Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-06-27
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, From The Charleston, Mercury, Of June 1911
Agreeably 70 previous notice, o respectable mum
her OF the Citizens Of Colieton District convened
mt the Court House in Marlborough, on the 18th
instant TO take into considcrat what measures
should be adopted in relation TO the late Tariff Bill
passed by the Congress of the u. State. Major
DANES Raysor was called TO the Chair and John I
i'emacks appointed Secretary.
Mr. X Barnweil Smith submitted 10 the consi-
Iteration OF the meeting, the following Addresses
the one TO the People OF the State of South Caro-
na-the other to the Governor of the State:
AN ADDRESS
" Sund'y citizens Of COticton District, 10 The
Feopte OF the State Of South Carolina.
fELLow-CrTIzENs Three weeks have now
elapsed since the news arrived amongst u.s. that the
Tariff Bill had become law. We deem it proper
that this time should have passed away, before any
stand in opposition should be assumed that we NAV
not appear to act under the impulse of excited and
momentary feelings, and that we might have due
time tor cool and deermnate deberation The
CRISIS requires the maturest thought in councilbut
most oil all, it requires all the concentrated energy
o' passion in action OF which, People we are
capable, to overcome the dangers and difficulties
that surround us. You still, with Responding coun.
'enances ask each other, &c What shall we do2''
What shall we do?" 1t is in answer to thi> oues
ton, that as parties jointly interested we now ven
ture to oiier you feeble counsel and conscien-
tous determination.
Feilow Citizens-In the spirit OF open candour
we design TO address you. Even if tho stern bond
OF an united destiny did not bind us together we
sympathies; for when were the hear of freenien
closed TO the voice of the oppressed? Openly then
VIII we speak to you. Ii in error, in the esliina-
ton OF your better judgments, we simply claim
your charity, and are content with our minor.y-
ii in passion over wrought, think OF us as men not
long used TO oppression, who believe that they
nave borne patiently, and borne well, until further
liberation will become their crime. We disdain
any profession oil motives. If accusation and inn
pntaton must come, however decorating TO honor
able minds, we will bear them, as we have borne
worse things-as incidents of our hard situation
During the last summer, we collected together in
nur District capacities and from every section OF the
State, declared TO the Congress OF the United States
that tariff framed with view to encourage do
'nesuc manufactures, was contrary TO our free and
chartered rights Our Legislature took the su bic {
INTO consideration. They condescended 10 repcat
what they had already said in 1924; and in an able
and dispassonae memorial, solemny laid their pro-
test before the Congress of tls Union against such
partial and unconstitutional Legislation. As Sove-
reign State, we have declared that such Tariff
you'd be violation of our sovereign rights A.
treemen, we have proclaimed the world that such
tariff would be an infringement OF our priyiieres
asineni and IN terms as moderate they were res
pecuut, we have inpored our brethren not to drive
us to the stern alternative of submitting in shame,
or resistance IN sorrow. Your remonstrances and
Sour implorations have been in vain; and a Tariff
SUI mas passed, not, indeed, such you apprehend
ed. but ten-iod worse in all its oppressive features
Nor does the manner in which your Memorials have
been considered by the Congress OF these States al
lcviatc your compromised situation They sleen
quie'y upon their tables; whilst day after day. and
week alter week, passes away i'll prolonged discus
zion, in the effort TO adjust, in what manner hv mn
tual concession they can best license each other to
extort from the whole community. The question
whether they can conStltutionay do this ornot ex-
cites neither solicitude alarm and appesrs I'M
worthy OF inquiry. Power seems 10 be rirht and
our Representatives sill in Responding silence, under
the conviction that their voices would as easily move
the Capitol from its basis, shake the purpose of
CIIthIli
they receive the biow.
What course is left to us TO pursue? Our North
ern and Western brethren are not-cannot be iono-
rant OF tic operation OF the system they advocate
or OF the powers they claim s1r the General Govern
meDt. They full we'll know because like ,Is thew
must FEEL, that it lifts them TO prosperity while il
sinks US into ruin. We have done by words all that
words can do. 10 talk more must be a dastards re-
fuse.
What course is left TO rs to PURSUE, If we have
The common pride of men, or the determination of
freemep we must resist the inposons of this Ia
Iiif. We Stand committed To be stationary is i'm
possible. We must either rctrograde i'm d,honor
and in shame, and receive the contempt and scorn of
our brethren, superadded TO our wrongs and their
system oil oppression, str enlightened by our tocra ton:
or, we must, " by opposing, end them" To the We
rs last vote III Congress, we kept this dreaded al
tentative from our minds, still clinging to the vain
hope, that some kindred fecng-sone sense Of
constitutional Jusce-sone spirit Of fortearance
and compronise,s influenced our fathers when
dtiu trainers oil this Constitution
would rescue us from this bitter emergency But il
has come, aud we may not shrink in meeting it,
In advising an attitude of open resistance 10 the
Laws OF the Union, we deem il due TO the coca sion
and that we may not be misunderstood distinctly
but briefly to state without argument our constit,
iional faith. For it is not enough that imposts laid
for the protection Of domestic manufactures are on
pressve, and transfer in their operations millions Of
property to Northern capitalists If we have
given our bond, let them take our blood Those
who resist these imposts must deem them uncou-
afit7ni0ndi, and the principle is abandoned bv the
payment OF one cent, ~ much as ten millions
LIST. We believe, then, that the State of South
Carolina, in entering into the confederaey of the u
States, was Sovereign State or Nation; and re-
tanned all the powers not expressly granted TO tbe
cOniederacy, or such as were " necessary and pro-
per-" to carry the powers expressly granted isto
operation.
ri. We believe, as corollary 10 this proposition
shat the Constitution Of the United States Is one Of
express, limited, and specific powers, and has mo
powers, bUt those contained upon the face of the
charter.
Cd. We believe that the power to encourage do
Dcstic manufactures, by which one portion Of the
community 10 made tributary TO another, is neither
amongst the express powers granted by this Con.
stituOon, nor is " necessary and proper 10 carry
any other expressly granted power into operation.
4th. We believe that because commerce with all
The other great branches Of Industry IS incidentally
affected and cufailed by laying inposts with avcyy
20 encourage domestic manufactures, that domestic
manuiaeturcs caneot be encouraged by imposts laid
under The general power granted Of regulating
commerce