Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-11-19


adopt i without rclinqushing her character men,
Der of the Unions
To the unconstitutionaliiy Of such principle do
most unequivocaly dissent. can trace no vestige
IN any article, section or paragraph, OF the con-
stltuton, or in any treaties upon that instrument from
which can possibly deduce any such construc-
ton, either expressed or implied. But that State
can arrest the operation of law of tho United
State, and compel the general government to aban
don 1t, without relinquishing her character as
member otthe Union, IS to ne incxplcaSe. 1t Is
opposed to every principle of confederated govern
menf 1t is calculated to defeat the very ends Il In
lends to PROMOTE and to clog very operation of the
general government ard to arrest the operation OF
every lav, however sautary, whether constitutional
or unconstitutional. For If State has this power
necessarily possesses the power OF determining wba,
laws she will arrest.-Thcn suppose South Carolina
by virtue of her reserved sovereignty, should say
the general government. to arrest the operation of
the Tariff laws because they unjust and oppres-
sve; and Ohio should say, we arrest the and laws
the lands lying within chartered limits claimed
by the United 5 aies, is under sovereignty and
belongs 10 u.s. you ore deprivug OF our rights and
we VIII permit you to sell no more of IT. Tenncs-
see should say, we arrest the law Establishing the
United States Bank. deem It unconstitutional,
and We have a sound bank currency uf own It
takes from us the PROFITS of the banking system.
Thus 1t might go OIL, until you would not lave u
single law OF the general government, which was
not N state OF arr ST. il would b. just as rational
to suppose that the planetary system could continue
10 perform all Its revolutions, with the same beauty
them BY nature. we're the laws of proJecon, atrac-
ton and gravitation, To be totally suspended, It
would tie to suppose that twenty con.ederutcd
states could exist in harmony, and perform their
ed"rative functions, were each State 10 have the
power of arrestng suspending the operation OF the
laws OF the confederacy, whenever IN the OPINION
OF the functonares OF any single State, it should
be thought cxpedent for the Interests of that State
10 do
Ano,hcr mode of operation is proposed: whica
the call of convention. l CONCEIVE ut
vention which might have been useful, and OF which
would have been proud 10 have been mcmoer.
In constituting that convention, ! would have con
suited the people ut large; and would have obaihrd
from them. distinctly by ballot, the State of VIr
gnia lately did, who for, who opposed TO
Convention. Then the question of Conven
no Convention would have been settled By the
reign power and no further controversy could have
arisen. convention elected under hose crcun-
stances lin ted IN It's action to remonStrHnce only,
and limit ed IN It's duration 20 single session, could
have been objected 10 by In convention
thus organized great unauInity of sentiment and
great unity of action might have been looked for
And a solemn address from sucn source, must have
/ commanded attention abroad. aud might have pre-
served the peace and harmony OF the community at
home. 1t was convention Of this pa ifc cha racter
to which alluded IN my speech on Foots resolution;
not that though one even then To be necessary.
then expressed il. And much less do think con
verltion necessary now, when here every hope that
the systems Of the Ia if and Internal Improvement,
are going down by Other means, that cndan1e
I oihing But convention gotten up under he pre-
sent excessive excitement of party feeling that has
thrown the State into the violent ferment bro
ken up all former political assocat ions. severed the
most intimate friendships, nnd called down the most
bitter rcproaches upon the rights OF selopinon, that
party excitement has ever produced where there ex
lists no difference OF opinion regards the ure
and extent of the ihnry omplained Of bat onv a
differences of opinion regar ds the mode of redress;
and this too, at time when mutual orbcarance was
never more nIperionsy demanded, at any other DC
ht,t Ii,tt-
such convention could ef5c any sa!utary uurDosc
II, however, we are 10 understand, Distinguish
ed gentleman has uvowed. that "CoEveniun for any
other pnrose but notification IS unmeanInu faa-
cy or as other gentlemen no less distinguished eli
Us, ''t0r rcssancr; aud If such convention should
really DC ordered can sec nothing out revolution
ncorc us We could not retreat. that is certain
Then revolution Is the only alternative. For there n
pears TO be ground upon which to presume thn,
;he otrcr twenty three States, with General Jack
son at their head. would be coerced into concator,
measures in consequence OF such hostile arttud,
by South Carolina Nor can il be supposed NortI
Carolina, Virginia. and Tennessee, Albania ~
} Georgia, States equally concerned in this oreo
question with Sonth Carolina, are prepared 70 odont
implicitly what would appear 20 lead directly 10 q
state Of revolution Would they not choose to h.
consult ed in the first instance. and prefer 10 have
some eharen arranging and directing the modu,
operaudi, If they are TO share rhe burthcns Of
conflict with the general government to impose anv
separate unconstitutional measure upon South g., p
olina alone, and she should resist il even TO revo
luton, thcre can be no doubt but those neghbor.
| ing Suites would not stand by and see sippIe
State selected for political sacrifice. But when
it is common cause, they might not DO so rem
| dy to take part in q war, which State has Uo
ged without consulting the of her fellow suf
ferers.
! It has been affirmed, If South Carolina would
commence an opposition, those States would fall in
with, and follow up that opposition Phat this
was the pursued at the commencement Of the
revolutionary war, which separated US ffom Great
| Britain. That some one State began and tho o.
Their States followed Some one State had TO strike
the fist blow it is true. aad then the other States
took and immediate part in the war But there il no
parallel in the two cases The then Colonies now
! United States, began to feeN the oppression
Of the Mother Country more than twea;y
five years before the fatnl blow was struck
And during VIC whole Of that interval. they had
friendly communications OH The subject Of Revou-
ton, and for several years prev To the declra-
tioD Of independence they had their different grades
OF assemblies rising IN numbers and inpor ance
rom committees VI two, chosen by neighborhoods
90 20 a ConprCgs oftbe whole prnvucos All 20.