Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-08-12
THE TWO FORCE BILLS s.!

"What mighty difference can there bee
TWIN twecdle-dum and twccdl SEC ,
Some Of the opponents oftho prnei les of the
Presidents Proclamation who feel scnsibly tic
difficulties of their position, Wien der assaults
upon the Bloody bill, as they ore pleased to
term the law provid ding for tie collection Of the
revenue" pissed at the last session of Congress,
are met by tho annunca,on ofthc fael tia, "A Law,
similar in all IFS enforcing and 5ioodp letas vas
passed during he administration OF 1homns .Jei.
ferson, reply, that Mr. Jeiicrson's bill was design
ed to quc " The resistance Of nobs and irregular
bodies, acting without the sanction Of the Doince
tic government while Gen. Jackson S bill was
intended to counteract opposition to the + al
laws, authorized by the State iunctionaltcs TIN
former. they contend, was right, the latter wrou :
Even If this statement Were true, We wodd ask.
oy what means the Fedefnl Government is 10
meet and quell resistance to It's consiitutonall}
enacted Laws, when that resistance authorized by
State government, witch, for temporary pc
Rod, may possibly fall into the hands of disor-
sanlzins faction aiming at disuhion) if may
'SA 'uISs ioISC VIII iolCc, oil1 oppose Stttl 10
steel Arc Congress aud the President who are
sworn 20 efclafe the laws, rs well as to euass
them, 10 ST with folded arms, while their custom
houses are closed, thcir Collectors imprisoned ana
mulcter, aeit treasury robbed of is dues, aud 10
reign goods smugsied iutu roe country Surely II
DIS be the fact, our Government does not deserve
thc name. If 1t is thus 10 qua before the suyro-
macy al State dctation, II has the form only and
the soul of government, II IS lcfcien, IA
the mast materials pont, and ins,cod Of forming
a more peLtccl Onion. .! the substitution Of tho
present constitution isr the ad articles Of confede
ration We absolutely weakened the ties which
bound the States os ether Tor, even under that
confederation, we have tac authority of Mr.. Jcfer
son for saying, it vas the SIt and duty OF Con
gross TO compci the State by '3rss II necessary.
10 comply with their engagements.
But, the statement itsci IS not correct Al
though no State government lad authorized less-
rante To the embarg" AMI non-irter-ourse laws
when 1h. JcIfersons 4" bloc ~ BIZ was passed
yet such an authorized res,s,entc was apprehcn-
ted-and II was tbs app on"n,5h VIM, induced
Mr. Jefferson 10 ask for the extraordinary powers
with which that bill invested him. Tor the snr
preston OF mere moits aud lr5egnat bodies acting
Of their own accord, and without system or organi-
zHuon, MI. J,net san had already in ms hanJs suf-
| hclent means. To put down snoa resistance II,
VAS not necessary that he should have asked 10,
spct a bhl. No. Il was because 1t was apprehen-
ded that the popular discomfort would impd the
Legislatures OF some Of the New England States
10 nuty those laws, to throw impcdiments in the
way other execution, and TO cast around their cit
| ,zcns the sneid OF State sovereignty, that the
bloody bill OF his ad .ninisuation was passed
The only difference, then between Slr Jefferson
bin and that of Gen Jackson, is, that the first was
passed in anticipation Of State action, the last at
ter State had scied And again, Therefore we ask,
| I" What mighty difference can there be,
" i%lxl tWccJie dun an tWeed..dce ~