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''atlOn. thail tho Sha'!Ow Of r;rht i
held out, and Tic snL.;taEcc i denied.
Such is not republican. Sach in
irin"es tn" privileges Of a citizen Of
ilc united States. Such denies 81
lrcmcdy upon Il contract; and en III. Is
ani impsiring of the Obligation OF :.
contract.
The destruction Of mort Gagged
fchatttl, or its capture hv els muyor.
ldcprivcRHhc mclt"e:yrc OF the bcncii,
OF specific security, but does not dis
charge 'he debt. The debt is Il per-
scnal Iiai;!ity or obligation, ;hc mort.
gage issn enmulntivc security. Just
taS' IN :meny cuscc, personal security
may be required.
[G"aroIan. Saturday. J!ay l4l
The slave debt cases were resumed.
t Hlr. DsSaussnro rcsumcd and con
Guided his argument for their validi-
lty. Mr.. 'NcGowan was heard aga;,,s;
their validity.
! General Mct:owan divided Lis ar
Sument into Two heads the po!i.ica.
and the legal delivering his views in
that earnest, vigorous and exhaustive
nanncr. so peculiarly his own. FIN
stead OF the Lricf Synopsis Of the
. Guord'un. We ennex u fuller rcport
OF tho main propositions Of Gen. Nc
Gowcn's argument.1
! Fsrst. ."All contru:ts, whether under Sc al or
! n"t the consideration of which were for th,
! purchase Of slaves, hrr+by declared mil
and void md ,f effect, nod no .u;f ,j,bcr ri
lo~ o' equity shall te commenced or proxecut
r1 JDr Me 1tofcta"ent- ot such contracts" ="
! Ihis section Of The Constitution ,of,,he State il
NOT doubtful as to the int mt, und j. tie law OF
! Tie case before "A South Carolina tribunal.
! Which has it. existence under ard hv y;r,ue of
! ihnt same Constitution. We have found no
casa m /" hieh Il State tribunal has under, Ken
10 declare void my rnit Of the organic Law
under which the trtbnnal i'sc.f exists I,
SeconL. It i5riraf .that ,i,is Court has no
ijn'iedie,ion except what is givtnby the C6n,li
tu:i"n and 'theh'nws 1 this state. These rive
""iy limited jurs siiclian The Constitution
expressly de"I's Jurisdiction upnn the surf, G,
OF slave bonds. sIhis Court, in the charter OF
IT. OK steEc", is foi hidden to consider that su,,
c. II; all *nd [" att mpt TO get over the diff
Guilty by declaring that portion Of the Gons,i-
tuition void, c,uld iis.!f be oss,:mi,,g jur;s,,ie-
l'"a and PLAN violation of the Constitutions
IT. mot 1. case where general iu. is.l:c,ion is
SiFrh, Iut whci" the walt OF power is iu th.
l!e'y articlc Of jurisdiction ,i,sslf ana t, cxcr
j elao that jprisiietion goull> ,spnpc, unuLu
rerated judicial hsurlN;tion:c So -Aes'
1h'ra Tie Constitution ad"rtei "uno aatu."
ID unty-sui,mi ted as a unity-pusse,i uron
! as a UNITY, and accepted by Congress rs II
i unity. Upon the GoVerpm.ut which is estmL
li'hed, IL is the fundamental 10 W. anI all d r,
are equally binding. The homes. and eoni,n-
,, principle Of election. excludes The iteu of hold
ing under 1t and against il ut the Same time.
II FOURTH 'Fhe inpairirgclnuse of the Consti7
pf Ia XII =. Z
tnot ndndntory. 'It-Loes not denounce mcr.
acts Qt o'tiSsio". tut. net, Of comm! ssion Sc
/ cea.ion and eiysl Yar bad fnsfsited ali govern.
ttnmeif and 4 mstfies5ns declared in the pre
iamGie Of the Rscoustrnc:i; Acts. Being
without any remedies in making II ncp Stcte
machinery. 'jurisdicioiIt TO enforce tie nav.
ment OF drfunct sfaye bonds-is not a viola.
ton Of the Corstii ut;on or the United Stntts (:
FJM But, if this Court con sit in indpmeut
upon uny part Of tho Constitution which
=! creates il, and consider the propriety Of en-.
larsing iis own jurisdiction by de cIarins void
constitutional limitations upon it; that exh1n
inatio" spofld be most ievei enfly made. All
Prcsunr,ipms4ou be admitted ia taycr OF
! tne' In diligence Of ihsl Convention . which
framed II. and the validity oI the Constitution
/. which the people adopted. The ouus Of
making the hntter clear beyond all doubt
should De thrown on cthosss who assa. the
|
would be unwise to decide against the Co onsti.
Itu'ion. ! - H'f = 4. :
f. Sixth The inpairing clause does not make
void our Cons! t,itlon, beaause the Cons,itu
ton Of thesGAi'ed States, as amended by the
rticle ZIP itself sminet9tly anti
fsia yasys andeprope S-eoustsusd, ,atlGi,s par ts
t'gesher. excludes from the operation Of the
F&@'e, spGifJof3 tLs3 3sGnstitution my srainst at
slavery, but it denounc"s claims for the loss of
ssi a9s wsS|$ as n
Constitution should be held to extirpate the
:!sysb ss bSad erieIe Of the state Constitution,
~htn the const'tution Of the United states
contains these words: "Neither the United
States, nor any STATE shall assume or paw nny
va Rs gr OBJ igaiiog iueurrsd IN sia ofibsirrec
tlon: or re6e!I!on against the United States, or
fa,fy la's Jos MS;lo.i, IS Saeaeipaiioa; 5ts dsj
ss;:.. sss: I ~ tft sts a, ssgso": and
Ssys"th abe. .Fe9r, tfnsh r.icle Of the Con.
fwIeh debt sSaettr dip aid bftRbelios, and del
nou' ees them as illegal and void. If such
cIaims am Tor compensation are denoonced,j .debts
fiSr slayss .in9s bFstes' must also be '.,llegal
EESpa g9nA sCaD3dt the Constitution of the
vnhed etates co. sritutionally abrogate slave
bondsi 1t abolished sl4vety, rbioh wa. a
tlghs vested under the laW. as sacred as slave
|stsnsesy gA idpastitution ofifs ?statS 10 IN
1sssrn,esy GvfE ss Co"stitut;o't ef 90 ELaiea
ssateE Woulp be q perveI sion & the trus
|ihtehtane meattng Of the latts 90 ID int fprs,
lbs l.I to see aside the Artiels Il de gotheHI
when annu's slave bonds L" S'> ~
.".Etghths~ W hen our Constitution was adopted
tcetetitutioas The jRsoopsis1sfion Acts ex.
Pfessiy declared We had no legal State Gov
erDment, We were In the condition cof Cat;for.