The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-06-04

Mr.. Calhoun and others could object when
il presented itself according to their own o.
pinion on the subject. All Congress had TO
do was TO see that her Constitution was re.
publican. He said as the clause relative to
slavery was Objectionable to the South he
hoped California would yet become slave
State, but he said the South had gained some
thing by the Compromise, for The right vas
guaranteed TO Utah and New Mexico to make
their own selection relative to having slaves
lie concluded by thanking the people for
their Alteration aud Offering, If he should be
elected to Congress, to attend to any bust
ness that any of them might want attended
to whether they supported him or not.
Mr.. Caldwell rose TO reply. lie said that
Gen. Doc kerry spoke of bang hacked and he
thought he had laid himself open for being
well hack led, but he did not know that he
should do i, as well as he deserved.
He then launche out against tho passage
read by Gen. Dockery from Gen. Jackson's
Proc a nation, where he asserts that Seces-
sion ~ treason. He endeavored TO argue
that Gen. Doeke,y intended to apply that to
him, bu, he appealed to the people present to
say whe her he was a tralior-he SAID he did
not come Of that kind Of stock, he would not
dshosor the grave Of his father, Who fought
for our liberties. He then read from the
Globe an extract from what he called Gen.
Jackson's counter Proclamation, which he
ssid repudlatd the passage read by Gen
Dackery. He said Jackson had got some
FederaIisis IN his Cabinet, that Livingston
wrote the Proclamation, and he authorized
the Editor OF the Globe 10 deny the doctrines
put forth in that paper, and tina, /, came with
bad grace from man ~ho had called Jack
son tyrsn,,o be now bringing up his author
,y TO bolster his rotten cause. (Gen. Dock,
cry wished to know If Gen. Jacksoa's name
was to the counter PROCLAMATION. lie said
no.
Ia admitted that the Democrats at the
North were as unsound as the Wings and
that all the Northern States ale unsound on
the suhlec, Of slavery. And although Web.
s,sr had stood up for the South he had been
repsdistsd by bis own State they had even
refused him Faniuel Hail.
Mr.. Caldwell attempted to prove tina, Gen.
Duckery was more Of a dssnionls than he
was because he would resist when the Fugi.
i've SIavelaw was repealed Gen. pockery
would be ahead Of him. he said, for he would
claim the reserved righ, 10 wilhdfa", and
that would save the Union, or some hIng TO
that effect.
He asked if Gen. Dockery would unite
with Seward, Fisher, Sumner, &c. The
same question might be pu, TO Mr.. Caldwell
would he unite with Sumner, Hale, &c.
lie denied tina, the General Government
was supreme-h be said he bill of rights as
serted that oil sovereignty was IN the people.
He then read from an opinion OF Judge Nc.
Lean 10 show that State was not bound BY
an unconstitutional law. We would here re.
mark that Gen. DJckefy vas only speaking
Of laws passed under the Constitution. He
knew az well as Mr.. Caldwell, uncorsiltuiion.
al laws could not be enforced He Thea re-
ferred TO the resolution Of the minority com
mttee on Negro Slavery and stated that they
embodied the sentiments Of Mr.. Jefferson ond
also those Of the resolutions OF 1893, and from
the drift Of his argument, as all sovereignty
remains with the people, whether delegated
or not, We are living under no government at
ALIVE are a mobocracy.
lie then referred TO remark Of Gen.
Dockery, that lie North was doing we'll, .
and he asked, how were they doing II ! by
the repeal Of The Fugitive Slave law. lie
asked if Vermont had not uulhfed It, and II
Massachusetts, had not done the same thing
5 We would remark here that, 1t is true that
Vermon, did pass resolutions multiplying The
! Fugitive Save Law but It 70 stated by the
| papers Of that State that they we're passed
. when most Of the members were away. Now
a If these resolutions are moi repealed al the
3 next session then we are wiling that as much
odium shall be cast on Vermont as possible
But it is not true that Massachusetts, has pas.
J. cd such resolutions. Ger amy Mr.. Caldwell
i could no, have overlooked It, for we received
b the information by Sunday nights mail They
e were passed in tie Senate bot we're killed il
q the House |