Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-09-07


ded upon Congress-. Such q, all events vas the |
deep aud settled conviction left upon my ,ain,l. /
i so declared IN my place in the Senate Cham |
her AT the time have said 80 in the Address To
the People of South Carolina, aud | here sal, I,
EMMY repeat that declaration.
Reference having been made in recent pnl-
LEGATION Ivy Col. Drayton to the ADDRESS TT e
Senators and six OF The Representatives "f Sout,
CarOiiua, to the people OF this Sac, IL bec",nfs
proper that SHOULD here advert To some Of his
remarks, which cannot he passed over wi u due
respect IL the source from " henrc they proce d.
Col Dragon asserts in various passages in his
address, "th1t the new Bill was COMPROMISE,
tho conditions of which were understood to lie.
that the advocates of restriction should conscn,
to Il consid Table Reduction in the rate of pro-
icctive duties, aud in tho amount Of revenue tn
be collected from imports, and that some chan
res should bc made In those parts of the sysu IN
where ITS pressure WAS peculiarly ObnOxlOus-
that the maj nrity ncqui-sced in this Utnproinise
that ne hin SILT called upon the friends Of free
trnde To end-avor TO obtain an emel .oraion al
the system hy compromise with their opponents,
and 10 postpone all .D'rts for its repeal to fu-
turr and more suspicious period THAR the com
promise hich he recommended was in ndcd
H. meet HE eriSting crtsis-f"r which an mme.
diaie remdy was ueressa!y-that that remedy
could not lie administered " thout the co opera
ton of the fiends aud universities of pro &C.
Il n,-tha, this cooperation tn tie extent which
has been stated, tcds obt ,ined-and finally, thar
in tie C compromise which the rrstrictionists de-
clared themselves wiling To enter INFO. they did
not agree to abandon pro eciion. which they
claimed as right-and that il was unronnec-
ted with any romPnct, express or implied as Ia
the settled policy If the country, or AS To the
true construction OF the powers to lay and col
lect taxes, or to regulate commerce." ] think ]
have here fairly collected from the Address al.
that is material in relation 10 THE point -excrpr
that Col Draytun inli'nntcs '''hnt though the
njori,y acquiesced IN this compromise IT was
not so executed us To he free from ujcrti0 =,
and that the parlizans of Null icaiiOn" tine an
ng, presume, n una 'riiy nf tic Representa-
tives from Georgia aud South Caroliua, mud the
other Southern members who vcted against he
Billy "did not subscribe to these trms. Now,
for myself md in behalf of my colleagues. with
whom acted on that occasion. | caa only say
'nat we were NO pariies In any such compact,
whether express ar implied. 1 reniemter Il"
have heard rumors in Washington that such
arrangement had been proposed by some sup
porters of Mr.. Van Buren,, who deemed it ne
| cessary To quiet the claims of the South, in or
der To smooth his way TO sspcccssIOn, but WAS
not aware of tho fact Nat any compron,l>e
whatever had been proposed or arcedcd t. on
the subject. The "partzans of utilization could
not have subscribed to terms, concerning whi' IL
they were no, consulted. We WIRE not admit
lie" to the counsels ot that majority who it now
seems IN order ito meet the or sis by an nme
date remedy were willing to pustpoue all efforts
Tor thr repeal of the protecting sI sem tn
convenient season.-If had consented To enter
into a ''co operation" with the friehds of pro-
lection, and, for the purpose of carving such u
compromise into effect, had voted T. the new
Bi!l-and ''such vote Ind heen cited To prove
thar was inconsistent and treacherous To my
duty" night have urged ii will not say as "a
"suhtertuSe') that 'by declining tn vote fur the
Act of 1882, would have virtually contributed
to rivet upon my fellow CT iZrns the greater OPP
preston of lS2S-hut should have been con
founded aud s'lenced 10y the reply''-that the
South Carolma Delegation, even ii they had
| been unanimous on the subject had no au huri-
| ~ whatever Ia barter away the rights of their
| cousttuents-thar Ivy becoming parties to an ar
| rangement in which there was no stipulation
| whatever, that rhe protecting system was TO be
tpen!ud!iy dbGndOned, any further reduction
of tie dulies hereafter To he made, had fft C.
,ually closed The door of hope and delivered our
fellow citizens, bound hand and foot into the
power OF the manufhcurers,-for surely no
man can he so bind as not TO see, if the late
Bill is TO he considered as ga compromiSr,' that
| an implied obligation is imposed, that we shall
submit quietly 10 it's provisions. aud they must
| have formed Il very different opinion nf the sp
rit hy which the Tariff party governed, frcm
that which eniertaia-whp suppose, thai with
n distinct understanding on their part that w.
| will submit 10 the oppression, there can remain
any hope for tho 81 u;h. To expect any fur
ther reduction Of duties the protected nrti-
cles under such circumstances, would, il seems
to me, be as extravagant as to expect, that the
garrison of n fort should lay down their arms
aud surrender at discretion, in The expectation of
being perm itted To resume them, and march
out with all the hOnors of war. Ii would he al
most > absurd, to SUMMON fortress To sur
!"ndCr with drcla alton that If the garrison
dill nor capItulaIe, would raise the siege.
will uot say what effect the new Bill, passed AS
! it has been in spite Of the Inconsistencies aud
protests oi majority of the deleg ations of S.
Carolina and Georgia, and Of n large portion of
the Representatives of the oIher Southern
States may have future prospects; bi,
this ill say that il Inese ''partzans If Multi
! 6cation,' rs Col. Drayton has been pleased To
call lhem had uniied 10Th him in receiving that
Bill as n compromise, the door to hope wonld
have been etfectually aud forever closed. With
regard To the idea, that in voting for such
| measure, no sanction WAS given to tie prnci-
pie of protection, which it is admitted iS embra-
ced ~ H. or To the gross inequality and injns-
tice Of its provisions, but siDuly preference
expressed for il the Tariff of 1928, Gas
ch"ce Of evils" ! can only say. that for my
self, utterly dlsclau the right of majority Of
Congress to impose upon me obligation 10y
my own votc, TO Inflrci upon my constituents one
or the other Of two measures, both uncon il;u-
tionaI, oppressive, and unjust. They Only ar.
The authors Of the evil. who commi, tie sin ard
rJtlinu might just as well und riake To- make
ne purtlcpaIor in the guilt Of murder, hy re-
uuiiing mo 10 decide whether his dagger shall
I've planted in the bosom of my brothur, or nv
son, MS for majority in Congress To quire me
10 choose between two such Bills, as the Turf
Of 1928, and the Tariff Of 1892. The main
dictates Of morality, rs well as of common
sense, IL seems to me-, r. QuIre us i'm all such "a