St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-08-08


and charged accordinely. A liberal de-
duction. made to those who advertise BY
the gear.
The Southern Project in Paria
Appeal from their Commissioner to
the French Government.
IPHfs Correspondence (.jaly l2) Of the
Ne1nrk Adysriser.l
I'have obtained . cupy Of the Letter
to the Mini.tsr af Commerce.. BY the
Hon. r. Butler King. Commissioner Of
the State Of Georgia. to which brief alln-
sinn Was made in my letter Of Tuesday
Lass. learn. moreover. that this iulpor-
tsnt psn,rhlet has becn in print nearly q
month. aud. though its circulation seems
to have been eonfned to the high func-
sasuasiss 1T the French government, the
n,euhers Of the corps diipl~ma'iqae, aud
indi~iduals favorable to the Confederate
cause, il is at least probable that some
knowledge At its publication has hitherto
r-achsd the United States. OF
this latter fact. however. I am by no
messs certain; and pursuing the courss
which Ippeass uoss proper under the cir
caa,sasnees. I translate the salicnt fca-
tures. ss the letter. which. in, the French
covers twenty SIX pamphlet pages. and is
followed by series Of considerations on
the necessity Of esta blishing. st as early
period - Feasible, direct line Of trsus-
atlantic steamers between Fiance and the
Confederate States Of America -ahs.
whole tesiainaaing With IN appendix. con-
tanning copies Of the law Sy which
Georeia Joined the Union. the Law by
the coupection between Georgis and the
federal Union wss declared Dissolved. the
Official warrant of Mr. King. as Commits
siOner 10 Crest Britain. France aud Bel.
eium, and ~ Commissioner instructions
fcsn Govesnor Brown.
!. II his letter to the Minister Of Com
6crce. NJ King begins By Offering some
explanations relative 70 the FUNDAMENTAL
Lasis cf the Union, Zee formation aud the
node 0f action, (which he says. do not
seen 10 De und-sstood in Europe, and are
~ far sniinterprsted ~ to place in doubt
the right Of separation possessed by the
Elutes OF the South"
s..The Stases created the federal govern
nsen4. not to make il their master. but
ouly'theis sreprescntstive. They conferred
upon Il cestsia fully specified powers. and
delegated i 20 discharge certain clearly
defined fumclions. There the delegation
ends. When the thirteen English colo
mics cfsNorth Am~rica declared their iu-
depesdence. George III. recognised them
NJ ''frss. sovereign and independent
States." During the war of' independence
they were governed BY the Articles Of
CeRf1enation. The peace Of 1883 to
1787 in no respect nodi6ed this state Of
shines. In 1857, the States appointed
delegates 70 MEAD 10 IN assembly charged
% draw up . project Of constitution
fos the purpose Of forming - more per-
feet unioe." In this assembly. in which
eaeh State had one voice, the constitu-
ton Of 1857 has adopted. and afterwards
Esai6e& suseessissly. By the different
Ges1as. 1t contains oply certain limited
and apeci6ed powers. leaving and admit
ting % sach State oil the powers not spe-
cised IN the sext Of she Constitution
iteeH
Soms Of the States waited three year. be-
fore entering the Union. Georgia herself
allowed . certain period to elapse before
accepting the federal government"
When Georgia finally did r.tsfy the Con-
sti,nsipa. ,lanasry 2. 1888. Mr.. King
msinEaias that her pes,pl~ did not abro-
gase the iehG'whish L thea possessed aud
hssssesssi ilsss. s.tp leave the Union q Il
entered it. By vote Of the people ie-
eally .sxpsealed in the exercise Of its
soveseisplyLr edsk il sh4 lsx. How
has it besn Interpreted? The NortLern
StaeeGhase pessiatrntly attsaspeed - give
70 - Cunssitutioa N Illegal sxtessian,
ard te.shs'ssssuiive power The ehsrsctsr, !,
in ssass sopt. u nj unlimited power. In
skns eaaiee - tn, tSns6t Or their CON-
meses ed manuIaetpses. they did not
hsGftats 70 .itiingly exasgsrate the mean
ise~sE4 eensnilusioa.r6a Ahe dxsrissens
sftks esnihesn States. . producing and
sericplsarsl .cpunny. Hhieh ithey sacrificed
60 .theieaste<k policy. Thjs struggle h.s
besp, ,ooine 80 kort thkty years. during
whiskjolh lhoNaa,sstie1e s aill meee ritsl
imrovtanee Ave asiDen, which tha North.
ern States have esaiii;y employed 10 ensure
the triumph of sheir projscts. end ina
q oco - <s,.ss,,,e lx..~:cl ss<v.1s 1-.-.a ..--.