The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1833-02-16

terms :--SoNth Caroline wiH secede; and it
might with propriety be entitled A BILL
TO Dissolve THE UNIoN.'
SouTH CARoLINA.-The Charleston
Evening Post of the first instant, has the
following:
FEDERAL AGGRESSION COMMENCED
We learn, that in pursuance Of the orders
of the Dictator ut Washington, the Brit
ish ship Roger Stewart, Capt. Kelt, from
Greenock, and Spanish Hermoso Habe-
nero, from Havana, have been brought
too in the Roads by the u. S. Revenue
forces in this harbor. This is the first
act of the General Government, which,
if followed up, must bring in collision with
us. 1t has been done at The very moment
toe, that disposition has been manifested
on the part OF our people, to lorbear until
the end Of the present session Of Con-
gress, until the hope but scarcely with The
expectation, that such relief would be
granted to US as would at once settle all
our differences. The course thus pur-
sued by the President seems 10 evince
determination, that the controversy shall
not end without conflict.
In reference 10 the above, the Charles
ton Courier of February I'd, says:
I" This proceeding has been denounced,
by an evening journal, as Federal, ,ag-
gressions,' and The first step towards u
collision with The State authorities. So
far from this being the case, the course
pursued by the Collector on this occasion,
in compliance with his instructions, is in
strict conformity with Inc provisions OF
the Act entitled An Act 10 regulate The
collection Of duties on i,nposts and ton
mage passed the Cd March l799-an act,
1he validity or consliiuiionality of which
has never been questioned. That this u
mounts to a Federal aggression can on
ly be maintained by those wao are anx-
ious for some pretext 10 commence hos
fiIities, or who agree with an ingenious
Columbia Editor, that to enforce the rev.
enue laws OF the United States, is to COM
init Assault and Battery.
We learn lu,lher from the National In
; telligencer, that on the evening preceding
{. the Ist of February, the college students
at Columbia formed procession about
eight o'clock, and marched through The
Main street, with an effigy Of General
jackson, with label " Andrew the First"
on lis head, and the Executive Messages
in lis hand. The bore il to the front OF
.the Hive Office "a Union paper,) and
there burnt and shot it. So ended with
us Modification the first day. says the
,wrier.
We add, as an appendage to the above,
an extract of letter from Washington,
written by Major Jack Downing, to his
worthy friend of lhe Portland Courier
The letter is also daied lst inst. Major
Jack keeps bright eye to windward, and
can hear a gun shot at an Incredible dis
dance.
NV Dear Friend: This is notification
day, and ! aint dead yet, and hant been
shot ut once TO day. got up this morn
ing as soon as 1t was hight, and went Out
and looked away towards South Carolina,
and listened as hard as cothd to see il
could hear the guas crackin and the
cannons rearin. But It was all still as a
mouse. And I've been up top the Con-
rress house five or six times to day, and
listened and listened, bun all the firing l
could hear was inside the Congress house
itself where the members we're shooting
their speeches at each other. 1 had my
company all ready this morning with their
dinners in their napsacks, to start as quick
as we heard single gun. We shant 60
tiIl we hear something from these nulIi-
6ers. for The President says he aint ago
;ng to begin the scrape, but if The nullii-
ers begin il, then the hardest must iend
off.
FNoM SouTH CARoLINA.-We have
the Charleston Journals to the 9th instant.
1t is believed that there will be little fgh-
ting or war-ike display, at present. The
removal of the Custom House, s. the reg
ulations made on entering vessels to be
under the guns Of the U. States, have
had no evil tendency-on the contrary,
1he prospect appears as if Modification
was retrograding. The Mercury saws
We understand that MIR. Benz. Watkins
Leigh, Commissioners from Virginia to
South Carolina, arrived in This cry last
evening. We were mistaken in saying
that the vessels were detained on Friday
by the Natchez. They were stopped by
the feet of revenue cutters, and detained
by them under the guns ofthe Naichez in
Rebellion Roads.
The N. Y. Gazette, says: The
Spanish brig that was stoppedoH Charles
ton, has on board Governor Hamllton's
sugar, no american vessel could be
fo1nd to take it on board, on the Nullili-
er's principle Providence Journal.
United States Bank Stock.-On Tues
day in n. York. United States Bank