Arkansas democratic banner., 1851-06-17
The Constitutional RigA, of secession.


 We asS froIn our fealerS aa attentive perusaI of the following remarks oa this a1estou, taken from the Norfolk, tVa.l Argus
 Has State zgss to seeede from the GRion or ia other words. S T constitutions! rigAl i- This U important question when viewed ia re- lalsoa 10 the responsible position likely to be taken Joy Saath Carolina. a
 We do not design to discuss II al tats tune, bus WE simply propose io gsSs hlgh authority n Sapport 0t the elaln. The p5wer has always beea conteutIed for Ia FrgaIa Slncs the Eaempfabie reA solutions oi I79S, clear frotn the exposition of them by the celebrated report drawn by MT. Madison. h delentlag the third of these resolu- tlollS, which asserts The doctrine of State Inter poSltaou. the committee say ' that they have seaa- ReG x not merely with stnct, bat SeYere eye, and they feel confidence u pranouRclRg thai ln ItS iusi and far construction, Il IS unexceptlcn- ably tue in its several positions, as well as Con SttutloRas, and conclusive n itS inference - What were the positions of the third resolgaou fSt. That tie powers os the federal government were lmited to plalR sense of the instrument coaStitu5lnS Inc compact. 2I- That IA ease Of a deliberate paIpabsz and dangerous infraetion of the compact. the State has the right to IntesPoSe to arrest tlIe progress ot the svd. by maintaining withia .ts respective lImts the authorities. rghtS and h5eTtses appettaiasHg to T.. IRIs iBierenee' says he rePort " sreaffffsis1s'I and eonclAS'Te Ms Jefrrsgu masatd ned .he same doctrneS sR the famous resolutions drafted by hiIi, and adopted by lhe Leglslssare ef Krntucky m I1S9 Mir Alex Hamilton, ln one Of ms pdPers ID the '' Federal st." admits th2t If the federal government should oppress the States. the State goverameuts would be ready Q check II by vIrtae of ther own inaer- ent Say erelga pJvers- |. may safely be receiFed ss an AXIOM fa our poaf eai sFstezs says Mr HaInl soa-} mat the >aafe gsusrsmsRts Eltt ati fasss bGe contingencies, aisord COMPLETE sEcss ATTY agRaSs nvaSsca ot the pubic liberty oy he aassosai dss tLzrsty-Prr9scts sf asurslfs0a cannot be ssasksa ser prsteees so likely to escape the penetFatl0n os se.>et bodies of ot the people lk large The Lz1s,St-,rpaEs will have better mesns of in- srnaJioa--They eau discover the dangsr at a ds- taRee. and. posseSssRg s[. tae as of CrVff TOWER, and the confidence of the people, they can al once aiypt sEGciAs ELAN oF 0fFos TrHoS, n winch they caa esna5sas at ths resources sf tas eSs1ssiEssfy
 Nashsnsel Naco4f, for thiftv yeaEs member Of
 hc Ssaa.a of she Lsissi Ststes from sae State of North CaroiiBa za47{l whom John Rsndoiph of Lh~>Ssste sad tazf he was The pufssi and wiseSt rho bat ever taken part Ia the coHnsels ot Inc natioa, letter tR reply expresses the iot- .3~Ing oplaioR ~ there can be 6ogos that the United States are tn a aepoEabse sitgs sr1on, and that the publication of the opsnloa you desire would he useless it has never been sscFeL and always stared to those who wanted to know H. ia the year 1924 the Constitution was bgned in Ehe SeRste--Ihe Senators who were iaea present Siil, is $ beilsved, Eeeolect the isct-aud never afterwards quoted by me wklie eoaiinasd n the Senate- The ops a0sts oE Gan W ashluston, Mir. JeaeeSon. and Gov. Chas9n, are ka1wB, but Hot respected. 1 have neyer believed that State could agihfy and fensla n the UnH'n, bat a1Ve d. s-rys kkered iaat Ssass SaSgh seeede srAeR she sLsaseG. and fAss agAs I azrs eanslserei the b>st guard 1 pab3c hserty md r. pablo Sxtace tAzs esid 1s dscs4el aal s 1zga. @ a1re srsUsnte3 acAat is aac fsa la tse SsatS-2sJSsstloa- VI hen coateteE- aeies begin to hgAt, h0erty $ soon llssz, and Inc goseyssnsa. s0oa changed government of 4piaaoa ab.saed 5y sJyera ga Sta;sS iJt sPcclas purposes cannot k maintained by iofce.i The ase of fogee zaaSes enemies, and vRsng.es 2aasgt live ih peace under such zoyeraaea,.7
 'ffheSe az ige yiews deliberately expressed ey sss patri1is aad saxes of by gsle aags--Eza wAo made the science os oar complex MseAassgy of government thelr st3dy, and i~9 oi h0m sssAssezi !a the fo1LaaIg0n 0t tae pFsseas Contribution " hSsAer seeeSzl0a wA ses9 ss elsls war beiwesa the xeaeFal xoseEtseeEt snd he <ecesiing States rcsss entirely with the stronger pgwsE Thefe $ necessity i9y sl aase1s tse federal govEfpTens shah eA9Gse 10 e9nseGrste l1& axsrpats9as ay he blood os thesr t shsu have attempted Co 9ppsess. Fhe Beasase $ aot reSofsea b by the feEFng State wiGh vsew io resoft io faFce, At she asks. IS the pEIsil-ge :5 peac@aa2y sab&,sz srtsa iesgse, the eosapaea of which hss been sSolateE. and ~seA has h-eosns fo her srseraaee to fa.olers5le ts be ioageK bogB@-"