The Arkansas advocate., 1833-02-20

he several acts imposing duties on i'm ports," approved oil the l4th July, lS32, Ire unauthorized by the Genslitntion of Inc United States, and gie!ate tIle true .sttssee
 intent and meaning thereof, and are. null and void, and no law, nor binding npon the State of South C;srolit.a, ifs officers and citizens; and all promises, contracts, and obligations made orenter- cd into, or to De made or entered into, wlth purpose to secure tue duties impos. cd by ihe said acts, aud all judicial pro eeedings which shalIbe hereafter had in afilrmanee thereof, are and shall be held
 utterly null and void.n Ii also ordains ssthal | shalln not be lawful for any of the
 constituted authorities, vliether of inc
 State of South Carolina, CT of the Uni
 led States, 10 enforce the payment of
 duties imposed by the said aels within
 ibe limits of the Slate; but thai il shall
 De the duty of tie Legislature to adopt
 such measures ard pass such acts as may
 he necessary 10 give full effect 10 tlisCr=
 dinance. and to resent the enforcement
 ard arrest the operation ot the said acts
 and parts of acts of the Congress of ,he
 United States within the limits of the
 State, from and after the Ist of Februa-
 y next; and that fl shaii be the duty
 of all other constituted authorities, aud
 of ali persors residing or being within
 the limits sefthe State, andtley are here
 D, required and elioined. to obey and
 give ctieetto this Ordinance, and such
 acts and measures of the Legislature as
 may be passed or adopted in obedience
 thereto" II furifier ofdains "ih;tt in
 no case of law or equity, decided in the
 Courts of the state, wherein shall De
 drawn in question the authority eff this
 Ordinance, or the validity of such act
 or acts of the Legislature as may be
 passed for the purpose of giving effect
 thereto, or the validity ofthe aforesaid acts ft'ongress imposing duties, shall any appeal be taken or allowed to the Supreme Court of the United States,
 nor shall any copy of the record he per
 mitted or allowed for that purpose; ard
 the person or persons attempting to take
 such appeal, may be dealt with as for q eoltempf Of Court" IL likewise or
 iains ssthat al! persons holding any of. flee of honor, pro6i. CT trust. civil or military, under the State, shall, within such time, and in such manner as tl4e Legislature shall prescribe, take an oath aell and truly 10 ,ohey, execute, and enforce this Ordinance, alM such actor acts of the Legislature as ma hc passed la pursuance thereof, according 10 the true intert and meaning of lhe same; aid on the neglect CT omission of any such pesson CT persons So 10 do, lis or theif office Or offices shal.he fortil-.I with vacated, and shall he filled np as fl such person or persons were dead or had reslgHed; and re pefsou hereafter elected io any office of honor, profit, or trust, civil or military, shall, uatiI tie Legislature shall otherwise provide and iirect, enter on the execution Of his of ice, or be in any respect competent to discharge the duties thereof, until lie 'hall, in like manner, have taken t sim.
 lar oath; and no juror shall be em- oasnclled in any of the Courts of the staic. II, any cause in which shall be in question ihls Ordinance, or any act of .he Legislature passed in pursuance hereof, un.css he shall first, in addition to inc usual oath, have taken an oath that lie will well and truly obey, exc cute, and enforce this Ordinance. and such act or acts Of the Legislature as may be passed 10 carry the same into operation and effect, according 10 the true intent and meaning thereof The Ordinance concludes, "And we. tle people of South Gafolina, 10 the end that 1t may be fully understood by .he Government of the United States, and the people of the co-States, that we are determined to 1ii.intaiil iins GGfdinance aud declaration at every hazard, do further declare that we wilt not submit 10 the application of force On the part of the Federal Government to reduce this State to obedience; hslt that We will consider tie passage, by Congress, ofany act authorizing the employment of mili- tary or naval force against the State of South Caiolina, her constituted authori- ties, or citizens; or any act abolishing or closing the poris oi this State, or any of them, or otherwise obstrueting the
 free ingress and egress ofvessels 10 and
 from the said ports; or any other act on the part of the Federal Government fka c1a1.rx,1, 4hxa &41.fxa u. l