Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-05-20
THE ENQUIRER,
Richmond, May 10.
uSEETL RETROSPECT

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Observation-Disclosures with. The Felerali,ls com.
plain. that The Administration furnishes no;biao
10 take hold oi---and the Democrats complain
that they have nothing 10 defend. So, while &c
neral. nat .hitloa .StoH, Ga'aGs, g. hui dpuihu
waves his lcaden sceplrc over The Land, and oppo.
siton sleeps Why should We mol hnrni,h m The
memories ul The past BY an occasional ncr,gtnce
10 IFS! pmciyf>," Why should We not delys
down inlo the by-sones, until We have reached
the depths where lir buried The son!ne elements
of The. fifth and twentieth year from date ana
pluck ont Of lis I.c,he The chronicles al lhal poll
lical earthquake which then shooh The Union
from It's rxtlemies 10 its centre and reused mp Old
Jefferson himself with its larum, like ga fire bell
in The nighl?' OF course, we refer 10 The hydra
dire" OF The Missouri qHes'jon, which rises 10 the
memory, with all their terrific porcn,s and apral-
ing realities.
And how was this land OF Freedom and Union
dashed into all This dea!ening rual and fury? Etdc-
5oiism did il ALA departure from HAT censcr-
ro,jrc De,aorr0cv, which ever regards and rcrog-
niz,s men and S;aies, as cqnai, as they are free
lie, "iiaf yrceis aMl indispensable ,gaaidy qmong
ne states" be preseTved-(as is earnestly insisted
an in The following strong ami conclusive ex-
lrac, from the learned opinion on The Florida
question hy Mr.. Barton, The Solicitor Of The
Treasury. 10 which We have already referred III
terms OF sincere colnnendaion,) and "al other
things will be added ihereunlo' iiodGmism il.
sil cannot survive the rrrdominancc ot HE
.I,n anil
Ions EQUALITY OF these Sla,es-ior i, cache. The
world that even il Iirds herself comes. She
comes as an rqaG|. ot comes no. al all i il mol a
wise policy 10 keep alive, as we'll Is sound priuci-
pie Ia insiN upon this view E0ta Sale wants 10
have. and TO keep Ter ,fsc!f The power and So
ycrcirnly which, alter he grants Of The Fcde-
,al Constitution, are ii.h!iuliy lis own-au; each
Stale does mol busy sell, 4, il should DO. in
taking care that t,rfy oh,r .StIe should have, and
keep lis own likewise. Hence The difference Of
principle between The great parties 81 lie coun-
try. Hence the expressions and cxaciion> devised
and enlorced-hence the unequal Tariffs which
have been established, The Mammoth National
Banks which have first seducei and corrupted
and finally ruined, thousands Of oui ci;izsn< and
have infused into our political system an immoral
and fatal poison thai il will require years 10 era
dcaic. Hence The unequal bar,hens of The new
Post Office aw-hencc Inc unequal distribution
Of patronage and public treasures in past times
and that unequal and false doctrine, swaying
more or less The whole Nor,hern mind lha! slares
are nal men, where ngah Il representation are
claimcd-bnt dlc mca, and with equal rights, lor
I'll o'her purposes.
The present day is full Of dark and ciainous
signs 10 our blessed Union The rapid march
OF ianalicisn 4, the North, has boldly entered the
political arena and is now forcing Itself into the
religious institutions Of The land institutions,
wlicie love, charity, goodwill and al III chris
ian virtues should he brought in:o inil and gene
rous exercise. The Shareholders, however vir-
ruous and pure they may br, have been anahe-
mail,d by tie Northern Pharisers Is "uncran
things in The sight 81 God ana man, and have
been cut oil from a participation ~ their draIes'
Offices. Wha, can ARES, This political and rcli-
eions agitation and their fatal c"nsequences?-
The liru and necessary course pursued b" The
South will 10 much Ia open lhr eyes OF me
misguided lanatics--lhe influence o the Wis
dom, spod.ieeling and patriotism u' mans
ci our Northern lreniS, may check HE fierce
spirit q! ieir l:euied hie'hIen. liul tic
only safeguard 10 u,lr Southern rights, 10 the
peace, and we fear, the safety oil onr holy Union,
is 10 be found in the principle 80 clearly, 50 pow
rrully sci forth in the following extract. Let Il
be scrupulon,ly Observed and acted npon--leI
the True principles and objects OF our beautiful
confederalve system be regionsiy enforced, and
all will vel he well-we shall become quiei,
happy, yirluous and invinciblc nation. NeIrf
assaults from abroad, nor dissenslohs wslhin
will be able 10 stay our march 10 glorious ana /
elevated destiny. Il is not yet too late 10 rccuF 10
lie fist salulary principles OF our Government
Win them in inll view aud practice, We are sale;
wirnonl Them, We shall be split up ihlo endless
factions, our Republican form oil government
mere shadow, our name by-word with he ma
lions OF the earth
at NAV be said, that inasmuch as Inc o"hsll,
tuition of Florida has received The SANCTION OF
Congress- lis provisions have derived theferoin all
The WEIGHT and authority rightly due TO the acl oil
CONGRESS itself. which :liested that sanction by
receiving her into the Union, impariIng 10, ana
accepting from her sovereign powers, anu there.
bvrivlng 10 those provisions aciVIly ana force, anu
putting them in operation. Certainly, i isiaT 10
infer, and agree in The main, tlai Whatever pass
.. CONGRESS receives its approval, and has the i'm
nress al ts auhor,y bul then these differences have
their limitations and restraints, and can only he
l,ua and allowable in those cases where Congress
has The rjgll 10 examine and The jurisdiction 10
decide. and the power to reject. the several anu
=, r,;cr,ar provisions which The Instrument passed
mon nv Congress may contain. Does Congress
nosscss so large jurisdiction in the premises mat
il NAV exercise supervisory powers anu aiscie- !
lion over State Constitutions submitted 70 It's ai
proval without limitation, and lhereltfe WITHOUT
control? have not 50 read The CONSTITUTION anu
cannot think so.
uOn The application OF Territories TO be Admit
tsJ in,o The Union as States, Congress may, m |
leed admit them. or refuse 10 admit thein onl !
can II impose any binding conditions oil annniS,
s;nn which are incompatible with that precise ana
Indispensable equality among Inc states, 10 re-
C.renre bolh 10 the sovereignty parted wh and I
The sovereignty reserved which inc constitution
81 once allows and requires establishes ana Sc
cures? There is no one prac'cai eqna'itY more
rr.c;ous or nrized Than the exclusvenesS OF The 4
ln,or ;nheren, in every new Stale, 10 determine I
H. ;,sal, wi,huut the "let or hlndrance oil Con- !
r ~. uba, nrovisions its own Constitution shall 1
oan,,;n inc, nc every other Stale which has enter
al ;r,n he Union has decided that question aore-
,;n,a fnr ;,self Congress is, Indeed, 10 lake care
,ha,ssc,, Stale provides itself with republican (
en-, oc government" for none other could I've 4
adan,ed 10 abide The restraints or realize me pr
, nual which the Constitution imposes in the
ONE ne case and conlers IN The other. Beyond his,
ond d s .,sncral scouiescence in The usual and cs
s ano Tesns of substituting State Tor Territorial
sers ~ government nothing in my opinion is
y, ~ ha ;uisTred from the admission or rejection OF
a STATE s. Of the assen, or dissent Of Congress, e.
,ber 10 The whole or 10 any Of The particular pro-
me- IONS contained in lis Constitution, which can
.s.o". ,sod &C in apy wise conclusive, or even a.
=. s,,hsr;,a,;ve If future scrutnies shall make
s aanI; . repugnance OF any Of them to the
r aa"1 laws or treaties Of the Union, il
would would he past all the powers OF Congress 10 pro
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