Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-02-14
COMMUNICATIONS.

! You are ioe well acquainted with me TO btev.
that feel any disposition to appear IN the uews
papers as the champion Of any party IL would
indeed be vanity fno ordinary kind which would
induce ME 10 attempt 10 add any thin in addition
10 thc unanswered arguments of TaaevelI Rowan
aud MANY others, IN defence OF the rights of the
States. But though have no such wish. nor any
desire to Try conclusions wah You uyon that
subject, hope shall be allowed the priv .lcgo OF
replying 10 the editorial remarks appended to an
! extract from " the Fedefal,,t," written by Alex
ander Hamilton. had thought that the extract
would b. permitted to so before the reaoss of your
paper tor whatit was worth, without attempt to
weaken or destroy its force by any comment But
IN tina, was mistaken 1t seems rather strange
that You could for moment have doubted, or moi
have clearly pcrccved tho object in making the
extract. Every person at all conyersant with the
history OF political parties knows that Hamilton
was the gfeat champion of tho old Federal party
that he was disposed to arm he general govern
mcnt with all the powers granted by the cost.tu-
tut,on Of the United States, and all others winch
could be claimed by liberal construction of that
charter Now, when the proclamation OF the Pro
sident, and the ta,oR party, who are arrayed un-
der ITS broad banner, do deny the sovereignty of
the States, Is 1t strange - the al, locates OF
State ri2hs quoting the opinion Of that great cham
Pion OF Federalism who, even under the latitude
nous construction OF hat party admit the so etcisn
| ~ bf the StAtrs
| NOW permit me tolefes you TO para graph ON
the same nualtcr of the " FEEDER lllst," in winch
Mr. Madison eXpre,sl, recognizes the sovereignty
of the States, and asserts that thy adobe ia. ION
suuon of the u. States as states, anI not IS one
nation. IL seys, "Ehal II will be u federal aud
not national ac us these terms are understood 10y
the objects the act of lhr people, as tormin, ~
many md pendrnt States not as forming one acefe=
CRATE natlon, IS obvious from this stnele cons Cd
non, that II Is to result neither from ie dec,sio, OF
md5ortg OF the people Of the union nor hom lhat
OF mo1ottiy Of the Suites. Thrust RI n from the
! &@GHMo.s assent oi the several States TINT M,
parties TO II, differing no otherwise from their ordl-
nary assent than IN lis being expressed not by the
legislative authority but by that Of the people them.
selves We're Inc PeoPfe regarded IN ms trans
dC',"t as f0rming one na,,n4. tle mil + n
mGJ0',ty Of ne udoie people -, ne {,lt.4.
/ SfdfsS lr0ala biRd III m .naltg ~ lie saHt man
ner as Mc majoyrS of eaca Slelc aaet b,nd In
minority ana the will Of the majority must be
determined, either by a cotupar,s III If &c lndiyiz
dual votes, only considering the VIII of de maiont,
OF The states MS evidence Of the vii o The majority
OF the people Of the United states Neither oflb 81
rus has been adopted. Etch Slaic ~ ratityiHp
he c0Hs''faft9n IS ton0dered as u spre,eign boIp
itdtp. IdeM d all 5tders, and only 70 be bouad bp
il, opu roi..n.~ y 81
! am pleased to iad you d. not 90 the whole
length ofrhe doctrines OF ihe proc!moton. You
say " IN medic tutissa.us fbu,' but where 10
hHd the " medic in that State pap, smpasses
my Ingenuity. It's "a ho,mtpntod ite w. has
no mees'o.' Pilll.O LlBERTAs
= II.
P""o Lt1t'fas, IN quoting the opanon Of Acxtn-
der Hamilton in defence d his views but prefer
rmS Mr. Madson's authority ourself we thought
1t would not be improper TO give han " Rowland
Tor his Oliver by citing an oxuac from the 39lh
No OF the federaIisi, written by that great cluln
pQn olthe federal constitution and OF Tate ghls
That extract shows elsally what We meant bv
IN n4edto !ufissiagn. .bls. We meant what NJ
Madison meant, thai the constitutional compact
winch buds US together us one p,opig,s partly ied
era parity aatonal IN It's charaetet--fcd,ral in
the powers reserved or not delegated national. IN
the powess granted by that charlqr--With r, garl
to the Presidents proclamation, We have always
sad that we did not coinc dc with the views land
down IN that document relative to tie character Of
the parties to the constitution On The either hefd
we agree with Philo Liberias thai II was f)med bY
the States, as States, and by the people orthe
United etaies, as homogeneous whole Yet, ad
hitting this, We deny the conclusion winch the Nul-
'iyers and aeceders draw from it, thai the Suites
are now " sovereign and inIcpendent' They
were SO, previously 10 the abolition Of the Confcd
erGcy-they ceased to be st, the moment that ricket-
ty system ended and the brighter dlspensaton OF
more perfect Union" dlwued upon US, under
the new constitutional Atorsl