The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-02-26

at is worthy Of remark, and explanatory
Of the intentions Of the Legislature, that the
words no, Law, bu, utterly null, void, and Of
no force or effect which had followed, in one
Of the resolutions the word unconstitutional,
wore struck oul by common consent. Though
the words were, in fact, but synony nous with
unconstitutional vet, TO guard sgdinsf a ms
understanding of This phrase as more than de-
elaratory of opinion, the ~ofd 'daconsiitution.
al alone was retained, as not liable TO that dan.
ger.
1.-THE published address Of the Legislature
TO the people, their constituents, affords ano-
Their conc lusve evidence Of its views. The
address warns them against the encroaching
spiri, OF the General Government argues
the unconst,ulionality OF the alien and sedI.
ton acts points TO other instances IN which
the constitutional limits had been overleaped;
dwels upon the dangerous mode OF deriving
power by implication I; and, in general, press.
es The necessity of watching over the consoi.
dating tendency OF the Federal policy. But
nothing is said that can be understood to look
70 means Of maintaining the rights ofthe States
beyond the regular ones WITHIN THE FORMS
or THE CONSTITUTION.
+" Ii any further liz his on The subject could
be needed, very strong one is reflected in
the answers to the resolutions by the States
which protested against them. The main
objection Of these, beyond few general CON.
plants Of the nfiammatory tendency Of the
resolutions, was directed ageins, the assumed
authority OF State Legislature to declare
law Of the United States unconstitutional,
which they pronounced an unwarran,abe in.
reference with the exclusive jurisdiction Of
the Supreme Court of the United Suites
Had the resolutions been regarded as drorine
and maintaining a rig hi IN an indiriduai State,
10 arrest, By force. the execution Of a idr of the
DATED Stafes, ii must be presumed THAT IT
WOULD HAVE BEEN A CONSPICUOUS oBJECr OF
THEIR NuNCIATIoN."
| Ia conneNioD, we commend to the serious
consideration of our readers, the following
advice of Mr.. Madison. II comes TO US as
it were from the grave, and ought 10 have the
greater weight. We have never seen it be
fore in print but as the National ln,elligen.
Ger publishes il We have no doub, Of its gen
uineness. A Mr. Madison aided in the for.
nation of the government and then sdminis
tered the highest office, he ought to be as capa.
bic Of giving advice as any one he says the
UNION CT TIE STATES ought TO be cherish
ed and perpetuated.
"ADyICE TO MY COUNTRY.
CAS- this advice, if it ever see the light,
will not do so I'LL am no more, il may be
considered as issuing from the tomb, where
truth alone can be respected, and the hsppl.
ness Of man alone consulted. Il will be en-.
titled, therefore, to whatever weight can be
derived from good intentions, aud from the
experience OF one who has served his country
10 various stations through a period Of forty
Years; who espoused 10 his youth, and adher.
ed through his life, TO the Cause of It's liberty !;
and who has borne part IN most 81 The great
transac Ious which vi. constitute epocbs Of
its destiny.
The advice neares, TO my heart and deep.
est in my convictions is, that The UNION OF
THE STATES be cherished and perpeiuated.
Let the open enemy to II be regarded as a
Pandora with her box opened; and the dis.
guised one as the serpent creeping with MS
deadly ~Iles into Paradise"