Litchfield enquirer., 1833-02-28

ARosker Ertuoct from Mr.. Gays 49,. =.
iRtrodwriRg Bill to S'Of!ty ths Z a.s "a.
Mr.. Cens said that when he came 20 ssHs hss
seat On that floor, he had supposed .nat
member Of this Union had taken 3" a..,'..l ..
~ defiance and hnsIiIity against the auth0Fi- |
~ If the General Government. he had inn
sxined that she had arragantly required that |
we should abandon at once a system Which I
mad lsIl.g been the settled palicy Of this cnuR-
try. S1ppasing that she had manifested this
feeling, and taken up this position. he Mr.. GU
had. in consequence. felt u disposition to hurl
defiance hack again, and 10 impress npOn her
the necessity of the performance of her duties
as member ofihis Uninn. But SINCE his A.. |
rival here, he found that South Carolina oId {
not contemplate force, for i was ueniea anu
denounced by that State. She dIsclalmed u !
--and asserted that she Is merely making an
experin,ent. That experiment is this: By a
4 course Of State legislation. and by q change
in her Fundamental laws, she is underwriting by
her civil tribunals TO prevent The General
Government from carrying the laws OF the
United States into operation, within her ilr0-
tie. That she has profcssed to he her object.
Her appeal was not to arms, but to another
power not to the sword, but 10 the law
He must say, and he would say it with NJ, in-
tenti0n Of disparaging that State. or any 9th.
er of the Siates--it was feeling unworthy
Of finer. AS the purpose Of. South Carolina
was not that 0f force, this ut once disarmed,
Invested legislation Of one principal objection,
which it appeared to him existed against Il ut
the commencement ofihis session. Her pur-
poses are all Of a civil nature. She thinks
she can Dust the United States from her lin
its and unquestionably she has taken good
care 10 prepare her Judges before hand by
swearing them to decide in her favor. five
] submitted to her we should thus stand but a
poor chance Of obtaining justice. She dis
claimed any intention ofresorting to force un-
less we should find it Indispensable to exc
cute the laws Of the Union by applying force
TO her. Il seemed to him the aspect az the
attitude Of South Carolina had changed--or
rather the new light which he had obtained.
enabled him TO see her in different attitude
and he had not truly understand her until
she had passed her laws, by which Il was in
tended 10 carry her Ordinance into elect
Now. he ventured TO predict that the State 10
which he had referred must ultimately fail in
her attempt. He disclaimed any intenii0n Of
saying any thing to the disparagement 81 that
State. Far from 1t. He thought that she
had been rash, incorporate, and greatly in err
: ror; and to use the language Of one of her
own writers--madc up an issue unworthy If
her. From one end 10 the other Of this Con-
tlnent, by Reclamation as it were, qualifications
had been put dawn, and put down in man
ner more effectually than by Thousand wars
or thousaslsl armes-by the Irresistible
force, BY the mighty influence of public npin.
lon. Not voice beyond the single State Of
South Carolina had been heard il favor Of IN.
principle afnuIliiication, which she has assert.
ed by her own Ordinances; and he would saw,
that she must fail in her law suit. He would
express two opinions; the first Of which ,yas.
fhmh 10 q.
10 devise q system Of State legislation d, d..
feat the execution efthe laws Of the United
States, which could not be countervailed by.
Federal legislation.
State might take 1t upon herself to throw
.Obstruciions in the way 0f the execution 0f
the laws Of the Federal Government hut
Federal legislation can follow at her heel
quickly, and successfully c0unteract The course
OfState legislation. The trainers 0fthe Com
stitnti0n fnresaw this. and the Constitution
has guarded against 1t. What has it said -
1t is declared 10 the clause enImerating the
powers Of this Government. that Congress
shall have power to carry into effect all
the powers granted by the Constitution, in
any branch OF the government, under the
swceping claiise--for they have not specified
contingencies, because they could not see
vhat was 10 happen--b0t Whatever powers
were necessary, all, oil are given to this g0v-
eminent, BY the Fundamental law necessary
10 carry into effect these p0wess which are
vested by that Constitution 10 the Federal
Government. That 10 0ne reason. The 9th
er III, that Il Is mot possible for any State. pro-
sided this Government is administered with
prudence and propriety, 80 to shape its laws
as to throw upon the General Government
the responsibility Of first resortiDg to the EN-
ployment Of force but if force At oil is en-
played. it must be- by State legislation. and
not Federal legislation; and the responsible
~ of employing that farce must rest with,
and attach tp, the State itself.
(said MIR. C.) shall mot 60 into the details
Of this bill. merely throw out these seDtj-
menis for the purpose Of shaving you that
South Carolina. having declared her pnrpnse
/. % be this. 10 make an experiment whether. by
course flegislaiion, ia aconvrntianal f,rns.
or legislative form of enactment, she Gan
defeat the execution 0s certain laws az The
United States. for 0ne. will express my
orinion--ihat i believe II II utterly imp, Mcti-
cable, whatever course of Legislation she may
choose ID adopt, f,,F her 10 succeea. am
ready, for one. to give the tribunals and the
Executive Of The country. whether that Ex-
ecutive has or has not my confidence, the ne
cessayy measures Of pOwef and authority 10
execute The laws Of the Uai0n. But " oulsl
not 60 hairs breadth further ihsn what Ill
necessary fIr those purposes. Up 10 that
I point would Ga, aud eheerfilllv I'd. l..r h il