Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-08-16

lore, when the States or 6,nr,,s Of ' mere
lion y, The in'erposng State, il will become cues
consequence requiring grave consideration
wheher the interlosing State will seced r., a., w.
20 as moot point aliog ether; for such case
;n,.rnosa ~ may never happen State ought not TO
ePose ana prevent the execution OF an ar, ,,nl ,b
act complained Of IL pspably unconsn,; ss' ,"e
"serouS' ana Is Impossible conceive that ,,ho 60
o'ae nave so'emniy after grave ,or ~,
an acts pspaby violation of the CO., s,; ''e1 ,""'
gerous in its effects aud onseouenres d., 49,, % uan
oil the States should decide directly M. ,o"',hs
o"e. states could not be under the influence az ;,,
a"u o,at supposton could alone for n nio,s M,
uea' ths three OF all the States coil, J";r
Conas was ia'ry within The constitutional powers O,
when ons State had after full inve
~, a., a' ue act was rapable and rous violation
" .e No"so'utonft has also been said that his ,,.I
'e'pose anu arrest the progress of The evil Ia. -,
h'oing the execution OF an act of Congress 10 pV
Union. s''o"s 10 me ssie'y oil the
,'ons 10 Tie exercise Of the light IL ~ nei,ia
' ~ reVo"ionary, nor does the exercise Of en.n
10 render an act done by State unconstitutional i,
n III contraveniion of article Of the Con,,,
on OF me United States. The States can only VIOLATE ,
oohsu,uin by exercising same powe pr,nteI x.l,;
~ to the United States or forbidden IN Tho H
constitutions or when the done is the ex.rcisc If w..
r, incompatible with the exercise OF ern,sd
" "e oned States although not granted xcis,v.Iv n,
'ein. This is sustained by princinI. os vii 49, -,
,oPeaed decision of the Supreme Court of Ihe if,;,
Ses' ana Is confirmed by the l0,h article of the amend
e"'s :" me constitutions principle when he S,a,..
granted only certain rated movers All oher
no' delegated were retained by tie States n, h
'hs states respectively. This i. affirmed NV The ia ,o
e"u"eh' OF 'he constitution, and the Supreme Co,,r,
mas repeatedly declared that the States had .,i,l H.
W nee'Se an powers no; granted delegated TO The Uni
W '''es exclusively; so that The exercise of The puwer
'es was no. Incompatible with the exer<is of the
'ega,eu powers and not forbidden TO the States hy a.,
.rr, w." VOW the power or right in,erpose and
'"e execution oil an act Of the Congress no, ii, ~
rah'cd by Tie Constitution, is not the exercise Of noa
exclusively TO the United S,ae-i tits not at al, in
compatible with the exercise of any granted or is,,1
III tD Tho Sfatas
'"soh' consequently, IL is not UNCONSTITUTIONAL
80, ~. 10 !" evolutionary 1t does change the go
"en'' or I'D any manner alteri Its perfectly ne
pie. IL npiss no force, opposition even 70 ,nv LIT
n'e acon or junction oil the government and is
ed and unimparsd ee"' ""@""nS-
N.'er can i, endanger the Union or nut the Cons,i
sirution AMI h o me contrary 1T preserves the Con-
SION which Is, ipso fdcto dissolution of ih GIi 49,,
existed among all The States. No one can ,aiI IN
$50 RI Cho', 3i me remaining States, would not be the
., 'e onoh although the remaining States MIGHT com
uhue united by the same Constitu,ion-bu, ne - h
oe'ore said the secession OF State would in ali
ur'w alter IL the secession of others the total
ssouuo oi The Union, and the establishment Of tw mr.
more confedpracies VI '"o Ut
pu,, me exercise of the right of nterposiiion should
~ ~ ussoiuion OF The Union, il would be, not
NE ihtefpoSon OF the State had put IL Al hazard
ou' because the Federal Government the creature or Nh,
an,ho ou .nk proper against tight, aud without any
10 use Tie force OF the Union, TO pre- We nj the ~
ercise OF this right by State The in,ernos;,ion ~
sh' oe Pretext, for the unauthorized nterference Of
w OF the United States no, ONLY 10 use force
'sa's' stale TO prevent the exercise of an absolute
gh under the false pretence Of preserving the non.
nnJ ", eIi he Government national and consolidated
reouirss ,na, ue uesro'ism oil majority. To do this
'equ"es pretence or preext under which the severn
men. may ac Tor, as the delegates OF the large States bo
nau te majority at the formation of the Constitution were
whg because they iorw :d .hn .-oiity ever 10 esta
oish a. once national and consoi.lsi Government
"hieh 'hey might have welded at pleasure to The on
esson OF me small States, absolute majority WHO
tasted The sweets Of dividing the spos of Inc Sou,b
igQD
e, Tor me purpose, the unhoy purpose of ,yrannizng
e minority: ana appropra'ng their hard earnings to
re use OIL me majority But il the Constitution and the
thus put at hazard, by the unlaw full and on
pesve cohHuct ofihe government and Of the maoritv
's"n 20 enJusi and against all aud proprety to
upon me acts hc State which had nte posed In
'o'se' It's gts anaippreserve the Constitution Tbesc
q's"ees e9ul1 more be charged Justly upon The
ta'e iieipong, than the wolf could Justly cl,s rs \, -
NE lamb that he disturbed the water bv ~ H.
c h oe,ore hm' which, however, he made apretsx
BY some, among ia. opposers az - :. -.
E ny Stale, has been said, that the Sfafes AMI MOI
S'a'e may inIerpose. Whilst they admit The riahi ~
INV. position ana The truth of the Resolutions OF 1853
my s .na according to these resolutions, 'he States"
ana nor STATE may nferpose This cannot he The rn
construction OF the resoluon the words Of the reso,n
non oioiu H. The fact that the State did interuose s;,
ny Tue resolution and declare the Alien and Se,i,io
"m'on"uu'ionai and farther, by an act Of Assembly do
$500 ~ W "e msdemeanor TO arrest a member OF the
Se"oiy Tor words or writing uttered or written i'm t
mouse punishable by fine and mpiisonmen,: and co.
Wanhed The Judges OF the State 10 relieve c ,n.,,o
:, no" MS imprisonment by writ OF Habeas Corpus
VIC e.'o hctto Tie contrary not absoIui,,
iorod IT. Moreover, tls construct lion oil the R.outioy
~ o'oduen by the assertion il, the resolution tia, ,,o
o'aes VhdNmuaiiy) are parties the compact: and if
Every STATE may hterpose, il only because acb
otae may do so; and secondly by The consideration ,
u II required all the States to inerposc thc,e co,I @
'nerpoSi'on or occasion for inierpositiop. az if Ill ~
o'"eS regarded an act as unconstitutional hcy ne o
10 VIII The repeal aud il must be repeaIed indecJ 4,
would be inconcevabe that palpaby i'm violation If
the Constitution, and OF dangerous tendency could
passed ny The Congress much less that il should no doll
beraeiy persisted in, il all the States deemed n uncon
s"ulona' and all those things concur before il
would become the duty OF a Slate accordng ,o ,Ia
solution, uerpose, and arrest the progress o tho eli
upon the whole, then, ii is believed il has been shawn
mat according To the resolution under consideration
supported by principle that State has the right 10
mat an act OF Congress- warranted by the Constr
Is UNCONSTITUTIONAL aud therefore void; that il NAV ntcr
pose so az TO arrest the progress OF the evil fhat H.
9"'e mas the right ALSO 10 decide The mode and me
sure o' 'eufes'; and that in case of Papabie deliberate
ana dangerous violation OF the Constitution Slate {.
oou" SO 20 herpose as 10 arrest the progress OF The
ana prevent within her limits the execution of The ac,
a'u 10 maintain The Constitution and the Union
thas also been shown that the interposiion con,e
ny te Resolution no, by secession since that yold
10 aodnuon me Constitution, and not TO preserve which
was expressly within the contemplation of the Resell.
IONS But mat Ibis inieposiiion should uoi he
10 until other and mder methods had failed and mn hona
renamed OF redress but by such resort unless indeed the
case was urgent and would not admit OF delay no oe,
member OF tie Union was 10 be affected Nv the
non; and hnay, u no method OF redress by preventing
me execution OF the unconstitutional act which was nal
PdDe oehherae and dangerous violation Of the Constu-
uoh cOud nc devised, then il would he the ght and the
duty OF the State 10 secede from the Union or confedcr,
cy II II had Jailed 10 produce the ends for which il was i'm
suu'edj the right oil secession always existing as the
u remedy when The end for which the government W
established shall havo failed, TO wit: the safety and bapp
ness OF the people, and the preservation Of their rig and
liberties.