Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-01-26
Richmond, saturday, .yan. 96.
"DO JUSTICE, and you hare nothing 70 lear.n

"DO JUSTICE, and you hare nothing to fear"
-, mr. yerplaHeks Speech.
I'm Tuesdays paper, we addressed u few remarks
to our felow-citizens of the North. But subse-
quent events press upon our attention: And we
must speak out
We have warned the citizens of the North agains,
the mschievous consequences of denying MS Justice.
We have warned them of the discontents which il
would produce in the South and o the excuses in
TO which it might hurry our citizens. We now adj
dress few words TO the Representatives of the
South.
Congress have two bills before them In the IT
of r., the IdriE-in the Senate, the enforcing bill
What is the duty of Southern Representatves-and
of the friends of Justice and of the peace of the Uni
on, upon this occasion? Is it lay the enforcing
bill upon the table and wait the progress of the other
bill? Act upon the Tariil-modity lido Justice
and all will he well. There will he no occasion for
any new custom-house cnactments, for another in
spector, or for single cutter. Every thing will be
settled-and all the South will hail the tranquility
which IT brings u.s. DO justice, and you haze nothing
TO fear"
The delay i'm discussing the enforcing bill for
three weeks even, will he productive of this advan
tage. 1t will keep the excitement down, and give
the Tariff bill much fairer chance of success.
I'm the mean time it IS possible that the Legislature
OF Virginia may ACT in the course of few days
and that her interposton may pour oil upon the
waves AS strong proof that these hopes are well
foundcd we lay before our readers the following
extract of letter. from an intelligent Virginian who
has been spending several weeks in Columbia, S.
Carolina:
Nothing is talked of here but politics. II is plain
enough that the people here think they have too
great hurry, and they do like retraci because il
would seem like backing out, See. SC. They wish much
that Virginia would send mediators them IL she had
sent Leigh and Taxewe they could have revouionized
South Carolina aud immortalzed themselves"
These considerations ought TO be felt by the friends
of Justice in both houses Of Congress-but they are
more particularly addressed TO the representatives
of the South. The Tariff system is unjust and con-
trary to the spirit of the Constitution. They ought
to use every cXertion to pass the modifying BILL be-
fore they think of sauctoning the enforcing
bill. Should tho former be defeated, by the obsti-
macy of the northern of the middle States it will
then become question of great dccacy and inn
portancc with the members of the South how far
they can vote for any new measures calculated to
eXecut the tarfin South Carolina. The first clause
ought at all events To be stricken from the bill We
repeat what said Tuesday: force is tho last
thing to he thought of Let both parties 1.-THE United
States and South Carolna) try every thing else first
We would not now give the President such powers
specified i'm the LIST clause.
And, if the bill does pass, even in this modified
form, it ought TO he limited to the end of the next
Session of Congress. Then, it is, that the South
ought to take n departure. They will see by
that time, whether justice is TO be done to us
whether the Tariff system is to be down, gradu-
ally If you please, and in due proportion the pro-
tected articles to the revenue pontand whether the
government, both in in its taxing and its expanding
power is TO be brought back the true spirit of the
Constitution If this Session goes off, and no modi-
flying bill is passed-If the new Congress passes
away, and still justice is withheld from us, He,,
will iS question home to as; whether we are
TO see the whole Constitution broken up-or, whetlI-
er the Sovereign States of the South will not IN
terpose for GrreSting the progress Of the euiL"-And
i'll what form will they interpose? Not by the alb
surd scheme of .NMLifcdtion of course-but the
aggrieved States will confer together aud consult
about their common interests-wlether they will
propose amendments to the Constitution, or n Gen
eral Conventon-or Sly TO evils that they know
not Of"
Again--we beg the Representatives of the North
not to ascribe tins Language TO ranting or menace.
We do not speak in the spirit of Nulifiers. We are
no adhcrents of John G.. Cahoun.-But we do cam
didly believe, that after the next Session of Con-
gress, Virginia, and all the South will act in very
different and more determined sprit.-Of one thing
let them be positively assured-that no considera-
tons can induce the South TO acquiesce in this
abominabe Protective System. We put it to
those gentlemen, how the South will feel even,
should they the new Tariff bill rejected and the
new enforcing bill carried, by Northern votes?-
Cool men as we are-and opposed we have uni
torny been to the measures and the precipitation of
South Carolina-and having all due respect TO the
laws of the land, can readily conceive how even
should feel at such result. Rely upon it, that
the excitement among fellow citizens will be in
finitely increased by such position. The most eff
fectual means would in all probability be taken in
the spring and The summer to present rghtsi the
strongest terms TO the next Congressbut, five fail
edUen should owe it ourselves to resort to other
more efficient measures Yet we cannot shut our
eyes TO the possibility Of other events. Suppose
blood IN the mean time to fow-who can calculate
the consequences? a mortal feud may be genera
ted, which in certain conjunctures spreads con-
flagraton through whole nation or through a very
large proportion of it, and does not fall within any or
binary rules of calculation. When they happen,
they commonly amount 10 revolutions and dismcm-
berments of empires
But do justice, and you have nothing to fear'-
unless blood should previously flow Do justice, and
save the Union. But we say again 60 Is madness
to rule the present hour% All parties have duties
to discharge-bm toiU they discharge them? Will all
avoid the errors which beset them2 Will the North
do us justice? Will South Carolina avoid the use
OF force? And will the United States? Or, will
each madly press upon the other-until blood may
be drawn, and this blessed Union be put in jeopardy?
The Union may be saved by Cancellation. Self-inte-
rest and violence may destroy it, At this crisis Vir
gna may do much. But she has talked too much.
Noto, or neUer may be The lime for her to ACT"
The Fcdernlist, 10th No.
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