Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-01-22

the services OF volunteers and his belief that should their
country need their services they will be found AT the
post OF honor and duty ready lay down their lives in
her dclenceUnder these orders the forces referred TO-
are directed to 'hod themselves in readiness to take the
hed AT moments warning, and in the city Charleston
within collection district, and a port of entry rem.
devious has been opened for the purpose OF enistjng
men for the magazine and municipal guard Thus South
Narolha presents herself III the attitude of hostile pcpa-
ration, and ready for military violence need be-
enforce her laws for preventing the collection Of the
duties within her limits.
Proceedings thus announced and matnred must be dis
ugulshed from menaces of unlawful resistance by rregu
lar bodies of people, who acting under temporary dcu
SON. may be restrained by reflection and the Influence of
public opinion from the commission of outrage In
me present instance aggression may be regarded COM
united when il is officially authorized and the means of
enforcing il fully provided
Under these circumstances there he no doubt that
IT is the determination the authorizes of South Carolina
uy 10 carry INTO effect their OrdnancC and Laws, after
the first Of February 1t therefore becomes my duty to
oting the subject 10 the serious consideration Congress
III o'der mat such measures they, in their wisdom
deem II shall be seasinahy provided, and that may be
thereby understood that while the vcrnneu i ispos
ed to all Just cause of ccnplain az far az NAV b
practicable, consistently wi proper regard to he utter
ess 81 The community at large, is nevertheless deter
mined That The supremacy Of the laws shall be main
tained.
In making this communication, it appears to mo TO be
proper not Ouly that should lay fore YOU the and
proc elhgs oil South Z rona but that should also fully
aCquam' you WIN those steps which lave already
cd TO be taken Tor he due collection the revenue and
WIN my views OF The subject REALLY that the sugges-
uons which the Constitution equros to uake i'm regard
10 your future legislation, may be better understood
hs subject having early attracted the anxious attention
Of the Executive as soon as il was probable that The an
oes oil South Carolina seriously mcditded resistance TO
the faithful execution OF the revenue laws it deemed
advisable that the Secretary OF the Treasury should par
uculary instruct the officers OF the United States in that
part OF the Union as TO the nature OF the duties prescribed
! by the existing laws.
Instructions accordingly issued on the 9th of No
Vember TO the Collectors in that State pointing thor
respective duties and cnjoinng upon each firm and
VgHant but discreet performance Of them in the emer
gency then apprehended. herewith transmit copies of
these instructions and of the letter addressed to the District
Attorney requesting his cooperation.
These instructions dictated in the hope that as the
opposition the laws by anomalous proceeding of nut
hcaon represented 10 be of pacific nature TO be
pursued substantially according the the Coust-
uon and without resorng, in any event. to force or VIC.
ence the measures Of its advocates would be taken in
iormity with that pOieson and, such snpposon the
means afforded by the existing laws would have been ae-
quate TO meet any emergency likely 10 arise
1t was however, not possible altogether suppress APP
prehenson of the excuses 10 which the excitement pre-
vaing in that quarter might ead but certainly was moi
ioreseen that the medtated obstruction laws would
so soon openly assume its present character.
Subsequently TO the date OF instructions however
the Ordinance OF the Convention passed Which if
complied with by the people OF that State, eneca
~ render imperative the present laws within her
limits That Ordnance declares and ordaios chat the Sc
vera acts and parts acts of the Congress of The United
States purporng TO be laws for the imposing of duties and
impoStS on the Importation OF foreign commodities and
now having operation ana effect within the United Sttes
and more especially " an act in alteration of the several
acts imposing duties on impots approved on the 9Th of
May, 1928, and also entitled act TO alter and
amend the several acts imposing duties on impo,t, an
proved on the llth July, 1892, are unauthorized v lie
Constitution Of the T. S. and violate the true inteuy and
meaning thereof, and are null and void and no law nor
binding upon The State OF South Carolina officers and
cluZe and all promises, contracts and obligations made or
entered into TO be made entered into with purpose 10
secure me duties imposed by the said acts and all judicial
proceedings which shall be hereafter had i'm afGrnancc
thereof are and shall be held utterly null and void talo
orddins ha it shall be lawful for any Of the constituted
authorities whether OF the State of South Carolina or OF
the United States, to enforce the payment OF duties i'm
posed by the said within the limits Of Tho State I'm,
In olop a.,
measures, and pass such may be necessary to rive
full effect to this ordinance and prevent the enforcement
and arrest the operation OF the said parts of acts Of
tie Congress Of the u States within the limits of the state
from and after the Ist of February nex and that it shall
be the duty OF all other constituted authorities and Of all
persons residing Or being within the limits OF the State and
they hereby required and enjoined obey aud rive
effect to this ordnance, and such and measures OF The
segshure as may be passed or adopted in obedience
thereto" 1t further orans, tha IL no case of law on
equity, decided in the Courts of the State wheren shall be
drawn in question the authority of this ordnance or the
validity Oh such act acts Of the Legislature as may be
passed for &c purpose OF giving effect thereto, the va
diiy OF he aforesaid acts of Congress imposing duties
shall any - he taken allowed to the Supreme Court
OF me Oncd STATES nor shall any copy OF the record be
permitted or allowed for hat purpose; and the person or
persons attempting TO take such appeal may be dealt with
as for a contempt OF Court"
II likewise ordans, hat all persons holding any Office
Of honor, profit or trust civil military, under the State
shall within such time, and in such manner as the eo
ature shall prescribe, take oath well and truly 10 obey
execute and enforce this Ordinance and such act or
Of the Legislature as may be passed in puroncc
thereof, according to the meaning OF the
same and on the neglect omission any such person
persons to do his their Office or Offices shall be
forthwith vacated, and shall be filled il such person
or persons dead had regned and person
after elected to any office OF honor profit trust civil or
military, SHALL until the Legislature shall Otherwise pro-
vide aud direct, enter the execution of his Office or be
in respect competent to discharge the duties thereof
until he shall in like manner, have taken similar oath
and juror shall be empanneed in any OF tAe Courts
OF the State, in any in which shall be i'm question
this Ordinances act Of the Legislature passed pu
suauce thereof unless he shall FIRST in addition the s
oath, have taken oath that he will we'll and truly
obey, execute and enforce this Ordnance and such
act acts OF the Legislature may bo passed IN carr,
the same into operation and effect according 10 the true
inteht and meaning hereof" T. Ordinance concludes
"And the people OF South Carolina to The end that il
may be fully understood by the Government Of the Unit
ed States and the people Of the co-Sates that are de
termined to mdintri his Ordinance and declaration a
every hazard, do further declare HAT will subum
10 the application OF force the part OF HE Federal Co
vcrnmenl 10 reduce this State obedience but hat we
viii consider TIE passage, by Congress OF any author
iZing the employment OF military naval force agains
the state Of s. Carolina her cons tIed authorities or eli
zens; any abIslng closing e ports Of this state
or any hem horwie obsuucUug The free ngrcs and
eg Of vess, s and from he said ports or any O,e,
act The part Of the Federal Government cOcrre c
state, shut up her ports, destroy harass her com
merce 10 enforce the acts hereby declared 10 be
null and void, otherwise han through he civil tribu
mails OF the country Inconsistent with tc longer con
tiuudnce Of South Cai0lina Joe the UuOu a' tia he peo
pie OF Dbl State will hcnceiorh hold bcnselyea absoived
from al further obligation msntsin or eserve M DO
will forthwith proceed 10 organize separate Government
and do al Other and things which sovereign and indie
pendent Sale may OF right do"
This solemn dcnuncdon Of the laws and au thortv OF