The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-03-16
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Above { o' al be should have retfr.ssiiuesl.
from referring to lis own iaos as 1,
ease OF asofth1tsfst rod 81 {
| coraer now ! sir, to I that base logg
the Senator's. discourse which, refer
4 red to the doctrine. of eSegsiofT. ghaa
A chief part OF his labor seems ID ohayas
been directed to the end Oh staBIisk-
| ihgthst every State has the sepaf afstss
right Of peaceable sec cessfoir. si$b esssr. ecsssr.
| tainly never expected to s ltsnda;ir9 t5 ;is
my place here hos far we soasss fflls
miserable rightto, tear asnndeT alk
the ties of affection and kindred : to
trahnple under foot ALI; the afosfofIlss
memories Of the past and blot joris.
forever thesehopes &of the future -.
What is therein The posse sssiofs ofs
such u right that the mind should
dwell upon With eSnltatfon Iphy
should We hoard IT as d tesasQfa
I Why cling 70 it dig, the. ark ark "a our
salvation :? Sir, if.tit be b ,holIsicak
ark, it is an ark of sorrow and naoasSiiA
ing as we'll as snsety. lie Bhee ahsx
rains come, and the tempest is ABROAD
ln'its might, it shall indeed Bear tiis
up on the bosom of the angry WaScsa
it will surely deposit US, wien sIise /
waters have subsidized, upon d desoIats-
world. in which no dove Will Be sSl,iI,a-
to hnd single green branch is cheer
tue hearts Of the wanderers. haYc
listened, not now for the ,Rfst time. 70,
labored efforts to establish this Ffabt
OF selEdestruction- i have heapsf it
derived sometimes from one9 sources
and sometimes from anUtheri andST
propose to examine at SOME length
the arguments by which it is su5Faifis
ed. 1t is said to be a ressrvea ttqkts
and certain resolutions passed bv
Virginia and New. Yofh afe insf aftcea
dis evidence of the fGlee. iii: 5fIle tfirsf.
place, fhe reservations made BIZ. ira
giait ass6h ew Work aalssaad aasa isy fs,,.
tliiiis noge t.tsfSsf ;is 81,
adj BY option n
inept l 70 the Cons
the argument proves too nduel, a ~
proves anything. If any fassrpas;b,s
was wa made. it was because Hsith6iIfE fISsE
reservation the, right could fioE exiaS,
virginia. and New York 6c6uld mi.sis;sss ma
reservation ioH otheE Sfates S,itls
Sarollna made None FOR herself asas,
!, not eatItled to the ,heheiie Of thai ,HsSa
by others. 1t follows, the6,. 'fIiSa ~
iile act OF reservation, New p,a4l 5.3&
Virginia hase scored foS theb b ssii:s =,
risnfs which no, othar. States 4,SssessS
AND % that iisss s.sip pessibie --adef 61iIIl
CONSTITUTIONAL thet etafesA baisn
cqaal-the absurdlY Of any reSess
ton Of the right of seeessioifJ or &hY
other right, beeoineS atohcs appafent4
The is, that no reservation Was
made; and if it had been, it would, In
the lang,iage of MP; Madison, Have
been nullitY merely. TRe Coustift6us
rioW Mas NOT slsbfhftted to the ssy&ases, a
foi adoption BY parts-thcy we're fes
quircd to take it as o. whole OF not ALL,
They Had. no power 70 make fessssfs
tions, or propose alncIidnfentsss INsaA
submitted for their adoption OF te;eSs
ton, precisely as il carsle f,y4af tliee
hands of the convontiohl sad m taaS
form they accepted it. a.s,
Reference has ken made to tllda
opinions OF. kecearlY statesmen oEtAat
R,pni,3rc. l. shall also have oeesaiSn
to refer TO them to show that tbs laad.@
ing idea--thc chief end they ktitH ire
vicw-was the establishments OF a bSF-
petuot Union 'fhis idea @as; every.
where distinctly enunciated. I. feaG
from the articles Of Confederatioli;s
Whereas, the delegates Of tHta
United States of Americas. in Congress-
assembled, did ON the 18th day 81 Mo-
vcmbcf, in the yca1 ofsour Lotd I5t77ss
and in the second year OF the indsheiidy.
emcc of America, agree TO certailf artit
cles 9f considerations and perRetsaF flI4-
So it is throughout. Articles OF
perpetual tTnion" "--fiot q. Union for 81
month, OF ~ year. or for geneffatiians,,
but perpct,aa Unioii:d Follo&sinss ny1
this lead, tho Trainers of tho G0hstitu~.
tioh,' irt' the preamble to it, asaert tiist,
"We, the people of the United Stdfesa
in order to ioi.rh: 4 a,orS aS,feef dnio5ha
establish Justice, insure domestic tran.
quillty, proeide for tic: common de-
fence, promote the geltetai Welfarey
and secure the blessings ofIlibeftF to-
ourse5dGs aid oif fostSrifn, do 6fdain;
aud establish this Constitution f0e thes
United States ofAmerica.r 1t Wis not
| for Them alone; it was not for tile si,s
Grafton which Was irniiiediatsly 10, o,sisa-s
ceed them--it wa for. their postst3tYs
through dil coming time,
lapprehend, Mr.. President, THAI .
| great deal of.he niisapp ciansion 'FhissSa
exists in relation 10 this matter, grows
ont Of Che loose application fthe word .
"sovercighn to- the States. We s,cakl,
habitually Of sovereign States, 20 G
their sovereignty vas. ats6lite aud ,iSs-.
i Questioned, But thefo is no such
as 4 sovereign State Within: tie Efisissf
of this Union. Tho Constitution si
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