Southern planter., 1832-12-15


acsval operation g. effect within the United States.
and more especially an act entitled 'anact in alter
alton Of the several acts imposing duties on i'm
poris," approved on the nineteenth day Of May,
one thcusaed eight hundred aod twenty y-cghi aud
also an act entitled san act 10 alter and amend lhe
several acts imposing duties on imports" appro-
we'd on the fourteenth day Of July, one thousand
eight hundred aud thiriy-two, are unauthorized by
the Constitution Of the United Siates, and violate
tue true meaning and intent thereof, and are null
void, and no law, nor binding upon this State, iis
officers or citizens; and all promises, contracts and
obligations made or entered inioo or TO be made OF
entered into withpurpose to secure the duties i'm.
posed by the said acts and all judicial proceedings
which shall be hereafter had in a(lirmance thereof
are and shall be held utterly null and void:
And Il is further ordained, That il shall not be
lawful forany Of the constituted authorities, wheth-
rOf this stale of tie United States, TO enforce
the payment Of duties imposed by the said acts
within the limits Of this State: but that il shall be
the duty Of the Legislature to adopt such meas.
ures and pass such acts may be necessary TO give
full shect to this ordinance, and TO prevent the en-
forcemen and arrest the operation Of the said acts
and parts of acts Of the Congress Of The u States,
within the limits Of this State, from and afer tho
FIRST day Of February next, and the duty Of all 9th
er constituted authorities, and Of all persons resi-
ding or being within the limits Of this State, and
they are hereby required and enjoned TO obey and
give effect 10 this ordinance and such sand mea-
surcs Of the Legislature as may be passed or adop
ted in obedience thereto:
And il is further ordained, That in no case Of
Law OF Equity, decided in the courts Of this state
wherein shall be drawn in question tho authority Of
this ordinance, orthe validity of such act or acts of
the Legislature as muy be passed for the purpose Of
giving effect thereto, the validity Of the aforesaid
acts Of Congress, imposing duties shall any appeal
be taken or allowed to the Supreme Court Of the
United States, nor shall any copy of The record be
permitted or allowed for that purpose, and if any
such appeal shall be attempted 10 be taken, the
Courts Of this State, shall proceed TO execute and
e1force their judgments, according TO the laws and
usages of the State without reference to such at
tempted appeal, and the person or persons attemp-
ting to take such appeal may be dealt with as for
a contempt Of the Court.
And be IT further ordained, That all persons
now holding an Office Of honor, profit or trust, civil
or military, under this State (members of the Ie-
gslaiure excepted,) shall, within such time, aud in
such manner as the Legislature shall prescribe,
take an oath, well and truly 10 obey, execute and
enforce this ordinance and such act or acts of the
Legislature, as may be passed in pursuance there
Of according TO the true intent and meaning of The
same, and on the neglect or omission of any such
person or persons so TO do his or their office or Of
fees, shall be forthwith vacated and shall be filed
up, as f such person or persons we're dead, or had
resigned; and no person hereafter elected 10 any
Office OF honor, profit OF trust, civil or mil iiarv,
(members Of The Legislature excepied) shall, until
the Legislature shall otherwise provide and direct,
enter on the execution of his office or be in any re-
spec, competent 10 discharge the duties thereof
until he shall, IN like manner have taken smilar
oath; and no juror shall be impanneled in any of
the courts Of this stale, IN any cause in which shall
DO IN question This ordnance or any act of the Le
gislature, passed in pursuance thereof unless he |
shall hrst in addition to the usual oath, have taken
an oath, that he will well and truly obey execute,
and enforce this ordnance and such act or acts of
the Legislature, as may be passed TO carry the same
INTO operation and effect, according TO the true in
tent and meaning thereof
And we, the people Of South Carolina, 10 the |
end, that II may be fully understood by the Gov.
eminent Of the United States, and the people of
the co-Siates, that we are determined to MAINTAIN
this, our ordinance and declaration at every hazard
do further declare, that we will not submit to the
application Of force, on the part of the Federal
Government, TO reduce this state TO obedience; hu,
that we will consider the passage by Congress, of
any act, authorizing the employment Of a military
OF naval iOrce against the state OF South Carolina
her constituted authorities or citizens; or any act
aboshing or closing the ports Of this State, or any
Of Them, or otherwise obsirucing the free ingress
and egress of vessels, TO and from the said poris
OF any other act the part Of the Federal Govern
mont, to coerce the State shut up her ports, des-
TOY or harrass her commerce, or TO enforce the
acts hereby declared TO be null and void, otherwise
than through the civil tribunals Of the country as
inconsistent with the longer continuation of South
Carolina in the Union; and that the people Of this
State will tfenceforh hold themselves absoved
from all further obligation TO maintain or preserve
their political connexon with the people of the
other States, and will forthwith proceed to organize
a separate Government, and do all other acts and
things, which sovereign and independent States
may Of right do
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