Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-11-25

mode Of redress, separation. when every glior
Else fails. II there be any other Declarations
oil VI. JEFFERSON more direct, In favor Of nulh6-
eaton, have neither seen or heard hem men
/ TONED ltake II, however, thai nothing earins
| upon that subject has been kept out Of view
! From these evidences. it is clear. that Mr. JEFF
iefson never intended 10 support the doctrine
hat single otats of This ConfpderHcy had thr
/ power. under any circunStnnres, 10 MULTI, a
IA. OF the United Ststes. II therefore. these
views OF the Virginia aud kentnckv Resolutions
he correct, the notification doctrine is not the
doctrine of Mr.. Madison or OF MI Jefferson, ms
has been supposed.
10 show The consequences which would fol-
low The admission Of the right Of Notification
Judge Smith thus argues:
" But that a State can arrest III. .peral;on
of a law Of the Unned States. aud compel the
general government 10 abandon H. without ~.
hlnqoiShing her character rs member Of the
'hioh, - 10 me lneApilcahle. II rs opposed to
every principle of confrderated government.
II IS calculated 10 defeat the very ends it in
tends 10 promote, and 10 clog every operation
al the general government and 10 arrest the
operation of every law, however selutary,
whether constitutional or unconstitutional. For
II state has this power, il necessarily posses
se' The power OF determining what laws she
will arresi.--1hen suppose South Carolina by
virtue Vt her reserved sovereignty. should say
10 the general government, we arrest The opera
j ton OF The lann laws, because they are unius,
and oppressive aud OHIO should say, We ar
rest the Land laws, the land lying within our
chartered limits, cl aimed by the United States
Is Under our sovereignty and belongs 10 us.
Noh are deprIylng US OF our rights aud We " i'll
] permit you 10 sell no more of II. Tennessee
shnhld say, We arrest the law establishing the
Jnlted States Bank, we deem il nncon>iilution.
n, and we nave sound bank currency OF our
! own : II takes from III the profit, of the bank
ING system. Thus II might 20 ON. until yun
would not have a single law OF the general gov
+ ernmeut, which WAS not in state OF arrest.
II wnnld be just as ra'ional TO suppose that the
planetary system could continue 10 perform
all It's revolutions. with the same beauty. oldrr
and harmony which have been assigned to
them by uatufe. were the laws oil projection,
attraction aud 6raytatinn to be totally suspen-
ded. Is u would be to suppose. TINT twenty
tour coniedeTstei states could exist In harmony,
and perform their tederstivr functions, were
each state 10 have the power of arfestng or
suspendmg the operation Of the laws of the
ooniederacy, whenever in the opinion OF the
tnncionsrle- OF any single State. il should he
thought expedient for the interests of that
State 10 do so.
II is nor only difficult TO resist the force Of
, this reason,ng-il is absolutely impossible. No
man. in his senses. can fail to see that if an IN
dlsidual State has right by its multiplying pow
er, 10 clog and DISTRACT the wheels of the gene
IA government that We have no Union at all ;
but, the other hand, an accidental adhesion
OF opposing principles. which may separate and
lily apart at any moment.
Judge Smith concludes his address with the
following remarks relative TO the influence
which his opinions may exercise on his re- cleo
ton TO the U. S. Senate. They are in perfect
keeping with his established character as M
upright, independent. consistent politician
forming an admirable contrast 10 the vacilating
time serving, cha ngeabe aud politically un-
principIed course Of the Hoispurs by whom he
is opposed
"Ifl do my duty in the Senate in opposition
10 those I'M Just and oppressive systems, that IS
all the duty have 10 perform. But as regards
nv reelection, il can be Of lite importance to
the State, and II will be Of but little importance
TO myself | have as high a sense OF laudable
amhirion as any gentleman, & us much pride
! in serving my country, hut have no ambition TO
purchase its honois at the eIpense oil private o
pinion. And more especially when tia opinion
relates TO sub oct oil more vitnimportanc % the
| future destrnies of this Republic than any s.. iecl
that evpr az i'ated this community trust no man
would appreciate the honor Of q re election .
/ the Senate Of the United States, more Than my
self; or feel more grateful for such Distinction,
t1t as highly as should appreciate th1 dlalinc-
I -
opinions 10 attain H.
II deserve to fall victim TO diversity of
private opinion only, when public principles
are not involved, am ready tor the sacrifice
Orange Election As the election in Orange
county has attracted considerable notice and
discussion, and will probably be the occasion
Of farther excitement, tt may be we'll to keep
our readers apprised of the facts Ielatng,tO II
as they occur: sF
Alter Gov. Barbour had been returned ~ the
Sheriff OF Orange as legally elected, he made
To Capt, Davis, This opponent the following
proposition, viz - That the polls should be
scrutinized by their respective friends, who
should strike off all such votes as were clearly
| Illegal; and if there should be any votes OF a
d0ubifW character. with regard to which the
referees could not decide that Hsy should be
Submitted to Chapman Johnson, Benjamin w.
Ltgh and Robert Slsn,rd, vino, AS members
of the Convention, AID one of them the drafts
man Of that provision OF the Constitution re-
lating to the right OF suffrage. we're presumed
to know wha, classes of voters oogh,to be con.
siderrd legal. This proposition was rejected
| ~ Capt. Davis, because, be says, the candi-
dates possess no such discretionary power
! And yet, in the very next breath, he makes a
, proposition to Barbour involving much wider
J latitude Of discretion tn0rdL as we'll IA (epaI-