Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-08-25
AIR. cAlI,ouNs ADDRESS.

MR CALNtOCNS ADtsft-Ss.
As sonc Of our rvsders msy NOT have l,;sne 10
p-ruse the ~hoie al SIR. Csihoun's asdrcss. 49,
furnish. from the Riehmsod Wing. Ne following
abstract 81 Ire various points touched upon.
]. That the principle now contend
ed for by :. Carelins, (which is called
by others, NulIi6catiop) WAS at IN.
botinm OF the contest between the Re-
pub.icans and Federalists, and victo-
riousIy supported by the former.
.. That the General Government IL
exclusively u compact among separate
which the American people as a ichois,
were not parties; thus rejecting Mr..
dadison's theory. that the rhoie peo-
pie were parties (as in the election Of
president and representative to Con-
gress) IN one aspect, the States as Sc
psrtc sorereignties in other aspects.
8. That these separate communities
or sovereignties necessarily have the
right, each for itself to judge whether
the compact is violated, and that upon
this right alone. does security for liber.
~ and against usurpation, depend.
4. He rejects the arbitrament Of the
Supreme Court, as having no political
Jurisdiction, and as being compelled
from its constitution. to speak the
wishes and opinions Of the majority.
and all other arbitrament other than
that Of each state for itself.
S. lie maintains that there Iaust be
IN all free governments, q protection
for each great separate interest-tbat
each separate interest, has the right 10
protect itself-that in questions bear
ing upon this great separate interest,
the majority derives no right from
being the majority.
8. He maintains the peacefulncss
and efficacy Of this power Of self pro-
lection; consequently that a State
may resort To notification, without
force; still remaining a member Of
the Union subject TO all its laws bat
the one nulliIied, aud par;ak;ng Of all
its benefits.
:. He thinks the present Tariff IN
Just, unconstitutional, and oppressive.
s tie thinks that the payment OF
the National Debt is the crisis that
the South will take DO steps for self
redress. until il is asccrtained that the
Tar'f will not be accommodated TO
mere revenue purposes, the debt being
pad Oft
9. He thinks the approaching ses.
sion ct Congress the time to modify
the Tariff to the standard required by
the payment Of the debt as the next
session will be sgitated by the Presi-
dental election and the session az
forwards will find the country in the
midst Of the crisis.
10. He does no. expressly define
his remedy ifthe Tariff is persisted in,
but we conjecture it to be an annul
ment Of the law BY jury or Convention.
IL. He rs indisposed to resort to
any remedy by state authority at pre-
sent; until IL is seen IL the early ex.
tinc,ion Of the national debt will
not lead TO the modification Of the
Tariff.
1s. lie is a friend to manufactures
aud disposed to give them all possible
incidental protection.
Thus we understand Mr.. Calhoun.
upon first and rapid perusal. Others
may understand him differently. We
wish he had said in so many words, 81
am Nullifier," or 81 am not a Null.
LITER" lie has not said SO, aud il will
happen IN this case, as in all others Of
the kind, that men will Judge hun by
their wishes.