Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1842-07-14

= uffsntness Il dat minority % Dissolve NE
Inioa. Or Il Ihirieen 81 foarseea 81 he Is /.
aaes we're 70 refuse alsugs her @ sifel senelors,
disspla1sn .. lhe Unien W4eid y he eonse- 4
nrnce. That 1linorify, lor rteks Together, and 4
-. sIlsrlims, dslibersislf refused 70 enter upon
be eIkcfinn! And. II DE union i ncl 10 fact
,toIlt9 il not heeaaze the tfintpls involved }
lou|d nos lead - 6ils0lniio1s bas because u Z
/ Il oihef stsles have noL like themselves re-
ased 10 p<ffdsm 4 high eonsfasiipaal duty -
Ind Why did thef refase Simply because hey
ppfshended he e'sefion 70 Dc Senate 81 toliii-
a. opposeais The seats 81 The taie Tenhesses
seniiufs, IN fiie Uniied Siafss Senate. are nov A
fscsnt aRd Tenn<ssee has o. voIes ID ihaE branch
n Coneress. 10 heEeaer,l IrEislaiiJn- Qee Of
he highest eonpiimepm Nklch I eFer received,
xas 10 have been appointed. d a pspniar meet
ne il Tenaessse. one q her Senasors. ~ con-
Iuscli1n vi.h distinguished senator from souih
c afo.l8l. viii 81 he asihotity lhst such IN APP
pain,Insni cofld beslo~. repeat here 20 ex'
PRESTON 81 mf hckaot grmesis for The honorE
phfrt saosI sn,bifiouIiy fesigned. then ! gave
Up nly Dirl,tbrship. and my seat a. kenipekI |
senainr A general Iaugh.i
Then tkege IS Rfpadialloh, that tcul siam |
uron he American character. cast ebieny ~ 'he |
DemocinGs n Mississippi, AID which u vail Fer
quife years % eaace from our brignt esculeheosf
The snppori giyen 70 Executive usufPa-
lions. and ne exp3nsing the records Of The Sea-
.ale 81 The Uniied States
q The recent refusal IL State gtlaiures 70 Pass
laws 10 cary inta eject the set q dis:fieu'ion.
Al act 81 consress P7sssd according 20 I'll she
forms Of Tie Constitution. after ample aisc'ls-
sion and deliberate consideration. and afsef the
lapse-cf ten years from ihe period i was FIRST
proposed lis The duty Il al u sabmit 70 lhe
laws, regularly passed They NAY aiiemp. ip
gel Inc q, fnpf aiei e sht 10 tc1I.nslr
vaIitil{ 1sI1I4 81 I4||1'|'| 1,,lwhilsi the laws
f.1|'1 IS I5'se u1t.I. ~ eA1 Without any de-
mission u ihem Is not merely 2 ennslllulicnAi
and leeaI but 4 moral duty u his case, u Is
irue, thar those Who ref6te 10 Rbide BY hen,
onlv bite heir own nbs,s, But i is the principle
IL ihs refusal to which call your attention Il
minority may refuse complianee with ons law
What is 10 prevent minaTisies from disfegardirg
ali law II Is this AIRY thing bui modification o.
LaiIiheahoni What righi have the sefvanisof the
prople lthe Legislative bodiesl 70 withhold from
their masters their assigned quotas Of great
pubiic fnH..
The last, though not trasi instance OF the
manifestations ola spirit II dlsorern'zalien WHICH
Shail rosire, is the recent eopssulsion N Rheae
island That Iitle but gallant an,i paulniie iaie
had chsrter derived rem Brush hIRs, r.
opersiion besween 6ne and two hpndfed years =
There baa Ofen seueffstcu uP3n News .-"N
usasts. from time to lime, and Altogether prae-
| iical CONSTITUTION sptung ur, which carried Ahe
STATE, as one of he glorious hirisen through me
sRerolalion. and brought her safely into The
I Union Under II. her Greeaes and PerrYs and
other Distinguished men wefe bpfp and rose 70
eminence; The Les'SliiNg adealled cen.
| veniinn 10 remedy whlleyEF defects u had and
| "a adapti. d he progressive improvements q
ibe age Inihakwork or reform ihe Dor party
might have eo-operaled; bni not choosing so 70
cooperate. and il wap;oedef.anoe q all e,'ah-
lished ap,hoti,y. they pnSetlook subsequently 70
| calI another convention. The result was two
! censtitu,Ionk not essentially differing, on the
principal point Of controversy, the right OF sal
lfrage.
II upop submitting 10 The People that which VA
HORNED ly The regular Convention, small majority
voted aksinst H. pfpdused By = Union IN esitnl
Votes between the Dprr party. and some q te'
friends of the old Charter, who ~srs opposed {
I aav ehlnge The Aoiher CotsiitntioRf being ais
submitted 10 the People, 40 snpare's majority yote'
Corit made up Of every description Of votes. legs
and Illegal, by proxy snd olherwise, taken N ~
: most irregular and 1nau,horzed manner. IL
n The U6rr pasty-proceededlto put their Constitu
"A ton in operation BY glesling IS the him Governor
tie STATE enhers d the mock legislature, and o,he
officers Bit. they did not stop here they pro
eeetled tocoIleet 10 drill, and to marshal militia
~ forc AMI pointed their cannon asinst The Arse
D mel Of the State.
4 The Presiteut was called upon 10 interpose n
n power 81 the Union 70 preserve The peace Of th
Z STATE, me ,nloEmi,y with A. exErss provision I
E,ana1II llIaIIlvl AaI1l 4 hnsnl nazIana
parts ofhis conduct.
1he,leading presses Of The le;1eeratio marty :
| WsshIngtoa, Albaay. New Yosk and Richmond
: and eslewhFre came out nstnpport Of the Dor
PARTY eneoufsging Them niheir- Sotk DC Rebellio
{ and 1ressoa Ard when matters had got to
crisis. and ihe two parties were preparing for
II
blaze out. great 1'amnlahy meeting was held i
4 the CITY Of New York headed by the leading me
Of the party, the Uambrelings, The yanderI,ool
= Allens, Ge. With perfect knowledge that III
, military power 81 the Union was 70 be employ ed
Unnecessary, "a suppress the nsnrreetion and oct
4 withssaeatng they passed resolutions tending h
ave the President, and to countsnance and shee
s the Treason. tH
Fortunately, numbers ofahe DSw-pariy abandon
cd their Chief lie fed, and Rhode Island. uuaide
by any actual force Of the Federal authority. prov
ed herself sbla slnre 70 maintain Law, order ant
; gosernment within her borders.
do not attribute TO my fellow citizens here ss
semhled. from Nhon1 dIifsr 10 opisson any tispo
silion TO eounttnsnee the Revolutionary proceed
ing Ia Rhode Island. % not believe that The,
approvet Il. 10 not believe that their party gene,
rally could approve Il. some OF The sther exam
Piles Of spirit ef REORGANIZATION which hav.
enumerated but the misfortune is 10 times Of high
party exciemrht. that the leaders commit them.
tetttt pnu hp41ly commit tue U0dy OF their DaTtN,
Win perceive that unless they stand BY 70 sustain
their leaers. a,dyision and perhlps destruction 81
the party wollll be the eonsvquehee. OF al the
springs al hunsrsetion party ties afe perhsps the
| most powerful. Interest has been Supposed TO BE-
more So but party ties are rRnre atial nnlss.
they sne regarded as modihcstionso OF imaginaIs
interest, Under their sway. We baseseen not only
| individuals bpl whole communities abandon their
long cherished Interests aud prineiiles and tnrd
rsai,d snd oppose them With rioIenes.
! Did not the Rebellion IN Rhode Esland find for
its supporta pseee1et established BY the majority
III Congress, ihthe irregular admission az Tertto-
ries. as States. into lhe union.' to which have
heretofote ailhliesl Is there not reason TO fear
! that the example which Congress hal prxviouslv
prsseated encouraged the Rhode Island RebrIlsons
4 has hsrn attempted 10 defend that rehellieu IN
/ On the doctrines Of the American Declaration or
Independence, but eountsnhnce toit can be fair
y derived from them. That Declaration as.erfs II
istrue. that whenever Government bceomes de-
siretise OF the ends q HE liberty and the pursuit
Of happiness. for the security Of which Il vas in
stinnted is the right Of the Pesoze 10 alter o.
abolish Il. and institute neg goserninert and ID
undoubtedly il Is But lhissis right enlr tt,-
exercised 10 crave and extreme sases ssPrud.ne,,
indeed vi III dictate says thxt xsferste ID stru,neut
t'lhst 69ssrnmenis long established should not IS
changed Tot and transient causes - sf,ut when
long tram q ahdses and esnfpaiio6s pursnng IN
ysriahly the sane object e4ipcss design 10 reduce
them M ier absolute despotar il Is their rirkt.
thssr sluf, % throw Of such ti1fsfnment.'s
Will i u pfelended that the aetas (sovern4ne,,
q Rhode Island Is destructive Of lie liberty ~
the pursuit Of happiaess That Il III, perpeirsf.
esl long traine abuses and nsurpations' p1s,un,
the same ipFaFfsble object % reduces the people
under ahsolpff despolism Or that ~ s,tss.
d eshpi.int existed. but such - ln;ss,a Y.
peac<fuily refnedied without sioles,ee ,n.I ,;,h.
hlobdl Such rs In point DC fact lhe I.r;if,,.s,-