Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-02-01

December. 1882. contain report Of the debate which
"Gcrmancus' has prudeny declined to question. Iu.
stead OF combating the evidence upon which my
ton was based "Germanicus (who will do the justice
toSsy good tac,icsD) has very studiousy absisned
from Discussing the proof adduced support the charge
anu mas eApaia ell upon the inufity OF Mr. Rves' dis
CLOSING his constitutional tenes. requires but little dis
erns'on to perceive that the charge OF aIing his
Constitutional views. Is thing aud the expectancy or
meNped'ency OF dvuIgng them another. The Enquirer
anu me Wing OF December 1882. prove the charge OF
couceanent incout-s bi, and their evidence be
demolished by the csv..f Mr.. wee, or the bubbles Of
his friends l. il in vain that they attempt to sho that
MR. kves' opinions were disiinc Iy aud FULLY commune
Gated 10 The Lsgisaure Mockery, idle than this.
Was never sought to be palmed upon an ineIiigen,
community. Having omitted TO make known his
s,uiionsi opinions II is fair inter, that Mr.. Rives
Old so Intentionally and not from inadv ereDce, and the
Affected by either suPposion. "Germancus seems to
mink, that there can be unless il he &C.
by malice cforefhought, aud has argued po
h'cs offence, In the manner that he would an &C.
emsof,on for murder. Instead Of having recourse to
MS BLACKSTONE, 10 ascertain what constitutes conceal
enf respectfully suggest the proprey Of his referring
liih, '32.
-, That high moral obligation imposed upon Mr.
Ves 10 dvo'ge his political creed, will not, Think be
cobtroverted by any dispassonate mind For about 4
years antecedent TO his election Senator OF the u s.
mr.. nives bad been in France; and while member OF
me House oil Representatives. the writer believes that
M nVes Gu not, any occasion, publicly express his
opinions upon the consi,u'ionaity OF the Tariff the Bank
o, me w. 8, or the powers OF the Federal Judiciary
That Mr. Rves denied the constitutional right of Con.
gress TO construct works of Internal Improvement wa.
wen KNOWN oui unless am greatly deceived, Mr. Rvess
speeches IN the House oil Representatives shed very lit
tie Ut any light upon his opinions relative to other dues.
lions Of constitutional law
vote given by Mr. Rves in supper, OF the Force Bill
"Germanicu." thinks the Force Bill indispe nsaby
necessary 'bscause the Convention Of S. Carolina had
declared, that that State would submit 10 no system of
duties but the ad udiOre systen The declaration Of
the Convention Is quite inmaterai. The Ordinance
was the proper subject for the deibe of
anu with the debates Of the Convention Congress had no
concern All that was required obey the dictates
o. justice, remodel he Tariff and reduce the duties. s.
carolina desired TO 70 enjoy the fruits Of her industry
Without paying high tribute, pamper avarice OF
Northern Capitalists And however much we may re.
be done TO her character be charged with seeking dis
solution ct the coniederacy. Little does "Germ1nicus
Know oil Southern chvary II he supposes tile Force
Bill al'ayed the storm which recently gathering
our country. Strong as the Federal Government w as
Mr.. hves and "Germancus" were willing to its
ARM and enforce the TsriH, at the peril OF
they admit that the Tariff UNJUST and contrary
TO me true genius Of our Institutions and then exhibit
mer repnbIicansm, by supporting bill which placed
partments OF the Federal Government
Ours Is enphatically Government OF opinion. At.
tached as the American people the Union, its per-
manence depends upon rigid observance of Justice The
sword and the bayonet will reconcile freemen 10
yIsnny NO. the spirit OF reemen indignant at the
y OF their OPPRESSION cannot be subdued by the
iivore instrument of such depots Caigna and Nero
Lord North said "he tea tar must be collected" and
history has recorded the of his folly and
madness Under the preext, that religion mu. be pro.
'ected by government how many have he
wdged, aud how often the SC aifold been
the blood OF martyrs
When Mr.. Rives was member of the House of Re
personalities he thought the cenpeta tendency Of our
pohtcai system, was apparent and alarming WHEEL
he enertans that opinion now, do know. In read
ing the speech which Mr. Rves delivered in the Senate
in February last, surpzed the indignant horror
with which he regarded the doctrine OF Nuicaiion The
Proclamation of the President had already and
1t was to have been expected that small portion of Mr.
Kves' republican wrath would have been expended up
thp dan do
Had Mr. Hives disapproved Of the Proclamation il was
as proper to express his dissent from the President as IL
was 10 denounce the doctrine OF Modification. In for
mer communication, adverted to Mr.. Rivess silence
concerning the Proclamation, and Germancus defend,
num- by saying that the Proclamation not the sub.
ter for consistency the subject Of discussion" but MIR
Rves attempted TO COW let him of inconsistency Mr..
Rves assaed the consistency OF Mr.. Calhoun but he
could not say word against the for the
very potent reason, that not the subject of dis
eussion. What had Mr. CaIhoun's Inconsistency 10 do
with the Ordinance Of South Carolina, proper mode
OF conntervaing il? leave to the reader 10 decide
for himself, by which institutions most endan.
gered-the Inconsistency OF Mr. c., the Proclamao
OF the Presidential Mr.. Rves, Germanicus' et id
omne genus, value consistency highly why have thew
spared Mr. Webster, who inconsistent he VIGOROUSLY
Is appears now TO be III their good sraces? With what
decency can Germanicus Che e-consituted Judge OF
,mpartiality) ascribe Partially TO others, when he has
failed to condemn the Inconsistency Of MIR. Webster?
"Germanicus asserts, that have enormously quoted
the Act oil Ratification by Virginia, and the act does
not declare that Virginia may her delegated pow
the contrary declares, that the powers TO the
Federal Government, being derived the people of the
u States may be resumed by them, when perverte tt
their injury and oppression. Admitting the sake of ar
gumen that "GermaDicus" has quoted the Act of Rs.
cation correctly il can be tortured
support OF his and Mr. Rives's political principles The
Act OF Ratification had been alluded TO- as sustaining the
right oil Secession. a. Gernanicus thinks thst the an.
thoty oil the Federal Government being derived from the
people OF the u States. may be resumed by them but
that no single State can resume the powers which she
delegated Now, the Federal Government was not created
sin taifx
acting in their sovereign capacity The adoption of the Con.
sution was not joint but several each State ray.
ieg or rejecting it, each thought proper By raiyins
the Constitution OF the United States Virginia did not d.
vest herself OF the right Of Withdrawing from the Union
wiensoever she might deem Secession 10
mission 10 government, without limitation of powers
"Cermancus acknowledges that the people Of the Uni.
ted STATES may the authority by them
and while he knows that the Act of Rattle
yeral he argues that the OF resumption must be Joint
act contend that the States have dvested IN
selves oil the right OF withdrawal and that
ties having seUerdty delegated powers they NAV in like
manner resume them Nor is such mode of resumption
prohibited by the letter spirit OF the Constitution That
Mr. Jefferson maintained the right of Secession can he
proven by his published and this is not the
only subject upon which Mr. Riyes d,ssen ts fron thai
honored statesman.
Germancus" has attempted TO induce belief in the
public mind, that the political opinions of Mr. jefferson
accorded intimately and thoroughly with those OF Mr. M
Olson, 10 " WhOse guidance" Mr. Rives has committed
himself While abiding to Mr. Madisos opinions Ger.
nanicus remarked, that Mr. Jefferson regarded then,
as hdrmonsng tch his oion, to the uerg uear of his
dedh The assertion Is made, but evidence
or presumptive has been odduced. True
has quoted extracts from Mr. JefIesons sIo
ing the confidence which Mr.. Jefferson reposed in the
nf ali ,vell