Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-05-10

sources Of maritime and commercial enterprise and pre-
cious materials OF manufacturing industry, SC.
in this sense is that your Union ought TO be con
sdccd as main prop OF your liberty; and that the
OF e one ought to endear 10 you the preservation Of the
The UNION is threatened with a separation! The
hand bills s.r"ek off and crc uated throu New Eng.
and are calculated Tor that purpose. lndced daring
hare the faction become, that in New York or Phadei
/ pha hand bill was posted up, adyising-THE Poro.
SELVES
'ln contemplating the causes which may disturb Our
ohon occurs as matter oil serious concern, that any
ground should have been furnished for
ties by geographical DETERMINATIONS NoRrHERN and
lSoUrHsRN-ArLANTtc and WESTERN; whence de-
signing men may endesvor TO excite belief that there
real difference OF local interests and views One of the
expedients OF party acquire influence within particular
districts to mrepreseni the opinions and aims OF other
districts You cannot shield yourselves
the jeaousies and heaburnings which spring from
tend render TO eac other
those who ought bound bv r.t.rnal asc
| ton.'
Have you no, attempt made by Senator of the
tho Legislature OF his State to impress the idea that the
Southern people are inimical to commerce.
10 tue efficacy and Permanency of your union. go.
ren'ne'n FOR the tchole is indispensable. No alliances
however strict between the parts can DO an adequate
substitute; they must inevitably experience the inac
tons and interruptions which all alliances i'm all times have
experienced Sensible of this nome truth YOU have
improved upon your first essay by the adoption of con-
uuuon OF government better calculated than your former
LOT an intimate union, and Tor the eiicacious
oil your common concerns. This gov the opring
oil your own choice, unnflenced aud unawed adopt
upon fuh investigation and mature elaboration. com.
pieteiy free in its principles in the distribution Of its
powers uniting security with energy, and contaninp
within itself a provision for its own amendment has
just claim to your confidence and your support
respect Tor its authority, compliance with its laws
acquiessence IN lis measures, are duties enjoaed by
the fundamental maxims OF true liberty. The basis of
our political systems the right of the people TO make and
to alter their constitutions of government But the
constitution which at time exists till changed by an
explicit and authentic the whole people is socyed
o6t,Sdfory upon all The very idea of the power and
the right OF the people to establish government presup
poses the duty OF every individual obey the established
government
The MAJORITY MUST GOVERN, sir, or there is an
end OF republican government in this coun,rv-and
poTIs, under the garb Of monarchy whatever other
name IL may assume, will occupy its stead.
All distractions TO the execution of the laws-le tho
member and his Massachusetts Legislature take This 10
themselves. ''' "''' 20
All distractions TO the execution of the laws; all COM
oinaons and associations under whatever plausible cha
racter, with the real design direct control connerac,
or awe the regular deliberaton action of the cons
ueu authorizes, are destructive OF this prin
cpie ana oil fatal tendency They organize fac
ton, 10 give artificial and extraordinary orcoto mn,
IN the place oil the delegated will of the nation the will Of
party often small, but artful and enerpZinp ninoritv
oil the community and according to the alternate tri
uhphs oil different parties TO make the public admnistra
on the mirror OF the iconccrted and incongros nro
Jecs oil facon rather than the organ of consistent
wholesome plans dgested by common councils and mo
dihed by mutual interest. ~
However combinations or associations of the abovo IL.
scrption and then err popular ends tbev
likely in the course of time and things to become potent
- unprnClDIgu
men will be enabled to subvert the power of the peane
and to usurp for Themselves the eins government de-
stroying afterwards the very engines which have IGod
them TO unjust domnaon.'
The whole OF this excellent letter of the vsnsr,,oa
"ashngto comes directly in with the course now
pursued Uniounded jealouses are exced-alse nsinu.
atoms are made against the government and vet the
pursuing TINS holy vocation profess to be ireadng tho
the member from Massachusetts, deserve that all the thun
ders oil this nations wrath should burst upon their
they should be rven by the ighnings OF public ndgna
Mr. Nelson JAN 80. He objected to the intro
duction oil the resolution two grounds, of which
had been given as reason for inrodu the
viz: That the embargo is at this time dead letter and
could not be executed believe said Mr.. NJ that il is
not reduced TO the state of dead letter vet: and he
eve that il can be enforced without booished and that
the HONOR OF THE GOVERNMENT is IA nrucu At
srAk Z ON That POINT AS ON ANY POINT
TEST WITH FOREIGN NATIONS What is our situation
sir, according TO the arguments gentlemen? law has
been passed by the General Government within its CON
shtutiona power which is acquiesced i'm by nineteen
twentieths OF the people But the remaining portion
perhaps not SO large portion have made
opposition il, have made a noise and c,mor aga;ns, IL
and now we are called upon give up! The next gen.
era law we pass may operate severely the Southern
States; the people make noise; the walls of Charles
ton may be covered with cannon and noisy
may up and down the Streets harangung the people
and we might repeal it, The next law might operate on
the people OF the Western country. They mi ht per-
maps follow the precious example OF the Eastern people,
brush up their rifles tell this hard law and
we must repeal It, Is this government Is government
oil TINS Kind worthy OF support? Away with IT, sir and let
the People form government worthy Of support a go
vernment capable OF supporting itself. IL is not come to
this, sir 1t Is all mere idle defamation If we adhere
to our system, there is dou5 that carried into
effect The $4,000 volunteers which have been decided
as intended to enforce the embargo laws were never cal
culated on for that purpose. No. the people there
are strong where; and il il be necessary 10 nut
down few traitors, the people OF the country can do IT,
1t is not necessary TO march from State 10 another
10 put down rebellion insure The people will
put II down Every of rele ction in the North East
would reason with himself in this way-'Wha are these
people about to do They about overturn all law
by undertaking TO decide the constutionaity of laws
which are undsputed by the proper authority II these
things are acquesced in what becomes of my property
which is only secured by lawl II the people can
put down one law, they have the right to put down
another Would not every of property of rationale
ty agree thus Surely he weuld for that man must be
mailman who would wish to any law put down in this
way so long as law is unrepealed is the of the
land and while it is every will say 10 be car
ried into effect untit Is consitutonally repealed &c.
Mr. Gardiner alt is with sensations of the deepest re-
greet that have heard gentlemen this floor make use
frequently of the term rebellion, and apply to por-
ton OF the country in which saw spirit of re
belon exists III consciousness of their rights among
those rights the right OF pursuing their happiness be
rebellion, you have rebellion enough in that country sir
Have we to This already, that when a people are
ground down into dust when all their fair prospect of
prosperity is blasted when they have no hope even for
existence when tho comforts Of life taken away
from them, when they experience nothing but suffering
when such people, convinced Gas think all reasonable
people must be convnced) that is effect good pur
pose, rise up and that they
tyred thus that IT shall be called II is too
much Tor human nature They have borne suerings Of
most unexampled character for months; but in that
the peculaioDs of political theorists might be realized
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