The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-08-05
Declaration OF Sentiments.

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Declaration Of Sentiments.
The Convention submit 70 their fellow.
.i,izeus and to ihe Federal Government
lie following propositions, as expressing
their own sentiments and these II thcu
/ That tie Constitution Of he United
States vas formed tor p,acncal purposes,
declared 10 It's preamble " IL provide ior
tic common defence, to promote the gen
eral welfare, aud to secure the blessings OF
hberty, and was manly designed 'ocreaie .
"a Go,erumem whose functions Should
and would be adequate to Ihn protection Of
lie common interests a. an tie States, or
81 tNo or more II them, ~bich could not
he maintained IS the acton Of The separate
States. l'ua' 10 stuc, accofduuce whh
tins object, tie revenue derived lsom com
mcrce was surrendered 10 DE General
Government, With tho express understand
ing that they should be applied TO the pro
motion OF those common interests.
?. That among these common interests
andolJecls we're 1T. FareigueommeToe,
% the regulation 81 Witch the powers q
the States seyefally we're confessed, mad
rqultc and II. lic,nal trade and uast.
CATION, wherever tie concurrence Of two
or more States MS ncccssary 10 l,s pre-.
ser,auon. or here The expenses Of IS
maintenance should lie ,qurably horne hy
two or more States and where o. course
those States must necessarily hove voice
N MS regulation, and hence resulted the
constitutional gfant Of power TO Congress,
to regulate commerce with foreign "a
unns and among the States.
3. That beng thus possessed 10th q the
means ard II The power which we're denied
% the ates respectively, Congress Sc.
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good il1h and common justice, 70 cherish
ana increase balh The kinds of CONNIE re q
'hus committed 70 ~ care, by expanding
aud extending the mean. 81 conducting
hem, nod of aiiafdgg them az those n
critics end az taal protection which tho
safes individually would have afforded
had tue revenue auI authority been ielt ta
them.
4. That lms eb4gaiIau hl, ever been
recognised from the foundation q he Cos
efnneal, ard has bcen fulfilled partially Is
efecIue lighthouses, b1udlnE piers fot
tarhurs. tteas waters, aad sra.walls, r.
moving distractions ID rivers, and proyi
ting gtIlef facilities for The commerce rar.
ned On lrsm tic ports N lhn Allautir
c9as anI lbe same o5l4a ions have been
.u.h cd q maea less eStcu, IN providing
.milr tacitlas fora q commerce anon.
'he States. aa3 tie principle has been
most emfhai ca.y ackuos lodged 70 EN-
brace he Western axes aod rivers. by APP
poprahons lar aufaerou, J. gh houses upon
hem, which appropriations have never
been questioned 10 Cougrss as wauiIrp
constitutional authority
3. That lhas, by series OF acs which
have received the sanction OF the l-,op's
ii The United States, aud d every Depart.
mcni II Tie Federal Government under
all Administrations, the common under.
Standing d The intent end objects Of The
trainers af the constitution, ~ granting 10
Congress the power to regulate commerce,
has been manifested, ard has been con.
fIm"d by the people aad this understand.
ING has become as mueh par' Of that ln.
str1meHl rs any Of It's most explicit pro.
ysians.
9. Tint tlie power to "reculale corn.
Horcc wI.h ufeign nations ond among he
States nod with me Indian lrbc, Is on
W. taco 50 pa'patIy applicable 10 VI, whole
extent to each Il the suhlccts enumerated.
equally aud u The sauc manner, as 10
render any attempts to make q more ex
plcf die end futile and that those who
admit The nshlll application Of INC power
TO foreign commerce, by facilitating and
protecting It's operations, by Improving
har5o's and clearing out VA, gabIe rivers,
cannot consistently deny that +, equally
aulhorzes suntiu facilities to commerce
among he states
T. That foreign commerce is doprn.
Dent upon internal trade fGr The dlSttihu
non Of ne frcighis, and lor the means of
paying tui them, 50 that whatever I'M.
protcs the one advances The other and
my WV ~ HsePdiduic mat lHey shOuih De
as one that an export from the
American shore 10 a British port IN Cam.
ia, - as much foreign commerce as # it
had been directly 10 Liverpool, and lba :
IN expectation to Liverpool neither gains
lor loses any Of The characteristics Of
orelgn commerce by tho ducctness or
;ucuiy Of the route whether It passes d
Trough a custom.bbuso on the British
'ldo Of the 81. Lawrence, o. dcsccnds ]
through that aver and is connecting cn. $
lals to the ocean, 81 whether it passes
dong the artificial communications and {
lalnral streams Of any or The Stalcs to the
tllanlic.
= That Inc General Government. b, /.