Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-01-04

laiions Of that eompset win oily mention the act .h.,.
terng tho Bank Of tho United Stsss the T,ri, - 1".
and 1925 aud The Force Bill passed the last ss., =,
Congress- 0'
With these facts before u.s. dtes Il seem .,r,uv. ,.
those who i~el the evils which result from them. should
regard with Jealousy the Government OF tho u. Sa,es,
When Tor the space 81 Sc years. that Government mt has
steadily eneroaeed upo" the rights Of the States Is il
lair 10 inter that henreorwsrd will conne its ic ess.
ton 10 subjects plainly prescribed by the Cons,,uon,
In your private affairs. you would lose all confidence in
agent who had violated, your tio,.-aud what
good there Why the rule should not .ppv
ID government! IL wouI, indeed be strange n with
knowedxe OF The above cited facts. should s con-
hde la the int gritty OF the General Gov Strange
IL under the oppression Of u.urpaton not resist
therefore eoncude that the discomfort complained of
ernmsu aud that nasmuc Us those usurparion. caused
the evil complained OIL the General Gov o. un,ent n, to
blame aud not the Nullihers.
"But II will be asked Gays "virsniu. why this soil.
citude Tor the preservation Of the Uno adv an
tsges conceded by the Nulers henseives aud ,hey
disclsim all design Of dissoiving il! answer plainly,
that however sincere they he in thei, Of
attachment and devotion TO the Union. their mode of
evincng II 10 rather unforuna:e; ance the triumph of
their doctrines would inevitably aud dsonstratly lead to
It's absolute aud immediate overthrow. Where Nullifca-
ien begins, Union ends. Th. Is the proposition under
Ia the preceding paragraph lind less than three
assertions unsupported by Argument "vTgniu assumes
~ tact, that the triumph Modification would destroy
the Union and thence concludes. that because such
would be the seqence, TO the doctrine Of Null
hhcaton, 10 bad mode u evncng ones love for the
Before can acknowledge the juness his
ne must prove the truth Of his premises Bu, even
could he prove that the triumph uic alton would be-
the destruction Of the Unon would by admit
that his conclusion was just For, certainly, state Of
affairs arise, in which would be better dismem.
Der The Union than to endure il.
You pledge yourself to prove that where Modification
begins Union ends This pledge you have kept; bot.
on the contrary, have admitted that Modification may be-
praclised, aud yet the integrity oil the Union remain To
prove this assertion. will quote paragraph Of yours.
Law Congress Was guilty Of en- OPEN ,iirec. and paioa.
Die exercise OF power not granted by the
The State "a, ,hsssors acted properly in interpreting to
around the mebers Of the Legislature and them
in the exercise OF undoubed political right What
"Vrgnus terms throwing the @gis around the members
Of the legislature was, In plain language Nuilifca-
ton by the Legislature of Virginia. OF the Sedon Law
passed by Congre's for, the Legislature declared that
they should not be executed Oh her members IL this
Is not Modification, language has no meaning. And
"Virgnias n.ihes H. upon the ground that Congress. in
siitution."
clare Why! Because the power to declare war IL
surrendered to the General Government For precisely
the same r"sson no Individual State while she
mains member thereof, abolish the laws OF the
United States"
Your conclusion is non srqutmr. n the revenue
laws be in accordance with the then no indi.
vidua State ought 10 abolish them. But il Congress
should pass act for the purpose Of raising revenue
which violated the Constitution OF the u. States .the
Legislature would act properly in ncrposng the
progress OF the evil" far throw her @gis around
her citizens ".nd protect them against the expressions
OF law passed in violation of the Constitution. hope
"virginus will be obging answer the following
queries:
Query lst Is there any arbiter appointed by the Con-
stu'ion to decide upon the consuiona,y Of laws pass.
ed by Congress! Ifthere be arbiter It, fnot,
which is TO judge OF the consu ionay OF laws passed
by Congress- the State United States Cove rnment!
I'd In the event OF an unconstitutional law by which
STATE minority Of States sggeved, how Is such
State or States to obtain redress.
3d. What is the meaning Of the following extracts Il 10
taken from the Virginia resolutions OF '9S-.And that in
case Of deliberate PaIpabe and dangerous exercise OF
ted hV lIar fho
are parties thereto have the right and in duty bound
TO nierpose Tor arres'ing the progress Of the evil"
Vrginus will confer favor by telling in plain terms
the manner in which 'ihe States are to interpo.e"
CITIZEN OF VIRGINIA.