Litchfield enquirer., 1833-01-17

have tai enpintes nut the ulalnfIty was against
hem. and they had no choice but submission.
II fhe course of eight or Zen years. however.
affairs assumed a totally different aspect. The
rate Of exchange was altered labor sought lis
trlI value and capital, became nolOnger stag
nafSt upon the hands Of its owners. The IN
dnstry OF the Northern States, directed alto
gether into this channel. had reared an inn
mense number Of AOnrishing manufactures.
In those manufactures were invested large
portion of that capital, which had formerly
been engaged 10 commerce. In the mean
time South Carolina remains ineft--she Lam
her commerce declines daily
There is no activity in her sons, no life IN her
business. Her views then become changed.
She is no longer the same State. who, Ieagued
with majority, had succeeded in forcing this
offensive system upon the inhabitants Of the
Northern States. She now fancies al her
grievances, real and imaginary. TO proceed
from one source, and that source the Tariff.
But the majority is no longer with her. The
sceptre has departed from her. and the hOur-
ishing condition Of her Northern brethren has
given them an overwhelming majority. What
now Is the course of South Carolina? Does
she demonstrate with her brethren against
what she conceives an understandable oppres-
sion Far from II. She tells them from the
FIRST that her demands must be answered..
that she will not be cOntenfed with q gradu-
al reduction ofthe obnoxious laws to the STAN
dard of reyenue-that she will compound for
nothing less than their absolute, total and im-
mediate abandonment. They compelled the
people Of the North 70 withdraw their capt
fal from clnannel7in which il had been for =
long time proHtably employed. The argu-
meDts, the eIoqnence Of her orators, and the
strength Of their party induced this state of
affairs and now, not content with this revO-
luton, they stiIi insist on their subscribing to
their own utter and entire ruin. 94
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Massachusetts.--Th Legislature of this
State is now in session. Gov. LiacOln COM
municated his Message to both Houses ON The
9th inst. On the subject of Modification, as
threatened by South Carolina, he remarks at
some length in the language of a patriotic
friend Of the Union. He Says. Let none
be deceived Resistance to The Union Is treG-
son against the people z They who say that
Modification may be made consistent with the
preservation Of the Union. are unsafe guardi-
ans Of the public veal. They who with arms
in their hands, pursue it as peaceable reme-
dy, use but the mockery of words TO conceal
the true character 81 actions. Let South Car
DINA be coniured f0rpause, yet longer, before
she strikes the parricidal blow. God grant
that better counsels may save her!'
mendation Of the Proclamation OF the Presi-
dent. He says he has been honored with the
suffrages Of a majority Of the freemen Of that
State at nine successive observation-disclosures
them for their indulgence, and Informs them
that he shall decline being candidate for
Governor at the next eiection.--Ihat = Re-
publican principle demands, IN elective ofiices,
the occasional freshness of new powers for
the public service, and by change Of men.
presents to all the highest Incentives TO de-
serve the public honors." He concludes thus !:
: Let It be remembered by as all, that. wheth-
responsibilities will continue to attach to us.
As citizens Of the only Republic on earth, we
have a trust, such as was never before com
nitted TO any people. With as rests the
keeping Of the Ark Of the Covenant Of Civil
Liberty. Here, in these United States, are
hose alone who bear it. The hopes OF the
World are upon ms. The prayers OF the OPP
pressed OF all Nations are with Us. Letusbe
rue to our dutiss--true to the destinies which
IRE in our hands--6rmly resolved. in posses
mas youchsafed 10 as, that they shall go down
10 our children, sealed, even, il it needs must
be, With the blood Of their Fathers"
N. Haven Reg.
What haze zoe gained We have now been
i nation for more than City years, and Con-
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