Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-11-22

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the Tariff viii no be repealed under the new order Of
things; nay, that Jackson himself will not s,,pror
repeal, she VII then see how finely che has been
bamboozled ny AIr. Richie aud his coadiutors.
The Major considers the efficacy OF a Statc Tariff
in which, We'll as IN non-consumntive r,s,,,;or.
ne declares he has ''little faith" This is a cruel
dampcr TO some of our wise and patriotic ones IN
Mecklenburg, Halifax and Goochand We ouote
what ne says about STATE excise (or hog tariff for
the benefit OF Gov. Gilea in his forthcoming MESSAGE
to the Legislature. 81 know, gentlemen. tim, State
excuses are III favor with many intelligent and Tari
0tic men. must confess that | regard these US
worse than Inefficient that they are in effect sort
! OF State Tariff of our own enactment of ;nd;cr;
nate aud injurious operation against our own friends
US well as foes, end hcaping still greater and mora
agg awaited bcrthens on our consumption to say
nothing of the legal well as moral risque We should
run OF rcdrcsslng infiucton of the Constitution b.
another" We are really pleased at findin sometime
III the Majors speech to which wo can assent
| The Major comes at last to his great panacc, fr
the cure Of the evil io.e we vii! do him fin,
justice to let him speak tor himself
''Gcnticmen, after all VIC must ccrnc bocl, "a Mr.
Jchcrsons plain. practical, and downright Drjuci
PIE, US our ''rlghtiui remedy micat,,n by the
State, either III its Legislative capacity or by n
of
unauthorized act You will naturally ask. what
then! W i'll not dissolution Of the Union ncy;ablv
follow? say, unhestatingly. No, without our onrn
hchts should SO will it. Il Is true, upon the Tariff
BENG declared null and void, within limits one az
thrce courses will be open to the General Goyern
ient, either TO submit our mode OF redress by
leaving Us to ourselves, under hope that solitude
will bring repentance and submission; by AN ann.,l
20 convention or the States, for the purpose Of Oh
tanning decision Gil the Constitl iunul question: or
by direct coercio. with the bovonet That the
amount CT tribute which this State PAYS both bv her
consumption, and by the trade III her STAPLES Is too
important for the first alternative is altogether uh
GUS. The next resource, Of appeal to Il Conyeu-
ton OF n the States and of right oucht 10 be tho
remedy his privilege rests upon the original prn-
ciples Which entered INTO the formation ofthis Con-
federacy We, therefore, have rirl TO call for an
affirmative decisioa OF three tourhs of the States in
Convention a. the only arbitrutors We can pou1blv
recognize as having competent power to decide upon
the question, whether tue Tariff be constitutional or
not III the form lii which the SUyereirn State Of
South Carolina submits the issue Ii tIlrea-tourtirs
OF the States should determine this question in the
affirmative, without compromise or aIv s,iuuIntione
for security IN future, it VIII be as competent then
as 1t was IN 81 for South Carolina, resting ON her
sovereignty to determine whether she can or cnnno
boiong to Il Confectionery in which the prohibitory
system Is sanctiicd by the very Constitution of the
Union But OF the issue OF this high arbitration
entertain no doubt: it result Ill fixing and pur
tying the prncp pies OF the Constitutions and redcriu
perpetual the liberties and happiness of this Peopl
But will our opponents make this appeal when they
are so fully Ill possession of the easy and compend
Gus remedies of gunpowdor and steel? Gentlemen
on doubtful const ructon of the Constitution of the
United States In where State stands upon it's
sovereignty say, that from moral and political
ses OF irresistible efficacy, tho General Government
strong IN Its Legitimate functions is powerless for the
purposes Of oppres3ion-t cannot nor would not tx
erclSc any Of sanguinary coercion: if if could
then have we asseGted to most odous despotisIn
tcrocous III its character, and unlimited in its powers
1t Is true, that majority in Congress- blinded nv
prejudice and lnttrlatcd by passion, might deem All
appeal to arms the last, the onlv and most aDDro
PIRATE mode, of enforcing an odious and tvrannical
law. Force is the last law of tyrins. where men
! mean to be tyrants. But have nothing to fear
from their troops. Their levies would be as harm
less as the nerCenarles of the Italian Republics
marching under the banners of MONOPOLY they
would be defeated, before they quit their rem
devious, by the public scorn and indignation
But we to count nothing the sympathy of those
With whom on principle at least, are in alliance
VIII Virginia, chivarous high-spirited us she 10 pas
svely and quietly stand by and see us inundated for
no other CRIME than devotion TO her faith not by
worship of mere ljp-service, but by dedication of
orr life blood to her principles? If She will, then il
she tit for slaves portion Let her put out ulI tho
lights that have baZed upon her affairs Let her ST rI,a
from the cscutcheon of her glory the names of hcr
washington, her Jefferson, her Madison her Henry
her Mason, and her Grayson and prepare to lay down
herself In base and conentcd servitude will CONT
nue. this speculation further: for it looks as if we
We're seeking out, in miserable spirit of timiditv for
resources among others, without relying upon our ovr
which to be found in the enthusiasm of hov cause
0nd IN the spirit of our People, know well that
when the first drop Of blood sscen if this Union were
made Ofadamant. ii will be dissolved. But know that
this first drop will not be she'd by us, although our veins
may be destined to afford the libation We will pt,
our aggressors, have done from the commence
ment of this contest in each successive step, pcrpctu
ally u the wrong. II violence if boodslIed cnsucs
it will be of their seeking. in such sad cOnuncturc
shall stand upon the defensive resting upon our
right and without fear appealingt our God and the
compact of our Contcderacy IF the Union is dis
solved, theirs viii be the odum of this lancntabc dis
ruption'
The Major is mistaken III the opinion, that tue rest
Of the Union will bear the odiun Of disunion iii shall
fall any where. Upon their heads who threatened
resistance to law of the u. States, regularly passed
and declared by Dir. Madison TO be constitutional
who menace resistance by force and with blood-who
arc misleading the ignorant with their exaggerated