Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-12-25

permit them TO take tie test oath sbaIl,.
ed Of every office. tirii and Miii,urv " 20
4th. Because It has tramplrd undo,
great principles Of Liberty secured 10 H.. 'oHt,
bs the Constitution Of tins State in d,,r;.e~ I't
freenen Of this country Of The riyh i," ~
partial trial by Jury. thereby .yio,, %@ IN
clause Of the Cons ,tution intended r. Ia
tu.l, which declares that The trial h. ,FlN
heretofore used IN this State. and the lin!
the Press. shall be forever inrioiaJiv rr,' 1-N
5th. Because It has violated the inf.'
ence guaranteed to the Judiciary. by snlH
that the Judges shall take rr,o,ios r.,
or be arbitrarily remored from o0ice. therein,
priving them Of the privilege Of ursl BY ima.. %
ment. which py tie Constitution Of ths S,'
intended 10 be secured To every civil ofi 70"
9th. Because the Ordinance has dra.n,
ia'ef The Constitution of'he Unaei Sta,, st q,
gives gn'h"rlty 10 Congress to collect rey-,".
fo'bi'''ins the ccileo ton of any reyepu, n;,'
tie limi'. ni South Carolina VIII
IN Because II has uioiaied the Sam, r..
tMio1, IN that provision Of il which d-c,,.."'
II" preference snail BE- given to one Par, NEW.
Other in the United States, by rnacriny ,h,, -.
shall be lmp"rted into the Port, If South C'',D
ia ~Ithnrr paying any duties.
9th. lie aus- II rioiGftS The sa,u, c,,.,,
Hon. and tranples upon the RIGHTS of,G..,
YEA Nv drnv'ns h''n the privilege Of apos,l y
cases in kaw and Equity ari,in. und i,- Il
Constitution ,nd LaUs Of the Union: VIC
OH. Becanss It has rriuaAy DESTROYED y.
Union, by carefully preventing the Geprt,I c. .'
eminent from enforcing their Law, rbror,A :,
civil tribunal, Of III. country. aud then sr,,,;'
that it thar government should pursue apy o,IJ'
mode TO enforce them, then nj, STATE shall \.
no longer n member Of The Uaioa.
10th. Because The tyranny and opn,,,,;,.
inflicted b. this Ordinance, are of A chsr,,,e,
revolving and the effects antcipa,.d ,om /:
so ruinous that the connlsrcs and c,e5I =, ~
State are already sensi6y affected and yili ga,
bp Frustrated; and rs peaceabe and mdn.,,,,o,
ciiiz.ns are driven from their homes ia .,sl
tranquility in some other State.
The Un,on Party Of South Carolina. in C,r
veriion assembled. do further reman.a,s and
solemnly protest againt ,he prnjectofa Naa IN,
y4rmy. proposed by the party in power, a, J,a
gerou. 10 ,he liberties ofihs peOpt,. The, would
! resnec,fuIly ask their fellow citizens, NLet,,
such an army must NOT bp eonIrsrdl, inll.
quate to project the \ulhfcmion Paig arsn,
the People of the rest Of the Uniisd Ma,cs, ,aoel
they resolve to coerce them. VIVA, C,Acr u.
ject therefore can such a force accomplish h.p
| to serve as an instrument OF TYRANNY, over lh,,
Fellow Citizens.
This C0vre9iiOn doth further protest. against
anv effort, by system Of Conscripficp To loc,
the citizens Of the State from their hre.lds. AID
their hOears, To- take up arms. and incur b,
pains and penalties Of trfason. in support u
doctrine which the people we're assured VAS pa
cific in its nature aud utterly Inconsistent 1IG
any idea Of danger to the Constitution or hi
Union.
Soiealiy demonstrating, as they hereby do
against The above mentioned grievances, III
Union Prriy. would further express their FIN
DETERMINATIONS. to maintain the prInelp,
which have ever been the rule of their conduct
and while On the one hard, they will coniuu
their unfaltering opposition to the protective Il
riffs. 81 on the other they will not be driven iron
the ENJOYMENT Of those inaIienable rights "hII
bv Inheritance belong TO every y4nsricaa IL
zen. Disclaimins therefore all intention Of Az
less or insurrec,ionarv violence. they hereby pre-
clnin their determination To protect their night
bv all legal aud constitutional means. and ih,
in doing so they win continue to MAINTAIN HI
character Of peaceable citizens. unless comP'
ed to throw it aside by intoier0bh oppmssS''H
THOMAS TAYLOR, Pnesdeni
Henry MIDDLETON,
DAVID JOHNSON, VIA p,os;d,n,.
RICHARD MANNING,
STARTLING TuCKEn.