Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-07-25

phai NJ length the whole would beeoms melted
MO one mass.nnder ,he sway oil some Cesar or
Sspa'eon. happily they escaped the sword of
''f's" eooqoefors. Letno one say that these
are Imaginary ess, The pen thai traces them
Is not able TO depic, then IN thsir true co'ors,
% 10 give even FAINT glimpse of,he tark re
alfv.
we nav" already extended this article 10 n
much greater length than We attended mhen
we commenced. The importance Of the sub
jet must ba our apology. The dourine Of
N"lhhcauon has some advocates IN this STATE.
aud should Mr.. Celnoun avow il in hi. forth,
coming publication. those WIN follow men IN
sfsaa o. measures, may swell their number -
We "''h 10 ptesent it in It's naked aspoc, To our
Readers. To guard hem II possible from the toul
contamination FOR We believe II ia, like Wee
-" a monster Of such hileuns mien,
Lac t. o. atud, needs TUT Ia be- seen
We must cooeludc, however, aud We cannot
DO 81 better than by the following extract tom
the speech OF Mr. Lrgsre, before referred H.
showing the natenahe ground on wh,uh the
docttine Of Modification resls.
" For the sake OF Argument, (savs VI. L.
gare,) concede all that The mot rxtravagant
writers IN our newspapers have ever assun-
ed, aud a great deal more ihnn the most eblr
OF them can proVe--i Viii gtant thai the Guy.
ernnent OF the Uniird State. Il no Gr,rfn-
mint at ah-ihat II Is not only compact
betSpen independent States. but that II Is
compact Of 10 peculiar salnmnnv or etliear,
-4conv"VIng no powers noi usually granted by
international treaties, establishing ~ ultimate
relations between HE different parts OF the
country, not sabjecting the ciiiGea, IA the
ieasi. TO tue jurisdiction OF The F-irfsl Cnaris
aui bihding upon his conscience, mol imposing
upon him the Obligation Of allesianca, no, ma-
KING him liable 10 any case 10 the prualiie.
1l treasuh. ! will put the case Rs strongly
AS possible Tor the advocates Of The ductlnr
will suppose that dis Canstita ION, OF which
we have been hoasiing 50 much for near haif
a century, IS tounl oat "a be league 1, tween
tarrgn po~ers, aud that every question ,nal
can arise under il is IN the strictes seuse OF the
word, a merely political ques5io1. What then
| Srs Dad you Ever hear of QUE parry Ia a
league having rgh,--not to Judge tor him
sfli of is meaning. mark the dislinlton--bat
to--6ind The othe, parry Gy his jad.atta' ?
! admit that there Is no common a.brrr-- La
each Of the parties IS 10 judge for himself
does thsI mean thai he shall Judge tnr Tue
others too Il compact Between otH,es /, ~
binding rs a compact between ,ndfy htuals- -
creates what is chiied 10y tekts~iiteI," fer
feet Obligation --lte,e 10 no dsaH, bat tual n
sovereignty is oh,sed betorr Go ant man
upulou,ly 10 talbi the con tllons OF is aeree.
ments. But soyereignties YIN regard 10 .ach
ethar are in a state al ualure--hty have no
common superior 10 enioIce compliance VITA
their coycuauls--and II any difference arse n
10 heir Iisht, aud iIabtl'lies under them, what
says The law OF 1atare and ia iohs w y
what can il say, but ihat each saa1 do - he
pteases--or that f9iCe shall decide die CoHlto.
very9 l. there any inag tnable alte Inallye
helwern The lazy aud sword between the Iude-
ment of some regularly constituted uaipI.e,
chosrn before hand hy the common consent o.
the contracting parties, and The ultmd rait0
regitnl ? SIR, We have teen Golu that a otnte
! Sovereignty Is aud ought b. governed by
no hug but IT. Own feeling, Of honorauie Is
fee--iI comes up 10 the declaration OF the das,
u the desciptton OF tau r,selble. impefous
and reckless hero aho,e nrnta aud The woe.
II bro ight upon his ccultfy re al adi1rable
| ihrmr fJr an epfe or uGge s5aK, hui 4.fp4 2
! aot Wppos" 80 Tecoinalea3ei as %" gt6s
n,gaest ot all possiblt example IN .no.al.-
! y.
im2jger, iracunitr, ,rerosabiis, a,er
| Jara neg sl5i nnia. WhH uo4 artosdl anus.
|
10 u the sovereignty VI 'ue atate, "a -u,a 1 /
Gus, sud wouit caVh about the ulGth raIt
OF hair =" here III 1t o"a r'Rhts aad Inltre L
ar. l. oncGrueG, forget rotnely taat th.rf NE
! am other laGlas t. the comua#i hut .,aatI
>, Carolina, o. TIA, those p6tf e. hae. apj rsbIs
il exercise, o. my Interests 10 ~ sta. All !
q W. ave a rig II iutge Tor our lyrs,' aey
lhty, " how far 'se are bound by the Cons,i.
fbn5n, or now IA We shan c1m,j, ai,n -
Grant At. cat VIVA. OF the ofhrr % parties
Afe they bound ~ our decision Shah rey
Hot tninN los themselves, because We say tn
AZ, act. which lhsy have ali daelartd %, .he
greai majority Il lhen) 10 he .,lihln the .neaa-
lng VI tue ueetv ldd hlodne upon us. IS to-
50 lfnor opnion IS just, we afe not Louad'
Admit n. Bat y their Is jusi, We are bound.
Now the whole iaiacy OF The argument ON tne
other side conSl.s ~ COolly taking for granted
the very mater III dispute aloi0ag GU thia
fin denying TO others the very right OF Judg-
.pg viii h We claim foI onrseives--dud IN eH
pee.idg them, and tEactlrg II OF them, o act
upou oar ton.IeiioHs instead of lhrir own.
:" have confined my SELF IN the discussion D
this SUI C., 10 a slngIr roint 10 one brtnch OF
i. | have sand 10 hug ab"nt al extent u our
erleyanccs SO enormously exaggerated bs The
/" EGpotuon." EVrn III regafd 10 tn pfopos-
ed remedy by NuiiIiicaiIon, have IhOsen 10
lake up the question 80 il il presented by III
nnrmtat advocate, OF thar doctrine and sub
ant that have made II PLAN, that even on
fhtu oWn SheWtng, II is necessarily on act OF
var--a revolutionary measure. But III doug
30, have conceded great deal toe much
have allowed them TO treat our elaborate
aud peculiar poilty, which we have been lqus I
% regard as one oil the masterpieces OF nu-
man invention, as II ii were the cOars'st aud
loosesi OF those occasional e1pedIenls 10 pr
serve peace among foreign powers, leagues,
offensive and defensive. If thar argument
is wholly iuconClusiye. and indeed man'iesdy
ineongIpous aud absurd even IN this point oil
view, what shall be sad Of II, When it's Ihu =.
oughiy aud crllicily examined with reference
10 tru- state oi the case Sir, have no Ian
guage 10 express my ssi0nIshnieni, hat such a
uocirlne should have found any continuance,
L.. -. NM and pIIinlIIpn1n nIen hAn hILr