Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-03-07

anu gentlemen going from Cincinnati 10 Kanawha. Col
Woods OF Abemarle chosen Preside mt and DR. s pa
trick of Kanawha Vice President:
BY @. w. Summers. The Modification Poyty of s.
their own conduct and legislation they have
gwen the first practical illustration Of their favoe eo-
ry' the tyranny ana ifresponsibity OF msoritics.
PUBLIC SENTIMENT.
The following resolutions from the respectable
county of Halifax, indicate Il healthy action of Pub.
lie opinion They are calm yet firm free and
independent. They diSclaim the course of Soutb
Carolina, without any resort to Incorporate express
SONS. They dissent from certain passages i'm the
Proclamation, without losing sight of that lust con
sderation, gratitude and respect which are due TO
Andrew Jackson.-As To one or two points i'm the
poiitlcal theory they have developed, we might re-
specially differ with feow-citiZens OF Hall
iaN-but IN almost all the principles they have laid
down, and still more, in the candid and liberal tone
winch they employ, we do most cordially concur
with them:
HALIFAX MEETING.
AT a meeting OF a very large number OF the people OF
me county OF Halifax, at the Courthouse thereof on Mon
"dy me zoh February, 1883 O being Court tay for the
purpose oi nscertanng and expressing the sentiments
me people ot the county, in regard the unhapuv diff
lerences now subSsng betw the State of South
una ahd the General Governments William b. Banks
Esq was called The Chair, and Samuel Williams appo
eu secretary On motion made and seconded the Chair
man appointed committee consisting of Thomas Green
ESQ kchard hogan, Esq, John II. Edmunds Esq
MAJOR Joseph w. Chambers, Col. John H. Wirbjsi .
"1odson Hughes, Esq, and John c. Niche, Esq aud
ON IKE mo'ian, the Chairman added TO the committee
ne committee then retired and in short time reported
the following Preamble and Resolutions:
NhereaS the State of South Carolina has bv her late Or
uce asserted the right of State nuIy an act passed
ny Congress- and whereas the President Of the United
s mas 'ned ms Proclamation denying such right. and
declaring that the laws OF the Union shall he executed
eieoy creating controversy between that State and the
General Government of alarming and dangerous char.
'',er winch may Influence the prrnancnce OF our poi
=" institutions ami materially affect the happiness of the
people and whereas also we believe tl,,t in times
OF nigh political excitement the passions and preees of
the parties may induce thcm to usurp NO; ,an,ed
vol "A,
he prevented Ivy frequent recurrence hv the people 10
Mn""nena' principles oil our government declaring their
adherence TO the distribution OF powers and opposing with
Sqna hdeiy and mnoss. the usurpa,on either Sc, of
fore $500 ~
l. Resoired, That tho Federal Consi u,ion IS 7 COM
pact, originally founded the assent and ratification of
me people oil the several States, parties thereto i'm their
independent aud sovereign authority wherein the
States have constituted general government and dega
ed TO that government certain definite poe Tor cnumera-
purposes re'ervug to themselves the free
enjoyment and exercise of the rcsuary powers not dele
ge 10 me On'ed States by the Constitution nor prohi-
bi' ed by il TO the States. f
= Resoiued, That the powers of the Federal Govern
neh result solely from the Constitution of the United
states, aud are limited certain specific grants enumera
leu III mat compact; that the assumption and exercse y
OF unnele gated Power', lis violation of the Con-
suunoh; ana That Neither the general government nor
any department thereof created by this COMPACT was
made me exclusive final Judge Of the extent of the
powers delegated 10 itself
B. ResOlred, Thatthe Federal Constitution h.;r = com
pact between independent States recognising no common
aoter as 10 the powers delegated OH the one hand and
reserved on the other each party must of necessitv
Tor itself in the last inracons Of the coHnac
ana hat papable wilfn and material violation of il by
lhe General government TO the injury and oppression OF
any one or more OF the parties thereto would Justify such
aggeved State States, after the hiurc of ali peaceabe
all" constitutional means OF redress dissolve their con-
hecuon with The other members OF the contederacv
ReSoired That the compact OF Union has conferred
nights aud imposed obligations upon the parties thereto
'ne Iah'u' performance OF which each bound to all
Tie others by the act OF ratification: and the vim, m
those rights, or the failure pernrm sucb Iuties b ar
OF the parties, is injury the others and the parties so
Jured nave the same right TO Judge of the breach of co.
oy the failure OF OF the members 10 perform its
obligations TO them that there is the other case TO udge
OF hraGons by the General Government in the assunp-
ron ana exercise OF powers not delegated.
O. Resolved, therefore, That one or more States Ies
IMAM the number required TO amend the Constitution
have not the right TO judge exclusively of violations Of the
copaTt ana oil consequence, that the right of State
c'ceay 10 secede from the confederacy its own on
non without coTelave right in the 10 oppose its
eceson not reserved ot by the Constitutions nor does
IT result from the nature of the compact
D. ReS0ired, That consider the doctrines SGT forth
III the late ordnance of South Carolina and the acts oT
er legislature passed in pursuance thereof contraliced
ny the true spirit aud letter OF Constitutions inconss
tent with the purpose for which government was insitn
ted, rcpugnant the grants power nv The States and
remedy dangerous, revolutionary and disorganizng in
4 Resolved, That whilst we cannot give our a,prob,
Uon 10 an The principles contained in the late
The President Of the United States vet when viewed in
connection with his previous messages and the general
course OF his administration OF the government his rh
regard Tor lie reserved rights OF the States his
explanation OF his Procl1maon together with his earnest
desire TO prevent the assumption exercise of doubtful
powers by Congress- manifested on more IN an one occasion
he deserves the highest and confidence of his
meeting.
s. Resoired, That the several acts of CONGRESS i'm
posing du'Ies on imports, far they are Intend.
ed for the protection and announcement of domes t.
manufactures or so 10 regulate the bour ofe country ms
to give some kind Of employment an undue ascendancv
or orrS are M violation OF tho spirit il letter
o me Constitutions that they unjust, unequal
pres'ivc and while we so'emny declare that we would
NOT Acqniesce n them as the settled policy Of the govern
men yet Tor tie sake of the many and great BE- s CON
ered by tho Union tic blessings OF peace we would
make another effort, by peaceable and constitutional
ea' 10 reduce the duties TO tic proper standard
y HeS0ced, That dcprecate the use of force bv tho
"ehera Governments 10 the States of this confer
iary IN order to make the citizens thereof submit TO
law oppressive In ITS operations and in violation Of true
spirit and meaning OF the Constitutions aud which law :he
STATES nave IN their sovereign capacity pronounced tn
constitutional, and that enter our solemn protest
against the provisions Of the bill before the Congress
oi Tue United States giving the President of tho United
states the control Of all the anI und naval forces of The
Union to enforce The Tariff Law.
"hcreupon questions scveally taken on the said
preamble and resolutions and they severaIly adopted
unanimously, except the 5t 9th and 7t resolutions the
olh ami Ith, with three dissentents, and the 9Th with four
dissenentS; and except ALSO the 9th resolution, which
was rejected by large maioffy, 30 only voting for it,
MAJ. Chalmers then offered the following resolutions
10. ResoiUed That this meeting would deprecatc a re
sort TO military force, either the part Of the General
Government or OF South Carolina, in the settlement OF the
present unhappy controversy existing between them
And the Chairman offered tie following resolutions:
H. Resolved That we do heartily and cordially approve
OF The appointment Of distinguished aud highly gifted
fellow citizen, Benz. W Leigh Commissioner on the
part o Ue STATE OF Virginia, 10 negotiate with the