Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-04-19
SOUTH CAROLINA.

.7ssociation, at their great meeting held the
evening before, General Hamilton took the
chair. Il was first resolv..1 TO celebrate the
approaching anniversary OF the birth of Tho
mas Jefferson, as an Oracle Of State Rights.
Colonel Cruger then communicated the I'm
pressions which were made upon his MIND
by all that be had witnessed W has capacity
Of delegate to the Free Trade Convention
at Philadelphia. lie was convinced" that
the only dependence Of South Carolina was
uron herself Chancellor Harper then de-
Iivered a speech, for which, according to the
Post, "no epitbet of eBcomlum could be
deemed too extravaggnt" He stated his
"conviction that the protective principle
would not be abandoned by the present
Congress" He said mat GG=.
"Those Of the Jackson party, who consci
en:iously believed the Tariff TO be injurious
to the whole country, were afraid 10 alien
ate the Presidential votes Of those interested
In the continuance of the protective prlnci-
ple-and they were seeking to retain the
support both Of their Tariff adherents and
OF the South too, by a modification, which,
while IT adhered TO the principle of protec-
ton sufficiently 10 satisfy the manufacturers,
ght by the reduction made on articles not
coming into competition with those of do
ultsliE COhltuTly iut N9OuNb WIN a
decisive show of concession and justice,
while in TACT it increased the inequality. Our
only prospect of relief then was, that we
should ourselves apply the remedy.
''We must resist, and by our resistance
force upon them case for practical decision,
The language of all our most intelligent
friends in the other States was $50 on! and
ensure success by action!" Even !: we did
not peril something by resisting, would we
not peril every thing, and make shipwreck OF
all, by subrnission?"
VIM. P. Finley, Esq, then offered the
following resolution, which was received
cheers, and unanimously adopted.
"Resolred, That it is the firm belief and
conviction Of this Association, that no modi
Gcation Of the Tariff will be satisfactory to
the people Of South Carolina that does not
involve an ultimate abandonment Of hbe prirs-
ciptc Of protection"
Governor Hamilton closed the grand dis
cussion with a vehement adde's from
which we must be permitted TO offer the sub
joined extract:
The Governor stated that he had been
apprizcd his correspondence that the att
tude Of THIS State bad had its Influence on
the great jackson party. and that they
eFlnc.d their apprehension Of the effect
which it might have on THAR all engrossing
paramount object Of retaining office They
| hogan TO bid for cancellations. Willingness
! had been declared in hish quarter, TO fix
the Tariff at an I'D ediorem duty of 25 per
cent This was some ching gained in that
quarter, but having beaten them down 10
that, ne must not resi- satisfied; that WIS vet
too high for justice; almost fifteen per cent.
tno high; we must hring them down to JUS
tee But he said he X as convinced there
wouli be 10 abandonment of the protective
principle by this Congress He had that
morning. received letter e., m a member of
the Sen&te's Committee on Manufactures. TO
whom MIR. Clay's resolution and the propos-
ed amendments had been referred. which he
read. stating that the proposal to take all
taxation from unprottc ted articles had been
agreed upon by the committee, and that
there was 40 hope el any ether modification
than Ciays gong down in the Senate The
! Governor said that IN the event Of this re-
suit there would doubtless he AN atiemnt by
] those IN thus State, wdo, compelled TO ac-
knowledge tie necessity Of resistance. vet
! unwilling TO co operate with US and he he
! eved too for the very purpose Of neutraliz
ing all resistance, TO rally on the gro ect OF A
! great Southern Convention. Let US beware
! OF them-it would take five years to consult
| and PR pare and induce the other States
even to take up the subjeci-if they should
be brought to cooperate then, and in the
mean tl,sie we shall have forfeited all the no
nors of resistance by dshonarable retreat
from The station we have assumed, we shall
have lost the best opportunity Cor resistance
ami the spirit and energies of The State
slckened b. hope deferred we shall have
waited for Georgia to first settle her Chero
ke2 question, and more Illuminating stin. I'M
I'll VH slna had first tried her experiment to
make Mr. Van Buren, President. MOI bet MS
practise on the doctrine OF the truth of hirh
we are convinced Let us apply the remedy
OF which We are sure Of the efficacy. Lei
Us maintain the proud place which we have
assumed, and take tn houOrs that belong tn
1t. W
10 justice to the Ancient Dominion we 20.
ny from the Richmond Wing the following
notice OF the extract from speech of Co
vernon Hamilton, with certain comments If
the Camden Beacon thereupon. which we
copied the other day: Nat bt'
where DID Governor Hamilton learn.
that The proceedings of the late General AS
semhiy had their origin in the want of nerve
10 govern our slayes' Who is his authority
Tor the propagation ofthe ignorant and silly
be source of the pique which gave birth
TO This reflection upon the State orVTgini, i
SllfIcIpntlp nkV;cns ?