Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-01-28

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of force should trke place, the act of aggression
should be nj tho door Of South CareI.a, and no, Of
the United States. But hear him agnn, lie savs
Is A small majority Of the citizens Of o'r State in
the Union have elected delegates 10 a Safe Con.
vcnuon that convention hrs ordained thai all the
revenue laws ofthe United States must b. repeal.
ed, or that they are no lo1ser amenlbor Of the u.
mon The Governor Of that State has rocnnunon
dcd toihc Legislature the raising Of army L.
carry the secession INTO effect, aud that he may be
cmpu@ cred 10 give clcarances IN vessels ~ the
name OF the State. Mo- act of violent opposition To
the laws has vet been Committed, bat such state
of things Is hourly apprchended; and II Is the in
tent of this instrument TO PROCLAIM, not only
that thsdHts imposed on ufc bD hs constitution to
take that the laws be faithfully executed shall
be performed, To the extent of the powers already
vested in me by law, or of such others as the wis
dom of Congress shall devise and entrust to me
for that purpose; but to rdrn the citizens of
South Carolina, who have been dcluded inio
an opposition to the laws, Of the danger they
will incur by obedience to the illegal and d,sorgan-
izng ordinance of the Convention, to cxhort thoss
who have refused 10 supporet, TO persevere IN
their determination 10 uphold the constitution and
laws OF their country and to point out TO all, the
pcrous situation into which the good people of that
sta'c nave peeH leu --Iieiti tncfi We nav W
cument, eyposlulaion, exhortatlon aud warning
and an explicit declaration that tho United States
i'll not he the aggrcssor And yet, 1t Is charged
that the President has avowed his determination to
visit upon South Carolina all the horrors Of War
If the proclamation be the authority upon which
this charge Is based every impartial reader will
readily acknowledge that It is totally uniounded.
invite every ,ilizen, who has imblbed this impress
| sion 10 read the proclamation az
| II has been charged upon TINS document, by
many essaysis IN the public press, and some OF the
speakers IN the present House of Delegates oil
N"SmIa, that the proclamation sweeps the soy.
erelgfty of The states from under then and CON
ver's them INTO mere provinces ct gfeat eon'"n-
| dated empire These declarations nave BEEN inhd-
vertically mahe,' am r'nhienh WIN no view 10
mlsreresen'ation-and would therefore lh''te
second and more particular eN1mah''oa ct Tie
proclamation IN reference 10 this charge cannot
| 'h'nk the proclamation 'ontalns any direct aSsef-
ton oil such p'nciPic, OF any allegation irom
winch such an inference can he ialriy dedHeed. On
| the contrary, think the fresdcnt admits the SOY
ereteniy OF the states to the fullest e1i'nf claimed
| by the Intends 81 Niate E'shtF ifoW the formation
% the constitution until opf system was visited by
| the aaefui lhtlu'uce of nul' litigation In sPenkns
| OF Sate sovereignty Is connected With the Geuctal
| Government. The Proclamation says, " lie states
sovorally hay not retained taef eafft SJrefets 0tg
! j has been shewn, that n becoming patts Of
natnn not mrmb RS OF league they SURRENDERED
| ,uauV u their essential partset SorefcisaiR" In
TN. EXPRESSION BE President, where he says tia;
| the states DID not gsiliH their cHttsc SYrGcgRtg,
! distinctly admits that they did retain pant.
That which Vas not retained has been SURRENDERED
a I'D when be savsthey 'uffendered " mGaBgfiIc5
esset,tioi pa7iS af >oeerct.1ty,' h means Ia say
| that they retained those not surrendered aud
10 illustrate thu, position be cites the powets
! surrendered He says "Ihs right 10 max
MISUNDERSTANDING variety laXes--eXrrcisc eX
elusive lndlcis and Legislative powers--wor
! Of them functions Of sovereign powet The
States, then. fnr all HGSe important purposes
| are uo longer sovere gu'-ln1 uni1e clearly rs II
these p1,rcrS, lc5ieA Htp 4urs su1eadeted. II
seems to mo that 10 p,~orU IN mathematics is
mare clearly demonstrated, than that the President,
IN these Passages SIMPLY asserted that the states
did not lc.egsa IN TIN f,dr raj compact ctitfc soy.
t.cig ~ but having aoycfeigaiy oyer the partcn-
! Tar powers rnum1ussed, they S1rrenl-tsi th'sh
powers 20 d. ( narI Government. and qHo I'd
tnese aot s.fhtr SOY relsny oeastJ ~ y tins
/ p"~.lt1D n y ar YIN a.atr sovereignty po'1 Il
affect tbe sovereignty ftte states over Their ttsc;r-
I'D fo~2lsa Clearly MOI On lie contrary, II
d! lmf3calleH aIutlhe ~ fat 1it issl'gil - It
vent being misunderstood, enumefaies the oily
powers which the states had parted wth. aad u
conse1oence al others w're reclaimed IA as fail ioree
AMI slgnr as i'he surrender bal eot ba'n inad'-
! The Prcs'den' oiiais aneihf iilnslratee. IL
| says What she#s conei1sIyea9 ta4t i'ts states
conno b. Gid TO have reserved IN ahtr4ted SOW
eregnty, Is tilaI they expressly eeded me aght to
punish treaSon-not treason AGAINST tAeT sep
arae power, but treason against The onIted
States Here again, tn term undivided SOW
ercignty Is used, IN relation to the reserved
powers o. Tue S''p' S"e"'ns '"' nv 'es'''o"