The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-04-02


~ the earl, rxpound.r "f "u, Cnnsiiiu,inn
!, u was nd'oca,ed, indeed advance, d b, unnr
{ aod expressly rrpud'a,ed by the wisesi az.
best "f the Statesmen uf that epoch. Surl
doctrine would have defeated the end ant
aim "t the C"nsIiivtion, which was TO farm
more pe't-ci and p-rmaneni Union Than ex
'sed under The "ld Confederation. II seem.
, to me Prep"ster"us Ia suppose a single Sat.
10 possess constitutional righi To -ecrde
tr"th the Union whenever il may think prn.
per I" d" So, wu""ui regard la the injnt, such
an I might mtlc CT upon the other States. -
he old aud we'll r"nsid. red maxin ut com.
""n Ia" applies 10 Siaies an we'll as To md.
vihua's--" SC Uerf tho Ut non aiienbm fen
d"s - Make use of what IL ynur own ~ such
mahner as not Ia u jnie anoiher. As~ell
might u be ooniendrd thai man has rpht
10 sci he 10 his own house bee au,e he I. d..
satisfied with II. IL he were ~ I'll. ad,isrd.
however, rs to exercise this abstract riphI
over his own property IN tie m,ds, Of c,iy,
he would be regarded as the v,oIator of the
law, and be Consigned 10 punishment for the
crime "f arson. Aud what comparison is
there 10 the degree Of crime between the con.
n'g'aiion ol the mos opulent city IN the uni.
verse aud the overthrow of lh,s great repuh.
lib, The seai of freedom, the hope Of the world,
The i"nnda',"n OF our strength AID safety =!
but "ur lsg'sls'"rs evideOtl, dad not re.
gard >tce--'"n q. hkeiy 10 be acqa,exrsd N bv
the other S'a'es, or as perfect, pesceablr
mea-ufe. o. the cnnirat\, the, srpropt,.
ted half u m,ilInn ol dollar. IA rfdrs a. over
Counter, AID van rare chullb cummrnced
10 raise The axes IN a msnner not To alarm
eur ieafs b. fore the fatal sep is taken aud
the Satr engaged ia war. They are la, IN
telilge"i nmi 10 be oTdre fhdf TIN TIMES THE
AMOUNT raised IN 1851 nM be r,qmrtd IN
leo2 should The ~Aflike and te,ojuiianar,
measures contemplated be carried E.tnrF .ct."
her. - IN" error winch our sp,a akrrs
and writer APPEAR To have g"nrfai, inll-n
into, thai | think II Lcct ssst, tu advert to-
Inc, are. II would seem. persuaded that
Gfrat Britain ~lli take part anh Suih Car
"liIa "a any con".i she max ht,ewuh the
th't'd Sialrs. Ihrk h'hrvr there IL -urh
eliza m tn enff0a that II" .ieai manufacturer
81 -. sfficiP uri-i "' necessary h. ua,ted la
~st of peace "i'h The producer. N"w. Is II
pr"hthI" ths Gtcet Is udn ~ru'd rl>k thr
l's- Il her brs' market aud engage in var
~uh a i"seflul uuttou, IA order ~ srcure 10
hef nsauihcluues the ,mall supp, II cotton
S'u,h tat"l,aa ptnduce, dn nj hefevr
she would axe So lmpultt,c and haz,tdpuS a
step u all fhe coftdn srouing States rere
unifed hf contS."
Ia the neat place, Great Britain wonl'
regard At, -"pafa'inn ol slave Safe or
States from these which are free as The be
gtnaing of The end of sInpsru IN North Anne
r,ca, I" ~hich the, ould contribute by eve
~ ,ffrl IL ther power. They a,e per.uad
ed. @hethef erton-"u-ly or not, that The cul.
tsHi'on al cn,i"n Can he carried on by free
labor, and entertain 10 aPprehensl"ns on that
scure. Reras' from The obstacles which
great nation now opposes Ia the z-s Of their
ahphtIun,srs, cargoes of them would be sent
over IN The ships We f>.y upon TO transport
our produce"
"In ance the same feeling exists. IL a
debate shIch lately arose ~ the Fieuch A.
sen,blv. not aler than Drcembrr 1850 up
on the exr,cisr ~ New Orlears aud Charles.
Ton Of our munlc,p,l regulations IN relation
u black aud culured seamen, a representa-.
i've from the French Yves, Indies ihte,roga
ted Ministers respecting their application to
French citizens. lie said they were 4,
grant vinla:iou of The laws ot NATIONS, an ,ui-
rage upnn humanity, an Insult I" French dig
niu, &c. The replies Of the MINISTER'S were
sp"lngrIical. The, assured The Assembl,
that " they had al,rndy done all ia their pow
or Ia ob,au from those States a revi.lnn Of
laws which ar" almost barbarou~, almost sa
vsge;' and N. Lah,tte, The Minister Of For
eIgn Affairs, cIosed his speech with these re
mar kahle words Well, hitherto neither
France nor England has had the happiness
TO persuade these States of The UnIon ,tat II
was necessary 10 enter upon the course Of civ.
illzAtlon and respect TO humanity which We
most earnestly desire. To this end we will
continue To labor as we have labored. Per.
hnps IRE shall hare better success rhsn those
countries shall comprehend that they are psh
ont fhe pale of the laps of oil nations. y
These expressions were greatly apP'auded
b, the Assembly.
"Such beng the opinions on the subject oi
our institutions prevailing IN Eng aud and
Ffance, ought We not I" pause before We
withdraw ourselves from the protecting arm
which nnw shrlte,s Us Ii We stand alone,
how long would 1t hr before We should he
visited by a Freoch feet to seek redress aud
demand rrpnra,on from US for having sent 10
iii one of her ci,I2ens, colored gentleman
from Martinique or Guadalupe, and b'ockHd-
/ mo our potIs uu,il salsfacton Is g,veni And
here let me remark, tha, neither South Car
olna nor any other purely slave State can
ever possess mercantile marine or navy.
There is no example Of a nation having
large portion of its aborlng population IN
state OF vassalage possessing on tihc'en' '"s'