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prepare resolutions, have excited my fears: I
intend no disrespect when I advert to a fact,
which must be obvious to every one, that
most of the persons appointed on the commit,
tee, are nullifiers. This is remarkable. The
body of the people of Georgia are anti-nullifi-
ers: I had supposed the body of the Troup
party were anti.nullifiers. la May last, Ma-
jor Crawford was nominated a* a candidate
for Governor, because he was believed to be
opposed to nullification, and th a claims of a
prominent citizen overlooked, because he fa.
voured that doctrine. After much dissatisfac.
tion on the part of the nullifiers, the claims of
. that citizen were again overlooked, for the
same reason, on a subsequent occasion.
And yet we find a committee, consisting nl.
most entirely of nullifiers, appointed to draft
resolutions for the State Rights Party of Geor
gia. It has been my pleasure to act with the
Troup party. Nothing but heresy Will pre.
vent mo from continuing to do so. But I sec
the danger before them.; I have endeavored,
and will still endeavor, to point it out to them
There is a tendency in the course of events;
there is an effort on the part of leading nulli-
fiers, to identify (he Troup party, to identify the
friends of State Rights generally, with the doc-
trine of nullification, with the interests of Mr.
Calhoun. This would be a disastrous result,
and I will endeavor to prevent it. It is not
the nullification of Mr. Jefferso.x, however, of
which lam speaking, hut the nullification of Mr.
Calhoun. It is not a “ nullification,” or dec
laration of nullity, by the independent, yet con
current acts, of the “ sovereignties” or “States,”
each “judgingfor itself,” as contended for in
*98 ; but a nullification by a single State, and
' AN ENFORCEMENT OP THAT PCLLIFICATION,
without the concurrence, and even in opposi
tion to the wishes, of the oth.r Stales,—-as
contended for in ’82 and ’33.
Since writing the foregoing, 1 have seen the
names of the gentlemen appoint ud on the com
mittee of correspondence. I am much bet.
ter satisfied with them, than with the names
of the committee appointed to draft resolu
tions. Eli AMINE It.
Nov. 89, 1833.
Co nsKtm.
Washington, March 19, 1834.
Mr. Webster, on the 18th, introduced in.
to the Senate the following “Bill, to continue
! for sis years, the act entitled, An Act to in
corporate the subscribers to the Bank of the
Ijnited'States.”
Be it enacted, dpc. That the act entitled “ An
Act to incorporate the subscribers to the Bank
of the United States,” approved on the 10th
day of April, in the year one thousand eight
hundred and sixteen, shall continue in full
force and effect for the term of six years,
from and after the period therein limited for
its expiration, to wit: the third day of March,
in the year one thousand eight hundred and
thirty six; and that all the rights, interests,
properties, powers, and privileges secured by
the same act, with all the rules, conditions,
restrictions, and duties therein prescribed, and
imposed, be and remain after the said third
day of March, in the year one thousand eight
hundred and thirty six, during the said six
years, as if the said limitation in the said act,
had not been made ; Provided, nevertheless,
that so much of the said act ns declares that
no other Bank shall bo established by any
future law of the United Staten, during the
continuance of the Corporation thereby crea
ted, shall not be continued by his act ; but
that it shall be lawful for Congress, whenev
er it shall see fit, to establish any other Bank,
to corns into existence, and operation at any
time, on or after the fourth day cf March, one
thousand eight hundred and thir.y six.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That all
public moneys accruing to the United States,
and- becoming payable from snd after the
passage of this act, in places where the said
Bank, or any of its offices i:i established,
shall be deposited in the Bonk of the United
States and its officers as heretofore ; Provi
ded, that at any time after this act shall have
been accepted, Congress may, by law or joint
resolution, cause such moneys: to be with,
drawn and removed to any other custody or
place of deposite.
See. 3. And be it further enacted, That in
consideration of the benefits t ad privileges
conferred, by this act, the said Bank shall
pay to the United States the annuity or year,
ly sum of two hundred thousand dollars, which
said sum shall be paid, ^>y the said Bank, on
the 4th day of March, in each an :1 every year,
during the said term of six yearn.
See. 4. And be it further enacted, That
Congress may provide by law, that tho said
Bank shall bo restrained, at ary time after
the third day of March, in tho year one thou,
sand eight hundred and thirty six, from ma-
king, issuing, or keeping in circulation, any
notes or bills of said bonk or any of its offices,
of a less sura or denomination thanl twenty
dollars.
Sec. 5. And be it further ena.ted, That.at
any time or times within the las: three years
of the v existence of said corporation as contin
ued by this act, it shall be lawful lor the Pres,
ideat and Directors to divide among the sev
eral stockholders thereof, such portions of the
capital stock of tho said corporation as they
have withdrawn from active one, and may
judge proper so to divide.
Sec. 6. And be it furlher enacted, That so
much of any act or acts of Congress, hereto,
fore passed and now in force, supplementary
to, or id any wise' connected with, the said
original act of corporation, approved on the
tenth day ofApril, in the year one thousand
eight hundred and sixteen, as is not inconsis.
tent with this act, shall be continued ia the
full force and effect during the s:,id six years,
after the third day of March, in ilhe year one
thousand eight hundred and thirtv six.
Sec. 7. Andie it further enacted, That it
shall bo the duty of the President and Direc
tors of the said Bank, on or before the first
?dhy of the next session of Congress, to signi
fy to the President of the United States their
acceptance, on behalf of theBanleofthe Uni.
ted States, of the terms and conditions in this
act contained, and if they shell foil to do so on
or before the day above mentioned, then this
act shall cease to be in force.
Previous to the introduction of the bill, Mr.
Webster addressed the Senate at some length,
expounding tho situation of the country, the
opinions of the Committee, and his own views,
in the presentation of this measure. The report
of this speech is necessarily post|>oned.
Mr. Leigh then gave the reasons which
would compel him to vote against the pro.
longation of the charter of this Bank, or the
charter of a new one ; at the same time he
threw out the idea that a condition of things
might he developed which would change both
the views of the State of Virginia and his own,
on the subject of the Bank.
On motion of Mr. Wright, who then ex.
pressed a desire to give some views,
The Senate adjourned.
The proceedings on the lDth instant, were
entirely devoid of interest. Ia the Senate,
after the presentation and reference of vari
ous Memorials in relation to the removal of
the Depositcs, and Reports of Committees, the
first special order of the day being the Report
of Mr. Webster on the extension of the Char
ter of the Bank of the United States, he mo
ved its postponement until the next day, (in
timating that he should then call it up at an
early hour,) in order to afford Mr. Tulmadge
an opportunity of concluding his remarks upon
the other special order, being the Report of
the Committee on Finance, and Mr. Clay’s
Resolutions relative to tho Public Depositcs
Mr. Talmadge then resumed and concluded
his remarks, sustaining the reasons of the
Secretary of the Treasury, when, at quarter
before 5 o’clock, on motion of Mr. Clay, the
Senate adjourned.
In the House, after several Reports from
Committees, the consideration of Mr. Mardis’
Resolution, requiring the Secretary of tho
Treasury to deposit the public money of the
U. Staffs in the State Banks was resumed,
and Mr. Burges spoke until the expiration of
the hour. The House then took up the Res
olution of the Committee of Ways and Means,
in relation to the Deposits, with Mr. Wilde’s
amendment, when this gentleman having con
cluded, ou motion of Mr. Pinckney, the House
adjourned.
In the Senate on the 20th inst. a Message
was received from the President on Executive
business, and after the presentation of a few
Petitions and Reports, Mr. Webster moved to
take up the first special order, being the con.
sidcration of the question of granting him
leave to bring in a hill to continue the charter
of the Bank of the United States for six years,
which was agreed to. Mr. Wright then took
the floor, and spoke at length against-thc con-
stitutionality of the present or any Bank of
the U. States. The debate was further con
tinned by Messrs. Webster and Leigh.
Mr. Calhoun intimated his wish to address
the Senate, but as the day was advanced, he
proposed an adjournment. Mr. Webster said
he was entirely willing to gratify the Senator
from South Carolina, hut hoped many days
would pot be consumed in the preliminary
question of granting leave. On motion of
Mr. Calhoun, the Senate adjourned.
In the House, Mr. Burges resumed his re
marks on Mr. Mardis’ Resolution, and spoke
untjl the expiration of tho hour allotted for
morning business. The House then resumed
the consideration of the Resolutions reported
by the Committee of Ways and Means in re
lation to tho Deposits, when < Mr. Pinckney
took the floor. When Mr. Pinckney con
eluded, about 3 o’clock, several gentlemen
simultaneously addressed - the Chair. The
floor was obtained by Mr. Gilmer, on whose
motion the House adjourned. '
In the Senate on the 21st inst. after the
presentation and reference of' various memo
rials, the Vice President announced the first
special order to be granting leave to introduce
a bill to re.churtcr the Bonk of the United S
when Mr. Calhoun took the floor, and spoke
tor one hour and a half against the principles
of the bill,'as being only a temporary expedi
ent, but in favor of establishing a new Bank
upon the present one, and prohibiting the is
suing of notes under $10, and the payment
of government dues in any notes of Banks
under the denomination of* $5. When Mr.
Culhoun concluded, Mr. Benton rose and ad
dressed the Senute at some length on the sub.
ject without concluding, when he gave way to
Mr. White, upon whose motion the Senate
adjourned.
In the House, Mr. Burges continued his
remarks on Mr. Murdis’s resolution until the
hour for morning business expired, without
concluding. Mr. Gilmer then addressed the
House on the Report of the Committee of
Ways and Means in relation to the Deposites,
at some length, when Mr. Q. concluded, Mr.
Cloy of Alabama obtained the floor, and on
his motion the House adjourned.
gins was taken to Dr. Manly’s, a few paces I hie them to run daily, and will of course, add
distant, where he expired in about one hour, materially to the receipts. Under these cir-
He did not speak after he was shot. The J cumstanecs, we rany expect that a handsome
General fcutelUgence*
Prom the Macon Messenger.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Montgome-
ry, to his friend in (his place, dated
Montgomery, Ala. March 21, 1834.
It becomes my melancholy duty to an.
nounceto you the death of Jobi R. Wiggins.
He was murdered in "this town on Tuesday
evening lost. There is yet much mystery
hanging over the affair. The circumstances,
so far as we have been enabled to ascertain
them, were pretty much the following: Wig
gins came here on Thursday evening last,—
he remained here during Friday. On Satur-
day morning he loft here for the purpose of
visiting Wetumpka, a little town about sixteen
miles above here. On Tuesday evening,
about 5 o’clock, he returned to this place, and
stopped at the Frnnklia Hotel,'kept by Reid.
After supper, and just about dusk, ho was
seen walking with an individual who was lea
ding a horse, out in tho northern part of the
town, which is thinly populated. The report
of h pistol was heard, and in an instant after,
this individual who had been walking with
him, was seen galloping off from him. ° Wig.
ball fired from the pistol entered his right eye
and passed completely through his head—it
lodged between the scull and the skin on the
back part of the head, and was extracted by
the physicians who were called to attend him.
The roads were scoured in every direction
during the whole night following, and the
next .morning about sunrise a party came
upon the heels of the supposed murderer.
They pursued him warmly during the day,
but he had prepared himself with a horse of
tho very first rale, and they did not overtake
him. They were, however, in sight of him
several times, and towards evening pressed
him so closely, that in crossing a creek his
horse bogged, and he had to leave him. He
then took refuge in the swamp which extend,
ed on both sides of this creek. They routed
him several times, and shot at him twice, hit.
ting him once with three or four small shot.
After pursuing him iu the swamp a day and
night, they succeeded yesterday evening in
decoying him from the swamp, and took him
just after dark. He was brought into this
place this evening under a strong guard and
committed to jail
Our Circuit Court is now in session in this
place. To-morrow at 9 o’clock is fixed for
liis examination. Great efforts are making to
let him to bail. ’Tis somewhat uncertain,
but I think, from the strong presumptive evi
dence against him, he will be committed to
jail to await his trial in September next.
Who do you think the person apprehend,
ed and suspected of the murder is? It is
Augustus Glover! I am informed that he is
distantly related to Wiggins. Tis said that
he lately killed an individual in Menticelio,
Jasper County, Ga. by the name of Ross
I send you a town paper, under the edito-
rial head of which you will see some accouut
of the affair. Every attention was paid to
the ceremonies appertaining to the funeral
and burial of Wiggins. The Court adjourn
ed and the members of the Bar attended the
ceremonies. Three of his brother Demostheni.
arts were present. Ilis horse and sulkey, and
other effects which he hud with him, are in
the possession of Dr. Henry, of this town.
Yours truly, dec.
The Columbus Sentinel says, that “a mur
der was committed in Fayetteville on Tues
day night, the llth ult. during the session of
the Superior Court of the county of Fayette/
by Uriah Glass, on the person of Charles
Pearson, a citizen of said county. The cir
cumstances, as we have heard them detailed
were as follows : Pearson was the brotber-in
law of John Sellers, representative from that
county, they both put up at the same tavern
and when night came on they were directed
to sleep in the some bed. Pearson went to
bed, where he was directed to sleep, quite
early. Sellers was engaged in some busi
ness and did uot get to bed so early, and was
subsequently directed by the landlord to sleep
in another room. About two or perhaps
three years before, Gloss and Sellers bad
been opposing candidates for the Legislature,
at which time a slight difficulty occurred be.
tween them, nothing more had been thought
about it, hut the assassin had kept it in mind
and had watched the place where the suppos-.
ed Sellers was to sleep, and after all was
still, he went into the room where Pearson
was asleep with a double barrelled pistol, and
shot him as he lay in the bed with two bullets,
one penetrated his neck and came out at the
jugular vein and the other penetrated the heart.
He died instantly. Glass rushed into the
streets and drew his knife, but he was arres.
ted on the next day. A true bill was found
against him for murder. He was arraigned
and made a showing for a continuance. Glass
stated that he had nothing against Pearson, but
he thought he had killed Sellers. Pearson
has left a large family who were entirely de
pendant upon him for a support.”
Sale of Public Hands The sale of the
Negroes belonging to the State commenced
at Lagrange on the 17th instant. Nineteen
fellows sold for an aggregate amount of $12 :
268 75.; averaging each $645 72. The
highest price giveu was $861.
The sale was continued in this place on
Saturday last, when twenty .two men brought
$14,828, averaging $674 each. Several
brought over 800, the highest $850.
In Perry o.n Tuesday, 25 hands were sold,
mostly Africans and low couutry negroes, for
a sum averaging $596 !—Southern Planter.
Cherokee Emigration.—Two of the En
rolling Agents, Messrs. Henderson and Davis,
were in our place a few days since, from
whom wc learn that a company of Cherokee
Indians (upwards of a thousand in number |
uuder Abe care of Maj. Curry, had taken up
their line of march for their new homes,.west
of tho Mississippi, We also learn from them
that the principal part of tliis company was
made up from that port of the Cherokeo Na
tion, within the limits of North Carolina and
Tennessee. We presume that the. reasons
why the Cherokces within the limits of Geor/
gia are more averse to emigration, than those
within the boundaries of North Carolina and
Tennessee are, that they are more immediate
ly under the iniluunce of their intelligent and
interested Chiefs. We however look forward
with much solicitude, to the time as not being
very fur distant, when a treaty will be made
with these deluded people.
Next Monday a motion at Chambers will
be made, to dissolve the Injunctions which
have been granted by his Honor Judge Hoop
er, to restrain fortunate drawers from taking
possession of lands in the occupancy of those
natives who are styled “the Rescrvees.”—Au-
raria Recorder and Spy, March 29.
uividend will be declared in July next. We
also feel highly gratified to learn that arrange-
uients are in progress, by which the Compa
ny are to contract to carry the mail between
this city and Augusta.—Charleston Courier.
Lotteries have been suppressed at New Or
leans, trad throughout the State of Louisiana,
by an act of the Legislature, and yet gamb-
ling is legalized by a license granted ; at
which place, at all times, may be seen young
and old hazarding their gains at the gaming
table, and thus become fitted for the desper
ate deeds which we sec daily chronicled in
the journals of the chief city of that State.
The Rail Road.—We understand that the
weekly receipts of the Rail Road Company,
now exceed the expenses by several hundred
dollars, although the Locomotives are running
only on alternate days. Several new En
ginosare momently expected, which will ena»
Aiboia Chase and A. AX. Nlsbet, Editors.
0£jr There will be a meeting of the citizens
of Clark County who are friendly to the Union
and opposed to the doctrine of nullification, in
the Baptist Church iu Athens, on Saturday
the 5th of April inst., at which meeting reso
lutions will be submitted for discussion, and
such measures taken as may be thought prop,
er to promote the great interests of the couutry.
WILLIAM DEARING,
STEVENS THOMAS,
EDWARD PAINE,
JAMES TINSLEY,
A. M. NISBET,
JACOB PHINIZY,
JOHN MORTON,
JOHN H. LOWE,
WILLIAM JONES,
JOHN NISBET,
WM. L. MITCHELL.
Hr Tho meeting of the Union Party will take
place to-day at 10 o’clock A. M.
The Meeting.—Tho friend* of the Union wore un
fortunate in fixing on to-day for their meeting. It
was not known at the time that an election for Col.
onel of militia would be held at Watkinsville on the
same day. Notwithstanding this unfortunate inter,
fereance, and the short notice given, we doubt not
but that our meeting will be respectfully attended
We fear that a few of our Troup Union friends still
allow their feelings for men to sway over them that
kind of influence, which, at a crisis like the present,
certainly unmanly—nay, criminal. We exhort
such to come forth—to stand by their principles, and
let no man or set of men, possess that place in their
affection), which ought to be devoted to patriotism
and their country. We in this respect have had our
trials—we have been devoted to men—our predilec
tions for them havo waged against our better judg
ment a strong, but not a doubtful contest. The dis.
tinguished individuals at the head of the new “ State
Rights” alias nullification party, so long as a loop was
left on which we could hang a hope of their rejection
of tho South Carolina heresy, h jt our confidence and
support. Bat the stand assumed by them last winter
in Millcdgeville—the principles embraced in Chap,
pell’s and Cooper’s resolutions-their support of those
resolutions, and the establishment by them of nulli.
fication associations throughout the State for the pro.
pagalion of those principles, left us no choice; wo
could no longer hesitate botwcei our duty to our
country and a faction proclaiming opinions which we
verily believe strike at the very root ol our happi
ness and prosperity as a people.
Totliose of our friends who still are as wo have
been, hesitating between men and principles, we
would say, every consideration of duty to your God,
to your country, and to yourselves, calls aloud upon
you, uot only for decision, but action ! You have
all along deprecated the heresy of nullification, and
is it a time now for V9U to fall into 4ts support ?
Now, afte r you have witnessed its desolating effects
in South Carolina 1 Now, when its poisonous fruits
are just maturing in that hot bed of faction and mis.
rule ? Now, when the people of that devoted state
are beginning to reap so cruel a harvest—to gather
(where they have before reaped peace, - plenty and
happiness) test oaths, tyranny and oppression ? No!
No! with those who advocate the wretclied doc-
trines which have produced in South Carolina, and
most produce in every state whore they prevail, con-
sequences so much to be deprecated, yon can, polit.
ioally, have no feelings in common. You must be
willing to array yourselves against old friends, nay
even encounter in hostile array those bound to you
by the strongest cords of lovo and affection, if it be
necc&ary in order to preserve that peace within
which can; alone result from a discharge of your du
ties to your consciences and your country. The cri-
sis has now arrived when you must do this—when
you must come qut openly and oppose some whom you
have formerly supported, or incur hereafter the bit-
ter execrations of yoor children, for having lent
helping hand towards the destruction of that noble
fabric of government which is, or ought to be, thoir
birthright
Is it possible that tho people can remain inactive
or indifferent when they behold the exertions which
are being mode to spread principles which, if they
prevail to any great extent, most as assuredly as
eanso follows effect, destroy the constitution of tho
U. S., produce a disruption of tho Union* and throw
the people into a state td& thousand times more dork
and dangerous than was that out of which they were
led by the political Joshuas” of their glorious revo-
lotion!
Let the cardinal doctrine of nullification, via:
“ the supremacy of state sovereignty,” prevail, and
tho work will have been accomplished! That con
stitution which the states have onco declared “ shall
be tho supremo law of the land, any thing in tho con-
stitution and Laws of any state to the contrary not.
withstanding,” will have become a dead latter—tho
states will sink down into potty tyrannies, and tho
people will soon feel upon their necks the feet of those
who are now, under the popular cry of ♦* State Rights”
and liberty, preparing them for ihe yoke.
Rally, freemen, to the rescue! It is tho constita-
those who in the revolution acquired liberty for you
at the expense of their blood,) and the lost bulwark
of freedom against a world of tyrants in arms, that
demands your protection ! The mino has been laid
by insidious enemies, who dare not oponly assault it—
the match is ready to bo applied,' and will you still
stand off and flatter yourselves that “ all is well T”
Athens Lyceum-—Wo are requested to state that
tho future meetings of this Society will bo held regu
larly every Thursday night at the Grammar School
in this place. At the next meeting, the Rev. Mr.
Pressley and Mr. Hunt are appointed to deliver lee-
tures. _
(Cr* Wc are indebted to our Representatives,
Messrs. Gilmer and Coflfey, for a copy from each, of
the reports of the majority and minority of the Com-
mittce of Ways and Means, on tho subject of the re.
moval of tho deposites.
Mr. Gilmer.—We read the speech of this gentle-
man on thu deposite question, with much pleasure.
It furnishes a beautiful contrast between the profes.
sions of tho now, and tho actions of the old school of
State Rights politicians. The former claiming to be
the exclusive friends of State Rights, are found fight,
ing manfully side by sido with Clay and Webster in
behalf of an institution, wltich they havo a thousand
times declared to bo unconstitutional,, oppressive and
at war with tho rights of tho States; whilst the lat-
ter, whom the exclusives would elbow a3ide into the
ranks of consolidation, are found on all occasions
where they ought to be, proving not by vain words
and empty professions, their devotedness to the cause
of State Rights, but by their actions. We will en.
deavor to lay Mr. G’s speech before our readers at an
early day.
O’ We received by the last mail the first number
af tho “ Miners Recorder and Spy in tho West,” ed
ited by Howell Cobb and M. H. Gathright, Esqrs. and
published by the latter, at Auraria, Lumpkin County.
Wo hail with pleasure the appearance of this “new
ally in tho West,” of the friends of correct principles.
May it prove a.vigilant and activo “Spy” over tho
machinations of that enemy of tho people, nullifica
tion, which is “ going about liko a roaring Lion,
seeking whom it may devour.”
O’ We deem it almost unnecessary for us to state
that we differ in sentiment on several important points
assumed by our correspondent, 11 A friend to regular
Government.” We havo neither timo nor room at
present, however, to point them out; indeed, with
those who havo been regular readers of our paper
this would be unnecessaiy, as they have had before
fully our views on the subject matter of Iris commu
nications.
Wo go with tho Union party for the doctrines of
“ State Rights without nullification and Union with,
out consolidation.” Of course we canuot coincide
ip opinion with those who lean toward cither of those
dangerous extremes.
On other points the arguments of our correspon.
dent aro able and conclusive. His communications
will be read with interest.
Union Convention in South Carolina Wc arc
informed by the Columbia Hive, that this body con.
vened at Greenville on the 21th ult., and adjourned,
after having accomplished the object of tho meeting,
on the 27th.
Judge Huger acted as President of the Convention,
General Dawkins and Capt. Cunningham as Vice
Presidents, and Major Spierin and Mr- Rosborough
os Secretaries.
The address of Judge Huger on assuming the
chair, is said to have boon a most ealendid effort.
Wo will lay it before our readers, together with tho
proceedings of the Convention, so soon as they are
received.
The Military Test Oath Mr. Edward McRcady
having been duly elected first lieutenant in the
* Washington Light Infantry,” a company attached
to tho 14th Regiment of the South Carolina militia,
applied to the colonel of said regiment for his com.
mission. This being refused,because he would not take
the oath of exclusive allegiance enjoined by the late
Military Bill, ho made a motion before Judge Bay,
on the 25 th inst. fora mandamus requiring said Col-
onul to issue said commission. This case was brought
up for the purposo of getting a final judicial decision
on tho constitutionality of the Test Oath—the res
pondent and relator both believing the oath to bo un.
constitutional and oppressive. It seems ti have
been expected as a matter of course, that Judge Bay,
a “ dyed-in-the-wool" nullificr, would decide any
thing to be constitutional which might bo required
by the “ Junto,” and consequently no argument was
had before him on the subject. Tho decision of
course was in favor of tho const nationality of the
Test Oath. Tho question was to havo been carried
up immediately tu the court of appeals. This court
being in session at the time, the case has been doubt,
less brought before it, and a final doscision had ere
this—Thomas S. Grimke and Jas. L. Pettigru for
the appellant, and Messrs. R. B. Smith, Attorney
General, and W. P. Finley For the rosponden
IiCt the final decision be what it may, tho Union
party in South Carolina will neither be Legislated
nor juridicated, to use a term of our own (oiuing,
into perjury, or abject submission to the requiremen's
of their self constituted masters.
“ Old Virginia never tire."—It will bo seen by
tho following that James Bouldin, Esq., brother of
the late Judge Bouldin, has been elected to fill the
vacancy in Congress occasioned-by the death of the
latter.^ Mr. B. is an avowed friend of tho adminis
tration, and enemy of tho Bank. And as such beat
Judge Tucker, (opposed to the administration and i:i
favbr of the restoration of the deposits,) several hun.
dred votes. This, too, in Randolph’s old and repub
lican district! ilow beautifully such an event prove)
that the people are elevated too high in tho scale of
virtue and intelligence to bo affected by the ridico
lous cant and clamor of tho coalition pf the Bank,
National, Nnllifier and Co. about that “ hoaiy" old
tyrant” and h despotic old woman”—General Jtck.
son. “ Cease, vipers, you gnaw a file.’
The First Blow for Victory!—'Tho people aro
rising. “ The Campbells are- coming.” Tho blow
of tho 23d December has been struck. The battle of
the 8th January is at hand. The month of April
will show the strength of Virginia, arrayed against
the monster.
Bouldin has triumphed in tho Charlotte District—
by hundreds. The aiiouts of the Bank people havo
been changed to lamentations. We have warned
the allies of tho Bank again and again, of the mis-
calculations thoy have made. The stuff about Van
Buron, and a Van Buren Caucus, &c. &c. will not
deceive an eagle-eyed people. It is dust attempted
to be thrown into their eyes; but they will reject it
with indignation. They scorn thoso” who seek to de-
Thc battle of April is about to be
obivb tmm. _ ■ _
fought—and the-fata of the Bank will forever be
tion of your country, (formed and established by J-sccled-in Virginia—Richmond Enquirer.
FOR THE SOUTHERN BANNEB
170. U.
Governor Troup's Letter—Nul/ifauion^<;
Rights, and State Sovereignty.
Messes. Editors,—It may not be w
this plr.co, to state distinctly, that I
entertained the unqualified belief, \; 1? , »
American Tariff, for the protection of | *
manufactures, i3 constitutional. Indeed
I consider tho composition of our (4 '
Congress, it is next to impossible for tn?
conceive of a palpable violation of our (ban
by that body, without its immediately j n( ^
the compulsory process of that infallible
rective, the elective franchise, as did the y’
and Sedition Laws. Tina is the tr ue t0
vative principle of all representative « ov f r '
ments, uuder any aud all of their peaceful
erutions. But a government which is
provided with some other coercive p 0Wc , n \
cases pf open resistance to the public | a „’ ^)
have always deemed but little better p,,
farce. If this latter proposition he fundanJ
tally true, in a regular system, such * J
was wont to be in tho Convention which |!
organized it, the doctrine of separate
sovereignty necessarily vanishes f ro71
creed. I maintain, that the question v,l; h
uow agitates this country—whether oars b -
truly national and consolidated government,«
one consisting of a confederacy of socerc.^tui
is strictly the question which lay at the foe-
dation of all the dissension which pc.-vai'
the discussions during the formation ofi-
new Constitution. The grand problem \
that time to be solved was—shall wc esuhh
one supreme, consolidated, national gover
ment, avowedly based upon the near uanial
lation of State governments, or shall we iw<®
and continue the old “ rope of sand,” «hi«
for twelve years, so far as its essential fa.
tures were concerned, had, more or less, ik
gusted every man from Georgia to M iic. |
conclude, therefore, that nullification, otfak
right of a State to resist the requisition 0 f
Congress, whether just or unjust, is ven f !r
from being a new doctrine, a modern ! crer,
attributable alone to John C. Calhoun,
in fact, the oldest governmental principle n
this country. Whoever will take the pain-;
to peruse critically the debates in the ceichn
ted Convention above referred to, topetW
with the provisions of the Articles of Conh-i
cration, and tho practices which natural
grew up under that system, must come too:'
or both of the following conclusions, vh.
1. That it was the sense of an overwhelm
ing majority, at least more than three fourth
of the whole country, that the old plan n
fatally absurd and impracticable, tondii g, !r
necessity, to civil discord and consequent fe
inemhenncnt.
2. That it was tho leading, in fact, the ili
engrossing object of the people, in the r ,r
poiutment of general delegates, so to ciang
the old, or iu the adoption of a new co.ir.it.
tion, as to deprive the States of every vestig
of the powers set up for them by the nullificr
of the present day. And its rutiiic ai m r
the people, almost en masse, by the only co.
venient process, State Conventions, proted
If, then, the Union party of die South
persist, iu the teeth of such facts as arc alw
alluded to, (and the establishment of w i ich, I
trust, will be made clear before l am don',
to denounce nullification as a dangerous h:
csy, to denounce the tariff as palpably urre-
stitutional, and then contend for the iudi' i-i
and absolute sovereignty of the States iiid' t-
ually, I now warn them that their fate in
ed—the fate of the minority of South Curcum
perhaps civil war, disunion, or pcr|x;tu/
anarchy.
But to Gov. Troup’s letter. What is sou
reignty in the abstract ? Our writer siys-
“ There is no sovereignty in what is c-Jh
the United States. The government is ser
vant of the sovereign—the sovereign is to Is.I
found in the States, or the people of the State ?
—it is insusceptible of division or increase—
it is omnipotent—it is this which form* gov
ernments, General or State—constitutioi sand
governments arc merely emanations from i‘
like light from ‘lie sun—it tmilics aud umna!.a
at pleasure—it has no superior hut
and has no law but the universal law
by that Divi.uty, which is the law of rignt aa<'
justice.” This, I believe, is substantially tbi
whole that is said as to its essence, or bein',
and powers. Its mode of action is ittioilie
matter, which.I shall consider presently,»
ia a future number. One would suppose tin’-
a gentleman of Gov. Troup’s reputation
talent aud learning, would not employ tenfc
like the foregoing, unless he had previouslj
analyzed their practical bearing, to the cxtrci
of rendering their truth a demonstrable prop
osition. But what is the true picture which
such language presents ? After going thro'-ij*
with a string of naked assumptions, nil te^
ing to the point, lh«it the natural rights of
the individuals composing this great republic
are some how or other parcelled out ish
twenty-four equal parts, and that tco with# 1
any regard to numbers, he very gravely i-’;
forms us by way of inference, that each '*
these parcels may “ throw off the Constifc
tion—may release itself—may, by its oten VCr
lition,Tor justifiable causes, (in its own °F in 'P
ion of course,) cease to be u party to it- "
I -thought 1 had shown in the previous nua>
her, that the language of our author had fob;
warranted us in dubbii.g him a peaceful nuh)
fier. I think the case last made out clean
demonstrates him a peaceful scccdcr, or disu-
ionist, notwithstanding the right of the otb j
parts “ to coerce, even to annihilation, ^
party seceding.” .. ' .I
Such a vague and gratuitous definition 4 .;
sovereignty, together with the gross confusiou ( ’j t
premises herein exhibited, is well calculi ,
to bewilder such as aro not cautious to was,
well the legitimate import of wordo. It m*
be palpable to the most superficial critic, tha |
his position of twenty-four equal sovereignty
out of a hums of people separating from j*
rcke 1 I
id unmal.a .
t Divi.iity-J
iw or.'aincffl
mother country for a common reason—i
from a common oppression—and adopting 3
constitution of their own for their conuaoo
government, is wholly gratuitous. The eit^
of Gov. T. lies in his determination to pf^
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