Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-01-17
THE QUESTION.

- we cannot yet cry out LAND! LAND (Italial RaRaiT
Yesterday indeed, Mr. Browns Resolutions were adopted
Oy majority OF one-(Very much modified from their
original irait-now Pretermung Secession altog ether
and speaking more pointed language against ullifca
the question is not yet setedTbey will be
again taken up o-day-discuSsed and decided 6y one
perhaps modified by curtalmens additions-No man
can positively predict the denoutmenf.
~ We have room today for the essay of % Hamp-
den OF Hdi1or. He goes into what Mir Burke would
CALI nigh mdtu-the origin of our federal coplpoct
and me right Of seceSSOI-te beginning and the end
The alpha and omega as it were, of whole political
Sysem lie denies that secession is riehtfui rene.
dy from literal cons of the veiy words the CON
snton-andhe adds :. for State to possess this right
hat state must have been party 10 the compact and the
io"huHtoh oil the Government must have been strictly
and undcniably Federal" Hampden then labours 10
prove that the government is National and not FeeyuIr
That the people and not the States are the parties TO This
Unon.'' = "'0
we shan publish 'Hampde,,' in our next. with the
structures which 1t seems 10 require. We shall expose
the outrageous into which he has fallen about the
charactero our compacand shall seize the same time
the oppo mny of rcuting the positions in the presiden
PROCLAMATION IT the grounds which Hampton takes
were tenable If this Constitution indeed were formed nv
the people of the United States as one peoplc-and
u the States were thus bound by an indis. oluIle
league, TO remain Sin perpetual Union" however much
the powers of this Government might he s!perye,ted
70 'helr injury or oppression" then, in deed would We
DC plunged into the 'gulf of consolidation" and the
States of this Union would dwindle into contcpptibIe
corporations But lIampden is mistaken, as we shall
clearly show in defiance of all his ingenuity We had mo
idea that any mistake OF this description could have founds
way among any Of the intelligent politicians of Virginia
Finding this TO be the case from the specimen now he
iore US we tnnk 1t our duty again 10 repeat the argu-
ments we have often advanced until we were appre
hensye that Echo herself would be tired of hearing them
FoF our own parts we have very little apprehension that
such errors can infect tie great body OF the people of Y
gln1 They have too devoted loyalty TO the cause of
Sidte Rights too enlightened Of the principles
on which they depend abandon the banner of the
Constitution They will avoid boCh extremes. They zee
the Of the Northumberland they see the excs,.e
into which the Nulifcrs of South Carolina have rushed
he great body Of the people both and will shun both
WIN these feelings their part the great cause Of State
Rights IS IN much less danger, tan few Of the good c-
Iehs OF lhl5 commonwealth have persuaded themselves
10 heieVe The vessel Is in danger, If the crew arc
on tie alert ShoHld tho ballast shift little ON one side
we are persuaded that all good hands will pipe again to
quarters and trim the ship.
There IS one serious danger indeed, which may arise
from the present crisis II the present parties come 10
60US, there Is no knowing the nschefs which NAV en-
sue ~, while we have peace abroad, OF the sovereign
States OF this Union should resist the laws this Union bV
tOcc, u force be unnecessarily empOyed
then indeed the vessel may alafnnply ono va ar
the other II the State fails and is put dowa by force the
Federal Government approaches nearer and nearer TO CON
'ohdauon H. oh ne other hand shc eds, the Union
goes nearer and nearer to dissolution.
Hence, il peculiarly becomes the Ieeisature of Xir
gina 10 uerpose for the purpose OF arresng the prog ess
OF both these evislsf To The principles Of gs
have comniucd-to protest against The Modification of
South Carolina, contrary 10 Tie Constitution az destrg
tive Of The Uuon aud inconsistent with our own reolu
tons OF 9S-and at the same time If il should be considered
proper 10 touch The doctrine Of Secession 10 declare 10 her
as Mr.. Gmers amendment to the 7tb resolution Of The
amended Report properly does that This Report does
not sanction he threat Of S. C. in seeding from the Union.
hat the case has not occurred for ing 10 any such ex
Temy; and That The most reasonable hopes NAV be enier
tanned OF the reduction Of the Tariff g,d To profesf on
The other hand, with firm aud frank but liberal spirit
against c great errors Of the Proclamation 10 pledge
ourselves even upon The altar, 70 20 n;ermnsble hosl-