Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-11-30

ton, that the of Congress USUALLY deuon,nnt,
ne arm Laws, passed avowedly for the protection
VI ooesuc manufactures, are not authorized by Tn.
pam construction, true intent and meaning al the
Constitution ..t-
Georgia, through her Legislature, pronounced this
system to be (which was grinding down the re-
sources oil one class of the States to hui up and adj
vance The prosperity of another of the same coned
racy-and which they solemnly believed to be con-
uaiy 10 the letter and spirit of the Federal Corstu
non, ana declared IL To be the right of the several
States IN case OF any inffacton of tue general com
pact ITO complain, demonstrates and refuse ole
dienee TO any measure of the General Government,
luminosity against and IN violation of the Constitution
that otherwise the law might be violated with iinpu
NIFTY, and without redress often as the majority
might th'nk proper to transcend their powers, and
the party injured would be bound 10 weld and implicit
obedience to the measure however unconstitutional
which must tend TO annihilate all sovereignty and
dependence of the States, and consolidate all power i'm
the General Government, which never was designed
nor intended by the trainers Of the Constitution
Alabama also protested against "the attempt to ex.
Crude the foreign IN favor of the domestic fabrics as
the exercise OF power not granted by the Cons,itu
ton, aud concluded by stating, "ihat she wished i,
to be distinctly understood, that in with the
other Southern and South Western States she
the power asserted by the General Government To
controui her internal by protecting duties as
did6ie uSurpaon of powers, not given by the Con.
st,uton and species of oppression little short Ollie
galized pillage."
North Carolina i'm the same sp,it declared that
while sit was conceded that Congress have the ex-
press power to lay Dposts, she maintains that that
power was given Tor the purpose of Repcnue and Re-
venue alone and that every other of the power
an usurPaton on the part of Congress" And finally
the Legislature of Mississippi "Resolved, That the
State OF Niss sppi concurs with the States of Geor
gia, South Carolina and Virginia. in their different
resolutions upon the subject of the Tariff Colonial
ton Society and Internal Improvement -
1t has been in the face of all these circumstances
and protests, and I'm defiance of these repeated warm
inss and solemn declarations, that the recent mod
cnon OF the Tariff by the Act of 1892 was effected
he period OF the final extinction Of the Public Debt
had always been looked to as the crisis of our fate
when the policy OF the country in reference to the
Protective System was to be finally settled II was
the period assigned by consent as the utmost
limit OF the forbearance of South Carolina whose cit
zens felt that I'm the adoption of that SYSTEM their
Constitutional Rights had been tramped on and their
dearest interests cruelty sacrificed.
NO one could fail to perceive, that when every pre-
text for the continuance of the hah duties under
which the Southern States had suffered tor so many
years, was taken away by the payment of the National
Debt, and the consequent relief of the Treasury from
an annual demand OF twelve millions of dollars; that
no reason could be given why these duties should
be brought down TO the standard, except that
IT was deliberately designed to to the Manu-
facturers forever, the monopoly they had long
Joyed, Mt the expense of the other great interests of
the country.
We find accordingly that the new Tariff, which
is inteneed to take effect, only after the ipul extn
guishment of the Public Debt. has been arranged and
adjusted with single eye to te perpetuaton of this
System; and with an entire disregard OF the just
claims of the Plantation States. Whatever may be
bill; (and 1t is not pretended in the latest Treasury
estimate, to exceed $5,000,000 of which 1000
00o OF deil'rs are the unprotected arcles) it is
not denied that it will leave surplus of many mil
lions in the Treasury beyond the usual expenses or
wants of the Government and is notori
ous-nay, II appears the face of the Bill ITSELF that
while duties to the amount of 1880 and even 100
per cent still to he levied upon the protected ar
ticles, Chat is to say upon all the Cotons, Woolens
and Iron, the Sugar and the Salt, and other articles
embraced in the Protecting System;) the duties on
he mi ced rtic hav. hoan pcad
below the revenue standard and upwards of3 600 900
entirely repealed; that according to this System
as now established, large surplus 10 be up
Piled to Internal Improvements and other
able purposes, is to be levied by the imposition of
enormous Taxes the necessaries of life the very
articles received chiefly in exchange for Southern
tect the Industry of the North with which comes
into compositions while the articles OF luxury unyer-
sally acknowledged to be the ttest subjects Taxa
ton, are to be admitted, duty free.
NOW lett he remembered, that the very point
in controversy, has all aIong been. not the Repe
nue., but the Protecting duties, ind yet gee,
that 10 answer 10 all our petitions aui ren,on-
siraHces, Congress has been graciOusiy please al
10 make M adjustment OF the Tar fl. which sm-
ply consists In iakImg off the duties imposed foI
Revenue, while The protecting duties ALLOW
ell TO reinan. substantially untouched. Ii wa.
not so much the amount of The impOsifiOn, as
the inequality and injnsrIce of the Protecting
System, that has reused the people at Suuih
CaTbHUH, 10 tletef nlileti resistance ana YET We
hnd, thar this inequality has been aggravated,
and that injustice perpetuated, by The deliberate
adoption of measure, which was calculated
aud Intended to rivet the system upon us beyond
all hope of relief.
The grave and solemn question now occurs
what is TO he done to redeem ourselves from the
state of Colonial vassa.lage into which we bav;
unhappily fallen oball we still continue to
wait for returning sense oil justice the part
Of our cppressors! We are thoroughly I,ersua-
lied that the hope longer he indulged
that the tariff majority in Cong ess viii, of their
own accord, relieve us from this cruel bondage
experience teaches ms that this expectation, 80
long and fondly INDUCED, is utterly deiusivc.
The only effect of fnrthec delay must be 10
strengthen the hand Of oprrcssor 10 crush
the public spiri.--deaden the seDsibiny of The
people To- The iuestinabe value of their rights
and teach hen the degrading l,sson Of wearing
their chains in patience. IL is almost unconce-
vabIe TINT any rejecting man believe that
tho crisis IN affairs iSlng from The final
function Of the public debi, should he Suffered To
pass away, without reducing the tariff to the re-
venue standard, md yet thai such reductions may
Ge expected TO take place al some future period.
What Iefio'l so suspicious ns That IS hIch has
ID ca allow ell to pass away uunrruved! l.
any ignnrant of human nature, as not y,
know that the annual surplus, which will be
brought into The ! rcasnry uoder the act Of 1882,
will he speedily absorbed by new and enlarged
appropriations serving additional props TO u
system, "hri rofno vaIuly imagine to be io,ter-
ing oB its base, ready 10 fall under ills own
weight Even at the ,Ii'st session OF Congress,
the annual ropriaitons we're enlarged 10y sew
eraI millions of dollars, in anticipation OF this
rxpecind sUrpins; aud The foundation is already
laid for atlsorufiou. and ,thru dis shau hr