Southern planter., 1832-12-15

'ne' Which we have had tn determine as tho soyer'
eg'i power oi the State, upon the awful r,snonsi.
'i'N uhder which we have acted. is, whether we
VIII voluntarily surrender The glorious inheritance.
purchased and consecmtcd by the tolls, the suffer
lnRs and The blood of an iusirious ancestry, or
uansnl That inheritance TO our posicrily, untar
n'Sneu and undimnshed2 We could not hesitate
~ ~ deciding This question We have, therefore. de.
hbetatey and unalteraby resolved, that we will
no longer submit 10 a system of oppression, which
reduces us 10 the degrading condition Of tributary
'assasi and which would reduce our nuslerlty. IN
rev generations, 10 a state Of poverty and wretch
euness, That would stand in melancholy contras,
w''h The beautiful and delightful region, in which
tne Providence Of God has cast our destnies -
having formed this res luton, with a full view of
al us bearings, and ef all lis probable and possible
issues Il Is duo 10 the gravity of the subject and
'ne solemny Of the occasion, that we should
speak To our conlederalcd brethren, in the plain
language OF ffankness and iuth.-Though we
planl ourselves upon the Constitution, and the i'm.
nu'able principles Of instice, and intend to oper.
ave exclusively through the civil tribunals and civ.
" iunchonancs of the State; YET, we riH throw
ou ms oppression, at ercry hazard We believe
our iemedy to be- essentially peaceful Webolicyo
'no fedeul Government has no shadow of right
n
e"niederacy, IN any form, much less iu c0orco Il,
oy military power But we are aware of the d.
'oislues OF human opinion; and have seen too
many proofs Of the inatualion of human power,
not To- have looked with the most anxious concern,
to The possibility of a resort TO military or naval
force on the part Of the Federal Government; and
10 order to obyialc tho possibility of having The
history Of this contest stained by a single drop Of
maternal blood, we have solemuly aud iucyocably
resolved. that we will regard such resort as a dis.
solution OF the political ties which connect US with
our coniedeued States; aud will forhwiih pro
VIDE Tor tho organization Of new and separate
Government
We implore YOU, and particularly the manuldc-
turing states, not To believe that we have been ac-
'uated' m adopting this resolution, by any feeling
OF resentment, or hostility, towards them; OF by a
desire TO dissolve the political bonds, which have so
long united our common dostnes We still cher
ish that rational devotion IN the Union, by which
'hls state has been pre.emnenily distinguished, in
all ties past. But that blind and doatrous duvo.
ton, which would bow down and worship Oppres-
sion and Tyranny, yecd under that consecraied
uue,--if Il ever existed among US, has now vanish.
ga forever. CoNsTTTUTIoNAL LIBERTY s the only
IDOL OF our political devotion; and 10 preserve
that, we will not hesitate single moment, 10 sur
render the Unon, ITSELF if the sacrifice be necessa.
ry Hit had pleased God to cover our eyes with
ignomnce-lf he had not bestowed upon us the
understanding 10 comprehend the enomty Of op-
oppression under which we labor-we might submit
To II, without absolute degradation and infamy
But the gifts of Providence cannot be neglected,
OF abused, with impunity. A people, who delib-,
eralely submit 10 oppression, with full knowledge
mat they are oppressed, are fl only To be slaves:
and all history proves, that such people will soon
Ind muster. II is the preexising spirit Of slave
~, IN the people, that has made lyranls in all ages
OF The world. No tyrant ever made save-no
community, however small, having the spint of
ifeomen, ever yet had master. The most illuslri-
Gus OF those states, which have given 10 the world
examples of human freedom, have occupied Fern
tories not larger than some Of the Districts of :
Carolina; while The llrgest masses of population,
That were ever united mdcfa common government.
have been the abiect, spiross and degraded slaves
Of dospotic rulers. We sincerely hope, therefore,
that no portion of the states Of this confoderacy.
will permit themselves 10 be deluded INTO any mea.
sure5 Of nshness, by the vain Imagination, that
South Carolina will vlndicate her rights and hber.
ties, with a less inllcylbe and unlalterng resolu
ton, with population Of some half million, than
she would do with population of twenty millions
II does not belong to lreemcn TO count the costs,
and calculate the hazards Of yndicaiing her rights
and defending their liberties; aud even f we should
stand alone m the worst possible emergency of this
great controversy, without the cooperation or en-.
Of a single state of the coufederacy,
we will march forward with an unialterng step.
until we have accomplished the object of this great
Having now presented, for the consideration Of
The Federal Government and our conledorated
States, the fixed and final determination of this
State IN relation to the protecting system, il re-
mains for us 10 submit plan Of taxation in which
we would be willing to acquesce in a spirit of lib
ora concession, provided we are met in due time
and IN becoming spirit by the states interested IN
The protection of manufactures
We believe that upon every just aud equitable
principle Of taxation, the whole list Of protected
articles should be imported free of all duty, aud
that The revenue derived from import duties, should
be raised exclusively from the unprotected articles.
Or that whenever duty is imposed upon protec
led articles imported, an excise duty of the
same rate should be imposed upon all similar art
lies manufactured in the United States. This
would be as near an approach to perfect equality
Is could possibly be made, Ia system of indirect
axalion. No substantial reason can be given for
lubectIng manufactures obtained from abroad in
exchange for the productions Of South Carolina
o the smallest Duty even for revenue, which would
glpuv IIut trntl IL