Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-09-22
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SATURDAY MORNING, SEPT %, 1927.

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South Carolina and The Tarf.-The people of Sou,l.
Carolina are literally tariff mad. We say the people,
but we apprehcnd that the demagngues who have
nWunted the political hobby, although most noisy, are
by no means the most respectable and considerable
part of the popu laon. Sandry meetings have been
got up, land nothing is easy,) at which Dr. Coo
per and other gentlemen, not known TO fame have
held forth in language altogether olent aud inlam
Tnatory, as would be more becoming in raving bedla
rates, than free American citizens. The wooens bill
has Of course been denounced in of angry fierce
ness and very ineligible hints of dsunon thrown out
in of its passage The most ludicrous feature in
all this bobad display of valor that Gen. Jacksons
pretensions to the Presidency advocated hand in
hand with the effort TO the constituted autbo-
rifles We should like 10 know in case of the aeross
success whether some Of these gentlemen would not
he in great danger, under the second section, should
ihey attempt the execution Of their threats la truth
il they really sincere in their bullying, we think
That the Hartford invention but light game com
pared to tina. which they playing With the people
of New England, during the war, it was struggle
between life and death. Their of substance
almost totally destroyed, and great part of the
population reduced 10 absolute despair. Still among
The great mass, there honor and patriotism enough
fet TO put down treason. AS no overt act was COM
mitted no distinction between the blue lights
Of Connecticut and Carolina or the two we are de-
Cidedy of opinion that the latter having no Just cause
of complaint, and real grievances 10 redress are
tire most wanton, the malignant and the least
eSCusable in their opposition.
Still Carolina is not totally infected with this wild
disemper. We see occasional CLEANS of sound sense
vigorous reasoning, and lofty patriotism cheering us
through the gloomy pbrenzy of of her citizens
writer under the signature of cold 76p is welding
bis powerful pen, TO chastise the factions and
their in fact and argument; and gentleman of
Columbia. Alfred Bynum, esq. in his own proper name
has taken the field to vnd;cate his course at the meet
ing in that town. Referring to what he had said in
debate, he the following strong and pointed lam
gusge:
''Farther that If they insisted upon taking hostile
positon in the event of the passage OF the 'poollens
blF-or even dared 10 insinuate such weak and i'm
potent course of policy; that would tn throw
the gauntlet and hold them TO strict proof of their
proposition, to wit: hat the effect of the Woollens Bill
you'd be- to make soutbrons, tributaries colopss, and
slaves northern interests'-that this assertion was
like the nine axoms in Euclid as they would fain
pretend,) Seecident and incontrovertble; but mere
postulauu, that required due course of Intermediate
proof before their position be sustained"
MIR. Bynum, in the next succeeding passage of his
address, deals heavy q blow at the learned and
consistent President of Columbia College, that We
cannot forbear 10 quote ii:
'sThat farther, was disposed TO look with degree
OF excessive dsrust, upon the caDdor and sincerity of
the motives ofthoe politicians and political economists
whose principles would sympathse and freeze with the
inhabitants of northern latitude, aud when trauspor-
ted to the ''line" melt down into plastic co'npli-
ance with any thing that would parallel with self
Interest"
Or. Cooper having been frequently rem inded Of
The three volumes which he published in 1873 in PENN
syfvania, in defence Of has made awk
yard attempt to free himself from the charge of in
consistency, in being their decided enemy. We
write in the spirit OF candor when say that his vim
dicatiou in the Charleston Mercury destitute of even
plausiby. II is feeble and sophistical effort TO
reconcile direct opposite opinions expressed at differ
times and in different climates, when il would have
been more honest and manly to have acknowledged
change of sentiment at once, even though his motives
for the change might have been justly suspected.