The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-01-08

ers. as 70 constitute. jointly with ike
other states. 4 single nation, cannai.
irnm that period. possess any righ, IL
srcede. because such secession does 40.
break league. ba; destroys Ire unity.
Of nation, aud ary injury 10 IT,. ani-
~ j. not only breath which wtpld
result from the contravcniion cfs ceir-
pact. but IL is IN ufiencc againsi 'hr
whole union. To say that anY sia'e
NAV at pleasure seceie from tie i';l.a,,.
is IL say that tie United States Grcnut
a nation, because il would be ss.,,-
cism Ia contend that ans part OF na-
tiun might dissolve IL conneAi.n wits
the Oihrr parts, to their injury 81 run.
without committing any offence. seces-
sion, like any ether revolutionary act.
may be morally jns;;fedby the exirrmi-
y of oppression; hni iacail il 4 consti-
tutiunal right. is coniouniing the mean
ing of icrms, and tan only be done
through gross crrer, or 10 deceive ;asse
who are willing IL assert r.eht, but
would pause before they made leyo-
luton, or incur the penalties cpnsc-
quent on failure.
" Because the Union YVES formed br
compact, il Is said Tie parties To ihai
compact may, when they feel them
selves aggricyed. depart from Ii: but il
Is precisely because il is comgact.
that they cannot. 4 c0npas; Is an
agreement Of binding nhIigatinn. Il
may. by IFS terms, have a sanction or
penalty for its breach, or il NAV not.
III it contains no sanction, IL may be
broken with no other consequence than
moral guilt; il il have sanc;lan then
the breach incurs the designated Of mn
piled penalty. A league between in
dependent nations. generally, has TO
sanction other than moral one: or il
il should contain peualty, as there is
no common superior il cannot be en-
forced. 4 Governmenton the contrary,
always has sanction express on inpli-
ed, aud in our case, it is both necessa-
rily implied and expressly given.
Men of the best intention and
, soundest views may differ in their con
. struction Of some parts Of the constitu-
. ton; but there are others ON which dis
passionatereilectio can leave no doubt.
, OF this nature appears TO be the assum-
{ ed right of secession. Ii rests, as We
have seen, on tue alleged undivided
], sovereignty Of the states, and Of their
E having formed, IN this sovereign capa-
e city, compact, which is called the
constitution, from which, because they
: made it, they have tie right to sccedc
: Both Of these positions are erroneous
Z and some Of the arguments to prove
them SO have been anticipated.
: :" So obvious are the reasons whicl
t forbid this secession, that it is nccessa
'f lry only to allude TO them. The anior
d was formed for the benefit ofall. 1t wa:
!, produced by mutual sacriticesofinteres
C and opinions. Can those sacrifices b.
Itrecalleds Can the states who magnan
! jimouslv surrendered their title to th,
territories of the west, recall the grant
# Willthe inhabitants of the inland state
i agree to pay the duties that may b
i imposed without their assent by thos,
i on the Atlantic or the gulf, for thei
d own benefit! Shall there be free por
e in one state aud onerous duties in an
n other! No one believes that any righr
l. exists in single state to involye al
If the others in these and countless othe
a evils. contrary to engagements solemnl,
II made. Every one mus see that tn
+ other states, in self defence, must op
d pose it at all hazards.
n & ! have no discretionary power OF
It the subject-my dnty is emphaticall,
a pronounced in the constitution. Thos,
e who told you that you might peaceabll
prevent their execution, deceived yol
o they could not have been deceiyeC
o themselves. They know thata forcibl,
e opposition could alone prevent the ex
i, ecution Of the laws, and they know tina
i such opposition must be repeled l'hei
: object is disunion; but be not deceive,
e by names; disunion, by armed force, i
: Treason"
Again, in his notification messag,
n bearing date the 10th Of January 1883
Gen. jackson said:
n by thesevarious proceedings, there
h fore, tile State of South Carolina ba
! forced the general Government, una
ir voidably, to decide the new and dan
e gerous alternative Of permitting a stat
;e to obstruct the execution Of the Law
k within its limits, or seeing It attemp
n to execute a threat Of withdrawing fror
5. the Union. That portion Of the peopI
5, at present exercising the authority d
S the state solemnly assert their right t
10 do either, and as solemnly announc
/ their determination to do one or tn
IL other.
In my opidion, both purposes al
E, to be regarded as revolutionary in thei
E, character and tendency, and subyer
It siye Of the SUPREMACY of the laws an,
,r of the INTEGRITY pf fbn I1ninn T'Sa ro