Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-01-22

OF the constitutions, and deeply impressed Win
the inestimable value Of our national Union, we
pledge ourselves to give to the General Govern
ment, by whomsoever administered, our cordial
and firm support in the execution Of such mea-
sures as may be warranted By the former to pre-
serve and perpetuate the latter.
3. Resoiued, That the Constitution, and the
laws Of the u. States made in pursuance there
uf, are the supreme laws Of the land and the juds-
es and citizens of every State are bound thereby,
anv thing in the constitution or laws OF any State
to the contrary Notwithstanding.
4. Resoired, That the only remedies which
we recognize for the evils Of unconstitutiona lie.
gislati0n, are,
Ist. A repeal Of the laws BY the changing or
instructing our representatives: I'd. A nuilitica-
tion of them by the Judicial tribunals: and Sd.
The natural right to resist oppression, which.
=. whenever resorted to, must be at the FISK OF
all the penalties attached to an unsuccessful re-
~sistance to established authority"
S. Resoired, That the doctrines OF Nuliihca-
tor and Secession are absurd and dangerous ne.
resies: That the former. protesting respect for
the constitution, claims the right to set the laws
at defiance; whilst the latter annuls the Consti-
tuition itself: That these doctrines "are not
expressed in the constitution, not implied from
any right Of sovereignty reserved to the States
not suspected to exist by the friends or enemie
of the Constitution when il was formed or adopt.
ed, not warranted by practice or cotemporaneous
exposition, nor implied by the true construction
Of the Virginia Resolutions and Report OF '9s
and 'o9."
6. Resolced, That we have seen with regret,
the chief Magistrate Of this Commonwealth CIV.
inc countenance to the erroneous principles and
tyrannical and alarming conduct OF the dominant
- =. C-.sL fNarnt,nn and that tkP npem III
our solemn duty to mark this, his unwise inter.
ference, with our unequivocal and decided dis
appreciation.
2. Resoived, That we solemnly protest against
the right Of the Legislature Of Virginia to give
any pledge, either express or implied to South
Carolins, to cooperate with her in the event that
the Tariff laws should not be repealed or modi'
fed before the end Of the first session Of the next
Congress.
8. Resoired. That where the Judicial is Cock
tensive with the Legislative power. iii the du.
" Of The President If the u. States TO make a
fair and bnns hde effort to execute the laws OF
the land, in South Carolina and eiseohere, thro'
The instrumentsiitv of the courts ut justice, and
20 employ force only when the execution Ot their
process, is resisted by force.
9. Resoired, That the conduct Of the UniOn
Party IN South Carolina, in the delicate and dill
icuit relations 10 which it ha' been placed. ma
nite,ts an enlightened perception OF their duty,
a fyrritude IN its discharg. and a patriotic de'o.
ton which entitle them In the gratitude of the
friends Of good government throughout the world.
and a lasting monument 10 the affections Of their
countrymen.
10. ResoireA, That the course of our Dele
gates in relation to the Report and Resolutions
OF the committee on Federal Relations, merits
our decided appreciation.
Which being read, Charles Shreve offered the
following resolutions as a substitute for the same:
Resoired. 1st., That such a modifiC alton of
the laws. passed for the avowed purpose Of pro-
tecting domestic Manufactures, as will reduce
the revenue to the actual wants OF the Govern.
menr, is imperIously demanded. as the most ef-
%fectual, if not the only MEANS by which the intes-
rity Of the Union can be preserved.
Resolved 3D., That the employment Of militia.
~ force By the President of the United States
against a sovereign member Of the ConfsLeracy,
would establish a precedent dangerous to the H.
berries Of the People, subyersiye Of the reserved
rights of the States, and Incompatible with the
spirit Of our free ins',tutiocs.
Resolped, Sd, Thai II Is with feelings Of MGR
~tiication and regret. that we witness a disposi.
ton manifested by some of the American Ciu.
zens to pour out the blood of our brethren Of
South Carolina, and that we can attribute it to
no other cause than the entire absence of that
spirit Of compromise aud CONCESSION which is,
as essential to the preservation, as 1t was to the
formation, Of the constitution Of our beloved
Uu,on.
Which, by consent Of the mover, were laid
upon the table and no farther action had upon
them.
The question was taken upon the preamble,
and the first, second and third resolutions 70.
ported by the committee, separately, when they
were adopted by iarge majorities.
On the motion oi II b. Powell, the fourth re.
solution. reported b, the committee, was laid on
the table, who thereupon moved the follow ing
Resolutions as a substitute for the fifth resolution
OF the cnn,mIttee:
ResolUed. That whilst we view with most un.
qualified disaPprobatIon, the principles maintain
ed bs South Carolina, THAT a State NAV, in
the exercise Of her sovereign rights, rightfuIly
nuiliiy and declare void within her limits any
act OF Congress that she NAV deem unconstitu.
tional, AMI still clam the benefit and protection
OF the General Government, as well as a par,ici.
patton in its Deliberations" We are equally