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TIE U.VHOy.
SOUTH CAROLINA CONVENTION.


The following is the conclusion of the Ad-
dress TO the People of the United States, a.
dopted by the Convention. II is from the pen
of Mr.. McDufic.
The most illastrious Of those States which
have given to the world examples Of human free
dom, have occupied territories not larger than
some OF the districts OF South Carolina; while
The iarses, masses OF population that were ever
united under cornmon government, have been
the aheet, spiitlcss, and degraded slaves OF ,cs-
Potic rulers. We sincerely hope, therefore, that
no portion Of the states Of this confeteraey will
permit themselves 10 be dclu,led into any mea-
surcs Of rashness, BY the vain imagination tba,
South Carolina will yindicatc her rights and II.
berries With less inhexible aud uufalferng reso-
luton, with population Of some half million
millions.
does not belong to frecmen to count the costs
and calculate the hazards Of vindieating their
rights aud defending their liberties; and even il
We should stand alone in the worst possible emer-
EeHcY OF this great controversy, without the CO.
operation or encouragement OF single state OF
the eonicderaey, VIC will march forward with an
unialter,ng step, until &C have accomplished the.
object OF this great enterprise.
ha'ing now presented, for the consideration Of
Tee federal goycrnmeni and our confederate states
the liked aud final determination Of this state in
rcisuo" TO the protecting system, II remains for
M TO submit plan OF tax alton in which We ,ooI,,
be willing TO asquiesce in spiri, Of lib, raj
eessien, provided we arc met In due time and in
becoming spirit By the states interested, i'm the
protection Of manufactures.
We believe that, upon very Just and equitable.
principles Of taxation, the whole LISA Of protect
ed articles should be imported free OF ali duty
and that the revenue derived from important du-
tiesshould be raised exclusively from the un,,ro
teeted articles, or that, whenever = duty is inn
posed upon protected articles imported, au excise
duty OF the same rate should be impos4,i uDon al
I Al.
States. lhis would be near en- approach "a
1 perfect equality could possibly be made i'm 4
system OF indirect taxation. No substantial rea-
son can be giveif>tor subjeeting manufactures OBJ
tanned from abroad, IN exchange Tor the proslue-
tiOns at South Carolina to the srnaIIes, duty
even tor revenue. which would not show thai Il :
niisr manufactures made la the United States.
should be- subject TO The very same rate Of ,Inty
he iorser, not less Than the latter, arc 10 every
rational intent, the productions Of sIon,es,ie IN
dasiry, and the mode Of acquiring the one, is As
lawful, aud more conducive TO the public pros-
! Perliy, than thst of acquiring the other
not We sFc willing TO make larger Offering to
preserve the union; and, With distinct DECLARE
4 uon mA, Is concession on our part, we will
consent that the same rate OF duty may b., imuos
ed upon the protected articles that sl,alI be i'm
| Posrd upon the unprotected, provided that no
more revenue be raised than IL necessary IN rn,,t
the dcInsnds OF the government for constitution
! al purposes, aud provided, also, that duty sub
len
imports.
! his obvious, that even under this arrangement,
| Tie manufacturing states would have decided
advantage over the plsn,ing states Por !, IL de-
monsirably evident, that, as communities. the
manufacturing si.,es wouid bear no lart Of the
bnr'hens o. federal taxation, 80 fer ~ the rrve-
nue. tbooid lac derived from protected articles =
he earpessbess nth which their retresentaaives
seek TO increase the duties on these .,IsIr. A. =
eo" , proof 'hs' those duties are bO,H,ties
snd not buTthens, 10 their constituents A. =,
lest Iso-thir'a Of the federal rrye.os uo.,ld y.
raissd from prcteeted aTtielss under the propos,I
modification Of the tariff, ti,e SasnufseturSnr go,
would Dc entirely exempted from al paftisiOa-
uon ~ Wat ISropoftiOn ~ the public bsiftlsrus
! CRdcr these circumstances, We esDpos per,nit
Ourselves 10 believe foF moment that In 81
I marked BY such poFtentOua aud fearful ou,ens
thoae Ssies esn hesitste in seeding 70 ths ar
iafBemc"i' ahen they perceive that Il vilt BE- me
means sf'd possibly the 0nly means, of rss,ori,
s''e Drohen harmony q tbis eoufedeTaey. They
S,s-iiruiy ha'e The strongest Of human IN
uneen'tnts aside from al confederation Of ms
ute' 70 sdJast this controversy, without passine
y 20 thtrcmnics- bis eau b. accommodates %.
1 " ~ thc proposed n,odieeaiion a the tsriF. or
10y TIC esli 81 genrrsi conveuiioo a. ali tbe
siaies. aouth CHroiins should b. drive, 81,
% ne nn'on, al The other plasiing states, add
spfnc 81 The western states, eostld Gllov ~ ~,
sifoesi sssolute eecss5lg Can a BE- b~le,e} -,
eseofsis, Aississippi, 1ennessee, ard ev~u 49,
tusky, you'd coutibos % pay . uibeie q CIV oey
cent ufon licir consumption, 20 tlse oorih.,,,
siaies for ~ privilege g being united 10 ,l,rr,
when iy could reoeive 81 their supplies tl,r,,,l
he ports 81 Sou,h Car0lins, without PAYNE
sisgls cent fes irihsee'
he sparation IL Soufh Caroliaa wosild iney
Ha,iy prosluoe errs al dissolution ~ the unior
500 - hseet'1iy Consequence. tsc ps0tseuss