Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-10-15

weeks after tire date of to winch It is answer
and at time when 1t was out of the question for me
TO be at Columbia to make my speech What an
opport unity here lost certainly should have
addressed myself to an audience eiohose minds tcere
an state for Minking" and might have enjoyed a
triumph. such as you and have felt in common more
than once. Where were the men who claim to
be radicals and exclusive patriots, when you and
stood shoulder to shoulder in the stormy days OF ultra
federalism? and more recently in that universal no
mage rendered to the talents and worth of our
friend Crawford, by men who revealed in the most
wanon abuse Of him, when you andI stood up for
him utmost alone.
perceive by an editorial remark prefxed to the
publication of our correspondence, that the sugges
ton IS thrown out thai my letter written to you
with view to involve you in controversy 1 am
sure, you cannot entertain such idea Norhing
was farther from my mind; but if you court it,
ainly shall not shun it-Yet it would be whispering
to the hpwhng winds to attempt in the newspapers
the defence of my eight points, until the election Is
over. Let that be passed, and something of calm
ensue. and am readyto meet you; but it must be in
the columns of the Telescope for thus and thus only
the antidote be administered where il NAV have
something 10 operate upon
You style yourself some of the members of the Con-
splracy"-but IT all the conspiroturs capdid
and disinterested you are, the republic would have
nothing to fear from the you have openly and can
ddly avowcd that If Virginia would consent to be
frontier stase, you would go off from tho Union the
next day. FMS is at once appealing to the good
sense and good feelings of the people, and in that
tribunal repose unlimited confidence 1t Is only
when they hoodwinked by demagsgues and nv
pocrites that they can go wrong.
As to the part you take in this "conspiracy"I So
Jenny declare that if could think as Won do unon
the facts, | think L should feel as you do upon the
measures. | would not live under "a Government o.
Unlimited Powers, and If saw distinctly that no.
thing but revolutionary movement could impose
due restrictions, would cry for Revolution! AS
to affording the States more satisfactory secu-
rty thun the intervention OF the Supreme Court il
is what have been urging for years. Rest assured
that we are far from coVeng jurisdiction, especially
where States are concerned. Heaven save us from
encouHesng the irritable feelings of sovereigns -
But have always been met by the question, What
can the States want more than the Senate? They
are all there equally represented and every law which
passes hat body involves a decision constltu-
tonaty-a decision made by body sworn TO decide
rtiatiy, and IN which the smallest State has as
much weight as the greatest. TO this have never
been able to find but answer and that Is. that as
to one class OF cases that tribunal not accessible
III mean cases which the constitutlonalty of State
Laws is brought IN question There would GER
talniy amend the Constitution TO give an appeal
to the Senate; ana perhaps require tn concur
renee of TWO thirds to declare the law of State un
constitutional. present although we are emphat
caly ae men OF the people, being charged excus We
y with the protection of individual right agaist I'M
constitutional laws yet directly are compelled to
pass upon the delicate question of sovereign ripht
from which may Heaven deliver us
You ask me why did not come out with nv
Eight Points at the la election attendant our
city" answer, because-l had-a llttle TO do with
the Meeting Seyle's you had, and if had
no body would have listened 10 me Tie majority
who voted for Mr. Prlngle, are as decidedly anti
farltt as you are D. did moi vote, and doubt if
there is South Carolina who agrees with
me IN at least seven of my Eight POINTS, But this
do doub Of that the time is not far distant when
they will all agree with me every one of them.
You know the course Of my public life | have
more than once before been aminority to all az
pearanceS hopeless the presen aye eueY, on the
election s Jackson to the Presidency. only assert
that freedom of opinion which readily conceded to
all others.
! | agree with you entirely that Judge Lee and nv
self ought not TO have been invited and for the rea-
Sons you suggest lou hat doubted whether it
was not hoax, and after the lapse of so much time
without an answer from you, was nearly confirmed
IN that doubt. ] ted the invitation however res
pectfuly, yet SO to leave little as possble 10
be gained by the hoax, If 1T was one. There is one
thing must beg you particularly notice. do not
mean to suffer myself to be dra he question
Construction or Constitutonay OF the Tariff "A ct
see that in my first Point have written Constitu-
ton, where ought have said Convention; but the
context will correct The lapsus. will treat the SUBJ
Jecf historically, and not otherwise, and then If find
have even approached the question of CONSTRUCTION,
will not judicially upon cause arising under
1t: AS to the point which you press with most ear
nestness, mean The conspiracy, am as ready now
to dispose OF as probably shall be, and have
no Objection TO do so. have evidence but what is
before the pubic, and probably never shall have 1t
requires the powers of Asmodehs to ransack ca
bnets or rake up the ashes of confidential cores
dence, b1t1i there has not been enough published 10
establish the fact of fixed purpose and jealous CO.
operation among of getrld of the
TaTh Act, or get rid of the Union, then | can only
say, differ widely from every IN my references.
think there evidence show that go far, her
and maintain hat separation the Union, whe
Their sii,gy confederaton>witb other states, is
the true policy of South Caroiina but the evidence
on this SUBJECT chiefly before the public also, and
may safely be left TO their consideration without com
1 mo cOFf
pubic discussion, otherwise than IN Court of Jus
tice, and there 1t Gun be discussed that know
of hope 1t never will be, directly incidentally
AS to the moral incubation of conspiracy, does not
necessarily carry with it reproocb. La Fay tie would
blush TO have it known, If the truth nc So that
he headed conspiracy against Charles K. If there
arc any among who maintain that they are absol-
we'd from their allegiance the United States, what
offence can they take at beng charged with conspi-
ring against it, Ifthere any who charge the Gov
eminent of the United States with oppressive and IN