The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-08-13
A NUT FOR THE sECEssIoNIsTs.

NUT FOR THE sECEssIoNIsTs.
The preamble TO the original articles OF
Confedsracy" agreed upon by The delegates
Of the I" Old Thirteen is in these words:
"Wheras the delegates Of the United
States Of America in Congress assembled,
did, on the 18th day Of November, in the
year Of cur Lord one thousand seven hun.
bred and seventy seven, and in The second
wear Of the independence Of America, agree
to certain articles Of Confederation and per.
petuol Union between the States Of New
Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island
and Providence Plantations, Connecticut,
New York, New Jersey, Penney wanna, Del.
aware. Maryland, Virginia, North Carolins,
South Caroline, and Georgia, in The words
following, &c."
The XIII Article reads as folows:-"Ev.
cry State shall abide by the determinations
Of the United States, in Congress ssse mbled,
on all questions which, by this Coniedera.
ton, arc submitted to them. And the srli.
Giles OF this Confederation shall be invlslably
observed by every State, and the Union shall
be perpetual nor shall any alteration at any
time hereafter DO made in any Of them, un.
less such alteration Ia agreed TO by Con.
eress of the United States; and be afterwards
confirmed BY the Legislature Of every State"
And whereas it has pleased The great Gsv
ernor Of The World to incline the hearts Of
the Legislatures We respectfully represent IN
Congress. 10 approve and 10 authorize US to
] ths "A A .t,ctaa n (f.,(ods, .A
perpetual union Know ye, that We. the un.
dersigned delegates, by virtue Of The power
and authority TO Us gwen, for that purpose,
do by these presents, 10 the name and be.
half Of cur respective constituents, fully ana
entirely rally aud confirm each aud every OF
the said articles Of Confederation, and perpei
ual Union, aud all and singular the matters
and things therein contained: And We do fur.
Their so!smnly pligh, aud engage the faith Of
our respective Constituents, that they shall q.
hide by the determinations Of the Unite d
States IN Congress assembled, an all CUES
lions, which by tina said confederation are
submitted to them; and that tho articles
thereof shall be iaviolably observed By the
States We respectively represent, and that
! THE UNION SHALL BE PERPETU-
AL"
These articles of Confederation were
signed by the delegates Of the various States
pledsing the faith Of e,ory member Of the
coofederacy, each to the other in tho most
solemn manner and without any reservation
whatever.
i Afterwards, 10 1857, the more fully to Sc.
cure aud carry out the Objects Of the Confed
eration-a prominent one OF which VAS the
perpetual union OF tho Slales-anolhc
Convention was called, BY which ths present
constitution of the Usd.a States vas france
and submitted 10 the States. and by Them sol
EMMY coneurfed in and approved. The Pre-
smble to that Constitution commences in ,hes,
words: We, the people Of the United States
IN order TO form A MORE PERFECT T.
= MON, establish justice, &c
! In their first convocs'ion. tho States re-
sslved that the "UnIon should be perpetual.
They met q second time to make tina, usiop
more perfect Having consented to the article,
binding the Union by q perpetual covenant
and having gone into second canveniion, th'
prime object Of which was to make that T.
MON more pcsfeci, no State had right tc
make any reservation IN passIng upon the
Constitution and any such reservation Wa,
void. And If the right To make reservation,
had passed out Of the power o(ths States then
|cri,ori IL u now out Of the power Of n sin
gle party to the covenant, 10 violate and dis
solve that covenant. Lyaehburg Vtrginan