Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1833-01-23

but speedily abated, to the imposition of such duties
only, as the exgences of the government may require
for its ordinary revenue.
s. ResoLued, That we will cordially cooperate
with our brethren of South Carolina, and the other
States more Immediately operated injuriousTy by
this Oppressive SYSTEM in effecting, by all proper
means, its abatement to the extent which we believe
was contemplated by those who formed the federal
compact, and the understanding Of the States who
were the parties to its ratification.
q Resoiued, That while we concur with our breth-
rem OF South Carolina in reprobating this policy,
must sincerely regret and depore the they
have recently adopted to obvate its evils. That we
cannot approve the remedy which that State has
sorted to, and still less the precptate measures she
gard that remedy as compromising the true right Of
the States as soveregns by asserting them under the
sanction of the federal constitutions and obviously
tenting if persisted in, to political convulsion and
civil war; That we deprecate and deplore the prin-
siPles assumed in the ordinance her recent
tion, and the measures which her Legislature seem
likely to adopt to carry them out into execution
And we regret especially the precipitancy manifested,
IN prescribing so early day for its execution, with
out having previously resortcd to and EXHAUSTED ev
cry constitutional means to obtain redress-without
having communed with her sister States whose inter-
ests are identified with her own, whose sympathies
are cordially excited by common wrongs and suffer-
ngs, and who attached to her by ties strong as
ever bound communities together. That we regret
that SO early period has been selected because it
practically excludes that very interposition Of the
time for deliberate action is not allowed to that body
were it disposed to redress her grievances by reduce
ton of the tarf-becanse it excludes the position Of
the Interpositon of the other States, by Of
general convention, Of their rendering that mediation
from which the happiest results might fairly have
been anticipated-and more than all, because it was
not deferred beyond the period at which the next
Congress might be assembled, which we have many
reasons for believing would be better disposed than
the present. to remove the evils which have led to all
these difficulties
8. Resolred, That we have observed, in the recent
proclamation of the President Of the United States
principles ayowed, and powers assumed for the federal
government, which feel it to be our solemn duty
10 d,sapprove and protest against. That we regard
tiem violating the true construction and spirit OF
Il cnsttuion and inconsistent with the doctrines
which this State has repeatedly asserted. That we
ha ileo the communication Of the President to Con-
gre IS, IT the of its session with admit
rat ION the harbnger of better times recalling
the goa eminent to the objects for which it origin
ally c6nsructe., as leading the way to removal of
the ,cauae of all our existing difficulties, and
tain ng an exposition, as just asst able, of the
true principles which our admirable political sys-
tenn was intended to be founded. ~
TIL nc we feel called on to express our disapproba-
ton the principles of the recent proclamation lest
81 lence should be misinterpreted and the known
appro baton of Virginia of other of the pre-
sent administration, should be regarded sanction
ing on nions which we sincerely believe to be of dan
gcrous tendency, and which, if admitted would OBJ
Htcrate the lines which separate the States, and
lutionii the character of government, as
fedcrac Y. That although the people of these United
States IL is true, assented to the present constitutions
and are bound by all laws made in conformity there
of yet we regard it as equally true, that it was
conederacy formed by the States as such, ratified by
the Staff such, and OF which the States distinct
political communities, are now the members That
we never consent to deny the right Of any ndi-
yilua State which voluntarily entered into this pc.
litcal aaocaton for an indefinite period, to with
draw hertz peaceaby from it, when causes shall oc