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us;ss with thss st,te. in me.sures IN .fE.cs m.
repeal Of the alien and sedition Laws: They
did act upon public opiuiou--thev ala uIfS
maiely eject Tho repeal or tbo.e obuor ;o,,.
laws. The repeal OF those law, was a r,or;.
Gus triumph Of republican pripc ipIs. n v,s
the assertion, and u,tim,se enforr,men, n
the control Of the majority Of the coo.,itnont
over the representative BODY. The Iath md
18Th inserrog,eorjes need no further snsver.
Sixteenth issevrow,tory: care ncsitioo -.
monssauce, ana pro,cst. sny Thing nor .h.,
appeals 50 the oppressor; and there fore. IN no
sense, 90 b called opposition 10 himp OR m h
he opposition, and these petitions, rcmou-
stranccs, and appeals, should all BE- Disregard
ed, 70 tie matter to rest tbere' }" Answer: On
republican government, Il II q cardinal prin-
eipie that . ma jority Of the constituent BODY
shaai rule. Mr.. Jefferson ssys; " absolusc
aequ,esccuce In the will Of the majority, il
tho vital principle OF republics" The only
Pesesssk remedies for the minority In the last
resort, are argument, remonstrance, and per-
suasion, 70 be addressed 10 their Jsiio~ eifi-
ss" OF the states, until public opinion shall
DC changed, end q sufficient number Of the
majority shall be brought over TO tho miuori.
~ to turn the scale-the remedy is then COM
pietc. And here will quote another maxim
OF Mr.. Jefferson, "That error will do little
mischief, where the weapons Of truth are left
Tree 70 combat t."
IT congress should, In the course of LEXIS
)ation, per chance violate the constitution we
MI have the pcaceable, but efficient, req non,
reason, argument, and persuasion, without re-
striction or limitation, to be used with our fell
low citizens, to convince them or the error,
and thus TO effect its correction. Mr.. Nadi-
son, In the S4th number Of the Federalist,
says' In the hrst instance, the success Of
me usurPafton will dcPend on the executive
ana Judiciary departments, which are 10 ex-
pound and give effect TO the legislative acts
and 10 the faS resort, q remedy must be OBJ !
famed from the people, who can, by the cleo |
moo OF more faithful representatives, annul
The acts OF the usurpers. The truth is, that !
,hs ultimate redress may be more confided !
10, against Unconstitutional acts OF the federal
man OF the state legislatures, for this plain |
reason, that n every sueh act.of ,he &C.,
wan DO an invasion Of the rights OF the latter,
tness will b ever ready to mark the ippova- |
non, 70 sound the alarm 10 The people, and
70 exert their local influence in cffecting q |