Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-07-26

tNaa THE soU tHERN YAIni 7, (CHAnLEsfebJ
of1fe oordnXleg -NtityteditOu.--ll Is imp"s.
.'0ie 10 deny tnat toe aamn>lop OF IL nght 10
huldy wit bring the tedefnl Government To
,ne slaic OF imbecdity Of the old Confederation.
Nhai "a. the radical vice OF that schime Of
! edetal alhaucel Was II not that EACH state
had He posrr OF acting On IL own sense 81
fiShl aud expectancy, II matters thai concerned
The interest o. the whole Tho power over
she general purse md sword wHS psced. accor'
dug 10 The theory OF that system, IN tho Cen
iral authority, tut was II IN praCtico Iarh
Sinte obeyad or not at us mere pleasure, me
roqusluon. oil Congrcss.-Each otaie furnish.
ed or not, ID I1S sole discfetlon, It's conilngen,
al uen aud money. Inc Federal authority
cGuid act only by The intervention oil tie states.
II had 40 SaHeii0H Tor ia laws. They put GA
thc ebniaGier OF mere recommendations. They
operated on The states IN then corporate ca
paeiiiss, aad not on tue clti.ens o. the states,
tnJFidually.
isit not aduItted that This naS tho cardinal
A1tr-t ~ ths old System Is II denied thai one
81 - shousesi motives 10 tevise that system
snd - 10, Ia detects, vas the state Ol mbec-
Up, IA spleh it reduced the Federal pfefoga.
fFrs. Vel, 'len, II tbs he Admitted, land
sho Gao dispute II , what Is the power, IN
bnslc sat, 10 maze void aud imperative an
DICT al ConRlt,s, but tho same power, then pos
bessed by tt oidtcs, revived IA another turm
Nhai Is TIE cirtain consequence of the state
veto, bhl to teduce the laws at Congress 10 the
character oil mere recommendations OF no
more validity tbdn the embodied deleffnnu-
tons OF league hell 10 geIher by The loosest
'~rm OF puhncN combination. What IS the
paf'ial resumption OF state sovereignty, by nul-
ii'Gaiion, bnt Atopping tue action OF the tcder.
al lava On the CRfz.us oil toe states, Mdisidu-
oil! nat Is tins, itii Is not, Ia substance
The vice OF The old bystrn How eau any acl
OF Congress reach the individuals residing
" iiiiu The tlmlis uf u state IT such state sn, 10
thu whole body Of her cllizcne, such acts ol
Congress are valid, aud may be obeyed, aud
such otheI acls are NOT valid, and may Go iu-
sisted;
Hhere is the Sqariioa 20 be found for laws of
ANY Character 81 Tie Iarsent Confederation, IN
such State oi things How is the peuaiiy 10
BE- enforced Tor dbubeiteucc IN any case what.
tEtfi Shuuid the state ChpnBe 10 utelpose its
\ nvSt1Nc II Ii eVtdout, thefetUie, II the right
"e admulea 80 ndllhy--lt a state Is 10 SET up
her o"n discretion u, the standard al correct
decision, inat the lcadns purpose, the ehuf
cad, Of The institution ola Federal G0Vcru-
meni, " Ill nave bcrn subvericd. Inc General
Government can only, on thus admission uol
ny The intervention OF the states. Ihey eau
oHly lt"th ''it clilLeh ny concurrence OF StHlp
suihafly. II lie refuse To pay his taxes, b,
shelterlob hiulsrli under slate power he na,
Uuly 10 eAhlOll the State veto to escape all pen.
glues whaiev,r. We ask IN lea,on, in can
dout, ~ the splrt Ut the CONSTITUTIONS would
this DC IN conformity with the purpose OF our
ancestors. who trained mat lnslIualeul 1 ,uld
they ever have Intended 10 leave power "a
the states winch would couuterac, tue very end
designed by amending the defects OF the
'ofmtr very iaut! schcme OF Federal Govern.
.ueni
The rghtto nullly has been confidently
claimed ds among The reserved rights, aud II
mas b"en asked. where Is The prohibulonln The
cUn,ttluuoH against us exercise Is II possible
hat h's suesuoa can be ptefeunaed hy aay
one Who has looked lar az instant al she systrm
IA a. rs paris You'd It not nave beena alb.
sufaity IN term. 10 have sad TO The states, you
shall mol nave the power to stop the action OF
tue Federal Tefeium at on your owu views o.
rgat' Cnuid the conception have even enter.
ca he minds ui tie trainers Of the Constitution
thai oae veto ~Gula he clnunea, such i.
restriction would INDEED have p,eseated slu..
L'at iorm o. pIoBtnlllon, ~htu ne ARTICLES Of
Union were dmended expressly 10 hhe away
the night To inlcfpose Stale p,e,osauye. IN al
eGsts, at the ms.e discretion ui tau Staics.