Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-03-05
4 e,seras Assembly Of Virginia

procIana,inn and upon its Stale Rights supporters.
had almost forgot TO notice most reprehenSo'e cifcu
stance attending it-lha 1t was The pr"mPl'ne OF ','.'
dual arrogance which led to its PRONUNCIATION u "a'
issued without any legal sanction whatever ne only
law upon The subject is tie ac Of 18Th OF Feo'nafy
1885, which did not authorize any OF The PrncPeones
of the President do not mean 10 go into discussion
or tina, law merely refer to i, here. The application
u,il he apparent in the course of my remarks.
But gu, opposition TO the Administration was at'Pmp''
ed to be soflened by being told that Inc fIocannn
was mere theory. and that the Administrator ""u'u
,over,beess he Republican The excuse was no sooner
de than lis folly was demonstrated; for, almost n'ne
I,peIy General Jackson sent to tcngrsss MS ess'g'
asking tina, the principles OF The fr"ci"maoh he" u"
embodied in q law Ills reconme rha'l"h "ns "o"Pru n
and ,ha, blood hound act Of legisn'ion-lEe Force b
r,s n,sscd do not mean INFINITELY L" discuss the pro
visions Of this ac but must refer 20 lie" o' lhe,' IL
conferred upon the Executive the LEGISLATIVE rgh VI aoo
lsbpp purts entry. Tho the Constitution requires 'ha'
the duties shall be uniform throughout The Union IL ou
the President whenever he should thlnk proper
TO demand cash du,Iesut particular pols, "hr cfen's
70 allowed Else whereby which the power was given
the Executive bulld and pull do"n private
fortunes as It nigh, suil his caprice tau'lorized ma"
Uor auy one empowc red by him for that purpose, local
Nh, the land and naval force Of the c"unry-"r The
maintenance of uhich there was an unlInedappr"Pr-
alton treated a sovereign State "l 'hs COME offacy
40 lowlass hand of bandti. This was not mere theo
ry vas lrgisation and Legislation IN "hch u'e s."
vorr,nv Of the States is denied, und the doctrine lhh
! tIpn
nj. a, l.ro ard not the States, the parties i"i,Is pro-
claimed Besides this placed The people ~ the faIniul
attitude of owinga conflicting allegiance 10 Nv" '''eth
mens: and compflied them to be guilty OF treason 10
their Stale or To the Union. II presented TO hein The
alternative Of the chace or lhe s"oluo YIN" VI u'e
-when to drink, was 10 die
Mr. Speaker | have dSct some" hat at length upon
this portion of history, brcauS" look upon IL as 'ie
most vorenluus in our annals The enactment OF 'he
Force Bill was the triumph Of Federalism BY that act
nf
upon the records III the nation, where II has tsianed
for years and where fear 1t will remain forever shhG
ng nonumen nj Of the prostitution oil Sh'p h'ghs' ANU
so MIR Webster. the great champion oil fedr5ashi, re-
oarded il: for he took particular pains upon lis passage
to IL. The country know that every principle contained
in and every provision Of That act was IN pursuance OF
the recommendation Of Dem"cTnnc President
AS objectionable as the provisions OF The Force Bill
were the excitement Of the times, thr ch'facF' "
IN. man upon nom it conferred such vast powers and
IN. state OF his PASSIONS. mace d"ubiy s."
single spark thrown upon the comousuhe nia'efa's VI
the public mind would hav" r1cred them ln'o n'azp
and the GpPsliGn Gi union and peucc on III" one manu-
apI oI L,sunirn and civil upon The olher, was mace
hv ,h,, ecl 10 depend not only upon the discretion oil
viocni and rsci!ed man. but perchance upon thai oil
corpOrals guard a.,
nr,ncintes of which received the ndaiion "i La
u,rI thspr YES for the first time "IlhIn my rrc"
lectinn the priucipics Of Speech at virginia Sena
tor :. cpivcd The commentator {" hhHlotu t"h'th'"n
FeLera,ist-t true, Mr.. Webster IN his SP'tch anu
Sir Rives in his. started from Different PREMISES oh
tho, came IN the me conclusion Mr. Hives cnniendrd
for The soyereipniy OF the Sa,es, and adopted me ne
nubcan theory Of The Constitution hui ne arrived al me
some conclusion as Mr.. Webster who denied both he
oreat men Of Virpina-your Jetfersons and Nlads"ns
have exhausted their luen's 10 demonstrate the htpuo
can theory Of The Constitution, that The States are So
ve reiun and that the General Government Is compact
between them sovereign parties, ~ "raer mat they
might establish premises from which State Rght concIu'
IL (lpt lop 'IGrh hand
sons would he logically inevitable on 'hr o"ei "aHH'
von Hamitons and Wcbsiers have exhausted their III.
Gsnni,v 10 show that the General Government essen
Iai!v Gor,rnmut established by The PtoP'eg he T.
in their collective capacity, IN oGrr ihat 'hy W'g"'
avoid Stale Rights conclusions, ana To enable 'he "s'
v IN arrive al FEEDER ones. Believing hat The Whole
on was involved in the premises, they have distorted
and nervPred the constitutional history OF the country
10 establish those for which they contend. MI Hee'
srer in that candor which distinguishes hr;. adLnrs
Iho, il YOU adop, the Virginia theory Of the formation
of the Constitution, that the rgna doctrine OF Stale
orerncsion is inevitable. Nevertheless Mr.. Rlvrs
started from the Virginia post and arrived at The r.
de1al goal 1t is unnecessary to attempt l" shtw me
error of his argument when, TO admit us correctness Is
to convict all Of the great champions "i STATE high'
and Federalism Of the grossest folly 10 admit H. cor.
r,rrnsss is 10 charge Thomas Jefferson and James Ma
olson with The folly Of exsrrlng to the utmost their great
talents 10 establish premises, from "hich conciusl"nS
that they deprecated might be deGuctd; ana ais" Il"
CHARGE Alexander Hamilton and John Marshall with
like ioy Of resisting 20 The very last, premises winch
# established jnteposed obstacle 10 the logical esia
bishmen, of The prnc pies tor which iey commended
repeat that it is not ssary 10 examine an argument
which leads to such results Eut Inc lacl lhat II was
ad,n,ed nv gentleman OF Mr.. Rvess intelligence, de.
ho, he was operated upon by improper IN
Huerces and that he is improper guardian oil NrPub-
llcan principles. .
Mr. Speaker, have consumed a good deal of The
time Of the House in discussing The events Of me "'h
Ter Of the Proclamation and Ike part Mr. Rvrs bue III
,bp,n have done tbs. because as have stated those
who sustained General Jackson then, III The Commence
ment Of his aggressons, are mainly Iespohsoe Ior 'r
many rsdeeds which, as We aiIege i"o"fn IN raP!o
succession have spoken with o good deal OF warmth
or the course of the State Rights politicians IN this
crisis BIZ, as much dIsaPProve then desetlion OF
principe do no; do 1t more than do The i"y "f iLe
No,ionnIs Ever ready ~ seize upon every favorable
n,,,runi,y 10 advance Their principles, Gen Jackson
No sooner issued his Proclamation than they rallied TO
h;s sunror Daniel Webster became his champion III
the Senate Of the u s. Perkins was sent from Boston,
IN benr to him the congratulations oil faneulI Hall Inc
Sucmrr succeeding Gen Jackson PAID visit to the
9Th and his passage through New Eng land was tr
nr,,5aI proccsson Even old and venerable Harvard
bowed down before him. and sent up The incense q" her
adu!alion The people were p''Patru "ih one accord
10 e1cIaim. "Wh manner oil man Is ms, whose very
enemies fall down and worship
Cr or,ss 4, no, blame the Nationals for sustaining
the principles of the Proclamation II was no reason
WHY they should desert their principles that Gen jack
SON had deserted his They cngh, not 10 have rrpudia-
red their PRINCIPLES becou Gen Jackson had adopted
Ibpm This course would have enabled Cen Jackson,
re1nlanr 10 dictate them the principles they should
support; hut tic time that do not blame them
for not giving their principles IN he moment OF lher
triumph, when former opponent haa au"pt'd ihem'
vel do blame them for besowing such attentions upon
him as should only have heen the spontaneous Offering
.Scc l. Re 1raetd by he and HoEs, II Representatives
m limited STATES in Congress cssrmiid That whenever the u.
stall BE invaded or IN ImmneGt nhsF @ h 0T o
deaf Of the call forth such number Of The militia