Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-12-25

proclamation OF monarch, than intended to settle
The principles of free government 1t the Federal TO-
vernment was at an end the provisions Of Ordinance
towever ur Just aud severe ght be lawful but as long
as we ciizens OF the United States an act like that
passed by the Convention il the assumption OF power
against law aud right he Otdinance il therefore moth.
ing more than declaration OF the will and high
nauon OF the ruling powers 81 South Casolina which
cur obedience is ccmmarded IN the language OF desro
Item.
/ Nor it be said that these proceedings are formally
secession from the Union, and ustiabic as an appea TO
tho natural right of resistance For in fact the people
have given their sanction to notification upon the nos
solemn Of its being conservative MOI revo
utionary measure Can any pretend say that the
sense oil The good people OF this state has taken
on the que slion of session, And can the,. ~ y ,
ton more gross than rcnd this comic republic into
fragments and set up the bloody flag oil anarchy under
the preioncc of maintaining the Union, and prosecuting
FeIes oil grievances in peaceabc manner! BY The same
rule they might have sold the State into foreign bonla
or delivered up the colonial yoke from which we
were freed by the united aud counsels of America
u IS here no duty ON the part oil the citizen TO cling
the defence OF the Constitution when its pillars are sha
ken! Can il he possible that all the deenccs of freedom
shall be surrendered with Indifference TO the first enc.
my that Surpzes the Garrison! No. the defence of the
Constitution is the defence OF liberty itsel-a duty from
which no himself account of the ard
Gus nature OF the service The people have been mscd
they have listened too easily those who prophesy smooth
things TO them" And now 10 warn them of they ngsr
to speak unwecome truths aud show how infinitely Inc
dangers Qualification exceed the importance of the evils
Tor which 1t Is proposed as remcdyis arIuous duty
OUT one 10 which no real lover of his country hesitate
10 devote hiuiself
Nor can we doubt that the evaporation of the people
The ion
OF secession WITH more cannoss seeing that the great
c'ement which now prevails arises principally from a
theoretical dispute Tie theory Of tho South Caro-
lima political that the producer pays duty has done
more oprovoke the public mind that all other causes to-
gether Twill be most melancholy fact if a system of
RATIONAL constitutional government, which has done so
much and promises fair for the happiness of mankind
should fall sacrifice to specuation-and an crrone-
speculation That the idea is erroneous and that the
error is easily detected few, except those who have en-
oraced the doctrine as matter oil faith, will be willing
/ arg is that ,c sr
The manufactures for which his crop exchanged and the
ia'lacy oil the opinion consists in considering the merchant
as The agent OF the paner is just reasonable TO as
L .nat ue Panerls the agent OF the merchant. If
here were no duties foreign manufactures the planter
womb sell his crop he does and for no greater
price The merchant would sell his goods for a profit "a
ne does now; but as some goods would into market
cost having no duty pay the price would be
ana In lhs way the planter in common with every other
consumer would gain but nc would have more induce
men to turn merchant hen because goods would cheap
tan 10 do beause they high The ssion
OF cotton has no more tendency make one merchant
than the possession OF much money of any thing else
that may be sold exchanged II the protecting duties
were abolished the European merchants would bring
goods to Charleston, and the Northern merchants less b,
ree-ade would no more convert planters into rchan,s
IMAM the restrictive system, into acturers-In the
same way by assuming that the merchant the agent of
me planter the conclusion isdrawn that duty imports
equivalent 10 duty on exports II is true that if per-
~, ~ 'e olect'hg system were TO pay an export du
~ on his cotton and import his goods duty ee-he result
would be the same if the duty had been paid upon the
goods But this does not prove that duty imports is
equivalent TO duty exports; for in the case supposed
the cotton though taxed is sold ii lree-and the
goods though free the protecting duty had been ac
ally levied upon them
But the system was changed, and exports were taxed
and goods admitted duty Free cotton would fall in nrce IN
the extent of the duty imposed and goods in proportion to
the duty taken Off In the fall of cotton the Planter won
sustain tho whole burthen but the gain arising from
goods he would only share with The of the communtv
The objections TO the protecting system are abundnntv
sucient toJuy vigorous and unceasing oppositon-bIt
10 regard them as justification of revolution amounts TO
tho widest extravaganza Of opinion Should we be called
% Of 'he lar because we arc unwilling
the government with as much may the lawgiver
be rcProached with the encouragement of crime
every offence not visited with the last severity of the law
dnv wSc mas oeen challenged to notification
IN all things lawful and shall forciby obs;ruc The
constituted authorities OF the State long are pro.
ee'ea oy me law is not true however that we owe
All allegiance exclusively TO the State or that we are in
deoted TO the State alone for protection We have been
roected by the United States in peace anh i'm war Nor
Is the Union less efficient in ,he protection of The ci
though operates silently, by preventing those scenes o.
prescription, conliscaton and ne treasons f hI
u no" we nave happily been ignorant, and OF which in
cd we never heard Till the Union itself was in danger
we 10 not believe that majority of the good people OF
s S"e approve oil secession mediate violence against
their ieiow-cizsns OF the Union Party we shall iIers.
ore not interfere to prevent lie Legislative regulations
OF nulca ion from he ng executed by such
eea means as The authorities may be able TO employ
protesting always against heir injustice and invoking in
our pts he reason OF our fellow citizens, and their ma
rs uees ion: nor shall be driven the position
OF PeaceaOe citizens by any thing short OF cradle op
Your Committee therefore recommended the adon,ion
oil Tie kcnonst'ance and Pro'est herewith reported
REMoNSTRANCE AND PROTEST
VI THE UNION AND STATE RIGHTS Panty
LHE CNIOJF IND STATE RIGHTS pm
~ OF south CdroIina, assembled in Convention do
IfS1IONSIRHI'E and SOLE.n.VLP PROTEST.
against The Ordinance passed by the State Convention ON
the 9th day OF November last,
lst Because the people Of South Carolina cIec,.I iI
Gaes 10 the SAID Convention under the solemn assurance
that these delegates would DO no more Than devse
pe'ceaDe aud constitutional remedy for the evils of the
protective Tariff without cnddngeng tile Union of these
states Instead Of which hat convention has nassed a..
OTanance m direct UiOiGtion If all these pledges
Ind Because the said Ordinance has cio,eiS ose,il.
cd one oil the naenabe rights of man. by cnleavorinr 10
en'dve all freedom OF conscience by that tyranncal en-.
CINE OF power--d Test Oafh Va
3Td Because IL has dir0nchsed and 1,roscybed oesr
ohc-nall oil the Freemcn OF South Carolina for am ho
nest difference OF opinion, by declaring that those ybo
cohciences WIN not permit them to take the test oath
Shai De dePTtced NJ eUery o6ice, cUH anil Diifary
4h because il has trampcd under foot the oco1 ,r,
c'pfes Of Liberty secured TO The citizen bv te Conrn
u9n OF this State in dpriUing the eeueu mis- country
~ e tS" 10 an impartial trial by JuV thereby VIC.
ahS tha' clause OF the constitution intended fo be er
PeIa which declares that "The trial by jury as hereto
oe USED IN tis state, and the liberty OF the Press shall
be (orepT inrioiabIy preserved"
J'h. because 1t has violated the independence euaran.
ed 10 the judiciary, by enacting that the Judges shall
ake revolving test oath, be arbitrarily reuoped from
26ce thereby deprivng them Of the privilege of trial b
Impeachment, which by the constitution of The State
intended to be secured to every civil officer
ON Because the Ordinance has directlv yioloted HE
CoHSt"tloH Of me United States which piycs.aufbo,i.
~ 10 congress to collect in forhddne the col
! lima ~ ' . VI SCUM CaTO
Hh Because II has vioIded the same C,3nsf,,;on Il,
% provision OF which declares hat no preference shat
O E'o" 10 one fOrt over any other in he United Staeq