The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-04-06
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Fran, Tho Winnsbory,: DliIy Register. Re
Astter from the Hon. J. A. Woo dwa,r5d
= MRsa EpIToR: - Regarding ..thc
views expressed:in the actonpanying
iSstetifromitmy friend, ! Mr.'eWood.
ward as worthy the 2profoundqcon.
siaetation CiL,'re especially 9~of the
s9embefs elect to the Convention,
anl shes people generally, I deem il
my5dntY; eqpcst its publication.
fslaF9fE Eerys respectfully,
atassS.AMUELtG 6. .;BARkLF.Y. ;,
aAIarohs25sll.hasi45s .f.ire.,a
sa9ss& ssis t,al5 z- .ns ysc.. .f X ID. (,
WASHINGTON; March 1G, 1852.
my. DEAg SHIT 'liavc been
mich sgratifel a. the reccrirt of
SosFl lstter but regret that you ,u5 are r,
netnlore decided ii your rcp,gnancc
tetheiiaeat Of prohibiting the election
cfsUnite,lj StatesHScnators and Re-
lTesentatives, and thus adetachiny
the State from the Legislative branch
of the Federal Government,n g willie
she Will still remain! I'm unlon With
tile other States, and equally WITH
tlseml be subject to all tile Laws and
regulations OF The IJnion. s' & 3
tsN0Ws, IF tie State were about
to.secele from the Union, resolu-
tlenirecalling your Senators, and Re,
presentativesy though not tlcgalI,.
binding until5afterithe actaof Seces.
siea,Woull hmeetsmyi approbation.
There woulalbc ali obvious prorriety
AMI decorhin iii The act, and it would
relieve Tile delegation Of an. cmbar.
RAISING Situation. But to make silchI'.
a2measare the thing in cllief; anil
the mere Ilg !; consequence of a more
decisive purpose Ito rely upon
itaasltliea substance Of remedy as
Gtlie,protecfiye!effortFofs sinvoko,L SOW
creignty; would be strange, imleed.
rs IN effect Of the measure, It
would st pernicioas, and.
be uttell y}inlefensible.s
Nrst, ,flet us consider it in con
stititional point .Iof view. II is
conceilel that Convention is sovcr-
efgnsaccor,lng to tile doctrines iof
South Carolina, anil that there is
no: authority capable Of lishttully
Controlling its action. But it must
DC rcnsembered, 'that}a sovereign can,
6Xs compact, place himself under
Obligations and. disabilities, Of which
he cannot relieve himself, except
upon a violation OF the terms Of the
compact, anil then only by repudia.
tins6tha compact itself. All that can
bealegally done by a State, Con
veulion may do, but there are a
vast number Of things which State
catinot do 50 long as she remains
a;memberof tho Union. no State
can t'coin money; emit bills Of
credit; make anything but gold and
silver COIN, q tender i'll payment cf
dehts''t&c. &c. gat Consult the Con
stitution, and SEQ how many ,.isabi!i-
ties are imposed kuponsa a State, of
which it cannot exoncrate itself,
except by Secession. The tenth
amendment to the Constitution reads
asIfollows: s.s. 1.tsl
"fhe powers not delegated to the
United States by the CONSTITUTION
nor prohibited BY tito the States,
ore reserved, to the States respcc-
ti@ebs,op;to tho peoplc.i'ie tq
but the powers expressivcly dele.
gated to- the eg4United States, or
prohibited to the States, are, of
course, not reserved either to tie
States Or to the people of the
States; AMI what the people Of a
State cannot do, a .conycuiion cannot
do, foraRcoWeution is mot greater
tlianthe,p ,pcople.ee e .B a
yatNow thetoificessa Of Senator and
Representative are created by tho
Constitutional the United States,
and the right of a Legislature Of
aState5to elect the one, and that Of
Che people TO elect the. other con.
ferred by the same constitution. The
Convention of "a State neither
created these officers, nor conferred
che right to clecttthem; and what it
tiidnotF Fgivc,it cannot take away.
The lie sislatnre holds its right to
elects sSenatois independently Of the
people and Of the Congentidr and
the people hold their right Y, elect
REPRESENTATIVES, Independently Of
The Convention, AMI Of the Lcgisla-
ttire. AZ Ia .s als.-i
a5 ESail,owcver, the / Legislature
should, ,as of it's own accord, decline
q, choose Senator's, OF If the people
NfaiiEl all, oFoue accord, decline to
elect Representatives,, there could
pssfonhl na.Nhere any right Of com.
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