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

A1OdI s PAI KIN HELM III .tst
EsmAthc Southern Argus.
ave noWhnswer, that we believe III
Mr.. JefIersSIs doctrinc Of State Rights,
as weuildefkitnd Il Columbus Democrat
The following is an extract from the
kentucky resolutions Of 1898, of which
Mr.. Jefferson was the author Inc Ian
guage is cIeangnd explicit, and but ono
constructions 1n be put upon il. Ny.
Jefferson says
THAT in casts Of abuse Of the delegated
powers, the Members Of the General Cove
ernment, being chosen BY the People, a
change by the People would be the cen
stitutional remedy; by where Poscers are
asspaed whichihayehot been delegated, q
NuEIaacxrIoS Of thy ACT is the RIGHrFuL
RHMEDy That erefy STATE has q natural
right, III gases not within the compact,
(caslis non 4oderiss 10 NgLLlfY, Of their
own authority, all assumptions Of powers
kbYoEheFs within their limits; thai with
out this right they would be under the
Ed0nnHl6n, Nbselutnj and unlimited, OF
ENhosSsr might scxcIcise The right Of
IludgtDent for them"
III Thistcertainly nust be the belief Of
\ HE Democrat Tins was the belief Of
South Carolina, Rnd Ii the belief of every
IJefiefsonan ReHubliransand in our hum
1ble opinion is re onydoctrine that can
ever prevent the coasol ddtion Of all pe,y-
6gssm the Federal Government, and
] bffnging about the kind Of Government
THE Columbus Democrat lately lauded, as
Ilssf6SSesszkg, some adrantdgeS,'' and as
haxing sSnoye energy and decision, and
1. ilesssgldy iallSeop operators than d Repub-
/ nc mi Il. may lie said that South Carolina
Invent tdo far in illustrating the doctrine
sbOf Mr.. Jefferson, and we presume our
Isneighbors will SO say, in endcavorlng TO
\ get clear Of the charge of being in crcry
respect as much Of a NUBLIFYER as orr
selpcSi We can pin you still faster. Mr..
: Richie, editor Of the Richmond Enquirer,
a paper enjoying the countenance and
support of jackson, Van Buren,, and all
the modern Democrats, the doctrines of
which the Columbus Democrat views as
true as Holy Writ, says in his paper OF
March IS, 1882, as follows:
''NULLlFIcATIoN---AN ERROR coRREcTED,
ave have come before the trblic to
. correct an error into which we have be-
trayed them. Some of the politicians of
South Carolina had. maintained the opinion
that Mr. jefferson was not only the
friend, but the father Of the doctrine of
Nulifcation--and their principal argu-
ment was, that he was the author Of the
kentucky Resolutions of '99 as well as
5 those of '98-and that in those Of '99 is
10 be found the memorable passage that
I sThe several States who formed that in
strument, being sovereign and indepond,
D ent, have the unquestionable right to
Judge of its inlraction; and that a NHlfyt
cation, by those sovereignties of all unau
J, thorized acts, done under color of thai
i instrument is the righfm remedy"
ave had aEgreat curiosity to ascertalh
D the truth of this opinion. We hunted W
g all the facts that were within cur reach
u weighed them as impartally as we could
+ and we arrived al different conclusion
! from that of the State Rights Politicians
pY Of South Carolina. We expressed ou
) opinions in the Enquirer Of the 18th o
:, September last.
1--WE have now to state our conviction
II THAT WE WERE WRONG AM
It THE SOUTH CAROLINlANS WEIR
IS RIGHT, AS TO MR.. JEFFERSON'S
{ A small Ms. book has been found amon|
r his papers, which, with other articles
g contains two copies in his own han'
D writing; that appear to have boon tn
II original of the kentucky Resolutions
y The first of these is blurred and muc'
Is corrected, with passages struck out an'
Is others interlined. The other is TAI
A. and later copy, judging from the color 2, :, 2
the paper and of the ink, oil Mr. .
IS draurht. We are indebted to his grand
u son for the permission to EXAMINE ines
ne MSS. and compare them with the pnnte'
: comics of the kentucky Resolutions"
y y What impartial mind, scorning subteI
~ (ure and not warped by party prejudice
:, can refuse TO admit that the Columbu
:. Democrat is as good a nuliifer as gu
~ selyesl 1t believes, it says, in Mr.. Jehe
:, sons doctrine Of State Rights, the essenl
- of which is Modification We believe
more,--crgo the Democrat and the arg
= are brother NHlifers.--Gire US y"'
n hand, brother