The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-07-16
From the Raleigh Register.
Mr. Observation-Disclosures.
Record.


US to come forward and do something N.
Justice TO a political opponent, on a No n,.,
issue" reminds US tina, we have not We, ny
our respects 10 a former article in ,bs, ,.',. IT."
embodying a labored defence of the IL
Green w. Caldwell, and his notion, 49,.
respect TO he doctrine Of Secession. IT,.
do no, do that gentleman full and mpIe :, -
iiee," i, will'b the fault Of the record -.
not our own
"The " Standard" admits, in the .,,;,,.
referred 10, that Mr.. Caldwell voted ses,,.,
the Resolution which follows, in the Ias, +.
gislature, but tells his readers that he did :.
" for two reasons. First, because i, enh.
died u lru,sm which no one denied, and Viii
it VAS therefore useless to put forth and "a.
condly, because il was offered for the purno,.
OF embarrassing the majority and defes,la.
al expression Of opinion on the Slavery que,.
uon.'
Resolved, That in the opinion Of this Geo,,,,
Assembly, there 10 Government Of the Uan,s
States having a Constitution. adopted by IN, ,.a
pie Of the several States, acting in their higher,
sovereign c'Paeiiy.
Now, any one, who will take the pain, IN
look over the Journal Of the Senate, beyin.
ming at page POS, ard examine tho votes of
Mr.. Caldwell as recorded between that and
page 247. will no, only be fully satisfied ef
the falsty and insuflieleney Of The Stand.
ards" excuse for the very extraordinary
vote IN question. but will find in addition
proof POSITIVE, that If there be any man IN
the State, who deserves the name Of disofpa.
nicer and sectssionisf, Mr.. Caldwell 10 iha,
man His votes on these pages will con.
clusivsly prove tina, he acted Up 10 wha, he
said 10 that speech which, although isuded
BY the Editor of Tho 4" Standard, al The Tim.
as The rery thing. he 10 now ashamed o,
afraid to publish. la tina, speech Nc. CAD.
well commended
l. That Sovereignty is indivisibls.
That the State OF North Carolina has never
surrentsfed any part Of her sovereignty 10 the Cor,
ernmsnt OF the Unied stasss
3 That one 10 eiliIsn OF the United Stss,,
but by vifta, ofhns being a etixsa Of the staiss
That tho citizens VI North Csrs,rs owe 20
allegiance 10 the G0rsrefTsHi 81 fAs Uaits8 SiItst
5. That tho several states after the .doplisa u
The Constitution OF the unisd States retained thar
sovereignty eonplsls.
e. That whenever State in her sovereign "a.
paoily determine, to withdraw from the Union. and
IN ohed,snce to the will of sjof,y Of her siissss
size - precisely whefs she was before she atog.ss
the Cou'tilaiion."
Instead Of the Resolution above quo,ed be.
ing offered IN factions spIii,, 10 deieag the
voice of the msjouly. the Journal will prove
tia, majority Of the Senate had osrsed On
resolutions before, aud that Mr.. Caldwell "a,
acting With g faclIous minority no, only 10 de.
feat the resolutions, on which a aJori,, had
agreed, but TO add TO these fesoluuoos The
doctrine Of SECESSION. BY reference to the
sena,e Journal, page 2as, it A.ll be ssen that
/ The Senate, 10 COMMITTEE Of tho Whole. had
/ agreed on aud reported resolutions IA The
words following, to.~i,:
Rssolr,i. Tha, IN the opinion Of this C.n.ni
Assembly y otlh CAfo.,nA IL deeply devoted 10 u
unon Of tho States and wlll. 10 the utmost. ehlsi
vor to preserve and psrpstusts 1t. 80 ong /, ns
I Unon itself shall secure the great and bsneh.sal
purposes Tor which Il was framed
/ Rsselrsd. That while We do moi spproys of IL
the ptosisons Of ths Compromne by Con yte,. s.ii.
ed the adtE4imsAt Sill. from frstsruaI sp.ra Il
Z foTbsnanee towards car brethren IN the non..ia,s
h lding states aad sincere aud heartfelt aiiisA
mebi 10 tie Union. Ne are willing to scquie1es IA
sad Compounds. honestly and faithfully csrri.dss t
Reolrsd. Ina, while ss are disposed 10 aee,p.
tie said Compfomise as the work Of peace. We sssa
IT sacred duty TO warn the people Of the ifs
States against any further etoaehmsnis upon at
Nights. and to dccsfe srpiieiily that IN the opisfa
OF this General Assembly, North csreln. rss!i
and sBgh TO regard. a. entirely inconsistent via
her longer continuance 10 the uaion, the sbolAos
Of slavery 10 She District Of COLUMBIA By Conf-ss,
without the consent Of the slave owners there's,
and incompatible With tie safety and Interests d
the savshoding States or any act By Conrtsa
prohibiting the citizens Of ono slassho,daf stats.
Ton removing their slaves to any other .issshod.
ing state, ora Fsfsssi By Congress to sama lass
The Ia an as State any territory bclongng 'e hs
United states. account Of the crpisncs Of To
institution Of domestic slavery w,lhin ito limit.
any act applying the dangerous and misehisTssr
principle Of the W,iust Pfov,so TO tho Turisfis
Of Utah and New Mexico, or any &C, which ispss'
the recent act for the reclamation OF fugitive ss'a,
or 80 fnodhys the name as essenti,lly 10 Impair 10
efficiency aud usofalnsss
Rst9Irt9, That whenever any ono OF the eshlia'
gsneis, mentioned N tn. foregoing Rssoi0t's
shall have arisen, the Governor OF this State ~
aud is hereby required, TO convene he Gsneisi ~
ses'bly a, such time as hs in hswssdom shall deem
NJ, 10 ofcsf 10 take into consideration ths tVeh.
duties which we owe TO ourselves as frsemsn. ara
Of our Asn OF istirg relations with the fsdsr.l ''
ssfnmsBt
These resolutions did no, csn,alp Seeeoioa'
snd the faciious minority, including M
Caldwell opposed them.
10 tho afternoon Session Of the Hr's cav,
the Hon, VIM. Il Shepard moved to smeou
The sald resolutions OF the majority, BY aao'as
two Others. Of which the following Was Wv
, second:
Rssoirsd That the peopl. Of n. c. n an e'E'S
ned political community. have the right 10 s..
, or niihdrgu from the Union, nh,nsru mals"y
Of the people IA Contention. ssnmbl,d sAah g.
rithdraegl nsfsssarg 10 protect Their prep't,ss.,
persons from uneensfnBfionai and ePPffi"'e -"
) iation By the General Gornnmtnt &C.
!, These resolutions had been prepared y
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