Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-09-10
COMMUNICATiOzS-FO, the r.retn.a. .
To III. citizen, ofA. U.died s,a,e.-so.

Juice dliihg the time u exists. II con.
slan'is justine 10 our apprehension the
tunull II creates, by means III many false argu
meats, which ii forms and brings 10 our aid.
Our Assembly and sane other States endeayor
10 prove that Protecting Du,rs 10 encourage
our citizens to Manufacture for Ourselves are
lJoi,on' aad oppre. slse. and viola ION of
the constitutional powers vested by the people
of the United States IN Congress. Let us. so
iar rs relates 10 Virginia. State apart ofthe act
OF Assembly VI October, 1856, which appoint.
ed delegates To assemble in Convention ri
I'm adsiphia TO meet our sister States. 10 draw
up n report with retetedce 10 the establish
msnt oil the Constitution ui the United States
II approved of, not b, the Legislatures of the
several States, hut by the people of the several
-, States IN Convention assembled then, and
only then, II would be in force. all the L.
eislatures in the Uniied States had approved
OF the Report, made aud completed ON the 18th
IF September, l7s7, recommending TO the
Staie Legislatures TO call Convention of the
people in the several STATES, to consider whc.
they they would adopt the sad Report, a. u
Constitution, bindng ON the people of The Uni.
ted states. and the peop'e, IN Convention IN
the several States had rejected the Report,
which they had right TO do, il would have
been a mere nullity. The idea generally EN-
braccd that the several States, IN their eeisla.
i've character are parties 10 the said Con siiu.
ton, Is erroneous. l, is adm ted ihat the
| States. in their leg satve character adopted
the league or compact, called the Coniedera
lion olIhe United Slaes, which did mt bind
the people, because their Consent Was never re
CURED or o tanned The compact WAS d,iec
I tive aud inefficient, aud, IN contempt. compaI
ed 10 rope Of SIND. II the Legislatures OF
the several -Iaies had decided OF. the Report
thy would have rejected II, becaINe il deprv
ed them Of power, which few mrn have III.
ma2nahint, I" resign although for the geue-
raj go oil their constituents
NV fellow cuizen,, see l2th vol Hening's
Statutes n, Large, pag 256; To pcOp,dt eDec
HaIg for The Commercial Interest Of The United
States. &c. The Assemb, declare, luling To
view ihe actual f." sitna ION ofIhs Coniedera ',
they can no longer doubt, that the trsls Is
arrived NJ nh, mot the Legislatures OF the
several Sta'es,) the good people of America are
10 decide the solemn q esuon. whether The.
will Ivy wise aud magnanimOus efforts, REAP
the fruits ofthat independence winch they have
| so glorionsly acquired, and Of lhat union
which they have Cemenied with ~ much oil
heir common blood whether, bv giving wa.
| To nnmanIy jealnusies and prcjudicns, or to
partial and nansitary interest, they will r..
nounce the suspicious blessings prepared for
| them by the revolution, and furnish TO enemies
an eventual triumph over those by whose VII
| tue aud valor it has been accomplished
Theahoyp extract does hon & TO HE Assembly
of Virginia. They loved, then, theI ielIoa
citizens IN every part If til" Union. Is il 81
noV Alas that mean d structive spiri, Of
fsaced injured interest, ant jealousy Of the
enterprzng spirit OF some of uuI sister States, |
lead us INTO error, aud W. p" erroneous
con tructIons OH The power ve,t' Il IN Congress
by the people OF the United States. This Slate
assumes power destructive 10 the Union
grant any individual has right, or any Legs
lature has right, ~ axprrss theIr opinion as
to the acts of Consres butt positively deny
that any Safe has cons'i II iontl or legal
rig TO declare HI act o Congress uneonsli II.
lonai II NAV, however, gvean opinion Oh
tina, subject which vii be respected
The Supreme Court oi Inc United States,
which is CAIN 1dy, and M a. part n ma
king thu Laws, is thu constitutional lhnge oi the
acts Of Congress, or of ny state, ~hich my
OF shall. pass inadvettenll, an unconstitutional
l.w The peace, safety aud liberty OF The
Uniou place the power in that C'u'', as the
afest deposit; and yet they, as imperfect hu.
man beings, may err also.
The frs resolution Of the Assembly OF Nir-
GINA, at their December session Of 1928 states
that the cpnstiIuti m OF the Unurd otttes Is
compact between Sovereign States, IN cnnsrn
ing which no common arblter is known, aud
each State has right II c0nstrue the compact
for itself The resolution is founded IN er-
ror The Confederation was compact or
league of the Sovereign Power of each state
with the rest. With respect 70 the league, i
heing made among themselves, they as Sow
ereign States might Judge for themselves.
But, the Constitution of the United States IS
established by the people Of the several States
AMI mol by the Sta legislatures. They, The
people. had the sole RICH OF div'fIng The pow.
er between the General Government and those
OF The several states. The, have wisely linn
tied the power OF both !; and yet have given
complete Sovereign Power to the United states
where the subject regards two States more,
aud comp etc Sovereign Power to each State.
so lar a it laws are local aud do not Intraci
the prohibiting powers restraining the seyeIa
States rom dong certain things which, II
don, might injure thr other States.
The 2 / resolution recommends torbearance
4 Virginia did not show the same spirit IN Dec
| l77O, that thu Assembly OF VmgIHia exercise,
now She, then charged Congress with VIOLA
ting the Constitution, because Cong ess assun
e1 the payment Of the public deb, (vol. l3,
Hening, page 237 j aud among other things,
declared, that the m0Heged interest and com
meTce would lay PROSTATE the agricultural IN.
terest fl the Commonwealth. Observe. mo
ney aud commerce were TO ruin the farmer
! tSee vol. II, page 500. the act establishing the
Bank fV'rgiuia) The act states, Whereas,
il Is conceived, tina well regulated banks tend
greatly 10 the advantage OF Agriculture, Com
mprce aud Manufactures - two years before.
money aud commerce were TO rum he farmer
/ They were assuming power then. That act of
Congress, the Assembly thought, WIS curtai-
ing these power. Do moi the above facts show
We are much under the influence of passion
and pre- udice as other people :
See l,t vol. Iiening's Statutes at large, 9Th
page- Constitution Of the United STATES :" 'e
the people, (nUi the Legislature oftpe Unned
Sfates) 10 establish justice, ensure domestic
Tranquil itv. provide Tor the common defence,
promote the general welfare, and secure the
blessings OF liherly 10 ourselves aud our
posierity, do ordsin and establish this ConsIu
tion for the United States of America See
Isl article ofthe Cons tuition, same book. page