Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-03-09

the Prcsidcnt-ani have become surprised with the
conduct of some OF our former friends that find relief
from my unpleasant sensations, in dropping you few
lines OF complaint If Boston the cradle OF the Revo
luton believe it was, it may in truth be said Virgil
MA was the cradle OF the Constitution of the United States
10 her exerons than any other State, is the
uon Indebted for that instrument she does join in
the unhaowed purpose OF constituting all its provisions into
mere dead etterot subverng and destroying il, what
cxecratons will she receive from the present and all
inc future lovers OF liberty and good order? have been
lately noticing of the numbers of Virginan, on
the Proclamation. This last paper in substance
that before tho Declaration of independence,
known as the United Colonies OF America Don't every
line in the history of that PERIOD prove this be -
without adveriing TO other facts unumerabe, who it
that commissioned George Washington general and COM
nandern chief? The United Colonies Look at his
commission and the words of it, In all the communica
lions oil The same great man, he speaks of America his
country not thirteen cOuntreshe speaks OF the nation
as one, not thirteen nations The promotions that
made IN The army, were made according to senioity-
viewing each officer American officer. Who were
they sworn TO be faithful to- havnt found the form OF
me oath, but presume il 10 be faithful TO the United
Colonies aud Afterwards 10 the u States The obligation
eon'ecraed by this oath, presum, single bligaton
not thirteen separate and independent obligations. Who
was Arnold traitor to? Was his crime,
II thirteen cmes 1.-two independent nations are carry.
Ing on war under simple alliance, and subject of
commits treason II against the state of which he is
member IL at Waterloo, Prussian had turned recrqant
would 1t have been offence against England Would
an English tribunal have had the right try him Don't
the whole history OF our revolution shew, that for
common defence against foreign Ircsson were
people Was there any thing Union before the
ucles OF confederation ratified which rcsembled the
"hen Russia France &c acknowledged us as an ndepen
dent nation it the u S. of America that they cknowl-
edged nation did they acknowledge l3 nations?-
To suppose mistake in revolutionary times reasona-
BILE enough but that whole years war, vert upon
one continued set OF mistakes, is absurity gross
DC oeieVeu he formation OF society, very often, and
In this country always precedes the formation Of the form
oil government We not look merely at the Con.
situon TO ascertain the character of the people, whether
they are one many nations: must look its orr
Gun and its history. Holland and the United Pro.
vlnces were one nation, in the time of the De Wits, al
hK h..
oil confederation So, also, the Swiss Cantons. We
look at the Constitution of the u. s. and of the several
sates to see what vested in one and what in
he oer aud the powers OF the respective departments OF
each But as character one people and one ma.
uon' before the Constitution of the United States
framed, no person who will read the history of the
United States of America doubt-surely he insane
an will not say what. "Vrgnia" says, that the
commencement OF the revolution, connected by
common interest AMI common peril only And what is
that uites any association societies together COM
mon interest AMI a common perR To saw that we
were not uniteh till the bond written out, sign
cd and sealed would no saying no nation on the face
Of the globe, the u s. excepted ever we're formed into
one naoD for none OF them have any written Consu-
tons.
'Bu State has right peaeeaJy TO secede from the
On'on.-Let me say few words, o this doctrine of
pedcea1e secession Every State of the u $ has agreed
tat the dulles arising from imposts shall be common
Innd Tor the benefit of ALL Recoect the Atlantic
states have agreed TO Ibis. Each state the seaboard
has soemny promised dis their sister States-to the
inland States as well as the We don't view this as
grduity we believe pay proporionabe part of
these duties Now, suppong or more States OIL the
sea board secede, and claim all the dutie-dont they vo-
lato their promise? Are they not doing direct niIrv to
the other Stites have merely led This for the sake
oil illustration, of the of injuries that would
inevitably result by the exercise of The rigbt oG secs
SION Each State has promised that lazy sla be passed
inpaiHng the obligation, that The government of every
STATE shall be republican in its FORM that the other
states shall never he endangered, by Philip ruling
state upon our borders Every State has promised that
the commerce with foreign nations shall be regulated
TO use modern phrase by the common AGENT of all
the States, that export duty shall be laid tina, nothing
but gold and silver shall be tender in payment of debts
tey may be upon contracts with citizens of other
STATES NOW, II State has the right secede pencea.
Oy (recolec pedcea5y) she has the ght ad Ibitu 10
cancel all these obligations and the other States have no
right to require compliance. Because the right Deaceob
TO sccede certainly implies at the other States demand
ami force peiormdncehe peace broken not by the Sc
cedng State but by the other Saies-who ore exactng
compliance from the seeding State Was ever such doe
tne heard OF before since the history civilization COM
menred All pray for is that Omnipotence will teach
zone imng before the fatal crisis OF should come,
arrives; Let II he understood beiorehandas must
when the day OF trial arrives-hat the State that aeun
sece"e-' other words to cancel the obligations which
sh' owes to her sister Stacs-is aiming deadly s,b At
the rights AMI interests Of every Sate-anI thai the
states whose rights and interests thus attempted to BIO
prosdted, will be unworthy of hbcrv hcv ,eri, !,
when we know that declaration of Secession is A deca.
ration OF warcach State will be sparng in the use of il
WIZ ohy be resorie' to in cases Of ntoerabe oppression
where we had better risk war-cviI war win ,ll i,s
horrors-ihan submit to the Oppression Let us ALI I'M
der'tand THIS before we begn-and there is 10 danger in
the next 1000 years that will be dsunited If il Inv
ncGdhS his inevitable result from the pcope-tlai tie
secedcrs are enabled TO keep up their Church
nave oeen orchy struck in reading the events of the
gay WIN parallel cases in history. The great friends of
liberty, IN the times Of Charles the First embraced oc
uheS winch brought within the pale of their temole
such men as Hampden Sidney, Russell, Payne Selden
Coke aud host OF others. These were like tho Renubi
can+ OF %, Jefferson, Madison, Gala,in Livingston Nj
chOlas aud Others. Bat by one stcp after ,noiher tho
people were led on-al under the notion of liberty 'oo
u The chief among Republicans was Praise God Bare
bones Y Co SO 1t was in France. La Faveue was too
cold Republican for the Jacohins-and so will il on,
though have no idea the great mass of them intend n
and so willttbe il the Seceders succeed i'm coffin, ,,
people 10 embrace tleir doctrine State ponnl
doctrnc is natural that should be- People love tbeir
families better than their ncighbOrs and thew love ,er
heghbors better than srdugers-and their own domestic
institutions better than those = distance. It is gIt that
hshoud be So But have lived yet to learn tat cool
principles carried to excess becomes destructive of AFT
eoou euHs Have we lived learn, that liberty TO be
enjoyed must be rcguted-and that both tie citizens and
'tes ns' DC kept IN their proper spheres 70 talk thus
10 seccder he Immediately cries out vou ar, ,,,i,s
ee Nght'i ana deluded people supposes he must be
he greatest lover OF State Rights who wants every Stl
70 DO precisely she pleases unresraned bv anv ob
non whatever still hope there too much ntellic,ce
~ ne mass Of The people, TO permit these doctrines TO be
carried ont 10 their ultimate consequences N, nccnIo
ever TAXED as much about liberty as tie Jacobins nj
Fr'h'e-lOeriy and equality was their motto"
ar, no THE EDfrORS or THF EvoUrREB
great mourning '' 'N''''''O' 'uu weeping, and
Some time since the citizens of the town Of Colnnbi,
tluVahA county and its vicinity, held meeting for the
P"PD'o OF sking into consideration the South Carolina
Iue'uo qua adopted preamble and resolutions expres
SFC OF their views OF Nulli6caton-and the motVes
Which they believed Influenced the presi,tc,, T., 49,
a ff Tim nffH iii. a.