Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-10-06
THE NEW OLIVE BRANCH.
XXV,-Ne,o series, No. NH. and La


Nc. XXV,-Neto series, No. XIII and Last
TO THE CITIZENS OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
FRIENDS AND FELLOW CrTIzENs,
As the disallcction TO the union, and the deter
rnnation to seccde from it, which openly
avowcd by of your most prominent citizens,
in different parts of the state, the result of in
tense distress said to exist, and to have been pro-
duced by the oppression of the tariff, have been
led to pay particular attention to these subjects,
and hope have Enthusiastically proved, in No. XIV,
from your public documents and the statements
of some of your citizens of the highest rcspccta-
by, that intense distress, is asserted to pre-
vail at present, pc-vadcd your state in 1923, and
of course before the cnacton of either of the OBJ
noxous tariffs, and that therefore it is to the last
degree, unjust to charge it, whatever it may be, 20
those tariffs.
1t would appear that in calm state of tho pub.
lie mind, the proof of this fact, which removes
the great ground of your complaints, if it had
fair and candid hearing, could not fail to restore
that harmony and good understanding, which ought
to prevail between component parts of the same
empire, and which did prevail until they dis
turbed, and in great degree destroyed, by the
misrepresentation so long and ardcntly pro-
mulgatcd on this important subject.
Complaints of distress, embarrassment and suf-
ferng, have prevailed at all times; and, in truth
there never period in which hard times and
distress did not prevail with some individuals in
every community. The middle and eastern states
are at present IN prosperous situation; yet there
1.-THE times are hard, and who complain bitterly
partly from imProvidence, and want of energy and
lIndustry--party from unavoidable misfortunes
Persons of this description, having little to lose
hnd something to gain by connections, at all
lines and in I'll countries, ready to Jon in every
| putcry, and in every mode of disturbing the exis
ing order of things. They easily find restless pco-
lc to unite with them; and there is always danger
hat the voice of such people, by its unceasng rel
fration, may be mistaken for the voice of the pub
| lie nj large.
| Far be 1t from mo to nsinuato that the mass or
| the leaders of the notification party come within
! tbs description. L protest against the suggestion
| u the most unqualified manner. The reputation
aid standing of the latter, and the deep interest
tiey have at stake in the welfare of the country
SECURE them from being alluded to in this case
! But may it not be feared, that among those who
proclaim the necessity of 'tACrING OVER AGAIN THE
| SCENES OF TIE REVOLUTION" and who talk with as
! little ceremony about SHEDDING THE BLOOD OF
TIER FELLOW CITIZENS, they 1rOuld of the des-
friction ot so many ,oolueS tigers, there NAV he
sone to whom commotiom far from presenting ter
roh on the contrary would present desirable state
ofthings7
10 tho despots and the friends Of despotism in
Europe the dissolution of the holy union of these
stfcs and sits reduction into its original ele-
mgts. would be cheap purchase by the sacrifice
OF millions of dollars. Far be il from me TO saw
THAI they interfere, (as Lo his XIV. nterfcrod in
the affairs of England under Charles II) to bro
duce this result, by any means, direct or Indirect
But this, venture to affirm, that those who have
with zeal and ardor worthy of n good cause been
necessarily iabering for years to produce this
sed rosult with its necessary attendant civil war
have been, qucdd hoe, promoting the cause of des
potsm all over the world. Ponder well, my beloy-
ed fellow citizens, how far YOU ought to lend Sour
aid 10 such an unholy work.
a question naturally arises, to what extent dis
tress exists in South Carolina, and to what causes
it is to be ascribcd An intelligent citizen of Charles
ton who has had considerable opportunities of ascer
DIpIn tha citn Of
made minute inquiries on the subject, writes me as
follows:
Tho distress, said to be prevalent in South Ca
rolma, has, as far as can learn, been very much
exaggerated, and the opinions expressed by seye-
raj highly respectable gentlemen, with whom |
have conversed on the subject, would induce Il be-
lief, that it does not exist to any great extent
The planters, in the upper section of the State
by pursuing wise system of economy, have / am
informed, got out of debt and are THRIVING and
prosperous; and although, in what is termed the
low country, appearances not quite so hatter-
ing This has been occasionedb by circumstances tohoL
iy FncOnnected ,oHh tile tariff"
Ii the distress of South Carolina, admitting to
be as great and general the nullifyers assert
arose from the operation of the tariff all the other
cotion-growing States ought to suffer equally
But they generally, if not universally prosper
GUS No complaint of distress has been heard from
Georgia-none from Alabama-none from Tennes
see-none from Louisiana. If them distress ex
list IN South Carolina it must arise from something
peculiar to the situation of that State 1t cannot
emphaticay repeat, arise from the tariff or equal
distress would prevail in the other cotton-growing
states. have been given TO unders'a nd that ma
ny OF the planters in the low country, have not
yet fully extrcated themselves from the cmbarrass-
ments that resulted from the wild specuatons in
lands and negroes, which took place after the late
war; IT Is said, in addition, that the expensive ha
bis Of living contracted at that period still pre-
vail among many of them; that the lands in that
quarter very much exhausted; and that the lux
uriance of the new lands in Alabama aud Illinois,
has tempted great numbers of the citizens of S.
Carolina TO migrate into those Statee. That the
latter cause has had rfulinfuence, cannot be
doubted, from the great difference between the in
crease of population of this State and that Of Geor
gia.
1900 1910 1890 1880
Population of
Georgia 1886 252433 34O,9So 5Is,2o7
- Increase 5OPr. ct. 35 pr. ct so pr. et
Population of
S.Carolina 945, sol 415116 5O2741 SEQ nOO
Increase 20 DR.. ct. 81 Dr CT 10 mr. RI