Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-12-06
GEORGIA CONVENTION.

the secession of Mr.. Forsyth and his friends
l. Resolrea, Tint the Federal Government is \
conttdcracy folmed 10y the States composing tue
SAME, .or the specific purposes expressed III the
Constitution, and Tor those alone.
= Thu, every exercise by the Federal Govern
mcp;, ~ by any deoattment thereof Of powers not
grated by the Constitution, iotA ~ s,al In. !
II may be under The orn ofllw, u, IN relation Ia
lha coast !tuent Staies mere usup"tion.
3. That II government of limited powers can
have constitutional right TO judge IN the last fe
sort oi It's use OF abuse, ot the powers confer.
red upon IT, since that would be to substitute for
The limitations of the constitutional charter the
Judgment of the agents who were employed 10 car
ny it into effect TO unnihllate those Limitations by
power derived from Me same instrument which
created them.
4 That the Federal Government Is Govern
ment, the powers of which aro expressly limited
by the Constitution which created it, aud can,
therefore, have no Constitutional right to judge
in the last re sort Of the use or abuse oflhose pow
ers.
s. That il is essential to eonfederatcd Govern
ment the powers Of which arc expressly limited
by the Constitution which creates ii that there
should exs, somew here 4 power authoriatlvely 10
interpret that instrument to decide IN the last re-
confers upon the common agert ofthe coniederatIng
States that such power Cannot bcIong To the agent
since that would be to subs ue bis Judgment for the
constitutional Limitation, II that in the absence of
com mon abitcr, expressly designated by the Con
slltui ion for this purpose each State as SUCH " N
virtue Of It's sovereignty, is necessarily admitted to
the exercise OF that right,
g. THAI the several States composing this Union
were, a, the adoption oftLe Federal Constitution,
fee, sovereign, aud nd, pend,n States that they
have lot dIvcstcd themselves OF this character by
the REIMBURSEMENT, o. certain powers TO the FEEDER
a Government, having associated w,h their sisIc.
States Cor purposes entirely compatible with tho
continued existence oftheIr own original freedom
sovereignty, and Independence.
7. That the &c; laying duties on imports, passed
IN July, 1882, as well as the several acts Of Which
that act is cmendntory, insofar IS il ttunscends The
purposes of revenue, and is intended to operate, and
does operate, substantially for the protection Of
manufactures, IS an exercise Of powers not granted
by the Constitution, but plan and palpabe VIOLA
ton Of the true intent, meaning, aud spirit thereof
that the said ucs eauno. b. justified under the pow
or ofrcguIating commerce with foreign nations
since to reg nlate ~ not to 6esr0y and the princi
pie of substantive protection 10 domestic manu-
features assumes, ard, IA some instances, extlts
the power of imposing a duly, which eh2ctu ally
prohibits the importation OF tore'gn fsbric, OF like
KIND with those which thus protected ard IL
this extent destroys foreign commerce, instead OF
regulating II. Thatthey cannot be supported I'M
der the po~cr to lay and collect duties, since tbs
power was give' solely for the purpoiv OF enabling
the Government: to raise Il revenue which should
be adequate to It's wants, and the amount OF rove
nue. which IS raised by these protective duties, very
far exceeds the legitimate wants OF the Government
and that tbs attempt 10 vnaicate the exercise oi
power To impose q burthern Oh the labor aud N
iuslry Of one portion of the people OF the Cnieh
States for the tenet of another portion of the same
people, under the fo~e. TO provide Tor The common
defence aud genera welfare OF the u States, Is even
more alarming than the direct results OF the system
itself. because that is To asLrbe To Congress pow
er to do whatever, IN their judgment, may conduce
to the common defence and general welfare, and
thus 10 invest the National Leg isdture with unllm-
ted (becalse merely discretionary power over the
rights and Liberties of the people OF Georgia.
g. Tha, the people of Georgia are sincerely at
tached to the Federal Constitution, md to the Union
of these States which il creates aud guarsntees-
that they consider tas precious inheritance re
cclveI from their fathers, which II IS the duty of
patriotism 10 maintain and defend, and estimate 1t
above all price, save that Of liberty that they arc
ever ready to peril their fortunes and their lives ~
its Defence and would deeply deplore lis dlssou'
ton as an event alike inausplclous 70 themselves
and to the cause OF civil liberty throughout the
world. That, actuatcd by these feelings, am even
amid the d iicuies which bese them, not despair
ing Of the Republic they will still perseyere IN the
use of every proper and efficient means foe the
peaceful adjustment of this unhappy controversy
which may be wnhin their power as one OF the
sovereign members OF dis coniederacy, OF which
nav result from consultation and conference with
their sister States, having a common interest with
them IN this matter That taking the payment OF
the national debt the period after which the pre-
sent tariff duties tar as II transcenos the Pur
poses of revenue and is designed for the protection
of domestic manufactures, can find 40 plausible
pretext in our constitutional charter, they are vii
ling to wait until Congress shall have full time de
to determine whether they will reduce
and eaualze the duties foreign imports, so as 10
bf NJ the income .r the @ gcclmeHi within thr
limits OF &c .enue aud 10 c- =, tho confr>ui olis .,
our citizens on the principles oilust taXntIo' lint
having regard 10 the interests Of those whose capt
tai has been invested in manufactures, difing the
progress of that course of legislation oil which they
COMPLAIN they are willing that The reduction and
equalization OF duties which they ask should be
and gradual and feanuly admo'.sl,ed,
AS they have been by experience, OF the iailacy OF
their past hopes for relief from the evils under
wle. they suffer, they viii stin look to the justice