The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-11-20
From the LouiariHe Journal.
Can n state Geitstiaulioua,sv
secede from trse gnions

~ ushse' al various periods
since we nave been an independent nation.
The wh''key insurtcction IN penn.vlya.
MA was The first outbreak of discotfeni in
opposition 70 the Federal authority. ard il !.
the onls oac WITCH has boea ppshed 80 t,t
as 10 reqai;e an organized mili,ary force 1,
suppress H.
The opPosiiipn 10 the embIrco 10 The New
England states assumed a tbres,euing firm
but the par.as concerned, as orderly citizens
seqaIesced IN The decision Of the Sanreue
Court of ,hc United States.
The Hartford convention, whose aims md
objects wcfc 50 much coutfoyefled ana Vc,.
SO signslly Condemned by the src., n,i,,,fv
at the Union, was not attended with anx ,,o.
i'uon s' Federal authority, unless its agents
May have induced the refusal &C Massscbo.
settle cufing the last war with Great Britain.
10 allow her militia to march beyond the
State boundary.
Inc opposition Of portion of the South
particularly Of Soub Carolina. 10 the ta,,s
lsws' gave rise 10 most alarming opposition
10 frdetsl power, under the name Of talif.
es''"n, aud tia, Danger passed without yio.
enee and The pTctension on which il gas
bssed has been Condemned by vas, ma,,,,.
y Of The people aud the States, aud could NAT
how receive the support, as is believed of ,ho
eiate oi South Cstulina herself Al am,
nie' shs must bs heartily ashamed Of II.
The ihrca, Of Texas, 10 take forc,b!e nos.
session Of ,ha! portion of New Mexico eas,
e me Mo Grande has, /, is believed. wasted
hse't ~ d ic~ messages If her Governor. and
US hoPta That the nsttef u settled by Con.
gfess 10 'nauucr which vii. be accountable
and satisfactory.
some public men, high in tho public con.
hde"ee are nov claiming ard insistiag hat,
according TO the tfsme Of our Gu,etumont.
state has the nghi TO secede fron. The uu.
i0a Tor Causes which 10 her may appear sat.
"tse'ofy. u is best 10 reflect. and d,,nas.
s'oaaleiy esimsae and sdjudge every question
which io'ts Ia the dlssiaiis.a af ihis ualaa
a. "a fsfy Outset. Political qncsluGs arc
very sp' 10 be mixed up with feelings. lnan.
eneFs s"d passions which may misrude The
Judgment and had 10 false conclusions. Il ,
may be iha, The euii-e body of slave States
mlshi be go alarmed for the safety If sls,e .
property as 10 be unfi,ica 20 examine with 8
et'maess and justice the true principles Of /
As Constitution; and Il Is bu, too e,idcu, (,
lhat large number Of The Northern States +
have allowed iheir opposition 10 slavery to :
selfay them Into an oflicious in'etmcddlnr /
win The social and iniernl relations of their 4
SISTER States, and an Unauthorized opposition !,
10 the acts OF Cnngres. for the reel ,ml;ion Of u
'aghse slaves. Il /, the wiscst course 10
consider aud settle with ptomptncss al! dis h
'ifsing quettloas as 10 the power of the Fed. a
stai uovefnmeu,, aod, # pass bic, to arrest I
'Aem before they assume the array Of party !,
saa draw around them sinister and aien in. n
Aleners aud alliances. :.
II s'il be recollectoJ with wha, por,optons q
concern the good aud wise looked unon the il
'Si'hes'Ion contest. uaIil President Jackson ei
N'a'ed himself aud his devoted friends ia De. c,
esed 'rsosition TO it. TIE Wing parry wero
msn opposed 10 notification, but II was is
=" minority as TO numbers, aud inferior as er
% party slgor. Nearly every pubic man m
's' maintained nulhfcation was n Jackson c
fs'' snd oil the af'intics IT tha, leader Of d,
ron -, vii aud nerve were with the Soufb.- G.
''is tremendous personal ltdlcnce and popu &C
'HN u They Unlucklly had been cas-, on the
..'e {" nu'l'fiestion, you'd, for lime at least, m
so' permanently, have established most al
p..a!,lons D.. system. The procIami,ior Of c.
''eA' 1ackson agsin.t the nslih,ng mo.
s.s"'s' Ut surih Carolina saved the Con. plt
.s,'on ron most mi.ehJcyous ml.-on lni
,'a'''o, sad the UuIon f,oai mos hmm ed
nent Poui. nun ,,I
e'sslon Is bu, an Clipping of the same q
"'s'' netesy, aud It is the duty af nj, true tn,
o' ihe country 10 look It fan in the >or
4, dnhohish It's lfieads la, i cannot to
~ "'eu' uu,
to tefuio il. ''''' "''' ~ ~ nope =.
;. me doctrine and srgumen, of ssces.io, ! arc
'''; that the Federal Constitution i , rom
.,.t % 'eague between the States, BY which Coz
p,,. ~ lite sovereign capacity, has, a. inn
,,n WIN The other STATES TO delegate Ger. con
|, p'"ers 10 The Federal Government; that. ena
n. compact between sovereign States. law
a. according TO the law of uations. M Of {
lov.,. 'e'he differences ns 10 political iect
n ,a and that, whenever, in the opinon pain
.,,s I"e, tho Fcderei Government has fore
,v "ae" lis powers by The passage of n 7
lotoh such State shall believe 10 be an,
\, rao,e violation Of the Constitution. shc hos ana
hinlained Nv ''o'h 'he Union. II is Of
|opet cono,r,. "' aoc'''"e IS the true and that
k,, II e'ustruciion Of our Constitution, and Tho
fs IN yiol,,;a. oo'e'"ment would bo act. coul
|Iem,,' 'o'a'ian OF iis provisions ir 1t should IT.
! seces,ior W 'o'c' 'n's alleged night Slet
''ocates oc also maintained by The Their
m, = o' secession, that our Government faro,
jon &, ooVernmon, OF force, that a soyer. l6ca
!, and :. ea"no, be coerced by Federal pow. eav.
sdernl mat nat DEGREES and judgments Of the by Il
uesloo. ''u,'s are powerless on political Sou,
,u,v !" sod are limited TO cases of law and res;s
,ula s,,u .ae courts, A leading and lunda. wou