Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-02-04
s2d Congrcss-2d Session.
THE GREAT DEBATE-eom nleaeed.


u ydins for the collection Of duties on imports was
taken up aud read second time, A motion Ia
postpone is father consideration until Thursday
5 next, was rejected, ayes Il, noes 30 Whcrcup-
on
Mr.. WII.KlN rose in support OF the bill The
: posilioo he said, IN whch you, MI. Prcsldout,
, have placed me ~ relation 10 this body, imposes On
me the duty OF Introducing the present bill To the
Senate, and of explaining lis provisions In my
mode ofdlscha,g,ng this duty, ! do no, consider
, myself as tho representative ol other gentlemen on
the Committee those gentlemen possess compe.
tencc, far beyond NINE, to explain and defend tho
power of the General Government to carry into eff
feet It's constitutional laws. TIE bill II founded
upon message from the President, communicated
; on tho 10th inst and proposes 10 sustain the con
stitutionality of the doctrines lad down IN TINT I'D
mred State paper In the outset of the discuss ion
it IS admitted that tho bill points TO al affecting
state of things existing ~ Southern state oil Tie
Union rs not TO be disguised that points tn the
State of South Caroline. II - not IN the eoncm.
plaiion Of the Committee who reporled thus bill to
make II assume IN any way, an lnVlitohH chafac'
ten When the gontcman from South Carolina
thew out the suggestion, that the bill was hyid'~
Gus, he cerainly did not intend To lmpn'e 10 The
Committee a design To give II such character 30
,lt iom being nyidlous, the bili was made gen
ctal and sweeping IN lts terms aud application
tll the rrason hat this course wng thpugh 10 I've
mons delicate IN regard 10 the state concerned
The provisions Of the bill were made general for
the purpose Of enforcing every where The collection
INV, OF the Union.
The bill prosenlG three very importan. and mo-
mentous considerations IL there my thing IA
he eft Inlllup Tor ln1is
Ialion "a the subi 5ct OF the revenue laws /. the
liza, admin raliuu ii lhose laws Threatened with
impeachment and Il, lhs htll suited 10 such an o.
mer,eneYi lie proposrd 10 consider lhasc points
but III n drsullory m1nnrr lie never slnuuk from
any mocal or polt,cl responsibility, bat he had 40
disposition (louac the words The Senator ifom
North Cafoljna) 10 dcum On public sens'biY -
Neilhc he nor the Sllte which IL rcpr srntsd had
any Influence IN bringing ~ thtas ,l1fstiots, but
am prepared tp1ucct the ct4isby my sot ia.
Il is time, continued Mr.. W, that The principles
on which the Union depends Wefe discussed II
IS llme that Congress expressed an opinion upon
them. IL Is TINT iha,the Pei 10 should buhg thelr
Judgment to bear GA lhls SUI pet, hld settle Ii iof
ever The authority ofcolgrcss and oil tho PEG.
Pile must settle thIs question one day OF ot'rf
There were mnny enllt hlemd men IN the country
men whose integrity and patriotism no body
very different from his own. The senator from
south Cnrona knows, sand Nh w, the respect IN
which hold hlm hi am unwilling To take hts
Judgment on thus question Us the guide Of mine ,
ifd Will not agrce ihnt the Union depends on the
principles hcl ho has advanced lie has offered
a document asn plea N bar; II II be established
then bar 10 ncf posed between the powers oil The
Government and The acts of south Carolina.
The hiil is of Great importance, not ON account OF
its particular PROVISIONS bat ol then application 10
. rapidly approaching rtsis, winch lheY were M
tended to meet. TIM crisis was III the control OF
this boly, no. olauy branch of the Government
III would ask the senator from Mississippi { Mr.
PoGpExrrR) Whn, authority he had To sag that
the passage Of any bill rcducn. the tariff would u
vert the enforcement Of the Ordinance OF south
4 Carolina lie was unwilling 10 consider that
Senator ~ the representative oil the unlimited au
thority and sovereignty claimed 10y the 1tate oi
! South Carolina He would nov present 10 the
senate ylcW of the position III which South
Carolina had placed herself IN order TO justify the
Committee IN reporting thebjl under consideration.
1t was not sir for the purpose ol establishing anil
ilary dcspolj4m mon ofcrceAng an aI"ied Dictator
nor Of sending INTO south Carolina mili,ary bands
to = cul the throats Of women and children, that
the Committee framed the bill. II amy thing cnn
| ever establish a military despotlsm IN thus e0un-
,su 80 tho n,.rrv md confusion which the prin-
,,,.t.a con,endad eor bv the Senator from South
cb,oI;nn viii pro9nee. II We keep together, no,
- Ton yo,,s nor tens d. ,housands Of yeats will
40. t,,,,, ,ho count,v unde, the dominion of mill.
1 ,,r, d,,nn,,em Put ndont the prneiples of ) Car
| ol,na h,eat the Union INTO ffagmeng--somc chci
Tain may bring the fragments tosether--bult VIII be
4 nrder "A military dcsposut He would not say that
south Carolina contemplated this result, but he dd
r'y.ai,,', no, L.,n, mile lonorr 10 bear the bur
81 ~, o,,re.s,Yc Law, mad determined on rcsls-
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