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Letter to Editor
April 5, 1833
Richmond Enquirer
Richmond, Richmond County, Virginia
What is this article about?
A letter dated April 2, 1833, from 'A Republican' in Albemarle, Virginia, argues against constitutional secession without oppression, asserts the Union's right to punish treason, references John Randolph's views, and warns against dividing the republican party over such distinctions.
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evercome by the United States, her citizens ought not to be punished for treason against the latter government.
She must be treated with as a sovereign State.
But mark,—the existence of the right to secede, depends on the oppression. Of this the 23 States have a right to judge as well as the single State. They adjudge that State has not been oppressed, and therefore that they can of right, punish for treason, "in levying war against the United States."
Now, Messrs. Editors, I would ask, is it worth while to divide and distract the great republican party in Virginia, who have lived in brotherly love, as members of one family, so many years—who together achieved the political revolution of 1800—who by their united counsels and efforts, bore the flag of the Union triumphantly through a long and bloody foreign war—for such hair-breadth distinctions? A deep, I fear an incurable wound has been inflicted on the cause of State rights, by this new party.
Mr. Randolph maintained the right of a State to resist oppression, whenever it shall come—he claimed it as a revolutionary remedy. He denounced the doctrine of constitutional Secession, and challenged any one to defend it.
"A REPUBLICAN."
Albemarle, April 2d, 1833.
She must be treated with as a sovereign State.
But mark,—the existence of the right to secede, depends on the oppression. Of this the 23 States have a right to judge as well as the single State. They adjudge that State has not been oppressed, and therefore that they can of right, punish for treason, "in levying war against the United States."
Now, Messrs. Editors, I would ask, is it worth while to divide and distract the great republican party in Virginia, who have lived in brotherly love, as members of one family, so many years—who together achieved the political revolution of 1800—who by their united counsels and efforts, bore the flag of the Union triumphantly through a long and bloody foreign war—for such hair-breadth distinctions? A deep, I fear an incurable wound has been inflicted on the cause of State rights, by this new party.
Mr. Randolph maintained the right of a State to resist oppression, whenever it shall come—he claimed it as a revolutionary remedy. He denounced the doctrine of constitutional Secession, and challenged any one to defend it.
"A REPUBLICAN."
Albemarle, April 2d, 1833.
What sub-type of article is it?
Political
Persuasive
Reflective
What themes does it cover?
Constitutional Rights
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Secession
State Rights
Treason
Republican Party
Virginia
Union
Oppression
Constitutional Secession
What entities or persons were involved?
A Republican
Messrs. Editors
Letter to Editor Details
Author
A Republican
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Messrs. Editors
Main Argument
the doctrine of constitutional secession is invalid without oppression by the union; the other states can judge this and punish secession as treason. dividing the republican party in virginia over such fine distinctions harms the cause of state rights.
Notable Details
References Mr. Randolph's Denunciation Of Constitutional Secession
Mentions Political Revolution Of 1800
Alludes To Long And Bloody Foreign War
Criticizes New Party For Wounding State Rights