Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-04-01


lcsed and unprotected articles more fasnrablY to
kc state and to the South. aud loss so q The man
featuring interest, than Al average uniform al
hlosen. and accordingly. more 50 than thai now
roposed by Carolina through her Convention
/ tffer such an offer, no man who valued his can
! hr. will dare accuse lhe Stat those who have
Ekoresen,ed her here with Inconsistency IA refer
! nee 10 the point under consideration
III He pnittei also, on vesteriay,to notice a remark
h the Senator from Virginia, (Nr RtyEs.1 that
he only difficulty N ijus M the tara crew out
Il the ordinance and the acts Of South Carolina.
EAc must attribute assertions inconsistent with
he facts to IN ignorance ot the occurrences OF the
rs, few wears, in reference 10 this subject, oeca
Eiionci by the absence Of the gentleman fun the U
EAited states. to vhlch h. hlnself has alluded in
lis remarks II the Senator will take pans to IN
hrm himself he will All that this protective sys-
kem advanced with caninaei and fapI1 step, IN
ipi,e of the petitions an1 protests of
hat only Carolina, hut Also # NrE mn. anJ Of all
|thc southern States ,unlli ie2S when Carolina, for
Tho frs, time changed the character Of her resi-
lance, by holding up her reserved rights as the
shield OF her defence a,nst further oncroach-
ment This attitude alone, uaeidcd by single
State arrested the further progress Of tue systems 80
aha, the question from that period 20 tins, on The
part of the manufacturers has been. not how 10 &c
oaire more but u retain that winch they have &C
oared He would inform The gentleman TINT #
ahs a,ltu1e haj not boon taken o. he paft Of the
Estate the question would net now be, low duties
goaghi 70 be repealed, but question a. 10 the pro
s.ected articles, between prohibition On one slde
AMI tine dIies established by tho act al ms on
me otncr. Ra, a SINGLE remark viii be sufficient
I II reply H. 0h4t Ae must CO slder the nYidoo' 10.
4pask oe tn ssaa,or from Virginia Nj R'yts
fsl9 al - nam int q
ration. and Wbleh was passed bu,a few months
snce was aaearei 20 he supporters OF the system
! u be a pern4aacst instment and the biii pfopo
scd by the Treasury Department, not essentially
{ different from the aet Itself was IA ihe manner
declared 10 be intended b, thu administration AS
perman nj arrangement What has occurred hlnce,
sexcrp ,his ordinance aud these abused acts Of hrs
beaurnnlated Siatr to produce this mighty rovolu.
Il ~ in ref rsnc n lhis odiaas system ohnss the
Senator from Virslna can assign some other cause,
he IS bound W. every principle OF hnneas, to re
tract tits unjust dispersion upon the acts Of South
Carolina
Afer Noticing (sai Nt 9 another omission,
he would proceed ia his remarks -fhe Sc
na,os from Delaware, WI GLAyros) well as
others, had ,ehed with great emphasis on the inc'
that we arc eiiI1sns of The Untd -ttes ! (sajd
Mr. G ) do object TO tae expression, nor shall !
dslract itam tbs proud and ee,atod feelings ilh
which IL is associated but he trusted that h. might
be permitted 10 raise thu inquiry, IN what manner
are We citizens ofth. United S 4t,sl without weak
eAlng the pairiotic feeling, w}h winch ho trusted
il would, ever be uttered lfby citizen oflhc I'm
tsi States, he mean, a e4t2an al lAfee, ole hos
citizenship extended 10 the eatife geographical hmlt'
o. the country, without having local eltize n,lp ~
seno ~ e or Ter tory, sort Of citizen OF The
wogl, ID. bad 10 say vas that such citizen would
be ai-,l.ci nondescrlpt, III not single mdlvld.
ua oi u,s 1eserpuone u hn found IA the entire
mass Of our population SnlN iastnn iing all hr
pomp Nud display OF e3qa#nco on the OCCASION
every citizen is citizen II sJuu state o. territory
and as SUCH under an express pgoyis.an q .al Con
stusion is entitled to al, pra,cs,s aud .noan,Uts
of cls us in the scvc'1 States and Il IA tins,
md 10 no other SENSE ihat &c are ct Ems of the
United States Th' Sea, or from Peuu,y lyania.
Mr. pAtLAs,) iadee1 relies upon that pfoylslo
IN The Constitution which gives Congress the pow
er to establish a uniform rule OF naurt. ,uon, aud
the operation Of the rule actually established un
ier this authority 10 prove that n1ura2 i r2cn'
IRE citizens at large, without being ctHoens 81 any
OF the States II ld not Dean 4 uece ssaty to *
anime the INV Of 6 lngtcss upon tins subject, on Il
reply to the Argument Of the Senator, tboueh Ia,
oould not doubt that he Mr. % had taken n
entirely erroneous yicN al thc subject. i WAS sui
fcieni that the power of Congress extended simply
10 the establishment OF an uniform tule by Whtrl
foreigners might be natuTaaz,l ia tie scy>td
States or Ter ltorlcs, without infringing, ~ any
other respect IN reference to naturalization, ,h'
rights Of the Sties, as tbsy existed before The u
daption oftho Constitution
II be eoRc.4ied al our rc9t)