New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-01

man vision can devise. Such subjects OF PoatlcaI
agitation AZ Occupy the pubic mind consis 20 Sg,a1
eXtes Of execgs rIen of vtable evils cr over Eeai
IN social improvement, mere Imagination Oi crew
arca. having but remote connection N'th any OF tne
constitutional functions or duties on The ftderal cSN.
ermeut To whatever extent thes" Questions eNhlo41
2 tendency menacing 10 the stability OF the ,"nstu
ton or the integrity of the Union and TO further they
d. mand the consideration OF the Executive ana r.
auirc 10 be presented =; him e Congress.
Before the Thirf cen COLONIES became ccIsedera-
ION of pdeue nden, States they essocated ony
by community of transatlantic origin, by gtograpnlca
ps,- ton and by the mutual tie OF common depe ndence
ON Grra: Britain. When that tie was sundefeu, they
seyerafv assumed the powers and rights OF aheolute
.e.Cov eminent. The municipal and social institutions
OF eack rs avs OF property and OF persona! rea'Nn
even it, politica organization were such only a. eacn
one chose 20 establish, wholly wthou; Interference
hum INV other. IL the language Of me p'chTe'on
ot Ipdependence each State had "ful power 10 levy
war, conclude peace, contract alliances, estaou-n
commerce. and To do all other acts ana things when
" independent States may OF night 90. Inc several
colonies differed in climate, IN soil, in natural poIuc-
tons in religion in systems of education, IN legrs-
ton and in the forms OF political adnunstraton; anu
they continued difr in these respects when they
voluntarily allied themselves a states Ia carry on the
war of the Revolution.
m. object of that war wa to dsenthra the United
Colonies foreign rule, which had proved 70 b. OPP
prersive, and to separate them permanently nom the
mother country the political result the foundation
OF federal republic of the free white men OF the
colonies constituted they were, IN distinct ana re-
cprocsliy independent state government A ior the
subject races whether Indian African the wise and
brave statesmen of that day being engaged ~ no ex-
ts,assut schene social change ef them as they were and
tus preserved themselves ad t posteny from tse anahy
and eyer-recuIIns civil wars which have prevailed no'he' rev.
oluouiZet European Cooliesoi America.
When the eoniedersted found convenient modify
the conditions Of their association, BY giving 70 me eIeFa
direct in some respects 70 me poHe
The states Ginning TO sc;on on The states such
they rocced,d 10 frame the eYtng Oontaioa sinerns
steadily ending Thought winch was % ohy su.h
powe1 sl'oper TO the e'scnou OF pechc
nurpses or IN other words 70 retain a. much ~ possible con
-seuiy with those purposes Of The independent powers ne
dydusl fo objects Of common defense aud security
they intusted General Government certain csrefr te
fined functions leaving ell others the undelegaed nights 81
the s~psrste independent soyereigns' - . -.
Such the constitutional theory OF eu me pa
teal which has carried U.s. sud Us alone among
bo, me cost Il one drop OF blood shed civil With
freedom aud action It has enabled ~ 20 contend Ic
feeble colonies powerful STATES and has raised our indus
t,s productions which transports them 70
b level OF The richest and the greatest nations Of Europe And
do sah adartafion OF our poal institutions their oh
ect. combining local clfgoy with sssresse strength
has established The Pscticse OF Goyen"e" IKE ours
OF the United States in ehcct mat
svereguties which good men IN me ga word nave asnt
for could attain ana which tnpsrts TO Aeucs an
The the mutual nvasons sud vague aspirations et e
balance power which conyulse from time 20 Ve me u0N
ernments Of Europe Orr cooperative action rests IN the
oiops ~ permanent confederation prescribed b. the Con-
stitutiop Our balance OF power - M the separate
rights Of the States and their equal .o
That indt I ~ st ,ssuTed 10 each bv
5i,iop of the Constitution Without it Union would
never have sH1san te Government so as to ave to their
population lis proportionafe weight ~ the common o9n
sells they knew it impossible miles, thev conceded 10
rbe smaller ones authority exercise at least negative inhu
enc on all the The Government, whether legislative
executive through their equal - ne suste
Indeed the larger themselves could not have failed
perceive that the same power was eqqsy Necessary 20 mem
Tor the security Of their domestic interests ass ST e ok
gregste force Of the General Government In wod, ns
into this permanent league on me
premises OF eYeLiins hei e9@nIn OF Sfy Excluding all
10 all die neither undertake nor permit any enGoan
mont mon or INTERN. dd.ng with snotheIs reserved rights
W.. II va. deemed ezredient particular rights OF the
states expressly guaranteed by the Costtui0ni Dt III
all things beside these rights guarded by the limitation OF
the poyers grsnted express reservation OF all NOT
grated COMPACT union Thus the great power ct
raj welfare excluding objects appertsinns the local lesda
ton several Stses and those purposes OF general wei
fare and common defense aterwBrd dehued by specific
Enumeration as being only of correlation between the
States themselves between them aud foreign Governments
which Of their and general nature coud not
be- left o the separate control of each state
In hb norton of the states constituting great section
Of the Union from the and from smother section,
cooed population Southern than in the Northern States
population th, class held subecton existed in nearly
hut of
ceinent the South than ia the North of natural
S ,ssons Will his noenlation would diminish and
Exists in some states might increase
ZION Of local rights not material relations but still in
social caused it g. enter into the special puaons o the
Hence, while the General Government well by the
granted 10 by those
therefore refused 10 II, was otOmdeh 10 ouch th matter IA
the OF Oense placed under the general
o Of I%s oenee ike eli other local Of
tie several States Esc expressly stipulated well for
esch oemIy bound by his allegiance TO the Con-
stu,ion person. held service labor in State,
another should not in OF law
regulation thereof be discharged from such sryice labor but
should be delivered up on claim Of the party 70 whom such SER
Thus thus only By the reciprocal guaranty of all the rights
Of every Interference the Of another
the present form Of established By fathers and
and BY other means is IL possible for TO
II stae ceases 10 respect the rights oil another and
ousvev Intermediates with its lOcel nercst-a portion OF
the impose their usttut ons the others
fulfill their themwt no longer united
friendly Sstes but distracted hostile with little capacity
common advantage but abundant Iuins OF reciprocal liz
jury and mischief
Practically il ministerial whether aggressive interference
between States deliberate refusal the part of one
OF them TO comply with constitutional obligations, arse from
conviction blind prejudice whether It be penetrated
by direction indreoton In either case 1t full OF threat
and Of danger TO the durability OF the mon.
CONSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS or SLAVERY.
Placed tho office Chief Magistrate the executive agent
of the whole country that the be faith
give information the stste OF the Union it would
be papabe neglect OF duty part to pass over subject
concerns individual and public security.
has been matter OF PSia see @
advantages disregard their constitutional obligations to H.
A.o oe % S sb U own rd Which ere eonpe:sV within
their jurisdiction the the offensive and hopeless under
ta.s OF reforming the domestic institutions Of
wholly beyond and authority In the vain pursuit
ends them entirely unattanabe aud which they not
CONSTITUTION and oil the countless benefits which
eued While the people Of the southern States eonhne their
attention their affairs not presunng ofcouy tn inter-
NEEDLE the social the Northern States
many Inhabitants Of the latter permanently organized
in associations 70 mhct injury on the former by wrongful acts
which would be between foreign Powers and
only fail be such 10 system because Perpetraed under
II is impossible pre- this subject truth and the
legation the South has persistenty asserted claims aud OBJ
tanned advantages in the practical admnstston OF the General