Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-02-22

ralism. The Northern States refused n
with The Virginia resolutions. With ,ba eoAcO
ton of Kentucky, the unterrifed old e. ucel
wealth stood alone. Mlq;
"Among the faithless-faithful only she
Among the innumerable false-unmoyed
nseduced-unterriied
Nor number, nor example with her wrop,,.
To swerve from truth or change her conss.
Tho single. From amidst them forth sha Y Nh
And with retorted scorn her back she tnrnip; a'e
nlhose proud States TO swift destruc,ion doo.
The subject having come again before -
gislature OF Virginia during the session '" !, 7
1900, it was referred 10 a Selec, Co,n'U
which made the celebrated Report comI ss'
called "Madison's Report" which will I !.
long as the Constitution itself. This Rev
futed all the objections urged agains, Inc ~
tons of '9S, and all the principles laid 6oe'
those resolutions were re-affirmed BY The a
lature. Subsequent Legislatures have rs. Les'
ly acted in accordance with those princ;nlpE rag;
the people of Virginia have ALWAYS cd re- a.
them political axioms. 1si,
Thus, was Virginia always promo,
foremost in the expression of her on;n;a."st
every question Of great "pilh and moms, menus 9
especially did she claim it as riyh,-as q,
TO The Federal compact TO express hsr Pan
upon all subjects in relation 10 il 8, vi4la
| Virginia But alas fear "Nium ~, ~, II
gloria TeucvOrum." Upon a Question g =, a::s
wolves The interests of the whole linz, wa q
pecially the interests Of the Soulh-unon' Wy
ton whose transcendent impor,apca g
rise far above all party preudices a,S seS|
" teelings-upon question purely Az
which addresses itself directly 10 The bona' q.
entire Republic-the degrading spectacle ~ 2
eShioiled OF Virginia Legislatures yiehrs
Inc promptlngs oil a factious spirit and sacris1.
lot lhe sake OF one man, The interests Of MAJ
Inc people OF Virginia have demanded J.
majority OF G,OOO, the immediate anneral,.
Iexas-not 10 speak OF many Wings thems.Ia
VINO, NOR that the contest is decided an
siavlsh designs OF their late associates have
developed BY the misconduct Of their delee,,.
Inc General Assembly, will throw the sb,n /
OF party and rally round their counlry-ves :
Will JON us nOr, when Wing Lesislalurs !,
determined todeteat that measure, BY forbear;,s
express an opinion upon constitutional ones,
And why do the Wings thus forbear7 Noble
they believe annexation by join. resolution !. !
constitutional, but because w. C. Riyes ners..
has scruples rs 10 that mode Of annexation a
tell il not in Gath Could Madison and Jes..
awake from their sleep OF death, oyeraS.ia
with grief and astonishment, they would exrl,,.
90 ViIginia-how art thou iallenm The 3.
Gus past would rush on their memories wb., 4
Old Dominion occupied The most exalted r.,
the scale OF Slates-when the moral fore, n;
she welded was felt and acknowledged l,g
out the Union. The doctrine which ha, :.
advanced in the Virginia Legislature ap5 !, 4
measure acted on by the Wings, thai S,,. n
eislature has no right 10 intermeddle with Pe,,-
Relations was not their doctrine. Maids
his Report, SAYS:
at cannot be forgotten, that, among The T.,
ments addressed 10 those who apprehendel jar.1
10 Liberty, from the establishment OF the Ge,..l
Government over SO great country, he anil
was emphatically made TO the Intermediates !.
ence of the Stale Governments, between tie !,
pie and that Government, to the vigilan,e !
which they would descY the first symptom,
usurpation, and To the promptiiude with Al
they would sound the alarm to the public. r,
argument was probably not without its eF..
and il il was proper one, then, 10 reco nj.
the establishment of the Constitution. il mus
a proper one now 10 assist in It's interprela,i),
And yet now We are TO be told, as the Feb
ISIS told the Republicans in so, when lhey Wis
10 throw shield over the Alien and SER
laws-we are now TO be told, that We haze
power 10 NEEDLE with Federal Relations
power TO pronounce on a Constitutional cues,
lest We might embar,ass the Wing Senator. 4
compel them TO vote for measure OF such u
importance TO all the South People OF Vircr|
how long will you submit 10 the heresic, Of 4
a party? How long will YOU permit them n
molate your glorious fame and ilhsrrious prt
pies on the shrines of Clay and OF Rivesl
Amelia, Feb. 10, 1915. carol