The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-05-30

and rich blessings upon them and with parental kindness
The prosperous condition of State and the quiet and
security which ts citizens pursue their accustomed employ
ents reap the rewards of honest industry and the
rights Of freemen prove the adaptation of its laws their
and well the sound the
public sentiment essential the efficacy Of good aud whole
SOME laws and afford just cause Of mutual and public
graduation.
The Legislature of South Carolina adherng 10 the prnci-
pies expressed its resolutions relative encouraging do
nestle industry heretofore laid before the General Assembly
has resolved that after the further aggression by The pas
sage of the Tariff of 1928, it restrained from the
seon Of the sovereign rights of the Sate by the hope
the magnanmy and justice of the good people of the Unon
will effect the abandonment of system partial in its nature
unjust in its operation and not within the powers delegated
TO Congress- Influenced by like views the State Of Georgia.
has addressed emonstrance to the States favor of the
Tariff, pronouncing that important open and
violent inacon of compact and asserting that
right which will surrender, demand its repeal
The General Assembly of Virginia. concurrng the opinions
of South Carolina and Georgia. as one Of the high con
tracing parties" to the union, has declared its deliberate
conviction that the of Congress usually the
Tariff laws passed avowedy for the protection of Domestic
Manufactures authorized by the plain construction
true intent and meaning of the Constitution
Copies of the proceedings of these members of Con-
ederacy which have been forwarded transmitted
herewith and recommended your deliberate and disposition
late consideration They entitled to it as well the
ground of the comfy always to be exercised between the
several States of the Unon account of the magnitude
of the interests Affected and the dangerous tendency of the
principles asserted The necessity of the protecting system
undoubtedly formed powerful motive for the organization of
the General Government The consequent and necessary
surrender of the peexsng control of the States nav
CATION and commerce, with the right TO levy mposts plainly
~ levy and collect duties and mposs being unlimited by
the Constitution. is and may be used equally for financial
protective, and retaaory purposes By its only,
fe burdensome and pohbory duties of other nations de-
signed to protect their own, and depress
manufactures, and agriculture be counteraced The discus
and explanations that led the ratification of the Con-
stuton, far from countenancng the ground taken by
States proceeded the admission of grant power
which is denied. The principles recently avowed are
not sustained by contemporary exposons of that
They in opposition the uniform of egis-
iaon, from the establishment of the SYSTEM
the passage of the which denounced as unconstu
tional.
The lusrous surviving statesman who belonged
body which framed the Constitution; who contributed
ecaciousy than other to its ADOPTION and has
nsered the Executive power has upon
principles of condemnation, affirming at the same
sime with undenabe cearness and force, the existence of
the of the General Government foster
domestic industry hoped that this opinion will deem
cd satisfactory authority only in the Commonwealth of
which its author citizen, but all the DENYING the
which its exercise has unhappy caused prevail among their
citizens may subsde under the influence Of calm consdera-
ton, and full development of its Interior the
spective members of the Union
departure from the policy against which remonstrance
made, would blast the bright prospects has opened our
country, and reduce TO condition nearly assimuated to
colonial degradation and yasaage, leaving the feeble
and dependent in war, and in tributary.
To sustain and augment the domestic and
Of the country is the indicated by WISDOM the
Example of nations distinguished for wealth and power.
The eicacious tendency of assaled to pro-
the vital interests of this State, bring existence
inert physical energies TO eoneract the emigration of
enterprisng citizens aud sustain political weight and
influence has been fully presented former