Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-03-28

! lie knew not which he said was most objection
able the provisonsor The bill or the temp IN which
| its adoption had been urged. Ii the extraordinary
powers With which he bill proposed 10 clothc the
| Executive 10 the utter prostraton of the constn
ton, aud the rights of the States, he calculated 10
Impress ON minds with alarm, nj the iapid mo.r s.
of dcspolism IN country The zral with which
| every circumstance calculated to mlsrepresent or
eyaegerate tn conduct OF Carolina IN the conrovcr-
sy, was seized on, with view TO excite hostility
a ainst her, hut too plainly indicated the deep de
cay of that brohcrly feeling which once existed be
tween these States, and TO which we indebted
for our beautiful Federal system. IL was not his
intention, he aid To ndvcu to all these mlsrepre-
| sensations, but there were some SO well calculated
10 msiead the mind, rs To the real character of the
controversy, and hold up Tie State in light O
douj that he did net feel himself justified IN per
hitting them 10 pass unnoHced.
Among them, one of the most prominent was the
false statement, that the object ot South Carol,na
vas to exempt herself from her share oithc pub
lie burthens, while she participated in the advan-
tages Of the Government. If the charge were true
If the Stute were pablo Of being actua,cd by
such i1W 4 unworthy motives mother as he consd-
errd cr he would not stand upon this floor 10 vim
Il a'e her conduct Among her faults, and faults HI
woll not deny she had no one had ever yet CHARGED
her with tha, low and most sordld ofviccs -avarce
Her condlct on all oc asions had been marked with
the very o ,roste q, atty From the commence
mcnt Of the revoiutlon-trom its first breaking out
nj Boston ill this hour, no state had been more
prolusc of its baod in the cause of he country nor
had my contributed so largely To the common rca-
sury, IN proportion 10 her wealth and population
She had IN that promotion contributed more to the
exports of the Union. ON the exchange of which
with tbe res, nf the world the orcet,r norton of
the public burden lad leen levied. than any
other Sute No the controversy was not
such as has beer stated the State did moi
seek to particp,te in the adyan, ages Of the Coy
crnmcut without conlributiuc her full share TO the
public treasury. Her object far different
\ deep constitutional question lay ut the bottom Of
the controversy ibc real pa stion I issue Is, has
dr. .t1Vetument rsa, % say - 9,Hdens On
tn csp'tll and lailstry otoat por, ION Of the
country. not with 4 view to revenue but 10 benefit
another I and he must be permitted to say, that AT
ter the long and deep agitation OF this controversy,
Il was with surprise that lac perceived 20 strong
disposition 10 n,areptcscnt its real character. Io
correct the impression which those mlsreprescna-
lions were calculated 10 make, he would dwell ON
the POINT under consideration for a lew moments
longer.
| The Federal Government has bv an EXPRESS
nrovision If the Constitution the riob, tn Inv du-
ties ON imnorts i.be State had never denied or
resisted HIS rirL, NOR even lhouobt Of so doing
The Government has. however. not been content
ed with exercising tins power as she had right
to do but had rome stcn bevondit, by LAYING
mrosts. not fer revenue, bn, for protection This.
the State considered as an unconstitutional cxer-
else Of nower-hiofly injurious and oppressive
To fef and the other siaple States and had accord
ingy me, it with the most determined resistance.
lie tiiI not intend TO enter at tins time, nto the
argument. as TO the consttuionality of the pro-
sctve system II was not necessary. TWAS sur.