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

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0'd'e mas ibe samc pu%er IS no independen
""@ sovereign nation, then he doctrine oc 20
''ssion would be sustained by iho law or ma
.o"s, bui is It ruth ihat lhe States o
.als Onion possesses supreme OF nf cont,o,la
"e or sovereign power under our Govern
hent M State can tnske war or pe,c. =
ta'S ARMIES or make treaties, and these ar,
~ y shes attributes of sovereign power.--
= Sl"ie ot this Union is forbidden 10 co,r
sny tfcsiy of alliance with anetbe, State .,
w q tofeign ns'ion, and yet BY her mere
'"''''h she may, We are told, sccete from
~ constitutional obligation, and at orce ar.
ray terseli ~ all The attributes of an ,nde.
pendent nation! :" '''''
ne States Of this Union have never. ,inco
Tue hrsi settlement Of this continent, IN ,nv
"e"' sense been independent aod sovereign
communities. The colonies before The war
o. independence, were settled by ard sub;.c,.
ed to the Britsh crown. An tbe;, a,,to,i
y ~ss derived lro'a the British crown, and
'he'f powers were limited by their respective
chsfiefs. In l776, the Colonies by ,eyo,o.
Ton broke the British authority. and erected
an independent government. They framed
written Federal Government, 10 which n.
hfst words OF iheir compact are these: 4" Ar.
H'feS ~ eotedrdtion and perpetuul union
be'"eon The States of New lIampshire Sc -
by The articles Of confederation ard nerne,.
usi union, each State retsined It's sovereignty,
freedom, independence, and every rich, and
power not delegated 10 the United States in
C"ngress assembled, and they delegated 10
congress tho powers Of war aud peace and
treaties, aud indeed most Of the great stt,i.
bates OF sovereign and ndependeu, nation.
ne eld confederation was, in practice. found
deceive, and the present Constitution .as
adopted, the FIRST lines of which are in these
"ofds; "ethc people Of the United States,
N offer to form more perfect union," &c,
" do ordain att establish this Constitution
lof the united States Of America" The ar.
'icies OF confederation we're written com
pact by the coloaies of confederation and
perpetual union, aud lhe present c. onslitu.
on was framed SO as ''to form a moro ner.
feet union"
both The articles or Nnnfi iiarpi.~e eni tho
Pfesc"' Constitution conferred on the FEEDER.
= Government certain great powers. and do.
ned to the colonies aud States the exercise |
II those powers.
u IS most evident that tho Federal Gov. /
'rnmen' is, undeT our system, supreme and
aFereign IN all matters delegated In il, aid
he States are supreme and sovereign in mat.
e's no, delegated, and which are not nro
ibied The State sotetcicotv claimed by
cctdefs uHdrr The law of nations. apDl,cebIe
independent nations, have no application 10
he modified authority Of the States, which
) confined and limited 10 the resd,un Of
owef not delegated 10 the Federal head.
we ask the advocate Of secession to pp,
~ hnger on a lne OF the Constitution which
u h"rizes State 10 break up this Union
mere - noi sentence TO be found in the
'sirnmeoi, which hy tho most forced i'm. :.
ltca'ion can be construed IN his behalf. He
eHefaIes that lhts Union is lenaue Of SOW.
reign States, who have no superior, and be- c
X without any umpire TO settle differences. /,
Aco ota'e may, Tor "hat she deem: good
iuse, dissolve the Union.
Another most radical error OF the secrders
/, that there IS no power lodged in the Fed. o
'ai Government TO enforce obedience 10 It's )
andates, MS against State, aud that our a
oHstl'uhon has provided no umpire To settle P
htfences o. to the powers OF he Federal u
overnmeni, or to coefce by force any State =
Ting against the Fedora head. Il
Tho Constitution II he United States N
axes the Federal court The supreme Judge Of y
cases IA law and equity arising under the al
e
bat ho" do the seceders escape from this q
AN provision THey say tha, a State, net re
~ Iis sovereign capacity, cannot be reach. ht
~ he Federal courts, and that the Fede. dc
tribunals have no power 10 touch political pa
csllons. Il is most true that the courts Of s.
eeuerai Government can act only on per Ct
j. md property, bat they have fall power M
atIudsc all cases IN Law ,nd equity arising W
Ief the Constitution. The subiec, NAV na
clearly illustrated by citing the exact case an
ior which this doctrine OF secession first w
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congress, under the power granted by he Ur
institution 10 lay and collect taxes, duties sin
'osis, and exclses, enacted a tatif law; a OF
ventlon was held 10 South Carolina, which der
c'ed nm ordinance declaring the tariff the
unconstitutional, prohibiting any officer mt
he United Slaies or of the State from col. Th
ing tho duties in South Carolina under Of
Of punishment, and providing an armed disc
C TO carry into effect their ordinance. res
he State Of South Carolina was through 'fu'
its limits like a camp of soldiers arminp gov
training 10 resist the execution Of an nci VIII
Congress. South Carolina maintained Cel
this was political question, with which
Federal court had no concern, and YOU siru
d not make a casn of law or equity out of It's /
that it was the ordnance Of a sovereign sttu
9, and, according TO the law Of nations, goo'
Q is no umpire to settle a matter of dif. con,
ico viii, a sovereign, and, therefore, nul. expo
,ion was The righliuI Constitutional rem. ato q
presidenf lartsan c,t IN ,h;s ,,;khl, her a