Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-08-27

opponents in their faueied security learn
from Richmond, tina, those vino ihmk with n,
there are in stale of perfect dismay, moi
knowing what 10 do, or wis, To propose. M.
Gordon, our representative, particularly. has
written TO me in very deslondmg terms, nat
disposed to yield indeed. hui pressing Tor opin.
ions and advice on the subject. ] have no douhi
YOU are pressed in the same way, and hope
YOU have devised aud recommended something
10 them. II you have. stop here and read no
more, but consider all that follows as non
npenue. shall be better satisfied TO- adopt
implicitly any thing which you may ave ad-
vsed, than any thing occurring To myself For
have long ceased to think ON subject; Of this
kind, and pay little attention 10 public procee-
dings But il you have done nothing in il
Thea risk for your consideration what has oc-
cured TO me, and is expressed In the enc closed
paper. Baey's propositions. which came
to hand since wrote the paper ant which
suppose 10 have come from the President him
self, shew little hesitation 10 the purposes Of
his party; and IN that state OF mibd bolt shot
critically may decide the contest, by its effect
OH The less bold. The olive branch held ont 10
them at this moment may be accepted, aud the
institution thus saved at moderate sacrifice.
| say nothing of the paper, which will explain
some Of them, may weigh ~ its favor:
Il may uiimidate the waverlng. II may break
The western coalition by offering Inc same thing
in different form. Il will be viewed with IA
vor in contrast with the Georgia opposition aud
fear OF strengthening that. IL will be an exam
pie of temperate mode of opposi ion in future
and similar cases. Il will give us the chance of
better times and oi-isterRfning accidents aud
in no way place us IN a worse Than our present
situatIoa. | need not dwell On these topics
your IN ind will develope,b.
The first question is. whether you approve of
doing any thing Of the kind. Ii moi send IT
back to me, aud it shall be suppressed for |
would not hazard SO important IA measure "A.
ganst you opinion, nor even without its sup
port. II you think it may be Il canvass on
winch 10 put something good, make what alier-
atioa you please. and viii forward 1t 10 Cor
do a. Under the most sacred injunctions that ii
shall be so used as that not a shadow of suspi
cion shall fall on you or my self, that it has come
from either OF Us. But, what you do. do as
promptly as your convenience will admit, lest
it should be anticipated by something wore.
Ever and al1eciouaely yours,
TIL. JEFFERSON.
THE SOLEMN DECLARATION AND PRO.
TEST OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF
VIRGINIA, ON The PRINCIPLES OF
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE UNIT
ED STATES OF AMERICA. AND ON
THE VIOLATIONS OF THEM.
We, the General Assembly of Virginia, on
behalf, aud in the name of the people thereof.
do declare as follows:
The States in North America which confede.
ra ed to establish their independence on The
government OF Great Britain, of which VTgi.
MIA was one, became, ON that acquisition, iee
and independent States, aud as suca, anthniiz-
ed to constitute governments. each for iiseli,
in suth form as il thought best.
They entered into compact, (Which Is cal
led the constitution of the Uaiied States of
America by which they agreed 10 unite in
single 90, ernment as to their relations with
each Other aud with foreign nations, aud MS
Ia certain other articles particularly specified
They retained at the same time, each 10 itself,
the other rights Of independent government,
conprehending mainly their domestic inter
csts
For the administration of their federal branch
they agteed to appoint, in conjunction, DIS
tihct sci of tunciionares, legislative, executive.
an1 Judiciary, in The manner settled IN that
compact while TO each, severaily and of
cour Sc, remained lis original right of appoint
ng, each for itself, a separate SET oil functional
res, legislative, ex c'rtIve and judiciary, also,
70 minisIering the d, nestle b. anch of their
respective governments.
these two set, of officers, each independent
of the other, constitute thus a Wh0ie Of govern
meni, Tor each Slate separately the powers
ascribed to the one as specifically made fed
eral, exercised over the whole, TIE residnary
pawets, retained TO the other, exercisabe ex-
cusively oven its particular State, foreign
herein, each to the others, AS they were before
the original compact
TO tins construction of government and DIS.
trlbution OF its powers, line Commonwealth OF
Virginia does religi1usy and afiecilona'eiy ad'
here, opposing, with equal 6dely aud firm
ness, the usurpaiion of either set of tunctona-
rles on the r,ghIful powers of the other
But The federal branch has assumed IN some
cases, and claimed in others, right of enlarg-
ing its own powers by constructions, InfeTenIes
and indefinite deduc ions from those directly
given, which this Assembly does declare 10 be
usurpaiious of the powers retained 10 the indie
pendent branches, mere InerpUlauons INTO the
compact aud direct ipiracIiOns OF IL.
Trey claim, for example, aad have com.
mencrd the exercise OF a right 10 construct
roads open canals, aud effect other Internal
improvements within the territories and jnris-
dctions exclusively belonging TO the several
States, which this Assembly does declare has
not been given TO that branch by the constltu-
ional compact, but remains 10 each State a
mong its dome site and unalienated powers, eA-
ercsdble within itself and by lis domestic az
tnorities alone.
This Assembly does further dsavow, and
declare TO be most false and uDfouOded, The
doctrine that The compact in auihorlsing ITS
federal branch TO lay aud collect taxes. duties,
imposts and excises to pay the debts and pro.
vide Tor the common defence and general wei
fare of the United States, has given them
thereby a power to do whatever they may
thiak, or pretend. would promote the general
welfare which construction would make that,
of ITSELF complete government, wfhou,
limitation of powers but ihatth PLAIN sense
and obvions meaning was, thai they might levy