Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-11-02
MULTIPLICATION.

MULTIPLICATION.
'Thc die is cast" (wrtes n Correspondent of the
Chafleston Mercury, from Columbia the 2ith.) "The
crivcnton Bill has just passed to third reading in both
Houses The vote in the Senate was 81 to l3; and in
the f1ouse, 96 TO o. Tomorrow and the next day will
only be taken up, with matters OF form. and the
ure viii adjourn on Friday without touching any other
business-The Columbia Times of the'26th gives later
Intelligence "The Legislature has passed the bill to call
Convention by vote of 81 l3 in the Senate and an
overwhelming constitutional majority in the House
representatives.. The long and fearful contest at length
decided and the friends OF liberty rejoice in the result
The Fearful contest Observation-Disclosures man
the fearful contest is yet TO
It's deporable to with what fearful precipitation
these politicians "posting the import
ant which could occur in our whole political system
ne Dill Tor calling Convention passes in four days-
IL provides that the Cd Monday Nov the Delegates
to the Convention TO be eIectcand the Sd they
are to assembled No sufficient time allow People TO
look around for Delegates, whose qualifications teinpers
and opinions may be suitable to of the awful
functions oil State SovereigntyThis is short metre for
such work-and may the citizens of S. c. not live to rue III
The Union party in Charleston, we have SEEM have
decided TO take no lot or part in the Copyentionwe
Know not yet what course they will take else where But
the Columbia Telescope comments the resolutions of
Charleston which declare that the Union party would be
hrm In their allegiance TO the United States" and would
resist nu'iihcaion by all legal and constitutional
means And these comments in pacific strain:
10 this cautious and determined moderation of a party
mar rs notc me STATE, must avow, in the strongest
terms that such that by the last pro-
cesang oil me Charleston Union party, should form
SePuoh III be no more than expiring effort Of foolish
y rancorous atc-a great final bravado-t is WELL and
suits the genius OF their party. But if they really
Rhode Island Connecticut that TO say) not Carolina
isheir counry-hat they affection nor allie glance
mere ana no obedience to the laws of this andif they
s, ana saying IT, ACT upon 1t, and proceed TO set at
defiance the constituted authorities of his reain, of s.
carolina will be time TO teach them that the State
whose lap they have already long encumbered can
shake them from her robei
we await the denouement with anxiety, which it is
vain to conceal and difficult TO describe.
In the mean time, we have a word to submit upon the
late sophsca doctrine of Mr. Calhoun that because the
Federal Constitution formed and adopted by the States
ediy correctly that therefore there no direct and inn
mediate connection between the individual citizens of
State and the General Government The relation be-
tween them is through the State. The Union is an Union
Of States, as communities and Union OF indivdu
ais AS members OF State, her citizens originally
subject to no CONTROL but that of the Sae be
SUBJECT 10 no other except by the of the State itself"
os doctrine deserves discusson and il will receive it,
nut Tor the present we content ourselves with extract
ing from letter-now before US the following cons
oil man, than whom Virginia does possess more de-
voted and uniform friend Of State Rights:
ExrRAcr-' Mr.. Cslhoun's late Expose is Nullifca.
ton IN its worst FORM He has The great and es
senal principles upon which the Constitution was esta
bshed and the old Confederation abolished Take an
AMPLE Mr. C. labors 10 prove that the General Govern.
% was INTENDED TO operate on the citizens OF the
rpecuve States, through the State Governments There
fore, the State Governments have the constitutional right
TO direct their citizens to obey disobey laws of the
Union Now, the marked distinction between the Con-
federation and the Constitution was that the Federal
Government nstead OF operating on the State Govern.
inents las by requisition, &c operate immediate
" and directly individuals. The arm of the General
government may reach individuals but the States in
b1 enarae'er Q. states fon will find this subject
ABLY argued IN me ION aud nth Nos. of The Federal
isf,' both by Mr. Hamilton Nc Madison eTI~y
shew that the new Constitution operate indpi-
dudis and not States that the principle OF legislation
sovereign States would be ineiectual with armies
TO enforce the laws that enable the Government
along, II must have the powers its agency the
persons of its cizens stand in inter
mediate legislation but must itself employ the the
ordinary magistrate TO execute its ORDERS the Ma.
tonal Government address itself immediately the hopes
and fears OF individuas-That il must possess all the
of enforcing and executing its powers that are
Mt of fbe
spectve States &c. These Nos furnish conclusive an
swer to these opinions Of Mr. Calhoun, which consider
at war with the whole OF the State Right doctrine
Such too is substantially the doctrine of Mr. Jefferson
appears by the following passage in his Memoir begun
as late as January 1871 and published in The Is Vol OF
his Works;
"Tbs fundamental defect Of the Confederation was, |
that Congress not authorized TO Immediately on
the people, and by its own officers Their power only
equisfory, and these acquisitions addressed TO the
several legislatures be by them carried into execution
without other coercion than the moral principle OF duty
Iis, dH0,ced an fact Negative TO ecery Legislature
ON every measure proposed by Congress-; negative
so frequently exercised in practice to benumb the
action of the Federal Government to render il insult
'cien in its general Objects and especially pecu-
MARY and foreign concerns"
The +" American Sentinel" states that great meeting
OF the democratic citizens OF The city and county Pha
de!phid TO the number of 6000 held on Monday
evening In Independence Square Joseph WorreIl, Esq
i'm the Chair Their resolutions were of the most ener-
getc character Among others, the following reso-
nutions, unanimously adopted:
:" fesolved, That we regard the Bank Of the United
States as at present organized OF the terrible op
ponen the Democracy Of this country has ever vet en-
countered and that the untrameed prolonged exis
tence OF the former will, have fear be the
,death-bio Of the latter"
"RcsoIocd, That cannot sufficiently express tissa-
tisiacton at the MEANS describe the extent which
this institution has gone in scattering pamphlets circulars
and letters, throughout only this State but the Union
tor the purpose OF putting down Andrew Jackson ss-
tanning itself rs the question before people was who
should be the President Of the Bank not who should be
President of the United States"
The Sentinel says that the Meeting all that could
haze been desired; and that "evcry thing connected with
III, evinces determination use every exeron 10 give
thevote OF the city and county Friday next Ohs day)
TO General JACKSON" 90, -
The N. Y. +. Post rcpubshes Mr.. Barlour's letter
with the remark that the given the step he has
taken "are expressed in manner, and on an occasion
which do credit TO his magnanimty, aud his readiness
no sacrifice personal vewso considerations Of patriotism
The N. Intelligencer thinks that "Mr. r. r. Barbour
has thrown wet blanket the ardor of his numerous
friends through the Southern not the ,pet
blanket also extend TO Of the numerous friends Of
Mr.. Clay? They had doubt Of his continuing in the
"candidaiure"and they were calculating upon the yr.
tues OF split ucket-Some of them certainly anx
ioust egg Mr. Barbour onand have il from highly
respectable witness that Of the Clay men in Caro-
lima unwiitingy told him. they did not care curse for
Judge barbou but they hoped carry their own ticket
I'm the scuffe.
our enemies are on the alert
Ecee SfgHumi-Tle National Inelleencer is crculat-
tng IN It's ample folds printed sheet with eight COPIES Of
the Anti Jackson Electoral Tckct,adapted IN the inc
Tidian Of Virginia. Docs IL supply each State viii, lis
Clay Ticket Who pays the piper1 ny-NB n any
Clay man should stand in need the eight tickets in our
possession ne shall be welcome to them by calling at this