Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-12-14
assumes to be the organ of the party, holds the fol-

assumes to be the organ OF the party, holds the fol-
lowing language.
"The Congress OF the United States met on Mon
day last The message of the President we may ex-
poet in day or two. To this paper we look for
, ward with much interest. Recent events induce
tho belief that South Carolina will be touched with
no gentle hand. There influences at work both
at home and abroad for the purpose of breaking down
the spirit of resistance tn the American System. in
this State; and judging from present indications we
shall have to contend not only with the minority here
but against the whole weight of the federal Admin
istration. Be it 40. Tho split of South Caroliua
cannot be quelcd by such opposition
Be the character of the message what il may the
intelligent and determined population of this State
Will not be even staggered by it and should prove
unfavorabe, ono Of the delusions which have opsr
ted on many OF our citizens, will be at end. They
Will no longer pin their faith to Gen. Jackson"
What them Who will they pin their faith to:
What President of the U. States ever was, or ever
VIII be, who has ever held, will hold diffsre
ent sentiments from those expressed by Gen. Jackson,
n favor of the Tariff?
Mr.. Prestons Report follows
THE coDmittee Federal Relations, to which wa
referred that part of the Governors Message which
refers to certain unconstitutional Laws of Con-
Rress, beg leave to report the following resolu-
tions
Resolved, Tas, the Legislature of the State of
South-Carolina, doth uneQuvocally express a irn.
resolution 10 maintain and defend the Constitution
Of the United States, and the C,ns' tuition Of this
State against every aggression, either foreign or do
nestle, and that they will support the Government
of the United Safes all the measures warranted
by the former.
Resolved, That this Legislature most solemniy de-
ciares warm attachment to the Union of these
Statos, to maintain which, 1t pledges all its powers
and that Tor this end 1t Is their duty to watch over
and oppose every ntraction of those principles which
constitute the only basis of that Union: because a
faithful observance of them alone secure lis OK
isience, and the public happiness.
Resolved, That this Legislature doth eyplic,v and
percnptorily declare, that it views the powers of
the Federal Government, as resulting from the COM
pact to which the States parties, limited by the
PLAN sense and Intention of the instrument cons:it&-
ting that compact and In case OF deliberate and
papable and dangerous exercise of other powers
not granted BY the said compact the S atcs who are
parties hereto, have the right, and are in du,y
bound to ntcrpose fr arrestng the progress of tho
evil. and for maintaining within their respective Ii
mts' tho authorities, rights and Liberties apper
tainng to them.
Resolved, That the several States, comoisins
enc united states OF America, are not united on the
principle OF unlimited submission to their General
Government; but by compact, under the stvle and ii
tie ofa Constitution of the United States and Of
amendments thereto, they constituted Government
FOR special purposes, delegated to that Government
certain definite powers reservng each state to itself
the resldiary Of right their own self govern
men'; and that whrnsoever the General Government
assumes undo egsted powers, its acts are unnuthori
each State acseded State. and an integral par
~ That the Government created by this compact
was not made the exclusive final Judge of the ex.
tent ofrhe powers itself since that would
nave made ITS discretion and not the Constitution the
measure OF i's powers but that all other Gases
OF compact between parties having no common Judge
each party has an equal right Judge for itself as
well Il ntractions of the mode and measure of re-
dress
Resolved, That this legislature doth also express
its deep regret that spirit has in sundry instances,
been maniie'ted by the Federal Cove rnmcut TO an
large ITS powers by forced constructions of the con
stitutlona charter which defines them; and that ind
cations have appeared of design to expound certain
general phrases (Which having been copied from the
very Limited grant of powers the former articles of
confederation, were the less liable be msconstru
ed, SO as to destroy the meaning and effect of the
particular enumeration; which necessarily expl,ins
ana limits the genera phrases and to perycrt certain
sPaclhed grants of power from thor true and obvious
meaning 10 purposes never con, empIated by the au.
'nors or the Constitution, the States when thew
adopted 1t; and so to consolidate the States bv de-
goes INTO enc soveregnty the obvious tendency and
inevitable result of which, would be- to transform tho
present republican system ofthe United States into an
absolute government, wthoat any limit alton Of DO
Resolved, That tho several acts Of the CONGRESS- of
ihe United States, OF force, imposing duties on
imPosts tor the protection of domestic manufactures
nave been, and are deliberate and highly dangerous
ana oppressive violations Of the constitutional COM
pact, and that whenever any State. which is suffer.
ing under this Oppression, shall lose all reasoable hope
OF redress from the wisdom and justice of the FEEDER
oil Government it will be it's right and duty to inter
pose IN its sovereign capacity, for the purpose of
arresting the progress of the evil occasoned by the
said unconstitutiona acts.
Resolved, That this State having long submitted to
The evil in the hope Of redress from the wisdom and
justice OF the Federal Government, doth no longer
perceive any ground to entertain such hope. and
therefore that it is necessary and expedient that
Convention of the people of his State be assembled,
to meet after the adournmenlof the ensuing esson of
me congress OF the United States for the purpose of
taxing INTO consideration the said violations of The
Constitutional compact.
Wm C. PRESTON, Chrmau.
fhe Legislature Of Pennsylvania, met at Harris
onrg on Tuesday last, when Frederick Smith was
CHOSEN Speaker. 10 to "a over Ner N,ddeswarth his
Anti. MASONIC camneiitnc I'd M q