Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1829-01-09
DISUNION PROJECT.

In the augusta Chronicle of the 9th inst is ush.
cred IN by the Editor, with cOmmendatOry preface
Il communication, under the signature of Ntsl0r, adj
dressed to the Governor Of Georgia. 1t an epitolne
OF Major Namtons disunion speech at Walterbo-
rough and, as panacea for all ills, recommends
to the Legislature to arrest the operation of the Ia
riff III tins State, by their official power or, in words
equivalent to throw open the ports Of Georgia to the
commerce OF the world. The idea s certainly bold
but not new, since it is of the several patriotic
expedlents entertained by the Hartford Conventions
whether 1t would be now polite equitable, is
another question. Had Georgia and the other orie-
nal States not recognized fully by the protecting
principle, then, with good grace might set our
faces against the tariff Innovation; but as that
principle was, without scrnpes admitted by the first
Congress that sat under the existing Constr Il
subsequently acknowledged by every one OF the old
otates-ur the truth Of which assertion | appeal
to the Hon. Alfred Culhbert, and to the Hon Joel
Crawford, now Senator IN our Legislature from
| Hancock cOunty,-some other method of opposing
the protective system, the legality of which has been
so often ratified, should be sought, than to declare
It to be Unconstitutional and proceed to avoid, by
| Legislative inleerence ts operation Oh our citizens
SINCE many good as well bad men assert It's op-
Grafton TO be pernclous, why not pursue the mode
Of redress pointed out in the Constitution WHY
not PROPOSE an amendment to the Constitution, for
bidding the Interpretation of that instrument which
mas hitherto obtained in relation to the protective
pfinalpe: Such procedure would be in strict u
nisun with the welfare OF society an at once decide
the controversy. 1t would restore that harmon,
which once prevailed in the South, when the editor.
would have thought themselves disgraced to trut af
ter demasosue Of NJ Duties hue. from barbecue
to barbecue. and retail IN their columns his stuml
gosspng-lt would effect in the several Legislature.
an interchange Of sentiment on the subject by al
the States, aud establish in every quarter Of our coun
try the truth, that the Potomac is not the boundat,
uf political opnons--It would teach the people o
the North the truth that the Southern people are no
disposed 10 argue by threats and bullying, anu in
form the latter that they nave allies and vel
wlslers among the former than what demayooue
and sedltlonlsts are willing to admit. In short i
would elicit full and free expression of the senti
ments OF every State in relation to the Tariff and
once terminate the question whether Congress il
or IS not to giant protection to manufactures
AS such course can be of no injury, it ought t,
be tried. But the mode of NestOr, which he has ser
vileIy copied from Major Hamilton, and which thu
editor OF the Chronicle as serviey applauds, by ex
i tong the copyist,-lt the mode of Nestor is 10 L
adopted, can any thing like Union or Confederato,
continue IT each State possess the right to declare
null &arrest within its territory the operation of an,
: one law passed by Congress. could any one law en-
acted BY that body be enforced throughout the exten
OF the United States Certainly not. No law of i'm
portance hitherto passed has received the approba
ton OF every section Of our country, and no sucI
law will ever be enacted Let each state in its in
! dlvdual capacity, exercise the rights as to VIVA
act Of Congress shall be obeyed, and every purpos
+ tor which the General Government was instituted i
at an end A law that pleases the Western and Mid
y die States will be condemned in the South and NortI
anu one that suits the views of the two latter will b.
annuled by the two former. Every State of the Uni
+ on would become an independent nation bearing thu
y expenses of an independent government and large
l. standing army Yet such is the nostrum which Ma
I jor Hamilton and his copyst recommend, and whicI
= the faithful editor of the Chronicle would have us Il
II swallow. But the citizens of the South will not
e venture to predict trust in such a remedy. The
will maintain the Union, and redress their greya
> ces by peaceable and constitutional means, howeve
anxious the dark spirits amonss us and the emissare
o lof England may be for different result.