Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-10-05

eau"s 'e declaration TO the other States, no trace
Improper means has appeared. And If the other State.
nau concurred IN making like declaration supported
700 oy 'he numerous applications flowing Immediately
uo me people, 1t can scarcely be doubte, that these
unexceptionable - - ~
III is no less certain that other means might have
"een employed, which strictly within the limits
oil me Constitution. The Legislatures of the STATE,
"yhf haze made direct represenfntion 10 Congress
WIN view to obtain resembling OF the two offensive
or 'ney might have represented to their respecr.
o'ors in Congress. their wish. that thirds there
=, would propose an explanatory amendment to The
consultation; or two thirds of themselves il such had
tne'r option, might, by application Congress
nave ootdtiedd Conreation for the same object.
'Ihese several means, though not equally elioible In
themselves, nor probably, to the States were all con-
st".'ondfy open for consideration. And il the Gen
e.a' assembly after declaring the be uncon-
suuuonal the first and most obvious proceeding on the
SUBJECT did not undertake to point out TO the other
'aes cho'ce among the further measures that might
oeco"'e necessary and proper the reserve will not he
'aor. P"
hr'e observations app ar To form satisfactory r.
ply 10 every obj 'ciion which IL founded on mron
eP'on OF he terms employed in the resolutions Their
Is ohe other, however, which NAV he Of too u n i'm
porance not 10 be added II cannot he foryoep IN a,
among the arguments addressed TO those who aprre
hueu danger to liberty IRON the establishment of the
'ene'sI Government over so great a country the an
P.nwh mphs'ics'y made 10 to the intermediate ex.
NV, ., 'he State Governments, between the people
a"" Wa' government, to the vigilance wi which thew
would de cry the first SYMPTOMS Of and 10
ms prompilu 'e with which they would sound IN. .
arm 70 me public. This aryuR.nt was probably no,
w"out us elect; anil IL IL Was proper one hen IN
recommend the establishmen mt Of the Constitution II
mus he proper one now, to assist in its int mr.,
ton" INV P''a
Here then is not hint notification or open resist
ance-but allusion to three measures only which are
clearly constitutional and orderly.i
ne foli'icians OF s. Carolina also appeal to Mr. JEFF
ierson, and his Kentucky Resolutions These Resell,
lions declare the Alien s. Sedon Acts TO be unconsti,,
uona', altogether void and OF effect" But thew do
not go 10 nuilihcaon in the :. Carolina sense of the
'erm-they do not go to lay down rule of action for
the Ciizens oil Kentucky; much less TO saw that ,s
are not bound by them, and much less that the Jr;cs
are not bound to carry them into efcct-And 10 what
conclusion men do they arrive? What measure, of re
dress do they prescribed 1s The Senators and Repre
sentatves in Congress "enioned TO use their hest
oeaVors 10 procure repeal of the aforesaid
uonai and obnoxious acts'-and 2diy Kentucky calls
on ITS co-Statcs for expression of their sentiments
&c. &c plainly declaring these acts are or are no. an,
thorized by the Federal Compact ~
Such are Mr. Jefferson's means of onnos;,;o,, .. -
pounded by his own Resoutons-,ipon which Tho NJ,
ners oil o. Carolina rely much for their own ius,if
eauon-But there is other evidence before u.s. TO show
how far removed from resistance was Mr. Jearson =,
that time. The following letters are from the voms
oil his Memoirs and Core 'pondonce lately published
ne .hrst Letter was written about the time when Mr.
Jefferson penned his Rcsolutons-It is as follows
1ho'ds jefferson to John Taylor
~ "PHILADELPfIA, June l. 1888
Mr. New Showed me your letter on the snb;.c, .,
me patent which gave me opportunity of observing
what you said to the effect with Won of nubIc rro
ceedings, and that il unwise now TO estimate
me separate mass OF Virginia and North Carolina with
view 10 ueir separate existence. II true that we
are completely under the saddle of Massachusetts and
connecticut and that they ride very hard cruelty in
surfing our feelings as well exhaustng our strength
anu subsistence Their natural friends the other
States, join them from sort of family nriJe and %
nave he art to divide certain other parts of the Union
- as W make use oil them TO govern the whole This
"I' new, IS Tue old practice of despots to part
OF the people TO keep the rest in order And those who
nave once got an ascendancy and
all the resources OF the nation their revenues and of
nceshave immense means of retaining their ADVANTAGE
ou'' our present situation is not a natural one The
republicans through every part of the Union saw that
was me irresistible influence and popularity of General
washington played off by the cunning of Hamilton
"hish turned the government TO anti-republican
handso turned the republicans chose by the people in
TO ant-republicans He delivered it over to his
sor In this State, and untowar events
ed WIN great artce, have produced on the public mind
the Impression But STILL reaeat H. this is moi
tho natural state Time alone would bring round an or
uer OF thlngs more correspondent to the sentiments nj
our constituents But are there no events
which will do in few months? The crisis viii IN
ganu' the public and authentic avowal of sentiments
hesule 10 the leading principles of our constitution The
prospect of a war, in which we shall stand ,Ion
tax, stamp tax increase of public debt &C. BE This a.
mays IN every free and celebrating society," there must
from the nature OF be opposite parties and violent
dissenslons and dscords and of these for the most
part, must prevail over the other for longer or shor,er
ume' Perhaps this party division is necessary 10 in.
duce each TO watch and debate 10 the pe,nle Tho mo
ceedings oil The other. But, if on temporary super
ory oil the party, the other is to resort to SECESSION
oil me Union, no federal government can ever exist
10 rid ourselves OF the present rule of
1ohheetcut' we break the Union, will the evil sor
there! Suppose the New England States alone emf Of
VIII our natures be changed Are notmen still IN the
south oil that, and with all the passions of m en- Jmme
diateys we shall see Pennsylvania and Virginia MAJ
w arse IN the residuary conederacy and the public
mind will be distracted with the same party shirt Wba
game too, will the party have in their hands b,
eernaly threatening the other, that unless thew do 90
ana So they VIII join their northern neighbours If W.
reduce our Union to Virginia and North Carolina mme
aey me conflict viii he established between the re-
Presenta1ves oil these two States and thew will end h,
breaking into their simple units Seeing there fore
tnat an association OF who will quarrel with onq
ano'her Is thing which yet existed from the
greatest coniederacy of nations down town
or vestry; seeing that we must have some bodv n
quarrel with, had rather keep our New ENGLAND asso
crates Tor that purpose, than our chickering's
ierred 10 others they crcumscribed within such
row limits, their population FULL that their numbers
WIN ever DC the minority, and they marked like the
Jews WIN such perversity of character as 10 const
tute from that circumstances the natural division of our
parues' little patience, and shall see the reign ri
wches pass over their spells dissolved and the peope
recovering helr true sign restoring their to
Tue principles It's true that in the meantime are
suffering deeply in spirit and ncurrng the horrors of
war; long expressions OF enormous public debt But Tho
cansay what would no the evils of session and when
and where, they would end? Better keep together a. we
arc, maui OIL from Europe as can, and from
all attachments 10 any portions of IL and if thew show
their power just sufficiently hoop us together II will
ne 'he happiest situation in which can exist If the
game runs sometimes against at home we must have
patience till luck turns and then shall have an onpor
tnny oil winning back the principles have lost. For
therefore, TO us all, and health, happiness and friendly
salutations 10 yourself Adcun
The following Letter, written after Mr. Madi.
son Resolutions had been ado2ed-and while he was