Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-08-29
NEW CONVERTS TO STATE RIGHTS

TO THE EDITORS OF The ENQUIRER.
am reoiced TO observe in the " hig, State ri ghfs
are becoming lashonable-Thai paper, the Lynchburg
Vginan aud the Alex Anda Gazette are all come over
to that side aud the Enquirer has always held that doc
trine orthodox, hope, long, shall be
mind. The three converts, trust, like all other
converts, will be abnndsntly jealous in the csuse.-
The incorporation of Bank by Congress. Tariff for
protection and be e @ BY b The Geners
TO be unconslutions-Wi your new allies eht by YOUR
side Tor This doctrine? IL they must TO be consistent
abandon Mr.. Clay, MIR. Webster, and Mr. Calhoun II
will not do TO decide This matter s'by lo" That worthy
trihmyirse must be pu aside. either ?, Ire above e,eL
Gazet'esis friendly believe 10 NelIifcsionso ha1s is
snoiher point OF contact between you and hem, and
General Green look for new recruits ia behalf
Of the "rightul remedy One thing however sirs puz.
zes TO the perfect consistency OF The Whig aInde
TO the compliment TO Samuel Med Moore. Esq This
gentleman. who possesses, undoubtedly 'ard common
everyday sense s notorousy in favor OF the Bank tie
sHi aud Internal Improvements. and il consequently
tie very aniipode OF State Rights Upon " hat new princ
P'e' them can his politics be sustained ty tie wlg'
STATE RIGHTS MAN.
AN APPENDIX.
We will undertake to answer The single question
which our sagacious correspondent propounds to
us, II he will first solve hundred others which VIC
might pu TO him about The politics of our very con
sstent ncishbour.-We understand that The Whir
is now setting up for Professor in the School Of
state Rights, and that he pushes his doctrine
to the very verge of Notification ITSELF Now, will
our Inqulstve friend reconcile, if lie possibly can to
tnIs nep zeat for State Rights the following passages
which are found in the Wing, of Feb 1899?
"Stdte Rights Re solutions de spoism over pub.
lie opinion exercised by few individuals is exemp,6ed
IN nothing more strongly than in these ssnual prottsa
tons OF the General Assembly. few persons ior oa,,i
cuar purposes, wholly disconnected within pul,c good
ana The justice OF The case choose every winter 20 Ira
line, and say, ION this side are the true Simon Pres
and on that tide, the false Simon Pures choose ve
We should be glad il these proesiers and resouonets
would tell the people, what good their protests and resol
ons nave ever done Tor themselves any body else Has
made one convert 10 their prncpIes' Has il Induced
me general government TO pause for moment in its ca
reer OF construction and legislation Has it produced
any effect any where. except falsely TO persuade Caro
lima and Georgia. that Tgind ,cas fpe oy erborkofion
"a their freGsOnGtie purposes focards me Union Of fbrse
S'0teS| we DEFY any man 10 point any other general
consequence from the protesting and of
virginia but TO have induced those deluded and misguided
states 70 believe That Virginia ready separation and
dissolution But for Va and her resolutions for the lss
or fee years. we should have ard OF the Coeto
resolutions nor oil y Cardinals saving dcputed mic
sionaIy 10 ms CITY, TO ascertain Virginia willing TO
20 with her. IN throwing open her po declaring the ia
nh imperative, and dssosiog dis Union. These slo
the blessed effects Of the annual resoIVipps of the I,os
aiure Of Virginia hen The session OF the Legislators
has already been most unreasonslly prolracteJ- hen
much Of The ordinary legislation is yet be donewben
The treasury nigh exhausted and resort TO ncreas
co ANeS 70 pay me expences Of the Convention has be-
ONE necessary, tie Legislature is again plunged Tor an
indefinite time into The consideration Of tie question: no
NE oes' interpreter Of ihe Constitution, James adson
or Messrs Giles and Ri chic? That ser ALL is the ones-
uon-and though We would pin our faith mans sleeve
ye must we beg TO be excused Tor believing MIR Madi.
son more competent 10 decide this disputed constitutional
question, hsn either the both Of the gentlemen
Or if we enter into tic several items which co TO-
form the doctrines Of The good old School of State
Rights, will Our Correspondent or the Wlde se If
be pleased TO reconcile the following views il has
proiessed with the best and soundcs principIes of
State ki8hsY We shall give but a few specimens
Tor the present. We shall reserve many more beau
ties for future use.
Ihe Indian QueSfion.-"Firs then, we think the
Whole passage about tho Indians, which the Eu--
quFcr thinks" ga beautiful and powerful COMPOSITION
as an artiui attempt to disguise the iniquous
PROJECT that was ever conceived by the Rulers of a
great nation toward feeble, deencecss and almost
extrpated race. "Tbo Indians Of Alabama aud Geor-
gIa have been advised" says the Message, "either-
10 emgrae beyond the Mississippi or submit TO the
laws Of those States" These are the Alternatives.
and we will venture 10 say, that more unauthorized
INVASION OF human rights, open and dsr-
ing violation of the Constitution end laws Of the u
states was never before mediiated even by Pres-
ient Jackson himself This language to the In
dams, when truly interpreted, means nothing moro
Or less than tbis--YoJ must forthwith abandon your
lands, which you have cultivated and improved
--you most fly from your native woods, your nm
'icnt hunting grounds, aud ibe graves Of your Fa-