Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1832-12-06
THE ENQUTRER.
LTTCHF1ELD, DEC. 8. 1882.

THE ENQUIRER.
LTTCHFIELD, DEC. 8, 1882
az CGnsvsss net on lioaday Iau& Or dusss fsom
Wasliag'oa arc % Saturday, 10 whieh time good
many Of The members had arrived, and d Ss slisvsd
there would be fslI atieadaiee asihe orening. Ia
the Senate. in consequence Of The Fssgnaso1 Of Mr.
Tazswe, President pro TEN. win have to be elect
ed. The Message Of The Presidens would probably
be delivered on Tuesday. and will come 70 hand ia
zine for onr next paper.
Gogfhevs C0Bpeafions.-On the PreceGiag page our
readers will Sad brief statement Of the dOines Of
Coesssiios reoently held 10 Georgia r the purpose,
fairly Interpreted, Of making war upop tho laws and
eonstituied authorities ofthe land. Wthous eomnit-
ring any overt act ths Cosvesfioa adourned in con-
sequence the wiihdrawal Of moiesy OF The mem
beEs, 10 next summer.
In &owth CGroiias. . C0nvention Tor similar pur-
pose was held n few days subsequently, demonstrating
the l9th.) James Hamilton, Jr.. Governor Of the
STATE. was appoiaied PresidenI, and Isaac w. Hayne,
Clerk. Committees (cOnsisiing Of some Of the most
talented men in the STATE, Hayne, McDufie TOn, c)
were appointed to "prepare an Oriiaance declaring
the Tariff Act be null and void; 40 Address 10 the
People Of the STATE; address TO the People Of the
United States; and Exposition Of the proceedings
Of the saie." On the 2ist, remarks contemporary,
''the committee agreed upon an Ordinance, which
would Be reported % the Cosvea,ioa that day. and
which. The Charlesop Mercary says. will certainly
pass that body" We have the Ordinaace. but ne il
may yet uadergo some amendments, we at present
give Only the annexed leading features Of IT, from
New-York paper:-
La. The Tariff Acts Of 1928 and 1882 Cor the pro-
lection Of domestic manufacturer are declared nmn
and uOid and not binding the cizens Of this state,
! without amy distinction. |-&s
ed. lfthe Uni,ed States attempt enorce the same
byNasai or Military furce, or shutting ports, the
Union % dissolved, aOd the convection 10 TO be called
10 lOrm = Goyernmeni for South Carolina.
81. All Ofcers Of the state, civil military,
take M oath before the Let VI February, tic ia
the State, 20 supportihe Ordinance and Laws passed
in pursuance thereof, their Commissions 10 be va
Gated as il case~,f death or resigaaiion.
9Th. No appeal 70 be taken from the decision Of our
courts. and jusymen. in addition to the usual oaih will
be required take al oath 10 pat in effect this ord-
sance, and the laws passed in pursuance thereof
Vices Of Notifications Gov. Gayle, OF Alabama, a
highly intclligeni and respectable man. u the ope6ing
Of The eg;saiure. hods The following language ID re-
gard this southern heresy, notwithstanding il has
made considerable progress in paris d she STATE:
$50 much has heea said utoa the suijeci Of nulli-
cation, that the argument fOr and againsf il has been
exhausted and IL would only be an HirusiOn your
tune, aud tax on your patience 10 attempt s Discus
sion on this OCCASION The opinion expressed a
former ercason reHaains unchanged. Whenever
State shall yenfure upon 81, 10 deporabie experiment,
she win soon lind that she will have 70 abandon the
Union, return 10 il with feengs Of disappointment
and humiliation,
Ift shall be recognized ms the true constitu tona
doctrne, that State can remain ahesnber or the
Union and q the same time place her citizens beyond
the reach Of its laws oar: will mot be the shadow Of
government, and. for oil practical PURPOSES, il will
be dissolved But the strife aud disse Rtion which
have heen psoduced by the perseverRg efforts of the
advocates Of this docirne gain for i the favorable
cesses that is already growing into evil not less
20 he deprecated than the tariff ITSELF nc the first
fruits OF this doctrine Of peace deep and bitter feel
iags OF personal hostility, ferrous family dscords and
ely, what we 10 expect when puts forth all lie
vig0r.
lila s process OF 6bmiaing converts il does not ex-
hibil al the prconitory signs Of civil discort then
The page q history have been write"
umphs will he sisined with GrA.ernai blood, and the
prOades 81 s trophies will be the destruction Of con-
If Is lie providence Or aim .ho re. the d..,;.;..
Of naoas sLis bitter cup y RESERVED portion
the patriot viii have cse 10 weep over the sacrifices
made By anceeaosf, and 10 depiore the delusion
which led the gallant band Of the revolution through
80 many scenes Of difficulty aad danger.
The Governor Of North Carolina Expresses similar
seu,imeais. with North Carona on tho north, Ten.
nsssee and Alabama the west, and large proper
aioa Of her people sound the core, say moth
ing other slave population, South Carolina should
imagine will hesitate before she takes the last leap
70 Modification.