Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-03-26

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sc = ~ poa8t. 70 make tie following r'plr
IN the nam, aad IN behalf Of all my fslaw-e'ius rs
Eve bee leave 10 morn yuur m zh.ineases,
that We still thiuk ourselves capable Of attending
20 our own business and would respectfully sne
stthat you mleh find sufficient employment IN
attending 10 the affairs re have committed !" your
ehatro. without interfering with those m''lefs
u,hssa y,e have confded % other agents In oaT-
sr5rfs cyst the exclusive right OF snpefTlsnc aad
..,n.roIing the conduct Of all our asfnis and for
the better ordering Of your future department. be
known 10 YOU that W. shall wa.ch over your nc
tons. with precisely the same vigilance That We
do The actions Of our agents Of thu general govern
menis As The business committed 10 these latter
SCENTS IS of greater importance AID OF wider
range than that committed tn You, We oil course
srloc, the mo Intelligent md ylrtuons men 10 per
t,nn II Your attemptto control them, IS There
fore peculiarly unberonng and arrogant When
lie olhoes Of the general government do any oet
winch w thiuk Unauthorized by our letter OF N
.fuetons or wrong in itself, We shall discard lhtm
frnna nu, service Ia. same manner that Tor SIM.
liar reasons. we sail certainly discard you But
AS lon rs VIZ continue them IN office, and approve
Of Their conduct their acts ours, and any attempt
an your part to resist them mn attempt to resst
tic power that created YOU
4 tlink too hiehy Of the people Of the l States.
u suppose that they will ldcrale any encroarh
ments of the national government, th"t shall 81
dancer their liberty Asto thosc imaginary nights
that are by some supposed TO cNstln the states IN
taniradiatuCuon the people Of the Suites, nom
- Understand nor rcgard They arc mere 1ouhds,
uselhy m,s~n,ded o. designing mn iot the al
,aneea4ent Of hclr popularity m palhcnlH' 'ee'lons
9TH Ta.on While the rights aud liberties oi
IL n.eplo nrc ,afe, (ana they must be, while lh'f
nrt ,fae 10Th tnseyca) all the ends oi government
ar ,.5,.a,o',shcd I hus have cndeayorcd toeou=
vinaas,s, from the organization OF The general Pc
,.cr ~ nud its responsibility TO tlt people, that
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psu..r. ne tn. state governments nfe ct thtHeh@
81 pars - them But, rs strong pfsadicc7 and
Neutrality-suspicious. De exit IN some of the sots. on tins
,6is,t vrl cpdeRynf 10 truce these prcjuilccs 10
tarorlgiu think they are 10 be astrhed to two
.t1ses largr states and men whose amh.l'oHeN
iels their talents All history proves thotm
,eefe eonfcderaey OF States, the lmsest and most
powerful member vii ultimately attain such an
,tesnhrev as 70 govern the whole II IS equally
clear. thnt W proportion as The contederocy nP
uroaplcs 10 the form Of one common national gov
cfnmen'. the ascendancy Of the lnrgest members
wi, be diminished At the time our present con
sttation was adopted Virginia was, M all that con
situtes political power, decidedly the largest state
IN the Union Accordingly, in that State the mos
violent and perseyerng opposition was made 'othe
present constitution Of The general government and
since We have become a united people, The porl-
clans Of Y yg,uiN have been mos, loudly oIaWoroos
ahou, state rights and have gwen tone 10 particular
factions in other states, on the subject The Other
Cause which have assigned for The prevalence OF
the folse doctrines am considering, IS IN some
measure connected with the cause Just mentioned.
Ambitious men OF inferior talents, finding they
have no hope to be distinguished IN the councils OF
the national government naturally wish to increase
I've power and consequence oithc state govern
nents the thcatrcs in which they expect to acquire
distinction 1t il not, therefore, regard for the
rights Of the people, and a real apprehension that
those iehts are danger that have caused 81 much
TO be said on the subject of PROSTATE aIate sove=
resntes and consolidated empire. II Is the emot-
ton OF that class of politicians, who expect to IL
cure only in the state councils, and at those states,
who are too proud TO acknowledge any superior
nh ambition and n pride of the most alarming and
DANGEROUS tendency which II not dlscoun'enahced
by moderate and rejecting men, may at some tu-
tnrc day dissolve our happy union, and sweep n
way, in tide OF civil blood all that constitutes
che happiness of individuals or the glory OF u ma
ton"
Such are the opinions given the world by Go
yt-rror Hamilton and Mr. McDutlie The States,
az political bodies, have no inherent nights, say
these northumberland they tell us that his dan
ggrous principle Yet, these men are the ereu-
Sse champions ofState Rights, and we are told
That they are our best and only friends, and thnt
we ought to hug them to our bosom In this work,
which he had Just quoted, the most violent TRADE
against, not only State Rights but against Virgo
uta, was to be found and yet they are represented
% us as our friends He could 20 on and quote
Mr. Calhoun's arguments IN support of the night
teleyy money for internal Improvements TO be DIS
bnrssd by the General Government, and 10 be
sru gIed for when the question OF distribution
cdme to be discussed, or to be mtted outby what
Is known by the familiar term, loS rollng.' In
Che Senate of the United States, he believed, that
principle had been adopted. Individuals IT then
appears, who formerly advanced such opinions,
nov support what gentlemen say Is called multi
fcation, m apology for which had been alluded to
Mr. Chairman. am against nulllhcauon 1t IS
contradiction. Ii presents an lmpractlcabIe state
OF things A State cannot be in the Union aud on,
ofthe Union at once ia State is oppressed 1t has
the right ofrevouton Or sccession.--But neither OF
these are notification.
There is an inconsistency IN the conduct Of these