Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-07-31

dent he exercises rho only natural right he ever had
which the NATURAL night die aud the rg lat which he
LOT of man.
MIR Calhoun says, ''that those who make ,n5 ,rcu,.
the laws should be accountable those Oh whom tho law,
in reality operate. OF all his sopins il clearly
the most absurd: I will prove it to be so, thus
Pray, what accountability is there 10 the man, who
orieits his life, and is executed under those aysl Yet
he says this accountability is The ony solid and dura.
bic foundation OF liberty. N ia self evident that in
large cotn,,ty oars. geographically speaking, tho
interests VIII be Numerous and ~, efsi.ied; and tile
s'ion says, that all laws shall be uniior; that a part
OF The community, and will be partially oppressed by
those Uniform laws md be otherwise and 10 at
tempt TO remedy this evil by the enactment of spcral
laws. TO answer the peculiar cssts and habits of each of
the States parts ofeaci o the States would bo vain
because they would not be uniform, and of uncons
tuonal MIR Calhoun says, thst 10 rive to ,Ne feuete
t;"sethncn the sole and fia right of ln,erprc ting tho
Constitution would be, thereby eSr the whole sys-
tenn, IN making that instrument the OF own
will instead of nlc OF aron impressed cr.a-
ton, and nnnhating in fact the authority which corpos
eel t,and from which the government derived its exist
cnce Now, here * another " hch the gentleman
has fallen into by blep.uR with earthly matters,
In the former the creator . o5npucnt but ia the latter,
entirely the reverse WHO created the Constitution? /
answer the people The Constitution Is the creature aif 50
long as exists is it not greater than its creators in
common lie, man creates hond-wich il The binding
power, the bond the And j. this not THE casa
with every State Constitution which the States have crea
teal? To those posihntao of Mr.. Cahouus which cannot
hut think crruneous is to be ascrbe the present lainea
bic excitement existing in the southern States. That
'ofc states are suffering, and severely suffering Under
the operation oihe eXecrble tariff SYSTEM cannot be de-
MED by any rejecting and candid Yet those who
have made proper calculation TO the value of the
Union, must without hcstaon condemn the pucrle and
rash which the sufferers under isN systcrss.
have adopted 10 relsess themselves. Cannot tie IN the
act lately passed by Congress- discover strong mpoms
returning reason and good fellowship between the NORTH
and Southern inerests' DO they proety
OF modifying the system by degrees that portion Of
TIE country may nor be ruined whilst giving relief
the other! And one thing would suggest before con-
cluc these desultOry remarks, which would my hum
bic opinion, II carried into execution, the cause
of all those heart turning and bitter feelings between
those north OF MaSons and Dixons line. those suft
oi IT, IL is this: The national debt il about Ucng cxrin~
guisled; that is accomplished, knock the tariff
system in the head orihwi,l and after ascertaning the
amount necessary for the support of government except
ing what may arise from the sale OF lands let that affrouIt
be apporonGd among the States according their rum
Der oi representatives in Congress, be collected the
same manner the State collected, and
placed to the credit OF the General Government subject
to its orders. La this manner il is visible what saving
would bc secured in the mode collections in cc
anty OF secure dcposi'e; and let there be inpost
duties, except countervAilng What host ecciie
would the Government, under this pan be relieved 'front.'
Then would we, indeed, be band brothers.
Adieu, SEMEN.