Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-01-10
THE VIRGINIA RESOLUTIONs


of an indignant people ought to fall upon their
heads
THE VIRGINIA RESOLUTIONS
The Debate is yet going i'm the House of De-
legates-in smooth, unimpassoned, but uninter-
rupted current. No vote is yet taken-no other in
dIcation is yet given, for ascertaning the result
Three gentlemen spoke yesterday at one sitting,
which shows that the speeches are becoming more
laconic-and a motion was made to discharge the
Committee from the Resolutions. These are some
symptoms of a denouement. But, if the House of
Delegates get clear of the subject in the course
oil tins week, 1t is as much as can be expected.
We most cheerfully re-publish from the Globe.
the following paragraph touching the extract of
letter, which has appeared in this paper We do it
with the greater readiness because have also re-
celVed from our correspondent explanation of the
letter, which not only has been misunderstood but
as usual most grossly perverted, by the u. s. Tee-
graph. The comments which our correspondent
expressed, were only his differences from the
premises TO which he referred from the republican
course OF the Presidents official acts, and from the
general declarations of that distinguished man. that
he was as friendly tothe rights of the States
that he would in the case of South Carolina use
force only to repel force and that he had no idea of
those precIpltae measures with which his enemies
had charged him. Our correspondent inferred from
these, that in his anxiety preserve the Union and
expose the dangers and absurdities of Notification
ana secesslon he might not have sufficiently advert
ed to the Interpretation of which some expressions
III were susceptible, because thew
had already received it-and this urged by our
correspondent as one reason why Virginia should
not Judge harshy of him. after all that he had done
to maintain her principles Certainly our cores
pendent never meant it to be understood that these
differences were authorised by the President himself
or that they were intended to influence the course
OF Virginia, than which nothing could be more erro-
neous-for, although the President might be panied
by any attack upon him from that quarter, yet our
correspondent does not hesitate one moment i'm he
eyInp that the President will -,
considers to be his duty, regardless of consequences
In fact as the letter not written for the Press il
was less guarded in its language than it might have
otherwlse BEEN And although il comes from one
who is friend TO the President yet it ought to be
equally understood that he is one who holds no office
under the Federal Government, and who has no
desire to represent of the Presidents acts and
opinions otherwise than ii is -
(FiOm the w. GIobe.)
owe regret TO have in the Richmond ENQUIRER
some countenance given TO the idea that the President
may not have considered with the due so mpor
an measure his Proclamation, all the
mat iegimatey flow from it, We feel authorized in say
ing mat that document both in its argument prac
teal views reflects truly the settled opnons of the
president as any which has proceeded from him. and
there Is not one perhaps in the support of which any cab
net was ever more united than the present Al the same
Time we feel bound that the paper considered
oy he President authorizing those unounded interpre
taons oil its principles which 10 convert our fedora
1--WE system into consolidated government. 1t would be
ueasohAoie 10 expect any one TO be anSwerable for all
The differences which others may draw, and which can in
no wise be justified by the paper itself'
The eyes of many of our sister States are still
turned upon Vrgina.-The following paragraph
from the Miedgeville Recorder, reached us by yes
terday's Mail
Al the present momenous crisis of our affairs nvoy-
ing no less than the fate of political institutions aud
me continuance oil the Unon the eyes OF many
Gu 10 'he course oil Virginia, with intense interest and
anxiety Her geographical position; her high character
Tor purity oil Republican principles the noble stand against
Federal usurpaloR in favor Of the rights of the States
Raen luiio
9o-al conspire 10 make the which she may pur-
sue III he present emergency, deeply interesting to ALL
ana perhaps highly momentous TO the issue of the con-
trOversy."
Our Contemporary has put to us a question, which
might have been spared, it, instead of garbling SEN
tence from article, had he laid the whole before
hIs readers We expressly stated in the course of
the article referred to, that we should take care
as IohS as south Carolina remains in che Union on
y to rePet, but not to commence aggression-and the
moment she should be mad enough TO declare her
self out of the Union, IF such an act of infatuaton
can be conceived to be POSSIBILITY call Congress to-
gether, and submit this extreme case to the coec-
tive wisdom of the co-states." Our cotemporary
would do us justice by re-pubshing only the very
last paragraph of the article from which it quotes
respectable correspondent from lower Virginia asks
us orepublsh the Nos of Judge Roane under the sig
nature Of "AlgernoD SydneV OH the Ori0in and poosS
NJ the FedeTdt GOUeTneHt-We shall do so with great
pleasure as soon as we can find for them-Bat we
canno, even Immediately comply with prior request to
HC lfOs' vi NUglmdD, attributed to Mr..
lszewell-wlich are now in course Of publication i'm
the Norfolk Herald and not yet completed Our columns
VIII be much pressed upon, in the OF few DAYS by
The Debate which is going in the Legislature on
similar subecand which has the first claim upon our
attentonAs il is possible for us to find room for
these Essays we shall lay them before readers
We have read the last 1fus" in the Petersburo In
egehcer Its editors vouch for his having respectable
talents IT may be so but he has very unfortunate
way OF showing them. Certainly mOdesiy and decency
are not among his accomplishments If abusive and li
berai language be any evidence Of talents Ai,s has
as strong pretensons any other our acquaintance
n MS. from The pen of m. Jefferson.
We never saw until yesterday MS, touching a o,,es
ton OF Federal politics which agatcd in I7o7Lsnd
which emaDateG, understand, from the pen of Nj
Jeierson-We shall lay it before readers on satur
day.
PAGE COUNTY.
At meeting Of large number Of the citizens NJ the
county o. Page, convened pursuant TO public notice. at
me Court House, on Tuesday, the LIST day of january
ioSS-he object Of the meeting being fully explained by
MAJOR John Mcpherson, then organized by calling
Wharton Jones' Esq to the Chair, and appointing Doctor
John ). Thompson, Secretary.
On motion, the following persons appointed com
muee to draft resolutions Tor their consideration Captain
Andrew keyser Jr, Abraham Splitter Peter Price, Col
John Gdtewood WIN. X. Almond, Gabriel Jordan. VIM
a. Harris, David Bumgafner. Col Enos Mex Nicbo.