The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-07-02

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dd not intend il. II 'hls viii no do aud any
one gets mad or lusulred lie, HIM come over
and We Will Try aud fix Up fight for h,m.
CABARRUS.
From he Raieigh Register.
TIE SLCESSInNI>TS-HO THEY
WRITHE.
We have said that the proof Is oyerwhel
ming to show lhs, Green w Caidmtu, the
Candidate of the Democracy in he Th,rd
Congressional District, is a seces >ionist of the
worst stamp. II is incomprehenslble TO US
how his friends can have the rfffoniery 10
deny Ih's. m the face Of The evidence galr,st
bin. To The proofs then
IlsweIl known that during the las, SEES
sion of ,he Legislature. the SLAYER, question
VAS discussed with much warmth Nume
r"us SETS Of solutions were Introduced, aud
amongst them nee those Of Mr. Shtpard,
dpnnminaied the SECESSION R-sulutinns :"
They were offered IN the Senate (nf which
body Mr.. Caldwell wes y member) on he
23rd November. 1850 tSen. Jo. poge 81. J
The second and thmd OF he series were as
follows. VIZ:
2. Resolp'd That slihough We love the
Union Of the States and view ,s destruction
ssa great calamity, WE NEvEpTHELEss RE
GARD THE RIGHT To SECEDE FROM 1T
as right Of self offence and projection,
rhich the People of North Carolina haze ne
Der snrrendertd, and never can surrender
with due regard to their own safety and vel.
fare. and that whenever a majority OF he
People Of North Cato,na shall soloma'y re.
solve that they canno' safely remain 10 the
Union, II is not only their RIGHT but IL is
their DUTY TO SECEDE and punish such Of
her cftaens as refuse s. omission TO HER WILL
AS REBrLs AND TRAITORS"
3. Resoiped. That uh,ld uc claim the
RIGHT OF SECESSION as a r,eh RESERVED TO
THE PEOPLE md not s.rrendered by me Con
aifuton. ~e tellsve II Ia he an extreme rem.
edy. and one which should not BE- rpsorted 10
unless all means To preserve the Union, and
TO project the property, and insure The vel.
fare of The People, have msnltrs,ly failed.
Such was the tone. such the sentiments Of
Mr.. Shepard's original Resolutions. II this
he not SECESSION III its worst form, IN form
which would satisfy even ,he mos, rec kless DIS
unIonst Of Sou'h Carolina, the Engl,sh Ian.
gusge csnno, furnish terns wherew,lh to ex.
Press II. w, understood at The tine that
Gre,n W. CaidusH approved the sentiments
Of these Resolutions as they were origloally
drawn. However this may be, It is of little
consequence, a. the sequel viii shew. Mr..
Shepard's Re,olu'ons with others, we're re-.
fsrIed 10 JOINT Selec, Committee. On the
10th of December, 1850, Mr.. Woodfin re-.
ported To he Senate Resolutions from the
majority of said Committee. They contain.
ed IN them nothing which winked at secession.
On the next day, Mr. Clark, Of Edgecomb,
made minority report IN behalf Of him
selfand Me,srs. Shepard, CALDWELL Avery,
Person, Erwin. Stowe, aud Blnw, (Sen. Je.
page 9l The second Resolution accompa
n,lng this Minority Report is as follows VIZ
Resolped, Tha, the People of North Car.
HAVE THE RIGHT TO sECEDE OR WITHDRAW
FIRM THE uNIN whenever a majority of
he People in Convention assembled shall de.
eide a withdrawal necessary to project their
propeu, or.persons from unconstitutional or
oppressive legislation, by the General Gov.
eroment, or whenever bv the failure of the
General Government to uIfi' her constitution
al obligations, the people Of the State NAV
deem such step necessary in order to secure
The enjoy men' Of the rights privileges and pro.
lection guaranteed to them by the Constitution
Of the Un,led SAFES, and in such an emer
pcncy, a majority Of the People Of North
Carolina, acting through the organized au
thority Of the State. would be entitled TO the
snle and undivided allegiance of all her citi
zens."
The Resolution il is evident, does no, DIFF
fer IN substance from those originally offered
by Mr.. Shepard. II iavows the righf.of Sc
CEssIoN, and makes each State the Judge o
the emergency which should call it into ex
erc,se. Had the Resolution been adopted
the State of North Carolina would have bee
es,"pped TO say sught against the present at
,iude, and contemplated action Of South Car
! olina. Il would have been to her, full an
unlimited authority, to act, so far as we ha
any voice 10 the matter, a. she nigh
think proper. II would have been regarde
{ as an unqualified approval Of her course. Hs
the State, through any subseq quent Legisla
i iure. or in Convention, ventured to censur
RuETT and his disorgsnlzlng aud reckles