Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-12-28

Erasmus Walker. Editor of the Tuscaloosa Inuui-
rcr, has been elected Public Printer over Mr. Wiley
(who was only suspected of Nulli6cation) 10y vote
of 45 to 23.
The Calawba Republican of the 9TH describes
very large meeting of the citizens of Dallas county
at Cahawba on the 24th November They repro
bated the Tariff-and denounced Nullification as
being neither peaceful nor constitutional unwar-
ranted by the opinions of the republicans of 1898
which have often been quoted in its si,pport and
that it tends inevitably i'm its operation to revolution
and n dsunon of our hitherto happy nation" The
Republican," gives the following account of the
speech delivered before that meeting by the cee-
DRAFTED Judge William Smith of South Carolina ::
"The Meeting addressed and the doctrine of Multi
hcation debated by Major Jesse Bcene and by the Hon.
Wm Smith, late distinguished advocate OF the Union
cause In South Carolina, aud citizen of this State
Maj Beenc zeaiousy sustained the
and gave lucid exposition of the doctrine of Nul6ca
non lie regarded it as Alabama does, policy found
ed IN error revolutionary IL its tendency aud
in its practice.
Judge smith addressed the meeting for an hour and
half in able and eloquent manner He mainly rscuss
ed The doctrine OF NULLIrIcATIoN, and exposed its alb
SUI ties to the entire satisfaction of the meeting He
first assumed the position that the s. Carolina Nuifers
are the very men who fixed upon the Tariff The ia
riH o. 1916 he said, laid the foundation of the
system, now much clm la;nPd OF by the madmen of
that State He arraigned Mr. Calhoun the father o:
he doctrine he was disappoiu ed asprant and his
rine was that OF regardless ambition he Virginia and
Kentucky Resolutions, he said had been claimed as the
fountain of IL, while Mr.. erson and Mr. Madison were
made TO bear il Ii not so they were nothing more
than appeals TO Congress TO repeal the obnoxious
When these resolutions carefully examined. thew
could be found TO mean no more. South Carolina was 10
determine the hor,hip OF the doctrine according 10 its
failure success IL IL proved unfortunate il is 10 be
Mr. Jeffersons docrineii il succeeds il is TO be Mr.
Caihoun's.
"Judge Smith urged il upon the people, that il one
State has right to Nullify every State would have
similar right, and Congress could make no law which
would not be nulliied The little State of Delaware he
said, which only Representative to Congress,
would have ii in her power TO forbid with any other
country, when there might he great cause il the doctrine
was admitted Delaware laid upon the seacoast, and in
case of war with England any other power, she would
be subject TO the plumbers of the sea- would undergo
many OF the depredaions and annoyances which aly
attend war. She, prompted by her interest, would
say there was there for and
y the act OF Congress declaring IT, being
must bS nuihed. Here would be end TO the war; and
our splendid Republic conquered disgraced.
lie gave as his opinion that the President would call
out an army TO que nsurrecon in any State should
nully, and resist the Revenue laws. General Washing
ton had done so. without calling Congress together
ing his administration, and il resulted in much good.
Judge Smith spoke Of the ''forty bag SYSTEM advo
Gated by the Nuers, and brought perfectly into rid
cue. The Nullfers he said used the argument to the
people that they were oppressed, but did not knO,o H.
that forty out of every hundred bags of cotton were pat
to the northern manufacturers. Would the people he
asked dissolve this great Republic break up the spend,
Union OF one fourth of the world for thing they kneu
nothing about 1t reminded him of The man who went e
physician for remedy for supposed disease The mar
was asked how he afflicted? He replied, he did no
Know but another doctor told him il he did
cine soon he would die in less than twenty tours III,
was reproved for his weakness babe 20 eme and min
his business, and absolutely lived TO be happy old