Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-11-21

70 agree 10 advocate separation OF the STATES, -
! me very reverse was the fact. every Indication
! VI puohc ieehng which had been received f,c,,
- Caroiina, induced the belief that our constif,,
ents were much excited, and we determined IN ?
20" our return home, we would aiiay this excite.
tneni as Tar spossibe, and rscomn,oua TO the REQ
p'e 10 'eave 10 the constituted authorities OF II e
country, iie tas as we'll rs the obligation OF res
,o'ing to them their rights, and 10 the constitutol
"S Sasinai character. w. II. MARTIN.
| Oct. Goth, iSaS.
Col. Drdgton's Statement
make this statement i'm consequence or y ,~;,,.
oeen requested by Gen. Hayne and Mai framiss
ION. putin writing what was said or acauiesced
~, 1y .hetn' anJby myself, al two meetings OF The
delegation of ). Carolina, held at the foirinrs q.
Ien liayne, in the city of Washington. shul ,Iv ,f
terThe passage oi the late Tariff Act.
M these meetings, the object of roth Of wT,ifh
was 10 consult as to The ronse which ought 10 be
pursued by the Delegation OF s. Carolina in. cor
sequence OF the Passage OF the Tariff Law reter
red to- no propositions directly or iudirect,,
submitted, excepting the following, which were
a r,l IA t'thom the dissent Of any One-Ist
mat when the Delegates went home thew sbo,,ld
by lettor, communicate 20 each ether the feel;nc.
aud sentiments at the people within their Dstrirts
upon the subject Of the Tariff; that the Delegate,
s.Ota" nahS no attempts to increase NE. ercite-
mem, which II was anticipated the provisions ~
the law would occasion; and that they shouId on
deavor TO prevent public meetings and every ex.
preston oil public opinion connected with the Ia
I'M, unb ai'er the result OF the Presidential
Con should be ascertalned, it being declared and
apparently with the concurrence of all who ,v.se
present, that the election of Mr.. Adams or of Gen
jackson, was matter of little importance con,par
ell with the existence abolition of the restrict.
system. ID, That the Delegates should assent,It
at COLUMBIA at the commencement, of the sess,or
OF me lerisiattire not to obrude their advice ,u-
, on u, out to gave any information RESPECTING tie
i1rih, or any other Congressional proceedings
which the iaemhers Of that Body Nigh, see,
Int 10 ast, OF them. 3tlv That as what.
yer neasurss might he adopted woulJ hsya
more weight, ii they were supported by an he
S'a'os opposed 10 the Tariff law, than if Souti,
carolina stood alone, certain individuals of orr
Delegation should inform the REPRESENTATIVES rs
those STATES OF cur views and invite them 10 =
conference with Ws. Major Hamilton, after ex
pressing great indignation at the passage of ,hr
! Tariff Law, said, that in his opinion tie pronsr
step for HIM 20 take and he had resolved n Iata
At, was TO 30 home as he could 10 io,.rer he nj
ny service al Washington, TO dclive, his commits.
Gon 10 the Speaker OF the Housc OF Repyesenta.
tives, and not 10 return 10 Congress unless to
should he dIrecied 10 80 Nv his constituents
who, he 7'e2 sure, woud approve Of his coud1ci
remarked, iitat did not ayrer with Mai Ha,i,il
ton that representative had no other mower iI,,n
to represent his constituents in the Fedora, Con
grcss tlia he had riehi TO abandon his most, am,
mat u tie peop'. ieittslemselvcs aggrieved r was
'or mem 10 deciHC upon what the emergency rc
CURED Gencra' Hayne said, that he concu,rch
wan me, anu made some observations crfsrciny
his opinion, which DO not retain IN nv tnen,or,,
iher. was conce,Sdtt0n at one Of the rneetln,-s
az 70. NE elects which would be ptoducedbv tie
dissolution OF tiae II n0D.< Upon this topiS I ~,
moi recollect That General Uayne uttered A word
Mayer Hamilton remarked, that shouiJ cnuth
Cafolina be driven from the 4 Mon by the rcstir-
i've polcYs VI would not bc tle ZOO or OF. ,lr %
Feinnsnt 10 enforce II; that the regular army 70.
too small 10 create any approximations: that orr
sister Siates ct Virginia ami North Carolina VIZ, IA
never suffer the Eastern or Northern militia T.,
LASfe through their territories, ;or ,he purpose %
Fnfttr 1rr.~G Cot i,
cli' we should be able success fully TO defend our.
selves,
Some observations were .lcD made ,,pon S,.;,-
Hamilton rcuaFfs by one Of The Deieg,tion fnt
nos ~ GENERA! lIayne. stated, that j reuo,ac3
'hc Union To he OF nncnse importance; that o,tlri,
/ as deprecated the restrictive system--par,ial on
preserve and unconstitutional as conceived il 10 h,
- should yet consider the dissolution of The II
mon, as a more serious calamity; and that when
ltwo evils were presented to us, as statesmen ptI
as citizens, we ought 10 choose the least of Thorn
HeioFc the separ iil1n OF the Delegates the iudi.
/ 'iuua's VINO had been deputed 10 communicate
V4'h Tie representatives Of the Anti Tariff State
reported, that many of their representatives had
aclulsscei ~ I!Ie popricY Of our course hut f,,,,
many others thought IL 10 he iuexpcdien ponc nj
! tilen therefore had been invited 10 n conference
with our Delegation. We then adjourned fin,lIv
II having been previously declared hat the agrcc
Iuen' which had been entered into 10 assemble "a
S0iuHloia, al Tie commencement OF the next Sea-
son OF our legislature, should not he bindinp I'M
On ne, but should be subject for further consi,ie
ration 10 he decided upon after we had returned "a,
our homes The foregoing, 10 the best of INV me
lhoTy, contains fbc substance Of all that waa said
ny General Hayne, Maj. Hamilton and n,yseIf. a
thesc meetings, Which were not conducted nc
coTding 70 the forms OF dcliberativc body il some
( ulneS occurring, that whilst was speaking
oh'eFf were carrying onC ylYersaons together [
am POSITIVE, t'1at nothing more was eitlcr prhos
ed or agreed TO be done by delegation at ,i,esc
meetings, than what have mentioned do nor
ihIoiuce the remarks of any of the o her Dele
gates not because suppose iiat those who made
them, would be averse 70 my doing so but be 4.
cause should regard il ~ breach of prorriet,
and oil Implicit confidence, 10 publish what feIi
ifoui mem, without their authority.
IN. DR8YTO
lfdjor H1mufou's Statement.
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