The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-03-12

The old question of State jurisdiction its police
laws is revived, appears, between Great Britain and the
United States Weknow not how far the London Morning
Chronicle is in the following statements The
Chronicle that the theatre of negotiations has been
tran sferred from Charleston to Washington. We have
some serious doubts whether The British consul Charles
ton had any right open formal correspondence with the
governor of South Carolina, TO whom he certainly
accredited by any exequaur and whether the complaints
abou, the South Carolina law should have been con-
fined TO Washington, where the British Minister resides
Ii we may believe the London Chronicle. 'Sir Henry
BuweI is engaged in long and active correspondence
with the Secretary Of State. who the only becoming
gan for addressing the State upon her own laws We
are not acquainted of course with the manner in which
the negotiation has been transferred 10 this city, with
the course which the Secrearys pursuing this ques.
ton Mr. Clayton, it is said asserted the right OF South
Carolina to pass such laws. Whether Mr. Webster has
varied the position which his predecessor assumed is
yet unk 10 us II would be as WELL however, for Sir
Henry Bulwer to avoid taking lofty tone upon this
OCCASION and pursue the injunction Of the Chron
Gle " TO drive his correspondent 10 point beyond the
audacious bubble that the subject Of complaint
nothing more than rule of local police" He is
on the spot-in the very heart OF our institutions
though nominsly "near the United Sales' He is sur.
rounded by the executive correspondence which has
passed between the two countries. He have inme-
date 10 the decisions OF of justice He
can better draw the line between the federal aud State
Jurisdictions than any loqua~ous "audacious" editor
in London and ii would be very well for him to
slider whether he will involve his country in a contro.
versy which may occasion much deIaysan some heart
burning before IL can be settled by one OF his
The subject has been frequently discussed in
try The States have relnquished, OF the
abest statesmen have contended, their rights their
police II malignant fever threatens their citizens, they
claim the right Of regulating the introduction OF foreign
vessels by quarantine laws If any danger hangs
their public institutions, they claim the right OF guarding
them by similar restrictions. This Law OF South Caro-
lima was enacted al moment when Charleston
threatened with instruction Colored sailors were sus-
pected of having mnsered TO the fuel To repress such
danger the law was passed. We well recoect that
when Judge Johnson be district Judge of South Caro-
na) leaned in his decision against the execution OF the
law il threw Charleston into a flame, which extended to
Virginia Mr. Jefferson and his political associate. took
the other side and vindicaied the right of South Carolina
10 pass such a moral quarantine law The government
Of the United States hs, not yielded anything to ioegn
power on thi. question: has South Carolina yielded
TO the remonstrances OF her northern sis'er STATES
l. i, WISE them in Sir Henry Bawer to make 1t SUB
iec Of angry discussion, or cause OF quarrel WIN 'pe
United States Win take the advice OF his London
monitor and .t,emp, 10 drive the Secretary TO POM
beyopd The ANALOGOUS qubbls that the subject Of com
plant 10 nothing than rule q local police al
Il. events. W. think W. may the conrissy OF the
British Minister for avoiding such unpleasant expressions
as "oudaety' or "quibbf'ng:'
From the London Chronicles, Feb 70
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