The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-05-26

sBry nslss Ter. Ter ilieir sueeessafs o psy.
Al this was done sbile lhes levied isKes
81 over forty per crnt.
The honorable Senator from Nes
Hsmpsbire mnsi know lhis; but sall be
insists that revenue enough can BE raised.
esther with or Hiihsul including Tea and
eofee. with 4 duty Of 20 per cent! 4
have already shou q that The amount. Il
that rate of duty. according 70 his Own
estimates. uhsn Secretary. sfer including
al articles, except tea and eOdre, will be
but Is millions. Tie present Secretary
makss The came estimate; and yei The
heaorsbls Senator imPloTss u 20 continue
The Iejaelion 70 that rate, and lhresiens
rs. IL We da not. with civil discord, coon
motion. and blOodshrdI This is The ho-
n0rable genileman's new from Of nullifi-
ealionl and he threatens il, upon ihe pas
sage of resolutions which propose 10 car
~ out HE general provisions Of The CON-
promise ael-sn aei which was ssiisisc.
tory 10 al who regarded notification 80 .
peaceful remedy.
This suggestion OF abe honorable Sena
Tor from N. Hampshire brings 10 my mind
an illustration Of the doctrine Of nnllIica
lion, presented 10 me by distinguished
Senator who 10 supposed 10 be master OF
The subject; and | have his authority Tor
repeating il. lie says his doctrine 70.
that State. II il think general law is
unconstitutional or oppressive. has tight
% cog the wheels and stop the machinery
Of Government. This was bis frst m0de
Of illustration; but this morning am iOld
II is. that The Safe has right 20 uncOg
and throw The wheels oul gear. This.
according 10 my understanding. has the
same effect.
Such mode of explaining dis theory
10 me does credit 10 The honorable Sena
tors discernmenl and taste. lie knew |
was scquainied with Tie operation Of ma
chinery. and that lie could. in this mode.
make me comprehend his doctrine; and
he had also discovered that / did not
perplex myself with mere abstract the
cries. In this he was right; and ] think
can discover that his doctrine, illustrated
either way. is desnucuse. IL put in frsc-
tce. to The entire machinery VI our sys-
TEN of Government.
This / could easily show. think. me
chanically; bat ss other Senator's may not
be - familiar with ilhe operations oil
wheels and gearing as ! an. ! will take
another nude 81 illustrating this doctrine.
The doctrine is. that any individual Slals
has right To place an obstruction on the
railway and throw the engine and cars OF
the rack, and down the bank. II there
happens 10 be one, whenever the indlsid
usl thinks The cars are travelling al grcaier
speed Than sui,s his taste or notions Of
safety. This may be peaceful Iemedy
in theory, but in practice il would not be
very satisfactory to any who travel and
have neeks to break!
l, is plain 10 me that The doctrine 10
wi,hou, The slightest warrant Of any kind
wholly untensble-absurd IN prsciice.
and even in iheoTy-incomps,ibl with
that souniness which should charsclerizp
The views OF statesman, and sm glad
there are now very lew who consider i,
right. even in theory. Although this is
my opinion Of The doeirine itself, | siill
wish 10 remove oil the supposed grounds
Of hsrdships which enlisted the sympa-
ihies ri the community. end induced many
worthy men. Who did not believe in the
doctrine. 10 sustain and act with those
who did. .. -. -.-.... s -r-
II is said that. under our system. there
are two kinds Of oppression. which the
advocates OF this doc,rlne say may justify
resort 10 it for relief; and IT is desirable
to remove tuIs impression. al least from
such mems minds
II 10 affirmed that The S,uth suffer from
the mode ol imposing the duties upon
imports, because iiimposes an undue pro
portion of the burdens upon them; and
slso BY the unequal distribution of The
Of ihe Government, which
follows from IL. .@
[ro be concluded in our ncK'.)