The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-08-18

! Tsst he Mrssires II lhif Eotl. $ hunaH
institution sh.eh has sssr besn ds,tsfc
e. ne securily. he asllsFf. and harp.
n-ss 81 msn. 1bs dsf'ss Of he sss'rs.
onder oUr conGifalion. are nas n ks
dfieFminsd b. tasir llsbil.iy 70 Pnaish-
n,ns. hBi By the eAsensEis iLts Shlch
they en'eu6 81 thsr insuumfnt- II, by
The censuIsIioh fairly eans,Eu-d. thfy
eosensElsd 20 yield and conform lheil
Legislation ID Shat or conefess in ne
pguls,inn Of elseiinns. ss have endesv-
cred 10 6emol strait. hey are - ssrrrdly
bound "a keep that sgrtemehi - ~ ihe
world ii arms stood ready IN enforre u.
And. 10 r. ply 10 The ssstverstion 50 nl'sn
Iersasrd. lbal We Cannot issue . ssanda,s
% me Slate Legislatures. let ne say.
once for N. Ghe CONSTITUTION Issued the
mandate CIV years ago that The leslslsilnn
81 he States IN lhis particular N ghl -
any lIne be superseded By that ol COM
Eress,' either aholly or IN rzrf only.
Ih.lesd Of issuing an dnwsfanlsd mandate
10 ihe@. &c d. bot pass law. 10 shlch
our rsmhon constituents, the People.
speaking lhrcush lhe Constitution. 10.
qnire ,lisi ibsir legislation should conform.
BnI alil,obeh there is no method Of con,
p,lline State 10 sclion N the performance
~ her duly, vel IL. y hen che las seled.
her eonddrI be not eomlnImsble 20 the
Constitution. or law made in rsrsusnes
ihereoi. ~. selis simply void. and every
tribunal before hleh il comes for stju
diesiion 70 obliged 90 10 declare IL II,
iherefnrr, Notwithstanding this law.
Stale shnnld reinrn members according 70
general ticket. the Ilopse of Representa-
lives. as judge Of Tie election Of It's mem
bers. wOuld he RRdeI The neressliy Of
pr0nouncina The election . nulliiy. D
speak ol what wosld be The decisinn Of
ihe House. not only from us obligation
10 support The Constitution snd lass.
but beesuse il has already decided.
This bill comes 20 Us with 81 he eight
Of anihosiiy ahich can be given 10 il BY
the appreciation Of The august assembly
which 10 hsrsallef To expound ard enforce
i. t. view Of This. ! lave regretted 10
hesr tile inlimations Of Senator'S that
retain Saes would not conform 10 il.
but would elect BY General Tlck.L sRd
raise ,Ee question hsfnre the House.
Much a. ] should regrei 10 see The mem
bers Of any State bringing NJ such a
10 the House. go rong are
my consIriions OF The importance 81 dis
triri representation 81 the county in I'll
coming time. thai ? cannot wilhhold from
4 my appreciation, from cpl srhrnsion. II
my such resuh. Bit, SIR. when / look
10 the expectation. ihe desire. and the |
Practice of The f.tl,r. nf the Constitution |
ii favor of The jis'ricl s,srm--ths hold |
i sIIeady has in the mind. Of the great
majority OF The people; shen ] coniem-
llsie rs bent6cen, elects ia protecting
he snsller S,s'es from possible eombi.
iaions OF the great, and The individual.
rom tbs expressions u The msss. and !
CO sS.,a The Il PlaHIIirSiga lqhRrass
uuf ale I.egf,Iaiures, cannot
anticipate cnnrnsrrsy IN tel.tion 10 The
'xecufiDn Of ibis law; or. ii il shall arise, I
doubt not thai u viii be conducted and /
itIsrmined with The qaisinrss. d,sr,ty,
'ad mutual tolerstinn 90 necessary II
'sceriain truth, and 90 ssluiary IN pr.-
'srsiBg N their true es,ence both The
Federal and SAFE anihn,iliss. In that
pirli Congress nnw scls. in merely
the mode Of rsrse.eni,uen, |
,ui leasing all TIE detail, of in'erirr
arrangement 70 Tie Legislatures of The
'iairs, whose lacsl knoalrdse and PER |
orsi arqnsiniance Will ensble them 10
on.ult The popular convenience ard the
'npultr wish IN the fnImanon Of districts
q fsr greater degree thar can possibly /
e dine here. All nus, al once perceive
hai lhts mode II inierrnsl,ion 10 The Iea.t
xefIinn II the auihorI,y If This Govern
neni. and leaves The amplesi isld % ppw
2 and discretion n the s ale Legislatures
smch IL ~ all consistent with The great
nd Proposed.