Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-10-03

NJ. joseph Scgdi IN Ills Sl'Seth n t'lc lGSi'-
la,urc in 1897, in favor OF The iiigAt Of la>;ruc
,ion-Scc " big, April Il:
"Pcrni. mc here, said Mr.. s. 10 prescr, On"
general consideration Suggested by The argumcn;
iu.t considered |! is ,!.is. The tendency III
our Government is to Consoila!on-aAd hclonc
oil the politics d; The Country. decidedly more
Federal than State Rights Tie early cgposiorS
Of the Constitution who reasoned Thar The STATES
would he more inclined, AMI have tie greater
power. To eGcroach upon the Limits oi the General
Government. lisn The later 10 invaoe the rights
of the Statc> Wer, clearly mistaken. The Whole
history Of Federal legislation. distinctly indicates
that the disposition 10 cicroachinci,, is Oh iaa
side orihc Federal Government. Tine States, it
is true, have in some instances resisted The spirit;
of encroaohmcMl-as in tie case o. TIE Alien
and SediiioE laws. ANA 10 pnc instance, a SINGLE
unadcd State OF this Coni.icrocy-acno i've
hcr name fc-evcr-orc lil'ic STATE. enboiying Is
she sui docs. all lie c.livairy Of DIS lana, d,d
dare 10 resist the IlriG La'cs 'ci:.nanl l. I.e
spirit cf The Constitution, ard oppressive 10 her
Citizens. In, vha; are !he>. scattered cases NJ
STATE rcsisioEcs--aDd !hese very c.acs GTos jroa
ftc cncra4etu..aaS ri n Eu!cr1. GoScsrmDit-
VIVA, are lhe,c rare ii.siarcc. oi state Resistance"
co;i,ra..cd viii .hc .:ai;orn apjr.t ii dgsf,ss:o',
anon the rights o, tie state, tiat na.Gs dc
Course Of oar National legislation! Sir tEc
politics Of lac Country, with The EXCEPTION al /
snail portion a: Tie South, are FcGcras-anc-
qu;vocally Fe,ieral In almost every sec:ion.
that broad and iibcfai construction at the Coa>it-
luton is tie approve duc,rne, lha, mrs IN the
enA cl.sirog n Coa&.lt5Ja, aG& fsnacr si@.c
Hi@h'S Int an caP.a max
lT. S ,aT on Mc Bn,t-.Sc, same SFesoi, Wig
in9i II, 1872:
"Thcre are Instance. in og; his,orr which
prove no, onlv the value %. the ;Iyhi the dal
ger and imroiicy II is denial ard j. prosra,;"r.
In 1911, Mr. Srcf,icI. y,rr Scnctcr. wcra in
S;ricci 20 vote ag.,is; tiH rc-caaricr q! he aIk
o. the United States. Gne Of yonr Senators,
(Mr Gics. voted against the B.!l, D'caure b.
achieved with You, the Bank was unconslitu-
,icaal-tIie ether, Mr. Rrcn denied your nigh. 10
in.i-Hc; him-di>obeycd your inslfaciiors-ani
hy Voting FIR the bill brough, he vote 10 = tie in
he Senate OF the United S,aics--and but ipr ihc
casing vote o: Geo-ce Clinton, then Vicr Prc;-
lent oil In" United S;ates. and President oil The
Scnate-thc real .JHe-sor II .Ns~ lorE-tiM
orto5c y,jacp'cs ,"cc ftc principles n he C9aS'-
i2iic", and were fixed and steady, mike tie prl-
ciple> II Sorc, which
'I.ik' The porcaliS race,
That iii ere yoa can ind the rlacc"-
!say, IN, Tor the casing vote Of his fss' h'c'ti
RI tr Coa'jifptioH, q law would have hcen passed,
and that too, By a vote ol Virginia Senator,
which WIS condemned by the almost unanimous
orinion Of the peopi4 of Virginia. make this
al!u>iun purely for Illustration |; SHOWS, That IN
iaSs the Legislature possess the r!.tt - !nsruc'
the Senator in CONGRESS hc becomes tie master
oi his oTn viii, and is LOST Ia The state as an
insIrumen, Of defending The Constitution"
Na;a Ecac.-This is tie same Mr. Joseph Sc
sar, who il aor Missionary Whic Orator for
Clay, (,ic Tafiif and Eank carllatc,l for the
Tariff and Tor Bank Il
RICHMOND WING ON WM. c. RlVES-
Jpn II, 1851
Speaking Of the hoslitr between ne "Grcal
Eypungcr and the Little Ezpungcr -5eIl2ii
and Rivcs-thc Wing saws:
"If We were 20 advise our friends in reference
10 this matter, We should recommend, hat they
stand alool,-.;.kc no part in the contc>t-becauSe
their principles can derive no possible hcnehi
from ;hc success OF either Both Of the aspl:aniS
are 10 sucha degree odious thu, every true Wig
in our opinion, should prefer eternal dt:caito tf'-
umph under the banner ci either Rives is an apos-
taic-a railort his STATE the author IN IN eminent
Sgr,e, OF her degradation, and though II" has
never like his rival, been cauSh: with stolen
bank notes III his cravat, his political otancIngs
are OF grade and magnitude, whica demand q
The friens OF The Constitution in the South an end
~
compel is 10 take sides with one Or the Other we
are not certain bu; that we should prefer Benton,
on the ground, that he is openly. uEIisSuiscdiy
ami VIGOROUSLY destitute Of honesty, and wonti,
therefore, be less able to destroy orr Institutions
than one no better, though crafty and insidlouS,
and with prelensions 10 Il gentleman
(From TIC Wig Of April 10, ls3l)
"The Wigs pursue not the demoraizing sys-
tenn Of their opponents in rewardne eleventh
hour men ami turn-coat>; and Mr.. Rives and
Mr. Benton ncci no, flalter themselves with The
hope that VIII. support can ever be gained for
either. They are bc:h TOO deeply dyed IN he val
Of corruption 20 expect Tie ccunienance or AID
Of any trGe lover oi his cocnify.
(F,on, Tic R,cia,oad iilis q .Miy 50, 1919
Ok Mn. RvEs' LETTER TO Mn. VAN BragN.
"NIr. Rives has waited loo long--hc has been
100 great a sinner 10 be saved BY death-bct. re-
ncn.ancc He shoa!d en- the score of poiicY have
abandoned his associates long since; on the score
of 1eccncv and propriciy, he shocld never for a
,iay have been attached to them. Bat con.idera-
tons Of this latter kind perhaps never hat any
influence with him. and his high reaching ambi-
ton. 50 iispropoiionet IL his dimiautive dimcn-
sions. disabled him from seeing clearly the path
Of policy. lie should for his own in;ercs.-thc
only thing. il is said, which ever prompted him
have cut Van and his crew, when they diddlci
him in Baltimore and gave precedence 10 Dick
Johnson By the display of a lille nerve a! that
time and resistance 10 The decree OF the caucus,
he could have enlisted many, who differing with
him politically would &c. have preferred his ele-
walton 10 that OF The husband Of an African
But his evil genius was upon him; he hopei by
trucking by >ycopharcy and intrigue 10 COM
pass thai, which he wanted moral courage 10