Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-03-26

TO oppose the laws; or TO civil connection and secession for
The overthrow ofthc Constitution. A Legislature of such
men may save the country A Legislature OF a different
description may ruin il. The danger is not over. The
snake is sco,ched, not killed. II the hot fit should return
upon Carolina, a Virginia Legislature next winter com.
posed oi nulliiefs, secessionists, aud the parIisans OF Caro-
lima, will close the drama. They may stimulate her ex-
cesses, encourage her secession by their countenance;a and
Weh farewell, a long farewell TO our greatness."-But
lei us return TO the Farewell Address. Ii WAS INV main
OBJECT To lay some extracts from this paper before Won. 1
nave been led away by the current OF my feelings. Hear,
now me father Of has c0untry-yes, he well deserved
the appellation-hcar how he speaks o. this beautiful ia
biic oil our Union; based upon the broad foundation of COM
mon interest and common dangers; aud its lair proportions
framed IN the spirit OF %brotherly love, and friendly compro-
Mise Live and let live was the spirit which aiilnat-
ed the trainers of this holy bond, between the sister States.
Inc Trend who always was at hand in our time OF need,
Stood ny us when this bond was formed. In speaking of
mat Union, which he so eminently contributed 10 create.
all his accents whisper peace and iorhearance. and oooi
VIII towards each other, and perpetual union amongst
US all. There is not one word of notification here:
not one word OF secession here not one word Of
drawing The sword upon every petty occasion not
Que word OF breaking up the stable foundations OF the
government, and resolving il into its original elements:
ou' we nave the most earnest and aticctionate entea-
ues 10 aoid last To the Union, AZ the palladium, OF our
pohllcal safety aud prosperity. "The unity of govern
" mcni,' says The venerable sage and Statesman" "wlIc
" constitutes you one people, is also now dear To YOU. Its
justly so; Tor il is a main pillar in the ediiicc of your
" real independence; the support OF your tranquility at
nome, OF your peace abroad, OF your safety; OF your
prosperity, and OF the very liberty whicl, YOU so high
~ prize. But as IT is easy 10 foresee that from different
" causes and from different quarters, much pains will he
''een atd many dff!hceS employed la Icedkea in your
:" MINDS TIE cOncictiOn If this truth; as this is the paIt
Of your political fortress, against ,chich the BATTERIES
p" " internal and external enemies tciH be most com
" Stdhiy, though Qficn cOUertiy and inSidiousiy direcf.
=" ed; 1t Is OF infinite moment that you should properl,
" estimate the immense uGIue Of your national Union TO
" your collective ~and individual happiness; that YOU
=" should cherish a cordial, habi,ual and immovablc attach
.heni to II; accustoning yourselves to think OF it as of
" The palladium oil your political safety and prosperity;
!" watching Tor its preservation with jealous anxiety, dis
oC""tend"ciRg WhotS0eUer may suggest eceH u SuSpi-
" cion mat AZ can fn any erent be 0bandoned. and in.
= d,gndnHyJ roto"'ng upon the first dat0niug If cpery
- attempt 10 ALLEVIATE one norton of Ony c0u1t,v {ro,i
ne rest or TO ehYee6fe the sacred ties tchich Hoo link
" fogcfher the curious parts"
In contemplating the causes which may disturb our
." Union, 1t occurs as a matter oil serious concern, that any
" ground should have been furnished Tor characierizing
" parties by geographical denominations Northern and
" Southern, Atlantic and Western whence designing
" men may endeavour TO excite a belief that there is a
- real difference OF local interests and views. One OF the
I" eXpedients oi party to acquire influence within particu-
=" lar districts, is 10 miSrepresent the opinions and aims of
" other districts. You cannot shield yourselves too much
" against the jealousies aud heart buruinss which spring
" from these misrepresentation. They tend to render
" alien 10 each other those who ought TO be bound tope-
&c ther by paternal Affection"
"To the efficacy and permanency of your Union a go
y vernment OF the whole is Indispensable. No alliance,
!" however strict between the parts, can be am adequate
. substitute. They must inevitably experience the in.
" fractions and interruptions which all alliances. in all
:" times, have experienced. Sensible of this momentous
" truth, you have improved upon your first essay, by the
" adoption of a constitution of government better caicuIat-
" ed than your former for an intimate Union, and for the
'" VI louI oilinOu concerns. 4 MS
" government, the offspring of your own choice, uninlu-
I" enced and unawed; adopted upon full invest gation and
mature deHoeraton; completely free in its principles; in
=" the distribution OF its powers, uniting security with ener-
" Ky, and containing within itself a provision TO. lis own
!" amendment, has ajust claim TO your confidence and sup
"port.-ReSpectJ for ats authority, compliance ,rith its
" by heJunddmentdl marims of Liberty. The basis of
oar POHticdf systems, is the right Of the people TO
g make and 10 alter their constitution of government.
a. But the constitution which, at any time exists, until
" changed by an explicit and authentic act of the
whole people, IS sacredly obligatory upon all. The
!" very idea OF the power aud right of the people
l." to establish government pre-supposes the duty of every
" individual TO obey the established government. IN oJ-
" sTucttonSt to the erecutiOn 0fihe idLos, oil combinations
g ana associations, under tohaieuer plausible character
60 Uifh the real design TO direct, control, cOtnferdct. or
= ace me regular deliberations and action Of the cOnSti-
- tuted authorities, are destructive IF This anne tai
Is principle and ofJdfGl tendency.''SF" However com
" blnatIons and associations OF the above description may
- now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the
y" course OF tme aud things, TO become potent engines, hy
90 which cunning, ambitious and unprincipled men will be
. enabled TO subvert the power OF the people, and to usuIp
- Tor themselves the reins Of government. "F"#" 81 shall
" carry TO my grave unceasing vows, that heaven NAV CON
" hnue TO you the choicest tokens OF its benefcencc; that
:" yot" 'R'oa and bT0tteTiy affection MAY BE PERPE-
"TUAL; that the free Constitution which is the work of
g your hands may be maintained" sc. &c.
Such is the language of Washington! He puts up mn
ceasing vows TO heaven that " THE UNION MAY BE PER-
PETUAL. Need | quote the language OF orators, or edi.
tors, or essayists, 10 prove to you how different from his
must be the current of their feelings?
Fellow-citiZens, shall ask leave again TO address Won
Like you, | have something TO lose and nothing 10 cain bv
@''A ~
civil conmoion and revolution. Like YOU. I have an into.
resi- III getting rid OF The oppressive Legislation out OF what
is falsely called the American System. Like YOU. | am
the friend OF State Rights. according to the principles most
ably sustained by Mr.. Madison, in 1899. Like you.
would sPurniyranny and oppression; and when the occasion
Is great enough 70 Justify it, | would not shrink from re-
volution. But that is the extreme medicine. 1t oIrht
not to be made our daily bread. 1t ought never to be adm
nistered, solong as The remedy would be worse than the
disease; All other means should he first tried. My OBJ
be, among other things, to show how the workings
oil events aud OF the principles of our government, are
on all occasions, TO redress our ills, without re-
sort to war or TO disunon.-Bcar with me, then, pray
you, yet again. A VOICE FOR UNION.
TO THE EDITORS or THE ENQUIRER.
ENTLEMEN:-T matters embraced in tile short
nut sweeping and dUgmatical communication of your
F" mlsgivlng correspondent from Ibis county, are subjects
oil speculation and conjecture, which leave room Tor fair
difference OF opinion. know not what may be the
grounds for the notion of "Misgiyc," that, &" the scare
crow held out by the advocates of Modification and Sc
cession IN the Proclamation, have fled away-that they
approve oil the stand the President has taken i'm relation 20
>. Carolina-that his Inaugural Address deserves our
highest aPprobaiOn-MG he has dOne nothing in all this
great crisis, but LCh0t he Ti0hn4VU OUOLf In 61re