Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-02-28

SHfh was tho protection extended by inc 'oh5li-
tutian to a particular interest IN this Union.
But this Same interest was farther protected by
the laws Of the United States II wn9 protector ny
the existence of standlng army u the a'a"s ei
the Union Wetc nll free republican Stht'' AMI none
of tim possessed any OF the machinery oil winch
he had Spoken and ii another potion ol Tho Union
were not exposed 10 another danger, from their VI
ciHity Ia the tribes efIndian snvages, he bfheEed
Il would he difficult 10 prove 10 the House me ne
ccsstY for any such thing nv stunning nrhys
W Int ia iatt was the occupation oil the army IL
had bean protecting this very same inte'est v hah
been doing 80 ever since the army oNsteo' vi
what nqc 10 he District of Plymouth which he
thee reptegoricd, was the standing army OF the
Uuiled sta,es Of not ono dont' use, and never
hal been. lie would 20 farther The Army wea
not ofouc dollars value to the whole manufacturing
interest, The persons engaged IN manufactures
wcre, and ever had been, mos, orderly and cxem
plary IN their obedience to the laws. onfmy WAS
necessary To herp them in order,
Now the United States kept nr mn army OF SIX
thousand men. What To do 7 To pIo'ect TIE
owners of this machinery, and 10 defend tue set
tiers on our western frontier. In @hht haa IL oeeh
occupied during the las, summer In pihlec.les
the factories No. In suppressinS nm inuian
War. The army existed only for the p,olce'loh
of the South and of the West, III what value
vag II Ia those manufacturers OF nerieuoralisa, ut
whom the House was going To strike by this blil
There was not one among the poorest shep.
herds who tended their locks on Nh "A ha'ise
hills that DID not pay his quota towards tue sup
pslt Oft ibis army. Wns not this iaklng money ooi
of the pockets of one, TO put II into The poehe' Oh
another Yet what was the ground NIL the com
plants While the people of Massachusetts were
IL ,lth n nd
Wet what show ofrighi Ind genetncn from tue
Soulh--hc would de the members from the west
the Instcc Ia admit that they snid no anch thing,
bat whit rislt had the representatives from the
South 10 como ou TINT noof and tell Them We
will not submit to pay one single cent 10 Pfo'ee'
you
But there was another grcnt interest protected
under the Constitution. lie referred to Inc interest
of commerce and navigation. The country hha u
navy which was now costing 1t iwo or thfee MI
lions oil dollars year. OF whit value WINS mus 10
the manufacturer, OF 10 the wool grower lit they
should reason on the narrow and contracted pm.
clplc that their personal interest III the community
was the only interest for winch they onght TO care
On such principles. Tho navy was nothing To mem
Il might achieve as many md aa glorious vac
tories ms ever had been wop by the WOO len walls
Of the fast anchored Isle Tho manufacturer VIZ
NOT 4 cent tue llcHtf Tor iiltH ''hh Nv wa ''''o
10 Ply to support tn navy aud to pny SIX or seven
millions, including nnvy mud army
When he hoard gentlemen talk about REDUCING
royenne to the wants of the Government lac wnnted
them first 10 SPECIFY what were the wants OF the
Government Protection II seemed, wns not one
of them. Will Iflhey must wtthfin~ p'olef-
ton from the FREE white labor OF the Notth,
then il ougbt 10 I've withdrawn from the machinery
OF the South Let them dlaband thftr army ihls
would 20 as Car as four five millions towards re.
ducing the revenue 10 the wants oil the hpVeth
mont The next step woa Ia abolish the AMY 'of
why should commerce md navigation continue 10
enjoy protection when II Waa withdrawn from the
other Interests OF the country 4-Wcl Whtnlils
had been done, and Congress had been SO very
generous as Ia give away NIL the public lands
what lac asked, would remain far the t'rnernl Gov
eminent 10 do Nothing fhere would be hoth.
mo for 1t to do. The members mlsht then with
draw protection from Ia ms,ycs by abolishine
thcr nny, md there would lac but one slep more
remaining. which woall be 10 dissolve the Govern
mcnt. No Government would be needed Lot II
90 hack to It's ofiginal elements. Let 1t 60 boch
10 the Sat- Let II 20 baek to the Confederation
-eo buck 10 the People. This was the legitimate
consequence of those Arguments urged by gentle.
mcn y ho would no longer submit To system Of
protection.
Mr. A miehl say tia, his constituents posscsscd
as much rlsbt to say 10 the People Of the South
wc vii not submit the protection of your neresis
.-os Inc People oflhc South had 10 address such
lausaagc "a fiem.
There wa3 another decided reason which orcrnt-
ed with hin aganst passing any bill whatever, up
an lii4 suhj 4 n, Glts time
Tn House could not pa ssony bill that would
not al ncce7siiy, corffm'ihe ordinance OF South
Carolina Eollw upon lhts subject could, at this
lioIe be cuaffad by Congress, but would hc re.
eciee1 and understood by all parties, friend and
foe 10 hc the triumph Of notification The state
Of South & aiona had sud that the nl'lt law was
null and vu,d and tha II should mol be executed
within he limits Aud congress Immediately re-
plies hy declaring that that Ia should moi be cx-
ecuted any where Mr.. A. aduited that such a
proceeding might for n moment, remove the ques-
iion ofnuIlifeaton. But IT would he for a mo.
mon, only Let Congress permit one State to dc
clare that It's laws should not he executed, and sub
nit - have TINT declaration carried into effect, and
,Acy would mon have States enough 10 tc them that
laws should not be executed within their limits.
And without intending any reflection on South
Carol ma he miphl observe, that there were States
in tins Union, who, # they should say the same
thing hat south Carolina bad said might make II
a much more serious question And the House
might take hls ord that they would haze such
language addressed tothcrn.
Mr. A vas against tie passage of my thing,
lie wished Ia sec the question settled south Car
DINA had made up an issuc--shc sad she wished
ii settled peacefully. Mr.. A. was Tor meeting her,
aud settling the question sho had made. AIMS
Union was now lettering. Ii was lettering 10 It's
foundation, ON the question whether single State
possessed the power to annul laws enacted by the
whole Union He ayerrod that this was Question
on which the continuance Of this Union depended
It was question tina, might be settled, and tbs
was the time to settle it. There was no time II
which it could be so fifty and so advontageouly