Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1832-12-06
soUTH.CAROLINA CONVENTION.

lie ChdrlestOn Mercury oil NOV. "a,
contains the Notification Ordinance re-
ported to the Convention on the 22nd.---
1t will be seen that according to the pro-
visions Of this bill, the Tariff Laws are
to be nulifed in South Carolina from and
after the lst Of February.
[From the Charleston Mercury ofNov "a.
IMPORTANT FROM COLUMBIA.
AT late hour last night, we received
the following copy Of the Ordinance,
which has been submitted 10 the Conycn-
tion, and which will certainly pass that
body
AN ORDINANCE
To provide for arresting the oper alton Of
certain Acts of the Congress of the
United States, purporting to be laws
laying duties and imposts on the I'm.
portution of Foreign Commodities.
Whereas, the Congress of the United
States, by various Acts, purporting to be
Acts laying duties and mposts on foreign
imports, but in pality intended for the
protection of Domestic Manufactures,
and the giving Of hounties 10 classes and
individuals engaged in particular en-
ployments, at the expense and TO the in
jury and oppression OF other classes and
individuals, and by wholly exempting
from taxation certain foreign commodi-
ties, such as are not produced or manu-
factured in the United States, to afford
pretext for imposing higher and excess
sive duties oil articles similar to those in
tended to be protected, hath exceeded
its Just powers under the Constitution,
/ which conlers on it no authority to afford
such protection, and hath violated the
true me eaning ard intent Of the Constitu-
ton, which provides for equality in i'm
| posing the burdens of taxation upon the
several States and portions Of the Con-
lederacy-And, Whereas, the said Con-
gress, exceeding its just power to impose
/ taxes and collect revenue for the purpose
Of eflectiDg and accomplishing the spe-
cihc objects and purposes which the
| Constitution of the United States author
lied it to effect and accomplish, hath
raised and collected unnecessary reve-
nue., for objects Unauthorized by the
Constitution:
We, therefore, the People Of the State
of South Carolina, in Convention asse nv
bled, do declare and ordain, and il is
r hereby declared and ordained, that the
several Acts and parts of Acts of the
Congress Of the United States, purport-
ing to be laws for the imposing Of duties
and imposts OH the impO,tations Of the
: United States, and more especially an
I Act entitled "an Act in alteration OF the
: several Acts imposing duties on imports" !"
q approved on the 10Th day Of May, one
g thousand eight hundred s. twenty eight,
. and also an Act entitled Gan Act to alter
' and amend the several acts imposing du-
0 ties on imposts," approved on the 18th
2 day Of July, one thousand eight hundred
9 and thirty two, arc unauthorized by the
Constitution Of the United States, and
violate the true meaning hereof, and are
y null, void, and no law, nor binding upon
this State, its officers or citizens; and all
promises, contracts and oblig ations made
or entered into, or to he made or entered
e into, with the purpose to secure the du.
- ties imposed by the said Acts, and all ju.
dicial proceedings which shall be here.
> after had in aflirmance thereof, are and
n shall be held utterly null and void
- And it is further ordained, that it shall
Il not be lawful for any Of tine constituted
authorities, whether of this State or o
I the United States, to enforce the pay
ment Of duties imposed by said Acts
!, within the limits Of this State; but that il
N shall be the duty of the Legislature to a.
,c dopt such Acts as may be necessary tt
give full effect TO this Ordinance, and I,
prevent the enforcement and arrest The
operation Of the said Acts and parts 0
- Acts of the Congress of the U. State
~ within the limits Of this State, from ant
>, after the first day of February next, an,
- the duty of all other constituted authori
" ties, and of all persons residing or heins
- within the limits of this State, and thel
- are hereby required and enDoned, to 0
N bey and give effect to this Ordinance
=. and such Acts and measures Of the lie
gislature as may be passed or adopted il
obedience thereto:
Il, And it is further ordained, That in II,
: case of law or equity, decided in til,
r Courts of this State, wherein shall b'
. .. drawn in question the authority of tbi
:. Ordinance, or the validity oisuch Act 0
r" Acts Of the Legislature as may be pas
=, ;. sed for the purpose of giving effect there
s' to, or the validity Of the aforesaid Act
&C. Of Congress, imposing duties, shall an,
" appeal be taken, or allowed, to the Su
preme Court Of the United States, no
"a shall any copy Of the record be permitte
Il or allowed for that purpose; and If an
or such appeal shall be attempted to be ia
Nv ken, the Courts of this Stnte shall pre-