The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-07-16
No Right 10 Secede.

4 The Columbia Telegraph in an article in ia.
vor of Secession. states that the Convention Of
the State Of New York in ratifylng the Con.
stiutisn Of the United States, erpres'ly re.
serped the right Of resuming the powers
granted IN the Constitution, uheneper abe may
deem 1t necessary 10 her relfsre. As We
have a copy Of the ratification, We give it to
lie. our renders examine for themselves whe.
ihsr the staiemsnt Of The Telegraph is true
or not:
" Draft of proposed Ratification of the Con
stitutlon of The United States, NTH specs.
fed amendments
We, the delegates Of the people Of the
State of New. York III Convention ssse mbed f,
having ma,ure'y considered the Constitution
for the United States, sgreed to on the l7th
day of September IN The year 1857, al Phils-
dephla, in the commonwealth OF Pennsylva.
MIA, by The Convention then and there cosven.
ed and having also seriously and deliberately
considered the present situation Of The United
States, and being convinced that II is odvisa.
Bile TO adopt The said Constitution, do declare
and make known, IN the name and behalf OF
the people aforesaid, that the powers granted
in and by the said Constitution being derived
from the people Of the United States, may be
resumed by Them whenever they shall Judge
i, necessary 10 their happiness that every
power not granted thereby remains either TO
them or their respective State governments,
hor hay faloUats h tbs me
that therefore no right Of any kind, either OF
tho people Of be respective States or Of the
said governments, can be cancelled, abridged,
restrained, or modified by Congress, or by
any officer or de partmen, Of The United States,
except in conformity to The powers given by
the said Constitution, that among other essen
tial rights, the Liberty Of conscience and OF
the press csano, be cancelled or abridged BY
any authority Of the United States.
with these impressions, with firm rell,
ance on tho blessing of providence upon gov.
ernmeni framed under circumstances which
afford new and Instructive example Of Wis.
dom and moderation 10 mankind with IN en-
tire conviction hat /; will be mere prudent TO
! rely, for whatever ame ndments may be dssir.
able 10 The said Constitution, on the mode
therein prescribed, than either 10 embarrass
the Union or hazard dissentons IN any part OF
the community by pursuing a different course,
and with full cOuhjsncs that the amend
meats which shall have been proposed will re-
ceive an early and mature consideration, and
that such Of them as may in any degree tend
to the real security and permanen, advantage
OF the people, will be adopted: We, the sad
delegates, in the name and behalf Oh the
Peer Of this State, Do, by these presents,
assent to and RATIFY the Constitution aiore
said, hereby announcing TO all those whom 1t
may concern, tba, The said Constitution is bin.
ding upon the said people according 10 an au'
thentc copy heteunlo annexed"
/ 10 commenung on this, the Fayetteville
Observer re marks " now here is no reserya.
ton &c any right in the State Of New y ork, or
any other State, to nuhfy the Constitution OF
any part Of II, or to secede or 10 dissolve The
Union. The plain and obvious meaning IS,
that he 9 people Of the United States, having
granted certain Of heir fighs 10 National OF
Federal Government, might resume them
whenever they should think Proper.-Hos
why, expressly, by relying for uhdterer a
mendments mGy be desireable in the said Con
tifutioa, on THE MODE THEREIN PREscRIBED
-to.wi', BY smendm proposed by two
third. Of both Houses Of Congress, or by I
Convention called q, The request OF two-IhIrd
Of the States, and subsequent ratification b,
hrss feur,hs Of The States.
We cannot bs, feel ufprse, that on ques
lion Of such awful import as he dissolution .
this Union, intelligent men should so miscon
ceiye the plain meaning Of printed documents
Ahead Of South Carolina.