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

From the Neto York Globe r.
Sl.va Nou-intercourSe Laws and Inc DOm's'i' be
Slave Trade. A
Nh hos been said in the south by statesmen IL
Who with laudabe intentions, have desheu !" a.
rest the Ant-Savery agitation at the nor'li-eo p
800 tho mower of certain States to tax INC Pr j
CeiiiiiS - States Much has been sald like
,rse in the Abolition papers IN favor oil SonS
;tornosino to stop the migration OF slaves rom en-
tborr State to another. 1t has beeh 'aheI ~ q
Granted at the north, that any La" oi 80 tbo
State imposing duty or tax on an aIS''i I'D
growth or manufacture of northern o'a'o' w. has
be palpable violation of the oohs.'1 ~ross has
olso been generally supposed that n
eli ,,owar under the clause in the Cohs'l'uuon
oonferipo upon it the power to regulate ,-ro
;h;h;t the trade in slaves between the sever
So In relation to State Laws taxing prouuo.55
fon, other States, we have herelolore '"
some doubt as to the power OF tne 'o oo,,,d do
ah Taws-Having recently looked ln.o sum ~. ~
SUN .:f tho Snnreme Court of the United STATES
;,oi,no the principle of such Laws, we are i.te
d Ilro that as far as we have examiner 'h0 'u IL
IS a. That bioh judiciary has fully and fePea.eu,s
rccoouzed the principle upon whieh SUI r-a;Se ex
founded, The Supreme Court mas nhe .;l,Sts Of
is pressed opinions respecting the h the exercise
8. tho states totally Incompatible with inc :rJ;ot
70 on the part of Congress OF any power "
81 the Domestic Slave Trade. +Lo on;p;ons
'u Tho southern States according 10 'o sort
ct boIow have a perfect right to tax every sol'
no Sc nronertv which may be found WITHIN .ne III
lid Tbav thus have the means OF rettn"'2 ? ,o, ON
lot hearts content those States WIFI lS conser
ic- +horr RIGHTS and property. L Nat 'ili' 49,
80 ~ will he exercised, unless some hic'N
I;roJ at the north to restrain the ag8resSi1n
:, r+1o Anti Slavery agitators, we do not oouo' -
tod Of complaining gifts exercise loI oU" no
cos all true friends of the Union snouiu 'Iorced;n
r;aht so ample and efficient EXISTS Poas;on
ca IN almost every conceivable case Vi oo,,odv e
the ort To recession or revolution, DIS " ie!
him ;ntoerable grievances mhlc'eo "
tho confederacy on another ord no
the IT. ;bts Of the States to tax properly anu
ion CONS and TO prevent the ingress OF
.ba n;ts we've treated very fully by those
nm c,rome Court, who delivered their oP,nto
III NV on the cases of Smith vs. turner anu 'o
ris vs., CITY of Roston. The JudSes C'rt IN Tho
"' dissenting from the decision Vi Wv. IN the nrin
por- asos an1ear to have all concurreu Ill 'h0 P'
that Mes avowed in the following EXTRACTS
2 al Judge Catron said !: c.-.., NOW tax
Fed II . also insisted that the states may ~,
eved persons and property within their afgrn
crest dictons except in cases "here w. oman IN
lively prohibited. This is "a 'ruiSi' A'' W.
scus- NAL. - ia
ia = hos always been held that the power
{ ioi I+o commerce does not give 10 Oon So
H. eH- 80 to tax tt, nor prohibit the STATES Ion
from - j.; their own ports and within theil o"i
'PPi rsdiction. oe.,,lota CONNIE
North The Grant of the power to regulate e Han
power therefore. did not, in the OPINION OF NJ tho St
led by Mr.. Madison, and Mr.: say Pr; nnorts b
make fon 1avino imposts and duties upon mp 70
.-,:a1 io -; Own territories. 1t did not Apply
- 1t Of taxation in either soverelSh'y, f,on
South power oelhS .n,erce and the right OF tax
md less reg " or,a;nug over every subject W
D"s' it before existed, WIN 'no
Then eAPfessiy the subject by quoting the ais
Jpqe- 80 Tst;ce Marshall in the case Oh Dime
,out da- the Providence Bank, IN fet' o'i' "iN'
mo mon this subject he says a., ;n,norte
rood;6- That the taxing power is Oh VIVA nlern,
gencer'' that 1t Is essenu he necessary to a
publish are tru'hs ialadoed and assented to by
them to I'D seem that the REIMBURSEMENT VI se' NV
Jude the W. e never to be assumed we VIII nv a.
md limit Sate NAV not relinqush it that c1S 1o.
ebates- sufficiently valuable to induce p aar,rou
eches of Il NAV not exist but as the WIZ that
ize them interested in retaining l. II ;tS ahando
spoken munty has rlSh' W II :: case in which t
y COM ought not W NC g +L State to abandon
tation of llberate purpose
on the ia not appear ,o,, the LANGUAGE
oo,,rt and can see nothing IN the pow pow.
much as a - Cnrress to regulate commerce 'naO =
ng brevet deberate purpose on the part OF the o,a
supposed adonted the constitution to aDahuon d
at time AVIATION except what is directly pronlpblea
er. Hence contrary appears III VIZ
e office of the time. Ia
On The extent of the cessioh oi 'eAa',o
'ace Gen. on w ooyernment, and its restricnoh
possible genera will be presented hereafter
before his M Of doubt the leaning may wen DC
k without 4ha States as the general government na>
ed oh of sle ordinarily by taxing imports ana u
increased limited means, after parting WIN %,
IL exist for vastly increased source VI -
raj, and of imposts. ~ do fro
rim Chief: The States may theieioie' ls and
the place tax everything but exports, imports, anu
>. VOL ss sucb. They daily tax things eohhe &c
'es c.. sare;gn commerce, as domestic trade;
VIII De mrs, he timber, cordage, and iron OF which
niras OF all I Cor foreion trade are made tax theil
start Adml % stock in trade the vessels as Propt
tax the owners and crew per head fof III
ave law are hor mower in this respect travels over
ssional files nn as land if only within their terro
itatng lever It has been conceded by most Ainei,o
readiness to .nd indeed, may be regarded as settled
Co. ro,,rt that this concurrent power OF tax
-..o .,.ve cont on exports, and imports, and ton
.s. from two last specially and exclusively resii