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

we Poonsncu, IN our Last, two letters which
passed between Judge yoaxsroN Of the Supreme
Court and Governor TArLsa IL South C.rolins.
rSi.sise TO the prcscnt excitement ia that State
The following is Judge JonSsrox's rioindcr 70
Governor TArIoas rcply to him.
CHARLESTON, sEPr. %, 1880.
NV dear TAyLoR-Your letter dated
Rice Greek, Sept. IL, with the Coium.
bia Post mark Of the I4th, did not
come 70 hand until the 18th, near three
weeks after the date of mine to which
It - On answer. and at time when i,
was out OF the question for me to be- AZ
Columbia to make my speech. What
an opportunity was here lost. Icer.
tainiy should have addressed myself
to an audience "tchcse minds ,rerc in
a STATE for fhinking," and might have
enjoyed triumph, such ~ YOU and |
have felt in common more than once.
Where we're the men who now claim 10
be Radicals and exclusive Patriots.
when you and | stood shoulder TO shool
der IN the stormy days Of Ultra Fede-
raiIsm: And more recently in that
universal homage now rendered 10 the
talents and worth of our friend Craw
ford. by men who rcvelled in the most
wanton abuse Of him, when YOU and I
stood up for him almost alone.
i perceive by an editorial remark
Pretxed to the publication Of our cor.
rcsPondsnce, that the suggestion is
thrown out that my letter was written
to you with view TO involve you in a
controversy. am sure you cannot en-.
tertain such an idea. Nothing was
farther from my mind but if you cour,
1t, 1 certainly shall not shun it. Yet
1T would be whispering TO the bowling
winds, to attempt in the ncwspa pers tho
defence Of my eight points. until the
election is over. Lex that be passed.
and something Of q calm ensue, and |
am ready 70 meet you: but Ii must be
In the columns Of the Telescope, for
thus. and thus only, can the antidote
be administered where it may have
something TO operate upon.
You style yourself 'onc Of the mem.
bers Of the Conspiracy'---but If all the
conspiratUrs we're as candid and disin.
terested 700 are, the Republic would
have nothing TO fear from them: YOU
have openly and candiJIy avowed, that
Vt Virginia would consent to be From.
tier State, you would 90 OF from the
Union the next day. This is ut ono
appealing to the good sense and good
feelings Of the people, and 10 that Fri
bunai ! repose unlimited confidence.
IL is only when they are hood winket
by denagogaes aud hypoerites thai
they can 20 wrong.
As to tho part yDu take 10 this 'eon.
spirscy,' so!emhiy declare, that 10
could think a. you do upon the facts.
j think | should feel a. you do upon
the measures. would not i've under
"A government Of unlimited powers,
and IL saw distinctly that nothing bu
a revolutionary movement could im
pose due restrictions, would cry Ou
for revolution.
"a to aaorling the States some NOR,
satisfactory secarity than the inlcryen
Ton Of the Supreme Court, il il wha
hsve been urging for years. Res
assured. that pe are Ear from eovetiB.
lurisdictien, especially where State
arc concerned. Heaven save Us iron
eneountering the irritable feelings q
yovereigns. Bot | have Always bee
met by tie question, what can II.
states want more than the Senate p
They are all there equally represent
ed, and every law which passes tia
body involves decision on It's consli
tutionaliiy--a decision made by bod