The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-10-23

CHARLOTTE, N. c, TUESDAY MORNING OCTOBER sa Il


will render he position of rmpurr4r ANY rhi, t,,
ccnI"ri"bl". We d. clare thai any d, rxor
WI" shall lmpoIl goods manufactured in q, S ate
n lie Aih"'Ic. prohibiting slavery hy Law, shat
be Inca Pahlr nf holding any ffict OF honor tTu.
or rin"lun"nt uni' The Common wealth. oI being
th' Pre- sidrnr, Director or Ca her OF any B T., K
OF being "A President Director in any ,nre n i
| Improvement Company, ot suing la the Ceurs al
| the CommOnw e"iih, Of taking nuI a liccuss 10 sell
g"'dS. or to pr"cse any profession. or TO pnrsuf
my Calling lictn>' by lawn short he NAV he
"ull"wed as an enc my ri tie Ccnrmoo wealth.
The purchaser of such goods trou. the irnpor,
might "l>" be >u5j"c' 10 prnnIres and disa iIrrs
"t'h"'iEh his prIb p" w,.uId be elcr',rcilng app
the F'Sh at sale guaranteed 20 ih- Imporr, b, The
d"clsI"n OF he Supr, me Court.
We do not ste how mere personal dtsahiIirics
"i The character wr have mfict, d, could be he Id
un constr u"nal. J. would be II grear stretch u
! c"hH!'er ihtm las regulating cnmnerc" :" ia:
greater Than he Cnurt ven1urtd upon in Brow n
v. the State "f MarIIan Nor do wr sre how
m importer could get along hn could not SUI. in
'he Safe Courts. or SILL anything bu: imported
good, Ia hIch The want of "a license would re-.
sIIicI hiIn.
w" are consclnns, however, that provisions Of
ihIS Kind are q ffruit tn frame where there IS
much ' mp'h'I"n Ia rvHde them. NOTHING but
c'nlImutd Legislation serves TO defeat r.asinns
and that would have Ia BE- resorrcd 10 when
J. edcd.
eHfe, by n" means, ddrd to these npnnns,
anu give them as snggeSrIous To be cons Grr~d
ram ilihn IL II plan suggested adnpunn.-
lh@ sat C. is d 1icui one. and many suuue>.
tons should be- made before the adoption of any
m.,asur"
W. repent To avoid being m<und. r>tond, that
Ne do "o fnvor rrtanrr"n. W. pref either
htIn4 IN nr ""t IT Ihr Union. II we are TO have.
UnIcn. IT should be under and in slriui accordance.
With III" Constitution, wuh no tvasions ni thai IN.
>'ru'nrnt IN letter or spirit, on part. II our
nd hty Will not secur" reciprocal good faith,
had heller s"pr'utr. Union on any other
T. rmS thin rec proc" good feeling and good cffi,..s
will be too hateful tor endurance R-tailai,nn
sill nish these, and be he cutarng wedge for
separation.
In previous article, the E. quirer had said
W" ore :r"" tn cent, rs hal are not satisfied
vi h he Feasibility OF any plan of c"mmrrcIaI re.
tajlatI"n Vel proposed. The CONSTITUTION of the
Unit S"tes pce-'ut obstacles To such retaliation
difficult il n"I impossible to surmount 1t would
b. very d. fectVe insirun,nt if il did not for
enc OF lis principal "tj-cr was to vest in the
r. d ri GrNerDmt mt the sele and exclusive righl
/" regulate Commerce brtweeu the Sntes The
Supreme Court of the Uhiled States IN shr case
o. Brown ~. the State Of Mary ii nd l2 " h"aron,
4I9. cided tha, ,hc Constitution OF The United
States rahri,!s the Str,e Leg sIatures IrnrD re-
Quir.ng importers 10 take out licences. In ,ha,
case statnr, OF the State of Maryland requiring
W wh"l' sale inp"rtrrs ut ign g"nds rnkr out
iiccn>cs and pay tax. held To BE- uncnn.
s:i uuonnl and .ciI. And Chief Ju>'ic Marshall,
IN othsrrrg The oyin'on OF 'hr court, sal! III
may b' pr per "dd tla supp"Ss. rh' princ.
pies lilo down in this case t" apply qunly TO I'M.
portal ions from sister State"
Shall we ot The Suuh, nnd esps cialIy Of VIZ.
gina, forget 'ur "ccu>'cm d fidelity to the C"n.
suuon. and seek cvnd- IFS otiig.rIon>7 7 Is not
rIct uhedi, lis brhess our ''nlv source Of
pow er : Wrh what face cal upon others
ia respect all 'nSrumt ut which We rur>elV'
Violate Does il chang. thu case for US aIIt ge
that we we're NOT the first rrsnrG c"ns'i-
iu;ional "bhgari"n>? ? Whit !, Constitution,
ar, we no, bound by I This is no case OF
iuIar,d treaty, wii"r,. vintrn may be mt by
h another similar IN character, bat question under
il Cur>tNu!inn which can nn'y te thrown of hy
rrv, v,u u ion. am nded III cnntnTmiiy with lis own
provisions Fidelity to tie Constitution is he only
hielI of the Sauth. Flrg that away, AMI We
nrr at the mercy OF unprncipIed. la"l"ss ma
Inrrv. When do throw il away, must
throw uff Northern rule. The later without the
t,,rrn.r will be nnrrabie aud when we p-rman-
emily laiI in recalling the Congressional majority
10 Il sense of constitutional obligation, that maj 'rl'y
must cease To rule
proper aPpreci ti'n of consttu ional res'rc-
tons Is tvit nee nf The high II civilizrton, and
Of Ihp gr"are>t progress in th" science "f govern
N. nj The wat uf II indicates either savage ig
nur,ncr or = c..rrup' nt'lg,rce sill more fatal.
We possess hI~ appreciation in an en.in"ni dc"
gre, and l. preserve il as onr most cherished
Srn!iH,nt.
We are tn';rIv at loss To know how he com
st uunrni difficult Of hi, proposed retaliation
can be surmounted.