Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-11-19


the madmen OF s. Carolina, that you will not Col
Hamilton said YOU would, actively passiyely coop
eruie in their plrriciia projects
CHARi EsroN, Giti, Oct 1923
To TIE EItAars Of the Wynyar Este!!igsn,er.
y bsencr iom the city has hitherto prevented, me
from answering communication which appeared in
your paper OF The S7th Uit under tn. signature OF
ONioN, n which tue writer has Thought pru!; r IL,
Pr"Pound 10 The letabera OF CUngt:as rom South Ca
roia the following questions, which he states, Iii an
i%crr;i III the negative huvea tendency to cian.v.
the opinion ri at least portion CT tie people Ct his
state a respects the nature OF tho opposition IL the
Tact irculcatcd BY few 81 the Jacisonl;e. uf s.
Curoiina.'
list. Was there net meeting OF tie del g,s,ion of
lhs StAtc, held IN Wash;rSton City in he mouse OF
one OF our SENATOR'S few nights a,cr Tia, p,l,#ge OF
tis Itrt a,F, the object OK which was, lns i, was
sit 10 consul; upon measures best be adopted and
pursued as 1t regards this law!
I'D. AT this meeting there not enc or nore
members d"puted 10 VIII. u'd cons,. y;;h The r;9ec
ave delegs ons from the southern .uts5 and ~ oh
lam II possiblc their o-oprdtion' Did th. ,,,uta
'oh lo "h"uftake the msSi"n ana totally nii in the
object tor which it ap;o:ate lit iiI ,ul was
It not then proposed - more lcad;f,s ,.,nbars
81 the assembly that the Whole OF he nle,Grs a.,p,-
Sled should hmm, i;,tcr obarl3n ta.ir snp,s IN Con
grssS Return rome. and II. Tey sn! oil further n,;.
cal cons'cXsil witt! the tiuv. ..nicn'
I'D, was this proposition not abandoned Nv the
meeting IN consequence" ofonc re u ~ prudent
members Directing 10 take themselves ne onr,en OF
the great responslh itv ,:ch would hey. been the
consequence OF such Il st-,.:
LASTLY, was the nj Ii: consul. ion ,ot ,r.lad l,y g
naJori'y o. In" inrrnbGfs finally dc:e.niug that al
:iio gin tcy noud await th> adjournment cf Congress
YET t':at upon !Icl! arrival hcmc, tL..v yna cncL
Visit their Constituents generally x among l..n M,
every effort to ncucac such doctrines ,! i,rigcjuls
as would induce thr people OF ne States to uaree 10
ana advocate SEPARATION oi The stste-:'
Although it nigh, be considered e,ll,e L, no.
tcc charges o such character b:o yilt ;;,ryar with
ont the sanction Il" any Responsible narlr--ror. Is
pec,ily when thr object Of the writer il to il.Dl. 1,
mon standing so nigh IN public Confluence . nv col
colleagues the Xtrcvagan design % ettGrliay "a dis
solution of the Union ar. Of cours, a ,,ata ;,l , So
Farate Tovernn. nt-yet the iyerable notice, which
has been taken ri tis publication IN the .blic prints
and other car ;imsanccs whjc, seem to i!cate SET
tied purpose 10 igrapresent the trs, ch.rac " OF the
lhtc proceedings IN this state i'll relation ~ the Tariff.
induce me to give all explicit answer to the sub
stance OF the accusation involved in the precctinr
Questions. consider this task as dcvolyia ucnisr
~ on me- because will not affect TO misn,iastsnd
the ail'sInn TO me, the Senator at whose housa
rGssohabe meeting Is alleged to have taken place
IN answer then to the accusation preferred by the
writer OF e Mon against the South Car3hna del1oa-
tiol, deny most unequyOcalty that there was ever
held ri my house IN W asnington, or any where elge
TO my Knowledge, any meeting the subcet OF dis
souloh o1 the Union or that any question was ever
proposed or decided at any meeting at which | wos
present, - Of which have any knowletoe I dcnv
positively that any proposition ever submitted TO
the Youth Carolina delcration that the members
should ilHodgtey abandon their seats, return home
ana thereby end all further political connection with
the Government. And lastly deny that any deter
nnatlon was ever made THAT the members on their
return home should visit their constituents GENERALLY
ana MAKE every Effort to incucae among tnen such
doctrihe5 anu principles would induce the people
10 agree to, and advocate separation of tue States
or that any Proposition to that effect was vor submit,
ted by any mcnlber Of the delegation.
IL Is true that during the last session Of CONGRESS-
consultations were held among the members OF Tie s.
carolna delegation On the subject OF the Ia
riif such consultations have, as believe been lIsl-
al IN al casas affecting in peculiar degree the in
tcreats OF particular SaaS and the members Of this
state would Hi my opinion have been wanting their
DUTY they had not most earnestly and anxiousy ia
Ren into consideration, the passage of the Tariff
law, whether any thing remained 10 be done by them
IN ta2lr representative capacity in relation TO that
matter. Such aver the real and sole object of
Il meeting held at my house in WASHINGTON inln,,,ii-
atey alter the passage of that lava meeting rendered
idlspensabiy necessary, by question which had been
discussed among sone OF the Southern members hut
which think id not originate with any member our
ceiege'"n) w: Whohc: protest against the law to
be signed by all the members frca The Ant-Tarif
btatcS, TO be entered on the Journals of the two
Houses OF Congress, and transmitted to the Exc
cutivcs of the several States might not be nm
eNpedlcnt measure. The subject of such protest
was fully discussed without being brought 10 any con-
cl'lsion, further than that free Interchange of
opinions IN relation to it, should take place auonr the
representatives OF the An-Tariff tates the final re-
suit OF which was, the abandonment of the scheme by
comm I'll Consent, as one not only of doubtful policy,
out concerning winch there existed too great differ
ence OF opinion to justify It's adoption. I know of no
other subject, concerning which the cooperation of
the other Southern States was either sourht for or
desired and even IN respect to this nothing more was
attempted than to ascertain the general sentiment In
relation to it. SO far from It's being true that the
members Of tho delegation agreed to come home and
excite the people to dissolution OF the Union aver
hat the only dissemination adopted. wus that if on
our return home, there should be found to exist las
there was much reason to apprehcnd) general and
violent excitement VIC should endeavor to aIoy it, and
prevent If possible, the adoption Of any measures cal-
culated to weakCN 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 imputations In conclusion declare that
the charges in question, so far they imputc TO me
personally Tor believe to my colleaguesl the de-
sign the desire to effect separation othe States
to be utter! untrue. SO far a5 know my own heart
or have any knowledge Of the opinions Of my col
leagues declare that the only offset VIC have had in
vlcw, IL the opposition VIC have found it our duty
kp To tho Tariff bos bc,p IN