Daily national Democrat., 1861-01-17
ConstitlItiopaI Rtghts OF the States.

the following very noticeable observations
The American people are now in lhe midst
OF searching inquiry for Constitutional
flights, Or rights which they HNrive bv
virtue of the Federal Consttut ? n0hese
rights are distinct from State ii A{s = q
delegated by the States to thee y -
erfment The eXamiuatiou ha3Ne s '.A|a
conhned only to one point of naAd
namely, to the right Of each State Il SAN|I.
in any state the provisions of the Ftis'....
Slave Law ana to claim the protection &.
Federal Government for slavery in the 10
Gtories. The discussion of these matters -
pflamed the minds of opposite partisafS
be Union is now seriously threatened
Immediate dissolution The States have
which they have delegated to the
government. Mr.. Buchanan in his
e TO Congress, holds forth us fol-
We Slave Law has 1aan laIrted
z.sI in every contested 1as4 kOce
ement of the preseIE AdH;AA
tn '&0 gh often it is TO be s&k<Ifed.
win ana Inconvenience Z lNs mas
ter, an Acopside expeps' q th6
SpvernSfc vt us ms that IN State
Lea;satures, speal~ ~(hahA Aunconstifsai
n NJ obndS epaetlHehik. Unless Vth|s
vhalI ~ done w.. IN zee q ssary delay, y VI
III { for any k~ power tOvsaye g
AThe4,auL Lern Statesc4anding on the basin
S'kRe C0Nstk kution, haS&sSaright to demand
~ of jVhfce from &he States of the
ShonAk be refused, then the Con-
stitN 0AIhclNlll the SAe ees are parties,
will h v wildly viola II by one por-
tion on Neaz a proGsion essential to the
domestic Sa.AA ana happiness of the re-
mainder. {| event tAe injured States,
after having V4k used all PAsegful and con-
situtional meaft tAlobtainised&ss, would be
justified in revoN Eipnary resisAnce to the
of the%niop. ~
Now let US apply tNsnaectrine IfefSaenun-
ciated to the State Of SsklSrnia, ana shbsti-
tute for the old and hacEtseyed dueAioIAor
slavery the currency questidh. let ~ tSEise
that the State Legislatures MI repeal&lMir'
unconstitutional and obnoxiouN Nnactments%
If this be done in honesty it VIZ close the
United states. California, "standi1M on % the tbe
basis of the Constitution, has a righttO de-
mand this act of justice" from thirty SAtes
of the Conf Geration. California, OreAan
and Texas isS Ano paper money! "Sho1NA
it be refused, Wl the Constitution, to which
nll the States ards parties, will have been will
fully violated by tNbortion of them go States)
in provisions essential to the security and
and we will add the monetary
interest of both Oregon and California. "In
that event the injured States, after having
irst used all peaceful and constitutional,
means to obtain redress, would be justified in
evolutionary resistance to the Government
Of the Union" If MIR. Buchanan's doctrine
be correct, California has hundred fold the
cause to secede from the uion ~ account
Of the wrongs inflicted upon her IySthe un-
constitutional use of paper money in he old
States, than all the other States have Gho
are making such an outcry about Mir
wrongs and expressions. The whole of the
southern States may lose a hundred 81 two
hundred slaves year, because the Fugitive
Slave Law is not honestly exeeuted But
California loses twenty millions of dollars
year on account of unconstitutional paper
currency in the old States The Constitution
IF the United States is violated in the follow
ng distinct PARTICULARS 10y the issue of paper
lst ts an emission of '.Buls cf Credit. -
I'd. 1t is a species of making orSuinting
paper money.
3D., 1t makes something besides gold and
silver tender in payment of debts.
4th. 1t is in effect passing an ex-post facto
aw, for the laws creating banks of issue do
vary the value of all contracts
made TO run for series Of ten years or,long-
er
9th. 1t impairs the obligation of contracts,
~ an essential variation Of the value of the
currency.
Hence, the issue of paper money is direct
y and fatty contradictory and in opposition
o five distinct points of the Federal Consti-
ution.