The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-05-04

ONO sale journal, Is tuttuSu W 'ne Seiieu0i
and even solemn, consideration of every
man in the country who is capable OF com
pretending the extent Of such calamity
as the breaking up of this Government
through willul and iactious resistance, by
individual States, TO the Constitution and
the Laws National LteiHgencer.
From the Ohio State Journal.
The CRISIS APPROACHES! There are
clouds in the political horizon which porlend
evil. They oyershado~ the whole country.
A storm is gathering before which the
stou,est frames will treuble !; and II Will be
well for the American Peoale-.lor the
cause of Constitutional Liberty throughout
the world-if there be stout hearts and
clear heads TO meet the shock and turn the
moral tempest aside.
The refusal of portion Of the States oil
this Union to comply with the law of Con
press prescribing the mode Of electIng
members of the House of Representatives,
If persisted in, is virtually dissolution Of
the Uaion
The law in question is undoubtedly
constitutional one. As such It IS binding
on all the States. II is the paramount! law
of the land and cannot be disrcgarded or
contravened without setting at defiance The
Iawmaking power Of Congress. The ~ork
is then done. The National Legislature
ceases to possess a power CO extensive Nth
the Union. The States, individually, are
superior to the United States ; and what re
mains Of our Union
Let US pursue this subject little further.
The Law of Congress requires that the
States shall be Distracted district to
elect one member. Certain OF the States
refuse compliance. (The reason for this
refusal may be separately examined, as
well as the manner of complying With the
law on the part CT some of the States
neither can affect the question under con
sdera,ion.) They refuse compliance. and
proceed TO elect Representative TO Con-
sress under law of their particular State.
When Congress shall assemble next DE
cember, and these pretended Representa-
/ tves shall present themselves, what will be
/ the consequence Ii they be admitted 10
seats. what becomes Of the law OF Con.
CREST II one law may be set at defiance
Why not tco-three-THE WHOLE J Who
shall answer this question Not Congress,
for its power has ceased The idp pre-
/ scribtng its orn organization under the
/ Constitution has been trampled in The dust
To what higher power shall the appeal be
taken To the People Not so. They
hare already decided IL ia the affirmative :
THERE Is NO HIGHER POWER. They have
deliberately withdrawn from the reach OF
Federal legislation. The moral power has
been exhausted. Nothing remains but
force, brute force.
Shall force be resorted to-shsll the eS.
pertinent be tried Ay, shall It And
rho shall try III No, one State IN open
conflict with another That would bs
j double treason for the power of the State
IS equal, and they arc forbidden by III
/ Constitution to engage IN war unless &C
tually invaded" Not the present Erecu
, tive for be has virtually provoked tho ap
preaching crisis, and invited the States Il
, disregard the Law. II is true, he is express
, ~ enloi0ed BY the Constitution TO "tak
care that the laws he faithfully executed.
, But shat Of that, when ~e think ot b.
course 10 the Rhode Island rebellion, wher
5 he was equally bound to Gci under tn
Constitution.
But, SAYS the quibbler, the Cons,;u.io
J. also provides that each llcuse shall b
j the Judge of the elections, returns, an
;. qualifications Of lts own members" True
!. and the same Constitution also expressl
g says: " This Constitution, and the laws {
the Cuiied States which shall be made
e pursuance thereof, snail be The supreme la
a of the land any thing IN the Constitute
IS or laws Of any State to the contrary %
outstanding" The qualification Of men
, hers must DO adiuged under The lo,o. A
n laws enacted IN pursuance Of the Constii'
ton are binding. The Judges Of ever
r State are bound thereby, as are also II
!. members of the State Legislatures, and a
70 Executive and Judicial officers, both
' tho United States and Of the several States
Of bv express provision. So that if one Ia
Is may be disregatded. so may all for
o their oath they are bound 10 supper. AL
i. not part.
10 repeat again, CRISIS APPROACHES !
Q II is With lear and trembling that | watt
OF its approach. Not that ! fear my oy
powers Of personal endurance-bu tire.
!. bic for our proud Union, once the MA
Of the prize Ct the joyous sons Of Llber
throughout the world | would here adoI
si.h slight variation, as applicable on Il
occasion, the language Of Gen. Cass IN
late letter to the Secretary Of State: :
am clear in the belief tina, it is better to {
fend the outworks than the cItsdel-to ig
for the first inch rather than for the las,
to maintain our Union and the Construct
when attacked, rather than to vail till
IN have none to he attacked or maintaine
nd and such, trust aud hope, will be the
waverlng determination Of every consli
ny, tonal member Of the nexi Congress"
les MONTGOMERY
ri.
A Lesson for Young Men.-A corr
pondent informs Us that he was acqualn