Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-17
TIE -0FECION DOCTEINE.

IPRirsEED luG TNs FErER-El EH EAPRk-S
Extract ON a spoe,h Of Edmund Peaile,on in the
VIRGINIA Convention Of lIoS Debates Of Convention,
p go:
'Bot the power Of laying direct t'x,sis objected to-
Government must be supported; tbs cannot be done
aou rcyerue; IL suli ,;caJ be not other
wise raed recurrence must BE- had 90 direct taxation
Gentlemen admit this be-. Insist the propriev of first
irplgi-s 20 the STATE gslures lie, Us consider the
c1.seoleuccs ha: would result from this in the first
oac, time would be lost by IL Congress would make re-
Gu> ons IN cember, cur leg sa.uros DO not meet TIL
Osober; here would zoe considerable less o. time, sd-
hitting the rsQuisoDs 70 be fully compiled with but
suppose the reCusoUs 70 be refused would it not be
dangerous send collector 20 colec; ae congr ssonol
axes after the State gisauve had absolutely refused 10
comply With the demands OF Congress? Would not re-
itrce % collectors b. The probable cogreQ1ence =
Would not this resistance terminate iE oufsiOH and a
d,ssoia.io, Of tss Union.
I. appears from ti5 that in Mr. P5adle.ons opinion
A State would have t IN her power dissolve the Un-
ion on mere question Of taxation thus manifesty dis
cmrg auy coerciye Tover in the federal government.
Mr. Nicholas ia the same convention, expressed his
OPINION as follows
"Bul this power OF direct taxes is 20 be got
the gentleman Patrick Hen-yj viii give everything in
alternative What VIII be the consequence OF these al
ternayes l. will lead Congress 20 have contest with
particular States after refusal and opposition what is to
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it 20 be procured? I; would ia lito time expeud more
money than the sum which u intend to procure aud
che fatal oousQ ue1ces OF such scheme provided it were
practicable, are seli-cvitent'
In another speech, Hr. Nicholas said:
,Tais exp,-i,a; Of coercion IS dreadful alternative.
couiOuud. those who are innocent and wiling 70 pay
m those who refuse How are they % be disetimiu lted
fla Stts Is TO %, attacked Tor the refusal of lis Lagisa
ure en- sure that there is not in the commit
te who does go; the impocy and danger Of such
expejient'
NJ (Ue0ry) Lee, in speaking Of direct taxes, said
'F be an Inconvenience il results from the Union;
and we must take IFS disadvantage with T besides s will
reader IL unnecessary 60 rccur 70 the culinary method
watch s9e gentlemen said 70 admire. Had the Am
ohvcoac council had the power contained in tnat paper,
you'd they have sent armies TO levS money! WA the
honorable gentleman say that Is more eligible and bu-
m.ne 20 collect money by carrying IRE aud sword
through the country than by tie peaces0le mode OF
raising money OF the people through the medium OF an
OH ser Of peace when il Is necessary But says he, "the
T.. siden. viii easltve you-COngress will trampe on
yogr IheFtes-a few regiments will appear-Ar Chief
Justice mus; give way-opr mace bearer Is no ma'ca Tor
, regiment" Il inhuman to place an individual
against whole regiment. few regiments viii not
avail trus. the supporters OF The coVernmen. "oull
get the better of many regiments Were so mad an az
tempt made the people would assemble in thousands and
drive thirty times che number OF their few regiments
We would Thea 10 have already done with the regi-
ments o. ;hat king which he so often tells US CT
Mr.. Corbn exclaimed:
Compel the delinquent States to pay acquisitions to
Congress How they to be compelledy By the IN
strumeutsty Of such scheme as was proposed TO be
introduced IN the year 1854. Abiding 10 motion
made ia the House OF Delegates in the year 1884 to en-
able Congress 70 compel The delinquent States to pay
their respective quotas BY means Of armed force
T. this cruel mode Of eouplsoa eeibey Is i. con-
sis:ent with che spirit Of Repubicaam: This savage
mode which could be made Of under the Conedera-
ton leads directly 10 civil war and destruction. How
different j. this from the genius OF the proposed Const-
tuition By this proposed plan THE U. S Constitution,
the public mOney be collected by mild aud gentle
means; by paaceabe and friendly application to the
individuals OF the community. Whereas, by the other
scheme the public treasury must be supplied through
the medium of the swoTd-by desolatioa and murder
by the blood Of the citizens"