Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-04-12


Just passed through presented both principles fear
fully at work. On the band, the Taf1 system was
great oTong because It violated the spirit OF the Const
tuition, and was benefit 10 section, while operated
as burihen to others. On the other hand the remedy
adopted by South Carolina worthy of great reprehen
sOn because II carried out into practice threatens to
eneeble the powers OF the Federal Governments and to
jeopardise the Union itself.
In April, 1880, these contendng principles were not so
ieariuly arayed against each other they have been
since Nullhcauon had only aud been produced
IN public No IMAM believed that il ould be seriously
duced 10 practice Ii only in the July following that
It was brought forth in more imposing i1rn public
dinner IN Charleston but, aier that period we ere
assured by distinguished citizen of South Carolina that
we might put ourselves perfectly about natter
Tor that "shc could not be kicked into Nuifcaion!"
IL was in April oil that year, that laid down the fol-
lowing chart iOr guidance between the two rocks that
we have marked out
Does the Intelgencer d,nger in such oppres.
sion! Does believe that the Onion proof anst
every possible abuse? Does not Gen Washington as
President Of the Convention, emphatcay press forward
the fact, that this "Con.liuon the result o a spirit of
amiiy, and OF that mutual Difference and concession
winch the pecnliaIiiy OF political situation rendered
ln'pensable: Suppose this mutual Difference TO be al
together lost sight Of by Ihuse hold the rels of pow
en- are the oppressed States 10 submit every species OF
tyranny which be imposed upon ten? a re there
no bound, to submission?
There is equally corcalive. it not stronger duty
upon the minority-upon those who complain OF laws
which, in their opinion, violate the Constitutions and in
IJure Their rights They the conciaory spirit
oi difference and CONCESSION To those who have maortes
strong enough TO pass the laws. If they ale To stand by
their arms, on all occasions, the Uuion would be mere
"a for
man Az years would have crrmbled TO picces-On the
Excise Laws onhe Embargo, the Indi4n Question
On every in which one or more States tl, th,,
sevc injured.
1.-The TACT is, that there spri, of mutual concession
Que lrom The actual majority, The mnuIy and uce ger.
sd hose who have hepower, ought to be that they
do nothing, which Is within sliic line Of the com
pact They ought 10 respect hcrvetica
hey 'keep ia their eye rather, the maxim vi George
Clinton when he set his PetO upon the Bank OF the L
States Than that Of Mr. McDuilc his recent report
upon similar institution
ave shall not trace the which have since taken
place ia , Carolina. Tho clouds hckcued until they
threatened TO burst in ruin upon the country Alter
long struggle the nuiers conquered The Convention
was called, and the Ordinance passed Every .uper,.
man was engaged IN staying the tempest, and saving the
Onon We did the best we could--at the same time we
insisted upon immediate and efficient r.jurfio, oI H.
Tariff. y "
when The last Congress met the Message Of the Pre-
sloent was every thing desired Bur, in am in hour
u'e r.of,Snauon came--emhracng principles which
,'q.In'eu 100 much 10 The consolidating principle Yet
Tie Proclamation came from one, lao had done more for
the salvation OF State Rights than any other President we
nave ever had Parts of this Proclamation too we were
told had been msundersood they were never meant bv
Tie President in the sense in which they had been
t W ms was new feature in the picture
we oeleNed MN TO be patriotic; but mistaken. We
! could not sugmatize him a Richard, and as a w
rant W g had been his friends, bat 40 flaterers We
wished we could, still to be icuds his administration
9u we coud not be bind to its defects as said OF
MIR Madison i'll 1917, the Enquirer states lis objections
without reserve 1t shows that the administration has
erred; but that its motives corrmpt With these
Impressions, we have attempted yod all exiremeso
speak the truth to ALTO do justice to ALTO guard both
the Rights OF the States and the Union or te tcs IN
dSclaim tic OF the Pocama,ou and the errors of
NuhcdIion-t paint the Enforcing Bill is but at the
same Time 10 deprecde its passage, and insist upon its
repeal.
We perceive that the struggle between the contendng
principles Is not yet completed. There will be an effort
made to extend the powers OF the Federal Government by
re-clareriug the Bank, passing the LauG Bill before the
doubtful power settled by amendment the Coustitu
Moh-to extend Internal lmprOveneuls--to auAIge the
la-we are decly IN the negative all these propo-
Sl'ions There viii be an effort made goiiy Nullfca-
ton, aud 10 honor TO lis authors-Here ag ain we are
decidedly IN the negaveAnd unless we are mi taken in
the Signs OF the Times ct see this anomalous
Stale oil things brought ahopyiz: that OF those " lao
are most strongly Tor Nuic alionj which they call State
hiShtS, as thcy tceFe once proved 10 he most los.
tile to State Rights, lcH tnry be most strong
~ disposed TO support the Bank appropriations OF mo-
hey 10 internal Improvement, at the expense OF the
sell same State Rghts-And Mr.. Calhoun will he one
OF 'hA' number lie will try strongly to alarm Us
sail them almost always ia the cxlreme-nd the ex
IRENE always wrong