Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-08-14
.o,,n,, For THE INQUIRER.

SOUTH CAROLINA IN REPLY TO VIRGINIA..
nuen respected Sister: IL was with great surprise
and no little regret that the singular Won have
thought proper to address me through the columns of
the Enquirer, and dated Halifax, July 10Th, 1892
"nsh hrs cast my eye over that production, ina
glned that you had in sport placed pen in the hand of
some OF your little Children TO os;i y, now he could
shape ms letters and what he had made in
writing-particuarly as had seen from the MANY little
pieces sent TO the public prints from the same place that
Kind oil writing had lately been established in that
quarter oil your dominions. This idea Of mine was
strengthened TOO by some grammatical inaccuracies and
Juvenile plumbers in the meaning application of words
therefore supposed that the letter must have reached me
through accident or mistake and that the pouting little
lecture ought merely to he laughed at or preserved as
curiosity; and not treated the grave rebuke of NV much
revered sister But when recoccted that it had passed
through the careful hands OF of your aged and faithful
scntinels and whom, have every reason o believe Won
think devoted TO your political Interests felt il nv duty
10 ponder IN much more serious manuer; to thank YOU
Az sistery affection for your good intentions and to
SO censurable. N0''
In the first place. my dear sister, sorry TO SEQ that
Increasing years q hope between ourselves may speak
oil your age without offence increases the dissimarty
between W; and fear that could scarcely now (werc
10 see you) trace ineament of that strong family like
ness which it was my pride and INV boast ~ nint
out, in the features of all my southern sisters though
"o' eouheiPas YET striking resemblances of each other
, Nee dj'erso tOmcn qualem dooct ossc soTornmh
I w LESSONS OF your earlier years, my dear sister,
once learned 10 spurn at crochng servty TO nerve NV
arm against nhanded oppreson and TO tample vron
ny III 'pe uus,! Your coat OF arms impressed upon all
PuDic ACTS sun reminds those of ch
various spirit and heroic greatness. Then you taught me
III The stirring councils of free progen,ors o
oona que honesa; mala tantun que turpia; pofeitap
hoo'aen, c@teraque extra animum, ne,uc bons neoue
mans adnumerare. Can you then nv dear sister con-
ceve my astonishment when recollecting and
ing 10 pFacnce the noble principles you instiled find
you suddenly recommending submission, and whining
Out at our ubiquitous and tyrannical guardian "nce
sam Gas you Familiarity style him) descended of no.
ore ,ay, ana mas acquired an exalted station amongst
,ne powers oil the earh Forsooth, then, my sister, high
o and exalted station in the oppressor is with Won
reason for patient submissionI - -
have nothing to say the finely balanced and anil
theical period you have extracted from your common
place book about "socety and government syants and
wckedness positively and negatively" &C. Sc You
go on however to say, "the first d. G. society sis pa
tron, "the last (governmenO "is Dulishe.'' an i,
by 6eeuing these things To be So that we NAV exnoct
preserve our perpetual uniOn and bequcah our pos
tsrity Liberty and h0ppinessr' For shame nv sister,
Tor shame! Talk of the JeGr of the General
ds Punisher securing Liberty and happness!
Free and happy from the influence OF feari "Parop aud
PuhsneT! south Carolina then is be and happy if
she VIII only secure ga patron and dread she pirisb
{" "hai idea you may nOtc have Of freedom my sister,
cannot tell; but well know you had not dreamed of
the possibility of such eeon rs YOU recommend when
you were Drawing the British Lion i'm his utmost fury I
can eau 70 mind nothing parallel TO this beautiful anti
Pudss oil yours but the defamation of school hoy
whom once heard dcscanting vehemsnty on the sIo
pisn freedom oil the sensuast in the tannical ndu.
Sence OF his passions"
But, such trash aside excuse my pl,;nros.,\ l., -,
come 10 the gsfof the controversy between us Youisay
you egret 10 discover in spir of dsloyaty and dis
n
ny fdo Of The iand,' and tell us the Constitution Of
me u states the supreme law any thing in the Consi-
cns OF laws oil me States TO the contrary notwthsand-
ing Agreed; al IS the supreme law. And suppose I
Tell you That IN multiplying the Tariff of protection shall
not nudity law OF the land, and suppose prove this
TO you too and from yoar Hps and by vo, oyn eyi
aence' WIZ you then be satisfied This can do and
to do. '' ""''
But at the outset shall he compelled to repeat to YOU
the A. Is, C. OF your political caechsn as perceive
you have grown old (my sister) and like Sir Isaac New
ton have forgotten much that you once understood better
than others In the first place them the corner stone
oil our poucal edItlce, that inconsistent tph The
Constitution, by whatever power enacted is ILLEGAL and
roid Paey, an Engshnan and never suspected of be
ing 100 mueh democrat, lays down the doctrine Gn his
MORAL ana Political Philosophy and therefore, GAYS he
the terms constitutional and Unconstitutional mean cca
and Illegal. The principle has been repeated bv every
pohGai wiler and acted upon by every community po-
lmcaIIy Tree, since the foundation OF Government
"What says Judge Patterson q Dallas 3oS(os Consit
lion II is form government deneated ,v the miohtv
hand OF the people, in which certain fixed princpes and
fundamental laws established" What 0c CONT
nues) are legislatures? Creatures of the Constitution dc
irving Their power from the Constitutions II is their COM
mission and therefore all their acts must be eonfortun-
0e Me'e'o' OR THEY WILL BE VOID. Whatever may
he the case in other countries vet i'm this there can be No
doubt mat ere'y act Of me Legislature reugnant to The
constitution IS absolutely sold" IL is useless TO quote
upon this subject opinions, authorities decisions SC al
most iDnumerabe, of the best AMI abes men this
mas ever produced" have said enough remind my sis.
yer 'Tga OF her once avorite doctrines, and trust she
viii readily assent to their ctness believe INV sis
ter does not doubt that the present Tariff was enacted 10
wealth oi the lOrdIy
by ehhanclng almost donby the price of their productions
ana at the cost of the Southern States in the shane Of
heavy tax upon their Tabour II has been freely advocai
ed-openly deiended-pubicly voted for npor 1,is very
ground oil exclusive interest and benefit TO he north
mat hls same act is unconstitutional YOU yourself uy
dear sister, have repeatedly declared. You have pro
claimed 1t so in your public journals reiterated II In tbe
political meetings Of your children denounced II aloud in
the congress OF the Union; and YOU have finally In Inc
most solemn and emphatic resolved baffhe ia.
u laws passed avowedy for fine protection of domestic
nanuacinFes are not authorised by the plain consruc
uob tue intent and meaning Of the Constellation" Now
ny ue"r sister, as you have undertaken to school me-
nope you recoect enough Of school logic to understand
categorical syogsm Of the first figure In Bnbara and
mus demonstrate tie Tariff TO he unconstitutional.
grant) :" 'V'' N'"'' you
you have safd) N"'
Therefore the Tariff act rs void
t0uod era Reconsideration (Which was 10 he proved
ms, my sister, TO your younger children; the elder
ones understand itwe enough)
How then am about to recognise az a nuitv Law,
OF ule land = Recognise a nuilifyi n fear NV ea,
amongst Your other misforunes, you have lost the
,,, your good old vernaculaF English) law of tIe
We say and you say, and all the South says thai
20 10' law OF the land that IT Is an act Of rank usur
Pao passed without any constitutional authority al
soIuteIy void and of nseH a nmiiifw Arc vS u, aU
goIu 70 submit 10 such usurpaton? Hear what judge
tucker says on this subecone Of your own favourf,e
au most talented sons, and long distinguished ornsmen,
~ your own Supreme Court Speaking Of the powers nj
congress he remarks, that az these powers on the ono
h7ha are extended TO certain objects so on the other e
arc clearly limited and restrained and should Coperss