Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-08-16
Richmond, Friday. August lC

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Richmond, Friday, August lG.
THE .aL.aB.aAL9 .N'ULLIfYCaTYON
The Tuscaloosa Expositor gives us a Dish of all
sorts-Webster's Tour, some foolish Toasts i'm Ten
nessee, &c. &c. We beg the gentleman to put him
sell at ease The State Rights Party have no taste
for Mr. Webster or for MIR. Calhoun. They will rally
neither under Consolidation nor Nullificn,ion They
have no affinity with Webster's potcs-and it IS
perfectly idle comprehend any such "ominous con-
Junction" l; is the Telegraph trick of par,v-and
nothing more, believe ms. The Republicans of the
true faith have taken the Resolutions of ,oS no ,i
Barbour, Smith of s. Carolina, and Crawford of
Georgia find more the last Legislature of Virg;
MIA disclaimed Notification utterly incompatibe
with the Resolutions OF '9S.
The Expositor says that we have admit,cd Joa;,r
son to be Nulli6er-and therefore ga traitorn Jef
ierson Traitor How ridiculous is this opic which
the ENpositor and its School ascribe to the S,o,e
lights men, 1t is true, we have admitted that JET.
ierson was the author of the memorable EXPRESSION
that Modification is the rightfml remedyo But
what did MIR. j. mean by Modification? Did he take
m the b Carolina sense? Or, did he merely mean
mat each State has right to declare am unconstitu
honal act null and rod; call upon her sister States
to make similar declarations; and to co-operate with
her IN the proper means of redress? One fnct ;s
unquestionable-th i'm the whole course If b;s
printed correspondence, This word never once oc
--cCiSSiOn or "SeccSSiOn," found m LAT
tiers during the alarming crisis of go This seems
from his letters TO have been his dernier resort
ms conservative principle(See his Letters to John
taylor OF June and November '9S-to Edmund
Pendleton of February '99-and to Wilson q
Nicholas of Sept. '99.) The same continued ~
he ms alternative to the last days Of his life-as an
pears Ivy his memorable letter to Mr. Giles of Dec
ic2o-and even that extremity was not 10 he en,
ployed' unui the States were compelled to choose
between a"dissolution of our Union, or submission
TO government toihom limitation Of po,cers."
THE RESOLUTIONS-for he IOOOh ,;n,s,
The Tuscaloosa "Exposor' insists upon il. tbo, tho
virginia Resolutions of '9S mean Notification. I,s
summary argument is this That according TO the Ri
eesoIutlon the States have the right to interpose
Tor arres'ng the progress of the eviI"-and then il
oashes ON to the assertion that State nerDosition
and Modification mean the same thing.-Cnn Mr. FL
lis draw disiinction?" IfMr e. cannon draw on,,
distinction, we will "A State has a right 10 inter,
-.agned-but hoc is it to interpose Nulii6, 2
HeS'St or what form of interposition shall il EN-,
pioy This is the question The "Exposi,or'' and
"a Republican of9S" identify. Inv
asort oil sfdp-ddsh argument interposition with Niy
Jtcat,on. 1t is in vain that Mr. Madison, the aubor
Oh ,ne Resolutions, tells them expressly that The
doca1ne IS as nec to 10 iUas 10 you" II is i'm
YAM that we look into the speeches Of John Tavlor
OF Giles, OF Daniel, and of John Mercer for the
slightest proofs of the doctrine in the Legislature Tint
a .. me Resolutions 1t is equally in vain, that
we reIer 10 the other acts Of the Legislature mr. IN
We oihcial declarations of Governor Monroe
But the Resolutions speak for themselves We
should connect the 3D. and 9TH Resolutions topetber
-peca'.se they embrace in part similar, important
eXpresslons-and the 9TH sheds distinct Iipb, mo,
the meaning of the Sd. "Ths Assembly doth exnIi.
CITY and peremporily declare" Sc, &c. that The
states shave the right and are in duty bound n
interfere for arresting the progress of the evil
and for maintaining tvithin their resnect;re I;, a.
"auhor1ties, rights and liberties nppertai;no In e
This is the 3D. Resolution; and the 9Th Resolu,;or
calls upon the Co-States TO "concnr with this Corr
monwealth in dectring as it does hereby declare
that the Acts aforesaid are unconstitutional anJ
that the necessary aud proper measures will be -,
ken ny each, for cooperating with this State u, ,no;
tanning mimpaired The authorities rights ami Hbes-
eg reSerrea 10 The States, respectively or to the people,
n''t tne "r,XPosI'or" may exclaim "Ah there we
nave you. Necessary and proper measures Is
MOI Tins the same thing Nuliication?" Not nj
ai-ihe celebrated Report of the next Legislature
utterly scouts this conclusion. 1t spccifies WIN,
.nese measures might be-hnt, unfortunately, not
one word about Notification! II enumerates the de-
caring ct the acts 10 be unconstilutional-Ile con
mu'cdtng OF Mis declaration to the other Siates-nnd
hear concwring an making like declaration. And r.
these were supported by the numerous applications
bow'ng from the people, it can scarcely be doubt
ed, that these simple means would have been nc smn
cient, as they are uneXccplionabe." land thanks
be TO the Truth, they effectual and the nortv
VINO enacted these laws were swept from power by
the nat OF the peopleD But this was not all:
u no less certain (ais the RcporD that ofher means
might have been employed, which are strictly ,cfhn The
MS me Constitution The Legislatures of the States
e' nave made direct CONGRESS witb
view TO obtain resembling of the TWO offensive acis or
hey might have represented their respective Sen,or
10 ongress, their ws that thirds the reof wod pro
pose an explanatory anne ndm the mr. i've
h'rds oil themselves, if such had been their opeu gb,
ny an application TO Congress, have obtained Conyen |
ION Tor the same object. ~
These several means tbouoh M, eou,,,,, o,;;,,
themselves, nor probably, the States were ali cons"
onniiy open for consideration. And if the Grncr, A.
emmy, aeT declaring the two upcostu,ion,
ne mrs, anu most obvious proceeding the subject did
'o' undertake 10 point out 10 the other States choice
0ng 'ne farther measures that might become necessary
| "e reserve VIII not be miscoDsrued by liberal
Minds INTO any cuipable imputation.
Ihese observations appear TO form sasf.corv re,,v
every obIectIon which is founded on mi
ION OF the terms employed in the resolutions There
'e other' however which may he Of much
io 10 De aided 1t cannot be forgotten that among the
addressed 10 those who unprecedented danger to
ioery from the establishment the General
Ver so great country, the appeal efnparay made
ne intermediate existence Of the State
c.weeh tne people and that Government 10 the vigilance
WIN winch they would descry the first 81 mpous Of usur
'a"on' ana 10 the promptitude with which thew wouId
ouhu .ne alarm TO the public. This argument was pro-
,ao'y not without its effect and il il was proper ono
neh' 10 recommend the establishment Of the consttuion
us oe proper one now TO assist in its interpretation
we VIII not pause to enquire, how many of these /
teceSS~y and proper measures were adopted by s |
|arohna, before they rushed into NulIification- is
Tor us to remark, that their boosted remedy
u !vHHUcdtton is not to he found Mt all i'm the
'esoIutions OF Virginia. But, may be ask
~, VIII you submit TO the most grinding on
preston! If the usrrpotioDs are palpabe and
and II these enumerated measures of the
virginia Assembly should all fail-wben every ami
'aoIe expedient has been tried and exhausted in