Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-01-28
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! time when the country seemed naturally to On
ou'rc what were his views al the powers Of he
constitution, and of the Executive ia relation To the
threatening posture of national affairs, created by
the south Carolina monfesioes and ordinance has
drawn forth the most uhreienling and unmeasurcd
vitapera,lon and abuse upon the President person
uliv and the doctrines of the proclamation lie Is
represented as mbeclc, tyrannlcal and ynd,e-
tre old man, totally Incompetent, from nge, igno-
rance and cruelty conduct the affairs of the ma
ton, and the Proclamation as repctc with prnci-
plies of consolidation, tyranny aud despotsm and
a writer in the Norfolk Herald has even doubted
his right 10 publish such document, at all In
the prosecution of The discussion OF tho doctrines
Of the proclamation. ! Shall not find il necessary
to ylndcate the powers motives ofthe Presi-
dent IN It's publication, or Its proprety III point Of
time IT ruthless and reckless assaults upon the
President, and gross misrepresentation Of his ckar
acter aud actions, could have Frustrated the. uian,
| who has been twice. under the most difficult ami
trying circumstances, elevated 10y the confidence
Of his fellow citizens The first office in the gift of
the people, then indeed would Andrew Jackson have
been Frustrated beneath the vlndictye blows of his
enemies. But the effort has becn vain--He still
lives in the confidence of his fellow citizens and,
when the trials and difficulties of The presen, times,
!
are buried in the Oblivion Of tho past, the name Of
! Andrew Jackson Will occupy bright place on the
pages Of immortal history, among the many heroes
snses and bcneiactols who have lived TO bless ond
adnfn our country. And among the many valaa
! blc public documents which will attract the aCm
rotten ana devotion ofpatrots and 5agcs who will
hereafter live to vudlcatc the rights Of man and de.
, lend tn princi! les oi free government winch We
nov enjUy, this proclamation with occupy an emit
nrns place and viii be referred To with adinlra
! ton. The time al winch II was usheged forth was
peculiarly pfopcr South Cn,olina had adopted
| the ordinance TO which have before adyerted !,
that ordinance had been officially communicated to
tic President; and the government ofihe United
States was 'ias warned that south Carohna had
declared the revenue laws null and void that the
ordinance was designed to carry INTO fleet that de
ciarstlonby resisting Them within her borders aud
that in case of any attempt nt coercion On the part
Of the Fed@yai Government by the employment OF
force. South Carolina would dissolve her conncx-
/ ION with the Union and firm an iadepc1dent GO
! Tc.nmeiE. The publication of h's declaration
] and afduauee was succeeded by The publeatlo" OF
,Wo man(csloes Gom the Conyenton-oac an 10.
dress 10 the people ofhe State, sn! the oher to the
/ people Of the Untet States, --enforclnE by areu-
ineht the constltutional,ty and pfoprldty OF the
! ground which had been taken in the declaration
n!iorinanee. In this state of things--oppositian
10 the laws, and the integrity Of the Union openly
Understandable IT not highly bocoue the President
indeed, did net duty imperlously demand, that
he Should expose ioiho whole country the den
gorous and threatening cheracter of those procee
dnes. and the duties which the constitution To-
yUly Sd UPON hiinl 1t was due to the people OF South
Carohns, 10 dspei the deusion under which they
j - IN fiert Their reai epnit.
ton. They had been told again and aeoln than
South Carolina had the constitutional yteht To uul
! tfy the laws, and that the General Government
/ had No Constitutional power 10 employ force 10
| ecue th'm. The famous letter of Mr. Calhoun,
| avowinS these opinions, cannot SO soon have been
! forgotten. Il was due TO the people Of the United
States. whose happiness and interests IN
VOWED IN the controversy because there Wis great
doubi wha, We're the Executive opinions upon that
saIieef. and aei,u5e the dplgerous iueuaectioaa-
ry atlacnce OF the Two ulanlicsoss before s,ludte
To- containing sJch dangerous and usrt},5,i dc
'tr'res, sloud % treyie, a the IN asbhoa. u
Ibis net The President 1ios "a Tic eAainI1ie Of tho
iiiusuious Washington, under Ike circumstances,
and performed ii. h duy, rcqaaed 10y the co.'s
stj;uu5n,
! II IS not wonderful that document 90 decisive
so hfn, 50 tenn orate, llrte lth sohad primer
! pies, and sustained by such powerful and ire sfi-
L.o arguments, should have drawn dawn upon IL
self and upon ...e mead ot It's author such anei,-
mas of rage and naIee--p ulicuatly from these
whose doctrines aud arguments We're decisv5 y
defeated. and whose schemes weee SO singulurly
overthrow n. 1t has indeed been found much
easier task To Willy the doctrines ot the pfocia-
nation than 10 rctute tbtnl, and show ihelr error.
Before proceeding TO e. canine THIS dooument in
TplH Ap dDCrIDps which nd 10
gate, II is proper thai II should be stripped of the
many falls eoarngs and msfepre sensations which
the enemies Of the President have thrown arouad
il. Its alleged, that, IN this Proclamation, the
! President avews his determination TO execute the
tarl.i laws by to.r' tlc.to subdue South Carroll
na al the poiol of the bayonet. do not pretend 10
g'yotac very language hul such are substantially
IA charge N p"bic ha aHglrs and ne Wspapcr es-
says. have examined his document with great
care AMI attention, and If tins threat in the terms
chaised npdn H. IS contained IN the proclamation.
! 1t has escaped my attention. The charge, as
made, would leave The public mind under the i'm
preston thu The President was anxious and pre-
pared To Invade ouih tarohs with ali the phys
cai resources OF the nation i order TO subjugate
/ her Bu let u near tn President in his own be-
iolt and ste Nh theg tins very document does not
successfully sindicatc him ogaust any such brutal
and bood-thirsty dtSiga. lie exposes the doc
trinc o. notification, and the dangerous cx.rcmi.
" to which il has led; she : ate lie tlls the people
that, if they execute tn ordinance which they had
! adopted, 1t would lead tncm to resist by force the
laws Of the Union, in which case he pointed them
to the duties which his oath OF office & the constl-
tuition and laws Of the country had imposed upon
him duties which he could not do Otherwise than
perform, and which he would perform in despite of
! l.. II 4
ger to which II would expose the State, and then ex-
horts them to dcsi,t an not force upon him the ne
cessity Of performing unpleasant s. painful du-
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