American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-12-31
From the CheraW, s. G. Iatelligencer.
HIGH HANDED BUSINESS.

HIGH HANDED BUSINESS.
drown Indignantly upon the frst dawnng of an
!. attemptto ALLEVIATE one portion OF the Union from
another" says our motto. These are the words Of
Ilhe immortal Washington, and to them we shall
lrigidly adhere. The Governor and Senate of this
stale have Indeed taken high ground. We are as.
lonished at the rashness and ndlscreton that could
have produced The proceedings we record below,
and which so strongly SAVIOUR OF sedon and rebel
Iiion We did not know the Governor and Senate
\ OF opulh Carolina were SO ripe for arrayDg them
selves against the General Government, vail taws,
treaties aM C0nstitations.'' Will not every well
meaning and peaceable man in the State (rown
down this matchess arrogance? We have scarce
lily heard voice that has not been raised in strong
condemnation OF these obnoxious resolutions
| | he people oi this portion of South Carolina cher
ISL ST onger attachment to The constitution Of their
country, and greater reverence and love for their
happy Union, than to give countenance TO any pro-
ceedlngs so we'll calculated to distract the harmo.
ny OF society, and tear asunder the very ligamenls
that bind together the National Compact. We re
ljoice 10 see that our Senator from this District,
General Gillespie, had the manly independence and
ehough OF the noble feelings oil an.dmericaR citizen
10 stand forth the champion oil wishes, and OPP
pose IN every shape these rash resolutions.
| IL appears, that the unconstitutional law of this
State relative TO the ingress OF tree coored persons
| is the cause OF all this mischief. That the law isl
Unconstitutional, there can be no doubt. II was
first pronounced SO by Judge Johnson of this State !;
next by the Attorney General OF The y. States !;
and lastly by the Secretary OF State and our wor-
thy President Some ol the subjects oil the Brit
ish Government having suffered severely from The
opei alton Of This law, Mr. Canning, Minister oil
that Government, demanded from the Secretary oil
State, repeal modification OF it, urging that it
nrI h. nfr he
tween the Two countries. The Secretary of State,
after having taken the written opinion OF the AT
toney General upon the unconstliutionallty of the
law, by direction OF the President, addressed let
ter TO governor Wilson, requesting repeal or mod
cation of it, 1t is this which brought forth in the
Senate, the following Resolutions which were pas
sed and sent the House OF Representatives, by
vote of So TO GIVE shall first, however, give an
extract from Governor Wilson's Message 10 the
Legislature on the subject
There should be spirit of concert and of &C
ton am ing The slave holding States, AND AL
DETERMINED RESISTANCE TO ANYl
VIOLATION OF THEIR LOCAL INSTII
TUTiONo THE CRISIS SEEMS TO HAVEl
ARRIVED WHEN WE ARE CALLED UP, !
ON TO PROTECT OURSELVES. The Pres
dent OF The United States and his law adviser, sol
far from resisting the efforts OF foreign ministry
appear TO be disposed by an argument drawn from
the overwhelming powers oil the General Govern-
ment, 10 make us the passive Instruments OF poll
icy, al wal, not only with our interests, but DIES
Sill uctiye also Of national existence. The evils
OF slavery have been visited upon US, by the cupid
" Of those who are the champions oil universal
emancipation. A FIRM DIFFERENTIATION
TO RESIST AT THE THRESHOLD EVE
RY INVASION OF OUR DOMESTlCl
AND 10 PRESERVED
OUR oOVEREIG NTY AND INDEPEN DENCEl
AS STATE, is EARNESTLY RECON-
MENDED; and it 40 appeal to the hrst principles
OF the RICH Of seil-govenment be disregarded, and
reasons be successfully combaled by sophlstry
aod error; THERE WOULD BE MORE CLIO.
RY IN FORMING A RAMPANT WITH
OUR BODIES ON THE CONFINES Or
OUR TERRITORY, THAN no BE THEI
VICTIMS OF a SUCCESSFUL REBELLION
Ok THE SLAVES OF GREAT CONoOL-
DATED GOVERNME s T."
Extract from the Resolutions of the Senate
Resolred That it is as much the duty of the
State to guard against characterization or insurec
ion among our colored population, or to control
md regulate any cause which might excite or pro
luce il guard against any other evil political
" physical, which might assail us THIS DU. h
rY is PARAMOUNT TO ALL LAWS, ALL /
TREATIES, ALL CONSTITUTIONS. lid
rises from the supreme and permanent law OF ma
ure, the law oil selt-preservalion and WILL a
NEVER BY THIS STATE BE RENOUNC
ID, COMPROMISED, CONTROLLED, OR il
WITH ANY POWER
Il,
Resoirtd, therefore, that the Legislature OF South
,aona protests against any Claims oil nrht, OF
ne United States to interfere in any manner what
YER with the domestic regulations and preservato-
measures in respect to that part OF her property s
hich forms The colored population OF the State, n