The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-09-04
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lication. II shows that the same
opinion prevailed at the formation d
the Federal Constitution that il tiov
to b. met with Though lie danger:
unprecedented BY Luther Maftfp have
been met with in notification laws
and ultra State Rights principles sti,I
the noble old ship e State, rides ma.
|jestieally on the waters Of time, and
there is 10 fear Of her being dashed
to pieces as long as reason is at the
helm
LUTHER MAnrtn-This distinguish.
ell Statesman was in the striettst sense
Of The term, a State Rights Democrat.
He was ellusen delegate in the State
Of Maryland, to the National Gonven-
ton which formed and recommended
to the j,eople oftbe several States, utr
present glorious and Incompatible Oon-
stitutiuh for their adoption
Edlnond Randolph OF Virginia
moved III The Convention, 'That the
Legislative Executive and judiciary
powers within The several States ought
TO be bound by oath TO support the ar
ticles of Union, an cath nut required
BY the articles Of the confederation
Luther Martin moved to strike out
the words, within the several States. =
The motion was lost-.liaa it prevailed
State right Democracy would have
proved triumphant. Tue principle,
would have been established. for which
the seetiunists never contend, that
every niail owes allegiance to his IN.
dividaal sisse. aud not to The United
States. n.
Luther Martin refused to siah the
Constitution, aud duriua llle progress
Of its formation essa his great
abilities atd uniting energy to defeat
gFerN principle which rendered to
make tie federal Constitution aud
the laws passed III pursuance thereof
the snpiena Law il, the seyetal States.
and establish ii unity Of Government
to constitute one people He address,
ed 10 the Legislature Of Maryland d
lettef stating that lie ''gave the prin=
eples of the Constitution which has
received the sanction Ut a majority Of
he Convention IL decided and ulire.
served dissent.
Being called npou BY tile Legisla.
tufe, he addressed The house for sav.
eIal hours with d speech replets with
the principles Of States Right Demo.
elae5, and ahtagopistieal to The Con.
stitution, celebrating Tie measures and
avowing the principles that governed
his aetiass ard guided his course while
n the Convention. s
This address regarded as the initial
point Of States Il ght Democracy closes
With a soleDh appeal to the State OF
Maryland to reject the Constitution
ending in the following words:
$50 Obstructive do [ consider the
present system TO the happiness Of my
country, would eheelfully factiliee
that SHARE Of property with which
Heaven has blessed d life Of industry
| would 'eduee myself to indigeuet and
poverty, and those who are deafer to
me than my own esistence--f would
ntrust to tho care and protection Of
that kind Providence who has so kind
y protected myself. il on t1,ose terms
oafy, | could procure my eoualry to
reject those chains which are forged
for it.
In despite Of this sacreiigious orison
which recived hearty responsive
4imen from every States Right Dem
9ofat Vt that day, the Constitution was
adj pted-t the deprecated chain Of
unity that constituted one people"
was riyeted. And now the deeiples Of
Luther Martin claim to be, par ca
The only true friends Of tho
Constitution constituted as they under
stand ii---strietly to defeat any meas.
ure recommended by those who for
med and adopted it---le'erally, when
power is thereby 10 be conferred upon
them. We would commend to The
States Rights Democrats Of this day
to examine themselves and see where.
Ia they differ from Luther Martin and
The States Right Democrats Of 1857.
Let the secessionest Of Mississippi and
South Carolina answer the question, |