Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-07-23

Peoplo OF that country bear at light--yours ar,
enormous. Tho scvenue collected from them i
spent among them That which you nay j
spent abroad.
Let us now look little into tho shirt am,
manner in which the power Of which We com
PLAIN, is exercised. For this purpose one or two
examples VIII suffice. very distinyui re
preventative from this State, (AIr. McDuffie) on
whom you have just bestowed high and n,er
ted eul"gium, sanding at the head of the high
est Committee Of the House of Representatives
reported to the House, as IN act of that Commit
teo, u Bill intended for the purpose of cxamin
ing and considering some of the great question,
at which The Southern states complain. One OF
the complaints set forth, it will be r6collecicd in
the Declaration of Independence, was that in
your former colonial state, your petitions we.c
disiegarded. Let us now see how our presen,
governors tieat your present effI,s to be heard.
Contrary to all Parliamentary usage, before a
word is said in support or in explanation of u
measure Of such grave importance, solemnly
introduced, member rises, anticipates tho or.
gan at the Committee, and moves q question
(and II is sustained by the Housed which pre-
in the negative. There is not, fearlessiy say,
parallel for This proceeding in the Legislation
ut any free people in modern times chal.
lenge an Investigation of the proceedings of The
British Parliament, Of Congress and of the lie.
gslatnres IF the several States of the Union.
with the perfect conviction, that no parallel can
ba found in them for this outrageous proceeding.
But this was not enough Your degradation was
to be doubled by repetition and increased by
wanton insult.
a distinguished member from Virginia (Mr.
T. Z. Barb"u) when the Buffalo Road BIZ was,
belive. indefinitely postponed, decision which
passed it over fur the session, and was coniva
lent to rejection, venturcd To express his iny.
that great evil had been, at least for a time, a.
ver'ed. Ihls was con,umacy not To- he borne
but to he punished On the next day motion
was made for reconsideration, nd this audaciuus
act ut the member from Virginia assigned as the
reason, which was carried and the Bill laid upon
the table, IN state in which il could at any
moment be called up. but not at all with this
view, but simply To say To the ds,iny uished
mover, slave! you shuil not even rejoice i'm our
lorbearance.
IL is not for an humble individual like me to
anticipate Legislative wisdom, nor L. suggest the
time and manner in which remedy for these g.
wills is to ne sought, but, for myself ms private
citizen, declare my belief that they present n
state of things not To be borne, and which ought
To be resisted, III some way or manner, at any
and every hazard. ] cannot fnrbear, however,
| to add ono idea on this subject.
| This is great southern question, in which
South Carolina is more interested than the
trest of the southern states. She may or she
may not produce few bales of cotton aud few
barrels OF rice more than some other states, bu,
| his certainly does not augment the interest she
ieeis in 1t nor lessen that which they indulge
The question with all of them involves great pc
cunlaIy aud great public rights oiiree and indie
Lendent government We cannot, therefore
either i'll policy justice, in NY opinion, ac
without seeking or awaiting their cooperation
This is the more imperiously our duty if we re-
~ upon their corporation in any difficulties
(which may involve the employment of national
force. ! therefore depr' cate separate action
IN the part Of this state, at this time, as prema
,ure and impoliiic. In accordance with these
principles, VIII, with your leave, give tho fol-
lowing toast:
| +" Southern Rights and Southern Frongs-
Momentous questions, on which the action o
the States aggrIeved should DO instant and con
slant, but always together
| Mr. Madison in his repor; thus describes the
causes which he suppnscs would call for the in
terposItion of a State Z" tn avert the urouress o.
usurpaton' LIST Where the violation of the
Constitution shall be of nature dangerous t.
lfhe great purposes for which it was establis.d
Cd. II must toe q case " moi obscure and d. ubtIul
but plain and palpuble" And lastly, it must be
"A case g. stanipt with final consideration, d.
! liberate adherance."
I Resolution &C December. 1928.
! Nh Je fierson's letter To Mr. Madison of Marcel
9TH, l776.
I'M Hamihon's Speech IN our neat.