Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-01-22
COMMUNICATIONS.
70 MAJORJANEs GARLAND

Unless, as Jackson candidate, II II beneath your
dignity Ia stoop to enshen the minds of those
whose interests II has been declded. by "Capcus, -
YOU shall take into yoir possession, be condc-
sccndlns as to resolve the doubts OF "A numhc Of
those who have been commanded 10 vote for you,
upon I'll" following points
Is, What do you onlefsiaad by secession
u, Is lta rght apputtenan 10 the States, as
| SOrefctgH STATES winch the constitution neither
ave nor look away-or do you choose to call u
| RET knttpHatB ttgAt
81 II you cali It "a revolutionary tigit, be pleas
I'd II tell rs what y0w mean by revolutionary
night
| fh, II you deny it to the States MS an nppendant
right of sovereignty then b. g1ol enough TO inform
us whether OF not, IN your opinion, the States are
| sovereign
5lh, II You admit their sovereignty, then what
do gon moan 10y " State sovereignty I"
These queries ad,Iressed to you because there
Is an evident doubt as 10 yoar opinions on these
subjects which, let me assure you sir, is not con
hned 10 myself fon pretend 10 be Democr attic
Rrpubllcon or State Rights man-- Now the Virgil
MA Resolutions of IS 80, and Ma1isons Report
lay down the docu mes, thai tho States are soyo-
reign-thal they entered he compact sovereign
Statcs-hut as sub they have the right, edth far
liSef, TO decide when the compact has been inlraG
ted-and that when they Cor ~ shnll have SO deci-
utu, -thcy nave the tigN anu ue III duty pounu 10
pnlerpose to arres, the evil. lftheso the true
doctrines, then we contend that, when all efforts to
arrest the evil shall prove abortlyc tho State or
States aggr'eved by the OPPRESSION IN the exercise
Of that sovereignty whlsh enabled them, respective
ly, 10 sanction the compact and euer INTO The
tederacy, may (each) peacehbly resume that por-
ton OF her sovereignty which she had dcicgdted
TO the government formed by herself ond her CO.
states, and seccde Withdraw from the contedcfa-
cy. II State has not this tgh, then, upon enter
ing the conioJeracy, is seli-epldeni, She voluna
r,ly abandoned all of her sovereignty and for any
degree OF oppression majority OF the States may
impose upon her has no remedy she - bound
TO submit An If this be So ours is purely
lonul or majority government-hus no federal ica-
ture whatever and there Is such thing AZ
" State Rights" as contrn-disIingnishe1 ftoh the
tights Of the Unltcd States We contend that each
aud every State for itself voluntarily entered INTO
the confcderacy The sole object ~ forming the
compact, was TO promote the happiness aud safety
# their respective cltizensnnd us, IN the first m
stance, each State decided for self, independently
OF the others whether or not The proposed union
and form OF government would promote those OBJ
.lccts SO # from usupaon, or experience, they, OF
any of them shall be convinced that these objects
(the happiness and safety of their poopc) have not
been accompl, she'd but, on the contrary, their sua-
induced them to form the confederacy having fail
cd they Cor t) n. liberty To Withdraw from the
compact and seek their safety and happiness IN
some other manner II the reverse OF this he true,
and because State hos once entered into the con
fcderacy she is bound to II elernolly however much
she may be oppressed and however ANXIOUS she
NAV be TO relieve herself from the oppression, then
ours is not u government OF opinion-is not u Ted
cral government-and the States arc not sovereign,
md have no rishto-but il u.s. TO all practical Pur-
poses, "a majority dcspolsm-nnd the states or
State Iorecd to remain IN the coniaderacy, con
trary To her wishes and interests Is no longer 'rec
but stands toward the compelling majority IN the
attitude Of conquered province, aud might be SAID
to belong to the Union by right Of conquest.
If, sir in your OBJ ion, II is compatible with the
dignity of T." Caucus" candidate nnd Jackson as
pirant to deign to no ice he people whose welfare
IA seltapponted CAbal of eighteen has resolved to
co init your keeping, be SO good AS to answer
The above queries, IN such manner as III your oP'n
ion shall best comport with your own importance,
AS the representative ola Caucus and the M
pnnancc Of the high funetonhres who nominated
you Proes ,ing 10 belong 10 the Stale R'gh'S par
~. YOU deny that for any degree OF nsntpaton nnu
tyranny. a State has the right to ncrposc to mr.
rest the cyll"-ond # she can nelther arrest the
evil nor Withdraw herself from under lis opera
nreteus,ons how cnn she obtain relief from we
rnukcst injustice, short of the horrors ana b'ooo'
shed OF a civil war For #, by a revolutionary
rlehl YOU mean fo,oe aud lie n0t4rat right wh'ch
every animal nod insect IN existence have, OF OK
ertlg rhor physical strength TO destroy or chas'ise
their enemies rhrn It IS (us the word IS ponlchiIy
used) no rght Lal and as n natural night IL Is
piece Of grntuItous inform ion, Tor when pre-
sumo you will ho,dly be disposed to clam tue u
wa,d Of originality | wish to draw you Out upon
this ard other subjects; because believe you are
a trimmcr-a political pendulum, vibrating nor"
side to side on all the great Republican pr'ncpl'S'
which during the " ciyIl rcbellfon' now gong on,
must be rea sscrtcd crushed forever, benca'h tnc
strides of ambition, and the damnin8 influence OF
Executive patronage. If you wish to STAND 'of'h
before the dlsuict us an independent man, uncover
your prnciples-show them to Us, sifpt OF al So
phis,cnted evasi0ns.--if however you go I"'
" indcious" mysfonuon of your principles wan
the hope Of quilting OF all parties, men wou'
advise you, by all means, 10 hold on to Inc "a"
Rnreu - noncommttal' system.
A WIG OF AMHERST.
A., ,occting Of the friends OF the hdmlmstrh-