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

Mr.. SYMNEs,
nus request you 10 permit me 10 use your cclumns
az the medium 10 make known my seniime ats on the
deeply important question, OF the relation, which the
State and General Government bear to each other an
which Is, al this 'i'''- subject OF SO much agitation
Ii Is one OF the pecuarilies OF The station otcupy
mat while Its necessarily connects lis incumbent with
me poillss OF he day, II affords him opportunity o.
htlaly to express bis sentiments, except accidentally
on an tgnai division OF the body over which he pre-
sides-Hs Is nus exposed, as have often experen
to have h' opinions enormously and vaIiouy reprt
sen ed In ordinary cases, conceive the correct
BE- et8aterfiGspt is iI yiGg to lime and cir
h are oseasiOnS 90 vitality important, that regard
ooh 70 ANY and character would seem TO forbid such
course; and such l conceive TO be the present the
frequent auaons TO my sentiments will not permit me
10 uCu9 that such al IL the public Conception and
nav elams the right 10 know, relation TO the que
non referred to- the opinions OF those who hold i'm Or
'AnI oAc'ai s'slons while on my part, desiring 10 re
seiVe neiihlr nnme!ited praise nor blame, | feel
WuS'' 'he soiicude watch every honest and uaspen-
GENT man ought, chat my sentiments should be truIy
kHo"n' mar they De such as may be calculated 10
recommend them 10 public favour or not, Entertain-
ing these Impressions, have concluded that il is nv
duiy 10 make known my sentiment; and have aGopi-
ed the mode which rtA etion seemed 10 ma H.
most ample, and best calculated TO tfsc IN ohjse; in
view "
The question of the relation which the States and
GeneralGoyernment bear 10 each other is not one of
recent origin: From the commencement of our sys-
TEN, 1t has divided public sentiment. Even i'm the
Convention, while the Constitution was strupplinp into
existence, there two parties as to what This rela
Ton should be, whose different sentiments constituted
no small impeachment in forming that instrument Az
ter the General Government went into operation evro
renee soon Proved that the question had not termina
ca win me aOors OF the Convention. The great sruo.
ge thaI preceded the political revolution of 1901 whc
oIOuSh' MI Jefferson into power, turned essentially
on II; anu the doctrines aud arguments on both sides
We're embodied and ably sustained; on the one in he
virginia and Kentucky resolutions, aud the report TO
the virginia Legislature; and on the other In the re-
plies OF the Legislature OF Massachusetts, md some NJ
me oiher States. These resolutions and this report
WIN The decision Of the Supreme Court of PeDnsyIya
MA about the time, (paricularlv i'm the case of
Goblet delivered by Chief Justice M'Keau and coD
Cured in by the whole benchO contain, what I be.
IIeve 70 be- the true doctrine on this important subject
i refer 10 them, in order to avoid the necessity
in detail. - '''''''
As my Objects simply TO state my opinions, might
pause win ms Teiefence 10 documents, that so fully
ana AMY state all OF IN poins imne daiey connected
WI 'hs deeply important subjec'; but as there are
many VINO hay rot have the opportunity or leisure tg
rse' to them and as II is possible however clear ,hey
may De5 tRdl different persons may place different in
Expectations on heir meanr z, will In order bai ms
sentiments may be fully known, and 10 avoid all amin,
guilty. proceed TO slate summarily tn. doctrines which
conceive they embiacc.
Their great and ie1dlrg rineipe IT, that fe &
iovsrnmeni emanais& from The people of the several
a'es forming distinct political conu uni,ie, and Act
Jug 10 ner separate and ioveregn capssity, and not
from all OF h4 people forming one sggrss ale po,i. al
community that the Constitution OF The u nited
ola es ~ iaet compact, TO which each State is a
parry ~ 'he character already described; and that tho
sevsial States or parties have right to Judge Of IL
lnirdclions, and in Of deliberate paipIb, and
dangerous exercise Of poaer not deli ga ed they have
me fsh' In the last resort, 10 The language OF the
Frstla iesou ions, "to ineTposs for affestipR ihe
progress oil the evil, and for maintaining within Their
respective limis, The authorities, fgbt, and libe,-
ies apPesaniDg 10 them This right OF interposiiisn
mus soemny asserted by the . ale OF virginia bs il
sailed what 1t may, sais riEh veto nuIIi6cation or
oy any 0'her name, conceive TO be the fundamental
principle oil cur system Tessg facts historically a,
ceTtn az our our Revolution ITSELF and deduction, a.
simple end administrative, that Of any political or
moral truth whatever; and firmly bellows, that on he
recognition dePends, the stability and safety Of our DO
litcal ins'i utions. -
am not ignorant, that those opposed 10 the doctrine
nave always now and formerly, regarded il in verv
dih'fen light, as ansrchia aud revolutionary Could
o'Ieve such 10 fact 10 be lie tendency 10 the II syould
Gs 40 teeomme ndalion. yield 10 none trust in
ueeP sho sincere attachment 10 political Institutions
atu 'ne Onion OF these Sates. / never breathed an
oPPose sentiment; but, on the contrary, have ever
eon'uered hsm the great instruments of prsservins
our merry ADD promoting the happiness of ourselves
and our Pos'srtyj and next to hsse have ever held
them most dear Nearly half my life has p,ssed In
ths service OF lhe Onion oDd whseyer public fsputa
ZION have acquired, is iodssoluby Identified win H.
10 be too national has, indeed, been eoosde,d bv
ny, even OF my friends, 10 be my greatest poI i.st
laul With hess strong feelings Of attachment bava
examined with the utmost care the bearing of ,be do
vine 10 que5i)D; and 90 far from sDmehiai or revsIu
nonary soemny believe II 10 be toe only sold Coun