Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-12-04


Il revenue, we will ply no duties whatever.
''Al hopes of defeating Modification by custom
house regulations, or by Interruptions Of our
commerce, either in port on the high seas arc
at once dSspatcd Ivy the declara,iou that the NM
| n'snt such attempt is made, tho Union is dis
! solved This strong measure has at cnee scatter
cd to tho winds all the cunning devices which our
enemies at home aud abroad were concoctrg; and
the prudent engineers are gazing in blank d, snav
as their frosiwork bsrrcadcs against freedom melt
before the ardonr of the reused spirit OF IN nd
| The agents of the General Government are yeliev-
ed from all responsibility 8 the means OF com .
terad;ting our Nu:cution. fhc issue is made M
with their employers, and there is but one question
now LEFT Cor the decision of tho other S,atcs- Re
pSdi Ais idr!g or Repeal the Usion.'
| FROM COLUMBIA
/ Extracts of Letters, datsi
CoLUMr,s, 13d Nov. 1882
| " he General Conimittee met this morning at TO-
| Inc chairman of the Sub COMMITTEE reported
that the Address to the People of the State was
ready TO be submitted; and that the remaining Ad-
dress wnn!d be prepared for Tomorrow norninr.
The Address was read by NJ. Turnbull. Ii is,
think 100 long-.but able and eloquent, in the very
| nj shcst degree 1t is Il vindcation OF liberty wo:
My OF the very noblest period of Grccinn freedom
aud eloqucn'e 1t is such defence, indeed, as a
ancient commonwealth would have paid with the
Modest of all rewardS--a Statue. We wiser mo-
derns, gwen money instead, whereby we make q
great saving of marble snd OF patriotism
The reading of the Address r,,sde guile y picture
~ was pronounced, hy its author, with l.rodigoos
chact- His head, you know, is perf,ut study for
| paHtcr: and, with his cnuin inding pcrSon-his
rich, deep. grave voce,-;ic excited play OF his
pictire-iike facc-.and the hgh-wroughl enthusiasm
ana energy OF his whole manner, gave such an of.
ieci as can rarely have been cquaIled. Add to this
tIe presence OF crowd of intelligent and spirited
spectators all ki"dleG, 10y the occasion and the bold
words and stirring principles OF the haransuo into
the most vehement sympathy aud adnralion and
you WIZ have some conception of The iineness of
me Specialize. There were lew present Il surrey
OF any sort, who wero able To remain untouched
All '%r"e that the paper is masterly-superb.
ne Commute ttcn adjourned to ID to-inorrow.--
mr.. McDutie's Address TO the People of the United
States will ,hcn he read. Ii is not vet finished
Willie The first part of is heng put in type.
| Inc Convention met ut IL, aud after PRAYER by
the kav. Mr. Gouidng aud the ordinary ,,rcmi-
nary business the Hon. r. w. Barmwcli offered u
resolution, to invite the President of the Senate
and Speaker Of the House of Representatives. NOW
arrived in town. to take seats within the bar Of
! the House.
| The resolution adopted mem con- and the 10.
| norabie gentleman introduced.
The General Committee reported progress, and
asked leave 10 sit again; presenting, H. eanwhc the
Address to the people OF the State which they had
prepared.
The Address then read, ordered to lie on this
tahle, and $50 copies printed.
Governor Wilson offered the following resolu
ton:
| Whereas, The Convention OF tI,e P.a,;. ofSo,,,t
| Carolina, have learned with deep aud mnfeipncd
regret, the death of Charles Oarroll OF CarrolI,on,
The last surviving Signsr of the Declaration of In
dependence, and lately the only living link that
connected us with that inp ant eyenf--as n tcs
tihoi.y OF respect to the 'ncmory of the decreased
ReSo!oed, That the members of this Convention
80 days.
Tue Resolution unanimously adopted.
Mr. Gibson, of Lancaster, "a Union man. pre-
scented Tie following petition fr.m the people OF
| his District:
| TO tie Delegates of the People of South Carolina
| COHrrRfiOn assembled,
he undersigned, portion of the people OF the
said State hey leave to present for your consider
alton, the great inequality Of representation in
the Legislature Ot The State. The length OF time
| increase OF Popplation, and other causes which
Fave operated TO produce changes, since the repre-
| seut1tion of all the districts and parishes were
h&ed ubdnr the present ratio, presents the fact Of
district with llp2 voters, which is entitled to no
more representation in the Senate oft,e State
than parish with only 80 voters. And in bnti,
branehessof The Legislature tive representation is,
rs . to 2. This inequality, in greater or less de-
gree, pcrvades the whole State.
In all republican institutions. the PRINCIPLES of g.
quality and justice should be preserved, so fnr as
Practicable without cudangcring their harmony and
permdnency.
We also beg leave to present, for your comsdera
ton, The aristocratic feature in the Constitution ni
This State, requiring certain amount OF property as
qualification to seat in the Legislature and sur
gest Tic propriety of SO amending Inc Constitution,
ns To give talents the opportunity to IL seat un.
aided by tho appendices Of wealth
4 These and ether HpoffecoDs which ven may
discover, We beg you may take Into consideration
and in your wisdom dispose of to you may seom
meet.
(Signed by 80 PERSONS.
4 The question being the disposal of the petit.
on, Coy Miller moved TO lay it on the table
Mr.. Nc DufHo asked the considerations
The Chair decided the first notion to have prefer
cnco.
The petition was laid on the table by large
majority.
The Convention then took up the special order
of the day.
The Ordinance declaring the TariR Acts null
and void, was read.
The question being the order 20 be taken,
Judge Coicock, moved that the consideration Lt
post Poned II Tomorrow. Il was SO postponed.
The convention then adjourned till IL o'clocB
tomorrow.
To-day has given us, you see, in the Lancaster
petition, effort Of the Union party TO break
the filth, with which all went into this Con
ycntion--the understanding, that our domcst G in
l sttutions must not be touched. They sounded tn,
alarm % this, to frghicn tho lower country from
: Conventions: aud now, with honesty beyond al
praise, they are themselves the only parties tb,
lend their countenance to tho thng-lnot that tho,
could even then, get one-thrJ Of the Stltc) in or
der, by such gcHoral disorgaDizaou, TO disappoin
y our measures.
D To-day, however, they are better reconciled f
- the last, in the Ordinance. Thcir leaders avow-
= such men rs Manning the measure was nscey
sary, inevitablc--that without it we must have Of
= ven mp whole measures
There rs likely 90 be no discussion vbstevcr
, They will probably merely enter up their dissent
or protests, on the Journal and give up the con
test forever.