Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-07-01


Ihere is indeed on view, an1 one only, Of tn
contest, m which ioter could Ice empayrd but TIN
view, as between the parties, would ,ipersede III,
Constitution itself, thai notification IS secession
and would, consequently place the STAT, as To tn,
others, In the relation of foreien state Snel
clearly would be the eiatt Of secession but II /.
equally clear, that II wonl place The state heyoat
the pale OF har federal relations. md thereby al
contlo ON lhe part Of he other States over her Shr
would stand 10 them simply IN the collation. Of a f.,
reign Statc, Invested OF all federal connection and
having none other hetween them but Tho STE belonging
to the law of nations. Standing thus towards one
another, force mlslt lndecl be employed against n
state, but Il must Toe beiheorcnt lofec, preceded
by declaration OF var, an cnrfied on with all is
iormaitles. Such would be the certain effect of Sc
cesSion and If uuiliGeatlon be secession-li II hr
but d ftrent name Tor the sums thing such too,
must be lis effect winch presents the highly impor-
lant question, are they IN fact the snme the dis
cussi'n Of winch depends the question whother II be
Pea1eatte and Institutional remedy that may be
exercised without terminating the felefak relations
qfthe state or H0tt
| am aware that there IS n considerable and fe
spectacle portion Of ou1 State with very large
portion Of the Union, constituting, IN fact IA gieat
majority, who are The opinion, TINT they nre the
der that impression, denouncc 1t rs tie most dance.
rous OF all doctrines, and yet far from being the
same they are, unless indeed am greatly ms
token, not only perfectly dtsngusbablc, but totally
dSs'm'laf IN thcw nature, their object and effect
and that 50 far from deserving the denunciution 50
properly belonging 10 the act with which 1t is blend
ed, II Is IN truth the highest aud most precious o
ell the rights OF the States, and essential to preserve
that very Union Tor the supposed effect of destroy
ing Which 1t IS So bitterly an uhen.atlsed.'
The following extracts IN opposition 10 Mr. Cd
houn's views, and enforcing better than can. SOM
| have taken IN this lrtef arc from mn address Ia
the people OF South Carolina, signed by Thos
Taylor, l. Middleton, David Johnson, r J Mn
nIn2 aud Sterling Fucker gentlemen isyorably
known 10 many IN eeery part OF the natloa
Whatever advantage may be expected from
nu)Iihcaton, rs a constitutional check. can only be
realised by concurrence Of the States dat are IN
terestcd AMI such 4 operation n2p.us Il he
cl ally inlmatcd by the Virginia Resolutions q, tn
proper proceeding in such cases And If nulhlisa
hon be REGARDED as an appeal to the prime pie Of
resistance II would be- INA hess 10 expect such sie-
cess wI.9eni the support aud r,rntenaeceof these
states / the states VIII u ava rniuriausv affected
ny the protective system concur ~ resnr,lms IA,
ordinary cons nn'tonh CHECKS n insufficient II r.
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away tn lnestlu,ble institutions of freedom II
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