The Arkansas advocate., 1832-11-07

h5 abOtneI cUEetusioii from si4iS dec. trine, Mir. Calhoun affirms that s.on ,,si 7. question whether particular powerav ercised by the General Governmens be granted ny the Constitution, it hs ' longs to the State, as member of tba < Union, in her sovereign capacity. ;a Convention, 10 determine de!initeir sa far as her citizens are concerned. tbs ' extent cf tic obligation which sbe ba \" contracted, and if in her opinion ,bss 's act exercising the power be uncopst;,a tional, to declare 1t null and void, ab,.l deeiaration zronld be obligatory on hcr ,,;.s ' zelas.' The Vice President asserts tbst he does not claim as "lhe right of ths State to abrogate ali act of the Gencr,l Government, but as for as iis eiti.ess or. concerned 10 declare the entent of Me obE. edtion and tkat sueh declQratioa is L,ua lng 9n hcm." So much foraa outline l of Mr. Ca!houn's general doctriiie.- Ne now come to it's practical appIjca. ton, and the naodas operandi.
 1t is the Vice Presidents opinion that op the Stale assembling in Conyen
 ton 10 determine whether power he granted if. tic Constitution, and which has been inhabited by Slate Velo the decision is binding OH both parties, and the controversy would be closed. He goes on to say .ssthat the citizens of tEe State would be bound in all the rcIa. tions of life, private and political, to
 respect and obey q declaration of nulli l Gcation, aid when called upon as jury,
 men to render their verdict according. ] ly, or as judges to pronounce judgmen. ! in conformity 10 it. .slt would be impossible (says he) for the General Go.
 yerment within the limits of the stale
 to execute fegdly fhe act nullifed or any other passed d'with view to enforce l it; while on the other hand the stale
 would be able 10 enforce legally aud peaceqbyits declaFatIon of ofNullifcalon.a
 He adds on this branch of the subee
 .stlat an appeal to the Supreme Cout
 could he prevented hy deoJing a eop
 of the record requisite 10 review tIs judgment of a State Court and ila ; Stale woeld take preeaution 10 prevent any means oi obtaining q copy. But !, If obtained {says he) would 1t ayail against the execution of the PENAL ~. AcraENrs if the State intended to er force Me decturatioa of -batlifcetioa
 The Vice President then enters iTie ar. argument to show ssthat tie Gcrefa
 Government would have no right nc sort to force {by arms) against Stale ito coerce a sovereign member ofift i Union." lie states that there wea!l
 hc nothing but Courts ard Juries, and peaceabIe unarmed citizens agaif8
 which force could be employed, or i
 force could be used, it would end n tho
 subversion of our Federal system. Dis missing, then the employment of a force '. ny land, he enters into the view of CO ercion by water, by blockade, andof ] the abolition of the ports of entry Of
 the State, accompanied by penal enac ment, authorizing seizures for entering
 the waters of the state. h rcsoriing
 10 blockade the Vice President says E"there will be other parties besides the
 General Government and the State, as blockade is a belligerent right. Un-
 less there be war, as prescribed by the f Constitution, he alleges that blockade
 would not be respected by other natl0ls
 or their subjects"
 l He allirms that there will be another : difficulty as 10 enforcing aregulatlono or abolishing our ports of entry Gndepend' ently of the constitutional objection
 that no preference shall be given to the
 ports of one state oyer those Of anoln' ! erl and which he makes 10 consist ln tho difficulty ofprocuring convictions, wItis in the limits of State, under seizure made in pursuance of such al enael' mcnt, and there being no principle 'f' der the regular law of blockade oy
 which foreign vessel, at least couldOee seized and tried beyond the distance assigned by the laws of the Nations as the limits of State.
 1 But the Vice President looks, ne says, to another barrier against coercion. whether by land or water. He aliudes
 to the Supreme Court, by virtue oil's authority over maritime causes, in ques lions cf prize or no prize under bloek adc of the ports of the State, and ns says then will come up for decision os that Tribunal the other questions oi f1c legality of the repeat of the acts cstae' fishing ports of entry, and of the con, stitutionality of giving preference, ' ports of one Slatc oyer those of another
 The Vice President winds up wlln l fha nnnSfinn u,hxafInr Nnlli6catinI IS