Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-12-06

SU.SusVhs permit me 10 say tnat IN
taxing the matter under consideration sub
m'ttea TO you, my anxious prayer is that
your Deliberations may tend to establish our
own liberties, to maintain the rights and pri-
Vlieges oil our own people, and with this to
give stability to the Union. to restore 10 US
our affairs and 6resides. that harmony and az
lection out of which the Union sprung, and
which are the best safeguard aud protection.
With these remarks, l proceed TO discharge
The duties you have entrusted to me.
Messrs. Colcock, Earle, Hayue, McDuffie,
0'Neal, Pinckney. Miller, Johnston, Man
ming. Middleton, Griffin, TdrnbulI. Rogers.
Barnwell, Erwin, ron, Singleton, Butler,
Black, and Basket, were appointed com.
nittee 10 whom is referred the act calling the
convention, and who are required toconsider
the acts of Congress of the United States.
imposing duties fer the protection of Ameri-
can Manufactures, complained of in the State,
and the mode and measures Of redress
Wednesday, Nov. 81, 1892.
The Convention met pursuant to adjourn
meht, and was opened with prayer by the
Rev. Mr.. Raye.
Mr.. John b. Earle, 10 the absence of Mr.
Z. j. Coleock, Chairman on the Special
Committee, to whom was referred the resolu.
uon, IN reference to the act, providing for
calling Convention OF the people of this
State and the subjects herewith connected:
reported, that the committee had not found it
practical to prepare report for TO day, and
asked further time--which was granted
A motion was made to adjourn tIi TO NOR
row at o'clock--"hen, Mr.. Lowry, from
Chesterfield, proposed to introduce a resolu-
ton, on which, the molten to adjourn was
Withdrawn, and Mr.. Lowry then submitted
the following:
Resoired, That the 10th section or tie fst
article Of the Constitution of this State be al.
tered, and male 10 read as follows: -Sena-
tors and members of the House Of Rcpreser
tatives shall be chosen on the second Men
day OF October next, and on the fame day
every year thereafter, In snch manner and at
such time as herein directed. and shall meet
on the fourth Monday ip November annually,
at COLUMBIA, (Which shall remain the sea. Oh
Government, until otherwise determined hy
concurrence of two thirds OF both branches
| oil the Whole representaiion) unless the casu
aities OF war. or contagious disorders should
| render il unsafe to be mere IN either or which
! cs,es, the Governor or Commander in Chic
| Tor the time being, may, by proclamation, APP
| point more secure and canyenient place o
meeting; on the question of Consideration
J the Convention refused to consider.
| benjamin A Markiey. from st. Philip.
! and 81. m:chaels, and j. Walter Philips, ap
! pcared, enroel their names and took
| seats.
Adjourned t, O'Clock TO morrow.
/ An ORDINANCE,
/ To provide for arrestins the operation of GER
! tan Acts Of the United States, purporting
| TO be Laws laying Duties on Importation
OF Foreign Commodities
! |. Whereas, the Congress OF the United
| states, by various acts, pnrportins to be acts
/ Lying duties and imports, but in reality in
! tended for the protection OF doifiestic manu-
/ facturies, and tie giving of boun,ies TO clas
! ses md individuals engaged in particular EN-
/ pov'- nt>, at the expense and to the injury
! AMI oppression Of other Glasses and indIvid
uas, and by Wholly exempting from taxation
CERTAIN foreign commodities, such as are mol
! produced or manufactured in the United
| States to afford pretest for imposing higher
and excessive duties on articles similar to
/ those intended 10 be protected, hath exceed
! ed its Just powers under the Constitution,
4 which consers on it no authority 10 afford
such protection and hath violated the true
meaning and intent Of the Constitution, which
provides for equality in imposing the burdens
+ OF taxation upon the several States and por-
/ tons of the Confederacy:-And, Whereas
+, the said Congress, exceeding its just power
! 10 impose taxes and collect revenue for the
! purpose Of effectng and accomplishing the
/ specific objects and purposes which the Con
stitution OF the United States authorizes il to
effect and accomplish, hath raised and collect
| cd unnecessary revenue. for objects unautho-
f,zed by the Constitution:
| q We, therefore, the people Of the State
of South Carolina in Convention assembled
do declare and ordain, ard is hereby declared
and ordained. that the several acts and parts
Of acts OF the Congress Of the United States
purporting TO be laws for the imposing of dn-
ties aid imposts on the importation OF foreign
commodities, and now having actual opera
ton and effect within the United States. and
more especially an act entitled SAN act IN
alteration OF the several acts imposing duties
on Imports" approved on the nineteenth day
of Nav, one thousand eight hundred and
twenty eigfs,, and also an act entitled can
! act TO alter and amend the several acts impos-
ing duties on imports approved on the four
teenth day ofJuly, one thousand eight hun
dred and thirty-two, are unauthorized 10y the
Constitution Of the United States. and violate
the true meaning aud intent thereof, and are
null and void, and no law, nor binding upon
this State, its officers or citizens, and all
promises. contracts and Obligations maoe OF
entered into or TO be made or entered into
| with. prrrose to secure the duties imposed by
The said acts. and all judicial proceedings
which Shall be hereafter had IN ailrmanee
| thereof, are and shall be held utterly null