The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-06-25

lsosiaiinns. n DE canErsn 81 il.e Coo
federation hgI. however lhsi may be
her grievanrs IL. thai, srtoiding 10 M
great repabiirsa Ftls znd naxin. uiihon
which there can be no FepHblisan Go
rernment. size is honnd 10 subalil 20 an
will Of the majority, cnnsliinIionslIy am
lawfully expressed. II she repadlsse
that maxim. - In practice she propose
10 do. whsl SORT OF Government viii /
bel II mus be minority Government
snd what 10 o monarchy or an afissoerae,
hnl Government BY . minority
There is no provision in The consliin
iian- by shieh South Gsrpiina rsn rrpn'
,Iiais nr shaalon lie Union. The ducifins
Of Repsaalirsni.m j.. lhat The majority
can do M wrong. in The same sense ia
which il is said in England thai The Ksnl
ran do 90 wrong. and Tor The same ress'
on; bfranse llIeie ran be no legal remedy
The ultimate sovereignty resIdrs In ne
majority. Rrpuhiieanisn also snppnses
Thai HE majaliiy sill earrci-e its poweI
disrreeily. and for The public good: and,
If The minority should be or opinion thai
il Is moi 50 exercised, their remedy is on.
Nv ai The halln,-hnx OF hy revelation. Bni
revolution can only be jus,lkrd bs insult
ferable injuries Such injuries hare no,
ye. been Unlisted nor. hr The conslIlu
lion and Laws Of The United States. ss
construed by The Judiriary, can they be
inflicted by The United States. The rom.
plant j. what The lawyers call guia fimef.
South Carolina preiends lhal she fears
that Congress will do wila, il has not The
power 90 da. and she claims TO have Sc
curly for the future. She j. not content
10 wait mill Congress shall threaten 10
10 do her some grrsi and insuilerable in
jury. bni npnn , suggestion only that as
the balance Of political power in the Uni
ted States i changed. or j. about 10 be
changed. the new maj.riiy may disregard
the Constitution and Laws. and irample
upon The rights Of The minority. Alarmed
u the possibility IL snrh y course OF pro-
ceeding. she nov rushes mat.ly from The
Unian. and plnnses into the abyss Of
political anarchy, without a reasonable
hope Of thereby obtaining relief from The
evils which she anticipates. liz a pa
roxysm of fear she throws away her only
shield against The ian5iicism nf the North.
which is The mnsi powerful foe with
whom she Is cuulcn,ling.
For This she has no color 81 right under
The Constitution. nor under The Virginia
resolutions of 1898. drawn up hy Mr.
Madison. The father and advocate OF the
Constitution. The question which drew
Iorh those resolutions was. whelhera pnr-
lion Of lie people oflhe United States less
than majority conlddecide and declare for
itself an act Of Congress /" be nncnnsliiu.
lional, and therefore refuse 10 obey it /;
and 10 that extent the resolutions 90. and
no further. They do moi say ,hai BY
such refusal The Uniun is dissolved. or
that The recusant portion &c The United
States NAV therefore Withdraw from The
Union, and abandon the Constitution
which lis friends, and Mr.. Madison al
w TOT mumrrr rurrr.TIncu Tie
thought that every Slaie. as soon as she |
lound herself 10 minority al The ballot
box. bad right 10 wilhdraw from lie
Union. The remedy Cor The passing of
m unconstitutional act Of Congress il. nv
hose resolutions. supposed 10 be The right
Q refuse 10 execute IL: the right of null.
Ihcation only. not the dissolution nr the
Union and even this right of nnllif.a-
ION does mol arise. according 10 Terms If
ne resolution. but in the case OF . Jrlibe.
rate, palpaale. and dangerous breach al
me Constitution. hy the exercise of
powers not granted 10 il. Ii must h.
case mol of light and transient nature.
but Of nature dangerous Ia tha erea, !
purposes for which The CONSTITUTION was
established. Il mus, be casc. more
over. not obscure Or ,lauhllnl lis eons,rue. I
lion, but p'ain and paIpable. Lastly, i,
nusa be 2 case not resulting from i Dar-
Reconsideration or h,sly tlelerminsiinn. {
but case stamped with a final cnns;I. Y
ration and deliberate adherence. These o
e slated IN lie resolutions themselves. Q
il3s., mol az ias.ifiable grounds of dis.
lullon Of The Union. bnl as grounds of 81
sislanee Of some uncnns,i ulional ac,. a
resistance not Incompatible with The OK. >
ence and integrity Of The Constitution. A
such rase. however, has yet occurred. "
Y y Is BY no means cerlain lha, i, ever y,
i occur. II The fanatics &c The North
'nld ever obtain The majority in con o.
-, and should pass law ahoIishino n
very III the United States, there ran lie CT
doubt that !, would be vef0ed hv the III
'slient. who is bound BIZ The tonstiru- pr
Art. Q, Sec. 81 and his oarl, 10 .,ase ye
that The laws he faithfully exeeu. ~
!; and there is no nrohabili,y ,ha, The
2 IN unconstitutional law can be SIM TAX
led BY two-ihirds Of hnih Houses of ia
lgress. or hy The Supreme Cnnr Of me
United States. South Carolina. ,here.
has no reasonable ground 10 apprrhend ted
evils and injuries which she seems 10 pic
much less 70 make her fears ground
'mplaint against The United States
reas The Constitution and Laws of The
ed States are The only barrier agains, ms
lOrue OF ianafics Il hn ,ro .aot;.