Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-08-16

posed, Safe mer.ly possesses bu, which she is
bound IN duty 10 rcse but this ght ucihsr
pressy nor iw pledy STATED 10 be ccnst uoD a." "Tbe
ypedi neg Of making this de srstol, cay the Com
ufNtee "may safely he lett 20 tho temporal eoDsid-
rs ion and oaudd judgment OF The Aulesieac people.
IL will be remembered ina, frrquen; recurrence
fundamental prncPes is solsmpy snjo:9ed by of
The ate Con. iuhcps, and particularly by our own"
sc. VIVA a-e tundamen 'al prineiples Are hey
';hr,icaiE No. They ore such proc aimed in
he Dee ard;ion OF lade ?sutencs; 'rha al rncn ae
created equa'-ihAt ,hoy endowed by heir Creator
with certsu insl- nablo sigh s-tat ouvng hese are
life, lb-riy and the pursait Of bappiness:hai wher-
ever any term OF gOveiumeht be c1ues desifuctye OF
these epd., il is the right Of be people al eFsor 70
abo'sh IL, end 10 INSTITUTE new government, liy-
az lis founda lou 90 such Pf;nciP-s nd re eng i,I
weT in such form, TO them shall seem u0st hksly
to object heir eaety gnI happness" resort 10 the II.
tundam sD!al ineipss s de slaed in The VI gua r.
solutions tn he right inhereAt N The STATE ia the last
Teatr,' That This inference OF the meaning Of he
Virginia Legislature, is correctly drawn, wiI BE- sp.
Paien trom the ccnsidera,n those OF their Rssolu-
uon' which contain tho constitutional I,easures he
adopted 10y ale, when IN L, opinion, Consr,ss nss
assumed On Unconstitutional power The . h r ,solu.
ion deD0nrc' the Alien and Sadiion Acs a, pspa-
ole ard alarming in'rscii0Ds ihe CnnuViiou," aud
protests against them. The d Resolution expresses
the confidence OF Virginia. that the necessary sud pro-
pr mea'ufes wi be sksn By each s ao Tor ca.Cps-
70 Ing with Virginia, in ainalurr unmpaired, The
rights reserved 90 al the States. That by '.neceeta,y
aud proper measures" Virgins contemplated those
which were Constitutional, will be soen by the report.
Ohj ins to the Virginia Resolutions were mad, by
seVefh OF Ine otated 10 them tie Commit tee reply;
dec ara'i'n 'bat proceedings OF the General Gov
ernWeni are nj warranted by ne Constitution, IL
novelty neither AMONG ihe siizens among the Lee
gia'uFes OF the a'es N n can The drclarailon4 Of
,llher, whether affirming ring tho Constitution
aii'y OF measures Of the General Governmtn; or obt-
hsr made before or sitter judicial decisions heFeon, be
de- med 10 any point OF vi W, an assumption oi the
OH % o. the judge. The declarations 10 such
'es, are eSnfeisions OF opinOn uDascom anisd with
my other eHc', hsu what they may produce on pub
lie opinion, By exciting ref elton The exposi:icni Of
v. a horh ham into inn.
mediate efee', by force. The iormer my lead to a
change In tbs Legislative. expression OF the general
VIII, possibly, 20 chaugs in The op!uon Of lhs ldci-
airy toe lauer enorses the general Will whist that
VIII and that opinion continue Uuchat Sed. And il
there be no mpr0prisiy 10 declaring uneousif,-
ionaii;y OF proceedings in the Federal Government,
where can be 'he int r1priely OF communicating the
lie olsraon The her aies sud iovi log IA sir con-
currenee la Ike declaration lis lAsuy 20 b. seen,
whether he coihlcucs expressed by he Resolution,
mat Tue necessary and proper MEASURES waud BE- YAK
by The other Saes, Tor cooperating with virginia in
Aln'dining the lights reserved 10 ihe aes the
people, be 10 any degree ah> The objection hich
h' he en- urged asainst il. The measures are express
ed IN 'hs terms necessary aud proper A proper OBJ
Ject was TO be pursed by means, both necessafy and
proper ln the example by the Sa'e, of declsr.
'ng the A.hn add Ssdition Acs' 10 he unconsu,u-
onsi. no trace OF improper mea4g has appeared. Aud
u me oihet. States had cCncurred IN making Ike DE-
81 aJeIy iron the Peep z, il scarcely bs
doubted, that these simple would bave bern as
sufficient, they are ubexesPtonable. j. IL NO less
cerlsin hat oher means might have been employed,
"hch are stTcilY WitnIn the lmrR oil the Constitu-
ion" The Rsppr' thus enumerae these constitution
al means "Tne LaRi-l itures Of the a'eP might
nave made direct representation 70 CVngress, wth
view to obtain re,cadng OF the two oil nsive Acts
or they IN ghi have pr, ssned TO their rsspeo,iv
Sena ors in Cong to r wish hat wo-,hrds ihers-
oil would propose an txPianfo:y amendment 10 the
CoDsiiu loo or twc-ihTds OF themselves Il aush had
oeen Their option, might, BY application 10 Con-
gresI have obtained COcver,cn for he same object,
Ihese seve al means, though not equally sljgbla, in
themselves, probably 10 the Sajcs were all cons
iuilUnaliy tim I,.se cfs
appear TO form satisfactory rply TO every o. tc:ion
Which is not oUnded in al concsI.ian OF the terms
employed ia 'hs Resolutions" The Virgins Legi'l'-
ture then, as before s'atrd, protes, agsust h A
leD and SeditioD Ac,s, papaa'e and alarming in.
fractions OF the COnttuioC." What the Genetal AS
sembly of Virginia unders God ty ther own ResoI-.
iions, il nantes, from heir own Iaagusgs Il may,
neve,h siess roi be iDarPrt pirate ratr the ex-
pr ssiops made use oi by memb of ,hat boiy avor
aoi 70 IA Sc X go utors, vile hey were under dis
Gus ION " Nothing (s1id Nc NJ rccr) seemed mo-
iHely oprojuce temper 10 Congress ijg a repeai,
than declaration similar 10 he cne be ore Inc Gem
muee. roads by n j)i,y Of a'sY, by several OF
them MIR lay o. who irt.Olucad h X s1lu.i )ns,
SAID " 20 what could they appeal tor deenes and sup
porI To n1ihng hui lu5lc cpnion--t hat shculd
be agansi t'1m, ih'y must yield. They bad uttered
what 'hey cocCeVed o BIZ ruth, in E'm, yet decent
lnguage: and they hal pufsued SYSTEM which
only an appeal 10 rUblc opinion Two.ihids Of Con-
gres' miy cal upon the ae,, for explar ion Of
any such e.D'foversy tire pr sent, y way Of
amendment 10 ihe Coz Siituii.n, aud hus cotreet an
erroneous construction OF its own act' by mnoti-
tY OF the states, while two birds ol 'hs aes ere
also allowed to compel CrnPfess 20 cali CorVen-
ton, in many Should hi, su ana pdreut No.
csssa'y for the purpose OF checking h uucon. NJ
al ac's OF iha body. The Sac wa- pursoipg .t Oily
possir" ard C-uiptrV DE- 81 asCtriati size o.iHi.n
VI two-thrJi Of he State, by deciafmg i ovr aud
asking ,heiff" Mir Cheves, % Vie reply 10 a lsu,r
inviting bin 10 put j. Cirnsr a. Columbia said; Goa
nulhhsaioo, sno her OF she specific moies IT sciion
8"Sh have been suggested, llius cons'tuc ion has
been put, in this State, dhe tom thai which fer.
'on nd Madden, ard ihe Vrgilis and .ujucky lie.
gislstures intended il should boar do not cay less
eotrrci one Thsy, 40 supp 20, considsrsd mere
declaration OF opinion, be- part Of tae S sies, Of
he tBvsiduy OF the law. Nullihcdt. in this
has already been adopted by The Stdie aud majority
o. the Souher States. Toe "Intsrposilou" Of wbiSh
hese high aOthOri,s speat, and which they hold out
Al Interior remedy, II he moral influence Il the
ply the eXeroisa Of that power ha longs % aud
MOI he separated from State which remains sove-
reign"
Mr. J ferson, who coneufred with MIR. Maliaon in
the Virginia Revolutions 81 letter i5om timto Mir.
Giles, after d~eltDg upon the eOcFOachmtnis Of tho
General G5veTnmen adds; GO what il cur resource for
the preserv1i0u OF ths Constitution Reason aud
gumenR You might as VIII reason and argue with
The marcle columns en- ifslirg their, &c Are we,
then, 10 stand 10 lns With tho hOi-hesded Gsor-
gAo No. THa' mus, be the Loot resor', not 10 be
thought Of, uu u much lougsr AID greater suIsringg.
VI every ulrse ion Of sompae, of 30 many plriis,
be sisted at once dissolnHon OF H. ever
be tom Cd, ~ ich would last singls year. We must
have patience and 'oug endu ace, SC aud separate
from companions OniY when tbs sole Alternatives
left dssoICton cf the Union wish Them or sub
nj sion 10 a GJvernment vithou milaou OF powers.
Bdtin the meanwh is" (Mc Jshsr.on then spechss
The mcdss OF redreas Tor the Sacs " lille belonging TO
The UDi0n) the States should b. wateblul 10 note
svsrS mate ial usuTpahon their Shs, 20 denOunce
hem a' h occur, IN the most p.rsmpiory terms to
protest as Inst hem az wrouga 10 which our present