Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-01-31

independent oatrs-Aniong those rights, they formed
compact powers that appcrtancd TO their former
sovcregntyto be exercised jointly in the
and exercised either Lcgisativcly, Exccuvcy or Ju-
dciay-and consider all pouers, not granted in the
instrument dcduccd thcreirom by the plain meaning
OF The compac-as cxtra eonsfitutionat-n and roid-
and of % effect.
And that the Federal Government in the exercise of
such powers either Legisatvely Exccutivcly or Judi
cialiy can neither be justified before God nanand
wi be accountable 10 all generations for the dire consc
quences OF nracons in that instrument, of whatever
nature. These the grounds of my understanding
as to The celebrated Resolutions of the Virginia Lcgisa
ture Of % and ~.
But the States not bound to interfere or "intcr
pose, tor arresting the progress of the evil except in
cases of detd,e paiyaGic and dangerous exercise of
power, not granted in the compact So that | am
:. Nulhcr '-but not South Carolina Nullifcr South
Carona was too prccipitac, in the first place, by one
year She should have waited the result of the action of
Congress once more, that subject Sccondy-Shc left
inc Federal government no revenue. The Federal CO.
vcrnment is entitled TO much is sufficient
to answer the purposes of its creationunder the pan
sense and intention of the instrument constituting the
compact The entire revenue prohibited from the
Federal Government, by the South Carolina Ordinance
"a cannot agree with Gen. Jackson--that we are a
"single nation, except in the designation of powers
granted, fairly and plainly construed TO carry the
construction that State cannot sSccede under into.
erabe opPression without carrying blood in its train
On the other hand, cannot agree that South Caro-
Ina was justified ut the time, as she did and with
AN open violation of clause in the Constitution star
ing her III the accthat of the clause giving
The General Government its legitimate support
3D. cannot agree with the President-fLat the Repre-
senatvcs Congress, when chosen the Reprcscn-
tnves OF the w. States and Of the States from whence
ney come Their first duty is to represent the people
who immediately elected them and their own State
the next duty is 10 look to the interests the whole
Unisn ~
In examining the claims TO power by Gen Jackson
In this Proclamation, must make allowance for the
popularity of his situation IL was the first time since
the existence Of this Contcdcracy that State by Con-
had l.r..
awful situation in which the country sood-paccd ere
by him who had ''rathcr reign i'll He'll than serve i'm
Heaven (Nlr Calhoun)-t was the brink and eve of
civi WARMTH the slave question acting rc-actinp
on the people of the South and North: Gen Jackson
taking review of this perilous situation of his conn
NY, issued nus Proclamation, claiming too much power
Cen Jackson knew that for those against whom he acted
milk and water would not do. Had one drop of blood
been split, no human mindno human ken can discover
arrested the bold and daring and specous attempt of
u Calhoun, but this Proclamation. IL then saved this
union-saved us from the bloody horrors of Girl cur
OF all wars the most shocking humanity and the best
ceings oil human nature SO much for the ProcLama-
ton.
Now for the Proest--Gcn. jackson, during the year
1888, from information lodged with him and his own oh.
scrvaton regard TO the conduct the Bank in print
ing and expendng money-part of which was the peo-
es-and circulating them avowcdy it said for the
purpose of counteracng the Executive in his MESSAGES
charging said institution with violations of charter and
other insdemeanors, particularly the circulation of
speeches, memorials, reviews pamphlets &c &c took
rotary and appointing anotherto have that clause in
the Bank charters leaving it in the power of the Sccrc
tary TO remove the Dcposes if at any time he migbt
THINK necessary, carried into effect The then Sec
rotary Duane to the removal he was guilty
of perfdy towards Gen Jackson When he took The
0hce oil Secretary of the Treasury he promised General
Jackson II he could agree with him in that respect
he would resign and give place one who would carry
ms wishes into effect II for other cause General
jackson would have been justified in Diminishing hima
power which had never been denied to any President from
the foundation OF the government the present time
General Jackson dismissed him. and that part of the
law creating the Bank instead of being violated was
carried into effect, But our opponents have called
tnis violation of the charter-a high handed piece of
tyranny and despotsm charging on Gen Jackson
thr he purse, and combining it with the sword
accusation 10 be without the colour of
utterly reckless. Gen. Jackson never
S.ten'', as understand the Protest. to control any
other than the sackeeping of the Deposes or public
subject to the entire Legislation of Congress
nscif aud the officers subject to the control of
~ his enemies cavilled, and
.s% way with the
yiang 20 bettr tnan
let the President spe.A
In his late eloquent message to Congress- (Dcc LIST.