Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-01-24

Of November TO the Collectors In that State, poir
ting out their respective duties, and ehjoluing opo
! each a firm and yigilant bat discreet Performance
Of them in the emergency then unprecedented
herewith transmit copies Of these Instructions an
OF the letter addressed 10 the District Attorney re
questing his cooperation.
These instructions wcre dictated in the hop
that as the opposition TO the laws by the anoma
| ous proceeding OF sulhicaion was represented Il
be OF pacific nature to be pursued substantially &C
cording 10 the forms of the Constitution, &wlthout re-
sorting in any event. 10 force or violence the meas
ucs of rs advocates would be taken in cor torut
with that ptolesslon and, on such superstition
| III means atflnioi ny the existing laws woul'
nave b1on adequate TO m,e q any emergency likely
| 10 arise.
| Ii was however, not possible altogether 10 sup
press apprehension Of the cxcesses to which The *
citement prevailing in thh quarter might lead
but it certainly was not oreseen that the mediate,
obstruction 10 the laws would SO soon openly as
| sumo its present character
Subsequently to the date of those instructions
however, the Ordinance of the Convention Vas
| passed which II compiled with by the people OF
that State, must etccually reader imperative the
descent revenue laws within her limits. That Or
dlnancc DECLARES and orlaIns thd the several
ac,s and mart a, cts Of the Congress of the INN
ted States, pulo tin, 10 be laws for the imposing
of dur les and mposts on the importation OF Tor
| sn COMMODITIES and now ha>ln9 operation ana
effect within the Unibd States, anr move especial
" an act in alteration ofthese severn. acts lh'po
sing duties on imposs," approved ON the Avn o.
MAY 1923, and also an act untitled an act to al
ter aad amend tn, several acts imposing duties on
Imports approved oil the lin July, ls32 are IN
authorized by the Constitution of The u States,
and violate the true lnteut and meaning thereof,
m are null aud void and IA Law. nor binding up
on the State OF -outh Caroline, It's officers and CIT
i2ces aal Ill promises contracts aud Obligations
nude or entered into or to he made ~ entered mo.
Quh purpose 10 secure me daties imposed by the
| said acts, and al judicial proceedings which sbsii
be hereafter bad in athrmance thereof, are AMI
| sh Il. he held utterly null and void
Ii also ordnins " that it shall not be lawful Tor
any of the constituted authorities, Whether OF the
State of South Carclna, Of the United States, to
| enforce the payment of dutcs imposed by the sad
acts within the limits ofthe State bal that shall
b. The duty of the Legislature TO adopt such mea-
snres and pass such acts as may he necessary 10
@,ye fall effect TO this Ordnance and to prevent
the cnfolccnlent and arrest the operation Of Tie
said acts and parts of acts ofthe Congress OF the u
States within the limits OF the Stale, from and n
ofE,l,,,,o,,, my, - and ,hnt II shall be
the dnty OF all other constituted authorizes, ana oil
all persons residing or being wIthin the limits oil
the State and they are hereby required and enJoin-
II ., ,La, ard Nv. oE,c, tn this Ordinance and
s,,, ,c,s and measnres of The Legislature as may
L. ,,..,.a o. oaa,t,a IN obedience thereto" II
f,,hororl,;ns q ,h,t !, roc.s. of law or equity
4.iia3 i, ,h, co,,ts of Tho State. wherein suall
l.. d,..,, i, ,nos,,,, the authority of this Ord.
n,,co or III. of snelt act or acts Of the -
s,,,nr, sc NAV he nassed for the purpose of giving
pr -, ,ha rai,i,,yof,,e ,fnr,saJ acts
,l,,.s sb,llnv ,ppea be
,ao % .J - ,h.. 4,,,rem, Court of the Uni
,.d S,,o shall anv conv of the record be per-
,,t,ca ., l,o,ved f,r that nurnose and the parsol
-. -. ,,,.,,r, ,;,,,, N ,ak sucb an,e,l may b.
Az, ,';,t e,r " co,,,.,,n, ofC,oor,n
T. la.,,;sa ,r,,,,,s mai all n.,s,,s hni linz n.
"a, a.,r,st eiy,l oc military
~ '',.'''' ~ ,',h,, ,,cb inns and i,
s,,.h .,a,,,,,,s ,ho oo,slatnre shall prescribe
'su ,1 ID, - oh.y cxrru,e and
s. ,I;s o,i,,oce mud snch art or act,of thu
,na1, 10 ,ossc IN ,e,snance thereof
,.n',r,,,r - ,ho ,r,e nt,ntand meaning OF the
H. ,,a,o,, ., o,,s.io, ot INV such
49,, ,r o,sons Ga IN do hi, or their Office or off
rss shall ,,a t,,,h,,,h yaca,ed md shall he filed
49, !. :. III, .,,rso, ar nersons were dead or had
ras,rned and NO person hereafter elected to any
ofire IF honor nrodt @, trust. civil or military,
Hi ',;I,L ,,,ro 81, all otherwise provide
and lire, enter ON be EXECUTION of his office, or BE-
~ ,nv r,,ncc, compc,en, to discharge the duties
,h.r,of uonl 10 Shall IN Ike manner have taken a
s,o,;,r oetl, and ma ;nro, shall he emp,nnelIed IN
a,,, Con If the Staff IN any cause IN which
Nm ,,a !, o,,s'n,, The Ordinance or any act of
,ho Ioc;s,,,. nass,l in pursuance thereof, unlcs,
ho sbal, frs, IN aJ.lison 10 the usual oath, have
,,tonan o,,b ,bo, he " well and truly obey ex-
aa',,,a,ri onf,rro his Ordinance and such act Oh
,f,h, fag,sr,t,re as maybe nassed to carry
the same into operation and effect, according to the
.a .1 ;,,,a,, and moaning therefor
The ORDNANCE corcludes, " And we, the people
| =, a H., :, r,,,, ha t,ll,