The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-11-24
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Iuaks ttti. ,ia'rneni ia coaseqHanee oths
.,n. l,een requested by Gen. tiayue anr
lar llan,liaa, % phi IN writing what wa
s,r{ nr sconipseod IN by them, and my
rel, - two meeiings Of the heie5s'i"o o
Saath Carolina, held nj Tie lodgings ot Cen
~fal llt,pe, in the city nt nashinG''n
sififly AFTER TIM passage OF The late i"ria
Al.
atthese meeiinEs. Tho object If both OF
which was 10 nonuilt - 10 thu oonrsf whie4
ought l. lie nprsned bg ihedeiega ion ofSnutA
~erniies. Ia rnns.gnpnrs nj the passngs oil
Che 'r,t,f, law referred to, no promo lions
Uv.re aipsrilV or indirectly submitted, eSrepl.
Inc he following, which were sc1uisscsd m,
sgiitsn fhe disatni Of any one list That
wbsn the Drlessto, went home, hey should,
80 Ieiter. communicate to each other the feel.
inps aud sentiments Of the people within thrit
dis,ricts. upon the subject Of he Tariff that the
DcIeea,cs Mould nnts no oisrrifo tntre1se inc
@~rcifemrrt, which u Was ant,eipstrd the pfovis-
,ons ofine law would coca ion aud thu they
.harfi en,caynf 10 ytcvens public meetings. aoi
every expression ot pnolie opinion cnnnerted
win the raf,T, until after the result If the Pre-
sidcnl,al election should be sseer,a'ned, II bring
declared. aud nnpsrcutiy with the conourte enc
Of all wbn ser. present, that the election OF MI.
Adams or of Generai jackson, VISA matter oi
Tittle importance compared aiii the existence nr
abolition ~ the restrictive system. 81 That
Oh. u.l,ga,,s should assemble a. oinmbie, 'ithe
cow mrncemcn, Of the session ofiic Legislature,
no, 4, ohtrudr thin advice upon II, but tn give a
~ ,s.ormstion respecting the larfh, ofsny 9th.
er Congressional proceedings Which lhe mon,
hers 81 thai Body might : = III TO hsk them.
"a Tp.ta a. Whatever measures mighi be 0dop
rod wanal nave more weight. II they were sup.
poriel bg All the states opp sed 60 tn IariG
80. H.. q Gaa,fI, 4 ntntt4a stood UIUUp. CgI=
lam individuals Of nur prlrea Inn should inform
Che Repre ,cntativas u ihosr slui's Of on yi,ws,
and invite them 10 a conference with Us. NJ jon
+, tIa,n,lion fer expressing & eat indignation =
che oa.sarr OF thu 1irtf Inv. saul. TINT IN
bis opieiuu, h. proper step for hnn 10 TAKE, and
he nd rrsJ,! I'd 10 take u, Vas 10 go homr, 3 he
,nula 40 lnprrf BE- of any sets<r at Nas1i'g.
s~tlnfpdaiiv.r .4s commis sion &c ite 5rfab"t oi
shr Unaae OF Re- rsrntativrk. aud moi % 'eiuth
60 Congress. unlrgs he should be d,tftied 10 80
80 b, hisaonsiituentg. WIN. hr was sufe, would
approve 81 his conduct. ! remarked, iaai d'd
,o' arre,.vitb Mai. Hom,lton that n repre-
sentative had 40 oils, po>' ih'n u fepfc'en'
his chnstnusnts IN tao eSetal Congress itai
he had 10 tgft to ahan0 ~ ms pos, ead that #
she people felt iiss4se YES agg viewed, IT 'aS Ion
,htm In decide upoti what the ~ 'ofgenes 'e1'l'
red Grn. Hasn ~ said. that he cVncarfed with
are. and made sptne ohset yatinns 'hletelhg MS
opinion, which | do not rviain in MY "e"lo'F'
Ihsre was a oonyergg'jaa At one Of oc ih'e,hgs
- e. thr earcts WING would be pt'o"c'n Nv
she dfspiuiiou Of III. tn,on. UroH ihlE f"p'c' !
dn no, fccnllrc, hsi Gru. HaVne uttered a word
Mai Htmlliou remarked. thai Sho aid S1itb
Tsrelas ht dYipcn frem the Union by the re
sirtcnvc pnlicy. i, would moi ipe IN the l,ower OF
the government 10 enforce IT that the .regula'
o NV was 900 small 10 create any app, chen
.rAa H.. an, rtra.. ta.aa II lin. and
Aoith Carolina would never suhe the Last. IN
=: Northern militia to march through their ie,
~lJ'ur,es, far the purposo . freducing South Car.
olnna 10 snhieCtinn aud ifthcy did, we should
be able successfully, 20 dcfcnd oui Srivcs. Some
observations woie then made Oh Mi Hamilion's
REMARKS, by orr of the Delegation. but MT NV
Svn. fiayue. stated, thai ! regarded the u
plnn 10 he o fimmenSe importance thai much
as | depreca ell the restrictive system partial.
oppressive and unconstitutiona a ] conceived Il
90 he. | should vet consider the dissolution of
chr Uninn as a more serious Gala uIty and that
When Two evils were presented TO us, ~ states
rrrn aud as %ctiEens, we ought tn choose the
least % chem. Before the separation of the De-
irgales The indiviG rails who had been dcputed TO
Communicate with the Representatives of the
Aut .Infi1S, States reported, that many of their
Representatives had acquiesced in the p~roprietv
OF our course, bnt that many others thought II
70 be inexpedient. none OF them therefore had
been invitrd 20 a conference with Our Delcga-
ton. Wethen az i1uined, fually, II having been
previously declared that thu agreement which
bai been entered into Go assemble NJ Go umhia,
nj the commencement OF the next session of our
Legislature, should not he binding upon us. but
should he a subject for further consideration, 10
tr droiled upon after we had returned to ON
homes. The foregoing, 90 the lest ofmy memo
r N II A.
Gen. Kayne, Maj. Hamilton and myself, at
these meetings, winch were not conducted &C
cording TO The f,rns ola deliberaiive body, it
sometimes occurring, tina, Wills, one was speak
ing, others were carry ing on conversations to
geiher. am positive, that nothing more was
eith.T proposed OF agreed TO be done by our de-
LEGATION at these meetings than what have
mentioned. I do not Introduce the remarks al
any oil the Delegates, not because supposc
that those who nude them, would be averse 10
my doing SO bus because | should regard It Al T.
,rcacl, OF p~roprieiy aud OF implicit confidence,
60 publish what Tell from them, without their au-
thority. VIM DRAl1oN.
MAJ Hamiiion's Statement.
Having been reqne ted by Gen. Ha,nc TO
furnish him with a statement OF the ciTcumstan-
ces which occurred alta meeting Of n majority
of the members of the South Carolina Deiega-
i'on in tho city Of Washington, in the month of
May iasl "no. aaoui .H faiipd Of The passage
at the laiii-the following brief summary
comprises all the material facts applicable 90
sie subject.
lst. Il is utterly untrue, as insinuated BY the
writer under the signature of " Union" that a
meeting 1T that time, before or since, ever took
place ON the part of,he s. Carolina Delegation,
for the purpose of promoting, OF in any way
considering, the subject Of a separation OF the
States.
The rsclusiye object Of the meeting was, TO
ascertain how far the cooperation of the other
Southern Delegations might be obtained; in pla.
eng on the Journals ofbo'h Houses, an areumen.
ta,ive exposition in the form Of a protest aga,ns,
the Tariff, c pies Of which we proposed to send
20 the Executives Of the Anti Tariff States.
2dfy. When we old meet, a very free but desul.
aery conversation took place between the mem.