Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-10-29
SOUTHERN CONVENTION, &c.


the Presidential election, events are elsewhere
transpring which threaten ifnota rupture Of Inc
Union, conynlsion which will not fail 10 shake lis
pillars To their very foundations. We resemble
somewhat u physician, who wastes all his energies
In healing slig hi woond on che Of the exremItoF
OF the system whilst "A fatal disease is, unno.ice1
lsapping the sent OF life. We would no, be undsr
stood as depreeialin: the importance of the Pfcsi-
DENTAL contest. !, is undeniahly question OF do.
mentous interest, stretching in is consequences far
beyond tho lives of the eager competitors for the
high honor and reaching to interests with which
The destiny Of future generations Is lndlssolubiy
linked Yet, an error here may be corrected. The
; ablaes Of Presidential term not necessarily
perpe,uated by the snccesso, OF him who rle,ras
, them The words inflicted on the constitution,
& The great interests OF the couniryby Ignorance
and scf.wed presumption, may BE- healed by The
wisdom and prudence Of those to whom the gnar-
,iianship Of that constitution and Of those interests
may be hereafter conhdcd. And however impor-
tant therefore, may BE- the nature Of the struggle
for the Presidential chair, and however imperative
The duty on all good c,ucns TO rally a, the polls
The day Of election favor the candidate of their
choice, we should no, permi, ii TO absorb
Elections, and to hide from eyes events which
may render TIM, election itselfa useless strife by
tho destruction OF the Coafejeracy itself
Do We speak in too serious strain ? We will
answer the question by laying before our readers
the facts which have recently TRANSFERRED that they
may Judge for themselves Of the events which will
probably follow, and for which i. behooves u.s. in
Virginia, to be prepared We are on the frontier
OF the controversy-the Flanders, on whose field
the battlr IS to be fought. &c, then be prepared
when the conhic. shall come. tn throw the sword Of
Breanus mo the scale Of Uai0D aud Liberty,
which, in the language OF one Of our most finished
Orators, ara =" now q forever and irsepurable."
Our readers were some time since apprized that
the Union party cf South Carolina had recornmen-
dod To the States of Virginia Alabama, Tennessee.
North Carolina, Mississippi and their own State,
to hold S1QsAern Coaecation, To consider the cri
Sis " hch has grown out Of several vital questions
of domestic policy, bu, chiefly, the tariff system
majority of,hc people Of the Southern States at
tribute the occurrence oflis crisis to too inlexi.
bio adherence to the system al protecting da,ies,
an the por. Of their Nor, lern brethren, Wills.
the Northern people, in turn, attribute ii, to the
ioverhcaed zeal Of the Southern politicians in
favor Of certaia speculative theories OF visionary
Political Economists, whose principles OF Free
Trade, however spccous on the pages Of
books and however captivating by ,hor apparon,
Equality, are founded error similar 10 iha,
winch lay at the foundation ofthe u.op,an dreams
Of Plato, More, and other wild specialists the
psrfccnbilty of political aud social institutions
Rest the fault however, whero it may, there is no
, denying that the crisis has arrived , and, having
arrived, it is csscn,isl that seek means to
avert the culanities which hang over our heads.
than 10 investigate the causes which have produced
the danger.
i Delegates i. will be recoucced, were appointed
| by the south Carolina Convention, 10 attend the
Legislatures of the several Southern States, in or
der TO procure their cooperation in this scheme !;
ard in pursuance Of this appointment, We observe,
by the las, Nashville Banner, tina, Mitchell King,
Esq Of Charleston, has arrived IN that place. aud
has laid the following communication before the
q Legislature of Tennessee
i TIE The Hon Frederick ~ Huling, Speaker ofGe
Hof Representatives. oftsc State Of 1tnncssce
i Sin Il beg leave, as n Delegate the Union
U and State Rights Party ofSouth Carolina, to sub
nit to you, and through YOU 10 the General As
scmby OF the State Of Tennessee, the accompany
ing copy ofthe proceedings that party aud of
the address and resolutions adopted by them d, their
rcccn, convention; and | very respectfully request.
thu, your Legislature will consider the application
as now made to them, TO recommend TO the good
pcople OF your state to send delegates TO the Con
ven,on proposed y these resolutions,
The Union md State Rights Party Of South
o Carolina are urdcr the deep impression, that the
present is Crisis, pregnant with the most impor-
n tar, consequences 10 the peace and happiness OF
r the United States. The political power in their
state Is in the hands Of party who assert that nuk
n iiGcation--a term too well krown in the sense
u there generally affixed 10 it, to require any defni-
/ TOMS pcaecable, safe and constr uonal reno
o dy for any law Of the United States that may be
supposed by state, to be unconstitutional. They
consider the protective tariff unconstitutional,
or such nesverson or abuse Of constitutional pow
CT as to make il fairly fall within the legitimate ap
plicaon of this remedy aud they declare their de-
J, termination to apply it,
The Union and State Rights Party arc also op-
posed to the protective system. They have hthcr-
; to strenuously opposed, and will no doubt continued
oppose by every constitutional means in their pow
er But they are still more opposed to notification.
They consider i. dangerous pol,ca! heresy,
: which, in It's application, whether i, succeeded or
failed, would assuredly bc followed by injurious,
perhaps ruincus, results. iii, succeeded, they
think that the very purposes for which the Consi-
lltnn adonted Wnuld he In q men