Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-03-28
LYSGlsiuRG. MARCH %, 1893.
FROM soUrn CAROLINA.

gelhcr.
Tie Ordnance resembling the Ordinance of
Modification was Adopted with only four dissent
ing voices. IIad The Convention stopped a, this
point, II would have aeted, in our opinion, most
.is,y But II has capped tie climax Of folly by
passing another Ordinance to nullify tho Force
Bill, SO calico ~ sul1on j,
Az ORDINANCE
To Nullify nm Act # the CONGRESS of the Uni
ted STATES cntlIed IAN Act further 10 provide for
the Collection Of Duties Oh Imports commonly
called H., Force B
W. the people Of the State Of South Carolina
in Conyt btion assembled do declare ard ordan
that the hct ofthe Congress Of the Uul,sd States,
entitled I'm net further provide for the collection
Of duties nn mn ofls,9 approved the p day of
S1preh, 1893 IS unau'horlzed by he Constitution
Of the United Suites, snbyersive Of tia, Constu
ton, and 6sttuetge Of public Liberty nnd that the
safne Is mi hull be deelhe a.ill hni VOID within
the limits Of his State and Il shal b the duty of
the Legislature, at such tine as they may deem ex
pedent 10 adopt such measures and pass such acts
as may be necessary TO prevent the enforcement
hereof and 10 innict proper penalt les any per-
| son who shall do any act in execution en-
| forcoment o. the same within the limits OF this
| STATE.
We do further ofdaip and declare, that the ale
elahee OF The citizens of this State, while they
tlnQe such, is due 10 the sind State and that ODE
dienee only, aud not allea lance, Is due by them TO
| any other power authority, 10 whom control
| over them Inns been or may he delegated by the
Slale and the General Assembly ollie sad State
IS hereby empowered from tune TO time, when they
may deem II proper, to provide for the adnimstra-
ton To the cilztns and officers OF The STATE such
4 hui Of eut lie
olths or alirmations binding them to the obser.
vance, aud abinting al other allegiance aud, also
10 define wha, shall amount 10 violation Of Their
allegiance AMI to provide the proper punishment for
such violation.
Done at Columbia, the eighteenth day of March
IN the year Of our Lord ono thousand eight hun
deed and thirty three, and in the fifty seventh
year of the Sovereignty and Independence Of the
United States Of America
This Ordinance is, of course, n mere brMtnm
fnimen-a penl of mock thunder harmless rs
the parchment on winch Il IS enrolled The Force
B,li IS, by virtue Of It's own provisions, a nullity
except on the occurrence Of events which this same
Convention have avcr,cd by rep allng its former
Notification Ordinance Had they =. done this
or, havog dom II, should they now, uadar soms
other rretexi, AMY armed force against the
laws Of the land, and endeayor to arrest Their ope
ration hy violent means--thcy will discover, that
Notwithstanding 'Ais nov net Of Mobilization, tie
eotae RlIl Is Of such character us To laugh 10
seofn this en- y bravado-thc eIowning absurdity
Of men who had the wekedness 10 plot the disu.
mon ol these States but whose comnge failed them
in the hour OF tra
DulIns the discussions in the Convention, two
or threo circumstances occurred which show ,hsi
til Halhfrels hav. IN t.,ted n their designs,
10 Ia taa southern conf. 1sfoey. We published
in oat int paper, aa exaact ftom Columbia pa
per- giving lather Il meagre aecoun, Of an alterea-
ton winch occurred between ~ o of the member.
Of the conyent3on-R obett Rarnwe Smith, (At-
torney General and Gencral Ilamitof-A cores
pondent Of the Washington Globe furnishes the
following NOR expleit anl full account of that af
ir,"hieh goes to show that decp-rooted hostility
TO the ONION hes Il, The bottom ct the whole course
pursued by the dominant pa,ly in South Carolina
"A sentiment " hiebls net eradicaed by the re-
cent compromise, bat which they have thought it
prudent 10 conceal and disavow Stree the leaders in
the plot have discovered that Virginia and the
o,ber ,ibe,,, s,,,os a,o no, -, - g., c.,
-,
u" 'on'eoefaey. nc correspondent. OF the Globe
SAYS -
Smith made ,ioen, Disunion sneceh dec,nr
it, that he had no love for the Union TINT bc
de,es ed the name-and i" tha, he aow held in ob.
horrcnce the Star Spanged Banner" He also
sand could he have his way, he would have our
State entirely Independent ofihe General Govern
mont lie said ar rather a.ksd low, INV NAH
fer could nnt his band nn,n l,s hsa,t .,j 60. r.
vas " arr ,n.lv a,f,rbnl +, ,Lo Ir,;an af H.,