Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-03-21
POLITICAL.
SPEECH OE MR.. RIYES. II ]


On The bI furiAof Ia pyouide for the Coiectioa o.
| DpiieS on fWp0,is-- Delirered in the Senate
F6taasR III, 1853
| Ms. PRESIDENT: Stranger as am in tbs DO
| dy, and now almost stranger in my own country
though IN spirit and affection never separated from
II, feel that owe an apology to the Senate toi
obtrudng myself at all upon ITS attention. Sir, dc
1t with great reluctance, and with deep sense d
| the disadvantages under Inch labor. Most OF
the questions involved in the discussion of the bid
row under consideration have sprung up during
the period of my absence from the country,
aud the short interval which has elapsed since my
return has afforded me neither the time nor the OPP
porunty for detailed examination of them.
bring 10 tie m, rafore, no other resources of ar
gurient or Illustration than those settled principles
and fundamental notions which are rooted VI the
mind of every American citizen in regard to the
Constitution of his country.
Sir, the questions now to be settled are Of the
deepest import to the dcstinies of this country.
| They touch not the construction of thus or that
clause ofhe Constitution only. They go TO the
whole frame and structure o. the Government and
the vital prlnciple of its existence Slr should be
recrean TO my duty on this floor the representa-
| We of State, which, under Providence, had the
| chief agency in the establishment OF this happy
system of Government, If dad not oiteH'pt how
ever tecbly, the EXPRESSION OF my views on such an
occasion.
am impced to this expression, Mr. President,
by another cons Iteration Ii is my misfortune to
differ from my worthy and honorable colleague, as
" ell as from o h n honota senator's coming ton
the slme quarter of the Union as myself, IN sever
Il o the views have taken OF this subject. IL is
due to them Is web as to myself aud those "hoif'
we represent that the grounds OF ms ulICfeice .
opinion should be stated and explained Ana II
oller to preclude all mlsaPprehension, beg ieas'
| to say in the outset, that no one IS, or has oee'
more thoroughly opposed to that whole system o
noljcv usually denominaled the American system
| han have been, and sui am. My voice. SIR
! has been often and Enormously, however ineiec
tnallv raised against j, IN another DIVISION oil lhi'
! Capitel. Iconsider II unjust IN principle hcxPe
di nj IN practice oppressive aud unequal 'h'' op
erupou-ln snort an al ,se OF power, contrary
the true genus "t oag institutions
But Sir. WHAT IS entitled To far more cohs'rta
non. tn sat Shica! have the honor IN PM II
.eulrsfnt has repca.ely and strongly i'otcs''a
ms ta,, ys.em, and Ii VA bt' Y'sie =. ia
Legislature aenestly renewed "er api%'i % ~
councils Of the nation 50 10 modify ihs system I"
~ remove the list ra1tses Of complaint which ma
arisen AGAINST IT, Sr, this appeal, ana similar ~
mods winch have cmaEated from NE Legislature
afothc, States for fed by all th5sa hlgh coiSioC
| aions Of patriotism. policy ard justice "h'c" ia
,r,sis suegests cannot tht to h"Ve the@ i'olo' -
(' 'I' T69te IS every reason 70 Deilcvc that TIM
,;s,r,s,iog question viii be seutd, AID speedily
'nds,,,sl,s'o,iIy settled, as 1t ought to be. b9
,,,,,,.,,,.l5,,y tnese grounds OF hope, oac Of liz
',nirs Of thu T9,oa mas undertaken to redress ne
,.r,srs ~, t,,r,al .bro5aqon Of the laws of In
United States within hsr limits. The has dee :!
y, If revenue laws, from tie Origin
os,Ia o.a.or,n,,,,, t,tnc present day, 70 be null
oaI ro,t has prohibited tner Execution with
-, t.r lo,5ars ',,ir hlsh penalties, and ha'
n.d ,,..,r y.,,.on. a,het measures wI,h the *
,,,os. w. .- =. at.ns ln5 attesjils Ger opera
,,on
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