Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-12-16


this day Ia the State House, and voted unsnimous{
" Tor Andrew Jackson a. President, and John CT
Calhoun as Vice President. Gen. M.Miilan d
pendle'on, was appointed TO carry the votes q
w Washington. r
'After the transaction of several ordinary mat
tiers, the House went into Committee of the Whoiy]
Upon the subject Of the Tariff. Mr. Preston tool
the floor In support Of the resolutions he had ofer
ed, and addressed the Committee al considerable.
iengis, giving very able and eloquent exposition,
OF the true nature aud tendency Of the Tariff Act
o. the inds mites and expressions under which thi
state has suffered, and OF the proper remedy 10 ID
applied MIR. p. isdecidedIy favorable 10 direct and
immediate action on the part OF the Lcgislature{
with view TO the notification Of the Act. shall
send you hereafter sketch Of his remarks, which,
DO great credit TO his talents as public spssker
and TO his hrmness and consistency a. politician
After Mr.. Preston had concluded, the Cominittee|
rose and reported progress.
Tin the course OF the morning, MIR. Holmes sub
uitted certain propositions, concluding as follows.
Resofred, That the Tariff Laws are unjust, o.
pressive, and palpabe nfractions of The Constis,,
ton, and as such void, imperative and in nal
manner obligatory upon the People Of this State
mat this Legislature will devise such means a,
are requisite and necessary to prevent our citizen,
IRON being furtl ~ oppressed BY them, and hat II
Committee be appointed 10 Draft and Report Bill
the more effectusly to protect our citizens inE
the exercise OF their just rights, and to relieve
them from the oppression of Unconstitutional en-
actments. -
Cob Arthur p. Hayne also submitted certain Re.
Resolved, That Committee be appointed 70,
the purpose Of drawing up lin bold, manly. and
energetic language,) a memorial 10 the Congres.I
OF the United States, tn the nature of a Din IN
right; setting forth fully and distinctly the var
Gus encroachmcnts. that have been Of late wear,
made on the Constitution of the u. States g. on ths
on forms cur national confederacy. In particular
setting TO, tn, in strong light; the manifest. an
eonsfsfufidnot, sectional, and oppressive charac
ter, OF the laws constituting the Tariff of protec-
t'on, and earnestly requesting their repeal.
Rcs0ired, That two citzons of this State ~
specially appointed, to>carry without delav. The ~
ioresaid memorial to the Representatives OF South
carolina, in the present Congress, with nstruc.
tions to the said Representatives, to move as early
as may be, for the repeal of the Tariff of 1928.
Resofvcd, That ifthe said laws, CONSTITUTING Tho
Tariff Of protection, he not repealed during fhs
ensuing session Of Congress, that the same or si
milar memorial, be transmitted to the succeeding
Congress of ls2s-3o, as the last appeal ,chies
h,s state ought to make to the good feelings and
tr,sd0m Of the Congress If the Union
And, Mr.. n. A. DeSaussure The following.
Resolrtd, That our Senators in Congress he ia.
structed 10 apply TO Congress in the name of ,hs
sta q OF South Carolina, to call convention for
proposing amendments to the Constitution of the
United States, decaratory of the powers of Con.
gress, enumerated in the Constitution and restr;c-
i've OF the exercise by them Of any bowers a,
rights not plainly expressed on the face Of the in
strument.
The House again resolved itself into Com.
mlttee Of the Whole upon the Tariff Col. A.p
Hayne rose and adverted to certain remarrs n
Coi. frerton IN relation, as he supposed, TO the
Charleston Delegation. Col. p discained bay.
ing intended any reflection either upon the civ
or its delegates. MIR. Thompson then spoke. :,
some length, and with much ability and force ,in
support of his Resolutions. He was foIlowes bv
Mr.. Toomer, who strongly advocated Mr. r..
cares Resolutions, and earnestly insisted upon
me proPriety OF adopting another Protest or Re.
m0nstrance,and giving time to Congress to recon
slider and re-race its steps before we resort to any
,ep winch may involve this State in actual con.
fiict with the General Government The Com.
mt,ee then rose and reported progress, having
continued in session till o'c!ock.''
charleston Mercury,