Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-12-04
The Ordnance. declaring the Tariff Acts null


postponed nil Tomorrow. Ii was SO postponed.
The convention then adjourned till IL O'CLOCK
t0, morrow.
To-da, has given Us. you see, in the Lancaster
petition, new eitor, Of the Union party to break
the faith, with which all men went int" this Con
vention-the understanding. that our domestc
institutions must not be touched They sounuea
the alarm Of this, to frighten the lower country
from Conventions: and now. with an honesty De-
yond all praise, they are, themselves. the on'y
narties that lend their countenance 10 the thing
-(not that they could even then, get one-third
of the STATED in order, BY such general disorga'
nzation, to disappoint our measures
To-day, however, they are better recohci'ed 10
the last, in the Ordinance Their leaders avow
such men IS Manuing-that the measure was
necessary, inevitable--that without II we must
have given up our whole measures.
There is likely to be no discussion whatever.
They viii probably merely enter up their dissent
or protest, on the Journal; and 81 give up the
contest forever.
COLUMBIA, Nov 90.
The general Committee met at 10. and rece'v'
cd partial report of the subcommittee, emorac'
ing an exposition and ordinance. the latter enti-
tied, "An Ordinance to provide for arresting
the operation Of certain acts Of the Congress- oil
uc SutCu OtatCSs Put Po'""S wv w ~, - -
duties and imposts on the importation Of foreign
commodities" The Chairman Of the sub-com-
mittee also reported that the address to the pen
pie Of the State, and that to the people OF the U.
States, would be ready to morrow at 10.
Gen. Hayne read the Exposition.
A very large assembly crowded the Senate
Chamber, while the Report and Ordinance were
read. At its close, the whole crowd burst into
a peal of the most delighted applause, Mems
cheeks flushed, and their ewes frightened. They
seemed 10 me to erect themselves. with con-
sciousness Of disgrace shaken of, a stain re.
moved from the State-a heavy burthen sudden.
ly thrown down. The Committee adjourned.
The Convention met at /. After prayer, by
Mr. Ware, it came TO order. and Col Warren,
delegate from Santee. and Judge Huger. from
Horny, appeared aud took their seats.
The general committee reported progress and
asked further eave-granted The Report aud
Ordinance were read--ai their conclusion, the
very large audience. that thrnuged every part OF
the house, made, in,oluntarv, "A general and ca
ger movement Of applause, which was. however,
instantly checked b, the Chair.
Report, &c. ordered to be printed and lie on
the table.
Mr. Henry Middleton, (of Greenville,) offer
ed the following resolutions:
Uhe,eas, The sovereignty Of the State of
South Carolina, resides in the aggregate b"dy Of
freemen inhabting The TERRITORY, ana consequent
" all just legislation can be alone founded upon
the collective will Of a majority of the said bo-
dy:
.3nd ,ohereas, The supreme will Of this BODY
of freemen can only be collected either by an
actual vote Of the majority. taken in primary as
sembIies, or BY the election Of d-lega e. chosen
in numbers proportionate 70 the number Of free
white men in each disiric, and parish Of the
state, so as TO constitute an equal and adequate
representation of the people thereof:
lind whereas, the Convention now actually
here assembled under the recommendation Of the
Legislature, IS apportioned on compound ratio
of population and OF property. which may be.
and probably is, an equitable superintendent for
the purposes OF taxation and municipal resua
ton: but is by no means adequate or competent
to the exc rcise Of the highest attributes Of SOW
er eighty, BY reason Of the want OF full and
equal representation Of the people: defect
which cannot be remeded by any enactment of
the Legislature:
find todereas, Any act amounting to an exer
else OF sovereignty. on the part If the portion of
the people here convened at this time, might be
considered as a manifest and pal pabe usurpation
Of power, possessed alone BY the whole people
thereof:
RESOLVED, That this Convention. deeming It.
self Incompetent, for the reasons above assigned,
to WELD the Sovereign authority Of the people,
II unequally represents, doth remand to the Leg
islature the high matters referred by the act Of
25th Oct. last. with recommendation 10 the
said Legislature, that they reconsider at their
next stated meeting, Oh. whole question: and If,
according to the Constitutional provision, two
thirds Of both branches shall agree so to do,
then aud in that case, to recommt the said sub.
jeet matters to a ConventioD, wherein the Rep.
resentation of the people shall be full and COM
plete. and which will, thereby, be competent to
determine such questions Of sovereign right as
they may see fit to consider as efecting the in
terests Of the State of South Carolina, her dieni
ty and honour.
Mr.. M'Dufie called for the question. whether
the Resolutions should be entertained, and hop.
ed that the Convention did not intend to suffer
question to be made of their own existence.
Judge Huger insisted that there was nothing i'm.
pertinent or offensive in them; and that they
were entitled TO the consideration of the house.
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