Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-12-13

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more eiectua security but it is rot less true, that
they reserved potllenst larger and not less i'm
porant under their own Immediate guardianship
und in relation to which, their original obligation
to protect their citizens, from whatever quarter as
sailed, remains unchanged and undiminished.
But clear and undoubted as We regard the right
and sacred as we regaid the duty of the States to
ntorposc their sovereign power for the purpose OF
protecting their citizens from the unconstitutional
and oppressive acts of Federal Government. yet we
are as clearly of the opinion that nothing short OF
that high moral and political necessity, which re-
suits from acts of usurpntloi subvcrsive OF the
rights and liberties of the people, should induce a
member Of this confedefacy 10 resort TO this ,ntcpo
sition Such however, is the melancholy and
painful necessity under which VIC have declared The
act of Congress imposing protecting duties null and
void within the limits Of Sout" Caio'lna. lhe
spirit andthn principles which animated yoar ances-
TOYS and ours in the councils, and III TIE hcids OF
Their common gory, fnhid as 10 sahmtt any longer
| to a system Of Legislation, now become The esob-
! lishsd policy oftie Fedaral Goycrnmeht by which
We are reduced to a condition OF colonial vassalnec
in all It's aspects more oppressive and lnoeraolc
than that from which our common ancestors rol'cv-
II themselves by the war of the revolution There
j. ~ ,isht which enters more essentially into Just
eanealien OF liberty than that of the free and un-
restricted use If the projections of our industry
fhis Gle riy involves the fi"ht oi carrying the pro
daetons Of at Industry wherever they can be most
uisantageousy exchanged, whether III foreign or
| lnaeslle ulkcs. South Carolina produces. al
mos. exclusively agricultural staples which derive
their pfincil pal value from the demand for them IN
foreign countries Under these circumstances her
| Natural markets abroad aud restrictive duties
imnnsed upon ler intercourse with these markets,
! and diminish the excltnsoab'c va'ue OF her pro
dnctons very nearly 10 de full exeht ol those du
les.
Under a SYSTEM offrce trade, the aggregate crop
# south e'a,,l:ua could be exchanged for larger
Quantity of manufactures, by al least one thrd 'lon
| Il can be now exchanged for under the protecting
system Il is no less evident that the value of that
| crop is diminished 10y the protecting system very
neatly If not precisely, to the extent that the az
-rega,e quantity Of manufactures which can be OBJ
famed for H. is diminished II is, indeed, strictly
and phlosophcally true, tina, the quantity OF CON
| sum ,bIe commodities which can be Obtained for
the cotton and rice annually produced by the indus
try OF the State is the precise measure OF heir az
grega,c value. But for the prevalent aud hao'tna'
| error of coniouundag the money price with the ex-
chan seabc vauc of odr agricultural staples, these
propositions would be regarded as sell-eVidoht' II
| the Protecting duties were repealed, one hunoreu
nal -, ,o,,on or one hundred barrels OF rice would
| purchase as large quantity OF manufactures, as
one bundled and fifty will now purchase. l he an
nual income of the State It's means OF purchasing
aad CONSUMING the noccssnrcs and comforts, ami
! luxurious of life wou!d be Increased III cores
| ,ond,na u grcc.
| almos; Tie entire cotton crop Of South Carolina,
| amounting annually 10 more than SIX millohs OF
dollars is ultimately exchanged either iof lote's"
manufactures subject 10 po'ertins aaut3 "' !o'
similar dome site manufactures he Hef@fW Vauc
of that crop would be all ihe manufactures "h,ch
we could obtain for il, under system oi uhfeSuc'-
ell commerce. The artifci0! value, produced ny
the unjust and unconstitutional legislation OF oo"-
.ress is only such part OF these msaU'ac'WcS as
will remain after paying duty fifty PER 10
the Government, Or 10 speak with more precision
| to the northern ma, .uiaeturcis. 10 make ms Oh
vous TO the humbics, comprehension, let II be sup
posed that the whole fthc present crop should be
exehanse by the planters themselves, for those
foreign manufactures for which it is destined, by
the inevitable course oftrada, and To be ultimately
exchanged, either by themselves Or thcir agei is.
| Let it be also assumed, in conformity wan The
facts of the case, that New Jersey, for example,
produces, Of the very same description Of monuac-
,urcs, quantity equal 10 that which IS purchased
by the cotton crop OF South Carolina. We have,
then. TWO states Of the same conederacy, bound to
bear an elai share efihe burlhcnS, and entitled 10
enjoy an cuual share of The benefits oi The conn on
! Gagernneit It'll precisely the same quantity OF
productions, ofthc same quality aud khln produced
by their Lawful industry. Wcappeel to YOU can
dor aad 10 your sense OF justice 10 say "hc'nc'
South Carolina has not title rs sacred and hoe-
leasaba to the full and undlmin'shed onleymoh' Oh
these productions OF her industry, acquired by We
combined operations oil agriculture ard commerce,
as New Jersey can have to tic like enjoyment OF
similar productions Of her Industry, acquired by
the n,occss of manufacture? Upon no principle
Unconstitutional right upon no principle OF human
reason or Justice can any discrimination be drawn
hetwcen tine titles of South Carolina and New Jcr-
sev to these productions Of their capital ana '"oor
| Yet what is the discrimination actually inaoc ny
the unjust, unconstitutional and partial leglsiato'
ofConsrcssl A duty, on an average, OF my per
cent is imposed upon the productions OF ooo." Gar
DINA, while no duty at all is imposed upon 'iie sun
liar productions of New Jersey The inevIap'e
result is that the manufactures thus iaw'u'y az
quircd by the honest industry OF south oo'o,'"d
n,e worth annually three millions ofdollars less
to her citizens than the very same quantity Vi VIZ
very same description of manufactures are worm
H. .,;vens of New Jersey-a difference otvaluc
produced exclusively by the operation OF the pfo'oc'
ting system. ,.....,,;s,ro .
No ingenuity can either evade or refaie this pro,
POSITION. Tic very axioms OF geometry are MOI
more self evident, For, even It the planters o.
South Caroiiua IN the case supposed, were TO se'
and not consume these productions oil their 'nouS
try. i, is plain thai they could Obtain no h'snc,
nr,ce for them after paying duties to the amour"
Of s3 900 600 than the manufacturers oil ne" 'c'
sew would obtain f1r the same quantity OF We s"'n'
KIND Of manufactures, without paying any uu'y 1t
all .L;,;,s tho o.
This single view Of the SUBJECT exhl'''s ''' g
,n,nns inequality and injustice of the protecting