Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1847-05-27

they observe!
The Bible, which the North have taken
into their mouths, furnishes moral curb
for the freedom of speech, so severe, that if
the South would so far "condemn them
selves in that thing which they allow" as
to lay hold on the reins, no great strength
would be required to wrench off the neither
Jaw, tongue and all.
too moral to hold slaves as we have to be
Just moral enough to do so.
The only alliance which exists between
the North and the South, is the alliance of
State. The only attitude therefore, that the
South can appropriately present to the
North, is the attitude of State.
Suppose a citizen of the monarchy of
Great Britain, never before out of England,
to arrive in Boston, the Capital of the Re-
public of Massachusetts; suppose himself
and native born citizen of that Republic,
both being upwards of twenty-one years of
age, 10 agree as personal friends, to start OF
ge,her for the Republic of Virginia, with
view of settling in that State, if on expert
ence they find it to their advantage to do
so. They 60 tbither, have good success,
become permanent, valuable, and valued
citizens. What ''privilege or immunity"
has the one had, which the other has not
equally enjoyed? None whatever, that !
can perceive, except that by the courtesy of
the sovereign Republic of Virginia, q see
nothing in the Constitution of the United
States, which could enforce it, nothing bu.
legislative pleasure alone in sovereign Vir-
glnia,) the citizen of the sister Republic is
admitted to all the franchises of citizenship,
after the expiration of one year, while the
other, in consequence of the same sovereign
pleasure of Virginia and all the other Re-
publics in the Union combining by their
sovereign will, as embodied in the Constitu-
ton of the United States, and the laws en-
acted by the Congress pursuant thereto,
waits much longer time, before he is in
vested with these franchises.
That Virginia has not the sovereign pow
err to enact that the republican of Massa-
chusetts shall wait, as the monarchist of
Great Britain shall wait, have yet to learn.
And if there is any contrariety between her
doing so, and the Constitution of the United
States, where is the remedy? Is not that
unwritten law, that this country is an asy-
Ium for the emigrant of all lands, which is
deeply engrained into the spirit of this ma
ton, as strong guaranty to the Englishman,
in the supposed case, as is the Constitution
of the United States, or any thing found
therein, to the republican of Massachusetts.
If then, Virginia is sovereign, and uncon-
troIlably so, except by actual subjugation, is
it not about equally wise, if not more expe-
dent, for the citizens of Massachusetts, in
Massachusetts, on the ground of political
and moral right and obligation, to urge on
the subjects of Great Britain, who remain
at home in Great Britain, the duty Of doing
away with their religious establishment, and
any and all of their institutions which differ
from those of Massachusetts, as to urge on
Virginians the duty of changing their indi-
vidual and State policy? Indeed might not
the functionaries of government in Massa-
chusetts, with great propriety, address friend
ly letters Of advice and remonstrance both
to Victoria and to Louis Philippe, recon-
mending them both to abdicate their thrones,
and thus Immediately abandon the sin Of
monarchical Governments?
1t appears to me that in Virginia, the cit
zen of Great Britain hasstronger guaran-
lies than the citizen of Massachusetts, for
s'privileges and immunities," under the pro-
lection of Great Britain. For she holds him
a citizen to the end of his days, and his chill
dren after him, shall be deemed citizens, and
shall enjoy "privileges and immunities'' on
British soil, to which foreigners are not en-
titled.
"Is the privilege of the writ Of habeas
corpus" available to the citizens of Massa-
chusetts in Virginia ? and does not the Eng
lishman in Virginia enjoy the same? The
Constitution, implying its pre-existence,
merely says of that great writ, that it ''shall
not be suspended" except, SO as excepted.
1t is no more available to the citizens of
some of the States of our Union, in every
other State and Territory, of our Union, than
it is to all other civilized men, in every State
and Territory of our Union.
If then no franchise enures from the
Constitution to the citizens of the several
States of our Union in the several States OF
which they are not citizens, is not the idea
of a citizen Of the United States, sheer de.
fusion? Is not this idea wholly relative tc
foreign Governments and must not we, in
order appropriately to term ourselves Amer,
lean citizens, or citizens of the United States
90 out of the Union?
If we oc the Southern slaveholding Re.
publics ought therefore, as a distinguished
Northern moralist thinks we ought, to Sin.
vi,e the freest possible discussion of it, do
nestle slavery from what quarter soever i
may proceed" (the generalization is admi
rable, and is CONSISTENCY no reason appears
why this invitation should not be extenee
to Old-Eng gland, as we'll as to New-England
And see not how Old-England could avoi(
reciprocating the compliment and invite u