Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-01-01

branches Of the General Assembly oil
this State, the enclosed document is
forwarded TO you, 10 ne laid before the
Legislature OF The State of South
Carolina.
] have the honor 10 be, Sir, with
consideration and respect, your obedi
ent servant, ) FORSYTH.
His Excellsncy the Governor of $ G.
Extracts from hs Georgia Reports:
In SENATE, Dec. ), 1877.
The Committee are aware thSt il is
assumed by the General Government,
as expressed in the decisions OF the Fe
derai Court, that Stale Legislatures
have TO right 10 complain OF its usur
pations however formidable or fatal.
That the General Government is said
10 be "troIy and emphaticaIly 20
vernmen! ofthe people," and therefore
entirely cut ofthe reach of represents
tive bodies whose sole dury il 10 keep
within the sphere OF their own deiega-
ted trust. II would seem that even If
such a pre.enslen were admissible, il.
should be considered no great breach
of decorum, for sovereign state
through is higher known authority to
approach a government. it bad conir;
buied to establish, with a subject OF
complaint, especially when it ID per
Ceived that much inferior bodies are
patiently llsteued TO; and listened 10
with effect. With manufacturing com
panies aud self created delegates, pre-
tending to represent whole States, as
-semble fov the purpose Of directing the
Congress what mcasUses they must
ADOPT, surely the Legislature OF State
without much violence TO any know n
rule of modesty, may respectfully offer
q counter remonstrance to such grow.
ing temper Of dictahcn Bo; il is not
in this humble manner that your com.
miitee woGld recommend the Leaisia-
ture 10 prefer thsir just complaints 10
the General Government. They claim
it as right to demonstrate with that
government on oil measures which
shey may conceive violat,ve OF the fun
dameniai principles OF It's institution
They affirm that those who create de.
legated government. have lawfully the
power to restrain il wiIir its proper
bounds, and maintain the doctrines as.
serted ey Luther Martin, in MS ad
dress TO the Legislature Of Maryland,
at the time of the adoption of the Fed
eral Constitution, thai "the proper con
slltuents of the General Government
are the States, and the States are to
chat Government whit the people are
10 the States, that This is entirely with.
IN the spirit and intention OF the Fed
eral Union"
Ths Committee are aware that the
subject is far from being exhausted,
bu, lime would fail them 10 present all
che objections which could justly be
preferred against the conrse of the Ge.
neral Government. Less could not
he said, for the subject is Of such grow.
ing magnitude. and producing sensa.
tions OF such just inquielade am ong the
people of the Soeth, Ina! they ough, TO
be made thoroughly acquainted with
all its bearings, and certainly can ne
Yer oe too often admonished TO be pre-
pared for the worst events. The Com.
,nittee are fully sensible that every de.
gree Of moderation is due to the cues.
tion, upon which they have founded
the present serious complaint; but they
owe ID to truth and sincerity TO saw
that is their decidedopinion an increase
of Tariff duties will and ought TO be
RESISTED by all legal and coDst
eutlonal means, so as to avert the cry
ing injustice of such an unconstitution
al measure.
They are constrained too to say,
chat this State ought TO oppose in eve
~ possible shape. the exercise of the
power, or she part of the General Go.
verunent, TO encourage Domestic Ma
nntac tures, or to promote Internal I'm.
provement. They will not pretend
asPresent 10 recommend the mode OF
opposition, but they will recommend
che peaceable course OF remcnslraliug