Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1832-12-27


Substance NJ the Remarks Of Messrs. Daniei
Webster and Harrison Gray Otis at he lGte
meeting in Boston responding to the Iroela-
nation Of the President.
Mr.. Webster fsa6arked- &
Mr.. Chairman-Haying beGn detained Mt
home a few days after the meeting Of Con-
gress. by the necessity of attending to some
private affairs, i have been induced to delay
my departure. for another day, that might
be present at this meeting Of my fellow-citi-
zens. When look around me ON the mem
hers, who ilI these galleries and crowd this
hall. | thapk Almighty God, that may still
address thenlsas citizens Of the United States.
The snme Almighty poweronly knows. wheth-
er, when we meet again, it will mt be as citi-
.zens Of Massachusetts only. The present il
IA moment full ofinterest. Events are on the
wing. and are already near us, which must
produce the most important effects, one way
or the other, on the peTmanency Of the Com
siitntion ofthe United States. regard the
issuing Of this Proclamation by the President
as = highly important occurrence. The actu-
al condition Of the country, in my opinion. -
AN opinion heretofore expressed, -cailesl loud
~ ON the President 20 make public hts deter
mination torebuke tliH Spirits fdisaifectionsto
maintain the peace III the country, and the III.
tegrity of the Union. and to call on all patri-
otto citizens to discunntenancea III such pro-
.eedings as Threatened % destroy the one, or
disturb the other
Mr.. Chairman, the general principles of the
proclamation are such as | entirely approve.
esteem them Go be the true principles Of the
Constitution. 1t must now be- apparent TO
every man, that this doctrine Of notification
means resistance to the laws, by force. It is
bat another name Tor civil war. TIE authors
Of the South Carolina Ordinance cannot re-
gard il as peaceabls measure; they act as
If they understood it rs being, what II really
is. measure leading to hOstilities. They
kHOw it must bring on . contest, aud accord
ingly. thsy have endeayored to prepare for
that contest, by putting in state 0freadiness
the whole military powers0t the State. Ev-
cry man must see. that they rely, not on any
constitutional or legal effect of the Ordinance
itself, but on the military power. which they
may be able TO bring 10 maintain them 10
their resistance TO the laws.
Mr.. Chairman, hope may stand acquit-
ted bef0re my country Of any negligence IN
failiog to give the true characte: OF This Doc
trine Of nullfcati0n, when It was FIRST advan-
ced, in an imposing form. in the halls Of Con-
gress. What itfhen appeared to me 70 be. in
ITS very nature. II now proves itself, IN this,
the frst attempt 10 put In practice. II is re-
distance TO law by force: it il disunian by
force II Is secession by force. II Is CiUi War.
The President has declared, that 10 meeting
the exigencies of the crisis, it is his determi-
nation 10 execute the laws, to preserve the
Union, by all constitutional means; 10 arrest.
Il possible, by moderate. but fair rpeasures.
the necessity If recourse to force; and so
to conduct. that the curse. impending on tho
shedding offratsrnal blood. shall not be call