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

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-, pass law regulating the descent of real estate
'tsa; Can any one be bold as TO depy the righ, Of
lion and ,h oy declaring the Tact OF the usurpa.
h u "s' 'e act was void Could any one doubt al
sue would be bound protect her citizen. ..a;ns, a.
h ana TO maintain the rights and authorities of
ole act OF usurpaion. @" papa
regulate %, s Congress 10 whom no power granted to
cip,,e ,b OF n'estaes estates, emsn.
~ "e slaves OF the citizens Of Virginia which or
an acknowiedge remained unimpaired by ~. .,on;, -,
e CONSTITUTION oil the United States W as TO mas. An 40,
ecung he distribution Of intesa,es personal estate or
20 enaneipa'e our slaves Would not aI ACRE. ,ha, h
Se NOT only had the right, but that il would he lie
fiona, ,nt ; 70 to declare the unconsti,.
an" vor; and to adopt such as you'll &c
ecus'y prevent the execution OF H. ui,,i h., i;, ,
arrest the progress of the evil and maintain the
authori,ies rights aud liberties appertaning 70 o ;
ana TO the State! Would not the State he S, -,
a execution OF The act, by all the means in lie nower
rgh, an Cme 81 ,"ginia would be prepared to DENY the
"a , uuy o, me State, in n Of such palnabIe
; dangerous violation OF the Constitution when So gr
ho . " 'e sovereignty and rights Of the State should
tho ac, anil n'efpose and prohibit the execution OF
hu SUI 10 preserve the Constitute an the IJuoo.
-a"" now can the right 10 in,erpose In such cs H.,
eeue"' anu the right be denied in any other c,se ot =
tuition! ~ ''o""oh OIL me Const
~ mas oeen contended. that the Legislature did mn, II,
20 assert mat the State had right even in case of
uehoefa'e and dangerous violation of The Con,
su'u.on, to do more than decide Thai The ao, w"
'""oha'' and to interposc by way of petition remon
tons -, protest appeal to the co-St4tes nsruc.
80; Son".os, OF oy The recommendation of n Co,van
uoh bui II is impossible TO conceive thai Tho sisi,
.ouu nave intended that these ere The onIv 80.
erpos,non' which could iegitimate,v be alon,cd IT,
pouacied debate, and solemn Elaboration C,r ,vaL ne
~. "rng opposition with which the resoIu,ion ya. ~
demnaon o 'ne conclusion The strong marked con-
I. OF the resolutions by seven States which 70
pe" 20 NOSE resolutions forbid the conclusion and ,h
n; "aue oy committee OF Congress thereupon equally
. ue conclusion Neither OF these methods couId
OF would arrest the progress of the evil in MAJ, u'u
e rght so 10 mfepose, to arrest Is posi,v sIv go,
very one would readily have admitted the rieb, y,
Peuuon 10 demonstrate, to protest. to apneaI ~ ,b "
Sa'es 10 instruct Senators, aud to ask for Conv,,
ncs' OF hese modes Of action are secured Inv exn,ass -
seJ nn me and the others have been prac
Pi ny oinerent States Without opposition and mat,
'ers oil mere right Every mode Of into rnos;' S NAV.
ye progress OF the evil equally covered by the
e'n'' clearly within the meaning and nust bava t.
contemplated by the resolution. A nd The Je,sa,. =.
mr. coa,s on' as ~ nothing might be left to COME ture
enforce , passed an act rendering highly penal TO
.e Sedi'lon Act. (Which had been declared IN h
Inconsu'utionaD against member of the esiIa We
practising mode of interpretations other Than ~
o, nose which is supposed by the objection 10 h,v h
alone contemplated How then can II hs nave oeen
nose are the only modes of interpo.on covereJ h.
a"n,an or contemplated by the Legislature when IL
Pe" anu practised upon another and more eH.c,uai
moue Tor arresing the progress of tho evil .d m,
very moue which can alone be eIec,ual TO arrest ,, Iii
and at the same time IN n,eso,,o H., ~ ''eS. '"e evil
stution. ~ o"'o"' anu the Con-
1 no Sedition Act applied to every one whe,ber man,
Iegima,e, a".y orno and if the Legislature could
hers Of the a the execution of the law as to mem
.s - al assembly,, they might righfuly arrest |,
as 10 All o'hers In the State. II il be askeJ yh -
no nov 30 ares, may be answered. that il was
a Tha L.
g,s'ature was an organized BODY and bromoh ,h, 10,
&c , could alone be made the usurpations
sissure had hs Government. the members the Le-
nsG oeen gagged by that odous act all opposi,;on
igh nave been cut up by the roofs and ina,
NIoauoh OF The Constitution us "a
u u" oaous despoiism might lave be- ~ 80 49,,
people oil these United States Is, seariny ,Ss -, ''S
rested as 10 Others few might su ffe. ~, ne
rsner ,s far from hiking the precedent upou U.s. would
eue' '''e i"ure opposition oil the Legislature mora ar
eeus ~ was not doubted that the Federal Jud;csrv
that sueent number of plant tools, carry
u"as but II was well believed that sin.. conv;,;n
OF an obscure individual under that act would
po y" M ana give great force the farther op
P'sm r' OF 'he State, to the usurpaton
ihese were sufficient reasons for tbs courso .s,,,
,.h;oh 1'e' o"t 'nese We're not the only grounds on
whlch the Law was confined to members OF tie Ieo;s
tsre alone The leaders of the House w. h,
re?ld but they the same Time dscreo, al ~
aeh They fought the battle maniuy and ,bev y.ro
Thing at hazard They were opposed Inv Irno Pu, no
tented minority, and they were determined 70 ave -
a, The ,; ."ee 10 become majority They therefore
oe en''rey approved by the majority of the nconle IN ~
nat truly great man, "i that upright Statesman
hs, R"e,an' WHOSE name the Resolutions bear insisted
~ me members should be content" 10 drink buu,I
i9uuy rather than by raising their wages enable ii,
10 urhK wine, and thereby put al hazard the nonu
plant against the members F' 'oi conn
ag,' 10 lnterpose SO as 10 The execution of
&c act OF Congress, exist in cveiy
s'ae oil necessity, and the State must Judge of The od
an" measure OF redress Each State exists with nil 49,
err except so far as it has been transferred ,o ,h
o' e oates or rather 10 the u. S. 10 be exercised
81 , jim SseI's' ms is equally true, whether the
oaes are absolutely sovereign or so PARTIALLY mr. sh o
enjoying only kind OF inconcevabie monoreI .oyn'
~ III Is Impossible to conceive that the Sa,,s ,yonIJ
OF eV"r d, they could tran Ger their sovereicntv 70 %
OF me United States that they could or would
De so ABSURD, as at once make heuselve. sIavaa i
raise up Tor themselves masters TO govern ,h =, ~:
WIN anu pleasure, and that for the purpose of
S 'or themselves and their poseriy the BLESSINGS NJ n
,t n.u !" ney nave not done this most nonsrous act
we ,'s" 10 rpose must remain with them
pu' prudence and discretion as well as good fse,,o 10
wards the co-S'aes, should always induce State 5es
he case was extremely urgent or the State wa alone ~
VIC "eecu ny me inerpositon beor throw ,,on
's sovereignty and arrests the execution of an upco
ouo" ana therefore void of the Congress fret 10
resort 10 every mder expedieDi and onIy asras, =, "
cuiion, where other methods had failed. ,vhsn Ill -
neeh ieh, and the end had and could not he attained
9ho"i" is course be pursued, Cooperation miqb NOR.
se'"y oe expected from other States, and they would
o' ,e"ereu 'nuch less hostile to the inerponr State
pm when other methods had been tried and had (aileJ
aud the violation OF the Constitution was not o, l III
ana oeocrae, but dangerous il would then become Tho
"ny W oiae 10 inerpose, according 10 the Resolution
OF 'Vo 50 as to arrest the progress of The evil and The
inierposing. fO ~ wv "'"'e
IL has been believed, until within fey wears ,b, Tile
gh' OF inerpoon arrest the progress Of the
o, pa'paoe, deliberate and dangerous violation nj tho
constitution and thereby preserve the Constitution in vio
'e su neen part OF the creed of the Republican mar
W. wow, however, " seems that il is strickea from tho
creed OF large, if not the greater par Of The Ren,h
cans as they call themselves What is the alternative nj
'ereu! fher that State upon whom an unconsu,uon
=" operates ruInously, shall submit The ruin and give
"P hoe'y "sel, or secede from the Union. And bv
many, even OF those who were sckers for STATE Rih,
The right Of State under any circumstances In go -
denied '' oseee"e' Is
III the States cannot arrest the execut;on of -. ,,