Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-02-23

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upon the agency which the States had in bringing tin
General Government into being, or how assen,ia
'hey were TO the existence of that Cavern
'hent. Inc Federal Judiciary have been cunsti,u
'eu mercy Tor the purpose of deciding upon the act
of the General Government II won,d be n,ss;n,
strange II set of Judges elected by and rospons;
ole only TO one party. should decide in the last re-
sort upon the rights of the ether The fact was n,
me States were as sovereign and independen nj i'm re
aii'n to those powers, which bad been retained as
Tie General Government was in relation Ia those
which has besI expressly given. The States tI.
oehg parties TO the General Government as a com.
pact, III 'her sovereign capacity, and tbere ben ro
higher tribunal TO which to appeal in case nj :, dc
terence III followed necessary consequence from
Tue nature o. things and the paines principles com.
mon justice that eaciindviiuul shall have right To- say
when that compact Lad been violated The hill fur
inferra Improvement aud the tariff bill wcr, c,e,r
and indispuiabe violations OF that compact ANY
state according To The theory and principles of our
government. would have right, TO use mid or vi.
oen, measures Tor The purpose Of resisting their on
GRAFTON. The resolutions from our sister S,,es not
only meant ia declare those measures
al. but contained n positive declaration thai they
would submit to no other interpretation than the one
ThiSl they had gwen. The Governor 10 his t.orn
municaon, breaches with great earnes,ness nm Tho
subject, and gives us clearly understand that il,
IL rs no." time 10 ornS into practice doctrine OF
resistance IL we were 10 adopt these resolutions
containing this specific declaration of an intention
TO RESIST aud adopt them too under a communication
from the Governor Jnstifying resistance that act
would put In a hostile attitulr awards The Geo.,
eral Government. Admitting that those measures
were unconstitutional, and admitting the right of
State TO resist the exercise of Unconstitutional movers
on the part OF the Geoeral Government, the question
recurfei ought we TO exercise dat power on the pre-
semi occasinn Resistance was one of those DANGEROUS
anu alarming renidIes that ought TO be resorted
to as long asa ray of hope existed that those high
handed measures would be repealed BY the constituted
authorities Of the land. There was at present but
lean molsrHy u Cong css III favour of those measures
trat ,nInrI lS Hall,
Importance The resolution of feS ears would pro-
duce radical change in the principles upon which
our Government was at present administered Pu,er-
tanning Cis hope lie was opposed TO yiolcrt measures
Mr. Newton briefly stated his objections to consider
ing the Report. IL. thought the opinions of V,rpna
had already been sufficiently asserted If this Report
was gone into lie should be compelled 10 offer Sub
stitnte fe had not abandoned his principles but he
vas not prepared - follow gentlemen in their reckless
course, under the apprehension OF being scented at
and ''poned atn If II necessary he was prepar-
ed 10 sustain s principles, but he did not thir,s the
crisis arrived when we called upon to sustain
them by RESISTANCE
hir Gaines explained t,re rrtires that opnosnd him
To the consideration OF the Report: lie was firm in
opposition to the tariff and internal Improvement
7eHeFed the people were equally firm. Why shoull
rcterate the RESOLUTIONS Of former Sessions OF
what avail! had they BEEN Why shou,l we expend
money and uGe here, in issuing mln,festoe,? He
thought 1t better h at should return tn our const,u-
ents and eniearor TO arm them sganst TIA taliT by
intoxicating reirenclment. Mr.. q ALLUDED briefly 10
the in'pohcy OF debating the CoIonzlt ion scheme
Eerc.
Mr.. Thompson of Amherst, said, this seemed to he
day of general confession political faiths, begged
leave fespass upon the attention House. whilst ne
assigned very hfi fly the reasons of his vote I'm e s,
place, he decidedly oprosed to the ,ractic nov,
hrCame so FAMILIAR of consuming time and cxv spending the
public money IN passing vain resolves That rcsul-
tinns have been vain is attesed ny lure to accom-
pih their purpose, else Why now called on ~ re-
solve. They not redressed or nlgated auv of th.
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