Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-05-20
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ratnc IN It's character If II ia not n compact, Why
Is II thnt tic minority might by possibility rule
the majority IN the unugd Stotes "A eeollng to
The census Of 1920, The population of New York
Virginia, PennsylyanIa, North Carolina, Ohio
aud kentucky, only enc iourthol the States
mounted 10 more than iiyo millions. At the snme
date the amount of population IN tho remaining
eighteen states, was but iitlo more than four nit
iiohs making difference IN favor of the sax
states hlst nnmoi, of about ninr bundled thou
sand. NV Il ~ clearly constitutional progt-
sion, that lheo.loulths Of The stai.a may aller 0,
nmend the e3nJlltuIion, and rs thoto ia no proy-
SION 10 that instrument limiting the s2o oil state
less thnn ono fourth Of lhaln may always hold the
majority and yet thai majority must sol mil 10 he
tulud 10y minority and hs aeeoldins to the con.
sttntou. This being the fact, j. tuet elonr llm
the states IN their sovereign capacity formed the
compact winch buds us together as a nation. II
seems To mo that 10 other proof need be aouRh NJ
ter ior II u admitted by the attoHg man, the spnp
son Of the other party, Webster that If our gov.
ernmcnl Is founded IN league OF compact between
the states then accession Is tho tishtlul remedy II
viii bo asked what holds the states together, ii this
be the iNel ! answer, by usking, what brought
thom togetlicr but a community OF interest, whioh
though uol perfect, wns At least sufficient 10 draa
them ! II "a tbs community Of interest, iagrthcr
viii The Plshl.d faith Of each, which sllll binds
them together but want OF perfection ~ this IN
forest prevented omngamnlion consolidation
Now II thus community Of interest should become
still loss perfect and that should happen 10y IN
VAC or unconstitutional legislation, causing tho
system 10 hear bnlder upon ono potion Of the
community Than another, the faith OF tho oppreascd
portion, whether 1t be one state, or moro than Que Is
certainly no longer pledged Cor no state ever yet
pledged lis faith TO Cypress itself (goluntatily)
10 submit 10 be oppressed by Others Ours - con
stauty called federal goyerhment-~wh Is II So
called, 1.-THE people made il and moi the states A
well might we call the government of Virginia
federal government shal 10, If the people IN ono
consolidated mass formed The government ofthcs
states united. Bu, every stop which was aiken
III bringing the prcsen, federal syeiom into being
and the very nature Of the system tscf, proves 1t
10 have been done By the states Why DOES lilo
Delaware stand by the side of New York ia the
5ennc OF the United States, or why do eighteen
statcs with population ofiour millions. have thfeo
times as much wei GIT IN tho Senate Of the United
statcs, as TIE Other SIX with population Of five
millions The answer is simple. The states Ia.
ended To retain thcr aoTcrcgriy And yet we
are told tha thu majority must tul9 Tu,h You
ght we'll say tlat all ua,.ias must submlt 20
desrotism Loenuso mojorny do 30, ns " say thai
twenty three sovereign states shall rule one. Tho
doctrine i, despotc and deserves HE scorn Of every
fs~4",n" ps's.t ~ asl, ifnnly ten states had
aceedcd to the picBcnl compact what course toalu
they have taken as To the remaining three GOULD
they have compelled them 10 rathy the eonsiltu'
ton iii was the work ofo whole people, those
three states might by possibility have fnmed a
pitlful minority therefore, acting us whole poo
pie, they might have compelled this handful TO-
submit. But suppose only six CT the states had ra
titled Would the clause requiring the acee8BioI.
Of threcfoufihs have destroyed tho confederation
If lhe SIX II they had right 10 secede from the
old eonfcderacy thelr acceptance Of the new, and
determination to hold to that choire, would have
been nothing less than secession, and 40 slnte OF
states could have bad my right 10 interfere with
such an arrangement Ii would have been the
same thing II only two three had ratified the
aiiu'ion. Tho clause therefore which required
three iou,ths To ratIfy, from lie first dead lot
ter. II is sad that the destruction Of our govern
ernment IS certain il the doctrine ofsccession pre-
ynlls but | II ink The very reverse is true for il
would be against the interest of any state in the
union 10 take such step only IN case Of high han.
ded oppression and those who oflcihtc in tho three
branches Of tho general government, knowing that
the states had this right, would take cure not to
transcend their limits or if they should at any
time do so lsnoranty hey would specify re-
trace then unconstitutional steps, But removc
this barfcr-lakc away the right to Inlcfpost--
and whit assurance have VIC tia, "A minority Of
the states wll not always be prescribed indlt
such circumstances, the general government might
climb, step by step. until it reached the height of
naked despousnl The people arc Just now begin
ning cooly TO enquire INTO these things, aud am
happy IN believing that they will not stop short Of
The whole Truth. LEONIDAS