Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-04-18
LYNCTRURG. APRIL Is. 1893.
To The Editors Of TIC rirg'nt"a.
EIT THIS ONCE !

-, ,,pcb inclination and less ability | mny sa'r IL
aaintain a political contro ersy WIN you, "h'se
uxneSs /, IS to WELD the pen daily, for the nsiruc-
non or your numerous readers; but the temper OF
,aur rem ,rlks seems 10 b. so KIND that am iofcl-
,iv reminded of the instruction Of king DAVID 10
as officers when his son Absalom consrifed a
aims, his life and throne " deal kindly with Inc
young man" To my apprehension, h"weVei' you
nave rendered yourself 80 sunerabie III your t"o
lose columns of remarks, Oh my short con'maniea-
ton. that have resolved, IN the same good spat
that Dictates your coinmcn, or this once 10 orta"
lane with you though !, may be at the expense OF
provoking several more column Of plan thonghts' |
IcJiie siUS pchf.
- sp,c,re AGAINST which YOU 50 mnnflly fight,
Is no rs hnmby conceive, the doctrine of seces-
.ioa bai the pigment of yonr owu brein. You were
iight when yon sad, the advocates of the rlghl
If secession nj restrict is exercise 10 cases OF IN
tolr,nIle oppressioi,." No, 50 ~ your accepauon;
YOU FIRST make Ii, bed o. Procrustcs, and cut al 10
fiji il.
The act Of ratification of tic Virginia Convcn
ton TO contemplate secession as the inst re-
sort the language IS, whatsoever the powers
granted under the constitution, shall be perverted
to their Che people's) injury or oppression, they
may be resumed by them which must understand
in my Sense, your PLAIN principles OF in'crpre-
tallon to the contrary Notwithstanding. But whose
risiblc faculty was 10, excited when observing
no " your concius. hr!lod, when you made this
same act of raiifGstpa 04rtndmcnf OF the ted.
eral constitution for YOU hfd hardly hung yourself
upon this horn of III. dilcn,nl,, before you sand
- The assertion of tic right IN the act of ratiica
uon, ami in The bali of rights, does not confer IT.
tlcre, yoa make II sori Of surplusage there, by
Il ouch Of rr magical wand, an antenHaionk of
he coustl,nliou.-W as this ind cd an amendment
If the Federal Constitution, you contend, would
1t not have been inserted along with the other u
| mendh.ens 1oull not the phrrscology have been
chan.s1 lit'e ?-Bl} Ter. seems to nc 10 lic tie
truth u Is j. rrse. alton nsads ov Vrgine n
her own behalf, and ratified by In. other stoes-
but really gentleman, this seems to be Of a piece
| with what you say Of Luther Martins account oil
| his stewardship, whose opinions seem 10 be taken,
if not ss an amendment NJ the federal constitution
At least fair Interpretation of constitutions law
Nov sn put1 abau. Us soon ihinl, Of quoting / ON
| Pane 5 opinions - 81 Naa'Ion of PLAIN p,ss,s,
offs 'flpfure. he compact one thing, and luhc,
Nattin's opHtols aroher
| Bat word IN reply /" your argument, by which
you maintain th2s his ar nf IL. Virginia cony.n-
uon &c, bonn G1e ,.f't u, the 4. RI corsiution
| AND he,e prrnli, NJ 10 Stse a r,n cese. A. r
.. & y. Dong equ-i9 depen Icot nd sovereign
fo' their common good nave propused 10 ife,n, by
| thoir agents, compae, 10, tnc purpose Of trade il
yoa pleas 1t IS submitted 20 each T. pectiycy
70, fls ratification, A. y. d G. give their consfn,
| uucnndltonallv. - however consents, with con-
dIuoh he proposes. Il a,cs not follow that this con.
diton applies to A. 4. 4 c. because they did
not contemplate il in application 10 themselves in
d.vidually, but as applicabe;o d. us proposed in
| his own behalf
II Virginia had had any amendments to propose
10 the federal constitution would have been done
IN tins shape IA tho and on behalf of the peo-
| pie OF Virginia, &c. &c.
Does any ho'y contend, that State may secedc
ut pleasure You have already answered for me-,
| when You say " the advocates Of secession all re-
sr'ctlts eXerc,sf o cases of into.erable oppres-
| Sion Secession contempotes petition and ren,on-
Strhhce 10 congress, appeal to the Supreme Cour,,
% INC co states for The call of convention and
a' '"e 'ts' I'm III the chain of penceable rene
| asfs, l"PpIrane tbls particularly TO Virginia as a
served right 10 60 ont Of the Union pcaceaby |
would tu'herm IRE add IN thcse halcyon DAYS let the
principle be settled and made applicable to all the
States, each individually, as = bond of Union. and
WA w y"uf iai fears about revolution coming
under TIE curse of Il p"aecsnc remedy Is TINS
giving no tne ior the interpretation of those pa
''"C conhs S "nlch nave already more than once
aavtd The mon y ? 1t seems To me to prolony ia.
a IL VIII never be exercised EXCEPT in cases of ,y
remc oppression we have il, think. in the lave
OF The people for the federal Union in the tie of IN
efos' mat binds the several members together for
IN view OF all you have said about the geographical
S'l"a'loh OF several States, e.. maintain the ,d
'"''a9eso oil remaining united are such, & will ever
so mann until ntolcrabc oppression is felt that M
o'a'c WIZ court separation What Clay said of
'oo'h Carolina will apply with little qualification
10 any one OF The States Without a navy. viii
ot adequate resources all the expenses Of marian
1" government TO maintain no State, whatever may
"e het local advantages, will read her interest IN
'''S9 s except as dernier means of radiance
"o'' "toi'rabIe oppression" 1t is here. and hero
~ "',"u neIpose the st,ielJof secession as !,
less cvll ttnn civil war 90
Not" thstandng all you have said ,ho,, *.
question of revolution or no rovoIu,;o, a., ~
'hosnHnS fendtsum into which Won th,nL ,ha 49,.
f'o "oo'n oc thrown al behodng It's mere sbado |
'"a we PnheSyrck you have pronounced on sIo.
o'' 'e,"'ullon,-9lorops to be sure in n olorinus
w NOT believe that even il has such
rs 'o' inc American people that its mere sh,d
." ''''o"i over them, viii make the yoke n, nm
''eS'o" si' easy on their necks Such f.ars m,,,
very wen DE entertained for the serfs of Russ;, h,
10. lor 'he brave sons Of Columbia.
mere seems to be but ono opinion in reoo,d 70
"e course o Carolina pursued at least nemIv ALI
's'o' 'n"' she was rrecipitate that there was M,
nceo Tor her course fconduct all disapprovc ,he
emery OF Nulfeation; but, rash as il sceroo i,
'~sPle"Ve' mas no good been effected Every
'"'y u'S'lp,'vcs the wicked &C, of Josephs bretL
, ~" WV so'o nm INTO Egyptian bondage, bu, il
ion ~ 1. ."e ",nse upon which turned the saliva.
ION o' israel from famine Were no, ,hn n,a |
NC OF inc south told by the official organ IS H.
ADMINISTRATION, that the system of protssI;o, ."o
oe me permanent policy of the government, Inv,
e'o.o IN, law tina. Congress had passed wen, into
nve'' 10 we see Heary Clay Ito his honor Il. !,
Pohtn) descending himself from IN. cl,,,a. uo .