The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-08-10


be so; ba, IL into one. where Il Is prohibit
ed. I, ceases 10 be property. This is ed.
United too, by ali. II is also admitted by
oil, that the General Government cannot
e~erru'e the laws Of State, as TO what
shall OF shall not be property, within the
limits Of i,s authority. The only question
then is, shal is The power Of the General
Gaserument where is authority extends
beyond The limits Of the authority Of tho
States, regarded in their separate end ind.
vidual charscierl or 10 make II more spe
ciic. can II determine what shall or shall
no, be property IN The territories, or wher.
ever else lis authority extends, beyond that,
Of the States separately, or to make j, still
more so. can /, establish slavery in the ter.
r,iorcs! can 1t enact law providing that,
any negro or mulauo found IN The terrific.
ries Of the Uarei States shall be a slave,
and be liable 10 be seized, and treated as
such by whoever nav choose 10 do so I
According TO Col. Benlon's doctrine tina,
Congress NAV les'siate as it pleases, upon
the sulj ct oil slavery IN the territories, II
would have Inc power, hut dcub, whether
there 10 another individual who would agree
with him. Bot, # il has not the power to
establish slavery 10 The territories, how can
i, have the power 10 abolish it The one
10 the counterpart, Of the other. and where
il the provision Of the constitution TO be
found which authorizes The one and fof bids
The other
The same question may be propounded
es 10 public and private vessels belonging
10 the Uai,cJ States and their ci'Iz.ns Oh
The high seas; for the principle, which up
plies TO the territories, equally applies 10
Them, and 10 all places, TO which the au
lhori,y Of the General Government extends,
beyond the States regarded separately.
Ii is indeed, q gvea, misconcep,ion Of the
character and OH ,ct of the Genera; Gov.
eminent, to suppose that 1t has The power
either 10 establish or abolish slavery, or
any other property, where it. authority ex
tends beyond the hints Of the States re-
garded Individually. LIS authority IS but
the united and lin. authority of The sever.
al States, conferred upon it by constilu-
lion, adupled on mutual agreement, bit by
The separate act OF each States in like man
Eer 10 every respect, ss each adopted lis
own separate Constitution, with the single
exception, that one was adopted without,
and the other on mutual agreement OF al
the States. l.ls then, in fact, the consiitu-
ton Of each Safe, as much SO ss lis own
separate constitution, and is only The cons,I
toaon Of ell The States, because il is that
nf each. Al the constitution made the
General Government, that too il, 10 like
maunar, as much the government Of each
Stale as lis osn separate eovernmen', and
only the govefLm nt Of all, because II IL
the government Of each. So likewise ere
lis laws, aud fo- he same reason. lis au
ihoriiy, then, is but lie united AID common
authority Of tie several States. delegated
by each TO be exercised fDr the mutual ben
EFF; OF each and al, and for the greater Sc
curiiy OF The rights AID interest Of each
and all. Ii was for that purpose, the States
uui,ej 10 a federal Union, and adopted q
common constitution end Cove nment.-
With the same view, they conferred upon
tae government wha,evet power II has o.
regulating and projecting, vhai eppertaln
ed 10 lhei, er.efI0, relations aHong them
selves and with the res, Of the world
Eich, in BRIEF, agreed with tie others, 10
unile their in. az hofiy and power to
pro,ec, the sa1ety and rights ard promote
the in.e;cs, Of each by their uui'ed power.
Such is clearly the character AMI objeci
Of the General Government, and Of the 40
iho.iiy and power conferred on it. Its
power aud authority, having for lis otJsci
She more pe,fsc, protection and promotion
OF the safety and rights Of each and sll i
ID bouaj TO p.oiec, by their united po~ei
The satisfy, the right. the property, and the
Interests OF the CHI ms Of all shereyet ~
authority extends. That was the otjcc
for con'erfirg shsiever po"er and author
~ !. aas, ard Il i, fails to fluff that, it fail
to perform the duty for which i, YVES crea
ted. II IS enough 70. il 10 know, ,ha, it i
the right, interest, or property Of ci,z,
Of one Of the a'es, 10 m Ike il lis duty |,
protect Il wheneter II comes within ID
sphere Of lie authority, whether 10 the ter
rs!ories, or on the high seas, or anywhe,
else. lis power and u'hority were confer
red on y, not ID establish OF 20 abolish prC
perry, or rights Of any description; bot
protect them. To establish or abolish b
longs 10 the States, in their separate SOY
reign capacity capacity 10 which the
created both the general and their sever
Sa.e governments. IL would be, then 4
tai and gross psryerslon Of l,s power al
authority 10 use them 10 establish or abb
ish slavery or any other property Of Il
ciiizsns Of the Ual,ed States. 10 the teri
tories. All the power i, has, III tina, re
peci. 10 to recognise as property Their
whatever is recognized as such by the q
iboriiy of any one Of the States, It's ov
beng bat the united authority Of each o.
all OF the States, and 10 adop, such la
for IFS regulation and protection as the sla
Of the case may require. Nor IS there /,
slgh;es, danger, that he recognition Of {
property Of citizens OF each and all ,
States within the territories, would IL
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