Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1828-11-17


the attempt, knowing Of has withheld his tongue
and has hand FROM giving witness against it. 7ners
are such men Nigh IN your cm,toymcni. Give a Sign
to tho Union that you yaluc ts pernnncn,,e, and to
the nadlncn OF 8. Csroina that you viii not rs Col
Hamilton said you wond, actively or passivcy. coop
crate in their porricilnl projects.
- UnAnLEsroS, 2 ath Oct. 1894
III the Editors Of ne Ryay,,c kateisiyencer.
Absoacc FROM tho city he's hitherto prevented mo
Pom answering n communication which appeared in
your paper of tho eth ult. under the sirrnpyc of
UNsoS," in which tho writer has thouaht proper ,o
PROFOUND TO tho Members IF Congress from South Gu
rolina the following questions, which he states lii an
swercd ia the negative may hovo tendency TO change
the opinion OF at least portion Of the people of this
State respects the nature of tho opposition 10 thu
'Iari't mcuceted by few of tho Jacksonitcs OF s.
Carolina."
list Was there sot meeting of the delegation of
this State, held in Washington CITY, in tho hous, of
one ot our Senators few nights after the massage of
this Tariff law, the object of which wns ius il was
sod) to consult upon best be adopted and
pursued as it regards this law,
sgd At THE meeting thcro not one or moro
members deputed to whit and consult with the respec
tive delegations from the southern stacs and to OBJ
tain, if possible their cooperation, Di, tbs Jrppte
ton noe undertake the mission and ->tally fail in the
OBJECT for which 1t was appointed, Fit did not vas
1t not then proposed by more lcadinr members
OF the assembly that the whole ofthc members ASSEM-
bled should immediately obanlon their scuts In Con-
gress return home and thereby end all further pot
cal connection with the Government.
sd was tins proposition not abandoned BY the
meeting IN consequence ofouc more of the prudent
members oolectng 10 take on themselves the burden of
the great responsibility winch would have been tho
cons quencc of such step,
LASTLY, the night consultation not ended bv n
majority OF tho members finally determining. that al
though they would await the adiourrmen; of Conprces
yet that upon .hcir arrival home, they would each
visit their constituents generally d among III nm ma
every effort to inculcate SUCH doctrines and principles
nc t-atI rr,ri,, H.. a. IL a..
and advocate n separation otthc states"
Although it might be considered snperfiuous to no.
nee charges oil such character brought forward with
out the SANCTION ofany responsible name-more cs-
pecialy when the object of The writer lnpute to
men standing high in public confidence as my col
colleagues the extravngant design of efectng "a dis
solution oil the Union, and OF coursp establish &C.
paratc Gcvernin mt yet The taverab. notice. which
has bcen taken of this publication rthe public prints
and other cir ,umsanccs which seem To indicate set
tied purpose TO misrePrcscn the character OF the
late proceedings in this state in relation TO the Tariff
induce mo to give eyIl:ct answer TO the sub-
stunce of ne accusation involved in the preceI;no
Questions consider this task dcvolvng peculiar.
iy on me, because will affect to misunderstood
the aiinslcn 10 Inc Us the Senator at whose house
uressonabe meeting is alleged TO have taken place.
In answer then TO the accusation preferred by the
writer of"Union against the South Carolina delapa-
tom deny most unequivocay, that there was ever
heid at my house IN Washington, any where else
70 my knowledge, eny meeting the subject of dis
solution 9th Union, that any question was ever
| proposed or decided al any meeting at which | was
present, or u which have any knowledge. | deny
positively, that any proposition ever submitted 10
the South Carolina delegation. ''that the members
should immediately abandon their seats return home
and thereby end all further political conlcxon with
tle government. And lastly. ] deny that any deter
mination wascver made "tat the members on their
return home should visit their consi ituents 9eneralv
and make every effort TO inculcate among them such
doctrines and principles would induce the people
to agree to, and advocate separation of the State
to-
ted by any member of The de..sat,S; fi
tfuc, that during tho last session of Congress-
consultations were held among the members of the s.
| carolina delegation on the subject of the Ta-
riif: Such consultations have as believe. boon usI-
al IN all cuses affecting in peculiar degree the in
terests of particular States; ard tho members of this
state would, IN my opinion have been wanting in their
duty If they had not most earnestly and anxiousy In
Zen into consideration, the passage Of the Farif
law, whether any thing remained to be done by them
III their representative capacity in relation to that
matter. Such uver was the real and sule object oil
n meeting held at my house III Washington imnnedi.
ately after the passage meeting rendered
rdispensably necessary, by question which had been
discussed among some the Southern members (but
winch think did not originate with any member of our
deiegaton) VIZ: whether protest against the law 10
be signed by all the members from the Ant-Tariff
States, TO nc entered on the Journals OF the two
Houses OF Congress-, and transmitted to the Exc
cutivcs Of the several States, might not be an
expedient measure TIIc subject of such pro, est
was fully discussed without being brought 10 any con-
clusion, further than that free interchange OF
Opinions III relation to if, should take place among the
representatives Of the Anti Tariff States the final ro-
suit OF which, was, the abandonment the scheme by
coumon consent, rs one not only of doubtful policy
but concerning which there existed too great differ
ence OF opinion to Justify It's adoption. know of no
other subject, concerning which the cooperation of
the other Southern States either sought for or
desired and even in respect 10 this, nothing more was
attempted than to ascertain the general sentiment i'm
relation to it. So far from it's being true that tb,
members Of the delegation agreed to come home and
excite the people TO dissolution ofthe Union aver
that the only determination adopted" was that If oil
our return home, there should be found to exist (ns
there was much reason to apprehend) a general and
violent excitement, should endcuvor alIay it md
prevent If possible the adoption of any measures cal
culotcd TO weaken the moral force Of the Southern
States, or that might be made to bear, in any way on
The Presidential election, possibly subject the State
TO unjust irnpuaions In conclusion, declare that
the charges in question, far thoy inpue to me
personally, Tor believe TO my collengues the de-
sign or the desire TO effect ga separation Ofthe States