Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-02-12

legislatures OF the several Sta;es-and The Sc.
duty deyolves upon them, oil preserving these in
sutu,ons unimpaired. Yet, an anxious care fol
the harmony ofthe States, and an earnest sofci
tube Tor the tranquility of the Union have dets
mined your Committee to recommend 10 the Ge-
neral Assembly to make another solemn appeal 70
NOSE win whom We unhappily diler.--And that
The feelings Of Virginia may be again distinctly
announced, they recommend the adoption of the
following resolutions:
"hesoIred, As the opinion Of this Committee,
hat the Constitution OF the u. States, being q
'euefatiVe compact between sovereign states, in
constituting which no common arbiter is known,
each state has the right 10 coEstruc the eompac,
Tor itself.
hesofred, That in giving such construction, in
.ne opinion oi tins Committee, each State should
De guided, as Virginia has ever been, by a sense
OF ior6earance and respect for the opinion OF the
Other States, and by community OF attachment 10
the Union, so far IA the same may be consistent
WIN seii-preservation, and determined purpose,
tions.
Resolred, That this General Assembly, ac,u-
ated by the desire Of guarding the Constitution
from all violation, anxious to preserve an perpet-
uate the Union, and 10 execute with fidelity the
trust feposed in IL by the people, as one oi the high
contracting parties, feels itself bound to de clare
and Hereby most soemnly declares it, d. be ate
CONVECTION that the acts Of Congress, usually de-
nominated the Tariff Laws, passed avowcdly for
the protection OF domestic manufactures, are not
authorized by the plain construction, true intent
and meaning of the Constitution; that they are
impolitic and oppressive to large portion OF the
people; and ought to be repeatedly
Mi. Williams moved to lay them the taLle i,
not TO be taken up during this session.
Mr. Edgington hoped they would be taken up
MIR. Atkinson, Of Halifax, expressed the same
sentiment.
MIR. Mason, of F. wished them to be laid on the
table, to be printed.
MIR. Doddridge, concurred in that motion.
MIR. Gordon, hoped they would not be laid on the
table.
Mr.. Christian, of c. C. was in favour of refer
ence, and hoped they would be acted upon during
this session.
The question on laying them on the table,
was decided i'll the negative, ayes 81, noes ITO.
MIR. Mclaughlin, of Greelrbrier, moved the in
definite postponement Of the subject.
MIR. Doddridge, hoped the gentleman from G.
would withdraw his motion; to which, after some
hesitation, he consented.
Mr.. Gaines moved that 800 copies of the Report
and resolutions, together with the resolutions OF
,. Carolina and Georgia, be printed, which was
disagreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Holland, go copies were or
dered to be printed.
Mr.. Parker, of Caroline, said il gave him main 10
announce to the House the death of his worthy
colleague, Samuel Chiles, who DEPARTED this life
on the 9th inst, and he moved the adoption of the
following reolution: Resolved, unanimously that
as testimony OF respect for his memory, and sor-
row for his loss, the members of this house will
wear Grape OH their left arm during the remainder
of the session..
Mr.. Upshaw, of Essex, sa! it was usual in such
cases that the House adjourn Immediately. He
withdrew his motion at the request OF MIR. Mennss
who, supported by Mr. Miller, of Is. moved that the
resolutions OF the Select Committee on the Tariff
sc. be made the order of the day for Friday ne xt
They gave as reason for this motion that thew
would be absent on Monday.
MIR. Miller, of POwhatan, said it would be i'm
possible TO have them printed before Friday and
hoped the day would not be changed.
Mr.. May was OF the same opinion. He said he
would be absent until Monday, and wished TO be
here 10 record his vote against them.
The discussion going on, when
On motion OF Mr.. Moore the House adjourned
till this day ii o'clock.
More than twenty years ago, when we could
not spread rag at sea without running the risk
OF its being taken under the edicts of either France
or Great Britain, the U. y. laid embargo, 10
save our shipping and seamen from violation. War
also lowered in the horizon. Our rights and our
honor called for strong measures, and great sacri
fees from the citizens OF the country. Goods were
scarce and dear. Every day threatened 10 cut of
our foreign supply; and even though the storm a
broad should blow over for the moment, it was
impossible to know how long we should be per-
miited, by the injustice OF the two rival nations of
Europe, TO enjoy our rights aud tranquity.-In
this state Of things il that the people began to
throw themselves upon their own resources at
home; and to engage in domestic manufactures as
some substitute fH the foreign supply. A COM
mite, of the citizens Of Thu city called upon
to address the people; point out their sources OF
supply; animate them 10 beaI their privations and
show them how they might be pallialed, by engage
ing in certain branches of domestic manufactures.
BY way Of putting some Of these resources i'm THE
reciion they threw out as not wild superstition
that Congress might lay - rather higher" duties
on certain species of colhng-and for signi'ig his
name TO this Address, one Of the Committee is 10
be denounced more than 20 years ago friend
of the Tariif-as advocate OF the power of Con-
gres 10 regulate the whole labor aid cap tdl Of the
country-as, in fact, any thing but an honest poi
tcian, Tor rroba'ing the present eXorbant tariff
He pleads in his own behalf that in those pres
sing times of public distress, the question of p0tc
err ntuer rts made, much less argued, and s6ria-
tim dccided-that he had formed no deliberate o.
pinion on the subject--ihat he wsuld have formed
none at all, perhaps, ii the measure of tsxatou
had not been afterwards pressed TO such violent
there u ne analogy at all between
the times of 1908, and those Of profound peace,
when the Tariff OF 1921 and '23 laid, viriu-
ally upon portion OF the people for the emolu-
ment OF anoiher-nor is there any analogy be-
tween the molehill of " rather higher" duties,
and the present gigantic imposition OF from 90 10
$50 per cent upon cotton goods, &c'-that since
these alarming strides OF abuse, the question Of
power has been made, lis sources have been in
vestgated;the clauses the constitution have been
scanned and critically compered with the tests
which have been laid down for interpreting its
and that he docs verify believe,
If those who formed The instrument could
possibly have foreseen the abuse which has been
pracsed upon II, the lengths 10 which the federal
authority has been stretched, even TO the "regu.
iation of all the tabor and capital Of the country
the mingling Of federal misrue in so many Of our
municipal concerns, like the frogs aud locusts Of
Egypt in our ovens and our bread .troughs, thai
the people Of the Southern country would have