Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-10-20
Nh. RANDOLPH'S CHARLOTTE RESOLU.


TIONS.
Atthe request of our friend, GA Wing of the Old
School, we insert the proceedings that took place in
our native county OF Charlotte in the year 1885, when
Joh lIahdolpa OF Roanoke returned to his old con-
stltuents from his eccentric embassy to Russia We
well remember tha occasion, though we were but a
boy at the time. and, with what eager interest the en-
teebed orator was received by the people, His En-.
gfsh chariot, loaded with baggage, ostentatlously
marked "handolph OF Roanoke" or ''R. of R stood
on the morning OF February Court day, before the
tavern Kept by Capt Wms Smith, worthy citizen who
dled within the last month. The curious crowd eyed
every article amongst the foreign equipments of the
vehicle, whilst the somewhat famous body servants
johnny and CUBA" were scrutinized as if thew
had acquired some mysterious distinction bv their
travels abroad We snail never forget Mr.. RandoIph's
Shosty appearance, as ne was borne into the Court
House, and whilst he was delivering his remarkable
speech, or afterwards, In conversational way, adj
dressing particular persons in the assembly He sat
most OF the time IN the chair, which is occupied
by the Judge when holding his circuit court and had
before him table with several pitchers and decanters
upon is from which he took frequent draughs to sus
tam MS feeble strength We, of course did not ap-
Preciate the force of his political reasoning but we
distinctly recollect the effects Of his burning eoquence
ana scathhg sarcasms upon the people. Men who
heard many of NJ. Randolph's efforts when he was
most distinguished, unite in saying that this last
speech OF his IN Charlotte was of the most bril-
liant they ever heard from hM It carried awav cam
tive the judgments of most of his hearers but there
were few who refused to participate in approving the
resolutions The that TRANSFERRED from the time
that MIR. Rando ph closed his regular sneech to the
end OF the whole proceedings, was one of the most
extraordinary in all his singular history We shall
not attempt to describe it, and perhaps il ought nat IT,
be described in print
In regard to the remarkable resolutions which Mr.
Randolph proposed, must remark that we are IN
DER no Obligation, personal or hereditary, TO sustain
them In the general doctrine of State rights we are
firm believer but certainly dissent from the ex-
tremes to Which that doctrine is sometimes carried
Whether these resoutlans do, or do not, push the
State rights theory to point to which we cannot fol-
low,ls, we incline to think debafeable question -
Inc thifd asserts the authority to enforce obe-
dence was, ia certain cases and for certain PURPOSES
cele6atea to the common agents of the whole con
iederacy. The fourth ahtms generally the right of
state to secede tor sufficient cause and to JUDGE of
the sunclency OF the cause but does not declare the
consequence OF States Judging erroneously and Sc
cedIng because OF the exercise by Congress of pow
ers which she has really delegated In other words.
MIR. Randolph's resolutions do not touch the ones
ton whether the coStates may dispute tue Judgment
of the seeding State, and restrain her from GOING ont
OF the Union 1t they think she is in the wrong The
Union is spoken OF as mere ''aliance, but accord
ing to the law of nations, withdrawal of one party
from an alliance, without reason admitted by the
rest to be good, would be just cause of war
1t is worthy OF note that the tenth resolution tuer
~ repobates the doctrine of ratification as eoualIv
weak and mlchevous," Yet notification was the
great specific of Mr. Calhoun aad, it must ever be
remembered that that unstable Statesman, when
pushed TO the wall by Mr. Rlves, dehaed his doctrine
Of secession thus:
Gle had conteaded that if State should resume
ths powers granted to the General Government, such
resumption would only be a breach of compact for
which the State, as community, aoouH be yespomsi
Die, and not its citizens Individually"
If Mr.. Randolph'5 resolutions mean more than this,
we demur to them; if they mean the same thing, we
concur with them.