Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-03-12

MY STATE L-9ts TO ronsirue interpret fhei
high instrument OF government; much less to inter
fee 10y their own power 10 arrest ITS course and ope
ration.
IT SIR the people in these respects had done other
wise than they have done, their Cons tuition could mel
Their have been pr-scrve would IL have en- woi
preserving Aud lift. plain provisions shall now dis
regarded, and these doctrines in,crpoiseJ ia it, 4
will beronc MS feeble and helpless heing its enc
mics, whether early more recent could possibly de
sire. IL will exist IN every STATE, hut poor DEEPEN
liant State permission II must borrow lesvs 10 be
and will he, iouser than State pleasure, or Stat,
discretion, secs lit gran, the indulgence, aud TO p,o
long it's poor existence.
also The people have preserved Thu, their cho.
sen Coastiuion for orty years, aud have their
happiness, prosperity, and renown, grow wi lis
growth aud strengthen with it, strength. They are
now. generally, strongly attached TO IL. Oven ia, own
by direct assault, il oanno, b.; ,valed undermined
NULLIrIEp, it will no, be, and those who shall
succeed ms here agents and representatives, Of the
people, shall consccn,iously anil vignnt,y discharge
the two great branches OF our pnIlic trustfaithir,
toprcs.rve, ard wisely 10 administer it,
Mr.. Pte,idcn,, have 'hu- stated the reasons of my
dissent TO the doctrines which have been advanced aud
main aimed. conscious OF having detained you,
and the Senate much too long was drawp into the
debate with no previous delbera,on such as i, sui e,
TO the discussion OF grave aud important subject
But il il subject Of which my heart /. full, ard have
no, been willing suppress the u,tcrance of its spon-
taneous sentiments. cannot, even now, persuade my
SELF to relnQuish it, witou, expressing more, my
dee, conviction, that since it respects nothing less II
the Union If the States II H. al most vital and essential
Importance 10 the pu. lie happiness. profess, sir, in
my hhetto, to have kept steadily in view the
rrosNery and honor Of ihc whuls COUNT " and the pr
serva,ton OF Federal Union. II is TO that Union
safety d; home, and consideration and
dignity abroad. 1t il to that Union ;!at chic y
Indebted Tor whatever makes most proud of coun
try. That union reached, only by the discipline of
virtues, in The severe school OF elversy. Ii had
i,s origin in the necessities of disorered finance pros
tra'c commerce. ani rrined credit Under s benign
Influences, these great utercst' Immediately ayoke,
frcm The dead, and -prang forth with newness oil life
Every year o lie du NiOn has term"d with fresh proofs
at it's Gti'y and iis blessings ana although terro.
has stretched ont, wider and wider, and our popuA
ton spread farther and farther they have not outrun
its protection or It's benefits. II has been 10 va all
copous fountain OF NATIONAL social, and personal hap
pnes-. have no; allowed myself ii, 10 lex eyond
the Union ,c what liz hidden in the dark re-
cess behind have no, cody weighed the chances OF
preserving liberty, when the bond. that unite
gciher shallbe broken asunder. have not accusom
eel myse. to hang the precipce Of disunon,
whether with my short sight, can lothom the derth
OF the abyss below; could regard him a safe
counsellor the affairs oil this Government, whose
thoughts should he mainly bent considering, not
low the Union should hc best preserved, but how
tolerahle might be the condition OF the people when
il shall he broken up and de"royed While IN;
Union lasts, We have high, excl ing, gratifying pros
poets spread cut b. tCre us, Tor AID our children
Beyond that seek not . penetrate the veil God
grant that in my day, at least, that curtain may
ret rise. Gnd grant, that on my vision may
be opened what lies behind. Wher my eyes shall
be turned 10 behold, Tor the last time, the sun in Hea
ven, may not see him shining the broken and dis
honorsd fragments OF once glorious Union; Safes
civil ieuis or drer ced, may be, in fraternal blood
Let their last E. c lie and lingering glance, rather, be-
hold the gorgeous Ensign oi the Republic, known
and hcnored throughout tho carh, still FULL high add
vance6, its aud trophies streaming in lhsr origin
nj lustre stripe erased polluted gle star
obscur. d. bearing for It's such rnise able in
terogaory as hat IS oil This ,cOIM? Nor those
Their words Of deuson and ioly-LiGcrfy first and
OROn GffeyrGrfs but every where, spr, al all IN
characters nf living light, hi King all its ample folr
as they Fl at over The AMI the land, and in
cry wd under iie whole ht avcns, that other semi.
mrnt dear TO every true American heart-Liberty and
Uriun, aud forever, one and inseparable!
Note l.
1Veoinesddg, FcbyWary FL, l7S7
SC;G,neros' assemble present, A. bctor,
varnam Mr. s NJ MHehe Mr. smith Mr. Cadmn li NJ I
THS' Mr. n Mitchell, Mr. Forrest Mr. cmysOn Mr. EGaG, Nh
TENDER 1895 Dickinson written the request of COMMITS
os the City S N%%
sS % ,G . c TO rc ,
Of tho day called and which contained in tho following
cOngIa. having had under consideration
at AGnopc's d%,i" tho last Com
Of the Fcds and o ey ys .ne @
cT provisions shOlI render the oxgencc
send forward Delegates meet tho proposed tho
Note 2.
Ertrdcts from Mr.. Cdihoms Speech on Nh Ran
dolph's motion to strike om the minimum ualua
ton on Cotton Goods, in the House Of Representa-
HUes, Aprii, 1916.
The debate heretofore this subject has been tho degree
manufactures; all protesting he friendly
he willing them
The is
cd pocsscd the ground that manufactures ought
encouagemonti and WILL its operation,
establishments the of
the East indies, which, acknowledged Sides
not capable meeting with without the
10 be stricken ont by the motion under discussion Till
debate this
atng he largely did that general anxiety which is
so long and aSoous session, return tho bosom
But subject vital
does the security prosperity oou country, hoped
that the House would ndusc him in few observations
" 10 give perfection 10 this things will
ndd, possible, OF ncr1a
oast such prevent tho crtin- of
coastng trade The advantage
especially
y for the Introduction of manufactures. I'VE abundance
of and things naturally
Tccon prosperous has
oionmerciai capital into this This capital has till
which transferred this
has passed away 10 Where shall
employment Tor our pTodous amount Of whore markets
Tor the and abundant products
great body Of active capital which, moment foun
hcnt employment IN supply markets by
and measures preceding ~ ioda directions
# things continue they will he direction. viii intro
duco affairs
ava ought 10 be coumenauced by the Besides
suuOuutod
found in undertakings of Tho cotton and olen
features not to be mroduccdtoy already
great eNtcni freeing entirely
measure NC snchces experienced giving the capital Of the
try new direction The though
not intended for that have by the
things utneda large capital this
He had often heard said both IN md
this OF when the
was practically felt HAT he remembered during
tomo qes"n was ngtacd respecting the Introduction of
goods, that then opposed o1r