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HEHRs state the Right 90 Seoed from
the UnlOnW

INAo W AO hONDSN W ANt NV eAsASAS PSA
the above question, which appeared in
the Lancaster Gazette of the 9th ulti-
mo, will perfectly agree with me, that
lengthy replication to the last comma
nication Of 1T" would be utterly gra.
tuitous. / shall therefore restrict the
present article to the narrowest conve-
nient limits omitting altogether any
notice of the digui6ed % remarks, and
the very aoitherias rebuke with which
Emy aged adversary prefaced his last ar
ticle. ! do no. know that should re-
gard ii as meritiug at my hands the
least measure Of consideration, we're it
j not clearly obvious to me from tho
rough reading of his article, that some
ex planation Of my former communica-
ton is necessary be designedly
Tperverts its meaning--in order to bring
it within the bounds Of his comprehen-
sion. I have no small inclination to
the belief, however, that his misrepre-
sentatiOns are willful;-beoause when a
writer assumes to maintain position
upon given question, which is to him
self manifestly untenable, he is natu-
rally expected to avail himself Of the
service Of any means, though ever 80
unfair, that will give to his argument
} the slightest air Of plausibility. But a
; few explanations will suffice to clear
, away from the public mind the light
spray of secessionism which the last fee
bic stroke of my adversary's pen has
dashed over it,
!, In order that these explanations, and
their application, may be plainly seen
aud fully understood, We quote from
the Objectionable paragraphs Of "T's'
last article:
"His article is mainly made up OF
: geueralities and vague denials." i 4 =
, He even denies that the doctrine Of
State sovereignty is anywhere asserted
iu the Virginia resolutions Of 1898, OF
that Maditon ever advocated such doc.
trine."
Here l must beg Of at" that he cast
one more glance over my article, and
poeoioiy no VIII po apio w uleoii"iue'
' between the argument in the body OF
it, and that in tho closing part, which
processes to be nothing more than a
recapitulation Of the points before made
coupled with denial OF one or two OF
his assertions, the untruth OF which If
within the knowledge Of every one.
For the truth OF my declaration thai
the Virginia Resolutions OF '9S 90 MOI
anywhere recognize or proclaim the coo
trine OF estate Sovereignty. or th'
right OF State secession, and that Madi
son, the drawer'up OF those resolutions
once and again expressly dlsayowed evel
having advocated such doctrine, l re
!, fer all who doubt IT to the resolulion'
themselves, and to the following exph
cit language OF Madison himself, as quo
. ted by Thos. II Benton IN his "Thir
ty Years View, from letter written .;
Madison to Joseph U. Cabell, In 1857
As this letter was written about th
time the South Carolina Secession an
Nullihcation doctrine was nrss promui
gated, its sentiments are deserving 0
careful notice. Madison says to Mr. "a
> bell, ~ congratulate you on the even
which restores you TO tho puolic ooun
C ellis, where your services Will be Vaiua
he BILE, particularly in defending the Con
stitution and the Union against the falls
doctrines which assail them. That Q
Modification seems to be generail
abandoned in Virginia, by those wn
had most loaned toward IT, but IL SUI
I, hourlshes IN Inc hot'0ed where ~ sprun
up. 4 knop tohence me ideG cont" PrC
on ceed that 1 concurred IN the doctrine INC
although State could not nuffW a IA
= Of the 0n'on, " hdd a RIGHT 10 skoED
rnoM NE o,ao.o. onno 80 ;, W w
the eAnh toiooNooe Nooi =, ~.
In speaking OF the action OF the WI
=, einia Legislature on the resolutions {
'q9 Madisoh further says. "It is nj
- ~ 49, - AZ
r proDaple 'has' in tue auoP'iou VI "
resolutions OF l19o, Such an sded as u
South Curolind notification ever eHtert
az ,bo,obte of n s;noIe y,ep,ber"
wy ~ :s.Ie ~;
us mr. Den'on (ninsoi Vou0u"s W.
- Mr.. Madison's vlews) has many otn
extracts from Madison, upon tho san
subiect to tbe same effect
- ~ .;nb, &c n s,o,o
now sihce 'he riSn' " S'a'o
nullify the laws OF the Union, ana
Oh sccede at pleasure from the Same, inc
;tablv follows from an admission of n
- .h.aIn.. CO. aonora;on,
ER uocuihe VI apso,u'o D'a'o ee'e'oiS.'
II wiilh pe ciaimeo, eau " ue P,e'onue
Y by any one in the face Of Madison
- nos;t;ye declarationa In the oonlrar
'es, n. doo..;no .
sha' hS 'oser ia'ofeu eu0n = uyS''."'