The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-09-03

laia amsallafsis npon u. Tie psi.ey 81
sinpiing ihe fsash1Rtio1. % condition
thu Ihese anrlhlmenis si.nnld Be- aorrdsd
%. vas urged siih grrzi safaesiness IA
lbs aasehIf . and among The people ~,
several Of slir Stssess bat Vas tnzlly sj-<h-
dsansl on The gsoond mt h ue,>f De .
rohdslionzl rsliaeassoh. and Sfssfo'e "a
admissible. On flis pssjySf must r''ief ia
ne opinion exprezss.s<by Mr.. Madison.
sho has bern s<ffed -she islher 81 ills
eonssitusious,- and 10 ullnse tzposiiion Of
that satsrd m-ifumrnl The rePnslsfsh par
~ L<Se bern accustomed Ia b,ok n nh im-
,tsfien enn6denre. Mr.. Madison says:
q Ms apinian j. that rrsersn"n Of
right Ia Withdraw. Il smendmeBis be nol
decided on undrf the lnf.n u tlle eonslllu.
ifou vill,in certain time. is e.s,dlI'nfrai
ratification; that IL does fp'i make New
lofk member 81 the rev buion; and,
consequently. lliaI she wnnld mn be re-
eeived on Ii.si plan. ComParss MIST be
recipracais ihis principle aenld nj IN snfl
a case sc preserved. The constellation re-
guires an adoption Ia fofo, and foKEvgR."
II The right MAS reserved TO each Stare
10 withdraw. il annld have bern an aei Of
snpererogsiion on The parI al New York.
or any other Stale. 10 derlarr, IN adsanrr.
thai she ouId Withdraw or seecde II The
amendments she proposed la the consiiiu-
lion we're NOT adopted. II The rghi exls-
81 "A A....al A.. axa~os.a.a -. .,.aff xrs .l..nf
as wnh The condition annexed TO her va
tlicaiion OF the constitution. aud the as~er-
lion Of il uould have been a useless in
ieTpolaion and nullily. !. was moi so
regarded. however. nj the lime. by ihase
who have been arrive participants IA the
framing uf the constitution. NJ. Madl-
son considered The reservat ON Of right
10 withdraw from the Union ms a. ,un>
iii ion that wonld yillale The raliliealinn.'
lie says lurhrr. in wiring 10 Mr.. llamIl-
ion on Ibis suhjert: The IDEA " reserr-
ing a righ 10 irifhdrafc was start d at
Rirhmond. aud considered as eondIIion-
al ralifiraIi"n. uhmh was i:srlf abandoned
as worse Than rrjerlion."
II The "pmion or Mr.. Madison. which }
have hire e. lriled Ia, be- well founded. n
puts an end h. this rouirnversy. There
can be M doabl as.oni lie fact that he did
mol rerognlse the righl al each Stale 10
serede iroin the Union al her own plea
sure. la adsliIl,n Ia the facts hlrli \
have just considered. there j. strong IT,
lpsna'ion 81 ilre opinion Thai prevailed
among the Trainers NJ lie constitution ON
this sublr.ci III the scilrn &c lie States Of
Neuh Catalina and Blieslr island. These
States refused t tome inlo the Union Cor
some lime alter The rapiira ion 81 The con.
siiiuiion. They were NOT opposed 10 The
formation Of The federal lnion. hut. like
some of The other States. they were IN.
willing TO adopt HE cnn.liInilon as il Then
slood. Ii il had been a recognised. nif.
doubted principle ihai each STATE was
bound TO remain in the Union only So lung
as IL snlted lis own convenience, no one
doubts that tIIese Slale.. instead nl with
holding their assent Ia The constitution: at.
Ter il had been adopted by the requisite
number, wonll have eome al once ffi,o
The Union. with The inIrniinn al inifnes.i-
diaicly Withdrawing from il npnm The re-
iusai of the oiiter States To adt'pl such
amendments as ilfft drsiifd; hrl. rrgald-
ing The cilrcl Of their r;.s.iira inn al lie
ronsi,'uliou in an cn,i,rly ,Ililen NJ liehl
from the scceSsioniss. OF Tie present day.
they a,loi.t,, quite different policy. ~
FAR as we cn gather lieh, ant mia, ,nalinn
isnm The apinsuns ana, afIiors ~ The men
wru ffaurrd ati.l adopted the constitution,
il all eors la sirngIhcn and confirm The
ronviriion ! have already expressed
against liie existence Of any such iishl.
lie political history az the Country
iiom The lfpc oil the dcci.laiiun nI ind, :
lpendrute 10 life adopt,nn nl tie cnn~illu-
iIon, l. confirm ,lory oi The coire. tnr,s al
Tire "rInInn ! have expressed. in The
orieiua a,lIclrs Of confederation, II is
mo. e Than once ,lpclated thai ihe obj. /
was To lOrm perpetual uuion. Thuse
.irlicles Of confederation we've louni lni,
weak aud ineilirienl Ia carry oul the g,eal
p'' t''SSS w tit ltpIi1 ~ HN tStd'it-H-
ment 81 4 general gnvernIn,ui a..d hence
Il was that, IN its own language, the pre-
sent constitution was adopted lnr The pur-
pose oi loning a more perfect Unl0..
II would be "A ltil, cuoi,, loo h upon the
integrity and the wisdom 81 The trainers al
The constitution t. say that Iicv abandon.
ed a perpetual Union Ia Iorm, A MORE
PERFECT ONE, AMI ~ doing ualnpci a
Temporary. conditional Union. Sucll.
howe/rr. y the cnn-lr.cimil placed BIZ
the seressinnI>ts upon Ire actian 20 lhu>c
great ard good mrn la whosc energy.
wisdom. and p,lrioisn we are ln,lrhh d
for our prrScn, nnI,le aud sl.li us Ualnn.
Fiir policy vi our gov. rnusni, duiIng
It's wlrnie existence. looks IL the continue
anre aud perpriti t. Of tie Union. lis
! temporary aud cnndIiiolial existence Is
nowhere impressed either upon It's to-
inrstw 81 loirign policy. Il has fui mure
than nall a cen nry pursued the e,en ZEN
ar 81 MS way, growing IN strength aud
increasing Ia usefulness. tikng d, pprr
AMI deeper hold upon tile hearts and al