Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-11-05


 evident he satisfied with it at least in this re- spect. Then ask has the Enquirer deviated one inch from the stand lt has always occupied with re- spect to meaSureS and principles? On the contrary have not the Tariff and Internal Improvements uni yersally met with an undertaking, unyelding, and an unhlnching opposition from ii Has not en- tdrged construction of the Constitution of the United States invariably been forbidden and opposed by it. whilst limited construction has been recommended and admredl Admit this, and you at once pronounce not only an inconsistency. but real a6SHrdty in the remarks contained in the last Alabama Journal Far be 1t from me to attempt 10 defend the Editor of any paper for it is his province to look out for him self, but merely make these observations because l consider that when a newspaper, advocating the doctrines of the republican order, is denounced by any man or set of men, the doctrines for which it l contends are likewise denounced. As to Mir Ritche 1t may be claimed undeniabe fact, that few Editors in the United States have done much to advance the great and good principles involved on the Republican side, he has, whilst connected with the Richmond Enquirer
 | But allow me a few words on the first part of the caption of these remarks. view Notification to be d doctrine altogether new. Its features are clearly heretca. Its character is unstable and unpopular. II to the reverse of hs-f it is 0rthodO1 so cor rect and rcmediable as the creed assert why has it not spread with electric rapidy over the diff ferent parts of the Union? Why has it been confin- ed to one corner of South Carolina all this time | That Is the region where it was brought into exist ence and in all probability, should it not make d better impression elsewhere, there il will terminate
 career of boister0us harmtessness, in state of bryo The doctrine is absurd in ere,y ,ody. Its ad- vocates boast that an unexamped array of talents stands on their side They fill the air with inc laud | ings of Hayne, Hamilton, Calhoun, MDufie, and last, though not least in their conception IhOmas Cooper. To all this readily assent. agree with them that this is a host of brilliant talents, than
 ever witnessed before to put in motion to perpe- tuate any heresy. This admitted, then follows the absurdy on their parts for if the doctrine is correct does it not look reasonable to all men, that half the talents here combined could give more weight and | influence to it than they have done? Yea, could dissemminate it, though they had to encounter the most stubborn opposition. Surely the conclusion is | irresistible Because Ratification has not taken deeper and frmer hold, the leaders of it are not to be censured. God knows, they have done every thing in their power to set it going ngenuity-in- | vention-sectlonal feellng-a cry of persecution- an exaggeraton of oppression-an appeal to the God of battles-every thing have they tried aud erery thing haue they taiied The fact is, it is too prepos- terous to go with patriotic and intelligent people. If Notification is correct way of removing an evil such the Tariff, why do not the great body of Southrons adhere to it Every State south of the Potomac, except Louisiana, complain bitterly of the paralyzing effects of the |" American System," and many of them, if not all, opposed to Internal | Notification is successful DO where but in the hot-bed from whence 1t originated.
 Take it on another footing. If is no hercsy, why do the Nullfers disagree among themselves to such an extent that scarcely any two of them are found to be in unison, especially when they proceed to re- move the evil of which they complain. Calhoun and M'Dulhe disagree almost |" in toto" besides hundreds of others. This, then, is an evidence that it is an heresy cieary and c0ncusirelu It is either | nb is tn uitl fba or it confined within the limits of Charleston by as absolute sway as that which king Eolus exercised when he curbed the four winds in the cavern where they howled and struggled for existence.
 Although Notification is not extensive in its nnu- ence, yet it has done much harm to the Republican Party. It has weakened it in some degree; and from present appearances, it Is reasonable to suppose that when these dis-aionsts first commenced raring they calculated strongly on the major part of the Southern people following them in their designs In this they have been sadly mistaken Madison, Monroe and many other Republicans of the old stamp, have long since denounced them. And the " sage of Monti- cello" from whom they profess to derive their doc trines on Notification, would, if he were alive, ct once put his veto on their proceedings. This they aware of; hence, they glory in taking advantage of his death and at all times attempt to sully his name by connecting it with their contamindtng and odious doctrine It is truly melancholy fact, that our great party can never remain in union long enough, oflate years, to produce the good we have in view Instead of uniting our efforts in one strong embodied array, and thereby eifectuate the destruc- ton of the evil, or the requirement of the good-a factious zeal-a mistaken patriotism-and an ungo- vernable disposition, apparently for turnoils and strife, too often produce sad dioisiOn n the ranks ,ohere freedom and union ought stedfasty to be main tained AN ADMIRER OF THE VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF STRICT CoNs1RUc- TIoNs"
 Autauga County September, 1881.