The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-12-15
From the Richmond Enquirer
JOHN NICHOLAS-(No. I'D
To The People Of Virginia especialiy-and TO the
People oJthe Uaittd Siates generaliy

JOHN NlCHOLAS-(No. lid
To The People Of Virginia more especuliy-and TO the
People i The Uniied States generally.
Fellow-ctizens; But the Republicans of that day,
having taken these positions in the abstract deemed
il duty to put them into practice. And in order TO
arrest the operation Of the SeditoD Law with The IL
mits of Virginia, that State not by State Coaven-
ton called solely for that purpose, but by or
binary Legislature, passed law on the 29th Deem
Der, 1885, declaring, that If any person shall arrest
prosecute, or be aiding abettng in arres,ing or
prosecuting member or members of the Virginia
Legislature for account OF any words spoken or
writ n, any proposition made, proceedings had in
the Senate or House Of Delegates, every such person
so offending shall be deemed guilty Of misdemeanor
and shall be apprehendc committed aud tried be fore
the General Court or Superior Court of law, and
being convicted thereof by the verdict Of jury shall
a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars 'Ibai
such member OF the Legislature arrested or ,Tnris.
! oned, may apply TO the General Court or Sunerior
Court or TO any Judge thereof, in vacation for wri,
| OF habeas corpus and upon return thereof such
person shall be liberated aud discharged"
II may not be amiss 10 remark that lust about IN Is
time the Legislature of Virginia caused an atmory
and foundry 10 be erected, for the manufacture of
arms and cannon IL was fortunate that the Legisla
lure u'u not ma IL necessary to proceed further into
the practice OF notification and resistance but il is
undeniabc, that the principle Of resistance to law
not made m pursuance OF the Constitution i. fully
serted and carried into practice.
Tins was followed up by a letter Of instructions on
the lih January, 1900 from the General A, sembly
OF Virginia, TO her Senaiers in Congfess See Madi
sons Report, page IL. This letter, amony other
things, nie ed The Senators 10 oppose the passage of
any law founded on, or recognizing the common Law
OF England as IN FORCE under The Government al the
United States
Meanwhile, the resolutions Of the Dist December
1893, having received rep les from a number of The
States, the General Assembly Of Virginia deemed 4,
proper to review the positions taken b, the State in
] h.rF alntt U..fI
~ the several objections and arguments which had
been urged against them by the different State Legis
laures. ~ 90
This was done by Mr. Madison in his mos, trul,
celebrated State paper, known Madison's Report
And on the 10Th of January, $50 the General As
sembly of Virginia ordered Fpr Tuous,yn Cor,
oil ih' great manifesto TO be distributed among the
good people OF the Common~ ealth of Virginia
Inns reply to the objections Of the Federal States
oemg unahswefaoie, none was attempted. A com.
pele ana thorough change in public opinion was .f
ecled Jefferson elected President of The Ui,ed
States, and the sun of Fede aism was believed TO
have set forever. This Report for lis splendor and
beauty, the correctness Of its constitutional docirins
the severity OF It's logic and the accuracy Of its me-
thod, but more particularly for the signal trumnb
which II wrought on the public mind became The
textbook OF politicians, and has been Justly esteemed
the Magma Charta Of the United States Its influence
throughout the whole Uniot was extensive and abid
lngi Out nowhere so much so as in Virginia where
The valuable precauiion insaniu taken 10 dstri
butte, without any delay this Palladium of Constiiu
tonal Liberty among the good people of that ancient
DOMINION, by authentic and accredited copes ungar
blcd and entire. r' 80
The term Federast becomes odious all deser, II
VINO can, especially OF The rising generation During
thls period oil complete triumph celebrated gazette
called the Examiner, the organ Of the Republican
party was transferred to the hands Of i,s present odi
tor and proprietor, who gave il the name Of The In
qurefi ana, as an earnest Of his devotion 10 truth
ralsed the flag Of Wa TIE SANS prun.n
Under this beautiful emblem, floating from the |
"a'is Oh me capital OF the ancient Dominion il will
readily be conceded that he has done The state son,
service and that this has been among tho ,erv c.
Gazettes IN which the editor has had the moral con-
rage beng truly intent on trlp TO admit into liz 90
iuns, disqu-itions and essays in oppcsitiop IN his
own iavorlte doctrines Of the strict school of S,a,
Rights and Virginia. y "''''
Never was there society so fully imbued with III.
senu'ne principles o. American liberty, and of the
true deiences Of this Constitution for tho Iiai,"J
epoch. "b'"'' AZ 'n's
Inc state pride was fully gratifcd One of Tho
nos' favored sons OF this ancient Dominion was
placed IN the Presidential Chair 10 carry o,r ;n,,
'l,ouoc u'c distractions with which he and Madison
nu nos' o, o,hers, had combatted the heresies and
nisdeeds Of Federalism. He had been n,ini s;a
u THIS arduous struggle by Two others of ViTg;niaa
sYofiie sons, upon whom public opinion was r9nidI
etung as successors 10 Jefferson TO carry ou, al
ontlncc and settle the great principles of Amc,ean
'oory, and TO show TO the world that the fondos,
huelPauons IN theory we've TO be carried out mt :
consislen, and manly practice. There were Other.
mo each hed his proper sphere in This e,,n,rJ c
trugge. Jefferson, Madison. and Meme. ia W a
lcr associates and compcers, Pepdleton VIII. d
.anooiph, Nicholas, Roane, Tucker. Brent CiIs. q
Jason, Jones, farewell, and a host of .uch cbocr
pirts. ''e" onoce