The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-11-20

g fol' GOWN, stripped, IS II 10, Of q word O
l. wsFAul 10 tho Constitution. Can !, be he
'ietd llai the fsamers CT our Constitution
! The y est and bes, Of men Of nuc,cp, or mod
esh 't'es, Gould have intended or dad actual,
io'n Constitutional unicn, by which the n,
: 10 SIZE Of Maryland, with her harLors une
=. bsy~,i the hear, Of he old thirteen S,si.s
/. or 'th S'a'e Of Nes York, aIsb her me,ropo
tanle'iemesc'sl city, could sepsra,s # ON the
> onif, could declare It's ports. i,s Sislo Iaas.
pender, placing itself in tho position TO farm,
""y 'oTgh aiiianco OF annexation, and open.
lng tnd,ng aud entry Of O foreign enemy
INTO " vsfy y,a's Of our country
!" viii cite sn Illustration which will
Ief'kTf'ofy sense of reagon or interes, in tha,
uemefeus and magnificent valley ef the faith.
Z. u acre, wilderness al the adoption
oi me kbns'luiion, and the outlet Of oil It's
com '"Fce' tben 10 possession Of foreign na.
Won, "a s'il stattle even the greatest zealor
OF secfshn. Suppose that Louisiana should
'she ieto her head thai she would be bel.
'efeo ty setting up for herself, or forming sn
s.ieh pilsnce-ihai, with a free port al New
o'ieals ard tho power Of levying drlios on
'he ttHti' Of the great valley Of the Mis-.
hss'pt, fiih these advantages she mishi find
her idekst 10 foreign snnexaiion-re M,
u 10 Hdpeope and the ststeemep Of This Un.
ION, s,afy would allow Louisiens 10 sec,a,
ou1 = great Nee listen 10 suck ero.
Jce' va The statesmen who matte our Con
sH'u pn itsne a compact Of petpatua! uu
-" G"fn "ou'c countenaEce such men
q yf,t-A h. Ia.
S"pu Psnsuny ! he territory of ibis Un.
'on ~ property Of the Union. |, is to the
peep1 "a G9refumenl of the United States
as 'h7 re- and corners Of our lands md far,ns
the fHhories and States Ct this Union,
WIN P'1f iends, ,heir rivers, iheir bays, ihelr
ha'od :, thetf abuiials whether by sea or land.
The pnis within their barGers, and all they
nave b-lcng 10 aud are the righliul proper,
ahu p'sfssion Of the Government; OF the Uni
ted st'es Tor ell the purposes and to the full
esien'oI lbe po aers Conferred by tho Cons,.
'u'ionl The Federal Government has the
risA. hnd the poee. 10 look TO the psople ef
we 81 'es 10 lutnish arn,ies and ns.ies. sad
10 afT on their persons and property 10 de.
Hay p aahooai expenses, aud NJ State has
HehIo escape from her share OF he eusi,e
oofa ~. When this GovernmeR, ha, G,,ti.
hrd M sea coast or lard ffen,ier, no Stale
hHs a aaht by secession 10 open one oil the
yates unr citadel, or sdmt foseiga foe -
We pacbased Louisiana mainly 10 free on.
commerce from foreign mpois, and cut or ,be
aeoessp foreign enemy into the hsart o.
me " HTl Ne purchased Florida partly for
The sane reasons. The annexation of Tesa. /
"1s Recommended as military deieuce Of
cur Udos. isit truth, and can it be fact. I
that or ualon is poweress TO maiptain the
integris cf Its territorial hmi,sl Our Gov.
ernm.n allows individual expa,raion. but
Stale stpalrlallon has no sarran, of reason.
pfopriay, or justice.
We 10 not advocate the doctrine Of passive
nbedene rr s'avish Submission TO insupoorta.
bio oppression nUd the despotlsm of u.siori,ios.
he f'.ht OF people or Stale, or number
II Stats, to resist Unauthorized violations Of
heir r.hts will never find an advocate in Us. .
we sg 10 the authors Of secession, if Won
rave w'ongs inflicted, 6rs, appeal to the rea
on ant justice OF free and Intelligent peo
he 10 telleye you from on Unconstitutional
aw. this fails, appeal to On enlightened
nd imEsr,Is' judiciary. Ii this TOO fails, com.
are cs'elUliy The consequences of submission .
= OF secession, and, # you are convinced that
our If'eresis, your liberties, and your hon.
den'Dd that you should throw Of the yoke,
ase th. standard Of revolution. This is the
ssertim OF the inalienable rights Of man, of
hIch TO government has right to deprive
ou. Sui do no, call this legal aud constl
Of redress. You can fud for =
no wtrfahI or color of righ, in the Constl.
tion, and II YOU could, such constitution
ould tUI deserve the support Of on intelhgen,
'ople. A Constitution is bu, name for the
nextto The divine law, with which ,,
is ever supposed 10 be in unison, and how -
IN aud foolish is any law without a sanction,
on nay assert and MAINTAIN secession over
d above the Constitution, by rebellion or
FoIuhon, but we should be glad TO be inform.
OF he forms of proceeding in our acts Of
nsnss, our Constitution, or even the law
malone. which could make i, peaceful, ~
ierR, or lawful proceeding.
we think with You that The North arc in
wong IN n'ermeddling with slave proper. N.
and in the effort 10 appropriate to the free
te' the territories Of the United States
are particularly panied at the opposition
Ih' North to some Of the healing acts Of rise
lssl Congress But we say 10 the South,
II remedy OF secession cpnno, be supported
lry lair constitutional construction. LISA
edy which every dictate Of policy requires \
I'd be met with the slernesi rebuke, aud il \
''n' IN, by The most exemplary resistance. c
1deed It 'sa remedy which our own frame c
o'eTnment legalizes, the days of our con. ry.
lnopal Union will be numbered and the p
pact oil Union will be bu, a rope of sand P
z a y,