Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-01-03

Should that -spsngied banner the glorious emblem
d our beloved Union, TO which the President happily
illudes in his Proclamation be raised the tops OF
mountains, and the voice OF the President proclaim il
is in dsnger every valley every glen, every
mountains will re.ound with the shouts whole people
rushing TO defend H..
MIR. NJ. said, that in concuon, he would express the
hope, that his remarks had not offended any one,hey
not intended TO do He did erpect that OF
his remarks especially the subject of new patent
right doctrine Of State Rights, would be altogether
agreeable to those who had often voted for what
called State Right Resolutions But deep conviction
his mind that these doctrines only unsound and
total perveson OF the doctrines of the Republican party
OF 179S but Of most dangerous tendency towards the
Union, had left him no alternative but speak with
that subject. The legitimate
OF those State Right doctrines begnning show
themselves in South Carolina. doctrine worse than
any ever before advanced that of secession, now
openly advocated in this Assembly. II time the eyes
oil the people should DO opened TO the real sources
from which this dangerous heresy of Modification had
sprung and no effort his part should be spared open
them la truth, they already beginning TO open
their eyes TO the truth They may be deceived by inge-
NOUS theories and ambiguous expressions in ordinary
times, (when they give but little OF their attention such
matcrs into belief that these State Right Resolutions
in concoctng and passing which, much Of time has
been wasted OF late years, harmless thugs But
when the question arises, Shall the Union be prcserved
every man understands that question: and will be prepar
ed TO answer IT. the deception last no longer them
Our farmers IN the country often attend the CONNIE
mens at Literary institutions, and listen with great
apparent satsiacton the Latin aud Greek oraons pro
nounced by the bOys-these things amusc, if not
To instruct them; but when you talk them of the bust
past, they have suffered themselves be amused by lis
tening to the unintegibo argon, in which the State
igh doctrines oil the present day expressed mixed
up IN the speeches of asprans office, who often take
pleasure III repeating it, to give their spcschcs air
learning: but that time is past the Union in
danger. and he who speaks people must speak in
plain English They will not listen now, speech in
PLANTATION OF the doctrines of State Rights The only question
they will consider is what il the best be
to preserve the Union: Speak TO them this subject
and they will tell you " il and shall be preserved
at every hazard Look TO the language of all the resou-
lions which have been adopted by the people this
subject OF Nuhcation ard you will find il plain and in
teleie; showing that the great the sole object, they
have IN view, is the preservation of the Union
Mr. NJ hoped his amendment would be adopted i'm pre-
ference TO the substitute offered by the gentleman from
Fauquier and the original resolutions of the Select Com
mce would be best not to interfere in the
sy III any shape whatsoever He had been willing go
lar az to ask Carolina suspend the operations of her
ordinance, but when he became convinced, that media
on was not to be the object of nerposon, he was
opposed TO any interference. lie had confidence in the
declaration OF the President, that he would
lorce as long ms was possible TO avoid it, The General
government were competent 10 manage these matters
without our aid. Tho people had selected their repre-
senaves III Congress, and the President Of the United
STATES 10 manage the great of the nation and
me people were the best judges who competent 70
attend to their business If they had thought
paoe oil managing the affairs OF the General Government
they would have sent TO Congress- and sent their Con
gressmen here. He did not deny the right OF
inc propHey of the General Assembly expressing op
mons on great national questions when the occasion
CURED II, but he did object TO constant nermedding
our part, with subjects not committed care The
occasion dld not demand expression OF opinion
III ma, the adoption of the amendment declaring il in
eXpedont TO interfere in the controversy between the
GENERAL Government and South Carolina, would
language sufficiently Ineligible to all parties.