Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-07-24
Richmond, Va. Tuesday. july "a
TILE QUESTION

S.e'e iusn,s fary-and Wm Smith, Peigru, Dray;on,
fonsett Iuger Blair, MITCHELL SC. SC. OF the Union
and State Rights Party are to take the field against each
oher Judge Smith has just returned to South Carolina
anu about TO publish the speech he delivered In the
State Senate at its last session Since the final passage
the larih Bill we have heard echo from the State
ou. we are apprehensive, that the election OF all the
ocha,es Dad amendments will have effect TO probiti.
ate the nuliihers Judging from all the signs of the
nnes we are assured that their leaders will cry onwars
Mr. Calhoun in his reply the citizens of Laircns Dis
trict of the 1i,h May, declared as follows.
DO most sincerely believe that the tho
been hastily founded much reflection and oSg " o
% i nm prepared to test its sincerity by sharing
"ogr clearly tending consultations and on
closely press. There but remedy but Ssu
They are the only solid foundation liberty On this
o e' placed " apd there let US be prepared to maintain
The Speeches and Toasts of the 18th July too indicate
determined spiritoi Modification. Both parties are noV on
the alert The election of members of the Legislature is
aproacng IL the friends Of Modification should obtain
very decided majority in both branches Governor Ha-
milton VIII probably call Extra meeting the Leafs
ature-and they will proceed to nullfy before Congress
can mce-Whais, the precise they will adopt is
OF arse no; ascenined-If they command 9 BIDS
OF Tue Legislature they cannot call Convention, and il
VIII remain with the Legislature themselves TO take their
measures upon their own responsibility Will they
tent themselves with declaring the Tariff law unconstitu-
uona and recommending TO the Jures set aside all the
merchants bondsor will they pursue the idea of Ly4
curgus iii the Charleston Evening Post and pass as lie
presumes, a bill like the following
the freedom Of the citizens of these
T. ono Of III most ;acrel amongst the rights privileges
tuon fom tS S 5nG people, and to protect the Con
aoci ' Guy oil II per cent imports the
8s eaaete That if person shall r or be aiding
ports mad" into Si ,, or Receiving amount Of duties the inn
oem every sne offending, deemed guilty ola mis-
oc1 cases Of mpo before Se% o S aS of d SS SsIs
verdict Of jury shall be adge G@ Ss TO- the
S%S ar EG asa pay a fine not &c ISo
"And shall be imprisoned or his property
a
Of raca s for & Sso. o @ IT, any
VIII Of kepeyn Tor the ecasc of his goods, which
wits of the facts aegod duty Of the said Court or
or HI, said goods on Pa%sT. of tic said p
said IL per cont shall boz and @ h hS rae o.,
be- void in this far condition Bonds shall OK
hozo aud ind acccnsIy !" TINS state are ""
we nave even heard hints thrown out that they would
declare any man, who should attempt to carry the Tariff
law in force, guilty OF Treason to the State
But the friends OF Modification may yet know what
form it may assume. The G. Mercury only SAYS that as
the President has arrested the operation of the Bank by
his veto, "Souh Carolina wilfsake care to arrest the
o o (.ne Iarli; by her veto, we presume Let it
come however, tohe1l may, hOtD il may, will prove
Perilous experiment for the Union OF these States
IL each oil the "a States rcto nullify any of
Congress- al H6ttnm, how long this Union last?-
pennsylvania might nuiiy Excise law Virginia an
Alien and Sedton Observation-Disclosures i'm the midst of
while the enemy was at our gates might nulli(v
law for calling out the mila,-S Carolina Tariff law
How long could the Union stand these repeated shocks
from ionr-and-twenty dfercn, members'
But according TO Mr.. Cahoun's doctrine s. Carolina
VIII nuIy only until Convention the States shall
and three ourts the States decide against
Where does Mr. C. find this power ofcalling Convention
on the requisiton of OF the States? Surely not in the
Constitution And suppose all the States will not agree
to go into Convention on the requision of of
States, what then?
Ag0in-S. Carolina says, will not pay our dues TO
the Federal Treasury, but please. Will she claim
the services of the Federal Governments while she re
scs to contribute to its support Will she Represen-
tativcs to Congress-and will they claim their wages
while she puts nothing into the Treasury? Will she be
az the Union, and out of the Union, the same time?
Her multiplying politicians screen themselves under the
precedent OF Mr. Jefferson, and his Kentucky resolutons
But DO they garry his precedent through Far from it,
Ia his 18th Resolution he proposes ha Committee of
conference amt Correspondence be appointed, who shall
have IN charge TO communicate the preceding resolutions
TO The Legislatures of the several States TO assure them
that this Commonwealth continues in the same esteem for
their friendship and union which ii has manifested from
mat moment at which common danger first suggested
common uniOn(aud then the resolution goes on to recie
the Message 10 the other States among other passages
that ga notification of the act is the rightul remedy
anG concluding by expressing the hope hat the CO.
states recurring TO their natural right in made
edera will in declaring these and of no
force and will each take of its for providing
a neither these acts, nor others OF the general GO
vernncn not plainly and Intentionally authorized by the
constitution, shall be exercised within their respective
ftories.'
/ In pursuance of this scheme the OH Resolution de-
eafes, Ihat the said Committee be authorised
nicate, by writing personal conferences any times
places whatever with any person persons who may be
appointed by any one or more OF the cosaes to
pond or confer with them; and that they lay their pro-
ceedngs before the next session of Assembly,
]iere we distinctly understand Mr. Jefferson say that
not until such communication has been made with her
states should any undertake nufy the acts of the
General Government And will S. Carolina now under
take, oil her own notion without any warming and with
out any consultation this delicate with her
ter states; to- rush into notification 10 rush too
ment, when the has been reduced since 1928
from to II millions of dollars-whcn the ice has thus
been broken-wben all the ant-tar states deernin.
ed to unite their whole strength Tor further modification
not to rest, until the revenue is down 10 the
saTy wants o the gOverumcnt-and when the cause has
many able advocates, and many chances OF ultimate
success is this the time for novel, perious ex
pertinent? The citizens of Virginia will spare no efforts
VIC confident, to reduce this abemnabe systeIn.-
They go for small expence. small revenue small powe
hut they warn their friends in South Carolina agains
notification.
Never there certain defeat, than what th,
friends of Mr. Clay destined witness in Ocobernext
They have attempted an inroad upon Mainc-but the,
arc deceived. Instead of the solitary in the East
will go for JacksonOur accounts from N. Yor, are mos
satisfactory. The friends Of Clay calculating on tn
effects of the Bank Veto in Pennsy lvanidIhey
grossly dccevedPhadcphi herself will rally strong
force for Jackson, the meeting of last evening will pro
baby prove more than 80 of the most respociabl
Citizens Of Ptsburg have called Jackson Republican
Meeting for the 17h 10 "exprcss their opinion in refer
cnce 80 that institution called the Bank Of the u s." AM
+ what says the Harrisburg Reporter Of the 2Oth'
I've publish IN 70 days paper rc'oo Jackson's reasons for r.
with whom We have eonvc1od, consider tho objections
wcrdbe while othcs have expressed contrary opinion 10 hn
Individually but 70 very small qucso
either IN state national point Of view. Some Of tho business
much about the hank for ourselves confess
voyos princplos that are neon W. tc an oSocp,ye
r and fTnfet Id r0rrfrf