Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-09-17

climates, productions, and pursuits. and h,vi,s i,,c,..,s
directly opposed to each other, almost to the whole extent
of their annual income, which are liable tn y. vi,,1y a.
iecied by the Legislation OF thA, government. would no tho
mos, i~ntolerablc OF all tyrsnnies. # the separate soye.
reign'ies had no, the righ'ful ppws ~ OF prot,o TIM IN, Sc
parate interests of the contcderacy. That hey have that
power, have briefly attempted to shew from the very
nature anu origin oil our federal sy stem. AMI shall now
PVreeu '" co"htm ~ iens' ming, by authorities which all
profess 10 reverence, howete r indilrienly the practice OF
some NAV conform TO their proirs NJ.
Inc ce'ebratcl resolution. adopted Icy the Legislature Of
"~i Nirgihia in i79S, aud the stall more celebrated report sub.
stqlenuy drown up by Mr.. Midi>on. in support OF tl,ese
resolutions, have been almost universally rer.,v.d r,,,;
cnlarly ia The Southern Stltes, a. the political creed of
the republican parry. Even now. the most bitter reyiler
ct the doctrine Of state InterPosiiion, ms maintained nv
South Carolina, will tell You, with a grave counteu,nce
and a clear conscience. that he fully RECOGNISES tho doc
uines Of these resolutions, aud OF that report. If YOU will
w. ~ ,nese documents, and ask him il he believes with
Nr' niaH'son' "hd the Virginia Legislature, that, sin case
u a deliberate, ~pa'pable and dangerous exercise of powers
no, s.anted' 10y the Federal Constitution it is the right
ana me duty OF the States " no are parties 10 The compact
10 ,n'erpoSe, for ariesting the progress OF the evil, and for
nam aiming within their respective limits, the authorities,
rights, and liberties appe.;ainins thereto. he will sav-..tn
oe sure, believe all this; bat the right Estate In,erposi,ion
- misch'evous and dangerous heresy, which utterly an.
hor." if,'Ppe lug to the still higher authority of Mir JEFF.
'erson' YOU ask him II hc believes, in the very words of
that great apostle OF Liberty, that in case of the assumn.
uon, by the Federal Government, 'oi mowers ot mainly
%au o., vauona.y granted by the Constitution, the States
ave- 'e r'sh' 10 Judge, as well of the iniraction as of IN.
niode aud measure Of redress" and that Z. the NulI6c,
uon' oy nose Sovereignties. OF the unauthorized act. is
ue ngh'iul remedy" he will sull say, /" grant vow all
W,S; but Modification is nonsense"
NOW, can understand the advocates of A consolidated
Government, the Federslists OF the school of 0s. when
'"ey 'ehounce Nulidca'ion. But how a man can stand I'M
ana say" am a Republican of the schoo, of Je H,r,on I hn.r
new IN me doctrines OF the Virginia AMI Kentucky Resoiu-
hohs' ana am in favor OF State Rights and a sy,;ct n
sruciion OF the Constitution, and sill ,eny the ROW, y,
S'de' IN a case OF acknowledged usurpa,ion. n ;nd,. ~,
;o hoac u measure OF redress, to interpose for arrest.
,,"g we progress oil the evil; or, in palmer language IN mi.
NY the unauthorized act, is, | confess. Quits bcvon, n,.
COMPREHENSION. What miserable dwelling is IL 70 saw,
VI am In favor of a strict construction of The Cons,i,mtinnI -
Wv" = ueuy tHe existence OF the only uowpr thar c,n m
force It's iHnItations' Is il not obvious 10 every n Tia,
the Constitution without an organized mayor ot uv;rn
usy' preserve 1t from violation, il mere paper. or a,
most, parchment; and does any man suppose ',hr,, bo 49,
arrest inc torrentoi u'urpation, by holding up tia, ins,ru.
80" - " 0ppressor', and pra,ing about a strict cons,ruc.
uon oil 1t! He had as well attempt TO tie dow = o;,n,
with a cobweb. " " s'"h'
am aware that MIR. Madison, in the dacrepim,e Of his
ssu'"S mas gwen a version to his Report, and the Wiz.
s'nia Resolutions, which converts the Who'll rrons.t;nn
mo a solemn farce. 1t seems, that the whole ar,umeni
w uat iaoored report was designed TO prove notbing n,oro
man that State had a right 10 change il. renrosrnt,iwns
70 peuuoh congress, 10 demonstrate and to protest apsins,
is proceediUgs-oniy however. in casa =, onn
- '"e constitution had been clearly violated! LET ns
sec now THIS document will read, when corrected bv ,ho
{ commentary oil its author" In case Of a Deliberate
Pa,Pho''' and dangerous exercise of powers no, gr,n,oI'
i isVhe right OF the States, who are n ,r,irs ,o' The S o,nn".
heTp'Se Tor arresing the progress of the evil. bv re-
r . w. ~ r ,ois uleir representative, by peiitioning Con.
= iI ie"e,, oy demonstrating, and even by protes,inoil
rom sucn solemn and poapous premises. was there sycr
d n,Ne p" Ia ne aud iGpoteDt conclusion ~
WAC wouli ever have inagiued tI,,, y r,I,,o
so!'ng was necessary 10 prove that a SOVEREIGN S,s,. III
. right 10 pray and protest against an a., of S,ho ~ nau
,h., 49,, - "s"L M VINO moreover, would have imagined
ulat iiis rlght was limited 10 cases of dangerous ,n7 nI
pAoIc Violations OF the Constitution, W hen cverv scbooi - 81,
40" tna; .ns nnmble't citizen has The most unlimited
uhqudhiied right TO petition and protest ,vit, 10 .nI.
or not "a' oeeh violated
A. =. Hnow oil nothing that can be compared with n,e ri.
oeu'ous incongruity of this solemn aud emn,v brayajn
except, perhaps, a similar denunciation pronnu1ced 800
years ago In the Legislature OF South Csrolins, Inv a -
usman who is now, as might be expccteJ. a ioy -, ~ q ~
VI '"e mon pifiy. IL was immeJi. taIy ara. IL
u ne i arm oi lS2S, when, carried a,yay bv the c,n,oaiss.o
. ~ general Indignation which pefvaded the whole
oou'h' the orator rose and said "Mr Speaker uh,,awn.
oU'erS may DO, never will submit to this most unr;ab,a.
ous ACT OF lhtolerable oppression. am in favor of 80
'ahce' oo'd and manly resistance at al hazard. would
ue Gtery weapon an exhaust every means of uncom.
p'om'@lhS warfare; and finally, in the last q xtremitv Of
nespe,%e V",of' "hen all other resources failed, wo,Id
P'o'eSI hlsJust as absurd TO suppose, when the Vjrg;ri,
Legislature spoke OF the right of the States IN ,rr.s1 ,La
progress oil The evil, AMI maintain their lib, rites wi,,iu
theIr respective limits in extreme cascs oC unco,,r, 49,
honai oppression, that they did 10, mean NuIliGnanaa
some form, as that Mr.. Jefferson did mo-, mean IL" no", III
thing, when he said, IN ulircation ia H.. 49, .e same
~" Is he ''ghstHI RENE.
II Mr.. NJ Adison really meant, when he wrote bis ,o,or,
-" nu a'hrins' he certainly made a different i'm.
Y y hoIo upon u Virginia Legislature, and upon the
~, Wv county ihey doubtless thought he meant SOM.
ming; nui II Gems that all his profound srouneu, n o.
" ~ W. i.oeLa. origin OF the government, and The 50.
VereiSh rights OF the Safes, was an EMMY "A ,nr;s, oI
neLn"y meant nothing. And 1 think Soub Ca,oi;n,
m'Sn' wen say 10 him, as Lord Cha ham said II =, ma nna
OF the British Pertinent, on a simij,r - : me n ~
80. W "ieu" Houlng, you would do me a { VOC IN en-,
ho,iing;' Tor, II is certain that the Vi uni, pssV0u9
IN Nir' 'Iddison $ argument, have contributed vprv iaraa
~ ~ 30 oouh carolina mo error, if Nuliiicafion be a
, = nave mus briefly presented my reasons FOR bell wing
.'d' ,he assumed omnipotence OF the Federal Gov.rrmnn
Is utterly incompa 'ibie with the liber,v of H. 49,
ma especially with the rights and Liberties of ts So,,S
II" 'a"eN ana mat The right IF State interDosiGon 10 ar,
's P'Fao'e iPcile;t Of S ate Soyereign,v. and 10 81.
PtacucdOe means of enforcing tie Iiu,il.iio,s oI 'h, 10y
s''u ION, and preventing the Fede al GovernT.n Hn
coming "a government ~itlol, limitation of rowa. ),
! s""'n D. Hsaed, why Ike p up the discussion nj u.sa
P''uc'PIes now, when tie sjnstnt M OF the tariff bas re.
mover III grounds OF complaint aud spprehension 7 -.
asH,nS, why ga Congress pass a bill, clothing the
ifesile"t with diciatoridl pow ers, and creannc =, H., me
desPotl'm, when ii was apparent 10 every ana h,i . t"y
''''hd "Ohd fcqniesce in The arrdrge meDt of The tarig al
''d 'o P'eteHt existed Tor creating such evr,orIioarn
WY was the statute! ook faroi.hed hv ~
p'oouy 'ec'fH "i Vindic i've despo'isn? Why waste olive
cxecui0ne'? '"''" u d mi'ary
The answer shut too obvious. II was desio,o1 10 o,
""sh d precedent, iliaI to the Sovereipnty OF the S,a,o,
any 70 'he rights and Liberties of the South. IL was Jes@noI
w. ~ ~ a u'u"uernoii, TO be Ibid mp ready for future ;
whenever NE mock Jupiter who has ben r,iseI ~ 10
th' rlIn' 81 The Constitution, may rbink nr,nns - ~ - ~
A'"HlS 'heihseiyes Of an xtiaordjnafv ro,;,nc,.a
' " we reckless and %vindictiye passions Of no,nLsr
e"l p"r'nhra'ed President, the friends of am unEni,eJ
It ~ l"lc government, the old fcder,lists and the ne,y
'''y te7oiVci to have their prinriules eu,LoucJ l., 49,
siatu'e-hook, even if they should he in,r,iraI ~ ~ ~ We
I nP'oVlh5 Upon the example of that inf,,uo,eI nini.,o"
" "nr' 'h'y repealed The duty on tea, retained t,s NO
VI. - - ,"' 'ct imposing II, declaring the uoIinited noe.
~ i'"i'u ~ 70 tx lie CoIDpiss, our "verv ,vdr,t,
w. d'po'el G11t misiers," have subvsr,.I ~, al%i1
con ildHolaI frame Of our poyerun,en, 20 a. o "nOe
'"Srt'' could effect ~. BY this bill of bIooIy ,,,ra.
''' '' '"'cfelgn le5 Of tie States are utterly L,uoJ r,,
= ~ ''hy brilliant stare struck from the firnaner, ~
e,I h w. .''i's one DARK and gloomy night Of cheerIsss