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

were present. vi whom slx voted for the Ae OF 1916,
With the APPRECIATION, IL must be presumed, Of their
constituents, as he members advocating were at the
next eiesiioo, returned 10 Congress, and no voice
sgainst the law, or any OF its ptoyent was express
80 in any part ct the State. When this Act " cGSa ct
0ftgo mGtOTtHe" was under discussion, New England
re'sted 1t. Tier Interests were navigate and com
mersa She perseverej in her opposition TO the pro-
teeuve sys eth, until after he As, OF 1924, when mud
ING he adverse current srong for he's 10 slem she
diverted large portion OF Der capital from commerce
aud naviE alton to Manufacture, aud now susians a
polisy which she Rad ectually underworld to sup
press During the debates upon he Act CT lsl6. not
sylldbls was heard against ns cen 'i,uionaiiy, either
in or out oil Congress. Even the minimum du
which operated prohibition upon the cotton of the
Easlndes was not objected 20 uneon'tu,ional, al
housh hi'y one Repsessntahves voted against it, IL
may be positively asserted that The pro eotve system
was not deemed 10 DO Unconstitutional In SJuth Ca oil
"a, in 1916 Win her auhori y, aud iha, Of ,he dis
,insuished S,atesnt whom have mentioned, il cam
no surely, be pronounced, that subsequent laws,
sognzing aud adopting that syse;o, deliberate and
palpAble inirasons OF the Federal Compact and on-
lssI ihey be 50, tbs does not eXis which the
EXPEDITION" contemplate iussyng the inter
Of its veto, by State. The gat in which view 'the
protective sy tem," L have repeatedly declared
formed my Opiui1n alter long ieh .con, but wi hUu
an intolerance equal 10 that of the Spanish IoquisiOn
in tho reign OF Philip IN IL. could not presume ,t
a'e't hat those who dfet from me, deliberately
or papably wrong. Perhaps Individual is more hos
tile to he Tariff Acts hau au or has EXPRESSED him
sell against them wUh IN re a-ni,h and Indignation -
Carry their pncipls 10 The full ct, the fore igr
iEduu VI WOuiu De destroyed, AL tni
ruit OF her ndu.try and OF ber fertile SOIL would b,
reodered, comparatively, valusless. Garry their prn
cple to the full extent, believe that an overwhelming
msjofiy Of The c OF this State, would be 10 ia
Vor not Of veto-nOt nu III taiiou-but appealing Il
he "utiDd ratio reipubiee"-ofc cutting asundr III,
cords which bound them TO Su inulerabls gYvernm
I-ol stand ny upon their sole and sefprotse'cd
rtigny, however pc Hour and disastrous thAt expert
ment mis- be. Matters havs not been pu this
remity. Not thinking tho evil which va endure bs
great a. ny others and especially oy those who Tram
h. u,
protective Icy has been Toned by wise and paTiO
TIC m n, some o. whom wers among the efficient il
the formation Of Consiu ion, reg ard The
Ae's complained II, TO be debera and palpabe VIC
iaionsoi the Constitution, though, in my judgmeu'
they are UNCONSTITUTIONAL partial aud itjuious. Ea
'erainlng these sentiments, my convictions are that il
our efforts TO rescue ourselves from what feel 10 b.
oppressive legislation, should lot transcend hos,
meens which are Constitutional, among VIII eh cannot b,
Included the inisrposon of STATE TO NIL an Act
Congress aud thus, whatever be the motive nee
riy to involve us in contest with the General Govern
men', unless We adopt the alternaiive-o nly jusa
Die, Ia the last resor,-a secession from the Union
To be cOntinued1