Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-01-24

Nauha nas al Iengtb appealed 10 her interior SOW
eregnty as member of this confedcracy, aud has
planted herself on hcr preserved rights. The rehiiu
{ exercise of this power is no, question which we
shall any longer argue II 10 sufficient tina, she
l has wtlled IT, and that the act is done nor is ITS
s'ric' compatibility with onr constitutional obga-
ton TO all laws passed by the General Government
; within the authorized grants ofpower to be drawn
IN question, when this intcrposiiion is exer,ed in a
} case in which the compact has been palpeby de-
befately, and dangerously violated. That II
brings up a coj1netmc Of deep and momenous IN
terest Is neither % be concealed nor denied This
CRISIS presents u class OF duties which re'crabc
10 yourselves. You have beer comla nded by the
people, IN thor highest sovereignty, 10 take care
thai wHHin the ln.is ofths State their will shall
be obryed'
The measure oflegslalion' he says, (which
you have to employ at this crisis IS tie precise n
mount Of such cnactmons may be neces snry to
render itutitrly impossible 10 collect within our
limits the 'atics imposed by the protective tariffs
thus nulhhed" lie pracceds--" That you should
arm every citizen with evil process, by which
he may cla,n, II he pleasos, n restitution of his
goods seiz under the existing ilaposts, on his
giving security 10 abide the issue Of a suit ut law,
aud at the same time define What shall constitute
treason against the tate, aad,hy ablll ofpans and
penalties compel obedience AMI punish dlsobo-
td'ence 10 your own laws are points obvious To
require any srussion. In one word, You int g
look 10 and provide for all possible contingencies
In your own limits your own Courts OF Jldcaturr
must not only be supreme but you mus, look To
the ultimate issue ofany condlct ofjiUadicion aud
, 10 "er between them am. The Court, .. the United
stdcs"
The G;ovc.nor also asks Cor power 10 grant clear
| #, iou ~ Ia, 1llt II
to prepare for the alternative, which must llappen
unless the United States shall passiyely surrender
theiy authority and the Executive, dslegerdiog Bis
oath refrain from executlna The laws otthc y
mon he recommends thorough rey,solon Of lhc
militia system, and that the Governor be antho
rz ID To ,cc'p for the defence of Charleston ahd IL
dependencies the services Of two thousand Solun.
loers, either by companies files" aud that thoy
be formed into "A leglonary brigade, consisting OF
infantry riRmrn, cavalry, fl ID and heavy artillery
| AID that they be " armed and equipped from t6e
nubllc arscnals completely for the field and that
appropriate ms he madeior supplying all d iIGincteF
| IN our munitions of war' In addition To these vo-
luntrer drafts he recommends that the Governor b.
authorized 10 accept the services Vl ten thousand
volunteers from the oircr divisions Of the State 10
be oreanlzed nnI arranged IN regiments and br-
gades,-ihc officers to be selected by the Comman-
icr-in. Chief aud iha, this whole fore, be called
the STATE Guayd.'
| A request has been regularly made of the Soc
retary of State Of South Carolina, tor authentic CO
pies of the acts which have been passed or the pur
pose of enforcing the Ordinance, but uplo the date
of the latest sdvces that rques' had not beca com
! piled with and on The present OCCASION, therefore,
reference can only bc made 10 those acts AZ pub
shcd in the ne wspopers ofthc State The acts 10
4 Il, a, Il flia lrI
a,ieation OF Congress are
IAN act to carry into effect in part All ordinance
to nulfy certain acts of Congress o. the United
Sintes purportlng 10 be laws laying duties on the
importation of foreign commodities, pissed in on
venlion of this State. at Columbia, on the 9th Of
! November, 1892
This act provides ihatany goods ~ d or detan
ed under pretence OF securing the duties or for the
| nonpaymcnt of duties or under any process order,
or decree other preoxt contrary 10 the intent ana
meaning Of the o dinancemay he recoveredb by The
owner or consis nee by act Of rtplesin that IN
case Of refusing TO deliver them, or removing them,
So that the replevin cannot be executed the Sheriff
NAV seize the personal estate Of thu offender 10 dou
Die the amour, ofihc goods and fanny attempt shall
be made to reoke or seize hem, it is the duty the
Sheriff 10 recapture them and that any person who
shall dsobcy the process, remove the goods, ana
any one who shall attempt TO rctake or seize the
goods under pretence of securing the duties, OF Tor
non payment of Duties or under any process or de
cree contrary the intent of the Ordinance, shall be
| fined and imprisoned besides beng liable iol any
other offence involved IN the act
Il also provides thai any person arrested or I'M
nrisoned, on any Judgment or decree obtained in
any Federal Court for duties, shall toe entitled to
the benefit secured by the habeas corpus act 9th
| al FIJI may IN n
an action for damages; AMI that # any estate shall
be sold under such Judgment or decree, the sale
shall be held illegal. !
1t also provides that any jaor who receives a
rerson committed on any process other judicial
proceedings to enforce the payment OF dntie', and
any one who hires his house jail 10 receive such
person shall b. ICED and imprisoned. aud, haal-
". il provides that persons paying duties may reco-
| yer them back with interest.
The next is c,ei IA act to provide for the Sc
curtv ard protection of the people of the State Of
South Carolina"
Tins act provides that If the Government OF
The une.i states or any officer thereof, shalt by
the en- loymen' of naval or military force attempt
I, coefre tn State of -outh Carolina INTO suhmis
sion to the acts Of Congress declared by the Ord-
nance null and void, or to resist the enforcement OF
the Ordinance, or ofthe laws passed IN pursuance
thereto the Governor is authorized TO resist the
same and to order into service the whole or so much
of the military force fthe State as he may deem
necessary and that in of any overt act OF CO
crc,on or intention to commit the same, Inahites
ted by an unusual assembaec of naval OF military
forces in or near the Slateor the occurrence OF any
circumstances indicating that an armed force is a.
bout to be employed against the State, or IN rests
lance to its laws, the Governor is authorized 10 &C
cept the services of such volunteers and call into
service such portions of the militia as may DC re-
| aured to meet the emergency.
The acts also provides for accepting the services
of the volunteers, and organizing the militia, EN-.
hrscinc all free white males between the ages OF 10