genelal Government by the Constitution. ln Al
other respects, tlc Legislation ot Congress shonl'
4 be adapted to their peculiar position aud Waits,
aud bo conlotmable with lheir deliberate opmion
OF tnelro@u ntetesls.
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,,..s ot thls k,nl may bt
hose uhtca aasc between the respective con
muul,tes, which Tor certain ratposcs compose W
nailon arc much more so, iur no such natlon Cd
long eXisNllhout the ear lul cuituie oi hose ~
Iugs OF confidence aud affection which arc 4
IF cu,c bond, Of uLlon between nee and eon1
deraled States. Strong as Is ho Uo Of lntcrc'
1t ha, been oiten found mrA,ciuul Men, bIu
I'd by their PASSIONS, have been 4aoVn to uda
measure. for lhrtr country ia direct opposition
: all The suggestions or policy. TIE ullernaty
hen, is 10 DESTROY or keep duNn bad passion \
clcaung and fostering a good ONE; and lhls seen
Z 10 be The conner stone upon Nhl,h oui Ameuc'
/ pahtlcal architects have reuttd Jhe fabric oi q
l,oy.rnmeoL The cement whch was to bii
#, aud peIpeuate ,ls existence was ibe aliec"l
! ate attachment between al IT, members. To-
' sure the connnuanre Of thus feeling, produced
+ Gf. by a co immunity Of dangers, Of sutiern
II and Of interests, the advantages oi cach wc
n made accessible t. all. No participation 10 q
d aood. pyseessed by any member Of an eAtousl
)l csnlederacy. eAceot IN domealic government. ~
- viubeId trom the c,tzsn Of any o,hcr member
Is 4, 4 proce,s attended With no difficulty, TO 4
-e b,y ~, exnen.e b,t thai of removal. the ctzen
ID nns @ miahI become he cuzen d any other, a
d .ufrcsq,yely Of ,he uhole. The lines, too. SCI
,.iiao ,o,,sts Ia be exctcised by the citizens
10 nne s,ste fran, bo.e of another. seem 10 be
Or distinctly drawn a. ia leay, M room for ms,
Of Je,sundro Tbc cuzen. IL .ach State unite
Of ba,,,..,.,.s,. Ia ,,,vs,es ,,heb that char
I'd cav a,n,.,. a,,d an tba, ,bcv rov clam "a c
m ..,r,t., rr,..I s,,,,.. II, Il, ~, ca.o cau