Southern planter., 1832-12-15
NUMBER SO.


bdt we ase willing 10 make a large unnrno ia pre
serve the Unlon; and with distinct declaration
'ha' - concrsson on'our part we will consent
nat the same rate oi duiy my be lmposed upon
The protected articles that sh n besinposcd unon
the unprotected, provided thai no more regenuc
DO raised than Is nuocsnry To meet the dem,nds
ct the Government for Constitutional pnrooss,
and provided also, that duty, substantially un,
form, bo impused upon all foreign imports.
Il is obvious. that even under this arrangement
INC manufacturing states would have q decided adj
vantage over the planting slaios. For j, is dem
ons"ahiy evident that, as communities the manu-
laciuring states would bear no part Of the burbeus
Of Federal Taxation, 80 Gar as The reyenpe sbould
he derived from protected arilcles. The earnest.
ness with which their representatives, seek N IN
crease the duties on these articles, is conclusive
proof that ihUse duties arc bounics, and NOT bur.
lhons, 10 then constituents Az At least two thirda
ct i'~ federal revenue would be raised from pro.
leeied articles, under the proposed modification Of
The lariL the manufacturing states would be- entre
ly exempted from all participation in that propor.
iion Of the public burhens.
Under these circumstances We cannot pcrmi,
ourselves TO believe for moment, TINT IN n crsis
marked 10y such portentous aud foarfaomens tboso
States cun hesitate IN acceeding 10 this nr,anyo.
men, when they perceive that il will he tho means.
and possibly tho only means, Of restoring the bro.
Ken harmony of this great confdemcy. They
m''l assurodly have the strongest Of human induce
"'"'s' ASIDE rom all considerations of Justice, to
aul"sl 'nls controversy, without pushing Il 10 ex.
uem'ues. THIS can he accomplished only hy the
proposed modification ofthe Tariff or by the call
ol general convention Of all the states. n :
carolina should be driven out of the Union. all tho
other Planting States, and some of the Wes,ern
STATES, would follow by an almost absolute neces-
sliy, Can II be beloved that Georpih. Mssssippi.
Tennessee, and even Kentucky, would coainne 10
pay tribute of fifty per cent upon their con.
sumption To the Northern States, for tho pry,lodge
nl beng united 10 them, when they could receive
all lhelr supplies through the ports Of South Chr
ollna, without paying single cent for tribuie2
lhe separation of South Cmolina would ipeyi.
iably produce general dissolution of the Union.
ana as a necessary consequence the protecting sys.
ten with all iis pecunary bountos 10 the Nortbcrn
sia'os aud It's pocunnry burhcns upon the South
ern States would be utterly overlhrnwn and demol.
lshed, involving the rum of thousands and hundreds
oi thousands in the manufacturing states
by these powerful considerations connected
WIN Their own pecuniary interests, we boseech
'he'n TO pause and contemplate the disastrous con-
sequences which will certainly result from an Oh.
e,'""'N i''1'f''HhNo on lnef part IN maintaining
the protecting system. With them il IS a question
merely OF pecunIaTy interest, connected with no
shadoW OF Hghi, and involving no principle of bb.
cry Niih us,li lsu question involving our most
sacred Hghls-ihose very rights which our common
ancestors leli to us as common inheritance pur-
chased ny ihelr common tolls and consecra,ed nv
lholr blood II lsa question Of liberty an tbe one
hand, and slavery on the other lf we submit to
'nls system of unconstitutional oppression. we
shall voluntarily sink into slavery and transmit th,,
lgnomnous inheritance to our children. We will
no,i we cannot, we duo not submit 10 tins dcp-
radiation, and our resolve is fixed and unaliernble
that protecting tariff shall be no longer enforced
within tho limits Of South Carolina. We stand
upon the principles Of everlasting Justice, and no
human power shall drive us from our position
we hayen not the slightest apprehension that the
"eneral Government will attempt to force this
system upon MS by military power. We have
warned our brethren of the consequences of such
an auempi. Buiif, notwithstanding, such course
oi madness should be pursued, we here solomnly
declare 'ha this system Of oppression shall never
prevail IN South Carolina until none but Slaves are
lelt 10 submit TO IT, We would infinitely prefer
mat the territory Of the State should ne the GENE.
Try lreemon than the habialion Of slaves. Ac
'ua'ed by these principles, and animated by these
sentiments, we will cling to the pillars Of the tenn.
pie OF our liberties, and if il must fall, we viii
perish amidst the ruins.