The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-08-31


bankruptcy, tarift-npon any and all OF winch MS
wisdom and experience might have Afforded edi,
fying discourses; while all the minor topics o!
personal, party, and cspeciaIIypresdontai eXas-
peration, have never failed to be veXed with lnl-
placable and indefa:igable agitation.
1t has been said, in the course ofind;gnaat ha-
rangues, that there is not only no money, but no
law to raise it; and that the Chief hiaegistfaset
like "a proAigate King of Great Britain, Collects
revenue without law. Party wish did, perApsel
beget mistaken imprcssionto that effect, to winch
mere professional opinion gave color. Ba: mature
considerations, and the true philosophy OF Inter-
pretation satisfy the undersigned, ard they bed
leve the most distinguished jnrisis OF tie coun-
try, that it is unfounded apprehension to think
that Congress ever could have intended, by an
act or omission, to leave the Government with
out alment for its subsistence. The important
question will be settled by the Supreme Court
of the United States, in whom the undersigned,
with the great body Of The American people,
without distinction of party, repose confidence.
The aspersion of that tribunal, inferred from
English history, is not only unjust dIsparage-
ment, but inaccurate historical recollectlon-|
Even the twelve judges of Englad never did,
as has been said, unworthily submit to royal die
tation; but many of them although their tenure
of office, salaries, and perhaps lives, depended
on the Kings pleasure) maniiestly resisted his
rapacious will In the United States, the public
money-whfch the President is laudably anxious
to raise by law, through the ordinary means
could not be employed in his profigate indufgen-
ces, in war or other offensive applications; and
we trust that the Judges of the Supreme Court
of the United States, in no way dependent on the
Executive, whenever they come to the solemn
adjudication of this vital question, will deal with
it as they did at their late session with another,
which, probably. provoked the unjust imputatIon
on their misunderstanding this question of i'm
post, as they did that of slavery, with integrity
and independence. Thaundersgned hope they
will come to the conclusion which all lovers OF
their country must desire, that, instead of de-
serving capital punishment, the President is en-
titled to the thanks of dispassonate men for
anxiously enforcing the law concerning imports.
Nor will we emit this occasion, while vlndica-
ting that court, for expressing grateful acknowl-
edgemcnts to it for having, contrary to many
pre-possessions, by Independent judgment; sus-
tanned the most delicate provisions oil our Union
against the clamors and prejudices OF negrophIl-
ism. Finally, the undersigned are assured, that
whatever The court does, they will not leave Gas
has been strangely imagined they must the de-
termination of this great question ol law TO the
arbtraments of jures. Ihcre's hardly juror
in thegcountry who does not know that property,
liberty, and order; are best preserved by mail-
tanning that, .yenerable iprisqrudence which in
civil cases, leaves to Jurles only questions OF fact,
and refers to judges questions OF law. The un-
dersigned have no fear of the judiciary. They
dread no veto or dctation from President
They are not alarmed by crises Of party. Ame-
rican republican annals are continued series of
formidable conjunctures, without detriment to
the republic-antagonism without commot!on-
State and individual conflicts without civil war,
or any unwholesome catastrophe The charta-
BILE ballot-box is always at hand, with inestima-
BILE relief, to vent all passions. We arc happy
to find that portcntous conmittee-the offspring
of acknowledgements no fatal act, but its
proceedings will go out in harmless explosion.
Eloquent invective, angry denunciation, philip
pics of speech and print, inflct no fatal blows on
the solid bulwarks of this great empire, which
advance steadily in greatness, increasing in popu-
lation, production, and power, rejoicing in peace
and plenty, while antagonist parties and ambi-
tious individuals struggle for its honors with a
fierce but harmless recrimination. Republican
Government would else be berelt Of its rational
attractions and manly support-the noble ex-
ctements of a free press, free speech and uni
versal suffrage; admirable substitutes for the
stagnant tranquility, frivolous recreations, and
dreadful energy of despolism. Let the battle
mcnts of this Capitol continue to rock with sau-
tary agitation. Our reliance is in the majestic
strength and serenity of sovereign people.
The undersigned cannot believe that Con-
gress will adjourn without enacting law for re.
venue. They will not afford the President so
great triumph. The public distemper is so
great a trinm phi. The public distemper is so
easily rcmediable, that those in power never can
answer to the community for longer failing to
apply the remedy The minority is not resPon-
sible, nor the President, nor even the Senate
The House of Representatives is exclusively
the national purse-bearer BY the majority Of
that House should be annually replenished and
arranged its receipts and issues as the report of
the majority of this committee argues. Most OF
the troubles experienced by the present and pen
ultimate administrations, including the over
throw of the latter, are attributable to superer-
ogatory Executive efforts beyond Executive duty.
to repair dsordered tinances-disordered by i'll
Judged and calamitous acts of Congress. The
people will hold the majority of the House OF
Representatives responsible for this their appro-
pirate and chief office. 1t is disreputable to them
that restoration so easy has been long deferred
No country in the world has such resources and
facilities for revenue. One years admlnlstra-
tion of such laws as Congress shoul enact would
draw from the inexhaustable means, the labor,