Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-03-16
"NULLIFICArION"- Jrrrrnsdx

To the Editors Of the Enquirer
GENTLEMEN:-l observe in your paper OF the 18th
oil is month"; March 1907 in remark ng upon an edi.
ioral article OF National Gazette, You say-"ss TO NIL
fYy,ng an act of Congress, do not know whe-
ther Mt Madison has expressed any opinion. Bat it
IS certain that the Kentucky resolutions Of 90 did
employ this language"-and then YOU give the Ian.
guage oil these resolutions.-My object is shew that
in those days, MIR. Madison went fully as far in the
nW3yhg doctrine, as it is speer:ngy called by Mr.
Webster, as Mr. Jefferson dj.-Yom know or al least
he Senior Editor OF the Enquirer knows. that the re go
iutons oil John Taylor OF Caroline adopted by the lie
glslature OF Virginia. drawn by Mr. MaIson
Mr. Tay lor being only he puative Father use hi
own language. The resolution relating especially In
the Alien and Edition LAWS OF Congress az originally
offered by Col Taylor, and drawn by Mr.. Madison
reads thus" That the good people of this Common.
wealth having ever felt AID continuing to e the mo
sincere affection to their brethren OF the other states
the ruest anxiety for establishing and perpe,uatny
the Union Of all, and the most scfupuous fidelity to
that Constitution which is the pledge of mutual friend
SNIP and the instrument OF mutual happiness the Gem
e Assembly, dom soiemnly appeal TO the like dispo-
stons Of tht other states in confidence, that they will
concur with this Commonwealth in declaring and i,
does hereby dec clare that the acts are
stitutional, and not Id,D but ufferIv null and mil
and OF no force or effect, and that the necessary and
proper measures will be taken by each for
with this state in maintaining uainpared the auihori
ties, rights and liberties reserved to the states
lively, or TO the people.
During tie latter part Of the debate on h,se ceIe-
brated resolutions Mr. Giles took his seat i'm the Huns
oil Delegates; and he concluded the first speech he
IN a'ics should be Omitted, aud that the Assembly
should 60 no farther than TO declare the Alien and
dition Laws stutional-Col. TAYLOR con,entup
lie words were stricken The history of the facts
however, eyinces what Mr. M adj sons orin OH and
that 1t went fully up TO that Of Mr.. jefferson have
now The proceedings on these resolutions before a.
"a well as the debate, together with the aye. and
on the different questions,-sl of which were publish.
ed al Ihe time in pamphlet. Indeed, there il an
other fact exhibited by these resolutions, which shows
mat Ms Madison, at that period, a. lar "a the
foremost in favor OF the doctrines OF State Rights and
powers.-1he second resou ion, "a il came from his
pen, was In these words: That this Assembly DOH
explicitly AMI peremptoriiy declare, that it views the
powers OF The Federal Government, resulting from
the compact, TO which the Staes alone are parties
&c. The word Alone" in this resolution was
stricken out on the motion OF Mr.. Giles; and thereby
tile sense OF it materially varied from the original
po@i'innl have thought proper give this brief hs-
tory oil the proceedings Of that day. in order that h e
Virginia doctrines should be deprived of any OF
their champion' and that men, both in and out of Con.
sress, when they combat State Rights" may sc *
some other authority than Mr. NJ adi.on.
POWHATAN.
Uj'T facts, stated in the above Commune alton
are, we have no doubt. :" true Bill" [EDIroRs