Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-02-09

treasury in consequence of the rapid payment of the
Public Debt, there exhibited in large portion of
the country growing disposition to raise the duties
So much So that really seemed that the disposition TO
augment the revenue in the ratio OF the reduction ct
the charge upon il Upon this disposition 10 increase
taxes which operated as it was believed. unequ"iy,
the South waged active The Legislatures ct
most of the Southern States passed stern resolves again
It, Virginia protested aad declared she would mol sub
nit to it
The dlrus, of portion of the South of The disposition
OF Gen Jackson TO reduce the duties upon customs was
increased by Mr.. Eaton (who Senator from len.
nessse, and who was Gen Jackson $ most confidential
frlend voting tnr the Tariff of 1928. which has Justly
been drnGminated 'the bill Of ahomDatiOns Never.
thelsss, The South still hoped, perhaps against hope
Bot when the Tariff of 1sS2 adopted by Congress,
IN pursuance OF The recommendation Of the President,
and was announced TO be- by the Secretary OF the Ifea
sury, final adjustment Of The subj. between the
ctng interests, portion OF The South UTE ry despaed
OF all relief from Congress One Of The States OF this
Union threw herself upon her sovereignty, and inter-
posed her authority TO arrest tue operation Of the law
within her limits Her people had vened in srlrBn
convention, and declared The Tariff unconstitutional,
null and void; and that it should not be enforced within
her territory General Jackson. believing that il
bis duty to the law executed, issued his lil-'afd
Proclamation, calling upon South Carolina to drsisl
from her South Carolina determined 10 prrse
we're, and she armed her czrns in her defence In the
meantime, Congress passed the Force Bill, which placed
within the control Of the President the Army and Navy
OF The country Tor purpose o forcing SUulh C1Tu
ma into submission. In This crisis every saw that
South Carolina could and wuud moi retreat from the
stand which she had taken Every one that knew
General Jacksons character, knew that he would not
iaI,er. This belief was confirmed by The act that
IL known from his IeintIuH u some of the Iced
ing men Of South Carolina that he would enter into the
contest with all Of the feelings uI personal conflict
refer 10 these things not TOT lIs purpose Of reyrlng
old animnsities fer, DO even To express
opinion 10 who right in that memorable cuntr0
~, ft LtSi,,t outy The istp
ran will leave il; but reer TO them or the purpose uf
placing the subject which arguing, in strong light
from thu nature Of he contest and from the charsc
Ter Of The persons enjoyed in it, anicabe and pcacabe
oGus men Of ii was not TO be anticipated THIS
generally the that almost tie whole country had &C.
SPARED o The Union. In the descriptions which had,
lhr time, "i the stale Of things IN Washington,
told thai The representatives. from the differ sections If
the country sc"wlrd upon each other they passed IN
the capitol persons who, 10 morrow, would be deelar
cd foes Sir, the days OF this Union thought To
be numbered. The frs, gun fired upon South Carolina
would have been the sgna of its dissolution The tram
alEeady laid ard the match in The hands of an
pera,ed aud violent man, which it only necessary
for him 10 apply and this UnCn would haze becn
blown into thousand .ragr:Cns In tins stale Of things
the Compromise Act proposed and adopted -
Whatever may have been lis other merits dsmr's. II
Gained Ihs ftaternaI dscord and revived The patriots
nope
"Grim.vrsassd war has smoo'NoJ his wIiOked 'front.'"
and placid peace smilrd upon the land
This the stale Of The country when the act Of
March, c}3 adopted; and it does seem to me, that
there much in the circumstances which led TO is adp
ton and in the effects which Produced TO cause the
people to regard it sacred and rnvoIaie.
In addition TO all this, II has been sanctioned by The
country 1t will b. rccnlIccted that proclaimed
the time TO be final adjustment Of the Tariff
yersy and most OF lis supporters were sustained IN the
elections which came shortly after It's passage. II
viii also BE- rcoIlrcled, that since lis asage several
attempts have bern made trsnrb lis prnysoDs and
That they all have sIgnaly failed. The propositions.
which have been made, gong Ia disturb lis provisions
have always looked IL reduction in particularly
yet the Southern representative have refused
der such incentive, 10 disturb it, and they have been
sustained by their constituents
When reflect how many different il forests there
III country, growing "ul Of the diversity Of
soil, climate productions, habits and domestic nsu
tons, and how frequently there must be n conflict among
them hen we recotct ho% many conflicts have al
ready arisen, and bow they have been settled ii
TO that policy requires that such settlements should
be held sacred by the country. 1t has only been by
compromise, that all Of political difficulties have
been settled Our Constitution Itself originated in u;
and BY IL has il been rescued whenever has been in
peril These considerations ought 10 5dmonsh US
gard solemn compromise OF conflicting interests. en-
tered INTO by the representatives. Of the people and
toned by The county only less obligatory than The
Constitution itself. Sir, OF these compromises,
which have been entered into upon fair and proper prin
cpps be lightly tisreGarded. increased obstacle will
he added to those already great TO ei,clng recorca-
tons in future between conflicting Interests M ole
will compromise, when Judging the future by the past,
le knows that such compromise will not be regarded
No will yield any thing when he can hive
surarce that what is stipulated 10 him, reIufn fr his
.ncrice will be secured to him Thus you The
difficulties already great, TO a reconciliation OF
nicng interests when your policy should be 10 remove
them.
Besides these moral conside going 10 shcw that
the country ought to abide by The c"mprrni<e of the
riff there rCCunlary considerations which aCdrss
Themselves peculiarly and powerfully 10 the South. The
S;'a pie States in fixed minority and they
continue Heretofore, in al! of the controversies about
the Tariff the Staple States ha been in minority and
the majority against them daily increasing IT, sre
FORE they give up The moral force which The cnmpr"uise
brings 10 llrn and allow The present adjustment he
Tariff to be disturbed, certain that human
will continue be- what in all times 1t has been
is il that The Tariff will BE- regulated TO operate To
their disadvantage To believe that it will be Otherwise
is To be lie w that those that have The power will
il go as advance Their o"D intcrfrt.
| do moi Mr. Speaker, to enter into an nrgn-
m.nt 10 show that the Compromise Act the time It's
adoption was such ad usnrnt of The Tariff ought
to have satisfied the South Perhaps she yielded much
in asserting such extensive between
protective and unprGleciye arcIfs they have bee
called for so long time. But confess sir, that there
is much TO rlndcac her representatives who made the
concessinn Extensive. manufacturing establishments
had grown up under The fostering protection Of laws
The faith reposet in the legislation OF Congress had in
ducrd many individuals invest their capital in such
drriakngs Inc poicy VI 'ie Plopety oi hostiy VIM
rswrg this protection considering the vast distress and
min which would bring upon sections Of The
county, may well he doubted II would have c0mporicd
bu, ly with the generous Southern character, 10 have
insisted upon The instantaneous grant Of her just De
uand even when the irresistible effect thereof would
have been 10 ruin large portions Of country which had
been guilty Of other fault Than Of in vestrg their all
in undertakings losered and encouraged b.
government have said that do not mean TO enter into
an argums either to show the propriey the imro-
rrie,y of the adoption Of the Compromise, in 1888
There NAV well be difference of opinion about that
matter But he that it may, il does to tina,
there can be difference OF opinion 10 the policy Of
ndj nv Hinder that he hiuh