Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-03-08


government, is vital to the States ana sun ID
exsts in them. In support of this may DC Inn
saar The following authorities McCuloch Vs. ~" gri
..1and A Wheaton. 317-415; Gibbons VS.. oSaeh' tht
q Wha.t bv Chief Justice Marshall; froV' Gle
Rank VS., Billings, Peters, Sol brown 's' ~, S ba
rvland 12 Wheat AL Till ana 'oh,lSon ~
. Story,s Comm on Const., 497 sec ho"aLu' Az
$685. case OF charleston ci'y' tie
az Federalist = .,, rreat OF
pt the mower Of the State manifestly as Srea' vi
n barbor within her limits to tax men anu pio CT
nertv as it is on shore and can no more DC e;.
there than on shore and can no ihoi0 e O. re
ttero han ON shore, with any authority OF Con e.
, s IA xino power not on imports as imports
Tbus after emiorants have landed, ana are Va =
Hi roads or in the public hotels, or IN PfiNaCe =
observation-disclosures, they could all be laAeu' cit
with less ease and they could all tne otate
dsnosed to abuse the power, be taxed ouI " The
IT. as Quickly and efectually as have oeeh 'i'
: Jews at times formerly in several Vi 'he i'0''
lE,rhtened nations of modern Europe
Judge Nelson said L.s inst
s II - urged, however, in reply to what mas JuS'
been said that as the power to regula'e 0oin n -
/ and the right to levy taxes, are dsVliic' and
o Staptive movers that the first cannot De useu "
m ;t tho r;ht Of the State to tax, beyond the pro
he bibition uDon them not to tax exports Oh hpo''
Id The proposition is rightly stated G.
II is clear from the foregoing opinions that lhe u
rreme Court of the United States will sustain inc ui
49, &c the states to tax all commodities within
.he;r respective Jurisdictions whether they De o
production imported by another State ana
nc 2 products fabricated or produced in another oI'e
A. such taxation will be borne by the consumers 'ee
N is no danger of any State resortlng TO IT,
ar defence. l,o.- 70 admit or
IN alda from admission into the States, any persons
TO- Judge Woodbury. says: :, a. ;orl, bp
ke- If would be not little extraordinary 10 nnPy y,
ess constructions power in Congress- to prohOl' oe yin
no @
for aliens on the principle of the alen ana seultoi
orn though it never has been exercised as W oIe
A. nentIv but the States were recommended 10 ::
the .e! 'ortoan of them are now actually DONG IL
uiu And equally extraordinary to IMPLY, DIT uil' | -
mas not only that Congress possesses the power ouI
has though not exercising it, the states are
ton exercising it concurreny, or event IN
rec Conrass But beyond this the States have occuPit
eral it concurrenty to slaves, no less ta
nets respect to certain free persons since as wen
+od 1903 and this as to their admission lriil TIC e.
"'ou $50 no loss than from abroad (See cases Delo
pass tied and Butler Hoffer, w ash: u y ooo.l
de- The mower of the State in prohibiting rests on 30
reign right to regulate 'co Shd O l nv the
free more vital than that to regulate commerce py INC
sub neral government and which as independent Vi -
tedlv ent the latter has disturbed, and should not
S are turb (l5 Peters, 500 and 6oo)
4, ex- Judpe Nelson said 10.
Tn The first place let it be understood that whau
ercse er may pay uPo-l fora;gn nations and amC
truc' tho several States and with the Indian uloes ma
;tornaI trade of State is not meant to be lLcuo
nions that not being in any way within the regulating Po
sort of Congress. E .L Irn;+ad Sta
limits All the political sovereignty OF the United 90
their within the United States must be eNerclseu
ON 70 the subiect-matter upon which it may pc Drou9n
- hear and according what was the actual cohult0
ohse tho states in their domestic institutions wheh tle
means sttution was formed, until State shai Peac "
sSionS su WI tho Constitution was formed it was
IT. In bv States in which slavery existed not nkey
purpo eEnouished and of other States in when mas
ce that hut where it had been abolished or Tor te pros
cedino tive abolition of which provisions had been au
sion laws The undsturbed continuance OF that olile
~ cor between the States that tme unless as IL III
7u! banged by State itself, the recognized coma
'o in the Constitution for the national Union. IL Has
and can have no other foundation
nd per- We commend to all Abolition and Anu-0la.ei
their totors the above extracs-They will perceive
dges of them that the south has within their own hau
opinions rbe weapon of punishment for those VINO eiSl
I'd Nor fanatic AGGRESSION on their rights and pIoper'
80 nd south bv means of its taxing power can touch e
- i9 ,, go Lot of every Abolitionist of the north
III 'os The Abolitionis may see likewise from the op.
primer which we have quoted above, that their agtau
abolish the Slave trade between southern o'aUes
homeless task. That even if Congress were 10 p'
tax all act for its abolition, that the Supreme Court
We iuris pronounce such act unconstitutional anu s
afrma, States have reserved themselves except III III
N tn de- of slaves imported from foreign parts he
NIT or exclude whatsoever they may SO determine