Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-10-22

Court has solduny decided That such law violates
both lie act ofCongfess aud the Constitution ofthf
L. States and IL therefore VOID Ii is equally true
that moi the slightest dsapprobcton OF these pro
ceedinss has bten manifested by the President of
the L. States. lie has never invited the attention
ui Congress these occurronees-he has not called
on the country to ilownon This project for sepaea.
ton, and this contempt for the Constitution and
Laws On the contrary their authors are among
those who elected him to Office thoy still ofhis
party, and Most Of them, his personal aud political
friends. In the OF Georgia, 1t ia well known
! that nothing has been done by hei, but with The
Presidents appreciation lie has openly refused
to execute the norcoursa act Of 1901, and has
not opened his mouth, nor raised hs finger, 10
| release the Missionaries from their luhuman and
outrageous Imprisonment With Georgia. ne holds
that all our Indian teaties near forty III humber,
aud some of them as old as the Government, are ne
htai'eS al Oh; with Georgia no holds that the law
passed in Mr. Jefferson time, and nj Ibis moment
existing PLAIN and positive statute, ought mol to
be ftceRted aud with Georgia he maintains that
he DECISIONS al the Supreme Court, instead OF
beng executed, should be caatemacd and arc dc.
| spised.
! Viii respect to the South Carolina doctrine of
| notification, the Presidents opinions, probably
from lis dislike towards certain ndly iduls are not
SO openly in accordance with the oppoaers OF the
Constitution oil the United States, III the case OF
Georgia, bnt lie does nothing at Ill 10 discounte-
nance that doctrine, OF to MAINTAIN the Union
against lis influence. lie dislikes Mr. Calhoun,
the chief Of nudyers, but he either dafes not, or
does not choose 10 break with the teachers OF tia,
Faith, gonerally. On the contrary, many poll
ticians oitha, school are prominent leaders ofpubo
measures, under his administration Tho Char.
man o'the Committee OF Ways aud Means IN tht
| House Of Representatives is an able and active
champion Of the South Carolina doctrine Yet IN
bis hands is placed the official lead IN that body,
IN oil matters OF finance and revenue @h@ ~ Hof8S
! tld, station hB TIC dypaiaimeW n ms S@dtef, d
rel morn and derotcd trend u TIC Pttsident
bott PefSoRol and PoAacR
Another gentleman Of tic same sediments, Is at
tLo head OF tbs JRdtclf1g temmipte oi Tie same
House: SO that ttopoA resistance should break out
! aud IL should become necessary u maiaian The
laWa Of the Union, and the Constitution by force
Us well Us by argument sec in rtak 1aadS
iecald be ne dad IN irotibtag tie tags ami
means and 10 trhat aaHas, aiso, teond be eatius-
cd Me especial dRtR Of guarding ne Contribution
and The ldieS against rio'attoR II Is true, these
gentlemen, and others ofthor particular party, feel
| sufficiently slight respect for The President lie
very well knows this But still they hold these
important places with his presumed concurrence,
and it is otlue Importance 10 the country, whether
all this be the result Of fear of party arrange
menl or ola @trcti Ike oftho doctrines olnul tcaon
The unleniabc truths, that these doctrines find
no check no rcbulc, no decent diseountenance
even from the President of the United States. Ia
deed how should they How should any project
lof dIsorganiz1tion or dissolution of Government,
meet II rcptinand from INN who himself claims a
right ofdspensing with the Obligation OF statutes,
AMI setting at naught Tho decisions olthe Constitu
tioual tribunals The Union Of the States is IN
serious danger The present administration IS not
true u that Union. 1t loves OF 1t ieafs its enc
mics It taiapers with the spirit of dlsorganlza-
ton if II do not rather ITSELF approve aud cherish
it. At the very moment when the most essential
powers OF the Government Of the United States, us
a Government, are surrendered cgcd down, and
secuted even by the President, and his party, his
arm preensons TO power are most cXtravasani and
incredible. They sue'i as are absolutely lncom-
patblc wI all constitutional lID-fy o. constitution
al restraint
1t may b. thought, that these sentiments respect
ing the President and his Administration are stated
strongly. Thew arc so. Il is intended they should
be. They are sincerely and rcgousy believed
by those who express them, and who think they
have no higher duty to perform than 10 lay them
tally and sincerely before the People The Prcsi-
dent has nceaiiyed the Bank BIZ. Thswlll occa-
sion distress 10 some parts OF the country,
and produce, every whrlc, derangeneni aud cm-
barrassment Yet the acl OF refusal Is infinitely
! less rcprchcnslbr, aud less alarming, than the
grounds on which he undertakes 10 Justify H. Lie
| has refused assent to certain acts oi-congrfss YET
| he has approved other ats precisely the same IN
principle; ami lie 'ians the prcrogatVo OF oHecul-
inc as much as he chooses OF the one or the Other,
and Of refusing to execute the rest. ffomthe hisl,
NJ has treated the Union rather as a province, sub
/ iugated by his power than as flee country, call
ing him to its head. lie has jisposscssed all whom
he thought his opponents, OF ali Offices ~ las power,
| and has filed them with his Own parlizans. lie
acts on the principle avowed Tor hin nat q Pi15t1l
o6ilc is int sPJdtbe'oagiNg toNe rtslof. lie toll
crates no difference Of opinion, md knows no other
standard of merit than devotion TO himself lie Is
no, only known to have sroken Of members OF Con
gress whom hodisliltcs, IN the harshest terms, but
he is believed not without reason 10 have approved
Of assaults on their persons. Every man IS his On
envy who will not consent to wcur his livery and
the official press near his person Established 10y his
efforts, and maintained by his patronage performs
no other daily duty ,hanhto stigmatizc, With every
opprobioQs cp,thet all the public men ia the couh-
try who have tht Independence 10 THINK and act
for themselves. Intimidation aud slanir from a
pronigatc aad pcnslOnad press, are evidently among
Tic means relied on 70 oycraWe and repfess lic ca
preston of public scntimcn
4 u must uB cDutooEui - - 5ttt's'g $500
be obliged 10 ascrbe this character TO the head Of
the Government and to the measures and the ten
,lency of his administration If any thing could
have prevailed over regard to truth and the convc
,ions of duty the picture had no, here been drawn
But tho important question is, can any M!ns DC
dome? Is there any hope, oris the Constitution
f inevitably destined TO emily destruction Docs
party attachment fctter the minds of men so much
beyond the power OF brass and of iron to bind then
limbs does party blindness so shut their eyes 10
the dangers which bcset the Government OF the"
country, that il has ceased to be duty 10 make az
effort for the public safety, BY appealing TO mr. peo