Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-04-12
DIR. BRAKES LETTERS ON sLAvERY-No. II

CINCINNATI, DECEMBER 81, 1850.
To DR.. JoHs c. WARRES, Boston.
Mr. DEAR SIR: When wrote you long letter the
Goth instant did expect trouble you with another at
so early time find myself occupied upon it. The truth
IS that this subject has thrust itself into the midst of very
different topics and obliged write out from among
them It has ured nae, moreover, that while your own
mind turned what have already sent you, might be
we'll to forward this that may second time break in
upon your intellectual pursuits. "... .....
In my other letter expressed opinion upported by
many facts such form Of communication seemed to ad
m the duty Of the People Of the free States in reference
to slavery the South In this letter propose to consider
the duty which that slavery imposes the Legislatures Of all
the States. #...".
The germs what about to send you may be found
scattered through my last and my aim now is TO expand
and unite them into system not of Federal but State
policy This do under deep and longcherished convic
tion that no constitutional of the powers Of the Gene
raj Government remedy the political and social disorders
which slavery brought upon that all Federal eesa-
ton s in ac paave and that the radical cure must
be brought about by the State Governments If The policy
which am about urge should strike you, at the first bush
as being harsh and headong ony say in deepest sin
cety that seems the of both and that
will not hope condemn it, ill you have made it the sub
ect Of careful and candid examination shall introduce
it by presenting you with SINGLE broad plaiu fundamental
proposition:
The free States should not hereafter permit negroes, or
their descendants of red blood, citizens Of Liberia er
cepted to reside n pass through, psit them and
the slau States should forbid emancipation ercept guar
anty be giuen that the liberated should not seek the free
&ates
In proceeding to argue and illustrate this proposition,
must begin with an inquiry the right and power of the
State Governments do what have proposed for the free
States t.%
l. Each Of our States has absolute sovereignty every
point not yielded to the General Government.
What has been thus yielded is set forth in our National
Constitution but that instrument contains nothag which con-
cts with what have proposed Il authorizes Congress to
prescribe the terms Of naturalization, but does not forbid the
exclusion by State Of any class of persons whom may not
wish 10 receive except such as already citizens of
other State This exception which clearly implies that
State has the power Of excluding all Others would prevent
the passage Of law obdding from emisrang from
one free anohe but in the slave States negroes are
zsns and could ne therefore, claim the benefit oil the
exception Those States have disregarded the
exception for they have enacted laws to exclude from tne
Jurisdiction negroes who are citizens called, Of the free
States the nation has quietly acquiesced in the exciu
sion Wherein think, good sense, patriotism, and forbea-
soue necessary peace ard safety Of those States that
emancpa,ed slaves should be kept out if not sent out Hav-
ing bemeves excluded free negroes who are called citizens
of other States the South complain If its own eman-
cipa,ed slaves who its citizens should be excluded
from the North.
With the qualification that black citizens Of free State
cannot constuonsy be excluded from another every State
Government the matter considering, is abso-
uey sovereign; and it scarcely necessary to insist
that unquesonsbe attribute Of sovereignty the right
decide who may and who shall no, be admitted to citizenship
No not citizen by birth has right force bis way into
sovereign State To exclude him may be violation Of
comfy but of legal claim for until he has acquired cit
zenshp he can have legal rights In being excluded he
NAV lose benefit but the State ncs upon him no positive
injury Within her geographical limits she absolute
beyond them she poweess. But the applicant for adms-
sion is still, beyond and while he continues there can in
no respect, be sfected by her internal legislation.
It so seldom happens that Government thinks
ssy to exclude any particular class of persons that many
US are accustomed to suppose that the power Of exclusion
not in fact one Of the inherent attributes OF sovereignty
Yet the policy Of every nation presents us with perfect
partial and mgated examples Of the exercise oil that power
Thus General Government prescrbes the terms OF c'
zenship TO foreigners England will not allow them TO ho
real estate France expelled the Polish eIiles; and severa
European Governments have different times driven out To-
Jeuits In reference both exclusion and expulsion, ever
Government for itsel and other Government muc
less individual claim the right to interfere. But tb
proposition which have rsd down docs include eIpul
sion. II is limited TO exclusion, and has bearing Of
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