Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-12-25
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~, ,,-.,., COLUMBIA, Dec. IS.
PRESIDENTIAL EDICT AGAINST SOUTH "a.


,.. COLUMBIA, Dec. IS
FhEoiDEN iAL EDICF AGAINST SOUTH CA.
ROLINA!
In the House of Rep; esentatves, yesterday Mr. Pres
ton moved TO suspend the orders OF the day. in order thai
he might place before them important and extraor-
binary document that had been Transmitted 10 him bv our
Senator in Congress-The orders accordingly sus
pended.
Mr.. Preston then proceeded to saw that in The pd.
OF the grave deliberations of this House in the face Of
he decision OF the great sovereign power the State
dered through Convention of her people in utter es
pte OF the appeal by them made the tyrannv of the
General Government, TO the high, inherent PRINCIPLES OF
e onsuhon and 10 The tights and liberties reserved 10
the state against great and alarming usurpaions by the
Federal power; single branch of that the
chofe which We deny the power i'm question has as
sumed singy TO decide the entire conroversyto take i-
dlca aid legislative, as well executive cognizance OF
The matter and TO cut The gordian knot OF these ConsI
ionaI difficulties with the sword
The principles thus avowed, those on which the G,
ure Liberties OF this country compulsiyely TO rest
were not less new and startling, than the mode of an
nouncing them Who, and whom are we f., Are we Rms
sian ser slaves of a Diyan Are we ON the Banks Of
the Bosphorus, or the Neva, is it on our own free
streams That these things proclaimed Was our high
anu well considered appeal to Congress and the States in
his manner to be met by the blind fury indecency
man who thus vents upon the liberties of the country
his own personal animosties'
should he Insisted hurl back instant scorn and do
nance or This impotent missile Of despicabe nagnity
vi answer 10 ITS pary soPhisms and dsgracefu nvec-
lives, ii was utterly unworthy. But the country and
the world should know, how perfectly we despise and
defy him and they should be told that before thew plant
such principles his upon our free soil the bones ~
an enemy shall when sbores-the carcasses of many
a caitf and traitor, blacken our air.
He offered therefore, the following resolution:
Whereas the President of the United States has issued
his proclamation, denouncing the proceedings of this state
calling upon the citizens to their primary allie
ance and threatening them with military coercion unwsr
raned by the constitution, and utterly inconsistent with
the existence OF a free State. BE it therefore,
Resolved, That his EXcelency the Governor be re-
quested forthwith TO issue his proclamaon warning the
good people OF this State, against the attempt of the Presi
dent OF the lifted States 10 seduce them from their aIeo
ance; exhorng them 10 disregard his vain menances and
TO be prepared TO sustain the dignity protect The liberty
OF the State against the arbitrary measures proposed by
the President. =
a gentleman then asking the reading of the proclana-
non, MIR W. F. Finley rose, and went through it, The
House listened to with an exceedingly marked indigna-
hon at the passage, however, where the President calls
US his children and talks to the State "sIke father
there was general laugh the whole house
mcssrs X. Barnwe Smith, Isaac Holmes and +
Pckens successfully and expressed with great clio.
quence and spirit views OF equal deesalon and
against this proceeding Mr.. Smith insisted that aq /,
breahed the very worst doctrines Of consultations and
called in the most violent methods of ENFORCING th,u,
and more especially il held the tyransca doctrine
mat zoe had not euen The right secede all men of ali
parties must refuse 70 sanction it, by their votes He
called therefore, Tor the yeas and nays. They were IA.
Ken; Yeas 80, Nays 81 every Union man voting against
the esolutons. e"'''''
They passed and TO the other house where
Hr Butler made fine animated speech i'm support of Them.
OF which, well as OF thosc of Messrs Smith HoImes
ana Pckens, will endeavor give an account i'm our
next 1t was to-day impossible for to do il in this
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