Southern planter., 1832-12-15


ously Tor the Preservation Of that commerce rbo
most lmro iani Of al the duties which tho Fedo.
"l uoyernment owes To South Carolina. under a i.
compact OF union, is the prolCciins and ,loc..as
4, .o's'su co'nnef'e, against all the enemies
's 'is guy oeen dischargedl All the powers Of
" 'a''"' ny lhelr commercial restrictions, and all
"V 'o'es ct Tue ocean. by their lawless vinlence.
O"u'u no' nave done 50 much to destroy our com
ne'cc' mas been done by that very Government. 70
=, ~ s"a'u'nnship has been committed by the
F'dcral constitution. Tho commerce or Sou,b
.onsNtS 10 exchanging the staple produc.
uohs OF her soil Tor the manufactures of Entonc
II is lawful commerce. II yiola,cs ,ho ,;,L,. -
"o o'ass OF people IN any portion Of the conledor.
acy ltis this very commerce. ,borocro ,,h;nb ,i'.
constitution has cnjolned il upon compress IN ON.
courage, protect, aud defend BY such regnln,iops
may ne necessary 10 accomplish that object. I'm,
instead of that protection, which Is tho onlv ,;e c
our allegiance, as individual ciizens 10 the Fedorn
Government, We have seen gigantic system nc re
s'nciions gradually reared up. a al lenuth brouoL,
10 fatal maturity, Of which it's the ayowed Object
ana must be the inevitable result. 10 sweep our
commerce iiom The great highway Of nations. and
cover our land with poverty and ruin
Even the States most deeply interested in tho
manlalnanco Of the protecting system will adm,,
That u IS the interest Of south Carolina IN ra,ry
on commerce Of exchanges with (oreipn conn
ines, Tree from restrictions, prohibrory bunhens
or lncumbmnces Of any kind We feel, and we
Know That the vital interests of the state are nyol.
yea ~ such commerce. Il would be downright
insult 10 our understandings, 10 tell us that our IN
el's's are not injured, deeply injured by those pro
honoIy duties, intended and calculated 10 prevent
US 'fom obtaining the cheap manufactures Of for
cRh countries Tor our staples aud ta compel us 10
'eoo'Ve IoI Them the dear manufactures of our do.
nestle establishments, or pay the penalty Of the
projecting dulles for daring 10 exercise one of the
nos' sacred OF our natural rights. What riphi,
men, human or divine, have the manufacturing
o'a'es-ior we regard the Federal Government, as
mere instrument in their hands-io prohibit S.
carolina, directly or indirectly, from going TO her
nailral markets. and exchanging the rich produe.
IONS OF her soil, without restriction or incum.
n'ance, Tor such foreign articles as will most con.
iuce TO the wealth and prosperity Of her ctizensY
u VIII not surely be pretended-for truth and de.
cehcy equally forbid the allegation that in ex.
Changing our productions for tho cheaper ,naun(ac
lures ni Europe, we violate any right of the dnmes
TIC manufacturers, however gratifying il might be
10 them II we would purchase the inferior pfoduc.
tons al higher prices.
Upon what principle, then, can the State Of S
Carolina be called upon 10 submit to system.
which excludes her from her natural markets and
The manifold benefits of that enrlching commerce
which kind aud benefcent Providence has pro
vded 10 connect her with the family Of nations. by
The bonds of mutual nleresl2 But one answer
can be given TO this question. II is in vain that
we attempt to Disguise the fact, mortifying as II
must be, that the principle by which South Caroh-
ma is thus excluded is in strict proprety Of Ian
guage, and to all rational lntonts and purposes, a
principle Of colonial dependence and vassallare. in
all respects, identical with that which restrained our
iorciaihors from trading with any manufacturing
nation OF Europe, other than Great Britain South
Carolina now bears The samo relation 10 the manu-
ilciurlng States of this conlcdency, that the An
glo American calonies bore TO the mother country.
with the single exception lhli our burihens are in
complrably more oppressive than those Of our an.
cesiors Our time, our pride and the occasion,
equally forbid us To trace out the degrading analo
gy We leave that 10 the historian who shall re-
cord the judgment which an impartial posierity will
pronounce upon the eyentful Transactions of this
DAY.
It's in vain that we attempt 10 console ourselves
by The empty aud unreal mockcy of our represen
"l'"h lH ton0ifos, rs 10 All thnSe great aud vital
interests ~ the Slate which are affected by the
projecting system, il would be better that she had
no representation in that body Il serves no other
purpose but 10 conceal hechains which fetter our
Liberties under the VAIN aud empty forms Ofa rep
Government ln the enactment of the
protecting system, the majority Of congress, is in
sirlct proprety Of speech an irresponsible despo-
tlsm' A very brief anaiysys will render this clear
oevery understanding What, then, we ask, is in
volyed in the idea Of political responsibility, in the
imposition Of public burihensH Il clearly implies
that those who impose the burlhens should be re-
spOnsble 10 those who bear them Every repre-
sentative in congress should be responsible, not
only to his own immediate constituents, but ihro'
them and their common participation in the bur
lheHs imposed, TO the constituents Of every other
If in the enactment of protec
ting tariff, The majority in congress imposed upon
their own constituents the same bufihens which
they impose upon the people Of South Carolina,
that majority wouldact under all the restraints of
political responsibility, and we should have the best
security which human wisdom has yet devised a
gansi oppressive Legislation.
But the fact is precisely the reverse Of this
The majority in Congress, m imposing protecting
duties, which are utterly destructive Of the inter
esls Of South Carolina, not only impose no bur
ihens, but actually confer enrlchug bounies upon
their constituents, proporoned 10 the burthcns
ihnv itnposf. tnon us Hinder these circumstances