The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-04-21

enumerated in the Federal Compact-apd
securing TO the latter the free exercise O,
those not delegated by said COMPACT &c
the Uthed States, nor prohibited By j, tc
the States:
Therefore Be IL Resolrea, Tia, under The d.
vision and limitation Of powers b. the Conslitu
ton 0; Tie United States, Congress has not the
right TO prosecute works Of Internal Improve
ment within the confines and jurisdiction Of any
State and particularly within the State Of y orth
Carolina and that the exercise Of such right is
contrary 10 tie genius and spirit Of said Consti.
tuition and imm!neutly calculated 10 subveT. the
Independence and sovereignty of tie States.
!" Resolrsd, as TIE further opiHioa Of this lie.
gfSlatgre, That apart from all constitutional Oh.
Jcc;ioLs, the exercise Of such powers Is 10 be de-
pEecated as impoliiic and inex pcdicnt and tend.
ing directly 10 the corruption Of the prime pies
ana indirectly TO the destruction Of the liberties
Of the people
" RsSoited, therefore, That this General As.
sembly, for and in behalf Of the people and gov.
eminent Of this State, does most solemnIy protest
against the claim VI the Congress of the United
States 10 exercise the power TO prosecute schemes
Of Internal Improvement lwiihn the jurisdiction
al limits ofany State and particularly within the
limits Of \ orth Carolina.
"Res0red in Ike manner, That this General
Assembly does hereby most solernnly protest
against any claims or exercise of power whatever
on tic part Of the General Government 10 draw
money IN any manner whatever from the people
Of this State iuto the Public Treasury Of the u.
nited States, 10 be thence distributed for any OBJ
jecs save those Of carrying into effect the objects
Of the grants Of power given 10 the General Go
vernment Us contained il the Constitution Of the
United States
Rescued, That our Senators in Congress he
instructed and our representatives requested 10
use their best efforts 10 yndcate gnd sustain by
all legitimate means, tile principles contained in
these resolutions, and that the Executive be d.
rected to forward them copy OF the same as soon
as exPcdieni'
"TnunspAY, Dire 30. 1880.
" The House took up the resolutions sub
mitted BY Mr.. Bynum.
" Mr.. Worth moved that SAID rcsolu-
tons be postponed indefinitely. The ques.
ton thereon was decided in the negative.
yeas IA nays So" Among the yeas LOUIS
ID. Horny
" .Nr. l. A. I'M, moved to amend the
second paragraph Of the preamble by strik,
ing ont the words " such as the making of
roads and cutting Of canals " and insert the
words " Of local character and for local
purposes" The question thereon was de.
eided in the negaiive-yeas o. nays &C"
Amoag The ycaS louis d. Henry.
g The said resolutions were adopted and
ordered to beensrossed-yeas73 nays A."
Conspicuous among lie nays is the name
Of Louis d. Henry, Of Fayetteville.
Without arraigning the Federal Candid
ate for these votes, we would simply re-
quest him to inform his Locoloco brethren
aud the people at large, ii he has changed
his opinion when tlatcaaurc took place !
-hoG long was it, before he wrote bis
& dem0gogical " letter to Henry Fits and
others, committee &c. ,
BUNCONBE