The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-09-17
HINTS FOR sEcEssloNIsrs.

The Athens Banner has hunted up IN ug.
" Psssags Tor tAo Secessionists, (.ays the
Florida sentiael.) They found the right ola
Sia's 10 withdraw at pleasure from the Fed.
,ral Union upsn her righ, to resamr tho pow.
srs granted by her to The Federal Govern,
ment, whenever in her judgment such re.
sumption becomes necessary 10 her safety
or cosvenieace. This right Of resumption
some cf :hem (as for Instance Gsy. McDon,
al of Georgia. iod in The Federal Con.iitu
uon i,se.l, and others hnd ii among the re.
served rsh;s and powers OF the State but
NJ Caiaoun, who they claim as their great
apostle, finds 1t in neither, but, on tho contra
~, declares resumption to be itself a breach
o' he federal compact, for which the tesu.
meg Safe would be responsible. We quote
from tie Banners article:
Listen To the following passage between
Mr Rpes, Of Virginia, aud Mr. Calhoun, of
lh Carolina. We read on from Gales&
Sealoas Register Of the Debate. ia Congress,
10. g, part |, pages SEQ, SOL. Il occurred
10 The Senate Of the United States on the De.
bals upon lhs rsveous collection bill on the
in day Of February, in The year OF our
Lord 1888, aad runs thus:
Nr. Riyes. Ths honorable Senator from
S.gh Carolina. While admitting ia enc part
E. b remarks, that rhs people of tbs States
h.l ct.egatsd portion Of their sovereignty
70 be exercised lArough the General Govern.
uya', SAID That 10 delegate, howsver, was not
lyP par Sita that, as bstwesn prime pal asd
agent the delegated power nigh, at any
time be resumed and that, conseq queatly, the
fsop'e Of the several States might, a, their
psasure, resume lac powers they had grant.
I'd he General Government New. sir.
".Ila DO not deny the ttu;h Of The PROPOSE.
uon that, as between priucigal and sEeut, the
saaciPal may al my tine resume the powers
"aeh he his granted, "a utterly dsuv the
a7plcauon Of It whicA has hsen made by he
Gentleman from South Catoiina, Ia he fir.,
ace, this Is not merely Question between
f.e people Of South Carolina and the com
moh sgeHt Of the Saios, the Genera Govern.
meni; but il is a question deeply involving
tae shls and interest of third parties, TO Wit,
tae other States. BIlifti were purely ques.
ri Government, South Csatiina alone ceuld
rs. resume the pswsfs which had beer gran.
athe alter. Sae Is bu, ouo cut of ~ en-.
y.0yr principals, who jointly gfsnlcd these
gsts and she cau 10 more, so far as con
'In.d0al right IS concerned, BY her single
sc. rssune The powers thus jointly granted,
lnsn individual citizen Of a State can re.
IN the pewers jointly granted by himself
ata ae rest Of society 10 their Sta's Govern.
mea. Gentlemen seem to confouoa The re-
aHan which the people Of State sland 10
b. Government Of the United States With
t = which they s'eGd 10 their own Stale
e vs,anart. The psople Of So1ih CaroIlnl
ry snr Tine resume or modify the pow
FL, they hsye granted to their State Govern.
m.nt, because il relation TO that they form
n entire ds'egatlng body; but in relation 10
taa GJvsfnmsn, Of iha United States they
are bgt one iTeuiy fourth part Of the delega.
ing body. three fourihs Of which are, by the
91atcss terms sf be compact, required TO
make any alteration 10 be Government.
df, Calhoun here said that he had been
PIP she1'sd BY the Senator from Virgin.
sif.ai.te sa3 ro' said that the peopla Of .
asfe mgsi resume he powers which bad
hsen Granted 10 the General Government. but
lbatlhey had rigAl % Judge Or the extesi Of
t7ose powers, and wns!aer they had beensx.
cradsd.
~. Rves continued; Il ras more proba.
be mat the honorable Senator, amid the d..
'sfsiy Of new doctrines which have been
otoacbed, had forgotten all That he had sad.
1s senator from South Carolina certainly
scoaiena that the people Of State Mi GIT
i-'3 tha power which they had granted
ie 1snefa Government; and in THE ! am
'lFl7sd not oaly by my own recollection,
ss' By the printed report of his remarks,
''ea seems to have been very carefully pre-.
Ha'sd and, presume, under his eve.
4f. Calhoun agala explained He had con.
'sadea laa, Il State should resume the pow.
sfs granted 10 the General Government, such
'5ianp ~ would only be breach Of com
per iar which the S,ate as a community,
You'd be rssponsible, ana not its citizens in.
'rila'Iy.
As'ef was argument more conclusive than
ha' 'i M'. Rves. IL pressed Mr.. Calhoun
F" .afd that be had TO spring from his seal,
'a' seni that be maintained the position as.
ci3sd p him. :" He had not SAID that the
F'p.e of STATE might resume the pOuers
E'tfh hfyhad granted the General Gopern
~. 5.i laai lhey had right to Judge Of the
''.sa' q those powers and whether they
~ bssn exceeded"
2an Deiag held by Mr.. Rives ls the facts
aa'tag advanced hat doctrine, MIR. Cal.
~ "asefed, and explained by saying; =
Hs han contended that If State should re.
..M ne porers granted 10 the General Cor
g''''n 'ach resumption mould only be a
,.sarh Of compact for rhtch he State, as a
,.a"0alfy wouid be respOnsitle, and not its
'.'Ha Individuality.