Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1856-01-17

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guaranteed by the Constitution; but. in an
things besides, these rights were guarded
by the Limitation Of thepowers granted, and
by express reservation Of all powers not
granted, in the compact of Union. Thus.
the great power Of taxation was limited to
purposes Of common defence and general
welfare, excluding objects opperaining to
the local legislation o. the several States:
and those purposes Of general welfare and
common defence were afterwards defined by
specific enumeration, as being matters only
Of correlation between them and foreign
Governments, which, because Of their COM
mon and general nature, could not be LETT to
the separate control of each State.
OF the circumstances of local condition,
interest, and rights, in which portion OF
the States, constituting one great section Of
the Union, differed from the rest, and from
another section, the most important the
peculiarly Of larger relative colored pop
ulation in the Southern than in the Northern
States.
A population Of this class, held in subjec-
ton, existed in nearly all the States, but
.
conccrnmcnt in the Soulh than in the North
on account Of natural differences Of climate
and production; and il wa. torcsccn that.
for the same reasons, while this popu'a'ion
would diminish. and sooner or later, cease
10 exist, in some States il might increase ir
others. The peculiar character and mag.
nitule Of this question Of local rights, not in
material relations only, but still more in So
cial ones, caused it 10 enter into tie special
stirulatons Of the Constitution.
Hence, while the General Government
as well by the enumerated powers granted
to it as by those not enumerated. and there
fore refused TO it, was forbidden TO touch
this matter in the sense Of attack or offence
It was placed under the general safeguard
of the Union, in the sense o. defence against
either invasion or domestic violence, ike
all other local interests Of the several States.
Each State expressly stipulated. as well for
itself as for each and all Of lis citizens, and
every citizen Of each State became sulemnly
bound by his allegiance to the Constitution,
that any person, held TO labor or service in
one State, escaping into another, should not
in consequence Of any law or regulation
thereof, be discharged from snch service OF
labor, but should be delivered up on claim oI
the party to whom such service or labor
might be due hy lhc, laws Of lis State.
Thus, andSshns only, by the reciprocal
g,laraut y>or the rights of every State again<
ihierference.e,rth The part Of another, was Tho
y present form Of government established /,
our fathers and Transmitted to Us; and by u,
other means is it possible for it to exist. /
one State ceases 20 respect the rights OF an
o. Ger, and obirusively in'ormcddlos with IL
local interests; ifa portion of thc States rs
sumo 10 irnpoSg their institutions on the 9th
ers, or reGTsc to fulfill ueir obligations &
+ ,ihertyc arQ.ua.pnger united friendly State
.IbHt di toasted hostil oncS,wi;h little capaci
:. " lert.sf common ailvantage, but aluadan
means Of reciprscll injury and mischief.
. eRraelieslfv. / is inma'crial whether az.
inrss5ve Interference between the States. o
j ilelhSraic refusal on the part Of any one O
ltben 10 comply with constitutional oJli.a
,9stass, arise from erroneous conviction O
'dlfnd prciudicc. whether it be rcTDr;ra,e,