The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-12-04

after had in affirmance thereof, are and
shall be held utterly null and void:
And it is further ordained, that it shall
not be lawful for any Of the constituted
authorities, whether Of this State or of
the United States, to enforce the pay
ment of duties imposed by said Acts with
IN the limits of this State but that il
shall he the duty of the Legislature to a
dopt such Acts as may be necessary to
give full effect to this Ordinance, and to
prevent the enforcement and arrest the
operations Of the said Acts and parts of
Acts of the Congress ofthe United States
within the limits of this State, from and
after the first day Of February next, and
the duty of all other constituted authori-
ties, and Of all persons res iding or being
within the limits of this State, and they
are hereby required and enjoined, to
obey and give effect to this Ordinance,
and such Acts and measures of the Leg
Islature as may be passed or adopted in
obedience thereto.
And it 10 further ordained, That in no
case Of law or equity, decided in the
Courts of this State, wherein shall be
drawn in question the authority of this
Ordinance, or the validity of such Act
or Acts of the Legislature as may be
passed for the purpose of giving effect
thereto, or the validity of the aforesaid
Acts of Congress, imposing duties, shall
any appeal be taken, or allowed. to the
Supreme Court of the United States,
nor shall any copy Of the record be per-
mitted or allowed for that purpose and
if any such appeal shall be attempted to
be taken, the Courts Of this State shall
proceed TO execute and enforce their
judgments, according to the laws aud
usages Of the State, without reference
to such attempted appeal I'D The per-
son or persons attempting to take sch
appeal may be dealt with for contempt
of the Court
And 1t is further ordained, That all
persons now holding any office of honor
profit or trust, civil or military, under
this Stale, shall within such time az the
Legislature shall prescribe, take, in such
manner as .he Legislature may direct,
an oath well and truly To obey, execute
and enforce this ordinance, aud such act
or acts of the Legislature as may be
passed in pursuance thereof, according
to the true intent and meaning of the
same and on the neglect or omission
of any such person or persons so to do,
his or their Office or offices, shall be
forthwith vacated, and shall be filled up.
as If such person or persons were dead
or had resigned, and no person hereaf-
ter elected to any Office Of honor, profit
or trust, civil or military, shall, until the
Legislature shall otherwise provide and
direct, enter on the execution of his Of
flee, or be in any respect competent to
discharge the duties thereof, until he
shall, In like manner, have taken sim
liar oath and no juror shall be impair
nelled in any of the courts o. this State,
in any cause IN which shall be in ques-
ton this ordinance, or any act Of tho
Legislature passed in pursuance thereof,
unless he shall first, in addition To the
usual oath, have taken an oath, ,hs, he
will well and truly obey, execute and
enforce this ordinance, and such act or
acts of ,he Legislature. as may be pass
ed to carry the same into operation and
effect, according to the true intent and
meaning thereof:
And we, the People Of South Caroli-
ma, to the end that it may be fully un-
derstoOd by the Government of the U.
nited States, and the people of the CO
States, that we are determined to main-
tain this, our ordinance and declaration,
at every hazard, do further declare, that
we will not submit to the application of
force, on the part Of the Federal Gov
ernment, to reduce this State to obe-
dience, but that we will consider the
passage, by Congress, of any net au-
,horizing the employment of any militia
ry or naval force against the State of
South Carolina, her constituted authors
ties or citizens, or any act abolishing or
closing the ports OF this State, or any of
then', or otherwise obstructing the FREQ
ingress and egress of vessels, TO and
from the said ports, or any other act on
the part of the Federal Government to
coercs the State, shut up her ports, de-
strOy her cOmmerue, or to enforce tho
acts hereby declared to be null and void
otherwise than through the civil tribu-
nails of the country, as inconsistent with
the longer continuance Of South Caroli-
ma in the Union, and that the people
Of this State will thenceforth hold them
selves acsolvcd from all further obliga-
ton to maintain or preserve their politi-
cal connexion with the people Of other
States, and will forthwith proceed to or
ganize IA seperate Government ,and do all
other acts and things, which sovereign g.
independent States may ofright do.
A letter received at Charleston from
Columbia, written on the same day, but