Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-01-31


= fMr, MmLxs) did no, now intend to say whesh-
South Carolina was r'shior wrong 10 the course
h.d ,sh,n. Blu, that State had thought that the
President hAd no righ. 70 issue the Proclamation
shiefAsdcom from him. The e'''znns 81 mat
as,e had thought, that under no construction OF
cns,itu,ional right, could they be deprse1 OF Inc
i'm. 70 assemble in their own State, Tor the puf.
boee Of amending their own organic law and that
whsa shsy did, they were 10 be pa. down by a
PROCLAMATION Of the President OF the unileS states.
rhe people ofiha. STATE believed 'hai IN ISSUING
Nc Proclamation, the President had himself been
ev;ltv of unconstitutional and unauthorized acs
{Vhen the Senator from Pennsylvania could show,
ehat ives the duty OF the citizens OF South Caro-
Il;ea : refrain from the exercise Of their consi,u-
s;ers rights, in Difference to the Presden, OF The
. un;,ed States, i. would be time enough to answer
tn charge he had made against the State for mel
/ Scisasing hes steps.
The President had in his opening message Of
ohe commencement, Of the present session, recon-.
mcnded modi6 cation and reduction OF the Iarlii
duties. South Carolina was ready to afind TO Inc
friends of the Presiden, the longest possible time to
act on this recommendation and for this purpose
ne should vote to postpone this bill TO the most re-
mote day lie challenged those who rallied roun J
the President, TO come on, and to shew why II was
tha, they row wished to hurry the DISCUSSION OF
the bill. The presiden, had SAID tina, the Tariff
oueh, to be repealed Let Congress modify or re.
peal ,hc Tariff by IL o'clock on the night of the 81
Of March, and he would underwrl,c the State Of
South Carolina, that not an act Of violence would
take place, no, drop ofblood would be shed lie
would therefore throw the responsibility OF any
contingent violence on the gentlemen who were
the rcputed friends Of the President. II was very
well known that at the last session, when this
subject was disposed Of, he had himself stated on
this floor every principle which was contained III
the ordnance OF South Carolina. lie had declared
shat the act Of the last session was unconst.uion
a, and that the South would not be satisfied with
Il. From the indications around him he was at
= loss TO decide whether be had been night or
wrong
The Senator from Pennsylvania had said that
there was novel feature in this BILL except that
which authorized the President to establish float
ing custom houses. The bill provided that in
case of any unlawful assemhago, thai is, that il
como half dozen sailors were 10 assemble together
and thus give coledr 10 the idea Of unlawful us
sembage, and II this were 10 be near the custom
house. the President, having greater love for
South Carolina than he had foi any Northern STATE,
nigh. have resort 10 force. Another exceptions.
BIZ provision in the bill was tha, which gave the
power 10 tho officer 10 keep possession Of the goods
which he may have taken, until the amount the
dn,ies should be paid down IN hard dollars. The
State Of South Carolina and the United STATES
stood in relation 10 each Other rs two travellers
who ma, have encountered each other on u hedge
lrboih would agree 10 keep 10 the right; Trey might
pass easily but fthcy would come in opposition,
tho stronger would pass over the weaker Now,
the Committee on the judiciary had given 10 tho
President power, whenever his collectors his a.
gents, or his mnions asked, to call out the whole
military force to ride roughshod over the liberties
Of the People. II the Senator from Pennsylvania
wished to give an opportunity to Congress 10 pass
any act which would have the effect Of conclliang
South Carolina, why did he object to the mos, re-
mote day which was named
Mr. KING regretted TO see that gentlemen ap
pcareJ anxious TO rush into debate tho subject
at this time. For himself, he was prepared To
give the question oil the consideration which II de-
mandcd. II was one Of vital Importance He
was ready to give the National Government, Of the
country, and the Presden, who presldes over il,
such po@er as would be necessary 10 uphold and
enforce the laws; but al tho same time he was dis.
posed TO withhold his vote Tor any proposition
which in his judgmen, in,er!ered with the rights of
the States OF those Of the People, or which would
place in the hands Of the Prcsiden, power which
the Constitution never intended Tie was not pro
pared 10 say whether the bill went 10 that extent
and therefore wished TO have time 10 make M his
mind lie bad, however, hoped that action else.
where would have Gained the esquietudc of the
South, and that returning sense OF justice on the
part ofihoso who had forced the protective system
on the country would have prevented the necessity
OF clothing the President with the extraordinary
power eeniefredby this bill he feared, however.
that there was now bu, little hope, either from the
other House OF from this, in reference TO this mat
Ter. The discussion on this question, therefore,
must come II seemed perfectly clear that tina. must
be the case.
He considered that the subject ought not TO be
postponed TO so distant day as would defeat any
action on the subject, We owed tito ourselves
TO the country-to the administration to give the
matter u proper, a fair examination, and by the
nycs and noes asked on the question He rose
principally 10 say he should vote against the post.
ponement to Monday week, because he believed
that gentlemen could come 10 the discussion as well
prepared in shorter period as they would nv de-
fsrring the subject to- longer time II he could be.
leve that any events would occur TO render this
discussion unnecessary he would be willing to pu,
il OF for month to give time for such events TO in.
serposc, but he believed that delay would be lone
enoughto prevent il altogether He should vote a,
gainst the motion for Monday week, and most as
snredly against the proposition for Thursday as
being altogether too short posponemon, We
should, by fixing on the earliest day be precipita-
ted into the subject, and go into discussion before
asingle document could he examined He was
astonished, when the Senator from Pennsylvani,
(Mr, WILktNs) made his proposition He should
give his vote for the proposition made by the Sena-
tor from Kentucky (Mr CAY for, by that time.
the Senate would, IN all probability be prepared 10
enter upon the subject.
The Question was then taken on the motion Il
postpone to Monday week, and decllod as follows
Yeas 9 Nays3,.
30 the motion was negetved.
Mr.. WILKINS then withdrew his motion 70,
Thursday.