Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-03-01


:; g., r ,rolns. in 1923, should thus labor
,, ,,rox.. that. in l775, there wss no hostiiiy,
no c,nsr of war. between South Carolina anu
F,yIana, That she had no occasion 10 reier'
enc. 10 her own interest; or from REGARD u
her own Welfare, 10 take up arms IN Tue re'oio'
iionarv contest. Can any one acc9ah. LOT '"e
expression of such strange sen 'ime"ts'a"" Inc"
circulation through the ,iale, olher"'s' W."
BY surprising tie object 10 De, what pave d.
ready in,imated, 10 raise The question, I" 'ney
b ad no collision" (mark the expression VIZ"
The minis ers of King George the lhiio 1"
l775, what collision have they III 1873 WIN ,"e
ministers OF King George The Foor.h: "na'
is there now, in the existing state Of 'h'"gs' ~
separa,e Carolina from Oh. more, or ra'her'
than from hso England?
Resolutions, sii, have been recently Passea
ty the Legislature Of South Carolina l neea
no, refer TO them; they go no tartcer Than me
honorable gen lrman himself has gone-ana
hone no, so far. content myself, therefore,
with debating the matter with him
And now, sir, VIVA, have first TO say on this
subject is. that, a. no time, and under no cir
cum stances, has New Ensia or any SAFE "a
New England, ar in any iespec'aoie oooy o.
persons in New England, or any ps'Ilc man OF
standing in New England,pu forth such aoc-
,rinc as this Carolina doctrine
The gentleman his found no cas', ne can
find none TO support his own opinions oy Ntw
England hofi'y. New England has studied
the constitution in other schools, and undef
other teachers She lroks upon !; with other
regards, and deems more highly and reverentiy
BON OF It's just authority and us u'ility ana
excellence. The history OF her legislative pro-
ceedings may be lraced-;he ephemera' etin'
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the excitemen, Of the occasion, may be hunted
up-,hey have been hunted up. The opinions
aud votes Of her public men, in and out Of Con-
press NAV be exploied-i will ell be in vain
The Carolina doctrine can derive from her
neither coun,epance nor support. She rejects il
now; she always did ,ejecI j.; and ill she loses
her senses she will always reject II. The hono-
rable member has referred to expressions, on The
subject Of the embargo law, made i'll this place
by an honorable and venerable gentleman,
Mr. Hilihouse) nov favoring US with his pre-.
sence. He quotes that Distinguished Senator
as saying, tina, in his judgmeu! the embargo
law was unconsti ulionAI, and that, therefore in
his opinion, the people were not bound 10 obey
it. That sir, is perfectly consti utional Tau
guage. An unconstitutional law is moi bind
iny; bull then ii does not rest Wnh resolution or
laV ola Sia,e LegisLuiws TO decide ,cheihcr an act
of Congress be or De moi, constitutional. An un-
constitutional acr Of Congress woald moi bind
the people Of this district, although they have
no legislature 10 interfere In their behalf; and
on the other hand, constitutional law OF con-
eress does bird he ci,zens Of every Stale, al
| though all their legislatures should undertake
TO annul it, by act or resolution. The venera-
BILE Connecticut Senator is consitu iona law
yer. Of sound principles and enlarged knowl-
edge; a Statesman prst'ised and experienced,
bred in The company Of Washington, * holdig
lust views UPON the nature Of our governments.
He believed the embargo uncoDstitu iona, aud
so did Others; but what then? Who did he
suppose, was TO decide that question: The
S,ate Legislatures? Certainly not. No such sem
,iment ever escaped his lips. Let us follow up,
sir, this New England opposition to the en-
barge laws: le' us trace il, Till We discern The
principle, which controlled and governed
New England, throughout the whole course
Of that opposition We shall then see what
similarity there is between the New England
school Of constitutional opinions, and This mo
dern Carolina school, The gentleman, think,
read peiion from some single individual,
addressed to the Legislature OF Massachusetts,
asserting the Carolina docrire-that is, The
right Of State interference 10 arrest the laws Of
the UNION nt Idtc VI pcitiob
the sentiment OF the Legislature. l, met no
favor. The opinions OF Massachusetts were
otherwise. They had been expressed, in 1898,
in answer 10 the resolutions OF Virginia, and
she did not depar, from them, nor bend them
to the times. Misgoyerned, WI onged, oppres.
sed, as she felt herself TO be-, she still held fas,
her integrity 10 the Union. The gentleman
may find in her proceedings much evidence Of
| dissaIisfac,ion with The measures Of Govern.
ment, and grra, and deep dislike to the embar.
| go; all this makes the case much the stron-
ger for her; for Notwithstanding all this dissa
,isfaclion and dislike, she claimed no right,
sill, 10 sever asunder the bonds Of the Union.
There was hear, and there was anger, in her
political feeling--be il Sober heat or her an.
ger did MOI, nevertheless, betray her into inf
deity 10 the Government The genrl-man la
bors to prove that she disliked the Embryo.
as much as South Carolina dislikes the Tariff;
and expressed her dislike as strongly. Be- il so
But did she propose The Caroline remedy9 Did
she threaten 10 interfere, by Siote authority. 10
annul the ia,cs Of the Union? Ths, is the ques.
ton for the gen,leman's consideration.