Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-03-23
States and the Constitutional liberties Of g.

10 hls interference anu 'hese IrieGdiy Jsnnsi
tons, South Carolina desires To RESPOND IN ,,'
ter, sovereign, aud independent Cummunvs,,b
in tone Of candnr, confidence and atftc,;on
Approaching thus sen-iby. Drh the motives "a
objects which influenced ,he GENERAL A,.soMr
of Vuginia 10 despatch, at a 'uumpn,, sn ,,.,:
estins. her cO'nm'ni,,iuner TO TIL, ) ate, vb,,.
mission. even It the recent mld.t a,,,u q =.
tariff had MT been adopted, woald have ,n,I
lenged her high respect aud prufpuud con,ld.,,
ton, she cannot permit lhs occasion ,hu, an ,.I
TO pass without making a lie. declarations, ut,lr
she regard, as due to herself and tue pa,,r II
berty OF the Country.
In the first place. South Carolina desire. ;.
stand acquitted. ana oe,Ieves Oh d cam and ,.
paasionaie reflection Nv her CO states. Size m,.,
sand acquitted. of the charge o. na,in, acted
win any undue precpiiatl"nln the conrm,,,y
h.ta-sto pending with the General Go,erppe.;
For ten wears. she pe,irloned. protested and 70.
mOnstratad against that system Of unjust AMI
uncon.tl,uuonai legislation which had eul,lly
received the reprODatIon Of Virginia. before 40
, resorted {" nrr veto to forbid It's enforcement
within her limits.
In exercising this faculty of her soverei,n,y
she believed she rested nn those dorrlup. ati.1
in 1898 and 1929 mad conferred on Virginia and
her distinguished Statesmen rrnoun 20 uph.
ding. She now refers Ia this subject ~ no IN.
,idlous spirit Of controversy: hat nhen Nrslg,
asserted in those memorable Resolutions Of h.,
General Assembly. 'that she We've ed the pnuef,
of the federal government as resulting fom ne
compact to which the States are partIfS,as limit
ed by the plain sense and Intention Of the iu.,ra.
ment constituting that compact. as no furtarrw
! lid than they are authorized BY the grants emu
merated in that compact, and that in case ola
deliberate, paIpablr and dangerous exercise Of
other powers, not granted by the said coMpl,.
the States no are parties thereto, have the ri,a
and are in duty bound to in'erpose Tor arre,ar:
the progress oi the evil. and for malnta'niusud
in their respective limit, the authorities .f.h, sG
liberties appt raining TO them," We Conceived
she has done nothing mere or less than anuovrCt
the remedy which South Carolina ha. ie,mti
to, through her State iuterpo,i'lon. Il !. ma,.
over asserted, in The report explanatory Of hr.
resolutions that this right is constitutional, AID
not revolutionary right and by the Whsle COZ.
context of the powerful argument embraced II
that report, the right itself stand, forth Seps
rate and independent Of the ORDINARY rcmedre. #
procuring redress for the ordinary abuses cite
federative government
When therefore the General Assembly Of Vr.
GINA. in the recent resolutl ons, borne b! bt
commissioner, which your committee are nos
considering, declares " that she does no, regard
the Resolutions of 1898 and 80 sanetouus
the proc eedlngs of South Carolina. a. indicated
in the Ordinance of her Convention" with al
proper Difference. South Carolina must nc'erle
less adhere with an honest and abiding coha
dence To her own construction. Ii is within u!
pro, dence of God that great truths should BEN
dependent Of the human agents that promaIsl'.
them. Once announced, they become the '1'
jeets and property Of reason, to all men aud 10
all time To come. Nor Will South CarO'lha w.
less. confidence IN the conservative character
her remedy, which she believes to be ~ Pei''"
harmony with true exposition OF the doelnle
Of the resolutions of 1898, BY the recent e''h'
nv afforded of ITS efficacy IN pac'flc dcto@D
da,iun of the late controversy with the frO7' I
Government, although that government ha' III
tempted to destroy the authority and eHIIth, \
of hi, remedy, by the cotemporary pas''sr
an act perpptrating a worse and m"re as.'s''
outrage on the Constitution, which has again u
mand,d the uterpGsl,on ot this Convention
With this briel justification Of TIE PnocP'"
South Carolina. your committee take ''""
the subject, assuring thu ancient AMI h''"E'H
ed Commonwealth, whose mission la, been D''
by her Commissioner vita an ability, 'e"f q
and affac ton entirely corresponding WIN "'' IA
dispositions. that in the struggles Tor ho''! Il
right which We apprehend from The anti"
principles now frarluiy AT work, between IL" III
who support a limited and economical 'y''"
government, and those who favour COW"
ted and extravagant one, wb'ch the 9,d'rs
minority are destined TO wage. She Mh' INV
South Carolina faithful and devote" a'''
comprising the great work OF tre'd'm anu uT ".
I she cannot say with Virginia, hat 'o"'O'I,
and disuninn are equivalent e'Iis ne '"o'
lieves, with their own Jefferson, 'ha' co.'s
ton is the greatest Of all political curses
our federative form Of government can va
possible tendency, she nevertheless ann M
challenges the production OF any even
history to disprove the deoIara''on' ''' ., h,
devoted to the union of these States 'gl
very terms and conditions OF that c"mpI, ~.
which the Union had its origin. az"
principles she is prepared to peril at al u .,",,,
under all circumstances, the lives ara '"''
Ter people. ...onm,rdG
Your committee conclude by Fe'"""'
the adon,ion of the following re,O'Olh"''