Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-02-16

eessy should arise, (Which Heaven mercy aver) we
will expend treasure, waste strength
blood the Threshold, and yield up lives the al
tar OF Union and the Constitution before any dsorg
ing nu6er or Revolutionary seceder shall polute by his
saccgous tread, that holy temple Of liberty that was
reared by the hands, and cenened by the blood of
fathers
forth in the Ordinance OF South Carolina and
by majority in that State violates the Constitution OF the
United States in its letter. ITS true meaning and intent IL
is impracticabe political abstraction inapplcab any
exgency that arise in the operation OF govern
meut calculated create aud foster the spirit OF insubor
dnaOn aud rebellion happy land and fl only
used by disoganzug acobnca leaders by which
throw tho established order OF governments that they
may crafty their ambition the ruins OF
81. Resoiced, That we do denounce and repuliaie
the doctrine that any State has the right
peacefully TO withdraw from the Union Ii is political
heresy iraught with the most alarming consequences
theory II Is Intent consumption wanting but the chilling
damps OF selhshness and local interest to it into
ton and destroy our happy Union. In practice would
spun as the assAssins dagger is sunion Revo.
luton in disguise.
4h. Res0ired That South Carolina has in her proscrip
ton OF those who refuse take oath aburne
legiance To the Federal Government and obedience its
laws, dealt out 10 the minority Of that State
oppression only TO be found in the annals tyranny and
despoii.n.
9th, Resolved, Tha, the Union party Of S. Carolina
have in their uniring opposition the doctrine OF MULTI.
caon the proceedings OF the Convention and the subse-
quen acts OF the Legislature deserved the warmet graft
tude OF every friend Of the Union and liberty
the whole nation.
9th. Reso!ued That sanct on the doc rnos contain
ed ia the Proclamation OF venerated Chief agistrae
We think the crisis in our national sffirs demard ID
such an annuncation from the Executive We admire
the dignity, hrmness and devoted his official
duty We are enraptured with the glowing eoauence in
which he porrsys the blessings OF the Union and hap
Ply form OF government Our hearts chilled by the
true but melancholy and dreadful coors in hch he paints
the consequences OF dsunion and civil and in the
declaration that he will all the cons iuonal authority
ne in nj Tho
Union and the dgniy Of the COVE, by the fa hul
and inilex'be execution OF the laws OF Congress. We
recognize that same ardent patriotism which has shoe
alike IN the cabinet and the battle field from youth hoary
mars, In the swelling storm OF politics and the
gener scenes in private life that has KEEP, him unsleed
amidst the honor and euloges Of amrng thou-an and
sustained him under the bring sarcasms aud bitter denun
Gallons OF his enemies and il the unhappy time should
come snd our county call will cousecrate our
and enforcing the laws.
7th Resoiced, That deem il important as far as IL
Is consistent with the various interests of the different
lions OF the Union, that all OF sectional complaint
should be removed that harmony may again be restored
10 our once happy but bleeding and distracted
and that, 10 this end, the Tariff should be modified so as
TO reduce the TO the Of AN encomca 60.
vernmen, but at the time having wise careful
regard TO the interests that have grown up and been ios
tered by the tariff laws
Sih ResJlred, That do condemn the message of the
Governor of this Commonwealth, accompanying the Ordi.
nance OF s. Carolina, transmitted 10 the Legislature on the
thirteenth December last Ii does speak the senti-
mens OF Virginia the dangerous appalling subject
that independence and dignity that becomes the Executive
oil this ancient and renowned Commonwealth does not
speak Tor the Union and the Constitution the United
STATES, as Virginia always has done, and its author
censurAble for derection OF high official duty aud has
compromised the interests and opinions OF his
9Th ReSoiued That dsapprove the report of the
committee of 81 in the House of Delegates Its doctrines
arc unsound and its ndaons temporising and
pucrile calculated 10 draw this ealth into the
vortex OF nul6caon telling South Carolina that she has
erred; not In the nature OF her remedy but the time and
manner thereof For we hold that Virginia and
s. Carolina notification do, and OF necessity cad TO
the same results And ii is with result and the
deepest indignation that the Legislature of Virginia
spending days and weeks in imprisoned debate in deter
mining whether she shall give up whole Union
the hand OF dcmagogues and phrensed political asprants
or nal The coors OF the Old Dominion TO the Union
and the CONSTITUTIONS there 10 riumphantly or sink
with into ruin. In the better days of the republic this
would have been done without hesitation without debate
by the hands OF Washington Lee, Jefferson, Hem
y or any OF that bright galaxy of compatrios and he
roes who illuminated the pathway of Virginia. the time
when The souls OF were tried.
10Th. RESOLVED, That whilst we hold sacred the un-
aenable right of citizen speak and publish his opin-
ons yet we cannot express the regret with which we
have seen some OF the leading and influential ne
papers published in Virginia, openly maintaining and adj
voCang the doctrine OF secession. We hope that an
hghened and patriotic public will their omnpoi nee
either 10 reform their doctrines secede from them and
break down their influence.
llth Resolred, That these proceedings be signed by
The Chairman and Secretary and published in the
Virginia Argus, Virginia Republican, Lynchburg Vir-
gilman, Richmond Enquirer and Constitutional Whig and
that cory be sent each branch of the Virginia
ture, TO The President of the United States and to the
Governor of the State, and motion of DIR. Thurman,
tile meeting adjourned.
JAMES TAYLOR, Chairman.
JOSEPH w DAVIS, Secretary.