Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-02-26

standing in theic right sense" They were much
diverted nt the "holy horror wi h which he mi
IL seemed 10 regard theu," tMr L. and MIR U.;)
and he accounts for 1t thus: "ro say that, if the
Constitution 10 10 be Interpreted and administered
IN ce1tiin way, IL teohli Be better 10 dissolre IA,
'Union-nnd TO say this 10 one to whom il appear,
absolutely clear that that IS the true wav and IN,
only way IN which the Constitution is to he in.
'terpreted and a6mini,etcd-is TO run the risk %
being understood bv hin, 20 sdvocac disunicn alb
Solutely and unqualiiedlY." Well this is a pre,t,
logical conclusion too, think when IL happens TN u
that Is the identical mode in which il has been in
terpreied and administered for years past and like
ly so to continue. He continues: ITO him m,
quahdeston You annex appears mere nullity
Tie perhaps understands you at the time as mean
ing nothing by II, or he understands it as n disin
'Genuous attihce to silve over an obnoxious state
ment" And mes; natural and wise deduction i
seems TO me TO b., when that very Contingency con
sutuiins the qualification was acknowledged to ex
u.s..
Bat again he says:
when teeIe are those present by whom We ara sur,
may be tempted 20 hiunsef aad oih,rS Sy eepe-
ing ihc inpres ston watch he has hrcn maze an
mist i7,aeiEs' has been avowrl. am very sure thai
nave re>n YOU, VINO are not remarkable prudence
OF horrors that should hardly have be en- surprised :, b,
liubning 70 YOU any political heresy whatever wiihou,
intending al ALT misrcprcseni you
II am capable of comprehending the Enyl,sh
language, here IS plain admission or assertion on
the part OF Judge Tucker that precisely such CON
versation as MIR Harrison represents TO have taken
pace ~ "hlamsourg' did occur in his presence,
which he somewhat insenious'y ascribes 10 m, in,
prudence o. Judge UpshuT, and says he was "Jadr-
srinc" Mr. Harrison. A pretty subject, truly. 4
"bssseriHn" lie treats Mr. Harrison az If ne were
| nursery boy that was TO be frightened with his
! raw head and bloody bones.
What pleasant tine these two faceiious gentle.
men Lad IN making themselves merry in "6qis,r.
Tag" such man rs Philip Harrison! And then
the subject selected was 50 harmless and FUNNY To-,
ius nothing more nor less than the destruction Of
the Govetnmeni-io prepare the public mind for
wh Oh one OF them had written = book called the
Per. san L.ader, Of which tie other was the warm
eu.osisi and admirer. A pretty subject for mirtb
truly and this is called "bIiyeringr Crelat Ju
deus Ap7ci'a. non ego.
This term badgIing" is new one 10 me.
suppose The literal translation is that he WAS "play.
NJ TossGm," as we say in Nirsini, He was too
suppose, on beard the steamboat with me and
judge BVtou-, AMI the crowd Of passengers who
listened 70 hrs miScheyous disco rse. Since he IS
so mu'h 40 the habit OF "bIigsripg," or "playine
possum." perhaps tha, may he tho game he is piav-
iug now wth the American People.
should be at a loss 20 determine which would
be least desirable, 10 send my sons 70 school 10 an
atheist, Or % this ho;-bed Of dsunion with PROBES.
sor Tucker ~ the head-and 1t would no, he amiss
fr the Y si,ers Of that venerable institution 20 look
4 .iite closer into the political principles there in
cuc3'et, unless they arc ready TO see i; 90 down.
W. sia never get rid OF abstrac ions in Virgin,
viii such isichers have charge o. the education Of
bu. youth for IN his etsr he admits thu, he goes even
beyond tie Sccre ar on this SUI ieci Then my Col
what 5 hsl The Secretary IS A full b,ooded disu
MON 81 1rd he GOES beyond ila'. would s,y no
thing 20 affect the Interests OF that institution for
which have always cherished a fond regard. On
the contrary, Wo-d promote ihsn by removing
ssraemen o. s1cn t'fe,.c4I aud dangerous po'tcl
puuc pes : CT, % d IS a Object on 70 The Se-re
t,ry 81 TIE Navy a. ! r15.ic Officer tra, he IS
dsurio1is,, how n >h ezs So car !. be 70 one WHO
has charge ct The sc1caon or 50 many Of the youths
o. Virginia as lecturer On cons iiutonal llw, who
Inioctrioa'es them in0 this br nch Of tie science7
50 u'reA fer he Professor and hs volunteer Letter
Ho" does It happen that every wi,ness intro
dnced by Mr. Upshur ;esuhes 10 the same facts
that, whenever they heard him talk Of notification.
0; vas invariably accompanied with the subject Of
di1solu,ioni as, for example, Mr. Thomas Peaehy
says:
larsr 4 disiaisH. pr.r isg ne 9. nsiinsH cs,H ~
infepTsisd and Gdaisieref according the ia.enfisa
q 10 JrGmsrs"
That is TO say, according to his (Mr Upshur,s,
views Of the intention OF the trainers OF The Con-
stiiuiiOn. But If his constructions were not at all
times 70 prevail, then he was for dissolution, was
he! This is what he means by qualification. is in
Well, Il he had said tina, at first, should have
troubled myself very LILLE 10 prove what a. once
had been admitted. So also IRON Mr. William S.
Peachy and Mr. John J. Jones; from them WI learn
that
10 his view from The very love CT union you taught
70 t',s, l aenptl 10 ORA" Tie bond OF union light
ieci OF such attempts wcrc made 10 see BY r o ha,
tyranny Of irresponsible. majority moi TesS,ned l
those sympathes which generally perrade small comm,
evils Of disunion would LOOK ike blessings Thai as
MON Is better than grel central power prosdinf with
eertanly did learn from you"
Sill. dissolution is The 'heme, and the evils there
Of would look like blessings in comparison with n
certain policy to BE- pursued by the Government.
Whether that policy was then exercised, we can
earn by Mr. Crump's letter, which soon follows
lie says:
Sa'e rights men 81 virs MA hare hsar you amer, N.
re tsdsrai Corg0"sn anil PrediefHs diss9luiioa u
policy" ''''"'
And again, Mr. Gregory says:
u have always hear yon contend TIN, s,or.r ,,,-
one grea central Government buif 40 on he ruins Of ~
Constitution, and ne rzhta api liberty Of he people 10
s'royei, you would see dluuon."
Tbs dangerous policy was then in existence. tb.
dissolution Of the UriOn predicted as 9Th, inev
table consequence Of TINT ruinous pocy:" and &C
eor1ng 10 the testimony of his witness MIR Robin
son, he went for "disunion at once az a choice Of
wills" According 10 MIR Thomas Penchy, lie went
TOR unless his construct on Of the Constitution could
prevail, which he lamentcd could not.
According TO MIR William Ps,eby and NJ,
Jones, dissolution would look IKE Hfssing, in
comparison with such state OF thing5r And oc-
cording 20 Mr. Scott ani Mr. GREGORY, DISSOLUTION
Was thl remedy with him. rather than lu5mission In
such a construction and administration Of the Con.
slt1uon rs he vas az That moment lament;ar did,
exist, nnd from which he predicted, says Mr. Crump
dissolution Of the Union no inevitable.
Nti her n the gentlemen called ars Intended 10
involve the Secrot1ry ~ any difficulty that Is clear
Elch ons thought he was rendering hlm important
service; but the effect of this general etor writing
from d.fsrsu. sections OF tie county. withou, con-
sI'nron, has been just such as very often oeru-.
from n expiration of Witnesses on n tfsl-tb,t
% produce conviction where he object OF the yei,
ucSscg was % acqnif They contradict each otber
an5 prove TOO much.
But 'et me bsspe1k little chodly Tor the sec,s.
hry. ! hardly thick be- ought 10 he convicted on
such testimony, most Off - from youne rsntlspen
now grown men Of goat respccablnty, 10 be
.Ife, bat LYv4lf school NJ the time Mcy afe con
dcmu.ng the Juigs; mot Of them Mt exceeding.
proD11y, w. or ~ yc,rs Of MO-. ! know but ore
Of them Cfump, Of Rlchm0nd--and I bovs
'olmcd from himself thot he 10 nov % year. II
age ihe rest, / am tod. nre about the same nge.
SO that, seven ycnrs ngo, the time NJ whic my con
vtrIl'ion 'c.urftd with Judge Upshur ho was about
IT, Nov, think tie doctrine n nu.hfclfon ami
dnunion, 's rleh.fui' remedies sgiinU The encfo,ch
medi8 Oi no Federal Government ig f1'ier too nb
young gcntems0 ~ thlt nge with sufficient oceu
Ter 70 give with precision the very ssntin nts and
angn' SO OF SPEAKER 70 whom they were, IN all
likelihood, inauonuvC listeners.
lf hey mean 10 speak Of his opinions nj a.er
period, so vel and 30 good, have hij ro.hing 10
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