Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-02-26


Contained. To that and TO every other prnJsct
Of disuhion, have been constantly opposed.
principles do not admit the right OF even
the people s,ill less the legislature OF any one
state in the Uuion, TO secede al pleasure from
the Union. No provision - made for the ex-
ercise Of this right, eithe' by the federal or any
Of the state nstitu,lons. The act ot exerci''
ing it, eresupposes departure from The pT'n'
clpie of compact, and 8 resoit to that fforce
81, in the sxetcise Of their respective fuvc-
tons, the leg slative, executive, and lulcisl
AUTHORITIES Of he Union one side, and OF one
Or more states on the other, are brought 80
TO csrrect collision with each other, rhe reia
tions between the parties s-e no longer those OF
constitutional righi, bt Of independent force
Each party constTues the common compact Tor
it-slf The cons rnotl0us ave irreconclsbie
together. There IS 20 umpire between them,
and the anneaI is 70 the sword, be ultimate
srSter N right between independent slates, but
mt be 'wcpn the members - one boit polite.
Therefore hold Il IS principle without excep
,ion. that whenever the constructed authorities
ofa state auhorLe resistance TO any act NJ
Congress, or pronounce Il unceasltnt onai, they
a, thereby decltre themselves aud their state
ouoaI Inc ont OF the pale 81 the Union.
rh.t here Ia no sn7ppsable case, in which
the p-oDIe af state might piece IL s,r-rlves m
this sstitude, by ths primitive rtth' ~ msur.
)
,theV have delegated M such prWcr 20 their
Ieei,la,ures or ,he,r JUDGE; and if there be
sncha ri ~, It's the r'sht Of an aig,lual to
commit sue De tie right Of an inhsbl 81
ropulous clts 10 ser IRE to ms own dwelling
house These are my views. But 10 thoSe,
who think that each tate is a sovereign judge,
not only of IT'S own rghs, but of the extent OF
powers conferred upon the general govern.
Tnent by the people ot the whole Union, and
tina. each State, giving its own construction
10 the copstituionslpoFe OF Congress, may
array its separate severe gnty against every act
of that body homecoming this estimate 81 ,heir
powers-to say OF men holding these py,nciples,
shat for the ten yeags from loA to 1915, they
were intending dissolution at the Union, and
che formation OF a new COME lerscv, is charg
.ing them with noihing more than with acting
up totheir prnsiples
To the purposes Of party leaders, intending
20 accomplish the dissolution o. The Union AMI
new C1nfrdegAcy, two poftu'atss ere 0eces
cary. First, an act or acts OF Congress, which
may be resisted as unconstitutional aud Sec
.ondly, q state of excitement among the people
of one or more States Of the Union sufficiently
tnHamed 10 produce acts OF the State Legisla.
lures conflicting with the aets of Congress
RESOLUTIONS of the Legislatures denying TIE
powers OF Congress, are the first steps in this
march to tbs disan,on; but they avail nothing
without 81 Jseqnent AMI corresponding scton.
The annexation OF LOUISIANA to the Union was
believed to be unconstitutional, but II produ-
ced no excitement 30 Resistance among the
people. Its beneficial consequence 30 the
whole Union were soonfelt, and took away ALI
possiblht, ofholdng II up the Isbarurn OF
political religion OF dIsunlon. The projected
separation met with other disasters and STUN
bered It'll the attack Of the leopard % the
Chesapeake followed by she Oriers IN Coun
Gil Of 18th November, 1907 led to the embsT
60 of The 22d December OF that year.
The Eest of these events brought the nation to
tbe brink of war with Great Britain; and there
Is good reason 20 believe that the second was
intended a. a measure familiar 20 the poIcy-of
OF hat government, TO sweep our commerce
from the ocean, Carrying into British por,s eve
ny vessel Of ours navigating upon the seas, and
holding them, their csrgoes, and their cTrWs,
an srquestr&tion, 10 aid in the negotiation OF
Mr.. Rose, and brus us 10 the terms Of the
British cabinet. This precisely the peri.
cd, at which tho governor OF Nova Scotia was
giving TO he correspondent in Massachusetts.
the friendly warning from the British govern.
ment Of tho notwithstanding and conquer,ng
pan Of France, which was communicated to
me, and of which spprized Mr. Jefferson 49,
The embargo. in the mean lime, had been laid,
and bad saved most Of QUE vessels and ses
men from the grasp of the s;.tsh cruisers II
had rendered Impo ent the British Orders In
Counoi out at the same time, il had CHECKED
up the channels OF our own commerce. AS its
operation bore with heavy pressure upon the
commerce and navigation of the North, the
federal leaders soon began to Glamour sgalnGt
It. then 10 denounee il unconst tutionsl; and
then 10 call upon the Commercial States TO con-
cert measures among themsclves, 60 resist its
execution. The question made Of the corsti-
tunonsltty oFthe embargo, only proved, 'hat W
times OF violent popular excitement, the clear
est delegation Of power TO Congress will no
more shield the exercise of II from charge
ct usurpsion, than OF power the most remote.
ly im0hed or constructive. The question of
the constitutions ity Of the embargo was so.
lemniy urged before the District Court OF The
United States AZ Salem; snd sithough the de.
cis'on of he Judge vas IN it's favour, i, con,iru-
ed 70 be argued To The Jures; and even when
sllenced before them, was in the distemper Of
ihe times 40 infectious, that the juries them
selves hsoltaally acquitted those charged with
the violation of the lsw There was little
doubt, that H,ac question Of consitu,ionslity
had been brought before the State Judiciary Of
nave been against The law.
The first postulate for The projectors of disu
ninn, was thus secured The second still lin
Feredi tor the people notwithstanding their
excitement, still chung TO the Union, and TIE
federal majority in the legislature was very
smau Then eas brought forward the first
project ofs Convention Of Delegates from the
New England States 10 meet in Connecticut,
snd then was the time, al which urged villa
so much earnes'ne's, by letters 10 my friends