The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-09-19


which. - shat moment, i as desr-
Cd sad dssiehsi sAss ne peo,lle 81
/. I'll he States should - o. p-og Il sn8
lie GosefamsnI ossr Ilssss psrp.s shoaId
Be nEe G0ssrnnsll. issKprtssed il DO
camens of he mast shlhealie chsrsr.
ter. | mean The addfess u he mem
bess of lie Consennen skich lormrd
The Constitution, 10 fas Sits and D.
ne peepl.. That sddHss. issued 10 the
name ar lie Convention. and having the
great authority sf Washington ssbseribed
% II. says:
. Tie l,ieads of our county hate Ling
seen ald dssised. hit he poser 81 NIX
ing war. peace and leaIes: that 0f r.
VI ing money and rfgaialng eonmerss.
and the corresponding txres'ise and Jadi-
cial au,hofii Is should be lu'ly and eff, .
in.lly vested in the General Government
/ of The Un'oa."
! We see here. il.en. that he object Of
ihs Consf tuition was 70 nake The penple
&c The Unnrd s aies one peOrlr. end 20
place them under one government, IN re.
gard 10 every thing respecting their rrls-
i, iiun 10 fore,gn states and Inc -. eel m
ahich The nsllons Of The aoIld sers 70 fe
gard them. II vas net an snalgamasi q
u Tie Whale Te,pls ulder cne govern
msni--nui IN exlirg uisbmenl Of the State
sssereigaiies. Tha. would have been
al immsrsi1n. moi Union. Of exis,,ng
States. There Vas no pressing necessi.
", therefore, for making ,he local lnsti-
lulisns OF the several Safes approach
i each other 10 any claser sffiniiies; - ga-
vernments existed. each sufficient within
lie own lerrliory. for all purposes of ter
ritarial supremacy and government, for
all Stale purposes. ID was no matter shat
variety the States should have in these re-
spert.. aad il vas Left 10 their own die.
crsnon. And il il the very beauty Of
our system. as conceive, that the iede-
raj and STATE governments are kept thus
distinct. that local aisl .iion is l,f, 10 the
local authorities. and The general leg sls-
lion is given 70 The general government
This iske 10 be The sf0s idea and de6-
nition oil those purposes Tor which The &C.
neral government, under The pressht con-
siiiu,ion. was organized and established.
lnieed, gentlemen. . mot authoritative.
perfectly authoritative, declaration nfthe
otjrcs Of The people Of the United S'a'es
, in forming constilution, we have in ,hai
instrument sell, on its very fee, and
! there The words stand. an everlasting re-.
cord OF The intentions and purposes a
, those who fiamedi,. I,ssys il is estab
lished "in order TO form a more perfect
union." They. tho people. e.ssbt,shs q the
constitution Of The Uniied Sites, for their
"morr- perfect un'on"-.'o establish
, Justice, ensure domestic tranquility, pro.
vide for The common defence. and promot.
the general welfare:" and finally s',t
secure The blessings Of liberty" 10 thea
and their postsrty. Here, a, the heat
| ofall these objects, stands. in baId ant
: prominent relief The great noble ohjsc
, 10 FORM MORE PERFECT UNION am0Hs
, the people ofthe United States.
And will take the liberty 10 refer Ii
. another passage in the same address o.
, the Convention to the people, when the
| Constitution was sent abroad for rsutica'
tion:
In all our d, liberations on the subject,
we kept steadily in our view that which
, appea AIRED 10 Us the greatest interest 81
, every true American, the consul dasi"n oI
: our UNION, IN which is involvd our pros.
peri.y. felicity, safety, perhaps our nation
/ al existence"
You will please 10 observe that this
language is not applisd. to the powers ol
Government; it does not say that they aim
a, conso. idstion in the General Govern
ment, nor OF all The powers Of Govern
men; i, does not al all usuip on The 10.
Gel authorities of the States, nor interfere
with any thing tina. belongs 10 the local
Legislation and administrator; but The
consolidslcn OF which Washington and
Ibis associates spoke, was consol,da
'ti"n ofths onion, Tor the just purpose Of
Ia Uninn. Of srong Uuion.-for those
purposes for which The Uulon itself ought
- exist.
| | have said. and. | beg leave to repeat.
10, cause it lies al the foundslion of all just
lconcep,ions ol The Constitution of tho
lcounrY, that tho Union attained by the
lCon..iluton, was union among the PEG.
pie 10 every thing which regards their d.
plom ,tic aud foreign regulations end con-
lcerns, aud The intercourse between the
world and themselves. u was imperfect
Tia the confederacy, indeed il hardly ex
listeI q, all--cer.ainly with 20 efficiency
aud productive OF no good. This vas the
obi G., as a,ed by the members oil The
Canven ion themselves, in the document
Ito " hich h I'VE referred. and contained
ION the face Of the Constitution itself.
Now in pursuance of these oNjec's' the
iConsutution proceeded 10 institute gen.
Ieral government with such powers and
su,hority as would accomplish this object
and which /, required. The Constitution
assigned to The general government. the
power of war and te' &c, the power OF