The Arkansas advocate., 1833-01-09

and souls and minds to your injured and oppressed State, and to support her cause publicly and privately, with your opinions, your prayers, and yoar actions. II appeals such as these prove unaHau, ing, we then COMMAND 1OUR OBEDIENCE to the laws and the au- thorities of the State, by title which none can gainsay. We demand Il by that allegiance, which is reclproCal, with the protection you have received
 from the State. We admit of no obe- dienee to any authority, which shall conflict with that primary allegiance, which every citizen owes 10 the Slate oi his birth or his adoption. There IS not, nor has there ever been eany azfect or lnlmedi4te allegiance between the cHl. zens of South Carolina and the Federal
 Government. The relation between tiiesn is through theState. SoHtlaIiaF-
 olina haviag entered into the Constltn- ltlonal compact, as separate, iiidePeii-z dent. political community, IS has al 1 re;,diy beer, stltcel, has 3 right 10 de telare an Hncensitatienal act of Con Egress, null and void-ailer her soye- reign declaration that the act sfaii rot he enforced within her limits, < such Ideclaralioni obligatory on her citizens.
 As far as it's citizens are concerned, the
 clear right of the State is 10 declare the
 extent ofthe obligation.o The declar-
 alton once made, ,thectizenhasnoeourse
 but TO OBEY. If he refuse obedi-
 enee, 50 as t, bring himself under the
 displeasure of his only and lawful sove-
 reign, and within the severe pains and penalties, which by her high sovereign
 power. the Legislature will not fsil to provide in her self defence, the fault,
 and the folly must be his own.
 And now, fellowcitfzen having dis
 charged the solemn duty. to which we
 have been summoned, in a erisis big
 Mith the most important results to the liberties, pence, safety, and happiness 3et this once harmonious but now dis
 tfactetl conledefacy, we commend OUT
 cause 10 that great disposef of events, Iwho tii he has not already for some in iscrntable purposes of his will, decreed Iotlierwise1 will smile On the efforts ot l truth and justice. We know tl4at sun
 tess the Lord Eeepeth the city, the
 watcfnnanwakethbutin vain, but re living as We doin this controversy. .ofl ff,t T 1purity oi our Aaotfges, and the honor 0 our e's1fs, we make this appeal with all l Inc confidence, which in times of trlal fand difficulty. ought to inspire the l breast ot the patriot and the christian. l Fellow citizens, DO YOUR DUTY TO YOUR COUNTRY ANpLEAyi, ! HE CONSEQUENCE TO GOD. l The following contains the close and i most ifite resting partol the address s.to 1 the people of the United Statos.1 II these publications do not open the eyes I oi our citizens and government to the conduct of these nullitiers, what will?
 sse.are glad 10 sec that more troops arc ordered to toCharieston, and that GEN. l ERAL SCOTT has arrived at that lcity!
 Having now presented, for the con 1sideration of the Federal Government land our confederate States, the fixed ana hna' determination of this State in relation to the protecting system. it re- mains for US to submit plan of taxa ten n which We would be wiling to ac- 1 3qaiesce, in spirit of liberal conces-
 sion, provided we are met in due time
 land ID becoming spirit by the States
 Interested ln the protection ofnanulac- Ne believe that upon every just and reputable principle of taxation. thc
 whole list ofsprotected articles should be imported free of all duty, and thai
 the revenue derived from import eluties
 shoosd De raised exclusively from the unprotected articles, or tlsat wi1ener- CT duty $ imposed upon protected ar tticies imported, an excise duty of tbe same rate should be imposed upon all lsimiiafartieEes manufactured in thc !Tf,i- ted States. This would be as near an approach to perfect equality as could possibly De made. in a system of indi. rect taxation. No substantial reason can be given for subieetine manpf.c. lures obtained from abroad in eyeh9ngo for the productions of South Garolj9a to the smallest dnty, even for revenue
 which would not show that similar n sn uiaeiares made in the United States. should be subject to the very same rate. Fof duty. The former, not less tb,n tl,o l'alef' are, toevery rational intent. the productions of domestic industry. and the mode acquiring tie. one. is.as law. law -, ' ,,,, '',u more conducive to tie public