Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-04-11
LYNCHBURG. VA. THURSDAY, April. 1 1, 1873

debe!ated on the espcdlency of continuing the
confederation, with some amendments. and fclce
ted that scheme, md adopted the plan 81 Nation
al Government with a legislature, an executive
and judiciary OF It's own. Hey we're asked Ia
preserve the league they rejected the proposition
They were asked tucontinue the existing compact
between States they rejected II. They rejected
| compact, league aud considerations and sci them
selves about framing the constitution al Nation
ii Achievement, and hey accomplished villas they
! undertook
Ii men VIII open iher eyes fntly fefhe hShts
OF history, IT'S impossible To be deceived Oh ih's
point The great object was to snpGrae'o lhe con.
federation, ny Il regular governments hee"use, 'n-
DER tue eehiedefat'ofi congress ma 'eNe' 'ilV To
MAKE reqnlsnons on states ana II STATES uealhtd
compl'anee, MS they did, there was NO remedy oui
war against each delinquent State. 1t would
seem trc1n Mr. Jeitcrson's correspondence $50
| ana 80 mat lie was OF opinion That even this
remedy ought TO be tried = here viii be ~ mo
ney IN the treasury, sad he I'LL the con 'edcrn-
ey shows is teeth and he suggests that single
ireete would soon levy, on the eommetce ol a ne
llnqaeht State, the deficiency OF us contribution
Buthls would be war AMI IT was evident that
contedtriey could not long hold together winch
should be II war with Ii M smhefs. He cohStl~
tuition was adopted to AVOID thus necessity IL WINS
hlopiedi that there might De nHo'efnm'ht wh''h
should act directly on individuals, without borrow
my aid from the State Governments, 1hs Is
as clear us light itscIt en The very lace ii lhe fpv
SONS oil the constitution AMI It's Whole hi9to tchos
TO the same conclusion. IL trainers gave Ihis Sc
~ reason Tor Their work IN the most distinct terms
Allow ine to quote but one OF two proofs, out 81
one hundred. That state So small IN territory,
but 50 distinguished ior learning and tslantr Con
ncctlcut had sent 10 the general convention a
monS Other members, Samuel Johnston aud oh'ef
Ellsworth. The constitution having bean framed
II was submitted TO convention OF the people OF
Connecticut for ratification on the patt ct thhl
State and Mr.. Johnston and Mi Ellsworth were
nso members of this convention. On the FIST day
of the debae s beIng called to explain tar IA
sons which led the convention At Philadelphia to
recommend such constitution, after showing Ihe
lnsuliceney offhe existing eoniedrracy, inasnoeh
rs It applied to States, AS States Mr. Johnston pro
eccded to say
" The convention saw this lmfeiifati"n "a at
tempting 10 lc&slate for States IN then political ca
paeiy Ihat the coercion otlaw ean tie * ctfiaed
10y nothing but a mltsry force. Ihcy hay', There
fore gone upon entirely new ground. They havc
form d one ncw nation ont oi the individual State
The constitution vcs's IA the General Legislature
/ n power 10 make laws III matters of national con
Germ to apPoIntlndges 10 decide upon these laws
! and 10 appoint officers to carry themlhto eft'u-
ton. This exclude the ldeh Ian armed ofcc
The power winch Is toentofee these laws, IS to be
n legal power, vested IN proper magistrates inc
force winch Is to be employed, Is 'he energy OF
i'w'N '"s io'tc "a 10 operate oh'y upon lh''''pu'S
VINO nave i'"eu III inc" uoty TO INC country
ms IS tue peculiar glory oil th' constitution, h''t
II uePeh1s upon inc h'l" o"a c1'a 'he15} u '"o
m,ehf"cy LOT Tue 'N'e'.'"h u "e '"Ms
~ LIZ 'a'"e' eoo'S' u '''e oSo''' va ''" WV
sun
In r'pubhcs II IS a iuhaamen'a' lro'e'P'o ''o'
the majority govern, ana i.a' ''o '"l0p" ny eo'l'
ply wan the general voice how contrary "'e" p"
republican lth'iPics, no" non'''"i'p' - "" t"''
cnt sau"uoh' S'i9'o o'a'o e'' ''' VI WV
put a teto "Po" TIC 'hoS' i"P'''n"' i.9'' '''
! sureS' w nave seen ms uo'"""y ,"h' b'"oe
Single D'o'e mas eon'oileu INC Sch''"I 'p'se WIN
! Union nmihorlty, very snM' n'o'"S Has 5'
serned us. 30 tar IS ms from ee'"E sV' ,'Astn'
with republican principles that IL IS IN eIieei INC
worst species OF monarchy.
Hence we sec how necessary Tor tht oHtoP Is
coerciye principle NO man pfctcnds 'i'e con
trary. We all see ana feel tins necessary nc
only question Isi shall II be coercion 81 law OF
coercion OF arms thefe Is no o'hof Po5s'o '''o'-
native. Where will those who oppose coercion
otlaw come out Where VIII theY cha "A ho-
ccssafy consequence OF their principles IS war
! Of the States ono against another / am Tor eocf-
cion by law that coercion which acts only upon
! delinquent individuals. ms constitution o''S
mol attempt to coerce sovereign bod'es' states ID
| tAcir political capacity. no coercion - "!I..|"
! bic to such bodies but that If an armed tqief u Nt
should attempt 10 execute the lCW5 oftbc Union,
| by sending an armed force against delinquent
| State, it would inyove the good and bat, the IN
noccnt and guilty, in the same calamity Butthls
/ cyal coercion singles out the guilty individual and
punshe5 HIM for breaking tie laws Of the Union
Indeed, sir if we look 10 all contemporary hsto'
~, to the writings Of the Federasl, to inc debates