Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1832-12-26
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The following preamble and resolutions pro-
posed by Col Ewing in the Senate, were sub.
sequsntly adopted, with some slight alterations
by both Houses Of Assembly of this State.
The novel and extraordinary course of legislation,
which has been recently pursued in South Carolina,
IN relation to the Tariff laws of the Union, Indicate
too fatally that she is about to adopt the remedy
Nulhhcation; that she will attempt to nufy the
larnf laws of Congress, far to render them in
Operative within her limits and probably to asser
the right to secede from the Union, if Congress does
not renounce the power to impose protective Tar
lh Convention of the State has been called, avow
eddy first object, and it is highly probable that the
last will also be avowel. This approxmatne 10 an
alarming crisis, and the mind scarcely be bru
to the conclusion that the gallant and highmipced
cltizens OF South Carolina, disrega I'd the great
and inesimable blessings flowing from our Union and
the immense cost of blood and treasure with which
was purchased, and in which she largely partici-
pated, as to possess feelings hostile to the con-
tinuance of our confederacy to desire its dsrup.
ZION. We entertain the hope that they will yet pau
and solemnly consider the momentoeus consequences
OF their proposed acts and that the patriotism, and
national feeling for which her sons have heretofore
been so distinguished, will them to rely tn
justice OF their country and the exertions of thei
friends IN other portions of the Union for redress of
the grievances of which they complain. That ma
ny OF their complaints to the oppressive effects of
the tariff on them, may he founded in Justice.
and that they should obtain relief we are
not prepared to dispute, but that they have
the right to resort to the dreadful remedy
they propose, which may bring about ci-
vii war; we utterly, and in the most unqual-
lh"d terms. deny. tits political hcresy at
war with the Constitution of the country.
and the principles upon which the confede-
racy was formed The paradoxical idea of
a peaceful remedy, which at once leads to
open resistance to the laws Of the Union,
carries within itself its ahsurdity and refuta-
ton. Amid the agitation and tnmult which
now prevails in that State, the returning
voice OF reason, it is hoped, will yet be heard,
and the storms of discomfort and passion be
allayed. But if they should continue to be
influenced by passion, and disregard the
counsels of reason and moderation, if for
getful of the great sufferings and sacrifices
and the loss Of lives and blood, by which our
Union was acquired, if unmindful of love
OF country, and the ties Of brotherhood which
have SO long subsisted, urged on by reck
less and daring spirit of discomfort, to pros
trate and overturn all that is glorious and
valuable in our institutions, and to rend the
fair fabric Of our Union, it is due to them,
and to our sister State, to say that, deeply
and poignantly as we should regret to see
so lamentable condition Of things, we
should unhesitatingly recommend to the
General Government the use of its whole
constitutional powers and legal means to a.
vert and repress such dreadful, uot to say
reasonable efforts. South Carolina, if Sc
riously injured by the operations of the Tia
rift and its supposed unequal bearing, should
seek for relief through constitutional means
and the exercise of public sentiment. When
her claims are founded in justice. her brtth-
rem Of Illinois will be found struggling with