Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-01-05
Richmond, saturday, yan. 3.
ATTITUDE OF VIRGINIA.

"Al eyes (says the Augusta Maine Age0 are a This
moment turned TO the Old Dominion with intense interest
She stands at the head of the Anti Tariff States and ON
her present course depends in great the fate
nn'hhcaton, and the hope OF preserving the Union
should she adopt South Carolina principles practice
disunon would seem inevitable. Should she take oupos-
ing ground the multiplying State would in all probability
stand alone Should she act mediator, which she is
IN every point hted 10 do, all serious evils might be
avered This latter course il is hoped will be pursued
weaso sincerely hope that this course will be pursued
and that Virginia will act as a medator-wha thouo oh
the ~ Y Commercial (he bitter enemy of the South and
the loyal slave of the Tariff does alarm against ga
project so audacious What, though it reprobates ga
pan het VIII excite against her as' its blind Edi
tor falsely aver) the Indignant, every State i'm the
Union: wv hat though protest against the Tariff and
Nuhcauon and throw ourselves i'll the spirit of media
tor-not as an "umpire"-but as peace maker be-
tween the eonteuding parties; is shoped' that she
Will go on in her audable exertions.-we believe
that she will go on, in the patriotic work she has
underaken-but in tchdt form, she will execute he,
Intentions II is impossible for TO say. Whether tho
Legislature will pass the naked resolution OF Mr. Mar
shall, or the amended Report of the COMMITTEES OF
Wenty-ons, or adopt some substitute for both, 1--WE
repeaO 1t passeth the wit of any man TO ascertain =
we have heard several gentlemen say, that Mr.. Mar
shafs Resolution will prevdil-but, if it should be
adopted to time from any other consie ration i,
it not TO be hoped that the plan which Of it's friends
profess their intention carry out should be
put into execution? That general resolutions sbouI be
adopted declaring State Right Principes-re assert
ing 'hem-protesting against the devatons which see
current on both sidesagain the Tariff against Nulif-
Gallon and against that doctrine of the Proclamation
which holds us 10 be integral nation?-We should
'hA or our SWh part, mat II were better TO dispose oil
he whole subject at once, in series of For
has not the whole subject been debated? And is there
not peculiar propriey in letting, only S. Carolina
out The whole world understand principles while we
apply to her for the suspension of her ordinance and while
we apply TO Congress for redress of our grievances:
WI" not mere general resolution, like Mr. Marslall's
srpt oil all The reasons which npe apply TO South
carolina Tor the suspension of her ordnance have less
eject upon her course while it's susceptible of mis-
eonStrucuon:-But the House should pursue this course
In the hrs instance, do not the friends State Rights
owe II TO themselves at this crisis to come for
ward during this session, their principles and
raise aolt the Banner OF the Constitution? Do we not
owe 1t to ourselves to buffet with the waves of Federal
encroachnen on the one hand stem the headonp
current OF NuIhcalon on the oher!-Thereis no know
ing what heresies may creep into the political church At
crisis like the present False doctrines, that are now
owed by either party, ought be discained by the
true friends oil The Constitution What is practice TO-
day may become TO- poserity NAV
rue the ev consequences of apathy either about the
Union oil The States or the Rights Of the Staies-In our
humble opG!on, we ought TO promugate sentiments
upon both.