Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1837-09-19

uon3 thv lilouSulC VI WE RNyrVSAHt ~ Ds'A Ast1-s
as in all other casesof compact amen I
powers having no common judge;2
party has an equal right 20 Judge tq1.f
self, as well of the ATTRACTIONS, AS oF1
MODE AND MEASURE or REHiaEss,H
lfhis resolution, il true; covers the
whole ground, and puts 10 fight the Fed
eral theory Of the Proclamation The
premises here laid down by Mr., Jefferson,
The father Of Democracy, must be either
true or false. Ifthey are false, then truth
lies in the opposite doctrines. to-wit: IN
the answers Of the several States 20 Vir-
gina and Kentucky in 1913, and in General
Jackson's Proclamation and Message, ask
ing thepassage Of the Force Bill. When
truth compelsus to grant that these prem
ises are false, we must OF necessity also
grant, thar the great noise and Parade made
throughout these Confcderate,s States,
about the excellent doctrines Of these Res
olutions, is sheernonsense, o perfect farce,
beneath she dignity Of honest men, and
that their authors and abettors jusflyImer-
it the scorn and contempt ofgeyefy honest
man, who yaIaesNfk,h ard hesests politi-
cal knavery.
Are you, fellow citizens, prepared 10
make these admissions2
For the sake Of civil and religious lib
|crty,I hope better things, and anticipates
sooner or LITER, return to orthodox De-
riiocracys sff this should prove to be ade-
fusion, liberty is gone; for consolidation
will as certainly end III despeiisfn, as that
the sun will continue to risesili the East
andseti in the West
Buff, on the other hand, tllSF promises
midtown by Mr.. Jefferson ip this rcsplu-
ton, arc true, opposition 4 lakea ncon-
troyertible from the numbers, s1al4lg g,
responsibility, talents, and integrity ~
Ithcir advocates, and the fact that their on
ponents have never been able by aFgQ-
inent to refutc them) the following cSnelu:
sions must necessarily flow from them,
lto-wit: that State has perfect right e
Judge Of ssinfractions Of the compact, alsd
lifle mode and measure of redress" either
Through her legisinture, or by aconyets'
ltieacf her people tsiaf she has also 50
unquestioaablp sight, either to submit, e
neiitidn, q fem6Hstrats, ppgotes ttatp APP
lpl d corrective through the ballot ho9x,s q
to secede, Or tcadopt.suth othesl
snieasuresn as her sovereign viii anS
kpleasnrk may suggest, as best<'calcuiatet
TO redress her wrongs, and to MAINTAIN
her rights.
Now, if any political or literary lin
gust, (iaking ii for granted that this reso
luton is true) will lay his hand on hi
heart, and say that it does not sustain the
course taken by South Carolina, vii
yield the point, and acknowledge my inca
pacity to comprehend plain English. Blu
the kentucky Resolutions do not leave
the subject even here. They assert thu
very doctrine in question in words to'
plain to be misunderstood by the homes
enquirer after truth shut where pow
ers are assumed which have not been del
eeated. a MULTIPLICATION of the &C
is the RIGHTEUL remedy. That ever!
State has q natural right, in cases no
within the compact, to NULLlFI, OF 1t
own authority, all assumptions of powe
by others within its limits."-By TIL
quotation from Mr. Jeferson's draught o
the Kentucky Resolutions, 1t is evlden
t that South Carolina is not entitled to tn
originality her enemies seem so willing t
concede. Her patriotic politicians woul
scorn to rob Mr. Jefferson oil one clvI
wreath, though by practising his theor
they have proved themselves disciples
that ''grcat Apostle Of Liberty"
Here let me respectfully ask ii you ca
possibly discover any middle track, a sal
theory between the opposing doctrines
, the federal and democratic parties? re
, nv part, | have never been able to dl
!. cover middle course, and even the dee
f sagacity, keen penetration, untlrlng indu
f try, and talented research exhibited 10 tn
r Proclamation, is splendid failure, an
proves indisputably that the author
. his endeavors to escape what he no doul
q deemed the "Scylla'' of democracy, he
been engullcd and foundered in the e.
v IRENE verge of the "Chary bdis" of tede
G alism. There can in fact be no mldd
course, because sovereignty is indvlslbl
!. and must of necessity reside, either wit
G the people of the States taken separated
d or with the people Of the United Stat
!: taken as an aggregate mass of individual
. consolidated into zone nation," commo
d wealth or State.
v If sovereignty resides within the Stat
t taken separately, no human tribunal ca
). call them to an account for any act dol
'. lin their capacity as sovereign States
s But if it resides with the United States,
cone nation" it is sheer nonsense al
!. disgusting bombast to talk of the fire
Is sovereign, and independent State of Ohio
70 A delegation of powers that belong
G. sovereignty, is not delegation oil SOY
!, Ireignty itself, for the plain reason IN
~ they may be resumed at pleasure
" Rut if sovereignty is susceptible oil diV