Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1842-03-04

ouCH SybloU' JuS'lCV boNVI UH7j "Hu ue-
YER car obtain. The fermonts, excite
ments, and prejudces which too fre-
quentIy prevail in all legislative bodies,
disqnalify them from sitting in judy
ment upon individual rights, Such mat
ters belong, under our constitution TO
the judiciary. II was in view Of this
state Of things, that in the formation OF
all tho American constitutions, their
trainers provided that no law rmpairjng
the obligation Of contracts should ever
be passed by the legislature. It IS 10
these constitutional inhibiions that we
are indebted for the security Of all our
property, both real and personal Once
LEI 1t be established that laws, conStilu-
tionNlIy enacted, and under which rights
have been honestly acquired by con.
tract, may be repealed a. The pleasure
Of the Legislature, and all the attributes
Of free government will be efrctually
eradlcaled from our system; once recog
nze the rights Of the Iegis AZURE 10 re-
peal charter under which righl to pro.
perty have been acquired, and there
will bs nothing to hinder them from e-
gislaling Us out Of the possession Of our
lands, on party grounds. as We may sue
cessively happen 10 incur the dispea-
sure Of some leading demagogue Of the
day. The doctrine is reyourogary in
It's nature, and If submitted to, will in
the end uproot the very foundations Of
our social system, cause US 10 become
by word aud reproach, and our con-
tact will be stunned By every civilized
people on earth. This principle has, in
all past ages, been the ior9mnner Of sb.
soule desporism Tired aud broken
down by the iuCessant alterations oi
conDending demaRo Rogues, who ever make
The rights and interests of the people
their stake, the latter have uniformly
taken shelter under the mos' powerful
in order TO secure repOs0 What has
uniformly happened in past time we
have reason to fear will, under similar
circumstances happen agNn.
Convened for purposes Of state char
acter. we feel disinclinod 10 enter upon
the consideration Of national politics, so
far a; least as Regards the present in
cumbents of Office. But the unprece.
dented condition 10 which the couorry
IS now placed, and considering hat lGe
operations Of the general government
must always have q great influence up
on the subjects through which we are
nov oppressed, We feel constrained to
say, that any addition TO the power OF
The Executive branch Of the govern.
ment, already, in our Judgment, too
strong should be deprecated as most
alarming evil
On The subject Of the present embar.
easements OF the country, N" causes by
which they have been rroduced, and he
means by which they may BE- ultimate.
y removed no one need be mistaken.
Oar own history asa nation abound
with examples which admit OF 10 doubt
Nations, like individuals can only be
prosperous and happy when they rely
upon their own resources, and regulate
their expenditures by their current
means, 4 nation which relies upon
foreign countries for its supplies Of the
necessaFles of life must ever be IN an
embarrassed and dependent confi Iion,
and subject to the capriceS E. euactmenIs
Of those who supply. Republican gov
ernmen's being instituted to promote
general good, it becomes, in regard 10
things connected with the policy 0i for
eign governments, the gustdan Of eve.
ry interest and individual in the nation.
and 10 as much bound to protect the
whole from the adverse legislation OF
foreign governments in time Of peace,
as to defend them against hostile aggres.
sions IN lime Of war.
THIS theory. aod the practice un
der it is not new in This country. is
much older than our present govern
ment; has, at times, been resorled to by
our people and government, wh"nrves
we have been overraken by embarras,'
ment and distress, and has never lalIcd
to produce relief
When the American colonies sought
relief from the shiCkIes of the colonial
r policy Of Britain, aud had their re-
monstrances denied, they were under
separate governments, entirely deprn-
dent upon British Legislation. But their
free spirits felt indignant at the res'rc-
tions under which they laborrd, ant
having no government authorized IC
carry out their wishes, they had Ie
course to a voluntary agreement not tc
consume any article of British manulac
ture or importation. They reured upor
their own resources; and although they
had been prohibited from manu(acrut
ing any article whatever which couC
in any wise compete with British pro
duclons, they chose to set the mother
country al defiance, and entered into g
solemn agreement to abstain from the
use Of all British goods, This agree