Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-12-05

SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE
GOV. HAYNES MESSAGE.
The LEGISLATURE of South Carolina convened
on the e5,h Nov. Mr. Noble was elected Speak
er of the House. Gov. Hayne TRANSMITTED MS
message on Tuesday. We make interesting
extracts on topics Of national interest.
Tariff:
We are grat,fied at the renewed evidence a''
forded By Gov. Haynes Message. OF South "a
rol,na's acquiescence 10 the arrangement maoe
BY Mr. Clay's bill.
8. The act passed at the last session "f Con-
sress, foe the gradual reduction OF the duties 10
the revenue standard. was conceived IN this
shirt, and intended by its authors to remove all
risk of collision between South Carolina snd
the General Government. Though this mea'
sure did not weld all that the South had an un'
questionable right to demand, yet, IN suos'its-
ting duties gradually decreasing down To the
rere,ue standard, for a system It duties gradual
~ auymen,ng up 10 prohibition, and supula-
,ino that no more money should eventually be
raised that might be Unnecessary TOR the eco
nomcal administration Of the Government, an
opportun,ty was offered Tor ah adjustment of
the controversy, which consistently with the
principles on which we had all along acted We
we're not at liberty TO reject
.Such a mod 6catun Of the Tariff. in 1882,
would unauestionably, have prevented the adoP'
ton of our Ordinance OF Notification; and II was
due to ourselves, as we'll as to the great
cause in which he was engaged, that 1t should
be followed by The repeal OF that Ordinance; a
measure which was the more cheerfulv adopted,
a. il afforded gratifying opportunity Of mani
Testing our desire 10 live al peace with our breth-
rem, and sincere attachment to the Union IL
was also gratifying Circumstance that we we're
able, bv the prompt acceptance OF this comPfo'
mise, TO manifest our high sense of the inter.
vention Of Virginia. State SD long and SO
Justly distinguished for her devotion to the rights
of the States"
The Force BM
Guv. Havne eluquently mathematics this bill:
cit is greatly TO be lamented, that the act
, for the reduction Of the Tariff should have been
followed by another commonly called the Force
Bill, which as it was TO have no Immediate prac'
teal operation, could have been designed tor no
other purpose than TO embody, IN the form of
Law, the odlous principles OF the Proclamation,
with view that they might be called INTO &C.
tion at some future period, mure favorable TO
the esIdOllsnUiSnl W 'e'S'
this act as amounting to the assertion OF the
unqualified supremacy of the Federal Govern.
mpnt over the States, South Carolina unhes,ia-
tiDgly pronounced II 10 be cutter unconstitu
tionai, null ana void ~ So far an act II Con.
nress an produce the Effect. no dnubi can be
entertained tbat the Force Bill abolished the
CONSTRUCTION. -annlhIla'ed the rights OF the
States aud erected on their ruins lone great
Consolidated government without limitations OF
powers" and until This act shall br torn from
the starne bnok. these rights will be held bv 30
other tenure than the will and pleasure OF the
pre.d-ur. great crisis is thus brought
ahnu, il the progress OF our Government and
the problem must be speedily solved. whether
the interesting experiment which ha' been made
ia this country, establish to Tree Government
on the pa>,s 1T Safe Sovereignty. and popular
rights, i. to be- cro"nrd win success. or must
hens eior,h be regarded a. "a splendid failure
The whole hl>rury Of the Federal Government
from It's origin, to the present moment has been
marked bv one continued struggle, brt"een LII
bert. ard Po"er-bet~een the rights OF the
States and the liberties OF the people "n the one
hand. and fsis;al u>urpation on the Other. Up
to the year 1898 the Government was continual |
" acquiring strength and popular ris'.,s we're
fast falling INTO contempt A, that era the mon |
strous assumption Of pnner embraced IN the pas !
sage OF the Alien and Sedition laws, Tousfd the |
D. ople TO resistance. and under the guidance OF
J, ff.rson, signal victory was achieved over the
advocates of consolidation. the constitution
was rescued a, Its last gasp, and the liberties
of the country happily Tss,"red. linen were
promulgated these political truths which constr !
titute the conservative principles Of this Repub-
lie That the several States OF America. are
not united on the principle OF unlimited submIs-
sion to their Genera! Government; out that BY
compact under the style and ntIe OF the Con.
sttution Of the United States. and at amend
ments thereto. they constituted a General Gov
erument for special purposes. deegatIng to that
Government certain definite powers. reservlng
each State to itself. the residuary mass OF right
to their o~h self government; and that "henso-
ever the General Government assumes undele.
gated powers, its acts are unau,horitatlve. void,
and Of no force; that TO this compact each State
acceded, IS a state, and is an integral party, its
co-states forming, IS to itself. the other party;
that the Government erected BY this compact