The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-02-05

The constitution. Those who told YOU the
y"u might peaceably prevent their execution
deceived you they could no, have been dc
, cei'ed themselves. They know that a forci
} bic opposition could alone prevent the execu
lion of the laws, and they know that sue
opposition masl be rePelled. Their ohiec
IS disun'on but be not deceived BY names
! disunon by armed force is treason ~
Again, IN his notification message bearin.
date the l6th of January, 1888, Geoera
Jackson said
BY lhese various proceedings therefore
the Slate Of South Carolina has forced the
General Government, ufavoldably To decide
the new and dangerous alternative of per mi,
ting state TO obsifuct the execution Of The
law within rs limits, or seeing II atempi Ia
execute threat Of withdrawing from the
Union. That portion of the people at PIE.
sent exercising The authority Of the State so
lemnly assert their right to do either and as
solemn'y announce their determination to do
one or the other.
In my opinion, both purposes are 10 be
regarded as revolutionary 10 their character
aud tendency, aud subversive of the suprems
cy Of the laws and OF the Integrity of The U.
nioN. The result OF each is the same since
a state IN which, BY a usurpation of power
the constitutional authority Of the federal 90.
vernment is openly de fed and Sc, aside, wants
oRly the form to be independent of he Union.
The right Of The people Of single State
to absove themselves al will, and without
the consent of the other Safes, from their
most solemn obligations, and hazard the lib.
ertes and happiness Of the millions compo.
sing this Union cannot be acknowledged.
Such authority is believed to be utterly re.
pugnant both 10 the principles upon which the
general government is constituted, and to the
objects which II was expressly formed TO at.
tain.
Against all acts which may be alleged 10
transcend the constitutional power Of govern.
uent, or oppressive 10 their operation, ,he
constitution itself has prescribed the mode of
redress II IS The acknon led red a,ir butte of
free institutions that, under them, the empire
OF reason and law is substituted for the pow.
er Of the sword. To no other source can ap.
peas for supposed wrongs be made consist.
emily with the obligations of South Carolina !;
TO no other can such appeals lie made wIh
safety at any :ime. Aud TO their decisions,
when consti'utionaly y pronounced, it becomes
the duty no less Of the public au horites
than Of The people, in every case to weld
patriotic subm isslon.
That stale or any other great portion
of the people, suffering under loug aud in,oe-
rsble expressions, and having tried all consii.
tutional remedies without the hope Of redress,
may have natural right, when heir hsppi.
ness can he not otherwise secured aud when
they can do so without greater injury to 9TH
ers, TO sbsolve themselves from their obIiga
mons to the government, and appeal to the
last resort, need no, on the present occasion,
be denied.
"The existence Of this right, however,
must depend upon The causes which may jus.
ufy it's exercise. 1t is the ultima ratio,
which presuPposes that the proper appeals to
all other means OF redress have been made in
good faith, and which can never be righ,fuIly
resorled 10 unless it be unavoidable. 1t is
not the right Of the state, but Of the ndivid.
ual, and Of the individuals of the state. 1t is
the righ, of mankind generally to secure, by
all means in their power, the blessings of II.
berty and happiness; but when, for these
purposes, any body cf men have volun,a.
rily associated themselves under paricu.
lar form of government, no portion Of them
can dissolve the associate without acknow.
Lodging the correlalive rIgh; in the remain.
der TO decide whether tha, dissolution can be
permitted consistently with The general hap
piness. In this view, II IL a right dependent
upon the power TO enforce 1t. Such right.
though 1t may be adauted TO pre- exist, and
canno, be wholly surrendered 10 necessarily
subjected to limitations in all free govern.
men's, and IN compacis OF all kinds, freely
and voluntarily entered into, and in which
the interest and welfare of the individual be.
come identified with those of the commun,'y
of which he is member. In compacts be.
tween individuals, however deeply lhey may
affect their relations, these principles are &C.
knowledged TO create a sacred obligation
aud in compacts Of civil governments, invol.
wing the liberty and happiness OF millions Of
mankind, the obligation cannot be less"
In his farewell address to the people Of the
United States, issued in March of 1897, Gen.
Jackson repeated the same opinions tut !
will not fatigue the Senate with additional
authorizes.
Mr.. Gmer said he regretted to see harsh
language, language almost akin to v,tupera,
ton so freely used in the discussion OF ques.
ton so grave, and so interesting to all-in
the discussion ol questions in regard to which
the in,eres,. of all homes, men were the same.
The venerable editor Of the lntellisencer'
- ~ II,,,n, nous nuhi,shoI
Washington, and rejecting the views of two
grea, political parties, we're said TO have been
bought up bv Government contracts. The
words " rebels" and "iraitors" are held in
terrorem over heads of those who doubt the
propriely Of secession, or who deem it equiv.
nlenl 10 null lie aim and The minority renort