Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-10-29
wound Cd the reservedigh oftse States. whinh


fence against sLe probability The General Govern
nent ever becoming "a government without lint
taiou Of powers
Our sister states ofthc South are-wc believe G.
qually viii. Ourselves opposed To the protective
s. soGh Ia relation 10 IL our interests RE identi-
eal. They nfe also equally inlereste iorresefse
~. iolaic bo.h the Constitution of the United States
ard the reserved right, OF the States. Interests IN
common necessarily require, for their due pfoiec.
ton, ooinscls il, couin,n, TIM, the rights wei
fare of one ma, mol be Impaired or put at hazard,by
the error or the rashness or the reckessncsso or even
the honorable Indignation Of another. The Union
and State Rights Party Of South Carolina earnest
" hope aud trust thu. their breihsfn ofthe South
W u meet and consnl together on these fouhnon IN
tcrcs!s, and that their congresatei wisdom may be
able 10 devise some safe and constitutional plan, by
which the present fearful excitement in their state
may be irauquized tho constitution Of the United
States and the reserved rights the States preser-
we'd equally inyiolae aud The blessings Of peace af
union and freedom transmitted unimParel 10 our
posierity.
have the honor to be, sir, with the highest re.
spect, your very obcdent servant, NJ, KING.
Nashville, Eth Oct. 1892
We may expect this movement, to be followed by
similar applications to the Legislatures Of the other
Southern States. /, is therefore proper net only
that the Delegates 10 the Legislature Of Virg
mia shall begin if they have no. already done sd TO
ponder the answer that they will give; b'.t. III
order that they raay answer adysedly, the peopic,
WHOM they witt commit by that answer, should in
quire into ,ha propriey ofins,ructng ,hem.b by some
al az II
question full of Importance und full Of danger
and demands not only prompt but wise action.
II the question were presented to US, absracty
from all others, should be aeciatediy opposed to
H.. .,hc'ac Of Southern Convention. Considered
az the alternative Of NuIlication we are disposed
to regard the proposition more tavorably. But OPP
posed are 10 all sccti0aal movements OF this
character, which nny, and 10 all probability will,
draw wider the lines Of distinction and difference
which now separate the geographical divisions Of
the Union-iomcnting jealousy, discord and rival
because dfased elements Of strife--wc would not,
even to avoid Nulli6caon assent TO it, without the
most mature reflection. We shood infinitely pre-
fer the scheme Of q General Convention, IT'S recon-
monded by William H. Crawford, because, while j.
would be liable 10 mono Of the serious obec-
tons that weigh against sectional dcliberatiye
body which unless il he invested with auhorita-
tive powers, will be useless, and if thus invested,
will be like Modification, cA,ra-cunstitutionai,-
would like the Convention which framed the federal
constitution, be a body assembled far he expseas
Purpose ef prescribing TIC Union, by o cpmpronise
OF the srea, questions which nov threaten its tran
guilty and dcs,rucliou and With the Interior but
scarcely less importan. dcsi 20 OF closins the door
against future cncroachmcnts by tho General and
State governments on me respective Jurisdictions
Of each other, and of peaceably adjusting all differ
ences of opinion, by the appointment, OF tribunal
of dernier resort, TO whom they may appeal should
they unhapply come in conflict, IN despite Of all
ingenuity
Let US turn, for moment, however, from this
aspec, Of the case to what will be the probable
course of the dominant party in South Carolina BY
Whlcn ms SchcHlc .! oOulilcrn SOnVcNtiO6 Is
wholly repudinted, US weak ard inethcacious re.
nelly for tho grievances, real and imaginary, Of
which they complain. The Nu.lifyers have moi
only majority in that State Blu. so prcpondcra-
ting is this majority that they have occurred two
thirds OF both branches of their Lcslslaturc---a
tina, they wanted to enable them TO ties, the etiica
~ Of their own favorte nos,rum, which, if il have
not power to cure may certainly kill. The result,
Of tho elections was scarcely known, before Gov
Hamilton csnvoked the Legislature, which is now
in session and, before this sheet shall have reach
cd the hands of all its readers i: will probably have
passed an act calling State Convention ,os the eN.
press purpose Of nallifyns, or in other words, of
arrcs,ing the operation ofthe Tariff law in South
Carolina, This, Of itself, word render the scheme
ola Southern Convention alike inexpedient and
pro6tcss. If the very State from which the rropo-
sitlon comes, exhibits this large majority agains,
it, the measure must fall to the ground in lis Incl.
picncy.
The Union party ia South Carolina is eompos-
ed of men of chvaIrc spirits and indomtable cour.
agc-of men who will not avoid any post, because
it is the post Of danger and who will not desert the
Caton though their devotion TO il win them the
| crown Of martyriom They would be unworthy
of their high descent, were they unwilling to peril
rs much in defence of their birhright agains, the
assaults ofdaring traitors and their hood wi liked
dnpcs, as their fathers r'sSed to win it from for.
cisn tyrant. They will DO it they have declared
their purpose 70 resist treason, come it in what
shape it may--and Huscr, Drayton, Pctisru,
TO their duty We some time since mentioned