Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-12-19
Elr the ENQUIRER

;'nIon and Secession" or Consolidation nn1 States
Right. clius oI sIonrd Federalism and Repuhcnnisn Is
ih gn question Of the day il has been tho grand
p"!iIica issue between parties IN this country In Sew o
c unusual interest in regard 10 these Questions at inns par
iicular Jnncn:e Of salEs, throughout the entire country
aad Of nrTital import 10 The p-peIiiy and glory OF ou'
crl' ast!uns determined to ee IN attentive anu az lar
- possible impartial stcnu' to The discussion a. NarSa"
Particularly upresre that 10 have The dig
cnsson o grave and important constitutional question: BY
who is esteemed the jar of the Union snd Con
snda0n hIs region; and who processes 10 nave
his great cremptQr the and isuus MadisoD and
claims atin:ty wlh Thomas Ritche and Andrew Jackson
the doctrine "f States Rights rather OF no STATES
Rights. tie declared General Jackson broke the skull
n niitcaon and were he now living would anock Sc
c:s-lon into cooked bat"
81 In attempting brief outline Of Col Carriers serch
THIS The writer wu not dclSart anght from hle
generally conceded ability from grace aud inency q!
his public speasng which rlcits, usy than ortlna-
ry arnlra0n but view very briefly the principal points
Of his argument which is Of vastly greater moment on
subject Interesting only this time but ar ni times In
cunieierlcy. will attempt follow Cnl g. IN all
his mrundcngs 10 hunt up Democratic authority 10 sup
por; his pos'on knowing how easy matter il is 10 make
d"tIcd quotations IN support OF almost any assured posi-
ZION. will not, repeat attempt tn follow hm in hls ram
ne the 'prOciration" Madisons Report the Did flies
u the Richmond Enqu!nr Sc, DC IniitcIa qlne scrip
tHre fncny the plres divlneS-no wonder then ihat
crnsodali"nIss SHOULD be found quitting James Madison,
Andrea Jcckson and Thomas Richie 10 whose pCcai
creed they have much right S0dn mad 10 the inspired
rolune.
The Colonel however, presents ether considerations,
Of secessn Or The rgh OF Sate p:aceaby 10 "ithdra"
tron the Unun enforce his views en,ccd intoa
'ic Of suppostons; "SHppoe the United States should
purrhase Cuba tom cid SPAN. huadci and y inll
lions If duars, and suppoSe Cnba after having been 80
purchased and annexed 10 The CniDm should Be disguised to
sercde Aye, what Iheu1 Who would permit hvr7 And
"suppoSc' louisiana should get in the hunor 10 ssccde.
which has cost us so much whn wnnId permit hel And
last and worst OF all, "suppose" California TIN, land oi
aolen dcams, should herne infected win the grnernl
StamptGs and wish bolt from the cunrrricy, surely
would be- sinpi atIn she Ind right srra
N from the centre Of attraction in golden tl=s?-
Really ah. The gentIenan was telab ng infldtDe
array Of suppoSuion cIuIi bit be reminded oi tho old
hge: "SUppos. The say should JN t=n we w"ui all get
prnts OF larks
Rat what have ell these supposi!ions 10 do with the re-
served right o Stale in hc last resort under federal az
2resun To- fall back into original and sovereign pusit!un;
apd that Staleis uf iisr The only cmpsrn Judge Of s
grievances Under The usurpatiun and oppression u the
General Government For il the rights o. ar States
nmdgt by other parties, by other tribunals than their
u"n II wuml amount 10 complete nuli1caiIrn ot Their
rights right that not PERMITTED 10 exercise il no
light Is. alto say t'us State has rights which SIZE
may lawfully exercise Is nothing more NOR less Than
nockery And or Virginia uny other sovereign Stale
away her Independence fur her proportion Of Cub,
louisiana Culurnia, would sell her birthrght
" of poagr and disgrace herself IN tbs eyes of the
civzcd world But, enqniret Col e., %her DOGS this poi,
srnus inns nf Sa:rs lis prow1 Where is +" be unl?
he cJreulei 10 ynas snt talented friend Mr. HfxtoG,
wlu aaf said il nt ~ hc found IN the Federal CunSin-
n Wnrre then dill gernina,c, and send lh is noI
iuns banckrs1 II ,chiE The pu!c o. Tie Constitution,
be rhont, shooting up iron the ht.5~d CT tlse
and speculative theory. NJ sir OGryuuns !firnd has m
swcrci dIscteey Tia; this tree Of pocai e do.s
not grow WITHIN ;s pale Of The Fcer Cons'irunn II Is
found III an genial soil pf the good old Comm
wealth of Virginia, where:t Was cuvlrd and reared win
;h" asstavns care, by TIC hands Il" Jr.'sDn Ma
olson and distinguished worthless 1t found un The
halls p the North. md grows uxurin'ly In the bn!ny
hrcz"s Ut the South IL is equally the rght AZ Il equally
he sheet Uf safety and indie pndcn OF every Sta4
and the glory perinanancy Of the CEion for IL ~
firm ami Aoe adherence 10 the reserved r!.ht. Of ''e
States al, n that our federal compact possibly be pre-
in hoa hnrn his IOo a
confessed that hss resulted thus IHr In The preservation
u! our FEDERAL system.
firm and unTayStas sqGPa2I q Sasf %& 81 a WI &c
states om the iron grasp ot Feacra as@essoh and e:p"
raly th4 institutions and rights Of the Southern States To-
wards which the current Of Federal usurpatnn has been
prFpctuHIy tending. Let the moral IMPRESSION that The
States have rights which cannot and must not BE- touched by
any hands, their become etitc-d rom ha Federal
and that The States are bound In all fhnss, ~
in humble submission TO its high beh.ss; and let hi.
assumption be conceded by the States and the oi Free
dom wl have she'd his las! ray upon The rights OF these
States separate and distinct from ginnt consolidated
GENITAL government Should this sad ca,asrph. arrive
whose then would DC solaced BY the syren Of the
tnon Let the Union cease I" Confer tne blessings f
Witch il Designed end the Federal Government be made
he nltnns destroying the indi.dun sovereignty of the
States and The rights Of the people, the Union, confess
w; have Ist lis charms 10 nc-lhe very name would os
come hateful 10 freencn
II is folly for gentlemen tell they friends 10 the
rights OF States, when they deny nil lawful means !;
PROTECT those rishta They bind US hand and iuot with
rrd, which we care not cut n the peril uf our necks;
iIs, be free that they consolidat!onis;s Coz
Carrier tells ,iot ne is con6nlidannst-iat lie ia no
r-rDuiIais and, strange {" TELL that The States have NJ"
HE riu,t Sccede from the Unlun Upon what plitorGI
rE.n would Colo and others of the same school, rest
their States rights doctrine? There can be but answer
that Of tame md passive submission.
Bur the opponen,r States rights kick up ve,s
reny The idea of cnnsuijatiun, ana charge the advo
oi SaIes rights with abuse of Ian traG in con-
:oundng The word union with that "t consolidation Al
though may not he as good ag"ss as "nr opp n+nts
this pefsundrd wa make JUST ahc
apprupri1e application oG the word consodaoH-ns the
nny proper d. ne heir position They have in hIs
instance ns thy usually done lad claim ir {"
which, they have no rishtrhey should be denumnard the
consolidation partu II words are signs Of ideas, surely
,hr word Union" cannot be the best exponent o.
;hrir creed. What union do they meant That which
be dissolved BY iorce alone, say they, Ohoush out
;rlcnd Cpnrrl C., does not 10 ednit even for
.alc dlssoIutinn) Union that can Only hr dlas"Is.
-: by force must ID nl nients md purposes be cnn-
Iuied Uniona Union comparable 10 that which unites
The particles Of block Of marble bar ui un-n conso
acd mass that can only be severed by the ponderous
weight OF The hammer whereas the Union OF these States
was intended To- be That OF aand Of independent brothers
composed of great household, ergued together under
covenant guard and protect certain specific interests ap-
pertaining AHA. each and all Now | would put The
Question those, they were present, who omed ntr led
rs connac if this the grand design s form.
ton and ndoponl How, tcn snail preserve The har
Gny and unity Of this brotherhood BY preaching 10 them
unsulidalian1 By telling them That 1t one dares disscn
will of majority OF the others, let his grievance
De ever great he would be bound submit else be
eened traitor and incur Tho seveest punlsheh due /"
crime? That his only alternative from this decision rest
ed in np;ca the god Of bates'' ngain-t
shrlmna furce2 Could there hc q thod render
lover liberty uneasy, and anxious 10 rid himself from
cement WITCH had wisely entered into2 Er
gentlemen profess be friends ri the Uu"H tell u
This revolutionary right (Which oy the way, |. no right
the only way under Eeasen by WHICH sovereign Statt
ex,ticae herself from ha 2rossust usnrpaIlon OF The
federal government. This is the doctrine III,
Uuun and Iyocates the sole c0nscrvators Of It's pence
Their zeal Tor party nsccndancy may eudc them ino this
belief sad will be the day when this odlJus Theory shall
prcdJnirae In the councils Of nation. Its advocates
are, and suni be esteemed by ;he people
the verest enemies 10 the Union oi tha Stitrs.
Perhaps il would be we'll bl fore eavng this snhccr, TO nn-
ce particularly Cu C.s supposed indispensable dh.
cues the way Of secession First, in regard TO Cuba
Suppose" US the gentleman has said, our government
purchase this fertile island rum Spain say pur.
chase becnuse this il he mode OF expression in common
pnrance We shout not however 10 fact purchase Cuba
but rather release Cuba from Spnn the unitrd States
should &c, purchase Cuba community thcn she
would become rassa and slave. Not 81, however
would be tie purchase Spain IN CONSIDERATION u s'irn
l-ied sum- would rcase CUBA from her dumnion by which
she wouG und E:cfen:en; -, Or COM
IIcy, and, uy IL. ADOPT " Constitution IL ruEorm
IS r rlgus,uIs uf federal rnmpac'. wuull be
entitled admission inD the Cnnn t ia iociins
th tbs members Of the conedracy. Ihs Was pre-
crly with Louisiana and California could not
purchased separate and independent commun
,i.s To have purchased hem have before remafked
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