Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-02-19

Situated as we are now, we hope that this course
may still he pursued Ii is to be hoped thar the 81
OH WIN still be laid the table. If the tariff
ON pass IT VIII not be wanting lift fail IL will on
y add unnecessarily to tho excitement 10 mass IT,
collection bill How will it look for the Northern
vote rSt TO deny us justice, and then to Law this new
coercion upon South Carolina? Can any Southern
representative vote Tor this state of things Wilit
not excite nearly the whole of the acyrieved totes
ana array secuoh against secton--the South against
'ne NORTH AS citizens of the South as citizens of
the United States, we deprccate the f;el;nus ,,L;i
1t may produce, and we ask our friends il, C ,,|n
to forbear for the present. If they cannot ge9 lie
Tariff reduced at this session, leave things ne ,ha
are we warn the representatives of the North too.
not to listen to such delusye strains as Mr. Waist
pourS forth in the following passage:
are surprised that the majority OF Committee have Won,
be e%PoyeI the controversy General Goye% mould
1f S Of The country aud might desueoD q s'S Sa
have Expressed % S no Committee Con
Of The We should UH SS assume %S
ma" SSI Gso,g1Ta the event Of necessary the
rather oid regularly and ccaciOuy IN sup
We know more of the citizens around MS thar,
Mr. Walsh can possibly know-and we tell him To-
beware OF such oracular expressions. He may find
himself woiully mistaken. Virginia has given mo-
pledge" 10 bind hersefto the ear of nulliiic,t;on
she loves this noble Union-but she disdnins IN bs
elernalIy feeced by the monopoliss of the North
AS John Nj. Patton Justly quotes from Sheridan Eve
abhor such protection us vultures give tn lambs CO
veriug and devouring them"
We repeat our hope, that The bill may be laid mn
ON the table, Tor the present We state frankly other
reasons for the wis-Modified us il has materiolIr
been since it presented-softened down in yery
many respects-stripped very much of its attributes
OF JOrce-and indeed much amended thnt we
scarcely know what IS left of its original provisions
Mr. hiVes In his speech which is said to be very eIo
quent and able, is stated to have declared TINT be
would vote for no measure of force and thar no
would conhne himself to peaceable and judicial pro
I Nnt hnt
feelings in South Carolina, facts which may NOT he
known in Washington ut the time of discussion
might make it doubtful whether BILL thus pared
down, ought to be passed The Charleston Cour;cr
OF the lltl makes this statement:
"Wihout pretending, then, to any acquaintance with
Sa'e secrets we venture TO predict the that will
DC pursued by the Prince OF Poentates' whose mere
word sufficient to suspend the sovereign edict Null
hhcation and who rule with absolute sway the destines
oil tins distracted State. Should Congress fail 10 pass
new Tariff Bill, and should the Bill from the judiciary
Committee become law, the Convention will be re. as
semped early IN the ensuing month, when the majority
OF that body will probably be induced pass vote
ing South Carolina from the Union-leaving the final rat
caion or rejection of the the people of the
Slate al large Should this act of secession with the
sanction oil bare majority OF the people Got which ther
is much doubt WILL in opinion prove as signal an
abortion pedccGble Notification if the other S,sc,
fuse TO counenance it, recognise its VALIDITY On Tho
other hand, should Congress either pass new Tariff Ri
fail to pass the Judiciary Bill the Convention NAV ho
prevailed upon suspend the Ordinance of Nul6caion
and dsunlon, IN conformity with the wishes of Virginia
nhtii The end oil the first session of the Congress
But even this, is said, will be DONE unless Virginia
pledges herself in the time, 60 with South Caro-
INA TO the death against the protective SYSTEM after
that period" 800
We suspect that the last part of this statement 10
erroneous-but we have doubt the others are
correct. We cannot state all the grounds of our
belief; but we have the following extract of n
letter before us from Charleston, mot from Mr.
LeiSh,l which says: 81 think that things look worse
than they have yet done; and if MIR. Verplanck's
bill does not pass, and the bill reported by the Ju-
dietary Committee does pass, | fear that nothing
VIII prevent the State Rights Party from CARRYING
their doctrines into effect.-I believe thew 6ova
come TO fixed determination on the subject. and
Congress alone arrest tie evil. Under these
circumstances, SHOULD they eXist) doubt whether
me intervention OF Virginia can even postpone their
/ We leave the reader Judge for HIMSELF