Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1829-02-10

The following Message from the Governor deliver
cd to both Houses by M Harrington Secretary Of State
on Friday last.
Gentlemen Of the Senate and House of Representatives.
Since the commencement Of the present session OF
the Legislature, have received and herewith lay before
you, certain resolutions adopted by the State OF South
Carolina in December 1925, declaring Z" that Congress
does not possess the power under the Constitution to adopt
general system of internal Improvement national
\ and that it Unconstitutional exercise ofpow
the part of Congress, to lay duties to protect DO
tmestic manufactures"
Also certain resolutions Of the said State adopted in
December 1927 relating to the same subjects and in adj
dton declaring "that the American Colonization Society
Ms not object of National interest, and that Con-
gress has power any way to paronse or direct APP
Appropriations for the benefit Of this any other Society,"
Wand certain other resolutions of the said State adopted in
VDecember 1928, declaring the opinion of the Legislature
N that State expressed in the resolutions of 1895 and
1927 be unchanged and requesting that the said
buttons may be laid before the Legislatures of the several
States, to determine such Interior measures they
may think the occasion demands"
also lay before you report adopted by the Legislature
of the State Georgia the resolutions of S. Carolina and
Ohio, concurng with the Legislature of the of South
Carolina in the resolution adopted their December SEES.
sion 1897 relation the powers of the General Gov
ernment and State rights.
Also memorial the subject OF the late Tariff address,
ed by the General Assembly Of the state Of Georgia. to
the anti-taiI States
And the States in favour the Tariff,
adopted by the Legislature OF the said STATE
These resolutions and papers submitted to your con-
sderation in compliance with the request aimed in
them-They embrace subjects of immense and vital i'm
poance to the welfare of Country and due 10 the
uhorties from Which they emanae, that they
should receive candid and deliberate consider alton The
second resolution of the Legislature of South Carolina, in
vites expression Of your opinion the subjects refer
red and perhaps too, the crisis of affairs which the
long a violent agitation Of these ques has produced
demands t-,dd declaration of its views and sentiments
from every member ofths conederacy Upon of these
subjects The Legislature of this State has already acted, b
with regard to the great and leading questionable right
Of Congress impose duties imports for the protection
and encouragement of domestic industry, it is believed
that opinion has been expressed Whatever course The
General Assembly may think proper adopt relation TO
this subject, it hoped that scrupulous regard will be
entertained for the feelings of brethren OF The South
and that its may tend to allay the excitement
which unhappiy exists in that portion OF the Union
Since the las, session of the Legislature, have recey
ed from the United Arsenal Frankfort Pennsypa
MIA, hundred rifles with the necessary :ements,
for the use of this s ste These obtained Of,
my orders drawn in favour of Henry F. Hall and William
Purnel, and with view to carry into effect The objects
and designs of the.ftia Law much in my power
they divided between two companies of Rifemer
upon bonds being given for their return provided by
law in relation the other The proprety of this
under the provisions of the militia law, doub ed and
submit to you whether it is not necessary that some spe
cia provision be made for the calling in and recovery OF
the