Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-12-12
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER IL.
PROCLAMATION
NJ AN y n E " : 4 0xs01'
President Of the United States.

several acts and parts Of acts Of the Congress o.
the United States purporting 70 be laws for the
imposing of dates and iuposts on the importa.
tim Of foreisn commodities, and now having ac'
taal operation and effect within the United States
aud, more especially" two acts tor the same
purposes passed On the 29th Of May. 1898, anu
on the 18th Of JAY, 1881. "afe unauthorized
Ay the Constitution OF the United states. ana
violate the true meaning and intent thereof' anu
are null and void, and.n0 law" nor o'nd'ng on
the citizeus Of that Stale OF ats officers: and ny
the said Ordinance. it Is further declared to be
uuIawfrl for any Of the constituted authorities OF
the State or Of the United States to enforce the
PAYMENT Of the duties imposed by the said acts
within the same State, and that it n the duty OF
the Legislature to pass such laws as may be ne
cessary to give full effect to the said Ordinance;
AND WHEREAS, BY the said Ordinance IT is
further ordained, that in no case OF law or equi-
~, decided in the Courts Of said State, wherein
shall he drawn in question the validity Vt the
said Ordinance, or Of the acts Of the Legislature
that may be passed to give it effect, or OF the
said laws Of the United States, no appeal shall
be allowed to the Supreme Court OF the United
States, nor shall any copy Of the record be per-
mitted or allowed for that purpose, and that any
person attempting to take such appeal shall be
punished as for a contempt of Court;
And, finally, the said Ordinance declares.
that the people Of South Carolina will maintain
the said Ordinance at every hazard; and that
they will consider the passage Of any act by Con.
sres. .1olishins or closing the ports Of the said
State. or otherwise Obstructing the free ingress
or esress Of vessels to and from the said ports,
or any other act Of the Federal Government to
coercs the State, shut up her ports, destroy or
harrass her commerce, or to enforce the said acts
otherwise than through the civil tribunals of the
country, as inconsistent with the longer cOntinu-
ance of south Carolina in the Union; and that
the people of the said State will thenceforth hold
themselves absolved from all further obligation
70 maintain or preserve their political connection
with the people of the other States, and will
forthwith proceed to organize separate Govern
meat, and do all other acts and things which 40.
yereisn aud independent States may OF right do;
AND WHEREAS, the said Ordinance prescribes
To the people of South Carolina a course Of con-
duct, in direct violation of their duty as citizens
Of the United States, contrary to the laws Of
their country subyersive Of its constitution, and
having for ITS object the destruction of the Union
that Union, which, coeval with our political
existence, led our fathers, without any other ties
to unite them than those Of patriotism and COM
mon cause, through q sanguinary struggle To
glorious independence-that sacred Union, hi
1neI 10 tlVtOlate, WntCus peTteNFN oui udppy
Constitution, has brought US, by the favor Of
Heaven, to state Of prosperity at home, and
high consideration abroad, rarely. il ever, equal
led in the history of nations. 10 preserve this
bond of our political existence from destruction,
To maintain imviolate this state of nrtional honor
and prosperity, aud to justify the confidence my
feliow.citiZens have reposed in me, |, ANDREW
JACKSON, Pre,ideat Of the United States, have
thought proper to isuue this my PROCLAMA-
TON, stating my views of the Constitution
and laws applicable to the measures adopted BY
the Convention of South Carolina and to the
reasons they have put forth to sustain them, de-
ciaring the course which duty will require NE to
pursue, and, appealing to the understanding aud
patriotism Of the people, warn them Of the CON-
sequences that must inevitably result from an OBJ
servance Of the dictates of the Convention.
Strict duty would require Of me nothing more
than the exercise Of those powers with which |
am now, or may hereafter be invested, for pre-
serving the peace Of the Union and for the exc
cution of the laws. But the imposing aspect
which opposition has assumed in this case. by
clothing itself with State authority and the deep
interest which the people of the United States
mus, all feel in preventing resort to stronger
measures, while there is hope that any thing
W, a be Welded to reasoning and remonstrance,
perhaps demand, aud will certainly justify full
exposition to South Carolina and the natior Of the
views entertain Of this important question, a.
we'll as distinct enunciation Of the course which
my sense Of duty will require me to pursue.
The Ordinance i. founded, not on the injefea-
sible r. n, "f resisting acts which plainly IN
constitutional aud ton oppressive to be endured;
but uns the strange position that any one State
NAV not only declare an Act Of Congress void,
bit prohibit IT'S exscutlon--that they may do this
...sl Al H. .A.s.o. la q
construction of that instrument permits State
10 retain its place in the Union, and yet be bound
bv no other Of its laws than those it may choose
to consider rs constitutional. 1t is true, they
add. that to justify this abroga,sn Of law, it
met be palpabiv contrary to the Constitution;
bu, it is evident, that to give the right Of resisting
laws of tina, description, coupled with the uneon-
trolled right to decide what law: deserve that
character, IS 10 give the power OF resisting all
laws. For, ~ BY the theory. there is no appeal,
the reasons alleged by the State, good or bad.
must prevail. II il should be said that public
opinion is sufficient check against the abuse OF
en-, ,o~.. I, mas ne askad yehy il ia not deem.