Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-09-12

The Richmond Enquirer. in reply to recent
charge of concurrence with Mr.. CALHoUN's doc
trine, Indignantly replies in the following strong
language. sanctioned by true sense and right rea-
son of the whole controversy. He says
.Asyss Ss III eassa lie 6lss ia H sopar
dy. at the mercy OF each dissentient State of the
"a States! No, no, General! We cannot swallow
this doctrine Of nullifcation with our devoted at
tachment. not of yesterday, but one that is ell
twined with our earliest and dearest recollecticns.
AS MIR. Cuthbert shows, in the Article which we
this day extract from the "Federal Unon,r the
advocates of the theory do not agree among them
selves. Mr.. Calhoun claims 1t as Constitution
al right-Mr. M'Dufie, as dehors the Constitu-
ton-as Revolutionary right Who shall de
eide Schea Doctors disagree2 Run Mr.. C's doc
trine outlet each State, when it is of opinion
there has been pal pable usurpation or gross
abuse of powers, resort to nulli6catlon-that is,
by it's Ueto put stop to the action Of law of
Congress, until three fourths of the States shall
declare 1t constitutional; and how shall we stand:
The Government will be, quoad this lar, as de-
fectlve as the old Confederation. Would Mr.. c. !
put pause upon revenue law upon the ground |
that such law was papable and dangerous as.
sumption OF power-and vet while freeing ana
one State from the 6arfhen of revenue, permit her
to enjoy all the benefits of the compact-;hus
permitting South Carolina to draw none, out Of
the Federal Treasury, without paying any thing
into it, until three fourtas OF the States could |
meet in Convention, and auhurise the power?-
Suppose they would not meet. How thens--
Asaln-wil any one justify the Conventionists
OF Hartford for bringing 10 pause the contrbu-
tons of the States in the midst of war? Would
the enemy pause, while we were trying to meet
in Convention We say oppose the tariff in the
strongest terms. Bring every peaceful and con-
stltutional expedent to operate against it-never
acquiesce in it. Never! Watch the Federal
Government ALWAYS. Oppose all its encroach-
ments. atOays. When the Government proceeds
to an intoierable oppression, when our only alter
native lies between secession and submission 10 a
government without limitation of powers, then,
after every ancable expedient has been exhaust
I'd aud after due notice to our co-States, we have
| right to secede from government so perverted, .
md powers 50 abused But not until then - !
Nor, in the meantime, let US hold out the idea Z
hat State may be IN the Union and om of Iat g
he same time-much less apply such doctrine
n the case of single State. where every other d
means has not been exhausted for relieving US h
rom the expressions under which she is abvur- t
~.
The Fortifcations on NarragUsen Bay-Aa p
xtensive plan for the defence of the waters of i,
lie Narragansett Bay was projected and carried. g
n to considerable extent under the administra. a.
on Of Mr.. Adams. Itembraced the erection of b.
battery at Fort Adams. another at the promon- t!
Try on Canonicut Island ,one at Tverton Heights, q
I'd dyke across the passage between Canoncut a,
I'd the Narragansett shore. The estimated ex- 81
.nses of these works was 5000, 600 dollars Of
he sum of 78O 900 dollars was assigned to Fort "
dams. the only part Of the plan which is now a,
execution.
The principal battery at the Fort embraces an er
tent OF twenty-seven acres, and is intended to re
'unt $50 pieces Of ordnance. The wall is Of