Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-01-03
Virginia Legislature.
SATURDAY., Dee. 20.
FEDERAL RELATIoNs.-CCesiinn.d.)

Resolutions which had been submitted TO the consideration
OF 'he Committee by the House II was true that it
usual in Committee allow the friends of measure to
perfect IS far practicable, before any proposition
different and opposite character brou sht forward;
this he understood TO be OF courtesy and
OF h and ii was for him decide whether this courtesy
should be extended not on the present occasion Ii
would afford hun pleasure TO extend the usual courtesy
20 the friends OF these resolutions under ordinary
stances; but there considerations satisfactory to his
own mind, which had induced him determine to pur-
different this time. was his prpoSe To
express his sentiments reference to these resolutions
with that unreservcd freedom, with which became the
representative of lrcemen speak on all questions in
which the whole community 81 directly and deeply
Interested. 1t would not be considered pcsumptuos
in him 10 say, that lac conceived he had TO
attention OF the members o, the Committee the otser-
Naos hc was about to submit Tor their considerations He
claimed their attention. due himself iudiv duallv,
hut rs the representative Of people who from the very
ouuIuoS oil me government had been distinguished for
their devotion TO Republican principles. His anxiety TO
avail himself OF the first opportunity which presented
cii TO declare his sentiments upon the important subjects
be tore the Committee he would attempt 20 conceal
his anxiety had arisen from the considerations that
was perhaps the last opportunity he should have as
member OF the General Assembly, his sentiments
upon some OF the principles asserted by the resolutions
and upon the adoption lection OF which by this As
emby, the pcrmancnce of the Union, perhaps, depended
IT h"u a'Sehh greater degree however IRON comic
uon that those who had usurpcd the offices OF the priest
hood, in what might be termed the great Republican
Shurch' had attempted, most unusly, TO exclude him
nom communion in ii, because he had refused to adopt
the absurd dogmas, which they had attempted TO engra
upon the genuine doctrines OF the Republican party,
expressed in the Resolutions adopted by this General As
scmby in 1888, and their Report Of 1899 He had when
he became member OF this Assembly eight wears apo
and anterior TO that time, the Chairman himself could
bare Witness considered himself and been considered v
Others, as belonging to that party whose political creed
was contained in the Resolutions and Report OF 9S and
80 And although he had voted against almost all the re-
solutions which had been adopted by the General Assem-
bly, since he had been member of that body relation
TO the rights of the States and which profeSSedv
in accordance with the Resolutions and Report OF 9S and
49, he still considered himself being we'll entitled
In truth, as better entted-to be considered member
oil the old Republican School, than gentlemen who were
prepared TO sanction the principles contained in the Report
of the Select Committee He had voted against the late
resolutions TO which he had referred, as he should vote
against those now under discussion; from conviction that
they were not only inconsistent and Incompatible with
the doctrines and principles contained in the resolutions
and report OF Mr. Madison to which he had before refer
red hut calculated, in his estiInaon to bring the doc
trines aud principles OF the Republican party into dsre
Pute anu render them odious and deesabe among the
people What Che aSed) DO the principles doctrines
Of The Republican party amount to- contended for by
our new poucai doctors! lie hoped the remarks he
about TO make in reference TO the State Right doctrine
now commended or would not be considered by any mem
Der OF the Committee as intended 10 be offensive To any
one; but he could not expect they would be altogeh
agreeable TO those, who protested belong what call
ed the State Rights party To say any thing disagreeabe
to any one not bis design but believing the views he
eneFaneu upon th1t SUBJECT TO he correct bis sense of
duty 10 those whom he represented would permit him
TO refrain from expressing Them at the hazard OF Civ
ng offence 10 those to whom they were addressed This
whole doctrine of State Rights taught in the modern
school, was in his estimation but little better than sys-
TEN OF - hunbuEgcy, 10y which men TO be led IN
10 erroneous opinions 10 the foundations OF our po
luca in-iituons 1t bore resemblance TO the
genuine Republican doctrine, as contained i'm the rcnor
ond resolutions of 9S aud '99, with which its advocates
pretended it Identical, than the eXjravagnnt doc
triucs OF the Catholic church bear those contained in
holy writ And we might well look into the scriptures
Tor the foundation OF the Pope's claim iudllbillitv
and for bis right 10 grant ahsoluion OF sins and in
dugenccs--to dcpose mouarchs and dispose OF king
"0mf' as TO look IN the resolutions OF 90, and the
port OF 80 for the principles contended for by many of
The advocates OF what called State Rights Ii is not
new occurrence Tor hing7 right and excellent in them
I
Even Religion itself has often been used cloak for the
commission Of tho very worst crimes which have ever been
committed; and is surprising ha the pure and adtnra-
BILE doctrines contained in MIR. Madson's Report should he
appealed to as the from which the new the dan
gerous and, he would add the reasonable doctrines
Nulucdlon aud Secession are derived Experience had
proved, tina; not difficult matter Gull out paric
lar phrases from the Report Of 49, about the rights the
states state sovereignty &c and by cooking them up in
to new set Of resolutions, TO impose them upon those
who not disposed 20 take the trouble To examine them
the genuine Offspring Of the original when accurate
examination would she, tina, they asserted PRINCIPLES of
directly opposite character These state right rcsolu-
lions had OF late become very fashionable and i, was re-
markdbl6 that they often swallowed with the same
blind crcduiIy, that the Papsts said receive the
dOSmas oil their Priests, and for very much same rea-
sou, iat is, that they expressed in language not
understood by those who are to adopt them The appa-
rent satisfaction and confidence with which the absri-
ties oen contained in what termed State Right
uuos, are gulphed down, without any investigation
minded him OF scene he had witnessed i'm the
har-room OF country tavern: in which expert Jug
gicr, whilst performing his tricks of legerdcuon po-
nounced with great deberdion, and the infinite admi.
ration and edication OF his audience the words presto
veto, vacnm, 20 the efficacy of which hc transition of
The bah from one cup to another Attributed. lie could
not claim Tor himself entire exemption from the
charge oi crciuy iu relation to these State Right
u'ious: he had once been forced swallow dose of die
patent medicine, which had been forced down lis throat
without giving him time detect spurious character
Since HAT time he bad avoided every Thing or the sort
with lhc same degree Of apprehension that he would
avoid the cholera; and he considered the doctrines con-
ainc 900 the resolutions OF the select committee as being
more dangerous to the permanent existence Of ON po
cal institutions, by lr, than the AsaGc Cholera had
been TO the health Of the people Of any country He had
not ume TO so into an examination OF the various es,u.
lions which had been passed by the General Assembly
"'thn tue last eight or ten years; IL he had he thought
We could clearly demonstrate that the south Carolina doc
resolutions II was nothing thau carrying out tie
principles contained in thc various resolution. which of
late years have been put in circulation from Virginia
mint qualification was u truth nothing but tie Book Of
Revelations Qf he might without impropnctv bc allowed
the use oi such mcaph0r) coming in at the end OF
Whole Volume ot dbsurditics and twas not until the
hy-h'aicd monster 0i Modification bad been revealed o
our -t dnd death upon his p,c horse Appeared ready
10 commence his cdrccr OF dc4osiion add destruction
through thc ind, that gentlemen have taken doe alarm.
Modification IS now 10 be denounced aud why3 Not bc.
cause u Is more dangerous docne than others but be-
cause u mas become unpopular And 10 make
exchange OF that doctrine for tho still dangerous one
OF secession VIC ore IN fact, according the vulgar
protcrb 10 swap the devil lcra witc or rather reverse
Che oder 10 swap witch Tor The devt Sece s.ion !.
substantially NulHiicatOnil goes hide 3cyOud 10. and
moy win propcty be said 20 b8 the supeauve degree
d Of Modification
Mr. W. said, that before he proceeded to point out bi