Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-08-24


OF General Jackson, as eOyery designed to defeat his
election aud that pledge ourselves to be the more
Gus and active in his support
t. Resoired That our confidence i'm the Administration
OF Gen. Jackson is unmpairedand that we vet look 10
him and his friends for adjustment of this peplexing
question: so as TO harmonic with all sections and classes
the country"
The great meeting in Richmond county was to
nave taken place at Augusta Saturday last. Col.
Cumming, the author of Ogethorpe, is among the
signers To the call to the people.
SOUTH CARoLINA-The elements are even i'm still
greater commotion in this State. "'rhe Free Trade
ana State Rights" Party are holding meetings i'm
Iseveral counties-at some of which, Governor Ha-
milton, Messrs McDufhe, Barnwell, &c. were adj
dressing the people. All these meetings 90 decided
ly for the notification of the Tariff laws AT the
meeting in 81. Helena Parish, the Following resolu-
tons were adopted:
'Whereas the Tarfsystem, for the protection of Manu-
aeures Is admitted be unconstitutional and oppressive
anu me Federal Government has refused TO DO Justice to
the State, Notwithstanding her petitions renonsrances
and solemn declarations that she would resist the oppres
son and whereas, when powers are usurped by the 90
vernmen 1t becomes the duty as it is the right of the
people, TO Judge OF the nracton of the compact aud of
the mode and measure OF redress.
"ReSOfUed, That Senator and Representatives he
instructed TO vote at the session of the Legislature
whether extra regular for Conve of the State
heSOfoed nat IN the event that two-thrs Of the Lee
gislare should not be favorable the call of Conven
ton our Senator and Representatives be instructed to vote
or Nuihcaon, or any such countervailing Legislation
may ehectuay prevent the operation of the tariff for pro-
lection, within the limits of South Carolina.
Resoired That these resolutions of instruction be en-
crossed and signed by all such of the parish may
be so disposed"
Mr.. Barnwell M C.) declared to this Meeting his
firm belief that "the State Delegation in Congress
could not hope TO do any thing i'm future and that il
remained for the people, and he left it with them to
decide, whether they would submit resist that he
believed Modification of the Tariff by n Conven-
ton of the State, an efectua and peaceful remedy
and one which we had the UNREASONABLE right to
apply; that If the Legislature failed to call Con-
venton, the Legislature itself might oppose coun-
tervaing laws to the Tariff; that he believed their
right to do this admitted of demonstration-tha if
foreign power were to issue proclamation within
the State, commanding the obedience of the people
to any edict the Legislature would have the right to
pass laws to forbid it, and make it penal, and the
laws OF Congress- passed without authority from the
Constitution, were of no greater obligation than
those of any foreign notion-that it would remain
with the courts and jures of the State to enforce
such countervailing laws notl"-Mr Elliott a
member OF the State Senate, in vain asked for time
for further investigation; but it was refused-and
Mr. E. then declared, that though he was opposed Ier
sonally to the call of Convention, he would obey
the voice of his constituents
At the meeting OF the State Rights Association of
York District a letter received from Mr. Nuc-
Rolls, one of the six members of Congress who had
signed the celebrated address. We Shall Law it be-
fore our readers. He takes the ground that the
proper time Tor insttutng measures of redress has
arIved'-but at the same time disclams distinctly
the doctrine of qualifications" as safe and peacea-
BILE remedy; and he brings strong and irresistible
reasons for this conviction-He ''advocates South
ern Convention, or some such mode of raying and
uniting public opinion in the several States similar
~ stuated'-yet he winds up by the declarations
that Gas revolutionary measure believing a TO be
nothing else, (he) would most cordially espouse it.
(Nulllfcaon,) while (he) sensible of such dis
position in the surrounding States to sustain us as
has been manifested during the last session of Con-
gress."
On the other hand, the "Unon and Free Trade
Party" of ;. Carolina also on the aert-Wm
Smith has taken the eld-and that party is organi-
zing the Convention, which is to meet in September
for the purpose of calling together Southern Con-
UentiOn.
We think it duty TO lay these transactions be-
fore the people of Virginia. and they will scarcely
complain OF our dwelling upon them, if they es-
innate their importance as we do. We view
them as having, in all probability decided bearing
upon the interests and prosperity of our Common
wealth. Suppose Modification adopted by South
Carolina, and still more by Georgia; suppose this
revolutionary measure pursued, for with Mr. Nuckolls
zoe betieve TO be nothing else who will ensure the
peace, and the perpetuity of this Union? Suppose
the Union, thus hastily and passionately dissolved
how then will stand the Old Dominion? Suppose
this holy ark of our covenant shivered into pieces
all the ustre of our great Revolution threatened
with dim eclipse-the blood which has been shed i'm
n common cause, the sense of common dangers and
OF common interests, the participation which we
have respectively enjoyed in the fame of War
of Green and of Washington, ALL all forgotten
And the farewell legacy of Washington itself torn
IN pieces over the tomb of him, who was once called
the father of his country. Suppose this, and then
what shall not the Vrgnans lose IN common tcith
The rest ofHeu cottntJpnen? Hear what Mr. McDuf-
he himselfso eoquenty told us but few years ago:
"The Union preserves from wasting and DESTROYING
one another 1t preserves relations of among
munites, which, ii broken into separate nations would be
aTayed against one another in PERPETUAL D1ERcILEss
AND RUINoUs WAR. Ii indeed contributes to our de-
fence against foreign States; but still MORE DEFENDS
US FROM ONE ANOTHER. For ourselves we fear that
bloody and n'0UTntH human history is, sADDER
PAGE THAN HAS EVER DEEM WRITTEN might record
The StDeTgS Of This country should divide ourselves
into separate communities. We fear that our country
i'll case OF disuniOn would be broken into communities
which would cherish towards one another singuarly
fierce and implacable enmiles."
But, besides these common misfortunes, how much
more would Virginia not suffer than South Carolina
and Georgia? The same stroke which tears this
Union in pieces, may tear her in twain. The Old
besldes she might become the border State of por-
ton ofa new, and poweress and distracted confede-
racy-the whole line ofthe Potomac perhaps brist-
ling with forts and guarded with troops! Well then,
may noe say to our brethren in South Carolina and
in Georgia to pause, before they madly rush into
notification and revolution.
But, on the other hand, Virginia abhors as much
as they do the odious system, which they are de
uOuncng We believe it TO be contrary to the spirit
of the CONSTITUTIONS interfering with those in
ernal relations between the States and between their
Citizens which the Federal Government was never
intended to regulate. Virginia has always been the
unhnching advocate Of the Rights Of the Suites
even when every other State has deserted them-and