Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-06-07

homes OF their ane es,oss. aud fly 1, SOM Distant land
WIN ne hope OF Restoring their ruined fortunes In
nus ; ae Of .h'ns'avsry grave aud awful espons,b.ii-
y ocyo1ves upon The sovereignty Of South C.Iohns :
nat OF in'eipO log It's saered shieid 10 prot c, our c a.
1sns Rom rluCder aud o?pre sSioo, aId u innate ruin.
,o'Hs'e 'his 10 ee one OF hose great emsrg. ncies
IN hhman sfaits, which impose. al iuinsrs i've obIiya-
ron uPon 'he sovsreigo lower oil ,b- STATE, 20 Ink. care
'eA' me republic receive no dstimen.. | All moi NEE,
'ne que't OH CT ailih,s ion of a mere question Of COT
u"'ionai power, Tor l an aware CT The thrls OF our
Cypress. ois TO maxi an lssue upon hal, in order TO d.
vs't pup &c attention iroin the true is ue. vii reail,
consede 'hai a State cannot Uuiliiy au act oil Congress.
oy virtue OF any power derived { OLA ,be Con .,,,utior
TX would be a lcr eel sol, cisin 10 suppose anv sueh n,w-
er vas conferred by the COn,itutioo. This rshi1,ns
rom a hrghef sou6ee. AL TIA, L claim Tor n. State,
an THIS respect, necessarily results from ths m.,a lac,
oil sovereign'y. Thank Col 10 one has VET hen { nnI
o1ld enough 10 maintain iha, Sju,h Caroltua il ,horn
Il maj b'gh end sacred prtroga,iys, aud reduc d, poi l.
Lany reason upon 'be subj ct p;eci.ly a, IL hi. were
'he sa'e. lie people OF ) luih Carolina are so, i,et TO
40 rs"so' oopsfess' provided 'hey be eu hoH ssl by
.e o0n'n.uiVh' ou' with no p'optie' otl4 guags can
I 10 SAID taai he 5 ate, tho sov.rei,n 5 ave OF, South
Caioisne, Is subject L Cong eis, or 20 aoy human NV.
e. Aeco ding y, We hnu THAI the Federal Govern.
menu &C S exclusively upon ils CT izeai Of tho 5 ares,
nav ng 10 Goa hut 0nN ia uly whAlsyer. 10 ose.
IaHe upon tie so.srsigLty OF the State. Whu.
ever postum, therefore, Ibis $ ate iaay assume
10 is sovereign capaci,v, neither Congress, nor all
Tue uepar neuts oi me L dSrai q .vtrnmeu, upi,ed,c can
Goes iiuiionally do a solitary az, TO change heir posi.
ton. III ,bey cvuid, it would involve the ab urd con-
itAd'c'itn that the S ate is sovereign, and sui &C, Al, tie
sane time. In my vie OF the subjsct, ihs ssea, adj.
vaptsgs Of eonfsd.racy OF soysreisn State over n
consolidated GIveronsnt, consists 10 the existence O,
al o'g'rlz "a sovereign y, competent to protect those
,ien's dnu interests from tyranny and oppr-s ioa, which
unsef oIh,r forms oil goverUm' mt, cculd orly hr protect
ID 6y uno. ganiz ID resistance, revoiu ion aid civil war.
wa hear our opprsssors,snd 20, uoiroquea;ly our own
eruzsns, very graveiy talking about The teasop ard
teoehi9n OF resistl-g ths unconsii, uitnh aet, Of
congress BY interpreting the -ov r.i,n powsr of
'n' state precisely a. the Enshsa oppfesso-s Of our
ancs''or'' and The toi+s of 'ha' day. ,Aik. .! asou,
ne treason and REBELLION Of resisting our SOW reign
Lord tas King. Bat thank TO our .ilu.:ri.us and bare-
&c ancestors, The Sat. 8 arc no Ion ger Colonies. What
ever sovsfsisa decree a Stale shat, p-omulga,.i is sro.
'oc'i0g The rights and lio. ries o, tho leOple IRON OUT
rage aud oppression, every ci. z II wittiu tie limits
wou d be bound by she most sacred ties Of sl.siaace.
to carry in'o effect. The citizen would, OF course, be
exempted tom the guilt Ct treason. Ths rsaI traitor
he who would be legally AMI ons,itu,iona lIy .ubi,c,
TO he puIished TOR treason, would be The ei.iz, ns OF the
State Hbo to,k sides w,lh our oppressor., and at,,mp,
Ell TO enforce tho acts OF unconstitutional tyrauny.
Where, 'h'n, Is thu dith guilty, AID where be danxsr
oil iS'ofPosirg tho sovereign 90 yer Of. the State, in q
ca'e oil acknowledged irjusics End oppr, ssion. parne.
I''eui 10 opposition TO 'hs most solemn guarantee OF the
covenant oil Oa'oi ! Allow me 10 Tell you that there is
10 real diff 'ui y or danger ia the matter. THAI a free.
min shou'd regard for a monert
IL ia tree ihA; our advetayles, and ,h-ir coa9iutor.
amoHsstu' have maoaSsd to conjurs up the insst hor-
'oie phan'oms oil disuhi2n, evil war ADD iraterpsi
bicodsheI. Thi- ia tie s,als arii6c, of iyrans. In N
ages oil the world, tyranny hes end avored 10 in.
ueaeh ifsi behind some sacred barrier, or skreen
itself from scrutiny AMI responsibility, by somo sacred
emblem. A Roman EaopeEor, wSsn surrounded bv
the seulAon' eiSmscs Of an indignant people, ru.hipr
forward to d'as the d,'estsd monster firm his polluted
uieone, aoud calm the storm Of tn. multitude by hang.
ing out he imp rial eaeis. A Tu.kish Saitan, b.,ise.
eli ia his palace, and in imminsn, 6,nssr OF having
ms reign terminated by the DO g-sirinx, ha, only
TO esliloit the holy banner Of The CRESCENT. and the
Illustrated jAnizar!ss bow down and wor,bip il. In Ike
manser, that mos, mOns,raus and iniolsr able of all ~.
rann'.s, an Interested ard meIcena'y n,jariy, liks lie
yelled prophet o: Korasin, seeks to conc.si lie horrible
usioIhhy, by interpreting tie sacred bsnnsr Ct The
ohion' those VINO da.c not opsn'y Wind. safe tyrsnDy
ana Jnsty oppression, exc!aiUi in the mos, pat,iotis
asonies, this Union, the Unioa, he Uuion mi, danger
Even II this wets ;Ius, If the Uaion w.ss i. ten tine,
'hH psr'l Eat rsaity exists, | would emphAiis.Iy ask
upon "natn re's n responsibility Of bnnsinE Ii into
Jeopardy ! Does mat rssPo- sibiiity rest u; on those
VINO violate me Con. itutiol and perpstrste i~nsuf.ra.
bio oPpTes'ioD, or upon those, who, animated by the
sprn, ard sustained Oy ths example o. their apcr.tor,
nobiy resolve to resist that op.ressionl n, NAV ia
more sinevfeiy attached t. the Union, maintained in the
tue spisito o thb federal covenant, than 1 AN. Cad far.
bid that 1t fhouid ever b. dissolved, III, can b. nre.
sefVel Consistently with our col suiuiional righis
| and liberties; but God forbid tina. il should exi a Sin.
gle year aiter IL shall be distinctly asceriIioed that /,
can only be preserved by the sacrihce OF that FL ,eious
inhe' itauce which our ancestors conseer,ts5 viii ILL.,
blood.
When q ,yrannicai and oppressive mai ,rlty, ,liros ing
aside ell The restraints OF the Constitution, opeDlv peI.
9erate robbery under tic forms OF legislation, and I am
called upon to recognize his as the authority of ta
Oblon, L say, AID L cay IL in the spirit OF ths dssalo-
que, ri will not bow down and worship hi, laI,e lido. /"
ihs Unioc, such as Ihs maj thy have nsds il, ia a foul
monster, which ,hose who worship, sf,er seeing it's de-
tormiiy, se worthy Of h .ir sha;ns. VIVA staIi a f,ee-
man. wao'e love OF liberty is cheTi.hed by lhs exam.
pie oil a gioriou' ancestry, like the wTetth:d and dsIuG-
al victlh OF Eastern idoiairy, when the car of des-
trucsion IL reGins over him and crushing him TO death,
breathe out his last breath 10 hosannss TO the monster.
cd Who rides upon the Car aud revels in his blood !
Whatever they may pretend, and wha ever ,hsy NAV
believe, those are moi the true lends OF d cons,iiu ion.
al O0lop, VINO reeomme nd passive ~obediense TO every
act OF tyranny and OPPRESSION, perpotra'ed in tho name
oi 'hat Ohlon.-But disunion l. Eol the worst Of the
spectral dangers that have been Coz inred TN by the
dTt!ul devices OF our aivsrsafiss. F,zblnI nicyur.,
oi wa and blood are presented 10 alarm the timid. and
IL Is with deep modification | ackucwIedz., that many
b ave been imposed Upon by so shallow an ar i6cs, II
Is impossible TO contemplate the conduct OF our ances.
tors, when placed in similar c~ircum,tauce,, without
6iushing for our degeneraeY. They commenced he
revolution that secured our liberty, when their oppres.
sion, were not one hUndre!h part as grievous as ou,s.
A mise!atls tax Of 81 a pound on tea, was tbs ex,en,
OF lher gFleVSnce. Bsing dependent colonists, thew
bad 10 organized sovereign y TO protect them from the
psTiis OF rebellion aud treason. With baItsr. To,nd
ihelr necSs and the stigma of.rsason on their foreheads
hoOiy disd5iAtOg 10 count is cost OF n cOatsgt. whieh
though they should perish, was TO secure liberty 10 their
PosleTlIy, they fsarlessly encounted the gigantic DOW.
er OF a mighty nation. And with this glorious eyam.
pie before Us, shall we bassiy surrender the inberi-
lance OF our chill irsn from a dsgreceiul panic exeit.
ed by imaginary danksuP Shall we be terrified nv
mere fhAn'oms o. blood, when our ancestors, for less
cause, encountered The DIRE sdful reality! Great GodI
are we The defendants Of hose ancosio .; are we (r.s.
men; are we men-grown m.n-lo be frightened r. an
me discharke OF our most sacred duty, and tie yindiea-
ION oil our most sacTe rights, by The mers nuriery sto.
ries OF w-head-lDd-hloo y-bJues, which even the
women o! our souniry laugh 10 scornl
The Idaa OF blt isbed and civil war, 10 4 conies, Of
tits kind, is utterly ridiculous. How would The war
cOUDeucsI w no VyOuIt beutu il and txbas r.II 1T