Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1851-09-23
sl1 8 j. 3 1851 :.


on par,iesa
South enpara.s,
laily ths Rfeele alton pemeerrt7 they
afe called ii deny Il. u L them delLbeEate well
heiore ties pFeeipi and SHY iake & stand
b hem q ase pos mon.
his afIpg attempt 10 The fatlda-
rnsntaI principles, the yer SspI Of our
4 gpyer1ment sud % conyest nt1tv despotssm dt
eInhefs, State. gifts I1ts,t sstissbsf W htgs OF
Democrat CON pfout or aali comproHtIse men,
shonid yanaullsi and
bold, dcterm md ptsited The
pFesetvatpn of this the most citadel OF
fSsont heth lights. heard you, wtth surprise, al
i = zoo CitEs deny THAI any siaa ever
coni ended toFstheF State toaazpe aSsSble
secessip Mas a proce dure NOT 70 sepntrayeuti6a
foEthe Consultations III Is tfne that no psTty,llas
ADJUST CHIN to an lstte this doc
t1ine. lad satiet ines loand tountenanee and
favor viii lile ~ ected d;tienied
sEhyt ruished DemocF afir adeEs, MAS
especially tae case N The disastrous days of he
4 nr,lsia ma Lion ara. oi. Tbs. torce bill
But TO cduiend t1st no DemocT4t has ever pub
lely favoset itton inconside-
rate and ipSsgtieas for z statesman sodseelniag
and sagactnns. Democratic. statesmen .ol. the
ffigiies Character, even Democratic States, have
gwen proof, cir adheFente 10 the doctrine.-
Wien ttlnndefed ffom the esfIouse
That federal dgeume ct ca lied .slhe pEoclanatipn;
Virginia Justly alarmed, pdi9ted its doctrine.
| by q solemn act OIL ler ieg eglsi9tuLeI Wnlcn was
IsnnahiInb " passed, Il nv memory serves me.
The RiEhm0htl Enquirer 'fenounceds in trumpet
Etonessthe deep and dsagerops tenor ofits Printd:
pies and the demOcratic press generally, echoed
+ The voice Of the Richmond Enqnirer Even the
linen who lied it4tfifst (ied away by their de 4
tsntionEfo Jack sony sfenonncedHH Afterwards as
Ewrong ands pernicipus, and in feHlmpnths alter
It's publications. the rank and file of the Democra.
ffIc party entirely Hbiured u as political heresy.
lRsntolbhS Giles Macon, Taylor, Ruane, Taze
well, have all testifedn behalf OF this right
lrepndiatiug, ,atthe same s(allbutoneof:them, Mr.
tTazewell - the right of State 10 nullify a law
iofihe United States and yet to continue in the.
Onion 81 Permit Ens this question, General-whRt
Isis ttAmeahitE OIL fNentheky and of Virginia when
they assert IN mousTe solutions OF 9S, the
hight Of Statet to iplerpose its sovereign autho-
rity, and to declare q law of the United States
I1nunlisand Of no force? These resolutions were
cautiously drawn they were drawn as you know
I,6yJe effsFsonand Madison WHAT'S the'meaning
E.of gthe above Ilangpage3 You will not say5It
means to assert the right of notification as ii is
called, Must il not then mean 10 assert the right
OF Secession? For how can State interpose it's
sovereign authority aud declare law of Congress
void except by. either remaining in; the Union
aud nullifying the law, or by king The first step
towards going out of the Union with view to
bring about aFrepeal Of the obnoxious law You
have your choceiotithe horns of the dlemmu-
tor YOU .vfl sea rcely be able 10 dednce from the
language and spirit of these celebrated docu-
menfs an assertion of the right of secession as q
revoutiohary remedy. i have done with the
subject. .as sais- - -
You may remembehlhat wnen welast met.you
expressed The idea That The u.s.
respecting tile right Of State secession, was
differe1ce upon pofnt merely abstract; and that
in thea PplIcationsof thestheoFy OF either OF MS,
The results ,aadstbep consequences would,be the
same. ! WA 70 combat This idea as well as pub
note YOU ~ tue HaUIr OF pUulIGIy EXPRESSING
/ Corsi oniDl0DS-lhat nave wfttteu