The Litchfield County post., 1828-07-17

show its propriety, its cOnstitntiOnality and its efficacy. To be brief and to avoid further ssls- pense, | state it in as few words as possible Let the next legislature in its "act to rais. supplies" instead Oflaying the usual tax off cents on every SI6O of stock in trade, Jay ta amounting to prohibition, and provide for remission of the tax. (except what is really in- tended to be cOllected) by the e0ternOr, in all cases where he shall think it expedient. The legislature and of course the governor, can un- destand that where British invoice is pro- duced to him the tax can he remitted, pro tantO and where no invoice, or a northern one is produce6,it must be paid. Among mer- chants in the interior, all their stock is laid in at Charleston or some northern city; in such case, an invoice from Charleston may be al- lowed to save the merchant from the tax, pro tantO,S the production of northern invoice will fix it upon him. Should it be necessary to prevent British invoices from being manu- factured in Rhode Island, ,and parts not beyond seas, a salary may be given out of the contin- gent fund, to resident agent in Liverpool, who shall cOuntersign duplicate invoice to be sent to the governor.
 By this plan we will have the duties on for eign goods, but we may then obtain what we wish cheaper than we can get it from the north, for it is fact, that the northern merchants, now pay the duty, and re-export British goods to South America, at better profit than they can export their own man. ufactures. If they will enclose us in a cir cle, and make the people of this country live at home, let us have circle of our own, and restrict them to their natural Him. it's.
 i've are, sirs, contending for existence as free portion of this country at liberty to procure the means of support placed in our possession by God and nature. and little extra expense and exertion should not he regarded. Should this plan be adopted by. the southern states generally, their sea poris would become the marts of commerce for the whole union, northern cities would come to them for supplies, and the markets of the whole world would be open for our pro- ductions. If over-reaching is to be the or der of the day, let us improve upon Yan- kee cunning. and if the finale of the drama is to be fighting, we will be fighting in the defensive and of course indisputably consti tutiOnal."
 Anti-Tdrif Meeting.-The students of S. Carolina College, agreeabIy to a previous notice, met in the chapel, on June the 5th, when MT. R. H. Speers having been called to the Chair. and MT. Pierce appointed sec- retary. Mr. J. A. Blank introduced the fol- lowing preamble and resolution, which were considered and adopted, (almost un- animousty.) .,''..
 We, the students of the South Carolina College, having attended carefully to the discussion of the Constitutional question re- lating to the protection of Domestick Man ufacture by means of a Tariff ofDuties, ,de- signed expressly as Tax on the Consum- CT, for the benefit of manufacturing mo- nopoIy, are convinced of the uniustifable- ness of such system of Taxation,by which particular Glasses of Citizens are fayoured. protected, and enriched at the expense of others.
 We see and feel that the State ofS. Ca rolna, to which weAbelong, is destined to become the victim of oppression. and being determined to do our duty to our country in any and every way that we can show our attachment and loyalty to our beloved State, do resolve and declare, that from & after the 1st of July, 1923, we will neither buy, selk consume or wear any article of clothing manufactured northward of the rs- yer Potowmac, until the rights of this our state shall be fully acknowledged and es. tablished by the Congress of the United States.
 ROBERT H. SPEERS, Chairman. b.
 J. w. PIERCE, Secretary.
 The Georgia Journal says--"A writer in the Charleston Courier asserts, that applica- { ton had been made 70 the Governor of South Carolina to convene the legislature of that state; and 1t is plainly intmated, that the pur- pose of the meeting is to take measures pre- paratory to secession of this state from the un- con. ...' ]
 A Native" in the Charleston Courier, re- sisting these proceedings. says
 "I will appeal to the veracity of hundreds who have heard it, whether even now it is fa- miliarly said in our streets. :" fear nothing .to, reign powers U,ll protect us." We have com merce and products to tempt them, and they have men and ships to defend us. Congress can do nothing but blockade us, and that may soon be obviated." 1
 But the Georgia Statesman, in. commenting upon the proposition to call congress, Sc. says Pa. .:..
 ''The 9th section of the first article of the constitution of the U. s. says, the congress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises,' &c. ''
 "The same section, likewise 'impowers that body "9e regulate Commerce scith foreign nations. among the seUerdI stGtes,' &c., .-.,-.
 "And in the last section, 1.-the same article ! it is specially declared, ''that no state shall, %L~o~ nRc lo~,