fightto do." '.
'They stop with nullification; but 03
i(es) farther oa the psrt of th Govern
titnt Ltior down secession and Usiir
''lotion.' ' ' 'i ' S
f Mr. CALHOUN: it Si not intcnde
In uc as j force, except against force
We s-ha.l not stop the preceding
of
the Uoited State Court; bo! trtiimii
the authority of oar own judiciary. I
V Mr. WitKiM how ca the ordinance
refer to toy laws of the Ueued Stales,
avha t!r are excluded frrw any user-
.lion within the limit f the: Stele?
Whv do the laws and ordinance
K..atli Carolina shot out '. the United
iSute$'CrtirJW'
-. iin? Whv do they : tUf iloors
' the Slate Courts against y aoquiniion
; frMB the Uoited State, CmwlJ? They
iatend lhaf there hall ! be ,-nojurisdic
ibis ubiect, except through
Uir two courti. They cot off ihe
from elf authority io
that State, anil bring back the. state of
things which existed prior i tn
-nitiun fif the federal confutation.
; Here nWrificalioS i miiUimWf'm
k.n.t tn,1at we abolish our re
nu ystm We contenting todg
ihi they remaTa quiet. But U we.gi
. hair's breadth toward enforcing that
" .system, thf-y preaent secession.
have ecetVwB on one hand; and pun
ificaii m n the others The Senator
Tfrom Soeth CaroliM admitted the other
day that ' tueh thing a consututrosj
al aeretsioo could exist. Then civil
; war, disunion, and anarchy must
rompaojtTaeceaaion. No ne denies
the rirht of revolution. That ia nat-
- oral, indefeasible, inherent ,rij:hf a
, ,-..u MrkirtL mm hava exercised and heii
ut. by our eximple, to the civilized
..irl.1. Who denis ll? Then .we
" have revotetie bjr force, not constitu
tional aeceaaion. That violence "must
- route bj ' wcesswb it eertaio. Ah'dher
law patted by the legislature of South
CnJiaa: i en titled aJKlIJU; provide
for tbe safety of the people of
aron-:"TliiffIer-tbe.Wv)i
the ate of force? The provisions or
these lawt ar Infinitely wor4tf than
theae of the feudal ayttem, o faf a
they apply to the eUin of Carolio.
Hat with if onarationa oo their owii
. t4nte w jutt tneauie aa inar
rival vf the d on the calcader. 7 To
. addition to tbeae documeoti what did
fia. but ouielii4er UtUrt truths If
wejud;e by newtpaper and other re
porta, aa ore iiiuii werl" now -ready to
. were derint the tevelutionvy ttregjlc
::ti: The whole Stale wt at thin moiue nt in
aj-na -and ita citizen ar ready to be
embattled the oiomeot any attempt
waa made to enforce the revenue law.
V1'?. rTATfr
,,r.,.u. . , T k7,V
ner proof oi inw oe.j . - --
L. would read a printed paper wb,cb
Ir. UA1,HUU.. nai
'id . lias it a signature?
. aaavftW w ae ...
Mr. WILKtNS. It i
but not .izned, Mr. Wilkina then
read tht paper as fvltewir
.Ciaccu.;
CharU$ton, January, 1811.
? Ft a: You will an receiving this let
"ler immediately take the proper met
- .r -,
urea lor u. purpuw
wna.poiou, urpw o, rr,.,, 7
ni astaa iiiiiiia nil narnn arsan nasi a
tahlished an . the . main road a leading
through your District, ,at suitable ata-
tions, aay from thirty to forty miles
- apart Looking to tn event of a p-
Aible call for. Troops afevef y deaerip.
tioo, and eipecially of mounted man,
z in m luJJen emergtney, you will at-
nrt.takM rAlltsa ! whirk th 'nutll
most eonvebiently pats through your
reptectiva Dittrtctt,
ilricts. and the projier
poiotl at which thry maypo up after!
the usual day's march: Mating settled
this, the next point will be to enquire
whether there are any persona at or
. oea these peiaUr.b , would, under
take, on term to be ttipuiateu, te lar-
siiah eoro. fodder, and meat? IwTwT!
ouintitlea and at what noliee?! .It ia
siesirable that this arrangement ahould ". aua Boutu caroliut wimld
becBectea ao as to. enable us to com -nder the necessity f attemblmg
mand an adeqeate aupply in the event n?!b?r Convvntien, and passing aoolh
f its being wanted, without aeua1ly !1 0rdminc,5-3
making purchatet at present. - If this i Mr, WILKINS found, he said, that
be impracticable, however, tob most he we net far from rihu" What proa
then te on what terms porchates can then was there of aa abandonment,
' be effected, where and en what manner Dy South Carolina, of her present poai-
1 the articles can be dr posited and taken I
" care of? 1 will her gite you 'jritefaf
oulOni of my tcheme, I will suppose
.-' thre great route to be marked outjhom
the tnoontaio "towards thtr searoae
leading Iron Laurtncevilie. througnrclei rret or all duty, and raising the
- - Newberry to Columbia; another from j whole revenue, derived from duties on
Yorkville and Union by Winnsboro' I impartt, exclusively, from the unnro-
andChesterville. to Columbia and theltected article. The consrqoencea of
, third from Pendleton through Abbeville I the adoption of this policy would be
- and Edgefield, Barnwell, and Colleton, j most fatal and disastrous to the ipdas
to Charleston, ( Along toes reuies aet
not would have to be established at
intervale of thirty or forty miles, be-1
tidet teparate depots at Camden and
-fome other -places. From Columbia
inese aiauona womu us usiwiirj aiuog
the Statb Koa to intrusion. Jiat one
ther rout wouia pen, pernaps, vt
' necetsarr to be provided for. besinnuit
t Darlington Court House, and end -
ing at Oeorgetown. erie ttation to be it
fc.ic;stree, ana anouier ax iyncne
sjrceK. rrow aii wiusr finn mraipa snvnearis 01 nw people or Pennsyl
An ,r these station misht bn struck, lvan'ta. In iha rllUn. r tt,. r .
l preaent thu imperfect outline metely
t t yB Mm We of mT r01
scheme. Your particular attention will
ftf course b directed te yonr wn Di-
r trict, aai if Jo find it Bccestary you
egltatt-"4tt--ft-f"-Afc!t'- yroV-,jKM4
joiniy Pijtritta. aiid tuch; Staff OfH
cer at you iuv think proper, and .eon
atiJtwith th'm a to ithrVit nmhod ol
eofthVctinelKe TJitlrlctt b we ene
ril plan, tfid fvf me with the retolt
Another oUect U whkh I would
call y oar earl r and particular attention
it the Kate iflht arm, public and pri
it.ifi the hand of the men. .Great
nem!ef have Wen iued from time to
time. ierUHv' "within I few fear
pat. t wih to know how mny of
them may lnjelied on in the event
actual acrviee. For ihi naranae
mutt be atcertained from actual In
anection or otherwise, how many men
t-fh CornpoyJaye muiketi, nllet
r tter arma fit lor e, ana any uu
fit fr ue oivit ba repaired. ; The let
tef laiuatT cTferrTethwrand re
paired, if it ran b eflVctTd in your
ihbourhood. and .if not, thy .muat
be botej tun-and eent to Charleston
when after birior rniired at the public
exnrnte. they -will be trtumed to the,
r, ' I . .t I I
T execu'e the anluom,' renpoiaible,
iodjifiinctttt daiieaTm'fwfeT
ler. ftH are audinrixeii (a call to your
atuttance. ail thejuilicera of the Start
within vour. Uitiricl, and if further at-
aiatance 1 wanted, additional Olijcer
will be annoiiKed - T1e travelimr it
BeoHetof veorsetf and ttrcft Offiqeia at
you may employ io xh't busineit will
lx? paid. 'You will ma the neceiry
Or4er'in mf me, countertij'ied by
youraelf'st Aid d Ump, to all UlU
cert wis hi ! your District, urjin"; ihem
to oo wnatevrr you mignr unu ucciiii
y to the. prompt enctuil execu
tion if thu liiuer, ion will, whro
con venietit, rail - upoH the , Rrisadieri
or Major Cenerala, yitliin your Die"
trict, for their co'Opf 'rition and attia
titlce; and ' generally adopt . all-pro-pr
iueaure or' thi accomplishment
f the irupjriant octct wim:n I wave-
in viewrwhich may br afated in few
word tn-bertawwra 4he mtmttf)ft'tb-
meict, o at te.be enaoieo to bnnjf
trobpa t any lived point io the ahort-
eriQiblffTiiiftetmrg
loeo- anil have tuoalt uliot for ute
put in cumjilele wder,, If any other
mean occur Io yuu f atco'NptuTiIritj,
in the promptett manner.-theie vitatlv
important nbjectt, you will be to eooj
. I am, very retpectfully. ete.
N. B I .annex the fjoa f three
Orders, which you may Cui it oeeetta
1 xtiiii.iirti enabltf yuu te 'accoiri.
p)ib -the- fbietr-we have in view.
uu way ,. mutiny thew a you tUiuk
proji
ooert.tndibruJiAe,ciHU
ch of Ihe Officers, who may be requir-
ra
edittxeruO'th within -jroor-Die'-fljf
ti Tneyarriiot: t- be published
o the paper. ; Copies of all such Or
ders aa you way iaaue Mtoat be sent to
ma 1
t t-no.r circomatanre.
a tending to ahow the excitement pre
a in A.ulK r .r.A.n .;.. ih.
Ge(U, - , trnaul th.t its
i wktj pari oi imb aiaie, ine uiue cock-
i iut, wnn viic raiuiciiu uuiiuii, was gen
; arall V worur--That liit-if rihhun mttiY
u": i ' 1
ft teemed to liin. indeed, from atl
these fact, known to u olTicially and
by. rumor, that U . wi impotsible to,
avoid a collision with Suuih Carolina.
wliu hef 0f(jin,nei. reiainel ,
forcT
BBJ that those teotleinen who
repre1-
sented that the passage of any bill by
Os would defeat the Ordinance, and pre
vent a cnllUinn, had mistaken the sense
of the Ortlmance.and the iotetitiun of
.
the people of South Carolina
fMr. MILLKU here interposed, and
said he had not expreed4he opinioa
that NullifitatiuH whuM be abandoned
"P"? f "charac
,rr ,B re,rrT"ce,,"1 1 . J-un,
gres paased a bill altering the Tariff
act f 182S and 1852,' he wa ol opin
km that uth act would set aside the
Ordinance, which was specific in its ap-
1832. Kven if a bill more oppressive
?-".- th
pnlinanceow existing would Hhereby
tion? She offers vs -ttut two modet of
djMtnMUMi't. i'
lite first is by the total abandonment
of the protective system; by tbe admit
tion of the whole fist of protected arti-
iry ol the Northern State. It ' would
put the laboring classes of Pennsylvania
on at footin; with the pauper a ofthe old
I world. U would prostrate at ooca and
forever the policy which Pennsylvania
1 nan long cnerisnea, wtucn south Car'
l lna bad united with her in esIahlTshTn
ana maintaining, and under which the
! wsa prosoerous and hann. Th. ..1.
1 mirable speech made by the Senator
from South CaroVtha. Vn 1816, in favor
a let the protective policy, was engraved
the mechanic, and the manufacturer' it
nBJ po the wall, by the aide' of
Washington- Fare well jiddrese. He
well remembered that nerfc fn w k..i
I a powerful inflaence en his own mind
tive yfem. "..
fltr C.11.UOVS here id. I thank tne
o!eman for allodiog't that peb
iw t. kn mnrHnd Terv often mi'
repretented, and I aha'.l Uke an earljr
opportunity to explain it) l "
!r. WILKIN'S. I aha-I b blPP
;m,u iha ethibltion of the Sena
tor ingenuity in explaining the ipMcb
in och a manner j to mane u
with hi M;eMaU.wi.l.cthH'jLll.0l
bave alluded to it,bad not the Sena-tor
the bill from our Com
mittee aa a bill "of abomination."
. u, f tI.tlOITN'. It reciuirea no
apfdoy. .' '. '
Mr. WILKINS proceeded to staff
tKaieralibhl wiacr'rendered a
compliance with the term propised 1 by
South Carolinaimprpbable, ifjiot iui
potsible. For hit o-w part, he wat utt
In ay that he could not bring hi mmd
to ataent to o deatructive a meawire.
H rwika onlv for hiinaelf.- What
were the view of nthera ofjhi bod '
thi object, he- did not know, for he
wtia not in the habit of maklne iaqui-
rte ai 6 the Spiiiion of btliBM ntt iuch
tonic. ' Much at he lo?eU me union
jnoch a? h.c deprecated any collision
between the State and federal uowrn
menta. much at be wat ditpdted to re-
epect the opiniont and wihc of a it-
erStit,1 he wou a not nnnnen, iciii
... . f M-..I
to a total (Jettructioo even oi inciueuii
protection to our do.meatic induttry.
He would however;: go far, very tar,
even, In the aacnlice of much ol that
protection which we claim a juti -ana
necesjary; but to trie pomr propnscu oy
South Carolina a ber ulumalum, be
could not go. " , ".'"'. -?
Hf d.id niMelieve tnat thre waa
any probibility of the assent, on the,
part of Congrett, to the first-proposi
tion of South Carolina. There was bat
one other proposi tion made by S. Caroi i-
oa loriiie aujutimsnioi tniciinrtij,
nd that was even let nopetut thin tnv
former. It wary-thrraU vf a gener-.
convention of tbe-Stte,aand "The
ubmTktion to theoi of an - ulirajj(;te. ;At'
ir; ir . wan ot me opinion inai me tu
ition of the State representation as
sembled in convention nn-the inattrrs
eontroveny, would not differ from
the judgment of the representatives tr
sembled in Conjrets. 1 -.He - did ; not
ifiiftk .'tt.itr.ili wobibfrtrwttheeoeVeft
lion would either alter the consfirufion
in respeet to the power of The govern
ment over the subjVctTnf reveiiu,of
that the protecTivif la vv would be pro '
noaoced by theimmciinstituii.oiul, and
ull and void. uut it was: not at all
Dil three-fourtha of the States would
t;re t the call of a OeoeralCunyeB
in,r- Ihe reopte were ayerse tor any
change io the aonstitution, and were of
pinion that it could not be- amended
fur the better. For hi own part, it
was hi earnest hope, and confident be
lef, that no change would ever be made
io the terms of our admirrble compact.
On resumiHg Hie ntior to day. Mr,
WjtKi n a embraced-tlie-epportu nity-4.
state . inai, on a proper- citio, n
should move one or two amend inents to
le bill, one of which would be 10 limit
some of its provisions t the end of the
next session w uongrest: me provision
which it coutaina lor smeriuineott to
the judicial system, he presumed, there
would be on objection to teavinz, at
they artia the billinliniMed:;
When tbe Senate adjoui oed yesterday
Mr. V. continued, 1 waa speaking of
the ran IT Sy stem ot thi system, for
the protection if American industry,
which a vast portion of tbe American
people believe to be intimately connect
ed -with the prosperity of the coantrr
A justification- of ther adlierence, it
far as practicable; to this system, he had
had reference to the conduct of gentle
men from the South in regard to it. At
one-period, he now auIed, Maryland
had. been considered a Southern State,
as she was tfill slave-holtling State:
from the chief city of that state, direr t
in
y after the meeting of l.ongress, under
e Constitution ot 1787,' a memorial
Wis'transmTtteoTfo ''tngresrecitinig'
the weakness and inefficiency of. the
old Confederacy, arid Iti inadequacy to
protect the manuiactunng mterests,
and rejoicing that we hvl now Go
vernment, possessing -all necessary
power to protect domestic intlustry,
and praying the interposition or uon
rret lor that, purpose. Another inrl
uenVlhtiinentieriadwhieh he aaid,
many memberf-would 'recollecl, of a
member of Congress from S. C. having,
U the yeax.o823oaered a. .resoUitioa
proposing that all the member of Con
gress should appear, at the commence
ment of the next entuiog aession, clad
entirely in clothing of American man it
lacturt. lie had already;, adverted to
the agency of the South in passing the
larin uw or laio, ana now,, said he,
let me make a personal reference, io
connection with it. ta another senile
man from South Carolina, now a 'mem
ber of thi body (Mr. Miller) which
reference I make witlr an possible re
tpeet for that gentleman. When the
bill of 1816 wat under discussion, thu
gentleman, then a member of the other
House, made a motion,. deeply infer
iaGog to feontylvtnia. and for which
I, at one 01 her, toot, feel grateful to
him, to raite the dutiet on hammered
bar iroa 'which the hill . propoaedWo
raise irum nine 10 nxieen aoiiar per
ion.; o v uoiiart per ton., 11) ut
mended,, the bill patted the House
but the duty wa reduced in the Senate
9 io... un the tioal ptstan ofthe bill
including that and other duties, three
members, only from South Carolina
wm preMnt, and they all yotifd for ihe
v"t orange tevoiuuot) Mr opinion
It U aaif tfostsiJl .tj ll'.6, ame Scn
tlemVthat a duty ol j8 Jollara opon
thi nmr 'rticle. (two pilars below
her own pr'otj.Mtion.) at fixed by the
Tariff of 1'8J3 1 to onerousOppreSt
sive, and tyrannical, that the whole
country is to be involved in a cm! war,
irot only that, but rrery othar pro
tective duty be not abolished!
J . Mr. W. said, he had alto sponen,
yesterday, in justification of tfce stron
gest provision of thif bill, of the talked
of resistance to the laws ifl South Ca
roiina. lie bad understortd theSena
tor fropa Soath Carolida, TMrCal'
hoan, the other day, as acknowledg
ing toat there was military array ia
Sduth Carolina, but contending that it
I followeni and lid not recedaHie an ay
r ... . wr lO....
ollorce by tJe uniiea oiaioa.;-.
v Mr. CALUOUiN tauiuenanaawt-
tea that there wai military Reparation.
not array."!
Mr. WILKINS. said, if we examine
the measures taken by the Administca-
tron in reference lethe present ensi.
it would be found that they were not at
all of that military character to justify
fhemeaures of South Carolina' which4
it was allegetl had followed them. ',.
fMr. CALHOUN said that South
Carolina wat undoubtedly preparing to
resist force by forceBut let the U
nited States withdaaw itt force from
her border, and lay this bill upon the
jable, and her preparttiuna-. would
cease. '' -
Mr. VVILIvlNS retumeo. inai is,
sir, it ive uo not oppuser any or ner
movements, all will be rizht. If we
fold our arms, and exhibit a perfect in
difftfrence. "whether 'the Liws of the
Union are obeyed er no?, all will , be
qu let! ;w 1 b 1 s. 1 id on t, wouia e an ad
mirable moue-to avoiu collision una
prevent disturbance: but it it one that
we can suumrt tor 1 ne moment we
fail to counteract the Nullification pro
ceeding -of South CaroHna, the Oomio
it dissolved; for, io this government of
taws union is obedience, and itbedience
union. The moment SJiitlr'Caroli-"
011 lorce in thu controversy r I lure
insisted upon it that South Curotiua re-
led altogether en civil . process, and
that, if the General Government re
sorts tp force, then" only will South Ca
rolina rely upon lorce. lfforcc .be 10-
tr oditeed by seitheftp.ax!yjEt!lK,ny
pany wm isit me respoosiytinyij
Mr, WILK.INS The General Uo-
verntneot will not appeal -id the first
fntti nee; to ' fotct.'l 1 7 w'tlf" ' ppeal rio
the - patriotism of South Caroliua to
that uiagnauimity of which the buast
fMr. CALHOUN I am sorry that
Sooth - Carolina carroot appeal' to "the
sense of IjusTicf of tfie General Goverji-
ment.j Order! Order! (from one or
two members.
Mr. WILKINS The Government
will appeal to that political sense which
exhorts obedience to the law of the
country, a the first duty ofthe citizen.
It will appeal to the moral lorce in the
eommuntty.7 If thatwptreat be in-vain:
it- will appeal to ihe Judiciary. It the
mild- arm of the Judiciary be not auffi
cient to execute the laws, it will call
out the civil furre to sustain the laws.
If that be.intutEcleot,..God save and
pt ol eel Oi from the Tasl reihrtr'Bii t if
the evil doea come upon the country,
who is responsible for it? If font be
brought . u to the aid of fa w, who,, I
ask of gentlemen, is responsible for it
to th people of the United States?
That is the question. Talk of it as yo
pleate,- mystify matter a you will,
theorize a you may, pile up abstract
proposltiont lo any extent, at laat the
question resolveatself into sine of o
bedience or resistance of the laws in
other word, of union . oe disunion.
Wherein, said .Mr, W. consists ' our
liberty? What ia the foundation of our
political institution which we bnast of;
which we hold up t the.worltl lor tmi
tation, and for the enjoy in en t of which
the votary of freetlotn pants io every
countrv of the globe wyat ia it? It ts
that of a coverniiieiit where the nepole.
MOTre"lws and where tin people
oiev the laws with. thttv themselves
nave maue. inai is nur Kjsiem 01 go
vernment, and by a large mj iri'y of
the people it is-respeded accordingly.
Why, Sir, said Mr. W. if you were to
carry into rhect the ultra doctrine of
bouih Carolina at this momiit, repeat
your whole protective eysteia, shut up
our factorii-s. stop ouriLwheJls,iextin
guish our fires, &c nay, ruin us by
your legislatittnyeLwould the people
of Pennsyl vania-jobey . the laws, and a
hide - your decision, But" theo""th-f
would appeal to the peopl. they wuald
endeavor to bring, public; opinion tu act
u pon Congress, a nil bt-ar them bat k in
to the right course. They would ap
peal to moral tntluence, and to that
atone. 1 "'W'-'i':.:-- 'i-'--. "
" I know, said Mr. W. that the gen
tleman from South Carolina cannot en
ticipate the applicatidh of force n7the!
case now presented! but I pray' iMm,
again anu again. 10 auvert to one par
t ic ular par agra pli of the Ord i 11 a n ce.
There' were several easea in which
the use of force is referred to in the
JiMU!lllct:injtthiQh Mr. W. admitted
the right te ute it. i If, for example at
in case supposed, Congress intended
to overrun and. tubdue the State of
aouth Carol maim ortrt arn ; iheir lib
erties, tie admitted the right of resia-
lance by.force.. But, eoroe down - to the
contingency io which the Ordinance der
claret that force shell be Used, and it
if in theteyent of the, attempt by the
Unijed States to tnfofs the execution
of the Revenue Laws "Enforce" it
tne word employed by the tinjinanre.
oecev.ioLttoAto josoB ofWfMaefjatlflt Iwkerp'otipf'"
aterl the law may be "entorced ' by ex
ecotion.by iadieialproceis, by a aim
Ele demand of payment of duties by aa
nited States OSicer. If needi not
the iron efasp of power, the naked
sword, or the fixed bayonet, to coniti
tote enforcement of the laws. Yon en
fore the lawt every day,; tod every
hour of every day, in the most tranqatl
state of society. This enforcement of
the liw it I which, is, after.lh9' Itt ol
February, to be construed. into an at
tempt to put down the people of South
Carolina, and to justify the calling forth
oflhuosands upon thousands of armed
men to resist it:
Mr, W. here referred to the Charles
ton Mercury, which he held in hit bands,
containing the; proceedings of a great
meeting held at uharleaton. a. C. on
I the 2luinttintampnaiwichere
oumber of resolutions, adopting the
cockade to which he had reference
yesterday, intermingled with- notices of
"tJaif to arms:" "Aiteniton,- voiun
teersf" &cTand one of thete-Retolu
tiuns fwhich he read) declares that the
persons -assembled at litis meeting not
oniy aturro me rigni oi me state peacea
bly to secede from the Uaion, but are
prepared, if need be, to peril Aheif lives
in the assertion of thtr-elaim, &c. Yes,
Sir, said Mr. W. if not prevented,', se
cession is at hand; for the Very moment
that the Marshal of the District call
out theposte eomitalutr and hcadf that
pose to enlorce a judgment -of ihe
Kcberal Court to f compel the. payment
of dutiet on imports,fter the first of
February) then has tbe contingedcy
occurred of an attempt io enforce the
laws; then baa .secession become. the
alternative. -" With resardto secesai-jo.
Mr. W. went eo. ta cite' case to shew
the consequences to which the admis
sion of this right io any State -would
lead, ; should otber -State: adopt the
eresy alfiruied by the meetins whose
proceedinrs he had read. Tuttiview
of The subject he foi lowed j bji'nqg
that Nanmcation, uulest merged iu revr
that uylus this bill on the table, and
passing the bitt depending in the other
House, wouia put a stop to oullibcstion.
But what turety" was there eren of this?
After, the first of February, Nullifica
tion, with all it attributes and iocf-
dent;wat - tore rio- f anipera trioa'la
sumirotraffr-";Wb-flvtd
political operation? Where would it
end? He put this question jplainly ta
tJie rgeDtfeinta"from 'Carolina:
A Coilveniion of the -State was; out -ol
the question; ao amendment of the Con-
was me .contest to end.YYby .lib
1aw4oust be:supended.r?iiouth Cif
ouna, whilst represented., ou , this fioor
(sbly aa she is. aud be hoped loog would
be) participatingin- the. making of laws,
would be obeying just such of them as
ah pleased, and uu more cutting aod
carving with her own sword to suit her-
sen; , uai a siae 01 itiings was tllli;
Mr.- CALHOUN here said, that
SuuthanMina-would-be-eonrent-to
maintain this contost upon the principle
ol protection, pay ing without objection
whatever taxes might be required to be
levied for the purposes revenue 1 ::: :.
r MWILKINS If South Carolina
appeal"V 'the"Fderif
can bring up the question of the validity
of soy part of- the -revenue latwg for
decision, by the Federal Courts., Mr.
W. had uo doubt of he iufluone of
the Senator from South Carolina over
the people of that Sutfrbut atone had
power to say what course that Stale
would take if the suggestion of the Sent
ater ahould be adopted. We most take
this matter as we unfortunately find it.
The merchantiof Chafleatou may im
port gods free of duty." and ; the uer
cliaula of Baltimore, New" York. &C.
must psy duties. The people of South
Carolina are exempt irotn all taxation,
by duties on import, which is the poly
taialion. known. to our laws; and the
people of the rest of the Union ate
cftmpellrdto pay ttxet. South Csro-
in 1 ne puruens 01 in UoverniSent. The
Ordinauce to thi. effect, SoutlVj Csra
lint ;i ' pledged to maintain,' and it
declare that do power v shall prevent
free iugrest tnd agres into and from
her portt. . Every ttream of water iu
the limit of the Sttte. accessible from
the ocean, is made a Tree port. ; Wher
ever gootj are introduced - and Und -d,
ail obligation tn pay the duties vanishes
before the magical influence of nullifi
cation. . . . - .
(TlMranuImlcr ot Mr. W apeeefc lit oar nest.)
CON, Git Ksii ;
SBNATE.
. ; ' ; Monday, Jan'H. '
The bill further to provide fur the col
lection of duties 00 import waa tUn
up and read a second time. Mr. Wil
km l a speech af great lenzth. advo
cated the nsssaceof th Kilt -nr,.rdi k.
had brought bia remarksto a conclasion,
iheenate adjourned. . -
7 lr" t Tuesday, Jan. 29. ,
. Mr. Wilkin returned and concluded
hit speech in tupport of the bill to pro
vide for the collection of dutiet on im
port!. ,--. . . '
' ' fFednetday, Jen SO.
:jTJ!e Senate proceeded ajaiu to con.
tiflerthe bill to provide ifuriher for the
collection of the: duties uh , imports;
when Mr, Bibb, of Kentucky, took the
fltimijI spoke t
journed io opposition to the bill, r ' i
,. ; .ffofday, Jan. 31. 1
Mr. .B,bb returned' the argument
Whichhe commenced yesterday in on-
The Senate reaumed thi . ' : 1
tion or the bill further to previa, r
collection of duties on
llllltn..
..... .uuvmucu ins remarks i
position to the bill. Mr; Frelin
then obtained the floor, tnd Ul ."
support of the bill until 3 ii'clock'
he gave way to motiotf (e idjij'
HOUSE OF REPRESENT ATIY
- y. . rday, Jatu ,
- The House went into eommittr
WhoJ on the Tariff bill. . Mr. '
a.ddrMstd thecommlttee until S:
o'clock io oppaiition to the bill
the committeev rose and.lhe 1I0L
journed. 7 . . . "
- ; - Monday. Jnn i
1 Mr- Burget resumed and concC
m remarks in opposition to the T
bill, Mr; og. of Con. and
Howard, of.Md. also address
committee on the tame tide of tht c
tion. . . ... . .-.T;;i.; .
-Tutxlay. Jan. !
Mr. W. B. Shepperd. of N. C.
dressed the committee till near Sg'
ia opposition to thebitl.; Mr. 8' '
next obtained the floor, aod conti'Dtte'
occupy it io a speech on the tame,
of the question until the IIi.. .
journed.. .. :
'" :: ' ntMuddyJan. so
.Messrs. Bates, of Mats, and PJr f
01 Khodd Island.' addresaad Hi, ..
mittee in opposition to the Tariff biu,
: Wty Jf. f
- The House again resumed th ....
sideratioo ofthe Tariffbill iBomm;i
of the AVbotef whenfrMesir; Bank
P.: and Evjos, of Maine, addre,i
the eoaimittea in opposhion to the 1)
ana air. jarvi of Ma ne. in
out.
The Tariff bill was aiain..,iak
In comiiuttee oi the Whol. : The nur
firtt section of the bill. Mr. White
amendment went to make the redacts,
of the duty on raw wool, and on tw,
aod yarn, more gradual, so a tubsi
fallow:. T : -f AO, . - ' -'
-tiiwBciaijMr.i:iis
-ail - : iIa iJ.-"-fc1
1S31
V)
i no uiereuur la MrmaaeM outr
protectiottoa wool bptiuBicieiitlyRiill
And after speech explanatory of
t w a wi asa IIIWWHIU Li
amendmect, ao a lo make the -duty4
avnM i'tl il a a a . ' I
rr ue xhi March 1835 tef
tending afterwards to raise the rate, fi
1854, to 50 t)er ent and then ah!
crease the duty traduallv.1 ThJ
tiou being pot on this amendment?
otet were ayes Cl, noes 6a . T.
Chair voting in the negative produci
a tie. ' So the amendrheitt was lost I
- .The questioa recurring "on Mil
White amend ore e tr3Lfr torn e rd
mtrka.from Mr! Stewart, ia which il
insisted tnat'SJ or SO per cent. :
wool was no protecUpffatl tlikt at tli
duty waa werel y for revenue, he - oh
i erred 2U to iU per ecnC K Mr. Buiw
ToIIuiWfiT. . "anil furtTiar UTTii t nV.J ,t I
tame view. Mr. Uoot then moved an
other, amendment,- to . as ; to insert C
percent instead of 40, at he had k
fore proposed for the ear 1834. " Mr
Polk opposed the motion. Mr. Davit
of Mass. inquired if Mr.' R. intends;
also to raise the duty on woollen!.
Mr. Root replied, lu the negatm
'After some further '-discuHsina: it
which Messrs. . HoffmahV'- Eyerett
Vt and Jenifer. Wbk paft Mr. RootV
amendment was negatived Aye IS,
Noes sot cowntetlv ; "-".; -. I
'"'Mr7. Everett, of Vermont; then siVj
ed to amend the amendment of.Mi
White,. so at to restore the protect1
duty of the act of last year on wil.;
Viiti 4 cents per lb. and 40 percent:
White' amendmeBt, as tltus' melulv
J Mr. II. Everett, Mr, Polk wai
lj remonstrated ngaiiwt its adoption,
going,' in substance, td declare tin)
the House would de nothing in the elf '
of compromise, but would insist on rt ,
taining the protecting du lie as tl".'J
were at present in force. Mr. Ing'
soil contended that the wool inter,
liaduffered most in the bill of l
aes9ioh, and; ouinov:Tripl (ihe
taken. Mr. : Cambreleng icerred
greaUpeuiftti4whiirid
place in wool, and to competition br
tween the wool gruwertand the ma"';
lecturers, in consequence of thedn'!
hig raised by a former act If
amendinent ahould be adopted, i ,
ahould consider it as indicative thata
bill waa to pastand that W wert
have , war between "the North "
South. Mr. "Beanlsley.of .N.Vrl
cow-movjd, to ainend 4h-wendtr!i
of Mr. Everett, to a to limit it to ',
firtt year, and tbcrj to decrease thtl
tuccesgivel j. by one cent each war,11
the tpecifiq duty, and 3 per cent if 11
ad vulorern dutjr, at foUows:i ,
4 seau ipetifio, and V) per aeuk ad valore.
...f-....f" ,z -r'.l-Jk J!"
3 eenls, ant) SS sent, " '., v .
anils, and SOperaeat. ,- ' l
1 aeot. fend 95 per cent. tbcftsRer, fs fl
msncnt 4T-Y':Y'':l?i . I
; This amend went wa carried f ;
86, nbes 69. . . ; i,' , j
The nuestion heintr nut "oh
Everett's amendment, as amended k
Mr. Beardsley, it was rtitcttu-:' i
72, noc.H 75, , . ' t"'.-!'.,"-7 ,:,.' I
lf,- NVhy' first atnecdincnt
was. on-ne amendmentr pffptisf j j
amendment offered by him wis in r
..'..-3-r