Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-01-24

CoNGREss.-Ourc columns are 50 com.
pletely occupied to-day with other mat
ter, that we have not been able to note
the proceedings of Congress so fully as
we could have wished. AT the latest
dates, however, the Tariff bill continued
to occupy the attention of the House of
Representatives, and no question had
been taken in the Senate on Mr. Claws
Land bill. On Wednesday 10th, mes
sage ofmuch Importance was transmitted d
by the President Of the United States to
both Houses-the subject Of which is
the existing difficulty between the Gem
eral Government and the State of South
Carolina. The message would occupy
twelve columns in this paper.-The fol-
lowing synopsis of it we find in the Ma
tional Intelligencer Of Thursday.
The Message opens by reference to
the last annual message of the Executive
to Congress, and to the intmation there
IN contained, that, should any emergency
arise, rendering the execution of the laws
OF the United States for the collection of
the revenue impracticable in any quarter
OF the Union, application should be made
to Congress for such aid as they might
appear to require. The message then
goes on to say that events which have oc-
Cured in the quarter then alluded to, or
which have come to the knowledge ofihe
President subsequently to the date of his
Annual Message, do present this emer-
gency, as made known to him by the Of
hclal transmission to him of certain acts
OF the State Of South Carolina The
President then adverts to his Proclama-
t'on Of the lOth of December, explaining
his views, Sc, to his expectation that
that Proclamation would not have been
without effect, which reasonable expec-
tation has not been realized, as appears
by the several acts of the Legislature of
the State Of South Carolina. which, he
says, are calculated, both in their posi-
tive enactments, and in the spirit of op-
position which they obviously encourage,
wholly to obstruct the collection of the
revenue within the limits olthat State.
Referring to the Ordinance of the Con-
venton, SC. the President says that no
ntlmation has been received of the re-
assemblagc of that body; and the inter-
val between now and the / st of Februa-
ry, the day when the Ordinance is to
take effect, is too short to allow of the
preliminary steps being taken for that
purpose. The President adds, that in
the mean time the State Authorities are
actively engaged in organizing their
military resources, and providing means
Tor supporting them, Sc, and giving the
most solemn assurances of prote ction and
support to all who shall enlist in opposi-
ton to the revenue laws of The United
States; and the Governor Of the State
has, IN recent proclamation openly de-
ned the authority Of the Executive ofthe
Union, and invited volunteers to sustain
the defiance. Thus, says the Message,
South Carolina presents herself in the at
tltude of hostile preparation, and ready
even for military violence, If need be. ~
enforce her laws for preventing the col
lection Of the duties upon Imports within
her limits.
The President then proceeds n, Iaroe
to lay before Congress not only the acts
and proceedings of South Carolina, but
also freely to acquaint them with those
steps which he has already caused to be
taken for the due collection ortbe reven.
ue, and with his views of The subject gen.
orally, that the suggestions which the