Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-09-06
Mp pApnoURiS REMARKS

MR. BARBOURS REMARKS.
The gentleman from Alhinarlc Mr.. Soulall)
has persisted IN The use Of Mr. Aladi>on> letter.
10 Mir Riye>, OF july 23i, l"29. He WAS warn
e,I that il> abuse would In cxposcd la th> people.
II was far from h" intention Of Mr.. Madison 10
give in any. the least degree, his countcnancc Ia
the system Of cXaclion and injustice which the
Tariff OF ISIS created. Mr.. Madison was The
friend Of the Constitution lie was the foe 10 the
Tariff. He was for maintaining the supremacy
oil the one-hc was for correcting the abuses 81 tic
other He belonged, with Burke 10 the con>erva-
tive school in the philosophy Of politics; bu; with
him he believed that The hoary head oi nvc,erat,.
d" abuse. will neither draw .c:cIcEccnor obtain pro-
" lection or. - NJ. Madison more happily (s,
cause more conciscly and more clearly express
- il, ''thc excessive abuse o 4 power. is cquiva-
enl Ia 4 uSurpaiion o.! it,"
The letter which has been read yor hv A'r.
Soulhall. andcTcrr page OF the letters i"lhlo Mir.
Cahcll and MIR. RiYcs, 3rc marked with the u~t
distinction between the abuse and the u>urpalion
of the power. which nav be- 80 enormous as TO
he not only III war with the Constitution, but 10
strike al The social coinpac, itSclf-and il other
wise irTcmcdiahIe, Ia justify dissolution ol IT.
Yet this letter al January sd. lS29 has been ur-
tered by Editors and orators Certainly mol with
The sanction Of Mr. Itigcs?) 10 carry far and wide
upon the public mind Il misapprchcnson of the
truth This letter is 4 reply To one which had
been addressed 10 him. and which covered the
newspaper Containing the explanatory remarks"
Oh The two letters 10 Mr.. CabclD relating IL the
powered Congress 10 encourage domestic manu-
features He SAYS: "I'hc writer of the letters
" (himsclf) is laid under great obligations By
"lhis op?orunc and opposite ncrpn>ition in
their behalf The strange mi>conswuciionS
(which continue 10 be- pu' upon them would pro-
duce surprise, ifsuch effects of party or other
" feelings were less ianiliariscd to US
Strange as were the misconstTlIcilonS put "by
party or other feelings on the letters 10 Mr.. Ca
bell. an infinitely stranger misconstructlon has
been put upon this letter 10 Mir. RivcS. Il is inn
possible 10 see tie true intent Of Mr. Madison in
this letter. without KNOWN. what We're the re-
MARKS in the newspaper sent him by Alr. Rive>.
that were 50 ''opportunc and opposite to the vim
,iicatioa from DEMONSTRATION oil his letters 10 Mr..
Cahel. Thosc "rcmarlis" and that newspaper
are in the Richmond Enquirer oi the l1Ih OF Jan
narv. 1870. over the signature OF a. Jackson
Man of the School of rs 1t is for me 10 shcw
wha, were the sanctions which Mr.. Madisons
venerated authority gave 10 those "opportune and
opposite remarks" With that essay as our guide,
W. can walk under the cloud. by the accepted
light which Mr. Madison declares it 10 yielI-
Here Mr.. Barbour read various passages from
the Essay in the Enquirer Of January 9Th
1920. and dwell on The following extracts, and from
it, II do not see with what fairness these prin-
ciples (Mr. Madison's) can he quoted in favor
{: ofthc police avowed and pursued ~ thcdsciplcs
. of the American System. II is evident that
Slr Madison is against the Legislative pro-
lection Of national industry, as System. lie
" distinctly states his concurrence in the general
rule OF free trade and lis peculiar applicability
{" 10 the circumstances OF our country" And
again. in writing in dcnuEciaiion OF these laws
as without the pale of the Constitution, and Of
The excitement engcndered, ''thc remarks" pro-
coed: what can be better calculated 10 mode
% rate the violence ci the excitement il had oc-
{" casioned anil 10 reduce that excitement 10 the
stone of steady, salutalv, and spirited constitr-
tonaopposirion &c, than 10 expose the crrorl"
and again that, 'these laws were unjust, unriSc,
unequal ami oppressive" Instead OF vainlv apply
ing a new standard Of constitutional criticism
10 he acts of which We complain, &C. he recon-
menGs that We should bring them through the
channels of public opinion and official RESPONSE
bity TO The safe and certain 'iest OF Justice and
the public good; "a test by which (>avs this Jack
son man OF '9S) they cannot fail 10 be condemn
" cd Tor wc may boldly pronounce them unjust.
. unequal, partial AMI oppressive "Let Us
" combine al our resources Of argument and
moral influence, through the medium II socic-
" ties, pablo meetings, newspaper essays. and
% journals devoted 10 the propagation otnt Wiaci-
" ples fire. TRADE"
II Mr.. Madison's letter TO Mr.. Rives Lc toyn
Go,r tins iis rigitfni c0nicF then The mSconstruc-
rons OF parry or other feelings may twist it 10
The uses 10 which it is applied. u: read, however,
in connection With The remarks in the newspa-
per OF January 9Th, 1929, which give Us IN unim-
peached print the admitted glossary for its inter
pre,ation, it is revealed 10 US i'll lis clear and I'M
doubling light. Its own language is is light
We are told rc-eotiedra that Mr. Madison
cannot in am fairness be quoted in favor Of the
policy avowed and pursued by The disciples ofMe
American SJacm' 1T is evident that he is
against the legislative projection Of national in
dustry. as a SEstem;" that he distinctly states
his concurrence in the general dodfine Of free
f0dc:p that il The tariff acts are brought 10 the test
Of "jeNiee and The general good" they must be