The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-09-06

esstAy Covsrs; inns, ~. an |
NJ. Bdaor.--tleaIss3ss ~ s1vsssl eI,.1
bssa made il yosf paper " m17spseuA p
J~asrsa. ~ reporssd h ~ Js1tsses 61s
aid. That paper maArs ~ ~ ~ g
General Uovssnusens y stn GaIttllueny
sole and exclusive judge q ~ swH cs61
and aess. and shs 0ssssnl (30vess1g i1Iui
iriee Z State Into .. qalsssseee 4 Saa
thought shst Asr riehts hid issn Isght
svav. and IN consequences svssssA b e11
the law." B~liev~iug that my vlsws
been % generally sndssseooA o. tkses =
iects, M further notice wosld Aavs -
taken Of THE misconee,'t|o". e'st r. ~ g
ou.nt sllssions lately made 70 Il BY q
papers.
In nv effort Al Je6erscN I eWdssvo
to show that such expressions ~ IA O.
.roi Gorermm. nj Is tAe soh jsdes u ~
,oesrs; and, the General CORY rxmssf i p
fke sole Judge Of W orm porevs, an =
attractions; R+nrrslitirs. whi~h"os Icing - |
w. RALLY true or false IN every se"sem wht1l
they may be used, wtve not unfreqsensIy - |
tor calculated 10 coni',se aud Wisl~ad tks>1,I
convey clear. definite ideas of orr TOM y
Government. Instead Of adopting ~
Of them, ! protested against their sss - 4,
constituting invarishle rules of pnlisissl =
tiop. For while the General Guvsraaar1
10 IL undisputed. sn,ran,melsd sais,sass q
operation, who shall dictate to thoss -
administer IL Who shall conssrss r.
Constitution Tor Congress for tas Esapp
tive-ior the Judiciary, and instrsst -
in their duty under ~ Who shaIl 49,
10 them that they have j'cser to Do q
thing before they undertake u, o. that =
have not such powers Wosld Il b. -
sisten. with thei, duty to call spon . Shll
or private individuals 10 jsdRe fcs I'D
and presc tile their acti"ni With rstsssa(
10 the attitude in which thrse qasstioNs Il
sent the subject, il is irwe, the Censssl G.
srnn.cnt must be the exclusive jsdgs II
own powers.
The subject may he presented " aratl
attitude wherein the .taishy Of THE psspl
aition will he equally obvicvs Asyta
Congress pas law which 4 State hrlis~
10 hr plainly in derr"ga,i"n of 10 sssrsw
riukts; the nRgrieved state may olssain
dress in the Cuion. under M c.sssisai
nv an appeal to the Federal Jsdiriay
should the subject he capsule III Iisigsti,
thereby n repeal oi the "lnosi"a, lsw thvus
the ballot hon. and by m appeal 10
States for an amendment Of the Consti
ton, by whirh the law will be certainly NJ
dered and declared unconstitutional.
may also obtain relief out Of the Uniaq
and beyond the constitution. when her nm
ances are VI n character To require not
edy. bv reroImiton. These remedies che
right 10 exercise. Now, the moment
State shall determine the unconstitutional
" ot the law with the view I" ex~rrise q
Of these rightIul remedies. that m"mest \
Judges for herself Of the powers II Z
General Government; and IL che havs
right 20 these remedies she necessarily Il
righ, 10 this judgment Of ia p"wers
lis point of view. it Ia clear that the Co
crnl Government Is not the sole Judge :
its own powers.
With regard to the other expressions I
tributrd to me the General Gover,n,sg
should arirs State int" acqurss.ce' 4
l understood myself upon all "cca.iona
advoc Ating the same principles ard puk<y|
IL conveying this isolated idea TO any 81
At Jefferson, either WAS unlo tunst~ ~ a
expression, or he was MT AZ, IN his nnavs
standing Of il. 60 tended t.,at H. 10.
eral q vernmeut had n right /" enforce y
laws within the limits Of n resisting or q
c~.ling State. Short II successful revn|
ton would be- \ In rics tn the ~xecutioH I
those laws. While in The Union Sta1
must submit Ia them. hut when their Il
ccution il resisted by n State, III. n,exus I
he used. and the policy to he adopted !
those who are engaged in carrying IN "
General Government must depend upNm Z
circumstances which surround the OptDso
ton its origin aud caus.; ita +xtrM. =
degree. A condition OF thin n,i.ht I'd
wherein prompt and authoritative nss,xs
would BE- most effective; whil. the saM
course under other circumstances wrs1
act ~ u lighted torch thrown into = 1sa1s
zine -i,suriuv the disolation Of the lniea
I assumed not to pcsscss "A political wislo1
and furcast which could In advance ~
! scrih. pAnaccx for the body polite. NJ
asked whether |, il elected. would vsas +
men and means To suhjuga.e south Csfst
ma, should she hereafter secrsie. ny =.
awer wxs, that | could not now xa.wss =
question. | was in favor OF the Omioa. ~
opposed tho secession OF any State. 'Chs
~ers my principles; but the policy y
adopted Tor their accomplishment mssa q
pend upon the emergency aud IL sitssd
circumstances. While upon the oas ~
IL would be treason tn my Nv" e0nviseu
10 holt out the ,dsa that force might IVA =
used ~ last rrsOrt--xs The last hepe
regenersting disory a,dsed ard rspss
Republic on the other hand should
bs found imduigi"g in slxsprsxtiny e
vindictivs THREATS sgsinss lhv' psulas 4
sister State, whoss grievances h, eossss
with osr own | fully appreciated. bss ~
remedies for them | could not ~
With refractory son = cus'ss tor ths
10 plainly marked out BY ne Ter. IL
ssruments are the iash, tie dsaHs0s =
the Pssi,saiary. Pareussi duty and Il
ton admitting the ~" I" h~ ~M'lly N
wro,g) might dictate to th~ parent 81
promrti"Ys, other aspi, Ats"ms. std r
hopes than Of rumninA biz uwm "6aps
through the gsandst Of shoss sss'~siise!
restore him, unbranded AID ~ IN ~qsel,
the con,non duties. honots. and b<asee b
sl,~ tAmily circle. This (lni"n ID co''ss
ncy III eqssts-. ce"ent~.l b, acssasnos =
| Of country common s<mti,,,ss1s - eosII.
intsr~sss--snd comu,on homOss.
rank or lxlaltinn in the cirrl. Ol thA =