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

by tie President Gas ey AWAY held by ali who
claim to be supporters OF the rights OF the States
conradicted by the ett. of the
ed by It's spint-incon,"cut with every principle on
which it tounded-deslrucve OF all The objects for
which 1t was ramed'--uuery incompatible with the We
ry existence of the Sacs-and absolutely fatal TO the
rights aud liberties OF the people. South Carolina
solemny and repeatedly expressed TO Congress ard
the World the principles which she believes TO consii-
tue the very pillars OF the Constitution that deemed
unnecessary 10 do at this me than barely TO pre-
SEM summary oil those great fundamental truths, which
she believes can never be suhvefed without the inc Vita
- destruction OF the liberties the people and Of the
Ohlon itseii south Carolina has claimed
serted by the Pesident the right of repeating at plea
sure all The rerenae a,cs of the Unon much the
lgt oil rcpcatng the Constitution ITSELF and laws passed
10 give effect which have eveT been alleged be u-
coHSt'fiti0nd! She claims only the right Judge of in
fractions Of he constitutional compact in violation of the re-
served rights OF the State and OF aresng progress of
usupaton within her limits when as in the Ia
nis OF le2S and 1882 and 1882, and protection
constitutions and unconstitutional Objects have been 20
mixed up together hatit is found impossible draw tho
lac OF discrimlnation,-she has alternative but TO
consider the whole system unconstitutional in its
Web TO unravel the threads" South Carolina insists and
he appeals TO the whole political history of country
III support OF her position "thlt the Constitution of tho
united States is a compact between sovereign States
mai IT creates conledoNted republic having single
SHure oil hanoldhy nls ioundauOn-that the people
me several States distinct political communities ratified
me constitution, each State acting for itself and binding
rs citizens, aud those Of any other State The rt
OF rducaon declaring il 10 be binding the States 80
rauiyingthe States its authors their power created
u-thelr voice clothed with authory-e government
onon oil which 1t is bond, is Union of States and not
oil northumberland regards the foundation aud extent of
us power the government oil the United ates is strictly
wha' It's name implies, Federal Govcrnment--hat tho
states are as sovereign they prior 10 the ell
enng INTO the compact-iat the Federal Constitution is
confederation in the nature OF ticatyor an alliance y
which so many Sovereign States agreed exercise their
sovereign powers cononHy upon certain objects of exte
a concern I'm which they equally Interested such ..
WAR, PEACE, COMMERCE, Foreign NcCociaon and
Indian Irade and upon all other subjects and civil govern
nent hey were to exercise their Sovereignty scpGyate
pycisa
oil uIe states, there must OF necessity be some common
agency or iuncionary. This agency is the Federal Co
NeThiheht 1t represents the conlederated States and
executes their joint will, expressed in the oompac
he powers OF this government are wholly dcrrafips
poses no more inherent sovereignty, than incorpora-
leu 'oWt or any great corporate body-t is political
corporations ah IKE all ncorporltons it looks for It's pow
crs to an exterior source. That source is the States
SCUM CarOlina claims that by the Declaration Of Indie
peh"ehcc, she became, and has since continued
That s%Y iasRfHa s5 @ pe
to do all those acts yR Is DO That like all indie
any other restaint upon her sovereign will and pleasure
than those high moral obligations under hich all Pin.
ccs and States bound before God ana man. 10 per
form their solemn pledges. The inevitable conclusion
frog what has been said therefore, is, that in all
s.. oil compact between Independent Sovereigns here
from the very nature OF things, there be
Judge or umpire, each sovereign has right "to Judge
well oil niractons, OF the mode and redress"
50 in the present controversy, between S. atona tho
Federal Government belongs solely her, by her del
lga'es IN solemn Convention assembled 10 decide, whc
Their the federal compact be violated and what remedy
the State ought TO pursue. South Carolina therefore
not ana Will not yield TO any department of the Federal
Governments right which enters into the essence of
ali sovereignty aud without which, it would become
baube and name"
Such are tlc doctrines which South Carolina las
through her Convention solcmnly promulgated to the
world and by them she viii stand all such the
principles promulgated by Virginia in 0S and WHICH then
received the sanction OF those great men, whose recorded
sentiments have come down 10 a light our feet
and lamp 10 our path. Ii il Virginia and not South
Carolina, who speaks when it is said that she ''yews
the powers of the Federal Government, as resulting from
The compact 10 jrhich the states parties, limited
Dy He PLAIN sense ana intention OF the instrument cos
u'ing that cOmpactas further valid shan they are au
ihorzed by The grants enumerated in that compact and
that in of Deliberate, palpahe and dangerous oxer
states who parties thereto, have the right are
ty bound TO incrpose for aresing the progress Of
evil, and for maintaining within their respective limits tho
dulhoiities, rights and liberties, appcrtainng to them
1t is Kentucky who declared in 90, speaking tho ex-
pitt language OF Thomas Jefferson, bat 'he principles and
construction conended iorby members of the State Lcg
ldurcs the very maintained 10y the President
that the general government is the exclusive judge of the
extent OF the powers delegated 10 it, stop nothing short
OF desPosmince the discretion Of those who administer
the government and not the Constitution, would be tie
oil their powcts That the several States who
and THAT 4 MULTIPLICATION nv THOSE 60
YERElGNTtES, OF AIL UNAUTHORIZED ACTS
DONE UNDER COLOUR or THAT INSTRU-
MENT, IS THE WGHTFUL REMEDY"
Il ,he great posue OF American Liberty him, II who
has consecraird these principles, and e hem legacy
10 the hmeTc people, ried by his own hand tits
by him that en- that constitutional
compact, each state gcceded State and j. an me
gal patty its states looming to isei the other PAR.
IT,, that they alone being parties tie con pact arc
solely authorized to Judge IN The last Of the pow es
eXcrc ed under Congress being party hut mere.
~ the creature Of tlo compact - tia, brcccs sove-
reign State 70 submit 20 Undeegated and consequently
unlimited power, ia u body OF men upon earth,
hat where fo~ers assumed which have not been dele
gated Ohe very case now leore us) notification of
he act - he gltul remedy; that every State ba ma.
tra right in cases not within he compact (cass nan fs-
des) nplliy OF their Authority sl assuInp.ion Of
power by others within thcir limits, and hat without This
right they would be under the douin absolute and I'M
limited o! whousJcver might oXerci.e the right Of ldc
IN AT Tor hen ard that Ia e [, being pas. ed bv
Congress 80 palpallY against the constitution AZ TO
amount TO ap uudgused dcCl,a ion that the compact iy
not mesn 10 be the OF hs powcfs Of The Gene
al nmen, but that 10 viii proceed 10 exercise over
ttH ~taes a puwcts @hatsorvCr II would be the duty
Ot lie states 20 declare tie Rc u0id aud Of no force and
hat cGch Sh0d f0kc MEASURES II us Otcn Tor providing
hat neither such SETS other Of the General Go
ternuent not pliiuly and iucn ionay authorized hy the
Coneiiuton sa bo exercised wi Tin their respective
territories
II is these etea and essential truths that South Ga.
roina has now acted Judging for herself sovereign
State. she has pronounced he citing Syse in al lis
branches to be "goss, deliberate palpabo violation
OF the Constitutional compact, aud having exhausted
every other O redress she has the exercise Of
her sovereign rights Of the parties To that compact
and in The Performance Of gh and sacred duty inter
poscd for arrosng the evil Of usurpaon within her own
mits-bv declaring these be 'iiuIl void and no
law and taking measures OF her own, that they shall not
De enforced within her limits"
g.