Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-03-31


: ing 70 the natural owe &c corse-nance eR6 pow
er in the larger S,siec, vss fual' De- aoo-iscci in
! Its c'ssr justice Ia .sGcrZ'i-sw .csams-t bach
Ell and cn,1-e d by thai auiru. .svg oa,-r s2ir
un1i ihag eHUnctwhIch naJGraa.c c-sy;linc
tfiumphed over every objection, ami thre s,s.rc-
is adoption As one OF tue most mar.eS an,
conservative features Of the whole Con-titl
lion
But It is no, 81 much to The e1teat Of tha com
promise IN Isis particular matter 10 which v,oll
direct your attention, Nc. Chairman, a. + q
the principle ou which ID is msie--lhe prire.rl
viz, OF d.feRfiag The ieedk acuiasf N. :,
meats and Gggressions Of The sirosg, II viii ~
have, said ls0crates when tre-tiG. H.. esr
lain Grecian States about the ahsrs o. hiss
Il vii not have" SAID he, "any guagaT -,
yoa can offer us but this: that you sh Z no / . !.
bic to hurt Us ifyou would" This is .sol,
the guarantee intended by our Coz IL ,i.L; liz
weak were 10 be SO protected by itih~t s,r9n.
should not hurt them il they wuuI,,. i,Nc. no
enough 10 the equitable aud jus, .Gi rrcyideI
spirit Of our Constitution makers Sat ,hc Sits,
should, in all respects, be as safe an, IS " n q
under the Constitution THEN forming they vot-
before; they looked end abored .ce some.hr.
beyond this, and better than this. uelersincf
10 place every State in a sounder SID sailor conf.
ton than ever before, they not o .ly lsG il. sor.
eregnly sufficient tor all local wsals, Bat iley SO
labored as 10 possess il, at the rapS dine, with /.
central head which should to 9eas-ilY capable
OF defending il from all external aggression, and
YET perfectly incapable OF committing upon it any
eggrcssions Of its own.
fer this brlet and imperfect sketch Of the
compromise character Of the Constitution, feel
myself more at liberty TO Insist 'pea T., r,p.s
sentative duties which that cl,r-.cf eaioi,s,
and 10 require, on behalf vfth' 3outl,, md as
one oliis representatives here thu. Ii Ii Z. al.
thoIties be executed for tho brC,.i a. Ya;tclah
end. for which they were given. Or itlat IN
IN the South, SO far as any Of the rights O. into.
rests which attach TO il can be subictie.. aven
resultingIy, to the action Of Congress, las, that
which some Of the compromises spo!.ca of v.rs
intended 10 provide for. We are a min9ri,, in
numbers; we are minority in intercse We are
thus laborlng under double incapac.ty TO do.
tend ourselves, rcpresentatively, here, ana have
GO other reliance, TlthiN the onstilution, Tor the
protection OF our rights aud Interests, when ques.
toned or assaIed except in the faithful and RICH
eous administration OF that instrument, under
the limitations, 10. the objects, and IN The ratcr.
ma spirit in which was formed. This is our
rellance; II may be what "" expect il to be-a
sale aud soiid lellance il may hy n
worthless and rotten one. What.
ever Il be- II j. our constitutional all. and we sre
determined a. stand upon il A. Iuat.. aIs.-
SnaaH Il iaG ns--whlch sa.cu 4 b.f--au1
W., C,,sqau.,,
ed and agprcved, then sir. ia iiat Jrs,d ,our. we
shall ,ook Tor such reef for oursclye. outside OF
the Constitution, as our whole case OF cIiQcncy
and If daiy shall suggest MnawhiIc, aud ~
,br WI. ala ii praa 3utgt,re ai t.f .uc.l ultimate
NJ ir -. .l... aud instant use or
s.ug ep.e.es uf the
.. 10 WI afae.ee
.p..e t4 .etyer u, thc .... lnat ou,
souue.. :, t,as were amongst IN, foremost
g, .uli ,utt, ne powers upou watch these yer,
sRlrgusrd,Nett peahlsfcd Hno, state. for
insaucc eyer aennr AS viz.
gaia A .uag the -.
coa.aD rtug 10 an equal
.. 10 c,ca Ia he adjustment
.,,.4 her .Na lighls, some States
vA3e. a. ave 0gurd as a bandbreath
upon Ia" I'D bFi Immense dOmlnions' Wien
this wa, donc, O7ss) Virginia WAS the mos
powerful Of ali he States / the Union, the most
powerful in population, in wealth. in physical "a.
pabilyin prospective clowth aud lmlneas,i,. bly
the most so IN political influence and contr -
Yet She surrendered these great advantages, gen.
erously and without marmur that She might co.
operate with her sister States in build,ny nm
permanent aud, as far a. possible. perfect con.
stitulona safeguard for the protection Of the de-
enccless and weak. The feeble in interest or
in numbers were never TO be trampled ON by thc
strong in either or in both. This was the lmnu
nifty which she labored and which she sacr liced
to establish; aud this, therefore, with spcca
and emphatic Justice. she is entitled 10 demand
Give TO her. wherever the action Of the Govern.
ment touched her rights, that safety which She
contributed 50 much and SO freely To secure 10,
The benefit Of others aud of all give ber,bis; and