Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-02

to those political and legislative powers reserved 10 e
to those which have been trans
frred 10 the General Government We have othcr 1ghs
besides tesc-we have civil rights-1ghts pertaining on
" to the citizens. Could any attempt on the Patt OF
norton of the citizens Of State to inJurc atee, JUS
tify resort 10 the list remedy-the breaking up OF LIE
Union in tho same way as if our Stale Rights had esen
invaded by Stale or the Federal Government! que"
an attempt the part Of few citizens would not
way affect State Rights the compact under which we
live Sir it would he nlnnstrous proposition 10 say
that the Of three four citizens OF State was SUI.
ccnt ground 70: dissolution of the Union let lh:s
is the proposition contained in tue resolution mat re-
solution would make the States responsible Tor the &C
ton of few f:natics.
have ocr objections, sir, to the resolutions reported
by the ma or:ly. Object 10 that resolution whch de-
cares that lave right TO demand Of tine non-slaVe
holding States the suppression OF these societies Dy ea
enactments. International law gives US no such claim
One writer Declares that when I'M ures committed BY
the citizens Of Stale upon those Of another there is
an obligation 10 punish deliver up. Another author
says that it part internal police to take that the
citizens do not publish any thing that may be Injurious
to foreign Stale fattel lays down the general princ
plc that all autons ought TO prohibit every evil practice
tending TO create disturbance in another State, 10 lnncn
discord corrupt its citizens We have right under
these general principles to demand the Suppression Of
any associations whatever If the citizens OF any Slate
shall do publish any :::ng tending to create dis
iurbance, or to fomeht discord within our ins: we may
demand their punishment; but go farther than this:
and ask the governments Of those States to suppress 10y
penal laws the associations Of their citizens we have
the same right interfere with their other domestic
atons, and demand the suppression OF sewing societies
and other female Institutions which have been gotten
up for the purpose of aiding the Fanatics III raising
funds 10 carry their nearious schemes. repeat,
therefore, that if the citizen shall commit any act really
invasive of the rights Of another State, you ka"c just
Of complaint against him, and il application 10
the Stale Government under which he lives, your de-
mands for redress not complied WITH you have right
u seek redress at the last resort.
Sir, have many instances in history illustrative G.!
The positions have taken in relation to international law.
During the French Revolution, the Jacobn clubs in
France engaged in Propagatng their doctrines IN
other countries and sent over large masses OF ncendary
publications to England. The British Government TOOK
tie proper COURSE and required OF the French Govern
that those publications should he suppressed Eng
land had right and did not cal! tor Tho suppression OF
the associations OF citizens from whence those publica-
tons procccdrL The French Government refused TO
comply with The demand made upon theIn and that re-
fsa constituted of the causes OF declaration OF
war on The part Of England. In like manner we have
right to demand of the Northern States the suppress
sion of publications whose object to disturb peace
and ncite slaves to nsurrectlon But look sir at
this resolution Of the maority-By the principle therein
laid down. the formation OF society, although 1t pro-
coed to 10 such cupahle acts have mentioned is in
Itself sufficient TO authorize measures OF redress similar
to these proposed by the South Carolina Resolutions
and to Justify taking II? arms.
| Mr. O.. contnued--ijut there another well
known in history and rrtectly in point upon The pre-
cent OCCASION When Bonaparte was first Consul, he
vas annoyed by crrlan publications which appeared on
tic opposite side Of the Channel and called on the British
Government to surp.css them. The official demand
:io adopt the ricctual TO put stop to
becoming aud sedtiuus pablicat;"ns' This was sp"c
iic demand The British Government replied, that The
Constitution OF England admits Of no previous restraints
upon publications "i any description, but that Their Judi
caturcs had the power 10 punish individuals convicted Of
! inn scOnSp pDt lV 81
nj the OF Bonapac, against the persons she
! had Issued tic publications complained ci-Ihls Nj.
G. rcpcated was case in point. The application to tic
! Northern States would be very sI::nr. You appca
10 hc! sir 10 punish the individuals who issue the
! inccndary publications, which we are DESTROYS OF sup
pressing and take it upon myself 10 say, that the
whole public sentiment of the North will sustain Us IN
this druund But to carry the parallel between our own
case and the historical fact 10 which last alluded still
further, it will be remembered TINT BonapaGe, at The
time he made the demand have stated, on the British
Government, also required that that Government should
drive from the British Donlnions all the French Princes
and their adercns together with other French refugees
whose political prnc pies occasloncd great Jealousy
the French Government. Here, sir was request &c
suppress individuals for their opnions-a very different
thing from suppFcsslng publications. OF Srdtous or IN
cendary nature What the answer given by Eng anc
10 this request? 1t was, sir that long these nd
v;dals drportcd themselves pcaccaby and were guilty
| Of no violation Of British laws, they had i ri ht to r.
main in England, and to be protected by the British
| Constitution but thai when they were guilty Of any
offence against the laws Of nations, they might be
proceeded against and punished accordingly. SO, Sir
is it in relation the Abolition Associations of the
| North When they commit acts tending 10 the in
jury of the Southern Suites, the individuals offend
lng, may be punished for such acts. But if we make
the demands proposed by the resolutions OF H.. MAORI
t, may expect that tho SAME anstr will be given tc
by the Northern people, given Bona par,c by
the British Government. The North will refuse TO
ply And in Of this refusal, what does the resolu
ton OF the ma iorty next propose: Why sir, We find
the slave holding States invited to cooperate with
DEMANDING the suppression Of these societies, by Pcna
enactment. TO cooperate for what: In making a de-
mand we know must be rciuscd-a demand which
cannot be sustained by any prlnc pie Of international
law. In the event of This refusal, VIC are 10 be banded
toge.hcr-naintain by resort 10 arms, the CHROME
Gus position have assumed And what is TO BE- the
result Of this combinations, Sir, dissolution Of Tic
! Union will lie the inevitable result.
Nj PAaNEE rose To order. The gentleman from NJ