Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-10-16
SOUTH CAE0I-1NA
LETTER from WM. IL. CRAWFORD, TO the Commit
tee, at Affords Cross Rods, the 22d ult

LETTER from NM. IL. CRAwFORD, to the Commit
tee, at Affords Cross Rods, on the 22d u
WOOD LAWN, (Ga) Sept, l2, 1892
GenHemen-Your invitation to dinner, at Affords
Gross Roads, he 22d n. received by Yesterday.
mail My official duties have commenced, and will not
terminate before the second week in November next IL
will therefore be impossible for attend le proposed
dinner In compliance with your second request viz;
"To lay before the people my views OF the to he
pursued III the present crisis and in particular in relation
Southern Convention" The ordinary limits of u let
ter will hardly admit Of the developemenof my views on
this important subject, which will render them distinctly
Ineligible Without further preface crcumlocuion,
will proceed to state them they stated i'm
letter am then for the call of Convention TO revise
the Federal Constitution. Let ont-Taria States pa,, re-
solutions their State Legislature requiring Congress i'm
the terms Of the Constitution 10 call Convention o re-
wise the Constitution To this measure three obicc-
ton. have been made. let. That the TadF States
will 10 the measure, which must therefore
fail. 2. That If they should concur, they will have
the majority in the Convention, and viii prevent any
change modification n il desired by the South, and 3D.
That will produce delay without the possibility Of CT
iecng aay good. 10 my Judgment neither Of these Oh.
ccOus valid. To The first 1t fnoy be replied that il
the states pass resolutions for the said purpose
and The Tariff States refuse their concurrence will bo
considered by the anti Tddn States as declaration on
their part That ey are determined 10 perpeuae the abuses
they have introduced in Federal Legislation The anti
tariff States viii then hc necessity Of taking their ul.
innate measure, which they will then be in sifnaon To-
take undersandingy; because they will have discovered,
The strength Of the new c0niedsracy which he iOrn-
ed " the number and population Of the States dspos-
hcon for self protection, should deem 1t unwisc to
separate; for IL the sepsfasts will be compelled form
connection Win some powerful OfeEu State,
their protection, Il would, IN my opinion, be better sub
init to the evils OF lie Fa'ifl and even The system Of
Internal Improvements (Which, in my opinion. worse
than the Iarii, and more clearly uuc0usIuonal) than
10 throw themselves into Tire Of any foreign STATE,
whore history ard character is known tO ~ ~ he
Tariff States should i'm The call ot Convention,
II IS hy ccrt8in they would reject the amend-
modification desired by tIe south Tie conduct
of ne same men, n Co.gres 'ni 30 t'nveniion would
probably he different Ip Congress- tIe only subcc of
inquiry wond bc what power i1e been granted by the
Constitution. This question: t'si been So Often fbusivey
determined, thsf iiin f.ii. Co. inquiry at t. Tncy have
several dcteriued 'itt he power u.s proioc-
live TanG md 10 nake iu rih improvements his been
granted. There is, therefore, reasonable ground 10
hope for change by Congress 10 that regsrd IN
Convention. the question would be, what powers shalt