Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-10-06

f,.ts were expected to be developed in the course
of the discussion. We shall publish all we see
nm the subject. The Charleston Mercury con-
taius the following reply Of the Judge to the last
letter of Col TAYLoR:-
CHARLEsroN, Sept %, 1880.
My Dear Iayi0r-Your letter dated Rlce
Greek. September II, with me Columbia Post
marx of the I4th, did not come to hand until the
t7,b. near three weeks after the date of mine to
,yh;cb il Is an answer, and at a time when 1t was
ont of the question for me to be at Columbia to
make NV speech. What an opportunity was
here lost. certainly should have address
AL myself TO an audience ''a0hoSe niusdS rere IN
-, slaie for thD,king," and might have enjoyed
triumph, such as you and have feit IN common
,n,ra than once Where were the men who
ro,y claim TO be Radicals and exclusive Patriots.
ryb.n YOU and stood shoulder to shoulder in the
stormy DAYS of Ultra Federalism? & more. recent
~ in that universal homage now rendered to the
t,l,nts and worth of our friend Crawford, by men
who revealed in the most wanton abuse OF HIM,
Uhen YOU aud stood up for him almost alone.
perceive by an editorial. remark prehxed to
The nnhlication Of our correspondence, that the
SUGGESTION Is thrown out that my letter was writ
ten to YOU with view TO involve you IN con-
t,oyersy. I am sure YOU cannot entertain such
an idea. Nothing was farther from my mind;
bnt if YOU court il. certainly shall not shun 1t.
Vet il would be whispering to the bowling winds
70 attempt in the newspapers the defence OF my
Eight points. until the election Is over. Let
that be passed. aud something of a calm ensue.
and am ready to meet you: but 1t must be IN
the columns Of the Telescope. for thus. and thus
oniy, can the antidote be administered where 1t
NAV have something to operate upon.'
You stile Yourself - One of the members of the
- l,,& al 10 tors era az
candid and disinterested as YOU are. the Repub-
lie would have nothing to fear from them: you
have openly and candidly avowed, that if Virgl-
sinia would consent to be Frontier State. you
would po offfrom the Union the next day. This Is
NJ once appealing to the good sense and good feel
ines of the People, and in that tribunal repose
unlimited confidence. It is only when they are
hoodwinked by de,nagogues and hypocrites that
thew can 90 wrong. -.
A. To the part you take in this ~ Conspiracy"
! solemnlv declare that il l could think you do
upon the facts, think should teel as you do upon
the measures. would not live undef "a govern
ment of unlimited powers" and 1t saw distinct
" that nothing but revolutionary movement
:oula impose due restrictions, l would cry Out
for Revolution.
As to affording the States some more satisfaot-
~ security than the intervention of the Supreme
u. u
Rest assured that we are far from cOvetins juris-
,iction. especiaIly where States are concerned.
Heaven save US from encOuntering the irritable
FEELINGS uf sovereigns But have always been
me, nv the question. What can the States want
marc Than the Senate. They are all there equal
Iy represented. and every law which passes that
! hely involves decision on its conshtuuonaiity
IA. decision madeby bady sworn to decide I'M
nart,ailv. and in which the smallest State has as
mucb weight as the greatest. To this have ne
YER been able to find but one answer, and that Is,
that as 10 one class Of cases that tribunal Is not
accessible. mean cases IN which the constltu-
) tlonality Of State Laws is brought IN question:.
There would certainly amend the Constitution
% as to give an appeal to the Senate; and per-
hans require the concurrence OF two-thirds 10
declare the law Of State unconstitutional. AT
present. although we ave emphatically the men o.
jhe people, being charged exclusively with the
protection os individual right against unconsti-
tonal laws, vet indirectly we are compelled to
mass upon the delicate question OF sovereign
rr;gh, from which may Heaven deliver US.
3. You ask me ..why did not come out with
INV EIGHT Points at the late election for iutendant
of our City." I answer, because | had as little
10 do with the Meeting a, Seyle's as you had, and
IL had. nobody would have listened to me. The
majority who voted for Mr.. Pringle. are as de-
c;dedly Anti Tariff AS YOU are. l did not vote,
and doubt if there is man in South Carolina
who agrees with me in at least seven OF my eight
noints. But this do not doubt of, that the time
Is notfar distant when they will altagree with me
in every one of them. You know the course OF
nv public life. have more than once before
been in minority, to all appearances as hopeless
AZ the present, ay spen oa the election Of Jackson
10 the Presidency. only assert that freedom OF
opiniou which readily concede to all others.
{ agree with you entirely that Judge Lee and
myself ought not to have been invited, and for
ths reasons ,ou suggest. Yos see that doubted
whether it was not hoax. and after the lapse of
% much tune without an answer from you, ! was
psa,y in 'sst sado yet SO as to
leave little as possible to be gained BY the hoax,
#; was one. There is one thing must beg you
narticuIarlv to notice. do not mean to suffer
myself to be drawn into the question OF constrnc-
Men and CoussisatiOnality Of the lark Act l