Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-08-06

TNgrattudc! VlrglHlans,
mis conduct III your representatives, in establishment.
Several other States evnced disposition TO 90 for him. i.
MS own State would have suffered him run but no. she
could not do When the Char louisville no.
minated Judge Barbour candidate for tho Vice Presi.
den,y 1t was said they too late. Then the people
ought not to put OIL the consideration now and again
suffer themselves to be entrspped. After he was nut in
nomination. he solicited to withdraw for the sake oil
harmony among the republican party and TO avoid dis.
traction among that party, he did withdraw. Magnaui.
nous conduct Let not be said that Vrginians are
ungrateful now not TO promote him 10 the next Chief
Mags;racy. Letus with Georgia. have his name as
csnuuae sounded tou river TO river and from the
tans to the shore.
APLAIN, OLD FASHIONED WESTERN y1RGrN1AN.
Smiths Creek. Rockingham county.
~ FOR TIE ENQUIRER
oNE NATIoN-THE GOVERNMENT OF THE u. s.
49, CITIZEN OF THE u. s., SC. &c.
we have been thrown into such fog for the last
two or three years, by the metaphysics OF Messrs Cal
noun CO., mat am sometimes puzzled TO know, whe-
ther there be such thing the Government of the
Onifed States; ,ohether a Citizen of the United
otdfeS whether we be, in any sense OF the word one
1eoPfef whether the proud flag, which has borne the
american name TO the most distant gons of the Earth
be not an arrogant and imperinent usurpaon. In fact
whether the reserved rights so numerous that the
reserve no power TO the Federal Government and whe-
lher the Conservative po,ccr be so far as to
amount actually TO dissolution of the Union?
NO man venerates the Reserved Rights, more than
do would shed the last drop of nv blood in tber do
fence No feels more devoted TO the conserva,v.
principle properly UNDERSTOOD than myself But sir for
me lie oil me cannot see how this Union last if each
m tha Ea-
deral Government "I do not like this or that law-It is
unconstitutional orit is oppressive And will exercise
my reserved Rights forbid it TO be carried into effect
WITHIN my limits; and will call out nv militia with
arms In their hands, to resist the authority which vour
oicers claim to carry this that law into effect" If The
'aes determine TO resist intoerabe oppression why call
herof,on at once-but don't tell me, tina, every one
State may remain in the Union enjoying its benefits and
at the same time, nulliiy its laws, thus getting clear
OF It's burdens The Constitution itself recognizes no such
power TO nufy The history of its formation and adon
ton presents no such anomaly We find there the RIGHT of
legislative inerposon by appeals your own people bv
appeals TO other Legislatures by amendments ~ tha 90
stituioD. We find there ALSO as the last resort the %
TO resume the powers when and abused These
ars the great rghts-ihese constitute the great
conservative prncpIe-but do find the anomalous
Hght 10 De IN the Union, and ont of the Union at the
same time " w
Let these matters, however, pass! Its not my pur
pose 10 discuss them ut this time NV sole object when
took ur my pen lay before your re aiers two mr.
uree Extracts which have lately with in the course
., my reading. lhey are as directly at with Mr..
Sdihouh metaphysics as he OF 1892 is at war with G.
calhoun oil 1916 IL really refreshing to see lille raw
common sense break through the fog with which the
South Carolina School of Nulifi.rs are a,,e,nnr' -,
overshadow the public mind
ffrom M rsons letter Edmund Randolph of ug H. 17oO
before The revolution there existed no such nation as
,no United states: they hen first associated nation
our JT spectdf purposes only. They had all their las
10 make as Virginia had on her first establishment as ma
non Buthey did not, as Virginia had DONE proceed 10
anop' VINCE system OF laws ready made their hand
AS their ASSOCIATION nation only for speeial mr.,
poses 10 w.t. Tor the management their concerns with
one another and wi foreign nations and the States
po-ing the association chose give il powers for th
purposes and Others they could not adopt anv
system, because II would have embraced objects on which
tins association had right form or declare will If
was not The organ )r declaring national will in see
cases In The cases confded to them then mere IN Gee
declare the DW Of the nation the law but III il was de-
Giareu mere could be no law So that the common law
did not become pso faclo law on the new association i,
could only become by positive adoption and SO onlv
as they were anh orised TO adopt"
From The Federast, quoted 6y TAILOR of Cnyo,iu,
nfCan haze
ABSORB me local authorities l1 oiM the states Com
merce, hnance, negotiation and war; comprise oH OBJ
Jects OF a Tore Of potoeT."-P. 81. IL.
The federal and state governments are in fact bt d
Jerent agents and trustees If The People instituted Min
dgerent Po,cer' and designed for different purposes.
ain the compound republic Of America. tbe oo,esy
Surrendered by The people, is first divided between Two
auef gopernmenfs, and the portion allotted to each sub.
uiuGa among dsftnct and separate departments Hence
1apnoe security arises TO the rights of the people The
dboent governments ,oiH confrom each other At the
same lime that each will be confronted i,se"-p 2s2
Am then a Citizen, Of one country. tbs difE,e,,
states OF which have established one common govern
en,' 'Or certain specified purposes not q Am
The Ne,o CHRisropHER oUANDARY.
TO THE EDITORS OF TIE EyoDlBER
observe from the papers that the Farmerss K.nL he
agan reused 70 subscribe TO the James River Improve
neh, ana some farther action of the Legislature viii
presume, be necessary before the subscriptions reoue
10 commencement Of the work can be made nm
III we mean ufe 10 III wise III the people of Richmoud
to postpone the object in importance TO the one
have contemplated, because that is necessarily delayed
ana 10 omit doing what they certainly accomplish be-
cause The first object OF their preference has had
dlinculIies 10 encounter, than anticipated
aliude TO the proposed Richmond and Potomac Rail-
Road verify believe, that no object after The James
ana kanawba connexion is OF importance 10 the
Guy OF Kicbmond 10 the State large; and that even
e James River Improvement magnificent as il is will
hot compare with the proposed Rail Road in the amount
lis cost. - - ~
survey and estimate could be had prior TO the
session OF the Legislature, and charter and some slight
AID nc men obtained from the Commonwealth I enter.
tain no doubt that the remaining funds Witch ,s" no
wanted may DC made up by subscription Cannot the
cessry sum Tor survey be made up in Richmond and
Fredericksburg, and the intervening country orr on
would there he any objection 10 asking the War Depart
taent 70 desil an officer Of the Typographical CORPS and
INC necessary assistants TO Tie duyi III survey fe nS
Improvement can be made by the Government on
Of s importance for the transportation Of tie nail or snv
justified ''''"'' ~