Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-01-24


IL ia To be regretted however, thnt these con
dions, even if,hey had been oferei IN the same
binding form, nre SO underlined, depena upon W
many enntinrenclas & are sodlrecty opposed 10 inc
known opinions and inttrnsis ct tho great ooay e'
the Amcrlc,n people as to be almost hopeless o' al
tanment The majority oil the States ana OF "e
people will certainly not consent ihnt the pr"oeo"s
duties shall be wholly nbrocated, never to oc rocn.
oc,rd Al any future timn or in ANY possible contn
!, cencv As l,ulc prnc,icnhlc IL It 10 provide that
r the "seme ro,e of duty shalt he imposed upon the
projected articles thoi sha he imposed upon tire IN
protected" which moreover, would be severely
onrrgssye TO The poor. and IN tine cf war woa'd
add greatly 10 is tigofs And, though there can
be no objection to the principle, rr"l cry onoo'
stood that no more revenue SHAT be fals'u NUN -
necessary for the constitutional purposes OF INC eo'
crnment which principle has been already recon-
mendcd by the Executive aa the true bas's o' 'as"s
ton. -ye, il ia very certain that South Carolina
alone cannot be permitted to decide what "eso COW
stitutonal purposes are.
Tho t,erod which constitutes the ouc time W
which the terms proposed in the address nrc to be &C
ccpst wonlf seem to present scarcely less ditileu'
" thnn the terms themselves. Though Tho revenue
laws nre already declared to be void IN South Gar.
olina, ms we'll az the bonds taken under them, ana
the judicial proceedings for carrying them INTO 81
feet vet M the full action and operation OF the VT
dinnnce arc 10 be suspended until the lst oil rem
runry tho nrrval may be assumed as tho time
within which il is expected that tho most compl'-
Gated portion Of thu national lcgs'ht'oh sys'em W
Iorg standing and affecting great interests IN ,he
community is to be rescinded and abolished ''hls
be required it is clear that compliance 10 ippos'
sbe
| In the uncertainty, then, which exists as to inc
duration Of the ordinance and Of the enucments iot
enforcing IT, 1t becomes imp riously tie duty OF tha
Executive OF the Untcd ,atos, acting with aprope'
regard TO oil the gtrot interests committed 10 MS
care To frcta those acts absolute and nnlinlleo'
! They are 50. ms far NJ his agency " coneetno''
| lie sHRnot either embrace OF lend To lhe Pt'lo'"
ance Of the conditions. lie has already dischatR'
~ the only part IN his power, by The tson''a"",
lions in his annual message Ihe resi- u WIN
Congress and the people And un'u 'ney ""''
acted his duty sill reqnfc bm to lepA 70 Ule eN'S''
ing state of ihings, anu sci under item ae'Qf7oS "
his high obligations.
BY these Various proceedings, 'hei''o'', W,
state of south Carolina has iotoed the Genera
! Government, unavoidaby TO decide lbe new en'
dangerous alternative of permitting State to Oh
strne, the execution OF the laws within ,ls limits or
seeing ii attempt TO execute threat Of Withdrawing
from, the Union Thr portion of tho people al PR
sent yerclsing the authority Of tho State So'cmhly
assert their right 10 do either, and us so'emnly
anu,inra their discrimination 10 do or tue DIN
ar.
In nv onnon both purposes nte to be regnfheu
ms revolutionary in thcir character and tendency
and shverssc Of the supr, macy OF the laws M" VI
the integrity Of the Union The result OF each -
hr stsna since n State III which, by IN nsorpa'
non Of power, the constitutional authority OF 'ne
Federal Goyetnment is openly dehed aud act nSiie'
.onfs only The form 10 be md pendent Of the
Union
Tht right ofthe people ofn single State to hb
oveihemselycs at viii and without tho consent o'
the oher States from thrir most solemn "oit ahons'
and haysrJ the liberties and happiness OF the mi
lionsconposlny In Union, csnbo be nchnowlede |
Ell Such Authority is believed 10 be- utterly terug-
nan,'hoh 10 the principles upon which the genera
Government is constituted and 10 The Objects whlchil
go oy,rcsslv formed In attain
Aennst all nets which may be alleged to trans
eaad the constitutional power Of Government, or
yhicb may be lneorgenient or oppressive in their
erre,ioo The Constitution itself has prescribed the
nn.Iss az redrcss Il is the acknowledged att rIbue
4 free institutions that, UNDER them the empire Of
.nson and Inv is subst lnied for the power Of the
.,vord To no Other soulco can appeals ior sup
,osc1 wrongs be made consistently with the obi.
yations of south Carolina to no other can such APP
pees be made with safely a, any time end 70 then
tensions, when cons,iuronolly pronounced, II be
ONES the duty no less OF inc P'pe 49,"
,fthe people, in every case. 10 yield u patriotic
admission.
Tim, State Oh any Other erent portion OF the
eone suffering under long and lnloerable op
resson & baylne tried all constitutional remedies
vi,bou, the hone Of redress, may have the natural
ight when tbcr happiness can be no otherwise Sc
1rcd md when lhoyenn do so without greater IN
nrv To others, to absovo themselves from their OBJ
iqa,ion to the Government, and appeal to The last
sort needs not, on the present occasion, be DC:
nird.