Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-07-22
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| A. The Dinner given ~ Charleston, Z {.
! Ia Co. bRAYrov. and Gen. HAIST. ON the
id insi"oi. the following @as the 9th regular
toas'
Baiam Pr1Ron.-Atle faithful & eloquent.
south Go va eherishes BIN IS 500 discip-
lined ia tei best schools of chlvary aud honor.
- ith drshird frnuess he las pursued The
! dictates 4 hi' conscience Ia opposition IN the
teques' Of ar,spee.ed portion OF his consntaeuts
We honor him fof his Independence
When the long aud deafeniag applause with
winch this toast WAS received had suhsided.
1"h DRAfr7S tore aud addressed the company
"a fulioss:--
feRop en- tas-Accept nv grateful thanks
tor the appreciation whurh you havs been
pleased IN cXPrns. # my public conduct. and Of
The motives ~ winch IL has been directed. Al
all tunes earnestly seek to lea,0 the sent.
mentS of nv cous.ituents.-lhey are eai.tlrd
10 all u'e service which eau render them F.
and 10 require, : a genera, ruie, thar N teq-
dung those se' v,ees, saould canfurm IN lhp,a
wishes ba', whenever. after 3aaIuic deitbera
T t'Ha, hlfr arrived vt The clneinston nat I
ca7n't comply with them without violating IN,
olhciei oath. or the principles of mural ftgh, E
Whrur'rr tH' question arises between NY ,un-
| sc's',rc and The viii Of Constituents that qur.-
TN must he snlgei by my duIy 10 NY God
lhS "p,nien haye so ( equen,ly uttered. that
have cvr=t roass1 - bflcye tia. . nialbriiy
ii those whom rpresent, are quaint, wrh
/. Should he nIStikcp, GLADLY agah Inv.
ssi at i1ts occasion 20 declare II Polincal cr.
rgrs I nay often have committed WIN The
concralnrnt Of ny puiifc4i pIinciplcs, 10 one
con luSlls cBaigr me-.
lHe t1l irs. most interesting 20 south Carroll
~. 20 Winch hfye lately gwen my attention.
10 Congress, are The GrlH and what are term
ed g" Ioteraal improvement. II being wcil
known. that r9usiirr tne law imposing dutio.
npon unports for tie exclusive benefit Of the
dnlar,tic manufacturer, 10 be unconstliniion.I
and deeply injurious 10 the great G,ass Of toe
community aud that regard "intrrnal ln,
prnyrmeut,' rs they have hong brru acted 10
~. to be- attended with wasiefl anu rnnous
expenditure of the public trnnsure tor private
purpose, aud 10 be az variance with lhr spirit
ai The federal compact, shall not now enter
into discussion oil those suhleCis, but ConGue
! myself 20 "A brief exaInrHauon Of the Consrpuru.
t-s which Esva flowed from them. An eA.
element growing ont OF these subjects, more
especially out 81 The iifAt q them. hps perya
Id all pafH of TIT State, aud has made 50
profound an impression upon the public mluG
- almost 10 absorb every other political con-
silptt,ion. Our citizens suffering under an
Act. which u great naioliV of ihem believed g.,
be- .unCon.fituliopai, have naturally been led T.,
deliberate upon The steps which onght 10 be
taken, under circumstances 20 Clical al mo
mtnDohs on TIE CSYeoieuts pr0pusri that
Whirn seems. mOsl generally 70 b. relied uIou
+, through rne medium Of HE legislatures or Of
a convention chosen by The peope, 10 nnitiy
~, obnnXnug law. or. in other words. 10 de-.
c.a,e it t. be unconsrinulioaal, aud 10 absol,e
our cii.zfns from ohcd.ence 10 H. unless a con
lrary decision should he pronounced by three
(onrihs Of the Legislatures "a the several Statps
~ by conventions OF The propie. IN the SAM
uu,, L.r oi the s,aics Ihoso who recommend
III course are sanguine N lheir oxpeclali ,uS
n g., efficacy. Ihry assrrt thai a sovereign
STATE under It's leseiycd rights, can canshilt-
foAaiy resort 10 A. aud thai Us no ,t,er mraus
can tine Uniun br preserved. Ifbv any process
Of reasoning, Of which an capahic II h. any
lIants winch could deiiYe from in'eItect5 fnr
,nue, ior 10 mine coula accord Ia these views
aud lufereufes should lcIni,e 10 do So, for no
one condemns morc than nay self the prfnGIples
III nc existing Tarif, ur mBre drrrrcates its
naltiiItheCts. Nevertheless aftr rurInus and
palutnl meditation. directed by every motive
which ought t. influence "A lover al his country,
and of hrs country srtpmatI0n and prosperity.
/ / cannot /. reeve any substantial dIstmCNDp
between ihe ahrae aiIou OF n law oftuner, s.ly
a stale. AID The separation OF that STATE II, n,
lie Union.
When an act Of ConnrrSs has been passed
.a tis Customary TOMS. natil repeated - thr
.4dy .ausctinp. II. or decided 10 be InyaiI3 by
the Federal Judiciary. i becomes the law of tie
land ne President of the United SiAms 1,
com,,olltd Lv his oath OF office. 10 enfl,., II.
anles,. perbaps. he should be satisfied Of il.
gacor,t,rnljonallfy. which is not the opinion
II President jackson. AS 10 the TariH OF sls
Should then the Pfe4Ident, OF t1e mandate OF
lha Federal Cont. direct II to hr catn.d into
ersrution II could NOT be resisted by us 81.
cpp,ing upon the ground. lhal onr state had
Withdrawn from he lrdel alton, ar Oy tie eb-
rrcisc Of force. The first alternative would he
ipsp Cactp. a sryprance oil mis- Stair tom thp
lrn,on. I he second would be aa appeal TO arms,
the ultima ratio reipnhcs.
Ipt me not be mi,r,aecived. Lam not the
advocate OF rsssiyp obedience and non-rrsi.
nnrp In the ordinary sdminI,t,aiion of aharn
ne ascertain of The ripbt of the majority To