The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-03-09

"'e'y Pfi"C'pie oI etetnai JusUce tToh uepfls'
ing the people ofthe District Of their proper.
~ without msking jus, compensation. Eng.
land aud France, when they abolished Slav.
cry IN their possessions. did not DO 80 without
c"mpsnsaiing the owners for their property !;
aud these countries were not bound by any
written or unwriiten obligation to psy, but
here was that obligation which all nations
recognise. the obligation Of eternal justice.
The provision in the Constitution which say
that all private property taken Cor the use of
the Government must be paid for, did not IT,.
orally suihorise This appropriation oi public
money, but by a liberal Interpretation Of the
clause. would make i, that property taken for
The use or si the instance Of the government,
would suihofise the pay meni for the slaves.
lie said yesterday that there wa. none Of
the resolutions which did not provide for
mutual concessions, or whiC h did NOT concede
to the S"u'h without any compensation to he
North. The Notth contends, and he thought
CORRECTLY, thsl Congress has the power to
abolish slavery in the District. The South
denies this pnwer. The North comedies,
by this resolution, that il is ineApedicni, and
! m 'kes and agrees that slavery here shall be
CO existent with slavery 10 the States. hut
this concession was made ~ con.ldrraiion OF
the assertion iha, i, was rypedent IN abolish
the slave trade Ia this D,s,nci. The right
aud the power TO do ,h,s he thought unques.
tionable. BY an smendinen, to the Cons,i.
tuition, i. was PROVIDED. tha, all powers not
granted expressly 10 Congress were reserved
I" he States and To the people. This Was
applicable to the powers Of Congress over
the pe"l!e of the several States. Bu' in re.
gard to this District, he considers the re.
verse was the law. Over this District Con
gress had the same powers which tie States
had over oil wihin their own limit and Con.
gfess had all powers over this District not
expressly ps"h,bned BY The Constitution. =
There was no State but what had acted upon
the subject Of ihs slave trnde. The adup
ton of this resolution he did mol ,hi"k would
be a concession bv either class Of States, but
would be as acceptable 10 one as 10 the 9th.
er. Bu, IN ihes, days Of coniinual alarm
every nigh. when he went TO bed ani on ris
ing IN tho morning. hs appr-hcndrd new
t.s.rx"s. aud s,f'icu,,ie~. But he had WI,
messed proceedings IN ann,her State, where
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abnl,shrd 10 this District /, ~ouid BE- a suiti
cicn, Cause for a southern convention, wh,cN
Is The same thing as considering tho espe
dienoy of d,. .olving the Union. To ~har
degree of F"iiy aud exifa,agsnce passion wi
lead men.
He had been s'ways ready 10 abolish the
slave trade ~ this D,-trc,. Why .houit
the traders IN this kind of merch.ndl.- come
To this place from other States. and shock
the feelings Of men, hv marrhlng long trans
and cor'eges of manacled human beings ou
The avenue Adopt thi. res lui,on. aud the
other heaIlng measures propuscd, and there
will he restored to The country that peace
aud harmony winch have nor been known ior
thirty wears.
The seventh resolution relates to The sur
render Of fugitive slaves. o. this subject
he would go a. far as the farhest Ia cnrry.
ing out the enforcement Of the Constitution.
Ii ~ns a requirement, Of tho Constitution
and every State, aud every STATE officer, an
every man IN The Union, was bound To aid IN
lie execution. 1t was provision Of the Con-
stitu'ioD which every citizen Was bound To
observe; every man holding nn office took
an oath TO support the cons 'Iiu,inn, and wa.
bound To AID in the restoration of fugitive
slave. No man was bound To mokr tour
Of his State to hunt up iug',lves, bui all per.
sous present al the arrest Of q fugitive slave
are bound 10 assist the master IN capturing
him--ihat is II any man Is bound TO aid 10
the execution Of the laws OF The country.
Il va, uune ghhory and unhind. ,ba, n
Shareholder cannot travel through tho free
States with his servants without having them
taken forclbly from him. Heretofore there
were acts IN force in free s ates, IN behalf Of
snjourners, but, with the exception Of Rhode
Island aud New Jersey. these ac,s had been
swept away. The seduction Of slaves from
their owners in many instances resulted On.
harpily for tho slave; he knew several IN.
statces- one 10 his own family - hen, after
dwelling awhile 10 freedom, they have beg.
ged to he allowed to return. lie hoped that
4 ii would therefore be considered bv the free
States their duty to osdopt laws Cor the enforce.
meni Of this par, Of the Constitution.
II ~as wrong, also, to hold States response.
bic, a. States, for The acts Of few persons on.
"; and he never could conceive that he con
duct pursued by northern persons to masters
4 10 pursuit Of their slaves would be suilicicn,
cause for dissol,iug the Union.
This eighth resolution is in these words:
Tha. Congress has no power TO proh'bi. OF
obstruci the trade IN slaves between the slave
holding Sta es; bu, that tho adm s.i"n or ex'
cius,on Of slaves broush, from one into anolh.
er Of them, depends exclusively upon their
own particular ln~s.
The Supreme Court had already decided
this subject, and, ha hoped, decided i, fore, er
Such was the series o' resolutions which he
had prepared, with a view 10 cfl-r tho olive
branch to the dscordant and warning spirit.
Of the day. He was not a. all attached to