Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-02-09
Richmond, saturday, Feb. ..
FROM CHARLESTON
The Charleston Courier of last Saturday, ian
Union paperl notices MIR. Legh's mission, and a,lds:

hh will pursued this cSgency EsccencS the
.e Yrosdsn, Of the Convention W,S"r oss
s%a%c o% will sg Ss .SS%s.
"mp s sH. 'ISo ,%s %SSaoS Virginia with
the reward OF his friendly euand"
The City Gazette (of the same date y states thar
MIR. Leigh "ipay be expected here this morning.
We understand that he has bcen detained by The
wretched state of the roads, which made it absolute
~ impossible for him to travel with rapidly.
We have seen letters from Charleston, but we cnn
form positive speculaons from them MS TO the
success of bis missions. The following is the latest
date =
Extract ea letter to gentleman IL. the Citv from,
member ofhe State Rights Convention dafed
"CHARLEsroN, Feb. g 1898
Prospecting politics. although foreign to my avoca,ion
and incina'ion, yet such has been the agitation in our
State that have choice in not taking part In fact
a'sense of duty would mpcf me cline; for the
present crisis, affecting the durability our institutions
Is The most important since the establishment our Con-
sut"om Your State has not taken the decided or
tone that We looked or-and alto' Mr. Leigh will be re-
ceved with that attention aud respect due the Commits
s,oner OF State oi which South Carolina has the
allied opinion, and TO whose request she would yield almost
any thing yet am of opinion she will recec from her
present sdnd-simpy, because in your request you give
us no pledge that should Congress fail TO redress gricv-
ances, you will go with Had this pledge been given
your request would have been Immediately granted
again The Judiciary Bill under discussion in the
senate involves such important principles, that the State
not disposed to withdraw herself from the present a
tude until she knows the fate Of it, IL it passes does
appear to me- that the south must and will appeal arms
mat bill be submitted to- unless we can blot
mum our recolectons The deeds oil
cause Tor winch they fought In The mean lime South
Carolina 0iH dO nothing TO destroy harmony She waits
! to hear what Congress will do"
r The writer of the letter seems to object to s,ls-
pension OF the Ordinance, upon two grounds: LIST,
mat Virginia has given pledge of CO. operation
and IDLY, that the Judiciary Bill is hanging over
them as TO The pledge it is the Legislature of
Virginia have given none But, to bind themselves to
The car of Notification, they would not: And to
pledge their constituents aud their SUCCESSORS TO any
particular course, they could not But can any one i'm
south Carolina doubt that if she suspends her Ordi-
nance till after the next session of Congress not
only Virginia, but the whole South will 90 with her
I'M nil proper aud efficient means for the reduction
! OF the revenue !? We feel the oppression of this
abominable Tariff as well as South Carolina-but
we dissent from her scheme of redress, and we
THINK she has been too precipitate in the mea-
sIIres she has adopted for Kidding herself of the
Tariff. She should have waited until the new
| Congress had assembled 1t is certainly compos-
cd OF members who are more favorable To reduction.
che should have communed aud consulted with her
sister States, similarly aggricved with herself as to
the means of redress.-Iet her do So can there
he any man who doubts that all the States of the
South Will not cooperate with her in the proper
means and measures of redress? She may rest as
sured, that the South will not tamely acquiesce in
the Tariff Systcm-more particuary when there
will he no necessity for surplus revenue of or g
millons-when IT operates merely as n bounty to
Se Of e hs Sors Snd %e@
beyond the spirit of the compact; and i'm fact 70
change the whole theory of the Constitution Such.
we nave no hesitation, ought 10 be- and will he the
course of Virginia-a course i'm which she viii
more cheerluy cooperate with 8. Carolina i'm CON
sequence OF her yielding our mediation and paus
ing IN her present career
| We cannot doubt what will he the course Of ,Io
South in such an event The Warrenton IN. a.
Reporter expresses similar sentiments:
" In the mean time, Virginia has extended 10 them tho
owe branch. She has asked her sister State IN sue
pen" her Ordinance, and has of her most popular
and distinguished sons, b. w. Leigh TO insist ON a com
pahce with her wishes Will no, the leadersin s. Caro-.
una pause nile, and not hurry the peopc of that State
alone INTO the sea OF troubles, which must inevitable
surround ihem IN an attempt to carry their Ordinance ioo
eiicc Should she pause until after the rise of the next
session oil Congress, and the Tariff majority still blind to
every consideration but that of interest should
30 US justice is useless to Disguise the fact that the
southern States would then join her in obtaining redress
S D' ny hulnhc"Ion but 10y some more efficient means
should she pause, the South would move in a BODY and
the Tariff toOuld be repealed The Deo1Le will Jcna1
IT. The Union must he preserved
But 1t is not the South alone which will oct
she will find powerful allies elsewhere She will
md them in the Executive of the ". S.-She will
ma them IN ~ York, whose Legislature has just re-
porteu resolutions IN favor of reduction-Sbe will
ind them IN New IIampshire-And as we write
me ioho"lng Resolutions, just reported to the Ie-
g'smInre OF Maine, are put into our hands:
hesoired, That not insensbIe IN the ,vronos
ana shenngs OF our brethren Of South Carolina under tie
UNJUST and oppressive buhens imposed upon her bv the
arm OF nigh protective duties But while we depore
elT grievances, and ready to unite with them in ,nv
ana every peaceabe and lawful mode of redress we can
not nor VIII we give and suppo IN their
projected scheme OF relief We regard nuI6cation a.
heheT sale, peaceahe, constitutional remedy hut az
anu dangerous in theory and in practice tending
"recuy 70 elVil comnoiOn, dsuniOn and anarchy We
npore them TO pause in their precpitate career IN
pe er rash ana revolutionary measures, and trust TO
.ha edeeing spirit OF justice which is ruling cbarac
terisiic OF the American people.
neSofped, That the acts OF Congress- usually denoni.
haed arm laws so far they passed paipsbv and
so'ey Tor tie purpose Of projecting and fostering pao
lar branches OF industry, unequal in their opera1o
ann contrary TO the spirit true intent and meaning of the
Federal compact. - " WV
"ReSoped, That il is due 10 spirit Of mutual concIia
uoh ana 10 the demands Of Justice to decent Tor
MY and absolutely necessary the preservation of te
Cned states, that the Tariff laws should be eradualIv
Ou speedily abated TO The imposition of such duties only S
arc required Tor the purpose revenue sufficient To de-
ray me ordinary expenses Of the General Government
@U,eu 70 It's appropriate Objects and economically adj.
"ReSoived, That heartily approve the policy and
resident JacksOns administration and i'm tl,e
present dihcu and threatening aspect of public anirs Goo
look with confidence TO the patriotism vigilance and Grn
Gss OF our chle magistrate pledges that all his
efforts viii be directed preserve nnnpsired the uion
happiness and glory of our republic"
As to the bill before the Senate would NOT ito G,e
he Immediately determined by the s,,snension oc
her Ordlnancc?-Tbat bill would nj once die n ma
tura death VIC " ""-
But VIII South Carolina pause We have preot
conhdehce ~ Mr.. Leigh and we will not vet per .
mt ourselves to despair of his success We think il
clearly the duty of South Carolina-and her ;nte.
rest as well ms that Of Virginia. the whole South and
OF tie whole UnIOn to accode TO our friendly md
request. I'm the t,ea, t;,,,e ,,aL,,.y,