Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1833-02-06

assembled at Columbia; and, on their meet;n,
me government laid before them the ordi M !, g
OF the convention. In his message ON TIA, =.
casion, he acquaints them that ssthis ia.
mas thus become part Of the fund mental ~
Of South Carolina that ssthe die has jea, 3
last cast, and South Carolina has al Iena,h ~
pealed to her Interior sovereignty as ! n7ar,t Y
OF this confederacy, and has planted hersaIfSa
her reserved rights. The rightfui exercise ~ -
this power is not question which we shall =
longer argue. tits sufficient that she h. .'':,l
ed 1t, and that the act is done; nor Is IL
compatibility with our constitutions 81, 10
ton to all laws passed by the general nD''sa-
ment, within the authorized grants - na ...,
to be drawn In question, when this
IS exerted in case in which the comma - ~
been palpably, deliberately, and '.ss
violated. That il brings up a con;unc, ,vas' y
deep and momentous interest Is ne;tl,as !. - =
concealed nor denied. This crisis ~ 's
class OF duties which is referable 10
on have been commanded by the oeools Z; {.
their highest sovereignty, to take r. 4, -
within the limits Of this state their viii ssnn
be obeyeds The measure Of iarsia. slia. !,
ne says, (which you have to empiov &c ~
crisis is the precise amount Of such a. 'l.s
as may be necessary to render Il uterlv
sibie to collect within our limits tba
Posedb the protective tariffs fins n,,ii;s , !,
lie proceeds--"T That you shonld on, saou.
citizen with civil process by which - ess.y
CLAIM II he pioases, restitution Of HE S,aasy
selzeo unoer the existing imposts, on his 6;,;,,
security to abide the issue Of sn;, :, - ewing
AZ inc same time define what shall cons,;t 1.a
treason against the state, and by iii ,,f
ana penalties compel obedience IA
obedience to your own laws, are ponts tna ~
vious to require any discussion. Il one ,Sa "a
you must survey the whole ground --You ~, no,
look to and provide for all possible cont;nosns
cies. In your own limits your own courts ~
ljudicature must not only be supreme. hut vo,
must look to the ultimate issue Of anv con9;ct
!. of jurisdiction and power between Them and
the courts of the United States.n The cover.
nor also asks for power to grant clea nces.
10 violation Of the laws. Of the Union. AMI
TO prepare for the alternative, which ,n,,st han,
pen unless the United States shaIi passiveIv
surrender their authority and The executive dix
regarding his oath and refrain from executing
the laws Of the Union, he recommends thors
ough revision the militia system, and that the
governor "be authorized to accept for the de-.
fence Of Charleston and its dependencies The
services of two thousand volunteers. either bv
companies or files,' and that they be formed
into lee ionary brigade, CONSISTING Of ;nfa ~
ry, rihemen, cavalry, field and heavy artillery:
and that they be EARNED and couipped from tbe
public arsenaIs completely for he field. and
that appropriations be made for supplying iii
deficiencies in our munitions Of warn IL adj
dition to these volunteer drafts. he recommends
that the governor be authorized Ito accent he
services Of ten thousand volunteers from iha
other divisions of the state, to be organized and
! arranged in regiments and hr;oa, ,o5.E r. "a