Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-03-16
VEednese$ay EseMtns'. .Utss. 4 A
THE QUESTION SETTLED.

could be traced uncquivocaly, to the authority of
Thomas Jefferson. Relying upon passage i'll his
Memoirs, we adopted the negative of the PROPOSE
ton, and believed that the term and the doctrine
of that name, to be found in the Kentucky Rcso-
lutions of 80, had been incorporated into the
rough draught furnished Geo. Nicholas John
Breckenridge, by Mr.. Jefferson. We have at
length, decisive evidence to support the afiirma-
tive. The extracts embodied in the letter of Mr..
T. ]. Randolph to Mr. Davis of South Carolina,
drawn from unpublished MSS. of Mr.. Jefferson,
leave no room for farther doubt cav We
questioned that the spirit of Mr.. Jcfferson's
constitutional and theoretical opinions, pointed to
Notification; only doubted whether he had
ever in fact gone to the extent of sanctoning the
doctrine.
The Nufycrs have thus the unQucstonable
authority of Jefferson's for their theory. 1t
remains to be if his rame, great it is, can
unsettc public adherence for the doctrine it is
quoted to sustain. BY the way--Georgia Nullif-
cation is much gross, selfish and abomina-
BILE than 5. Carolina, that every must find his
dislike of the last, by very ineligible operation
of the mind, diminished by his superior hatred of
the former.
From the U. S. Telegraph
IMPORTANT DOCUMENT.
ders the following important extract from letter.
written to the Hon Warren X. Davis by Mr.. Jefer-
sons grandson and executor.
RICHMOND, March 8, 1882.
Dear Sir--Last spring, when had the pleasure
of meeting you in Washington, you enqurcd of me
if had any evidence in my possession which
would show whether Mr. Jefferson was, not,
the author of the resolutions offered by Mr.. Brock
enridge in the Kentucky Legislature in 90 have
examined and compared the MSS. in my possess
h,tl plt,tID nlp1n
and Breckenridge; the first find almost verbatim,
as far as they go the second, in part the ideas,
but not the language. The MS. contains nine
resolutions. Nicholas adopted seven entire and
part Of the eighth. Breckenridge took the ideas
in part oftho omitted resolutions. l send you that
omitted by Nicholas, you can best determine how
far it concurs with BIS.
Resolution eighth, after the words, ''no man or
body of men EARTH" ado, 'that in of the
''abusc of the delegated power, the members of the
general government being chosen by the people,
ga change by the people would be the constu-
''tioua remedy; but where powers assumed,
(which have not been delegated, a notification of
''the act is the rightful remedy: that every State
"has a natural right in cases not within the com
"pact leases NON tnderis to nulliiy, of their own
"authority, all assumptions o.! power by others
''within their limits; that without this right, They
''wOuld be under the dominion, absolute and I'M
"linitcd, of whomsOcvcr might exercise this right
"'of judgment for them: that, nevertheless, this
commonwealth, from motives of regard and re-
@'Spect Tor Its co.SalcS, has wished 10 commune
A'catc with them on the subject: that with them
4'alone it is proper TO communicate, they alone be.
Sing parties to the compact, and solely authorised
Eto Judge in the last of the power exercised
'undcr it. Congress being not party but merely
ithc creature Of the compact, and subject, as to
sits assumptions Of power, to the final judgment OF
'phose by whom, and for whose itself and its
''powcrs were all created and modified"
Again towards the conclusion Of the same reese
luton after the words "and will each" add "take
''measurcs of its own, for providing that neither
'these acts, nor any others of tho General Govern
''mcnt, not plainly and Intentionally authorized by
'thc Constitution, shall be exercised within their
Irrespective territories"
80 Rcsolrcd, That the said Committee nc au
'Hhorsed TO communicate, by writing or persona
conferences, at any time or place whatever, witt
''any person persons who may be appointed by
'any more of the co-Statcs, TO correspond
Ior confer with them, and that they lay their pro
''cccdings before the next session OF Assembly"
The Above will give the whole Of the MSS. omit
ted in the first Kentucky resolutions The varia
tions in those resolutions merely such az wou
occur in copying or printing. You will pcrceiv
the sentence containing the word qualification,
nearly resembling expression in the second re
solution, and that many Of the ideas are the same