Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-03-15

uoolj be a Surrender 10 ilal one q al POWER
.sh.,syer :" and in thus arguing, he gives up
.hs whole ground of controversy The States
,h..arIiss 10 the compaLt-what right then,
ia, South Carolina, one Of those parties to
.,.;u, the power Of interpreting law of Con-
u.s.s and deciding whether or not that Law
..o,a. the powers of that body, as derived
terms of the compact She has no
..,b, independent of the " right of revolution >
CO. may claim ii as much as she rleases. and
.,,nnrously as she phases, so long as she
eo. her claim 10 mere words but The mo
=, that size attempts to enforce il. she places
..,.elf beyond the pale OF constitute nal law.
nd is guilty of rebellion--oi rebellion against
.n,ac, TO which she is patty. II she
.;,,h, N construs the meaning, Of The
,.,;,,,,on. so have the twenty three other
go. which are bound by its burthens,as well
:. participants Gifts bess'ngs-and 1t need no
s,,,aordinary penetration 10 see what would be
the inevitable fate of an instrument designed to
.,o,a,e over such IA wide extent OF country, and
,ch a vast diversity of interests, II such
.;,ber the common sense or the cons.Gr'
tional doctrine
We aver. most cunscientiously, that IN our
.iov Of this question, we do not permit party
deliberations to mingle for single moment.
\, :, me which ought to be discussed AM set
,Isd without reference to temporary and eva
..,scen, DISPUTES These latter are healthy and
.;r;fving storms, operating like thunder clouds
= ,he natural atm osphere, But consIi uIiona
,nes,ioos are of a mote expanded a"i more
.a,,;op character, having an immediate nan-
ION q, the continuation of The uaI1u Of tbs
States, Let them be decided, then, without re
,..o,ce TO those who have been, or who are
now. or who may be hereafter in power
We close these remarks by quoting the fol
,..;oa G,rcible extract from Mr. Webser's last
Speech =,
The gentleman, sir, finds analogy where
none. lie likens it TO the cas- OF treaty,
:. phich. there being no common superior,
'.ch marty must interpret for itself, "naer IT'S
9'." nhI;gation Of good tanh. Bal this is
.sa.s,itution of Government, with power TO-
'e",,,o itself and fulfil its dutrs
admit sir that tins Government Is Gov
-...n,nent Of checks aud balances that Is, the
1ouse OF Representatives is check on the
.na,s .nd the Senate is check On the House,
md the President a check on both But can.
,", comorehena him, or if do | totally differ
,1o,, him. when he applies the notion of checks
md balances TO the interference of different
aavernmeuts. He argues, that il wo trans.
arsss each State as Safe, has right 10
ThecR rs does he admit the converse oil the
,,r,nos,ion. that we have "A right 10 check th'
s,aies9 The gentleman do''rlnes wouih give
~ a strange jlnble of authorities and powers,
,nstesd of Governments of separate ana dehh
odnowers It's the part of wisdom, | thInS,
10 avoid this, and TO keep TIL General uoVern-
,nent and the State Governments each in IT'S
.vropsr sphere, avoiding. as carefully as pos
ybe, eveIy kind oiinlerierence,
Finally sir, the homo able gentleman says
chat the Safes viii only interfere, by tncir po"
ITO preserve tn CanstItu. ION. They wi no,
destroy it--lhey viii no, impair 't-ihey viii
only save, thev will preserve, they will only
strengthen il This is o"t the old story. All
regulated Governments All free Governments,
have been broken up b, similar disin,eIested
and we'll disposed interference 1t is the
common prelence. But | take leave Of the sub
ject."