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Prom The Columbia IeieseoSe ef Dc. Is.
EDICT AGAINST SoUTH
CAROLINA,

In the House OF Represeutat.ves,y yesterday
hr. Preston moved TO suspend the order of the
day, IN order that he might place before them
4 most important and extraordinary docu-
mcnt, that Ind been transmitted To him, los
our Senator IN Congress. The orders were
accordingly suspended.
MIR. Preston then proceeded To say, that.
~ The midst Ofthc grave deliberations of this
house-in the face Of ihe decision of The
great sovereign power OF the State, rendered
through Coii@ention of her people, in utter
despite OF the appeal by them made. from
the tyranny Of the General Government. TO
the high inherent principles of tie Consiiiu-
lion, and 10 the rights and liberties reserved
Ia the state, against great and alarming usur-
pations by the Federal power; single
branch oil that government, 10 the tcLoic OF
winch We deny the power in question, has a :
stunned singly To decide the entire controversy
to take Judicial aud legislative, a. well as
executive cognizancc Of the matter. and 20
eat the gordian knot OF these Constitutional
difficulties with the sword.
Tho principles, thus avowed, as these on
which the future liberties OF this country
were compuisively to rest, were not les new
aud startling. than was the mode of announc-
inS them Who, and whom are We Are
va Russian scrfs, or slaves Of "A Diyan3 Are
We on the banks OF the Bosphorus or the
NcrVa, or - Il on our own free streams tlA.
these things are proclaimed Was our
hish and well considered appeal to Congress
and Tie States "a this manner TO be met b,
thc blind fury and irdeccncy Of a man who
thns vents upon the liberties Of the country
his o"n personal aaimosi;ics.
We should, he insisted. hurl back instant
-corn and defiance, for this iDpotent missile
OF desricahlc maltgai;y. OF answer 10 IT,
PaiiFy sophisms ard disgraccf,il tnvcctiyes, Il
was utterly unworthy. Fut ihc country AND
The world should know, hos perfectly We
dc pise aud defy him ard they should b. told
that. before they plant such principles ~ his
upon our free suii, TIC bones OF many an
enemy shall Wilton our shrres--the carca.es
Of many a c1itn and traitor blaclen our ar.
Ito offered, therefore, the follo1in. resoin-
tion
Uhertrs. She President 6f The United gi,'s.
has issued W., proclamation. denOuncin- The
proceeding of this State, calling upon tho
c'tfens 20 rcnouncc uieir primary allie .iancc
aud thScrening item With military coercion.
urFsrrautci by the constitution and utterly
incongNteni sta TIE existence Of free state.
o. n therefore,
ksaoirsd That his Excellence. The Govern
~, h. requested o. issue hs proclamation,
nafning ihe god people ~ th.5 state against
we dilfmpt ~ tff FIrsflrrt 20 the u States
CD scdure iLeil lrom iheir allegiance cxhort-
iuE thcn - disregard his va.n menaccs, and
% BE- prepared 60 sustain ule dignity aud pro-
iert ihe liberty of the STATE araiust the sfbi-
trary neasures proposed bs tie President.
A gentleman then skiing the reading o. The
Ffooiamsti1n. SIR. W. r. Finley rose. snd
ws1i through q. The House listened e. u
With On exceedingly marked indignation. At
the passage, hpwcvcr. where ne fre-ideni
cell, ~ bis Children and talks ~ IN state
" ike father," there was general laugh
over The uhOle house
/ Me@n. x. Bafawcil snifi isaao Hoimesi
ard Fickcns. saccusutsiy roe, aud ex-
T pressed uith great cioquence ADD spirit
views Of cViai drtesiaiion and coutcmFi =.
I saiust this grpceedrss Nc. smith iD,irsi
hat a. il brsstbcd o. very worst doctfiBs'
y u eOns -iffIiio-, sni called "a ia moa