Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-09-14

the Southland the Union itself? We admit indeed that
the Union may be ultimately affected by the Tariff that
1t may toer and fall under its shock but us exhaust
every other remedy frst-and it, if can But il
we believed that the of Georgia has been
calculated TO lead to Modification and 10 the hazard of inn
mediate dsunon and rejoiced er from
the awakened spirit of her enlightened citizens that
'NorE.-Itis remarkable that the word "NuIlica-
ton" but once in his writings las far as we
can dscove-and that only in his draft of the Kentucky
esouuons-ln all his letters, he considers secession
the ultimate remedy
In 9S and '99, the darkest day which this Republic
ever saw, the day OF internal taxes and per loans
and quasi war with France, when eventual regiment
oil 80 regiments 3O000) and 900 volunteers
raseu, wheh the land swarmed with taX-gatherers and
standing armywhsn the Constitution sprosated un-
DER the alarming and papable entertainments of Alien
and Sedion law when the liberty ofthe press was invad
I'D; that palladium of all other rights whose violation
brought on the three days of Paris and the late Revou-
ton and is destined, perhaps, to bring commotion in
Germany-(fom the late of the Germanic DieO-at
that dark day, what the language which Mr. Jeer-
son held to his most confidential friends? Wasit'NuIU6.
cation? or what it,
ITO John Taylor, June L. '9s"But, if on a temporary
superiority OF the party, the other resort to
ist Ii to rid ourselves of the present rule of Massachu
sets and Connecticut we break the Union, will the evil
stop there Suppose the New England States alone cut
of, will natures be changed? Are not men still to
the south of that and with all the passions of men! Imme-
diately, we shall see Pennsylvania and Virginia party
arise in the resduary conederacy, the public mind
will be distracted with the party sprt"-''A little
patience, and shall the reign of witches pass over
their spells dissolved and the people recovering their true
sight, restoring their government its true principles
It's true, that in the tme suffering deeply
in spirit, and mourning the horrors of war and long on
presson oil enormous public debt But who say what
would be the evils of session. and when where they
would end! Better keep together are, haul of from
Europe as soon as and from all attachments to any
portions OF III and if they hew tn cir power just sufficient
y to hoop US ogether it will be the happes situation in
which exist
To The same Nor &C. '9s-sFor the present | should
be for resolving the alien aud sedon laws be against
the constitution and merely void and for addressing the
other States to obtain similar declaydiOns and would
not do any thing at this moment which should nit
further, but reserve ourselves to shape future
measures, by the events which NAV happen"
To Edmund Pendieton, Feb. II, '99-"Any Thing
like force would check the progress of the public opinion
ana rally them round the government This is not the
Kind oil opposition the American people will permit. But
keep away all show of force and they will bear the
evil proPenslies of the government by the constitutional
means OF election and petition"
To Wilson C. Nicholas Sep 3, 90 I'm sketchnr what
ought to be the character of Mr. .ladisons Report
81 thought something essentially necessary be said in
oder 10 Voh the Inference oil acqucscence; that resolu
ton or declaration should be passed. L. Answering the rea
soning oil such OF the States, have ventnred into
field OF and that OF the committee of Congress- TAX
ing notice. too, of those States who have either not
answered at ALL answered without rel soning @ Max
ing firm protesaon against the precedent and principle
and reserUag the right TO make this papable violation of
the federal compact the ground ofdoing in whae
yer we might now ghuly do should repeons of these
and other violations OF the compact render expedien g.
expressing in adectionae and concilatory language
attachment to union with States the
instrument and principles by which united that
we are willing TO sacrifice TO this every thing but the
rights OF government ia those important points which
we have yielded and in which alone we see liberty
safety anu happiness that not at all disposed TO make
measure OF error of wrong, session. we are
willing TO look on with indulgence, and to wait with pa
thence till those passions and deisons shall have passed
over, which the federal government have arly excited
to cover its own abuses and conceal its designs fully
f1ent that the good of the American people, and
their attachment to those very rights which
vindicatug, will before it shall be late rally with us
round the true principles Of federal compact"-Now
what in Mr. is eye, when he said "dong in future
whatever we might now rghfuly do?"Ele tells in the
same lelter-"Mr Nj. who cimc, as had been proposed
does not concur in the reservation proposed above and
from this recede readily only in Difference his
Judgment, out because, as we should never think Of
(what NWfcattOnl No-buD separation but for re-
Peated and enormous voltions these, when they
cur, will be cause enough Of Themselves
Lastly in his letter to Mr. cites, Dec 26 1926 "a
few months before his death)-"Arc we then To stand
TO our arms with the bot-headcd Georgian No That
must be the last resource, to be thought of un
til much longer and greater sulsrngs Ii every in
traction OIL compact 81 so many parties to be resisted at
once dissolution Of it, none can ever be formed which
would last one year We have patience and longer
endurance then with brethren while under dcluson:
give them time for reflection and Experience ofconsequen
cess keep ourselves Ia situation to profit by the chapter
accidents and separate from companions only when
the sole alternatives left the dissolution Of Union
with them, or Submission to government without miia
dion Of powers Between these ttoO egils,' (NtAifca
tiOn Of them!) " when we must make choice,
there cen be no hesitation But in the MEANWHILE the
patton their rights; 10 denounce them they oc-
in the most percmpOry terms TO protest against
considered, pot as Acknowledgements preccden OF right
but temporary yielding the lesser evil, until their
accumulation shall overweight that Of separation"
In an these passepes we see no mention of null6ca-
on Shall we conclude that he consdered II AZ revo
luionary measure with Messrs. McDufe and Nuckos)
tantamounlto separation,' " SESSION, &c THAT he
subsequently abandoned it a distinct constitutional
sure! that his idea Of Modification, not the as
the S. Carolina doctrine Let the reader judge for im-
self