Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1851-09-18
sAcKsoN.s PRoCLAmArIoN.

Having heen requested b several 81 our De mo-
eFasic friends % repahlsh the proclamation q An
drew Jackson. "a he nnlli alton qaesiibn IL 1889.
We hare spresa ii ID fnlI belize Cur rtaders this
week. We take pleasure ii laying this able State
paper before our readers nes only beranse We have
bsen requested Is DO 81 bBtbecanse re desire tdent
~ y ~ ysss nc heFesy Of secession which seems Is
be taking some strides in this section Of he Ssais-
We do uo; know that we gould strike i. a more
heavy blow, than 10 give liek with The slsdgs-
hammer 81 General Jarksons proclamation
The crowded state Ofcolumns preFehis Us lsom
making any Heightened editorial rsiersnce tose par.
ocular points q his argument but there are two Of
three very naserfal points il III 70 which ne Wish
the close atteatfan Of al, and espeeiall Of isose
whp falling INTO he error or The constitutional
right ef a State 10 seceae from the Uaion.
Weask a. examination ii his argument al desc
points
LIST The character Of the government formed by
the Constitution Of the United States. aa4its DIRE
ration upon The people Individually ard the states
The distinction between esrerapeaf and .isa8ae,
and The differences il ihe et pf sucA aid ait Il s.
eSssion when applied 10 the farulpr
"a To the United States being -stSsr I'D i
solve lis connection with the olher 9a4ss IA tseir
iajary or rain. wiihsu, committing aas9sffrss.e
3D. To the absurdiiy 81 secession ne4 lssing sss-
olatieas ~ aet and free from all lhe dsag 81
revolutioA in case Of failage.
aih Tothe difference ~ Lis view of sa saa
with is obligations from that of sseessi,aisis ~
The soundness 0f hisyieWs oyer that 81 tse disas-
gaufzars. ~
5.a His masfeFly exsntaFsiaa Of the doctrine Of
State sorsrsgatg and ali4ns existing ssn
the general government and The State governments
They viii 6e found % ~ or the pare ua.afssd
States rights republican s:haof, not Of TILL
South Carolina secession school
6 To the conclusion from biz premises ,5r
50 obvious are the reasons which forbid lars y.
cesslon that is necessary aaIY TO aliude 10 iheia
The Union was formed FOR the benefit 81 ali Il was
produced hy mutual sacrifices 5f Interests and 0pin-
ion. Can fhose sacrifices be tecaile4a Can the
states, Mha aagnaairnonsIy surrendered lheif lille
to the territories III the west, recaIthe grant 9YiH
the iahabiaas II the inland states agree to pay the
duties that n9Y b. Imposed without their assent by
those8a the AHaatfe OF the gulf foftheirown ben
eft SHAH there be FREE port one STALE and on
erous duties in another income believes that any
right exists IN single state to involve ali Others IN
taess ana countless other evils contrary to engage
ments solemnly made. Every one nau Il see that tha
hazards
Iheyiews Of Gen. Jackson .of course refer 10 the
acts Of South Carolina detailed BY him ID The dIst
part Of his proclamation bai the principles arr no
less potent when referred thepresent condition Of
things, or any future attempt at revolution BY Sc.
cession. Let US ask what tight Vermont wanld
have to set herself up against the Constitution ana
the Laws, in relation % HE recaptnre Of Fugitive
Slaves, and seeede from the Union Does any
Southern man think she would have a right 10 Sc
cede to avoid the execution OF the Fugitive Slave
law in her borders and THUS involve all the other
States in evils consequent upon such an acil Per-
haps we may BE answerel--No, She has no cause Of
secession But il The doctrine Of secession be fight
anh tolarable, Vermont must BE- tie jadgs ~ tte
eaHss and sovereign walk out of the tontedera-
cy hsshe peases and when it suits her, without as
much as saying turkey once to her sister States
Of 4he confederacy. To whatdangars and absurdi-
tel does this abomnable doctrine lead Touch Ii
nod YOU value the Union and the cause of liber.
ty itself
7. ne may add in conclusion that the leading dem
ocfats ot..ne country haze stood shoulder 10 Shout
deg with Jackson in opposition to the heresy of Sc
ce4sion. What brighter galaxy of names than
Those stand upon The records Of the nalion opposed
10 asy political heresy: silas Wright, James X.
Pix, George NJ. Dallas, Felix Grnndy, James
B4chaunsn, VIM. r, King, Of Alabama James
Mcdowell Lewis Cass, Howell Cobb, Joel r.
P4iasett, Henry 5. Foote, Stephen A. Douglass,
and many others dear to the democracy, whom we
might mention. But for The present We dismiss the
snhiact-Mutias5nrg I2epabiicza