The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-03-09

without the hsZ,rd of issult, heavy pecu-
mary loss, Imprisonment, and even Of liia
iiseli Already has worthy citizen Of
Mary lsndS lost his life IN making an at.
tempt TO enforce his claim 10 a fugitive
slave under this provision.
But q provision Of the constitution may
DO violated indirectly as we'll as dire city. .
by doing an act in IFS nature inconsistent =
with that which 10 erloned 10 be done. Or
this form Of violation there is striking 10.
stance connected With the provision under (
CONFEDERATION. We ,llnde TO secret com
binaiiOns which are believed 10 exist IN
msny Of the Northern Sta.cs. whose object
is to ep,ice, decoy. en,rap, inveisie, aud
seduce slaves TO escape from their owners,
and to pass them secfeily and rapidly, BY
means organized for the purpose, into Can
ada, where they will We beyond the reach
Of the provision. That to en,ice slave,
by whatever nrii6ce, 10 ebscubd from his
owner into a moo siayehold;Dg State. With
the intention to pace him beg und the reach
OF the provision or ptegen, his recovery, by
eoncealmen, or otherwise, is as completely
tepugnant to IL as lis oper, violation word
Ne, is too clear 10 ADM, &c donb! OF 10 re-
quire illustration. Aud yet, as reposnant
as these combinations are 10 the true inisnr
OF the provision, II is believed that, with
the above exception, not one OF The States
within whose limits they eals. has adopted
any measures 10 suppress them, or 10 punish
those by whose agency the object for which
they were formed Is carried inio execution.
Ga the contrary. they have Looked on and
witnessed with indifference, il not with Sc
crsl appreciation, a great number Of slaves
eniicsd ffom their owners and placed be.
yond the possibility sl recovery, 10 the
great annoy auc- and heavy pecuniary loss
OF the bordering Southern States.
When We take into consideration tko
great importance Of this provision. tho alb.
sencs Of oil uncertainty IS 10 It's true mean-
ing and intent, The many guards by which
: IT 10 surrounded 10 protect and enforce il,
and Then re1sct how completely The object
for which il was inserted in ,ae constitution
ia defeated by these two-lold infraciions.
No doubt, taking all together, whether
more fllgrsnt breach Of faith is O be found
= on record. We know the language wo
have used is strong, bu, ii is mol less true
: than strong.
TLsro remains TO DO noticed ano,her
clsa Of aggressive acts oil kindred char-
ac'cr, but which. instead Of striking at an
= express and specific provision Of the cors,i.
. tutisn, aims directly al destroying the rela,
. lion between tho Two races al the South, by
means subvstsi,e 10 their tendency of ono
OF the ends for which the constitution wBa
established. We refer 10 the systematic
agitation OF the question BY the abolition.
lists which, commencing sbnu, 1885, 10
sill continued in all possible forms. Their
avowed intention is TO bring abou, state
Of things that will force emancipation on
the South To unite The North 10 Fixed
hostility 10 slavery in the South. ard to sx.
cite discomfort among ,he slaves with their
coalition, are among The means employ ed
10 ttfect H. Wnh Q view 10 bring abou,
The former, every means are resofied 10 in
order TO render tue South. and the relation
between the two races there, odous and
hateful 10 the North. For this purpose 20.
clsties and newspapers are every here es.
'ahlshed, debating clubs opened, lecturers
smploye pamphlets and other publications,
pictures aud petitions 10 Congress resorled
to, and directed 10 that single point, re.
ssrdless OF truth or decency; while The
srculaiIon sf inceIdiary publications in
tina South, the agitation Of the subject Of
abolition IN Congress, and the employment
OF. emssaries, are relied on TO excite dis,
content among the slaves. This agitation,
aud the use OF those means, have be on con.
tnusd, with more or less activity, for q
series OF years, 30, wihou, doing much to.
wards eiiectng ths object intended. We
regard both Object aud means 10 be aggres,
sve aud dangerous TO the rights Of the
South. and subversive. as stated, Of one Of
The ends FOR which the constitution was es-
tabllshed. Slavery is a domestic iDslilu,
non. Il belongs to tho States, each for il.
self. TO decide whether i, shall be establish.
ed or soi; If it be established, whether il
should be abolished or not. Such being
The clear aud unqncs,ionable right Of The
States, IL follows necessarily that it would
be a fagfan, act of aggression on a State,
destructive OF it's rights, and subversive of
is 'ependence, for the federal govern.
men', one or more States, or their PEG,
pie, TO undertake TO force on il the emanci-
patton Of lis slaves. But il is a sound
maxim in politics, ns we'll as'law and NOR.
ais, that no one has right TO do that ind.
'ectiy which he cannot do directly, and il
may be added with equal truth, TO aid, or
abet, or countennnce another in doing il.
And YET the abolitionists OF the North,
openly avowing their intention, and resort
ing to the mos, effcien, means for the pur.
pose, have been attempting to bring about
a state OF Ahings to force the Southern
SIa,os to emancipa;e their slaves, without
any &C. on the par. Of any Northern State
to arrest or suppress the means BY which
they propose TO accomplish 1t. They have
been permitted to pursue their object, and
TO use whatever means they please if with.