Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 182?-183?, 1832-03-23

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ment while she held the consideration
on which that agreement had been
made? He would never believe the ca
lumny."
| THE QUESTION SETTLED.
1t has been long debated, if "Nullifca-
ton" could be traced unequivocally, TO tho
authority of Thomas Jefferson. RELYING
upon passage in his Memoirs, we adopted
the negative of the proposition, and believed
that the term and the doctrine Of that name,
to be found in the Kentucky Resolutions of
$50, had been incorporated into the rough
draught furnished Geo. Nicholas or John
Breckenridge, by Mr.. Jefferson. We have
at length, decisive evidence TO support the
affirmative. The extracts embodied in the
letter OF Mr.. L. j. Randolph to Mr.. Davis
of South Carolina, drawn from unpublished
MSS. OF MIR. jefferson, leave no room for
farther doubt or cavil Wenever question
ed that the spirit of Mr.. Jefferson's consti
tutional and theoretical opinions, pointed TO
Notification we only doubted whether he
had ever an fact gone TO the extent of sane
tioning the doctrine.
The Nullltyers have thus the unqucstion-
able authority of JefIerson's name for their
| theory. 1t remains 10 be seen if his name.
great as 1t is, can unsettle public adherence
for the doctrine it is quoted 10 sustain. By
the way-Georgia Modification is SO much
more gross, selfish and abominable than S.
Carolina, that every man must find his dis
like OF the last, by a very Ineligible opera
ton OF the mind, diminished by his superior
hatred of the former.-Wbig.
From the u S. TsIegraph..
IMPORTANT DOCUMENT.
We have been permitted TO lay before our
readers the following important extract from
letter, written 10 the Hon. Warren r.
Davis by Mr.. Jefferson's grandson and ex-
| ecutor.
| RICHMOND, March s, 1882.
| Dear Str-Last spring, when | had the
pleasure Of meeting you in Washington, you
enquired ofme if had any evidence in my
possession which would show whether Mr..
Jefferson was, or was not, the author of the
resolutions offered by Mr. Breckenridge in
the Kentucky legislature in 49, have ex-
amined and compared the MSS in my pos
session with both the resolutions offered by
Nicholas and Breckenridge; the first find
almost VERBATIM as far as they go the Sc
| cond, in part the ideas, but not the language.
| The MS. contains nine resolutions Mich
olas adopted seven entire and part of the
eighth. Breckenridge took the ideas in part
of the omitted resolutions. send you that
omitted by Nicholas; you can best determine
how far ii concurs with BIS
Resolution eighth, after the words, emo man
or body OF men on EARTH" add, "that in ca
ses of the abuse of the delegated power, the
members of the general government being
"chosen by the people, a change by the peo-
&c ,Ia u.ot,lI hn
but where powers are assumed, which
cine act is the rigbtful remedy that every
estate has Il natural right in cases not with
Gin the compact, cases non fGderiS1 10 null
"lify, of their own authority, all assumptions
"Of power by others within their limits; that
"without this right, they would be under The
"dominion, absolute and unlimited, of whom
"sOever might exercise this right of iudg-
"ment for them: that nevertheless, this COM
"monwealth, from motives of regard and
"respect for ts co-States, has wished TO com
"municate with them on the subject that
"w!th them alone it is proper TO communi-
"cate, they alone being parties 10 the COM
''pact, and solely authorized TO Judge in the
''last resort OF the power exercised under it
Congress being not party, but merely the
| "creature OF the compact, and subject, as TO
"Hs assumptions OF power, 10 the final judg-
"nent OF those by whom, and for whose use
'iself and IFS powers were all created and
"modified."
Again towards the conclusion of the same
resolution, after the words "and will EACH
(add) "take measure, of its ewn, fer provi-
"ding that neither these acts, or any others
''Of the General Government, not plainly
land Intentionally authorized Ivy the Consti-
tuition, shall be exercised within their re-
"spective territories"
'9 ResolUeG, That the said committee be
authorized TO communicate, by writing or
personal conferences, at any time or place
whatever, with any person or persons who
may he appointed by any one or more Of
the co-States, TO correspond or confer with
them, and that they lay their proceedings
! "before the next session Of Assembly"
The above will give the wholeof the MSS.
omitted in the first Kentucky resolutions
The variations in those resolutions are mere
ly such as would occur in copying or print
ing. You will perceive the sentence con-
tanning the word qualification" nearly re-
sembllng an expression in the second resolu
ton, and that many Of the ideas are the
same.
a law has passed the Legislature Of Mary
land authorizinga subscription, on account
OF The state, to the baltimore and Flashing
ton RGiI- Road, TO the amount Of $500 900.
Nat. Int.
-eeec-
We understand that Gen. JACKSON. (tbe
President Of the United States) completed
| the gixfy- fifth yoor e he a,ro -. u