Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-04-09

place myself in tho front ranks of those who oppose
that doctrine; and the so, because it is engine in
the hands OF my honest and tceiimednng, 6u mista-
ke fellow citizens, by which, without seeing, think
isee or rejecting on the consequences they dwelling
in the dust all the rampar Of State Rights. They all adj
init there erceptfonabe passages in the Proca-
nation oil the President. Why these ereeptiOndbie
but because they do accord with these doctrnes Why
then, should not all State Rights men unite without re
speet TO persons, in the cause! Why shall we
be divided the Nuters and Union parties in s. Caoli-
ma! They were equally OF one party as TO the Tariff;
were equally friends and brothers, but inioleren,
OF the opinions OF each other, as to the remedy.
1t was expected that the Presidents Inaugu Address
would expiun his Procanaton but that gives no more
security than do the speeches. proclamaons, SC Sc OF
Webster, Calhoun. Hamilton Hayne or the reports
oil our Secretaries indeed, OF all inaugural addresses
and speeches all sides OF erey question:
from the Solutions Laws down TO this day-In ALL the
necessity Of Union of an adherence to The Constitution
and thus the Reserued Rights of the States should re-
main undminhed are enforced all Sides but, there
is no way by which all this can be done except by
renee to- and seadlas observ of the great first
principles oil our republican Institutions then surely
our duty, as 1t is our right to ask all our public fncona
res, or those VINO seek TO be such, whether they hold
those doctrines
The President, so far Judge, does not; we
ought 10 be careful them that great confidence him
in other respects should lead adopt or
~ 10 support opinions different from the hitherto sound
doctrines oil Virginia If he is State Rights man. he
would have been better able TO fight battles by re.
naming Dih as behind raparts than by destroying
them, and marching out GiOne with divided and dis.
tracted forces to engage the enemy in the open field
iad ne acted thus as military chief, he would have los
New Orleans.
| What the opinions of the Vice President and MIR
| Clay on these points?
The Roads are opening and shaping, by'whch one OF
the other Is to reach the Presidency. For one would
like to know what their opinions have long
TO hope that the people OF these United States will dscart
every Tor the Presidency and may say
that have abandoned the hope, that we will hcreaite
Know 090rehdndy the real political opinions OF the
eecuoneerers They WILL fear be in general, sail Is
TO all men," Those who support and electioneer 10,
them presume, must know their opinions, very
little themselves what those opinions are
10 our members candidates for Congress, we can i'm.
uVduaIy speak; and they answer yea naynot by
long speeches and general professions but whether the
people IN thelr opinion, have right take back those
powers which they have granted for pur-
poses when they shall be OF opinion that the government
mas proved dangerous 10 their liberties aud happiness
wheiher The created has right TO resist the will OF the
creators In short, whether, each sovereign State
separately acceded to the Union each sovereign Stats
may seuerdhy secede.
AS TO tcten they ought in sound policy TO do So that i
question which Q right, and with safety must be left
TO them indeed the people capable of self govern,
ment.
The awful consequences of secession must be scb and
the dread OF the of the Union will always be
great that II tho government should wisely conine se n
"hin e plain limits OF the powers granted the people
cndteueT ambitious politicians may toiSh to urge then,
TO- VIII not hazard such step, until redress hopeless
anu 'he oppression is such, that it ought longer 10 be
CORN IL is at best poor remedy; but the knowledge
hat Sueh remedy eriSs, and that its evils if resor,ed
TO, VIII operate on both sides, may be check TO graspinq
i"'eTest anu lawless power. 'RONCEVALL ES. =