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' nAT.TTTGn, it. c, toida?, nranuARtr o, xc33 r 1 jtt Yor. Crtrofma Gazette, 30acai--rtw, three dollar per eimofe one Kail n ett.a"c. OUUiWMWB - innot be alloted" to remain in erreare loneer lhae ou 7 cur, and pertooa reaUlent vidtout tbi 'State, lo may deaire to become aubaeribera, aill be lrietl,reiired to pay the whole a aMaot of the year' aubacriptioa in ad-anee. mstit, not eaeeedmr fifteen liaev Iiaterted three timet for one dollar-, end twen t,4ve eenta lor each continuance.. : .-57-t vrtt t Editor mutt be port-paid. Legislature of toginlC TW fallovinr Meeaare from the Co-eraor, laare oftt. ao-eriaf IteenWainM of 8. Carolina, propotiug OoaenUM" Or the - autea, wa irnraiui to. btb Uouae ot the General Aiaembly of Vir jini en the 25lh eUimo: .- 'i . .-, . i. -; Executive DePAafMarr, ?, January 25th, 1833. TV fA Senate and House o DetegaltK I have received from the Governor of the Commonwealth of South Caroli na Resolution! adopted bj the Gene ral Assembly .of that State, with a re quest to lay them oeiore $ou: uiey arer accordingly nerewiui communi- The resolution refer to the call of a General Convention of tlio State of tlii Confederacyf to take into it con sideration the subiect of the disputed power tif tht Federal Government, and to ad iust them in a manner that 'may in future preclude doubt, and preyeMthaxyw erase Apj, ..pjar.wnt ,.ti w . pvwsv,t?4 Stite7iDlusInred beUevv:io be unwarranted toy the uonsuuiuon .. -, v.i..t!irflV!i';'f.'..'i,.';'6'; wnicn createu t The lowering aspect of our puoue affair at tli moment, caused by the usurpation of the Federal uovern- tMttt, wnicn oowixeixiBCB runci " intended to Je granted :tit-lnd by arbitrary mean, attempt to de mire awereicn State f any remedy for wrongs, injuoee im rini;iva, c y . --jt-..: -"-.ti-.-'ii i-.-iiLJjwnat ne aeems xo oe ncr ns " tmiitrpa " a. cuiifiLuvii wiab uv ""- could be better devised tor allaying the Mtteral discontents of the people, anil uf calmiuz the- risins indignation hs ever been watchful and jealou of wthffr: W wneral convention,-the ori- ginal partier to ther compact Of Con stitution, tnereuy uiurouig u. : a ! a. af.. ka alfaiAal nrnrtp.r ODOOTlumiT it u to iVtormine what power it i iheir oreiim will to permit their agent to Mcrciii " and of tnarkinr out so dis- tincurrwrrinwtrof the reaerai uo vernment, taat wme T iiereanpr may bsve-the "temerity to paa theboanda- rv prescribed. We are called upon by our sister State, who aa auffered much - from the exercise of unconstitutional power by-that Mvernmentt.ioiunitiii.,c- compnsmng uiia great oojecu- , A general convention would be so fully able, and io well calculated to restore harmoor to our conieaeracy. by adjusting and finally settling all the doubtful or dispute power, that no ei furt should be left untried to advance so desirable a result, and thus to regain the happy confidence which all here tofore reposed im the pe"rmanencyjof our- iasUtiiUohfc'-ii"'- . The time are perilous, the question raotu-Dtoua. and look far into the fu ture, and on the wisdom of your de- cisioai ao lar a we are concerneu, BJLprobablr depend the peace, the liberty, and tlTMippine8lTf TTmr country. v , " rTr Weliave lonr rearded a the cita del of our liberty-the-aovereignty of these, States, - which could be interpos ed to save a aufferiae and oppressed people from the unjust exactions of an unconstitutional act, which cannot be aw 1 and the right of each State, a a sovereign party to the compact, hav ing no superior,' to juage ior itself of the infractions of the constitution, a well a the mode and measure of re. "Tint if the power lately eized upon by the federal Government and pro- loulrated as rhrhttuUV belonging xo ic, he permitted anctioneil r wrstaiwd- jhy the SUte of thi confederacy, this pmmoawealthy uponT which" depend ur freedom and our exutence a an ndpendent SUte, wijl be entombed in jthe cemetery of republic! and the will of an irresponsible majority, or fiat of the President become the barter of our liberty, thus substituted 'V tkt eonstitution. These State ihea bexoine the vassal of a despotic Vwer M right left them but Me righi to eotuplain, a right which KlespoSsm cannot take from the vilest malefactor rhaiaed'te the floor of the tdungeoq. " ' . " ;-: Many of the State of thi eonfede-,-acy, sn by deetawsd their 4ns. "cpenueivce 01 ureal nnuiai they would 9q longer -submit to the illegal and unconstUutional exaction f-that country and . tsadfi .common cause against her a a common enemy. Willing; to justify themselve to the world, their Uelesate in Congres Were afterward intructed a delegate .. . ...-1 v acvcr-4 rawen uisu aiwi.Ku for common Jefeoce, to sanction a Jeclaration of I ndependence by that terra admitting of too little doubt,! vielded-up-the 'iOTOret?Mr(&tt State, which bow compose a ainirle nation.",; ; " This dectriae, and thi claim . to power; i an outrage upon our tastita tioni, and the bitterest satire upon the revolution: that the very Declaration of Independence itself, which blazon ed forth our liberty full to the gaze of all admiring world, as our father be lieved, should now be produced, "as the bond which binds their children as slaves to a majority in Congress, and to a President elected by t college of elector representingthat majority, who are not, and cannot be responsible to them,- and over whose will there is'noj control, are claim which cannot be admitted. Thus all the safe guard of liberty which our father thought they had constructed .with so much ' e a I . , a prudence, - wisdom and patriotism. would be broken to piece and dcsolv ed by this boundless and ingulfing claim Ito jmwerwhich-tbat -Government has exhibited to the view of as tonished millions. 7'- X J Claim having been made to this un limited power for that Government, a claim which the patriot cannot contem plate" without -feeling Mutuindignant riorror rush upon his mtnd-r-H becomes the part of wisdom, prudently to take uch measure a will ensure the spee dy termination f a pretension fraught with,. o much evil to the Union nd lanrir to our liberty. ' ' The call of a general convention of these State would. afford a proper op- -porils&y fw4het place chKgttarl5 Inon"" libertyrnnia isutll liarnei'l to the encroaenmenu ui tuc reutrw Government, a will put to ret fore ver the question of disputed powers -the agitation of which, have, from time to -time, created mucn aissaus- faction and if ertediHt"t nojd istanayirterjnunaw w ble injury. . :., -v ; v-.. ; ;-, . At the moment when a overeigi State of thi confederacy, exercising and as such, ha undertaken to judge for lierself of the infractions of the compact, and of the mode and mea- sure otTeuress, we nnu inn riwueui of the Umted Stateipnly-lyifi claim to thi - ricantiff power, 7 an charging State with' treason againt the Federal Government, which he claim to bovereign, and carrying out the principle, eem to endeavor to make the impression that the rights of the State are grant of power from hatwernmentv Whenwe pursue that, argument to it final result, we nnd ourselve ensiaveu oy ine decla ration of our Independence, with no limit to the power of the pev govern ment but its own. will, and we .have no ri-ht left u but the rishtofrevolu tion, whilst thi government claim the anlasonist richt of subduing by th aword. If thi doctrine be true our father, intent upon ecurin4j liber ty for themselve and their children, greatly erred in not declaring them elve free and independent f their Declaration of Independence , nurins- the middle aw, the Euro- .n havrnmant were liiue else than the -nrilitary xontthands of feudal bar- on the king or great baroa of all, ! relying upon hi military prowe, di dained to hold hi power as the gift of men, and claimed to rule by a pecai rraiit frnm OmniDOtebce. JJUt xni divine right of king, wa disputed by the-taronsof aElsndatJftunniniede, and a charter Jbr their liberty was wrttfte from the kingr Thi wa truly a treat victory over tyranny, and be. Hewed to be a discoverv in cavcruiucuv. bich, at a future day, compelled the nhf. or kmc. to consent xo iro vorn by compact - Vet, the great dis covery, orimpncnicuk.ii ment- wa reserved for: our father hit afTirmed that sovereizntj; could niSila alnnp. in the entire body of the people t that their ruler were agents of the 1 people chosen -from ainong ttim. in ilUchai cerUin ' dutres 're- nuired of them, and at stipulated pe riods, to lay down thejpower which b ttgerdiitf tfrepeopterlntf witli which they, bad - been, temporarily clothed for certain purpose that no error might be committed, and-'to pre vent any from attempting' to rule by military forces Uiey pei tected weir f overnnient, as we heretofore have be ieved, in the aecurity of written con stitutions. "All the States of this Confederacy, certainly believed themselve , sove reign, and in that capacity-and. un der tbit belief, Virginia proceeded to form a Government for herelf, ante rior to the Declaration-of Indepear dence, and existed," until three year ago, under the Constitution and form of Government wen euuwwir the sovereigtf people - assembled - la Convention, and amended that Con stitution, which now remain the irton ument of their aovereigntyr-thC bMi r.f eWaw. tan A mnt al laiWta - :.' ittw. then. U it oossible for Virgi nia t rr-'ivcil a oTaoi of her re served richt from the Constitution of A i - , "if . . il Ja MA . the United State, or inr"'S" t;nn) ii0W the State could receive irr,nt7 iMt renerved risht,- U so, than that a Sdveretsri State can i as the 12th! of June, lrrfi, this State declarejldesires, they sanction ..by their vote, that u whenever any Government shall the creation of a dictator. . ' , hn fniiml inai1inii!it tn ih nnrnnsAal -' Whw cSitnlil Kea thmiva K) ITava ati rrolur!n ihAew-rfvi happiness, a majority of the people,-! hath an indubitable, unalienable and! indefeasible.jightr to reform,' alter or ' versy might be adjusted without a re abolish it, in such manner as shall be : sort to arms, which wisdom forbids, pa judged most conducive , to the public; tfiotism condemns, and liberty abhors. weat"-.yirginia ha verT lately re- "ITie Court of the country are open formed and altered her Government, to alt parties, where those questions and (till claims the w indubiUble, un-lttiight aoon-be determined, and leave alienable'and indefeasible righf to a-us a we werei a free and happy pco-boluh- V whenever the majority of pie, "or Congress could, by the. provi- ner ciuzens may mini, proper io uq so: to reformralter or abolislT a form' of GovernmenV are the highest power, which a Sovereign Statecan exercise, t We have also on our statute book, a law pointing out the mode by which a citizen mav exnatriate himself, and until he avails "himself of the provisions' low Tariff - moat . - . . . a A.an .a .. of tin act, in uivcsung himself ot his ; cit'txenshipi or renounce it bycom-t But flie callo m .a . d.aalt a . a .a a a a J ing a citizen or, another SUte ol ttii ot the states brings at once, lull ae Union, or the subiect of aomeTbrei20.lfore:,all .the parties to the compact, prince, he is," wherever he may be,a Citizen 01 Virginia, ana to ner 1119 ai-i giance is due. ,: v ,; .r -. .m. r:.;.. I The Constitution or compact which unites.. these States, among other spe-4 cificd powers, has rriven to CqnjTresst the richt to establish an . uniform mode of naTurahzation, ' and no more,; because more was not necessary, at the United States had no citizen on whom it could operate; yet it was de sirable that uniformity on thi subject lUouU eivitthrowgUout tuauwabdcEa. vrifwredSsttfuti'ori "btovldef tWt the titizW'Of !acb State shall be entitled to all the privileges and im munities of citizens of the Several States," and by virtue of thi provi sion, a foreigner, who has been natu ralixedi and taken the oath-of allegi ance to any one of the States, may at any time, under this constitutional provision, transfer hi allegiance to another State. . : ' The United State then, beih Only the Union of certain interests ofthese sovereign State, intended by.them.to be used for their benefit, Joy. agent appointed by themselves, could not have citizens, since (he fact of id ex istehcels'lhe -lieTbTWetrzen' of die everal 'State;. IthougHlItranlearly period, that government made an ef fort to legislate over the persons of the citizens of the States, by the passage of the Alien and sedition Acta, which passed both House of Congress, and was approved by the President 1 Tiee I acr mei wiin unqumueu resi&iautc on the part of aeyeral State, and by hone with more, decision than. Virgi nia, on whose statute book a law now stands, the written evidence of -her protecting sovereignty,-and the per petual monument of its peaceful, con servative" and triumphant-Jnterposi- tion. Yetuie President ha given u too clearlv ; to misunderstand, that when an act has passed both Houses of Congress, and has been approved oy him, it constitutionality cannot be questjpnedtnd . .from :.hi .decision, it would. eem, there j allowed, no ap peal, but to humble entreaty, and un availing remonstrance. ' ' " -Thi government, it it poMes the power- thus claimed for it, i wholly without Xi check,' unlimitedlirits sway,- and boundless in its' power. Surely this annflt; be the practical effect of the government, which our fathere established, to Becore to their children the rich heritage bf liberty;" If iifbeTtbasystem derstood. ' " " ''. "7 " , We find no relief from the prevail ing alarm forthe safety of our insti tutions, when we behold the Federal executive, noon a patient review of all those claims to power,; disregarding the sovereignty of the State, and in slating upon executing an act of Con gfess, which ha been declared uncon stitutional. by the only tribuual on earths which is admitted to have aa- thority to Judge of its validity. " In a recent" messase to Congress, the president ha desired that body to pot" at 'hi disposal, the . hojtearmy! ttavyflnd' ftlfiiHlCtolx of the confed eracy, to be "used at hi pleasure, with authority to remove or abolish ttejiii' torn Douse wiuin a sovereign owaic, wherever and whensoever he may think properr and require the enact meatof law in relation to the collec tion of du tie in that State, to be made in caah, he may deem it neceary, which cannot be considered in confor mity with that clause of the Constita- 1 i .. . . . a. a a .a tion, which declares all duues, im posts, and excise, shall be uniform throughout the United States. - We are net deceivd--for we can not misunderstand the object of these warlike recommendation. The doc trine 5 lately i promulgated deny ? any sovereignty to the Statesand Btate KigntS, It wouia seem, is n vpiiuun of the President, are held as grant fjom the-FederalContitutionrln difficulties which -State" sovereignty,' and State Eights might interpose, be ing in. this summary memoa aispeseu of. the field is open to the array of mi litary legions, to crush pyjorce, that which is sustained by . justice, patiot iam. and the Contitutionr-The pow- er claimed for that government make it aJrfadTfkblHttte- Conzress indulge the President in his ! convention 10 the neople of ence f opinion Besides, there; are various, mode by which this coatro- sions oi me wousuiuuun, vonier oo a State wiihin her- own territorv die right 10 lay a duty for the benefit off the United SUtea' Treasuryto which of none couiu reasonauir oojeci, since a high Tariff is claimed to be most judi- C10U tor the ISorthern otati and a beneficial to the south. every doubtful or disputed power sf- me rcucrai uurcruuicui, iu uic muuc ptinHtli ott ,oy the insiruineut useu, where all amendments could be made, and disputed power settled, it a spit- it of kindness, much mute congenial to the harmony of '. our institutions, than that winch now seems in contempla tion This courte ought to be accepia ble to all, as it give fulj assurance of peicelul days hereafter, and will re store onfidence-tol themind of the patriot, Already tooJong agitated with thf Ybreseenursffsterr of-theTdmlnj conflict But should all prudent considera tions be disregarded, nd the Federal Government 'desecrate"- their, power, the f hostile bayortet be levelled at the bosom :; of our tountrynien, the" days of our republic will be numbered--our free institution wilLbe-blotted out with the patriot blood of brothers the pruning hook and the pi oughsharegiy e places to the sword and the spear, and amidst the dire conflict of contending armicsv. liberty will , shriek and depart foreverl Still , look .onward and anOarTnesIt!; -. Sbou1dt'dj.fmeip4i'ome it may, since-many-' both- prudent" and wise, think it near at hand, where do we find a guarantee for the liberty of the, people, of Virginia they have no assurances that the fate which is now intended for one member of the con- federacy may not shortly i be their own. . Are we more capauie 01 sub mitting to unjust exaction and un limited ; power, i than others? -: The - . - - 1 , i r - President, in his recent exposition of the powers - of the Federal Govern' men t,- in hia - paternal ad monition, not to the constituted authorities of the State, but to the people- of Sou th Carolina,-ha taken occasion to advert to their internal weakness the allu sion cannot be misunderstood though wholly gratuitous, and uncalled for by the occasion, it should be pror.pt.ly renelled bv avirv State similarl v situat ed. Having Jnthiijndirct Imoda exhibited a purpose to sustain, its claim of power, rather on the sup posed weakness of the State, than on the just Btrengtn 01 we vonsiiiniioo. it becomes the duty of the State jiav- ing the sajne interest to protect, , so lemnly to protest against all allusions, arguments and calculations on ine part of the Federal Government, hav ing referencevto this subject. Under existiD!rcircuntstence---iiwevetv-.i arave question is presented,- whether it be not more expedient, to - trust those interests-to the justice of a pa triotic and intelligent people, rather than lay them at the ine'rey of a. Go-, vernment which eem already .dis posed to prejudge the case- and to make the relations arising from them, the mean of operating upon the fear of the people, and thereby securing and . making paramount it usurpa- tlonW ", ' ''. 1 "' ,r;.-': '-K': -' :Tour station t high and responsi ble; to you the pootde wiil look t nay. do look.' for ecurity and protection, and the maintenance of all the right of the State. Virginia, the land of pur birth," the burial place of our fa thers, the peaceful homes of pur-wives and daughters awaits your decision. If patriotism impels that government, why not repeal at once the odious acts, which impose" the .onerous and; ob noxious burden Upon the South, arid reatore to us, our country, peaceful, prosperous and undented by civil warr In conclusion, as a convention of the States seem to have' been intended by the framers of the .Constitution, as the most eligible means of accommo dating .disputes between the parties, and of settling doubtful and disputed power,' 1 leave it to your wwdom to determine whether the .present condi tion of the country does not. impera tively call lor this measure. v tif av T aVlf DEBATE ' ; la the Semite of the United Statet oa Ihe bill fur- therUDro-ideaof 'lheeolleatioa of Juliet o .; Mr. WILK.IN9 rose in support of the bdl.j Jot ritny he ,?!. in which you, M u Pretident, have plwed revenue" me the thitv of introducing the present S.bjll to the Senate, and of explaining it! nroUions. : In my mode ut discharg J - !n thia 1n f An tint rnnaiilnr iail r men on the Committer! those senile ! men possess a competence, far beyond; South Caroline; Used a tome and lau mine, to explain and defend the power' gunge oat to be misunderstood. They of the General Government te carry la-tell you it is necessary i.fo omi one to effc its constitutional laws The! tte to briozth question to issue- bill is founded upon a message from she jthtCrolie will dr it that Carolina President, communicated on the' 16th had thrown herself into the breach, and int and propose to sustain the consti-J wquld stand foremast io resistance o futionality of the doctrine laid down the hws of thUnion, and they soleuin in that admired State paper. In the ly call upon the citizen f the atate to outset of the discussion, it is admitted that the bill points to an sfliictwg state thing existing in a Soithcft the Union j it i not to be dug State uUed that it points to the State of South Car ollna 'lt is not in-the cootemptation ol the Comipiitc'e who reported this bill to make it assume, in anv way, an invidi- ou character. v nen me gentleman South tVolioa threw nut the iug.- Kaft KUI MS at el HililtllHa m gestion, that the b'll was invidious, he certainly did not intend to impute to the Committee design to give it such character. So far from being in vidi ous, the bill - was made general and sweeping, in its term and applicatinn, for the , reason ' that-thi - coarse was thought to be 0re deticate in regard to the state concerned, lite provisions of the bill were made ceneril, for the par pot of tnforciog -?very where the collection taw 01 the union. . The bill present. three very impor tant and - momealou" cbh8idf tions., Is thereany Xhipg :,iq.Jhe.citcuiift-, i$a ihe'eoontry. calling .fer. lecUla tion rr-thrtobjectof the revenuel wj Is the due administration of those laws threatened with impediments,' and i (hla hitl anitail rn anrh an mi'inn" v? He proposed to consider thoss points butift a desultory aner He-neveeAllhouh maoy nt lhe inost. inf3uectia.t nrunav irom any moral or pomrcai rn L .1 , .I.(!i..!i!... ,. -. . i ponsibitity,bat he had on' disposition, (to use the word of the Senator- from North Croliot,) tojurum rr nubm seosibiUtyNelther- h,nor the n . a T a r a e a "! - 5tiewoicn ne represenieu, nsu anj influence in bcinjrinr up these question, but I am prepared to mcej therijJby j may votes. the principles oh which ihe Union de prnds, were: disrosiedP- f t Is time that Congress expressed an opinion upm them. It is time that the People should bring ' their judgment to bear on thia subject, and settle it forever. : The au thority ni Uongress and 01 the fetpie must settle this question one day or other. There were mnt .etdijStenf d men in the country, men whose . intejfi ty and patriotism Jib body doubts, win had arrived at opinion in this mstter. very difTerent from his own. The Sen ator from South Carolina knowa, said M rv" Wrthe respect " In J'which I hol him; "but I sni unwrtling to take .hi judgment on thi ou est ion a Ihe -f uide or nunej and l will not fgrre th! the Union depend on the principles which be ha advtnced. He ht ofTVred I ddrumeiit a pica in bar; if it be es tablished, then a bar i interposed be tween the power of the Gortriinicht tod the act of South Carolio. . The bill is of great importance, not on account of it particular, provision, but of their application to rapidly ap? proachins cr'uis, which - they- were in tended to meet.. That crisis was in the control of this body, not of any branch of the Government. 1U would sk the Senator from Mississippi ; (Mr. Pom- Oextkr) what authority he had- to ay that the passsge of any - bill reducing ihaTariff would, avert the enforcement of the Ordinance of bouth Uaroiioa: He waa unwilling to consider that Sana- tor a the representative of the-:: uniim ited autUority'iod sovereignty claimed by the State of South Carolina. He would now ' present to the Senate view of the position lo which South Car olina had placed, hersell, io order to juatify the Committee in reporting the bill under consideration. It was . not, sir, forth purpose of establWhing military despotism, nor of creating an armed Dictator, nor of sending into South Carolina military, ban to f cot the throats of women and. children,,, that the Committee framed the bill. If any thine can tver ettablish a milita ry despotism in this country; it is the anarcnj anu coniuiion wnicn ine, prin ciple contended for by the Senator from South Carolina will produce. , II we keep together, not ten y ear," : nor tens of thousands or :yetr will ever brine the country under the "dominion of military despotism. But adopt the principle of South Carolina, break the Union into fragment ome chieftain may bring the fragments together- but it will be under a military despotism. He would not say that south Carolina contemplated tbi result, but he did say that her principle would lead to it. South Carolina, toot being able longer to bear the burden of an oppressive law. had determined on resistance, The excitement raised in the . State, rave to the party a majority in the le rslatuTe of the State, and a convention wa called, under the provision ol the State . constitution, authorising - it amendment, ,1'he convention met, and , pissed what. U . called - the Ordinance. . estabtiships: new . and funJunental principle. '- Wjthout re pe tiiLg it, he would, call, the attention of tae tuoap to somticir tr utrprof 1 system. It was not limited to the acts of 1828 or 1833, but ended, with a o Itmn declaration that, in thst tate; ptr , taiM ihould b collected. - The iddrtS the United States Rnd of the state1 of Stand by the principles of the Ordinace, for4t is determined that no taxes shall be collected in that state. The ordt nance, gie the legislature the power' to carry into execution, thi tleftermi-' natioo. It contain within . itself no ed of diniolution: -It is OnlimttttJ to timej contains no restriction, as to app'icalioo; prwr'nlei no mean for its ameodraeot, ..raodifiration or r reptaL. lo their private, individual eipacity some member of the convention held out the idea which had beeo advanced . by some member of thi House, that if the Tariff jaw was made lest oppressive,-4he ordinance , would ; uot be en-' forcedr --" .-- - - .Mr. Poixoextkr bere remarked1,. ; test he said that any 'new Tariff law even if more oppressive than the law of iS3 were passrd,' the ordinance would not apply. to it. . ll me terms' of the ortfmance arr considered, cootinued RIM W.vtherr-"" t .1 ,iio pssi pass over our hoads, tlie ordioance aod the laws emanating from it wilt le4 to the employment o phyaical forte, ..by.,TT ' the citizeo of South Carolina, against . the eolorcement of th revenue law - .jvn!wui u.v. varoime,prwiciemegatu--' - tl.l.l..ill..f'.. k..t . t ...... I. .r 1: a . . 1 theidisiliif any but moral force would be resortetHoTyet the excitement t determined spirit of ih people would, 1 in - hi pinioO,-lead peedilr 1o the employment of physical force, vile did 1 tiol doubt that he Senator from Soutls Carolina abhorred the idea of fore no doubt hi excellent hert wpujilblf-ed.,, f 'tnjriMrift Wrucn it wou d -irodotr-. but he would refer to a passsre in tho Ordinance, to prove that it wa the intention of it framer to resort to lore. Mr. vv . here read the , third paragraph of the Ordinance. '? ,' r " And it I further Ordained, that it hall not be lawful for any of the con stituted authorities, whether of thi ' Stale or ot the United -States, to en-- - force the payment of duties imposed by the said ct within the limits of ti . State; but it hall be theduty of the Lettslature to adopt such mnasnres and pass such act a may be necesay to give fuireuect to thi ordinance, abd to 11 prevent tha enforcement and arrest The " " operation of the aid act and prt of . act of the Congress of the United ; States within the limijs of this State, from and ' after the lit of February next, and the duty of alt other con? Stituted tuthoritie, snd of all persons . residing or being within the limit of this Slate, and they ar hereby reqair - -ed and enjoined to obey and give ef-;v feci to this ordinance, and audi act . -and measures of the Legislature may be passed or adopttd ia ebedisnco tbeieto."-'-'--'""-""- v:--- -, Doe the shadow follow ' the sun? Even so surely will force follow the attempt to diaobey the law of South, Carolina. In the last paragraph of the" Ordinance i this passagti : - k " Dstermined to support this Ordi nance at very bizard,H and this de- claration is made by a courageous and chivlrou people we Mda further de . clre that we wilt hot submit to the application of force, on the part of the -Federal Government to reduce thi State to obedience." Thi , attempt, . aid Mr. W. Is not made by thi bill. or by ny one. But that we will con sider the passage, by Congres, of nyr act autnorizmg ine employment of a military or nayalj force .againt the Stat of South Carolina, her constituted authorities, or .citizen; or -any act . bolishing or closing the ports of; thi state, or any ot . them, or otherwise obstructing. the free Ingres and egress- ol vessel to and from the said parts, or any other act 6a the part of the Federal Government, to coerce the State, ahut up her port, destroy .or harraas her com merce, or to enforce the ct hereby de dared to be null and void, otherwise than through the civil tribunal of the r country, as inconsistent with the Ion rr continuance of South Carolina in ' rt. at.? n . .. Forc mustlntvitablybe ued in eise 1 any attempt U msd by the Federal : Government, to enforce the act which ' have been declared null and void. ' The -' Ordinance clearly eitablithe Nullii- ' . cation at thi law. of the land; 1 fMr, MILLERi VU the Senator read a little fartherr vl -' Mr. WiiLxtif : fibubed lhB para- graph, as follow, , ; "And that Iho people of tht Stat win thenceforth hold themselves a- . . - . r oived from - all further obligation ta malntaid or " preserve their j..li i-M connetion with the pVopNT f ' . ;il r State, ami t't rgawM 4 iepaiate ljo.r'.t.. 1 do til ujher act and thin9 whith ov i-aaf iswl'liai,,;;''
The North-Carolina Star (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Feb. 8, 1833, edition 1
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