Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-03-07

"a pGbig iefaag. l., indeed what We nave NJ
toiorc regarded as the stavo business OF C7hN.tE
ION mating be as ldie anl vain as the sports OF
ciIllrcn, tlen may a State, or people bo permitted
thus lightly 10 mock at their enzagemontsi aud
diyest themselves of the Obligations OF their own
compact, To the injury aud huAt distinction oiihe
othrr patties thereto. ifth5 doctrine was u De lts
ted by the ordinary law 81 pteRH eftaRH, lis harc
enunriaiiou would carry Nth II IL every mtndi
whose Judgment has not been refined away ~ the
habits of metaphysical dispu,atien, It's most am
pie rcfutation. When IN The business OF ilfi NC
have aft xed our hands and seals Ia an instrument
creating reciprocal rights aud liabilities, we do not
expect chat each party can authorltattvcly eNioend
il for himself. or escapa lis obligations hy merely
saying that he retraets the lights that he surrender
e1 10y 1t. gnt | am aware that my be told here
Tat the provisions Of law supply by the creation
Of judicial tribunals, a ready mode oil setting III
lerceces Of tins character whereas The censiliu
ton appoints no arbiter for the c~laeling rights of
the State end Federal Governments. While | am
ready to admit this omission does exist in ouf sys-
tenn. | feel m hesitation in believing that 1t has a
risen NO less from the the fitness OF things, than the
difficulty OF the case, and that II dos IL iaei oe-
easion no objection to The analogy here employed,
as shall he,eafter attempt to prove.
This doctrine, however, has been imputed 10 The
Resolutions which were adopted iy our l.esisla'
turc. at It's famous session of rs and " ahd
been considered as the characteristic feature OF
Statc Rights. As | am proud OF the brli' 'tdat these
distinguished resolutions, and the %loWoriul report
by which they were deliberately d'iDn1ea al
the succeeding session against the views at those
States who had rcsponde tothem. @eont'in the ct
tholoX faith, IN rcgaldto the organization oil ON
political systems, ! checlfully undertake the task oil
yindicotrus them from such repfoaeh. ! feete',
however. that the limits To- winch an compelled
10 restrict myself vii not permit me 10 50 as
much in detail. rs IN ample ducdation OF this SUB
lcct would require. | can only addlee my proofs
and lc-Ve the full exposition OF the results 10 my
readers. II will he remembered, that thcse fesalu
lions were oceasloned by the passage OF the Alien
and Scdition acts, which, far more palpably iHan
any other Of tic laws Of Congress. invaded The II
herly of the citizen. opposed the PLAN mcotslll; oi
the Constitution, and grossly violated the reserved
rights of the States. 1t was emplatIeeliy the dali
est day, in which the cause Of individual and SO
cal liberty was even shroddcd in tbs country aiirr
tie establishment Of our present system l iAlci
these circumstances, the object ol these a. 4,aiiu's
was simply n dcciaraii0D ot 9ffafo", us 10 the
character of these obnoxious Laws, calculated 10 at.
tract the consilcrate attention ofthe people through
out the United States, and SO TO array public scr
| timent against them as IN procure their rcPenll OF
abandonment in Congress. That such was, IN
deed, their true intent, we have this lrr'trasable
testimony that their opponents charged i1tf aa-
dior and advocates with an uiterIor desigr 10 'h
force practically then construction oil these oiieli
sige laws, md particularly urged iiat they we1e
! llsorgu.izing and t0utia- TO yialsace and dza'
mon and that The latter throughout thc debate uni
formlv and Indignantly ropeled the charge.
which was thus repeatedly preferred against them.
In the published report, which We have Of tbs dc
bate, Mr.. Mercer is represented to have sud
I" The gentleman from Prince George had told the
Committee that the resolutions introduced by tie
gentleman from Caroline were calculated To toisf
tie people to resistance, TO CXcfie tie people al
Virginia against the Federal Government IL
did not see how such consequences could result
from their ndoption.n q The state believed some
Of its rights had been invaded by the late aels q
the General Government, and proposed a remedy
whereby tc Obtain a 1epeat Of them. The piati
contained in the resolutions appeared TO Mr.. 1H2-
Ger the most advisable. E0rce rms not Hpaehi
I'M ann oHe.-The preservation OF the Federal
Constitution. the cement OF the Union with rs OIL
qinal powers, was the object of the resolutions.
q Mr. T;aplor the oaensibic author ollhe resoin
tons then proceeded to apply these observation
to the threats of war, and the apprehension Of evil
commotlon. towards which the resolutions were
SAID to have a tendency. Arc the republicans, sud
he. possessed Of fleets and armies Il not, +
wbn, tuld tiey anpeal fol defence, and s,irpoft 2
"a .a1,no orffn n,LBl opjuion. FLINT sbanL
bo ocainsf ,bcm them mu, gilldn These ey-
,r,c,s whicb orc entirely IN unison with the Whole
tenor of the discussion, are sufficient to shew that
the single ann of the Gcnerel Assembly in the pro-
mutation of these resolutions, was 10 invite, and
procure the CO operation of her slstef states through
the medium OF their Legislatures, IN so concentrate %
nall,c oninion AGAINST l,ese measures as to conpeI
their ycpeol in the ordinary course Of legislation.
IT, ;s also the Iiobt IN which they were viewed
bv The other States, who replied 10 them. They
considered or affected 10 consider TN expression