Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-10-27

"a ~ "uo wv Oue aObWers
s"u 'uat u, mat as TO one class Of
cases that tribunal is not accessible. I
mean cases in which the constitution.
ATTY OF State laws is brought ia qucs.
tion. There would certainly amend
the Constitution So as 10 give an an.
peal to the Senate; and perhaps re.
quire the concurrence Of two-thsrls 10
declare the law Of State uncoustitu.
uonal. AZ present, although we are
cmphat'caI!y the men Of fhc pcople, be.
ing charged exclusively with the pro-
lection Of individual right against un-
constitutional laws, yet Indirectly we
are compelled TO pass upon tho deli.
cate question Of sovereign right, from
which may Heaven deliver u.
You ask me why did not come ont
with nv Eight Points at the late eIce.
ton Tor Intendant Of our city, Ian.
swer, because had - little 70 do with
the meeting at Seylc's AZ you had, and
u had, nobody would have listened 10
me. The majority who voted Ear Mr..
Pr'ngie, are - decidedly An,i-Tarif
40 you are. I did not vote. and
doubt II there 10 a man in South Caro-.
Ina who agrees with me in al least SC.
ven OF my eight points. But thin l do
not doubt OF, that the time is not far
distant when they will all agree with
me IN every one Of them. You know
the course Of my public life. have
more than once before been in a minori.
ty, to all appearances as hopeless. as
inc present, age, erea on the election Of
Jackson to Tie presidency. I only as
sert that freedom Of opinion which /
readily concede to all others.
agree with you entirely that Judge
Lee and myself ought not to have been
iovited, and for the reasons you sug.
gest. You see that / doubt ed whether
~ was nos hoax, and after the lapse
OF 20 much time without an answer
from you, Ilwas nearly CONFIRMED in
that doubt. l treated the invitation.
however. respectfully. yet 90 as to
leave a. little rs possible to be gained
oy the hoax, if il was one. There is
one thing | must beg you partic uIarlv
to notice. do not mean to su(fer
myself to be drawn into the question
Of construction and Constitutionality
Of the Tariff Act. see that in INV
hrst Point have written Conslitufio,i,
where iought to have said Conrenfion
but the context will correct the lspsus.
l will treat the subject historically, and
no otherwise; and then if find I have
even approached the question of con-
structlon. will not sit jvjicially up
on cause arising under il. As 10
the point which you press with SO much
earnestncss, | mean the conspiracy. j.
am as ready now to dispose Of il 40 ]
probably ever shall be. and have no
objection TO do SO. have TO evidence
but what is before the public, and pro.
baby never shall have. II requires
the power OF an Asmodeus to rausack
Cabinets, or 10 rake up the ashes IF
confidential correspondence, but il
there has not been enough published to
establish the fact Of fixed purpose
and Jealous cooperation among some
OF our citizens, TO get rid Of the Tariff
Act, or get rid Of tue Union, then can
only say, ] differ widely from every
one IN my differences. I think there
IS evidence TO show that some go fur
Their, and maintain that a separation
from the Union. whether sincly or in
confederation with other States. is the
true policy Of South Carolina ; bot the
evidence on this subject, is chiefly be.
fore the public also, and may safely be
LETT TO consideration without comment.
Ii IS OF too personal a character TO adj
init Of public discussion, otherwise
than IN Court Of Justice, AMI there
u never can be discussed that 1 know
Of: ] hope il never will be, directly or
incidentally.
AS 20 the moral imputat Of Con-
spiracy, il does not necessarily carry
with IL reproseh. Lafayette would ne
yer blush 20 have IL known, if the truth
be so, that he headed a conspiracy a.
gainst Charles Y. lf there are any L.
mong us who maintain that they are
absoived from their allegiance TO the
United States, what offence can thew
take at being charged with conspiracy
against 10. III there are any who charge
the government Of the United States
with oppressive and intolerabie tyran.
ny, what rcproach j. IL 10 them TO be
charged with oonspirings Shall there
be Caesar and no Bruias, no Cassius,
no Cssea, found among US? by such
! ] presume il would be coveted ~ lao.
norable. The motive only can chaTae
terizc the act. aud 10 those only whose
eonsciences upbraid them with sellisl,
or Jisbonorsblr views, can IL come with
rcproach : DO believe in the rri.-
tence Of what ] call conspiraeyj but
have iInpugned 40 mas motive.
have attached no r,pyo0cbfd tpifhd Il
the tern. A. To those who press tbs
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