Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-09-09

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g aeaesd yiyhgKs0S RESOLUTIONS la
~ In a late Number Of the Hannibal journal
eve perceive that paper takes strong ground a,
1RAinst the repeal or those fafnons resolutions, b,
efhe present Legislature. 3 During the canvass
before the late election, this question wasraiset
in almost every county in the State, and the
Whigs.;e everywhere, with but few exceptions
as, they have done heretofore, declared agains'
the resolutions, and ayowed tlleir intention t
vote for Che, repeal, if that question shopld bt
introduced, a II IS also we'll known that, at The
session Of the Legislature at which :heyr were
passed, the Wings, with bat two exceptions
opposed them. II is also equally well known
that the Wings, as body have always opposed
most Of The principles involved in them, whilst
they, contain some doctrines that no party oh
iectsto. e-,..a- i.ss-.
AT present il is not a matter of SO much con-
sequence whether they are repealed or not, as
the State, and especially the Wings Of the State,
were set right during the last Legislature by
the series Of resolutions introduced by Mr.
Crockett, and which were adopted by almost q
unanimous ypte.,, These resolutions declare The
true doctrines on the subject. embraced, and be-
ii.e asoy.ed or tt1c ECKER second Thought Of the
people, after the Nashville Convention was
held, and the true objects intended TO be accom-
plished BY that Convention and BY the jackson
Resolutions. Were fully developed and under
stood, they have unanimously been regarded as
essentially reversing the doctrines of the jack
son Resolhtirne.
4. II is true that Mr.. Crockett's resolutions
were not Joint, and were not adopted with the
same formalitys that attended the Jackson Reso-
lutions, as these passed through all the formal
tiles that attend the passage Of law, and were
signed by the Governor, and hence many have
supposed they we're Of more binding efficacy
than resolutions passed by the House of Rep
fesentatives, subsequently,. Except the fifth
they are still, however, but expressive Of the
opinions Of the body that adopted them, on alb
siract questions, and any subsequent expression
Of opinion by "a body coming fresh from the
people, OF course, supersedes them, as being
later expression Of the views Of the people Of
the State The fifth Of that series contains
direct pledge to do a certain thing, on the hap
pening Of acertain contingency; and YET that GER
tain thing suHcertain and indefinite iBits char
acter, though strongly squirting toward open
resistance to the authority of the Government
Of the United States. It is for this reason that
the fifth at least, OF those resolutions oughtto be
repealed, whenever sufficient majority can be
had in that body to do so. The Wings cannot
be true to themselves unless they do SO if ,prac-
ficable. The Journal says that it would be-
"placing the South ina false position" to repeal
those resolutions;--and what is the position Of
The uth,pfay? lsii position of antagonism
to the General Government? And If so, who
placed her there? Surely Missouri had no hand
in assigning 10 the Seulh either this, or any
other doubtful orNnpleasantr position. But the
Legislature Of Missouri, that adopted the jack
SON Resolutions, did ail in sustaining her, not
only IN any position she might then have assumed,
but that she might thereafter assume. II is now
due 10 Missouri that she sheuld correct this err
ror by repe.tipg the measure Ivy which she
was placed in this unnatural and anti National
position Louisiana Record.
We fnd 20 little in the above to which we can
object, that We copy it in full Offering some
comments. The Record says -'And what is
the position Of the South, pray? Isit position
If antaeonism to the General Government p"
We reply that this is the very question in dis
pute. Our own opinion is that she is in no
position OF aniagonism 10 the General Govern
menl, DAlt alhi 94iN IVES AZ puHlliOH vi dllttBO-
nism to the North, and placed there by the North
herself. The movement in favor Of the Wilmot
Proyiso was wholly sectional, and if met al all,
the opposition must be sectional and such OPP
position, to be effective, must be united and firm
This, however, does not necessarily presuppose
notification as there are constitutional means of
opposing the passage of such laws. We said it
would be g placing .MsrOsri in false position
towards her sister States OF the South, 10 repeal
the resolutions, 1t would be equivalent TO pro-
claiming that Missouri will moi "cc-operute"
with the slavehoIding States inI"sueh measures
a. may be deemed necessary for our mutual
protection against the eneroackmepis Of North
ern fsnaticlsm' ~ declaration which might rea-
sOnably be considered unpplled for and unneces-
sary, ssea IL our State were Determined to stand
neutral, or TO "co-Operats " with the North in
all eaass where the two sections might occupy
aniageniftic positions.