Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-12-02

we shonid formally seccdc lrcn, Conarc., return horc and a.
TO- our Constituents, 'ha, our services were no longer Of any use:
l nat WHEN TINS proposition was un,ho, Colonel i,r,y,nn a, once
declared tina, he would not concur, ~ the &c, thu, p,rform,d,
would br unconstitutional, and would not br sancGo6cd ty his
constituents"
Now here | assert thut n proposition was mn1c BIZ
on" o. IN" members mot naming him. that we should
seccon from Congress, and to soy to our constituents
thnt our services were otmo longcr any u.c--thst It
Was immediately opposed md put down hv Col. Drav-
ion. Compare my statement withh'S on the subject
VINO (ns evlnccd in his publications. was opposed u n
disclosures "fthr proceedings of the meeting, and has
indirectly charged me with u "brcach OF propriety
aud implicit faith"
Ent Erayi,'H|"Najo. Hamilton, after expressing Gca, in-
d. ration at the rnssagcof the Tariff Law. aid, ,.nt IN 'MS opiu.
ION, me Fr'!'er step i'' hnm 4" ta%e' and he had resolved to take
", was tn 90 horc, NJ he could no longer he Of any service at
Na7hinSton, 10 deliver ms commission to the Speaker of the
House al Representatives, an. not return "a Congress unless 10
should ~ d'Fc'tci. To d" 50 Ivy his constituents, who hc was SURF,
WOULD approve ofhis conduct remarked, HAT / did no; agree
with Major tian'lton that n representative had no other power
t'"nn TO represent ms constituents in the federal Congress: that NE
had no night to nlmndon his post mud that if the people FL; them
C'ney required. General 'iaync said ,hat ne coucirrcd with uc,
and mad" SfH" observations enGoocimg his opinions, which Ia
not retain in my memory"
You say in Your publication
That one of Che doicra,ion (AIaior iTani'ton) without rroro-
sang that the ,"c"h"ss should sccrdc, or submitting o7,y to'ranL
proposition whatever on the subject, merely expressed lbs inli-
vinuai intention - pursue that cou.-c."
Ii / was guliiV of error, i'll suppoSinu the proposition
to sccede was addressed TO the delegation, and intcn-
dcd to nciudc ui It's MEMBERSHIPS trrrr might east
" have occurred to one who had in view the clurac-
ter and object ofthr meeting and the manner IN which
~, 1 ''N' "a Ntf|i'
the subject wius agitatcd. 1t was Il meeting of the
delcgatlon--"its object lin 1.-THE words of Col. n%rovton1
was 10 consult as 70 the course " hich ought TO he pur-
sue by II" Dctt gNiiOM of Spuih Ca-Dija0. in consc-
Gncncc Of the passage Of n" Tariff Law" We We're
not a lih"ratlng OH what either Ot us would do sinriv--
but on what 1t was best for us all 10 DO. ANY measure
propnaed by Il member would naturally BE- supposed
under such circumstances. TO b. intended fer and 10
embrace the whole. The r. "cssion ofrhe whole dol
egatlon, on account of the unconstitutiona!ity Ola
Jaw would hive an effect not only on Congress, but
me people OF the Union. 1t WINS "A stron@ measure.
ard would b. considered as having been donc with
IN" consent, and under the authority of the people OF
the State. Eiut the withdr twRl ofonc member, While
ten retained .hclr seats, and performed their duties as
usual, would have precisely the contrary chrct-ii
would DC considered ~ u diSapproval of the act by the
people of SoutI Carolina--it might even ic T. AIKEN as
a I',sti1cat!0n IN Congrcss-at any rate it would onlv
Dc a private a!t9iT between the member and ms con
stl'ucntS--wlth which neither The people of.hc Stale.
nor the people ofthe Union, would have any tLing 70
10. Had J, therefore. hoard Maior hamilton use the
singular, J, instead otthc plural nc. MS it would have
ncch ii!ippiicablc to the object of our meeting. /
should have como 10 the conclusion that he meant if
10 embrace the whole, and intended that his colleagues
should be associated with hiih. Besides, two gentle
men, Col. l)royton and ycursclt) opposed it, and The
'cp1''iS m64e ny Inc forner ,cere &~eneyu-LyaltiHg IL
as q pfopoS'th0a nicaded far all The members. But the
testimony OF Fir. Carter is conclusive also in supDort
OF my view ofthe proposition--it fatty contrad;cts the
liza or ITS beng itdiyi,ual--ot its being confined TO
AiHJor Hamilton. Hour his words, italicized 10 they
~'''''' ~ " IT'S Suiu UflCI re-
signing our seats in Congress and returning home. II
was not however submitted IN tie shane n Il distinct
I''Hpoy<!1n' As veil Us | rccoiiccl, Major liuniiton
SAID, Ii tic rest OF the members would unite with hin,
re t'""'6 t0Te thdt step. No one seemed 10 concur IN the
"WGSeStI0n, and no more vas said about It," Wasnot
this a direct appeal to the whole bodyo Did not Mai.
Hamilton put his secession on the acquiSacence of all
the nicmber-thc Whole must enter in;o the agraa-
Tnent, or ne would not Can MIR. Garter no p!iis,p.
ken in this? He and have had no COMMUNICATIVE
and / doubt whether ha has conversgd on the subject
WIZ either OF the delegation since the adjournment
OF Congress. 1t Is enough! for my Justification that one
distinguished melubcr of the delegation with whom I
have had no intercourse since the scssion. ami with
whom l never had any intimacy supports me. We
could not both have drcalut it. The testimony 10 DIe-
c"d before the people, they must decide who is cor
TCct.
Mv. Carte however, says. that it was not submit.
tcd othe meeting iii the form ofa distinct proposition
lie CGiis 1t 4 suggestion, and on that gJouo!d Won nav
Justify yourself iii denying that I proposition was
made iut ala at Il loss 10 know the difference be-
f"con q suggestion and 4 proposition, where n dele
gallon is celebrating as they usually dot is well
known that ~ these lncc tingS. the stiff ami sfrdic1
iornis OF earIiaEneIit are dispensed with. There is
usually n less observance of order .han in a commit
tee. We co;nmuHcd:5 orr idHn9 freely. and discus
slonS are carried on III til" short and rapid intorchan-
Gcs OF social conversation. j have never seen Il clair
man regularly appointei.--Gi.c member who calls the
meeting, usually proposes and explains the subject.
ana p'it9 the question. If this be true. and il cannot
DE- denied according to the facts stated by mr.. Car
'"'',i' ""H "o'ei'o IN tIliH instance,
aH lii any other. 4 subject was 4urrcsfcd or Droro-
5cd it was discussed ,5eing udvocatod by Major
t%tamIton) and rejected. Tui take it either way Won
please. AZ a proposition or suggestion, it WIS un ex-
PreSsina 81 the vl"ws o. tie person who proposed if
ana ct TIE I1ajniitv If The delegation who rejected il /
20 iiic| that 81 was the usual mode Of transact-
ing business, I will give the history Of enc Of the
three propositions which Col. Druyton states to have
deem adopted aud a"lcd on. 1T wns," says he, ",lc-l
t"Tinin"d at he first meeting TINT certain member. ,f,
the South Carolina delegation should inform fbo
representatives OF the Southern States Of our yicv.s.
ana invite THIN 10 Il conference with u.s. Yct
"L'l' ms proposition was made, VIC were not an,
organized hody-we had no Ciiajriaur-it was fi,nDly
suggested rs a proper measure and norccd to1o5cbb
OF hie own consent selecting tho declaration wI,ic, bc
would coDsllit--Yor IN" Eirginiun-Col. Dravton tho
OF Georgia, &c.-ut the next nicotine =
report was made by each IN the same informal way.
Agnin: You chnr"e me with misrepresentation
because in my letter | said that The object of a meet
ing of tie delegation at Columbia, was .eto devils