The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-09-09
The origin or the Estate Rights
pnrty.

IHdbetHeg SdIne OplIl0H pItFaiiEu db tuS iOIul-
alton Of the Federal Constitution that's now
to be met Though the dangers apprehend !
ed by Luther Martin have been metewith in
notification laws and ultra State Rights
principles; Still the noble old ship Of State
rides majestically on thawaters Of time, and
there lie no fear of her being dashed to pieces
rs long as reason is at the helm:
Baton Rouge Comet.
LUTHER MARrIN-This distinguished
Statesman was in the strictest sense of the
term, State Rights Democrat. He was
chosen delegate in the State Of MARYLAND
| TO the National Conventfon which formed
and recommended to the people of The sew
eral States, our present glorious and incom-
parable Constitution for their adoption.
Edmond Randolph of Virginia, moved in
the Convention, THAT the Legislative, Ex-
ecutiye and Judiciary powers within the sew
eral States ought to be bound by oath to
support the articles Of Union,'' an oath not
Required by the articles Of the confederation.
Luther Martin moved to slike out the words
|-"within. the several States" The motion
was lost--had it prevailed State Rights
Democracy would have proved triumphant.
| The principle would have been established,
4 for which the Secessionists now contend, that
every man owes allegiance to his individual
State, and not to the United States.
Luther Martin refused to sign the Consti-
tuition, anil during the progress of It's form~
alton exerted his great abilities and untiring
energy to defeat every principle which tend
ed to make the Federal Constitution and the
4 laws passed in pursuance thereof the Su-
lpreme LAWN the several States; and estab-
lished unity Of government to constitute
one people," He addressed to the Legisla-
ture of Maryland letter stating that he
"gage the principles Of the Constitution
which has received the sanction Of major
lity Of the Convention decided and unre
served dissent.
Being called upon by the Legislature, he
addressed the house for several hours in a
speech replete with the principles Of State
Rights Democracy, and antagonistical to the
Constitution, celebrating the measures and
ayowing the principles that governed his
actions and guided his course while in the
Convention.
This address regarded as the initial point
of State Rights Democracy closes with a
solemn appeal to the State of Maryland to
reject the Constitution, ending in the follow
ing words:
$50 destructive do | consider the present
system to the happiness of my country, |
would cheerfully sacrifice that share OF pro-
perry with which Heaven has blessed life
Of industry would reduce myself to in
digence and poverty, and those who are
dearer to me than my own existence
would intrust to the care and protection OF
that kind Providence who has so kindly pro-
tected myself if on those terms only, could
procure my country to reject those chains
which are forged for it."
In despite of this sacreligious orison which
received a hearty responsive Amcni from
every State Rights Democrat of that day,
the Constitution was adopted-the deprccia-
tied chain Of 'sunity that constituted one peo-
Iple' was rigited And now the deeiples Of
Luther Martin claim to be par excellence the
only true friends OF the Constitution con-
strued as they understand it--strictly to de-
at any measure recommended by those
who formed and adopted it-litefally, when
power is thereby to be conferred upon them
We would commend to the State Rights
Democrats Of this day. to examine them
i selves and see wherein they differ from Lu-
ther Martin and the State Rights Democrats
of 1887. Let the Secessionists of Missis-
sippi and South Carolina answer the ques-
ton, who regard the. Constitution and the
union of the States with the same detesta-
ton as Luther Martin and his coadjutors
did the term, we the people ofthe United
States f.
Eg The New Orleans Pcayune Of the
e3rd I'D, contains the following appoint
i ment.
/ PRAYER FoR TIE ofrY-As Gods hand is
now heavy upon US, and as the Bible album
dainty testfes that it is our duty to pray 10
Him for all men, and to call upon Him in
/ trouble
Therefore, we, ministers and Presbyteri-
an congregations in the city, do hereby for
Yourselves and in behalf of our church SEES
sions and congregations, appoint Union
Prayer Meeting for humiliation and prayer
to Almighty God, to be held at the Second
i Church, corner of Prytania and Caliiope
streets, at o'clock, r M, every afternoon
beginning with to-day, during the prevailing
of the epidemic And we cordially invite
all our brethren of other churches and the
public generally to unite withusin humbling
Yourselves before our Maker, and in acknoWl-
edging His sovereignty over US, and in sup
! plicating Him TO deliver US from the pesti-
Hence that now desolates our city. And we
ask also the prayers Of all Christian people
in behalf of our city, and that God will be
lpleased to turn His niger away from us, and
grace through His Son Jesus Christ TO re-
pent Of all our manifold sins as d city and as
a people, and incline the hearts Of all men
to learn ightoousnessw when His judgements
are abroad in the land.
w. IA. SCOTT.
7. j. HEN DERsON.
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