The Woodville Republican, and Wilkinson advertiser., 1853-12-06


our rights dare maintain them. Ono,hing
about the complexion Of lhe present eoogFs~s
and IN fact tie whole adIninist alton, Ve be-
iievo Is true without dispute, and that Is, that
they are eaineniiy STATE RigLs Democrat.
ie State Rights, is now undoubtedly The prin-
ciple element Of doctrine belief aud practice,
in every bransx he present goTerning pow.
ems. We say - without wishing to be in
yidious towards any one, merely wishing to
call attention TO the fact, in order that the
timid believer in that whig dictionary which
tells him that State Rights means secession
may get his duds together aud be ready to fly
against the wreck Of goyemmen and crash Of
States comes on, which Of course he will
swear must eusue, while the more enlighten-
ed believer in this doctrine as the palladium
Of our institutions with smiling calmness trusts
all will go on smoothly and well, under what
VIC believe the present proper and efficient
management Of our public affairs The prin-
cipes upon which the present administration
will act, is very well binted at, if not defined
in the following remarks of Mr.. c. J. Faulk-
ner, representative in congress from Virginia.
"Tho great principles Of the Democratic
party are embraced in the series of resolutions
adopted by the Baltimore Convention as its
platform. | have carefully examined all these
resolutions. They have my cordial approba-
ton. They were upon every fit occasion vim
dicated and sustained by me during the last
Presidential CANVASS
~ believe they are the only principles up-
on which this government can he administer
ed so as to preserve the Constitution in full
vigor, and to save us from the continual ten-
denotes Of our system towards consolidation.
Under their influence this nation has already
attained an unprecedented condition of prosper
ity, and they form their only system of admin
istratiye policy under which we shall ever be
able to fulfill tat high and exalted mission
which Providence has designed for us.
1t has been charged that am not a thor
ough Stateo'Right man as | should be. | am
well aware thatthere are opinions on this sub
ject, more of speculative than of practical
character, upon which the best and purest
Democrats often differ. They have never been
made canons of party faith, and each man is
left 10 the liberal exercise of hisow judgment
in regard to them. But this will say, that
if Virginia can be regarded as a safe and reli-
able exponent Of States Rights principles
then | claim to be States Right man. /
hare read her oariouS erposittoaS Of these gaes-
tons from, 1898 TO the present time, and I am
not aware ofa single opinion announced By
Virginia, defining and dgc"ding The rights of
The States Ggainst.he Federal authority IN
achich l do not cordially concur. am aware
Of none announced by her during the period
that | was member other General Assembly
in which | did not concur by my votes and
speeches. bow to the authority of Mr.. JEFF
ferson and Mr.. Madison, and hold their opin-
ions III the most profound respect. My feel
ing and convictions alike prompt NE to watch
assumption of authority by the Federal Gov
ernment with extreme jealousy-to guard
with vigilance against the exercise of doubt
ful papers-and to confne the action of that
Government strictly within limits which
the Constitution has prescribed for it.