Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-04-15


hvowsd principle e psotscion7 Or, they admt II,
Will thew tell ~ how those who irtmcd tlin CONSTR
eption fcl thus early into this great mlstaks about
its meaniae VIII they tell US how Il should laPnsn
that they had forgotten their own sentiments
IL heir own PURPOSES confess have IN
ever 70 this argument, nor any respectable h nni II
.n.wct H. And, sir, how dill this debate terminate
Whit Law was passed There il stands, I'll ii
mone the statutes, the second law III the booA. j
Ia, prea Mole, aud that preamble expressly fe.
eises that the duties which It imposes are lad iof
the support, of Government, for the dS.iafse Of II
debts Of the United States, and tiG caratgag etf
a.d protection Of mannfactures." Cnul, sf. this
carly legislation thus eoeval with the constitution
itself thus full aud explicit, be explained -.
way no man can doubt of The meaning ol that u
strvmcnt.
Mr.. President, this power Of dtscg iaiaatIa4
thus admitted avoeed, and prac,lscd upon. IL tie
6rri revenue act, has never been denied duao,Hd
until within few years past. II was not a a.
doubled IN 1916, when /, became necessary t. al
lust the revenue to = state of peace. On Tie cor
trarv the rower was then exercised, - without
opposition as to It's expedency but, as far "a fe
member or have TN ierstood, without the slshie i
opposition founded On any supposed want OF eenst
tutional authority. Certainly, South Carolina diu
not doubl IT, The arlf of 1916 wis Introduced
carried through and established undct the lend pl
South Carolina. Even the minip. Hm policy IS Of
South Carolina origin. The honorable gentleman
b,msef supported aud ably supported, The lntlil Of
1916 He has informed us sir, that his speech OF
,hnt occ aston was sudden and oii-hdndcd, lie beng
called ~ at the request of a friend. am sure the
genicm ~ so r.memhers II, nhd TINT II WIS SO ,
but there IS nevertheless much methodl arrange
mrnt s. clear cNp,sitiani III that cNcwpote speeeh
/, very able, very. very much 10 the point, hnd
very deceive tn1 IN another speech. delivered
two m ,nlhs earlier on the proposition to repeal the
internal taxes, tho honorable gentleman had ioaeh
ed ,hc same subject and had declared thai d ~
tain cneou, az ement ought 10 b, ctttndcd, al ifa|t
10 our uo9,ien aud cotton manu- fdetbDc.' ] do not
quote these speeches SIR, for the purpose Of SHOW
ms that th honorable gentlemen has changed his
oppion my oliec, Is other, aud higher do Il
for the sake Of -tving that that cannot bs So plan
Iy ano palpably unconstitutional as 10 warrant fe
distance CLAW notification, aud revolution Winch
The homo able gentleman nnd hIs friends haAe
ioiore agreed to- and acted upon, without doubt aaa
without hesitation. Sir, Il Is ~ answer = s..
tina, the tariff of 1916 was aroyenur bhI - nfe
they all revenue bulls The point u.s. nhd The truth
is, that The taliT Of lslG like III rest dot dselt@-
iaie il did distinguish ono article tom hhethef
u did lay duties tof protection LOON 4" "' Y
Of coarse c3ttons under the minimum Calculation
the duty on these Vas sixty TO eighty yer teio
Sonclhine besides revenue, crrtnuIvi W. III
tended IN this an in fact the law 'W mp or
whol commerce with India in that ntu-'"
Il, is, SIR only within few yeats iha' Carolina
has denied the constiulonalIty OF 'h,so protective
laws. The gcnt5min himself has narrated 10 IL
tho true history of her proceedings on Vas a"at'
lie says that, after the passing Of t1c Law oi'9~'
departing lhcn Of being able to nhollsh the fysiem
OF protection, political men wen, i1rIh among Tue
people aud scs up the doctrine hat the s} stein WI
unconstitutional "And n6 People, say 'le heo
orabe gentleman, teceiued he Doctrine ms
lbeesc, is true sir Thu people did then receive
the doctrine they had ncvet cncnaoodt hsiafe
Down to that period, the cousttuuonhl'lY "l ~
laws had been no more doubted IN South Carolina
than elsewhere. And suspect - uuc, sif, AMI
deem II great misfortune, that at 3" resent 40.
ment,a great portion Of the people oil the State have
never yet seen more thnn one sidc of the argument
1believe thtt thousands of houc1 men are involv-
cd IN scenes now passing, led away by one sided
views ofthc question, and following Their leaders
by the impulses of an unlimited confidence. De.
pend upon II, sir # we avoI the shock OF nfms.
n day for reconsideration and rejection vii come
truth and reason will act with their accustomed
force, and the public opinion of South omoana
will bc restored TO lis usual constitutional and p
trio,c tone.
But, sir, | hold South Carolina TO her ancient,
her cool her un,nnucnced, her dcllbernlc opinions
] hold her to her own admissions, may 10 her own
claims and prc,ensons IN 1850, IA the first Con
grcss and to her Acknowledgements ana aNowed
sentiments through a long series Of succeeding
wears. hold her to the principles on which she
led Congress to aci in lsl6 or, If she have ehan
gcd her own opinions clam some respect ios those
who still retain the same oIjulons say she Is
preclulcd from asserting, thai doctrines winch she
has herself SO long and SO ably sustained are
rlain, papablc, and dangerous Violations oil hc
constitution.
MIR. President, il the friends Of nuliheaton
should be able to propagate their opinions, ahd
give them practical ellec:, they would, IN my lndE
ment prove themselves the most shhliul hfehi-
tects OF ruin" the most eflcctual extlngnishets o
high raised expectation, tho greatest biastors Of
human hope, which any age has produced. iheS
would stand up 10 proclaim, IN tones "hlch WON'T
pierce the ears of half the human race, that tue las
great experiment, OF representative government hat
failed They would send forth sounds, at h'
hearing of which the doctrine of the DIVINE Ugh
of Kings would feel even IN its grave, n returning
sensation of vitality and rosusctaton. Millions g
eyes of those " no now feed their inherent love eI y
berry on the success ofhc Amer can example, "oul
turn away from bchodng our dismcmhefn en'
and find no place on earth wherein forest thei
era,iied sight Amidst the incantaIions and OF
gies of notification, secession, dsunlon, and icy
olution, would be celebrated the funeral ntes {
constitutional and republican, liberty.
But, sir If the Government do its datv, i !, al
with frmncss and with moderation, these opl
ions cannot prevail. BE assured, sir, be assured
that, among the political sentiments of tins pee
pie, tn. love of union is still uppcrmos,. The
will stand fast by the constitution, rdby thos
who defend it. Irely OF temporary exped'ent
on no political combinations but lrciy on the In