The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-08-24
WORCESTER:
WEDNESDAY, AUCUST 81 100,
MULTIPLICATION


John Z. Calhoun, Vice President n
these yet United States, has published q
letter OF such interminable length that We
have no room for it at present. giyinp al ac.
count of his political faith on certain points
in which he distinctly contends for the null.
LITIGATION doctrine,-a doctrine at war with
the spirit of the Constitution. and one which
acted upon, would place US back where we
were under the old confederation. The
grounds he takes are:
Il. That the principle now contended for by
). Carolina, (Which is called by others, Null
hcatlon) was at the bottom of the contest be-
tween the Republicans and Federalis,s. and
VIGOROUSLY supported by the former
2. That the General Government is exclu-
sively compact among separate sovereignties
and communities, to which the American peo-
pie as a tohofe, were not parties; thus rejecting
Mr.. Madlson's theory, that the 9ohOie people
were parties (as in the election of president and
representatives to Congress) in one aspect the
States as separate sovereignties in other as
poets
s. That these separate communi les or SOW
ereignties necessarily have the right each for
itself, to Judge whether the compact is violated
and that upon this right Alone does security
for liberty and against usurpation depend
A. He rejects the arbitrament ofthe Supreme
Court, as having no political jurisdiction, and
as being compelled from its constitution, TO
speak the wishes and opinions of the majority,
and all other arbitrament other than that of
each State for itself.
s. He maintains that there must be in all
free Governments, a protection for each great
separate lnterest--that each separate interest
has the right TO protect itself-that in questions
bearing upon this great separate interest, the
majority derives no right from being the ma
jurity.
g. He maintains the peacefulncss and eifica-
cy, ofthis power Of self. protection consequent
ly, that State may resort to nulliication with
out force ; without leaving' the Union still
remaining member of the Union subject to
all its laws, except the one nullfed, und par
taking Of all its benefits.
Z. He thinks the present Tariff, unjust, un-
constitutional, and oppressive.
8. He thinks that the payment of the Nation
al Debt is the crisis that The South will take
no steps for selfredress, until it is ascertained
that the Tariff will not be accommodated to
mere revenue purposes, the debt being paid off.
y. lie thinks the approaching session of Con-
gress, the time to modify the Tariff to the
standard required by the payment of the debt
as the next session will DO agitated by the
Presidential election; and the session after will
find the country in the midst of the crisis.
10. he does not expressly define his remedy
if the Tariff is persisted in, but we conjecture
it to be annulment of the law by jury or Con-
vention.
l. He is indisposod to resort TO any remedy
by State authority at present 4; until it is seen
ifthe early extinction of the national debt will
not lead to a modification of the Tariff
~. He is friend to manufactures, and dis
posed to give them all possible incidental pro-
lection.