Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1842-12-10
FROM the Baltimore american.
SOUTH CAROLINA.

the veal and prosperity of the State and Its institutions
Inasmuch however the last Legislature made ample pro-
vision this point his Excecncy has nothing parcu.
lar recommend in the Of legislation But how
could the subject be passed without a flourish How
possible for governor of South Carolina write
annual Message without evauntng the trumphs
Of Nullcaion7 Such paragraph the following is al
together in place; there would have been something
ing If IL had been left out:
II in the absence of all constitutional power
standing military force, the States Of this Union possess
means but that of polemca argument maintain their
rights us sovereens, those rights would indeed be found TO
be vain shadowy, and Improbable before the abrnmcnt
OF armed federal potcntac. In late contest with
federal power il the efficacy of its laws,
the sanctity of ordinances the justice OF her
the strength Of her argumentsbu TO the upited
OF her citizens ready strike in her defence, that the State
looked at last for protection And the dangers of the
the the unfavorabe fobodings of the fu-
lre to realized it is the bold hearts and nerved and
disciplined patriotism of the militia that South Carolina
would again appeal, the first feel and sympathze
for her wrongs, and the only finally available of
defending her.
In connection with the military establishments already
supported by the State such and arsenas for
the Of which permanent officers appointed IL is
osed combine system of education by which fifty
of the youths of the State could receive instruction
The Free School System is declared TO possess many
glazing defects, and alterations proposed with
to give greater uniformity and ecency-To that
end may be necessary increase the of the
School Fund least one-h of its present The
College under the patronage of the State spoken of with
much commentator.
The Message refers the internal improvements the
State, recommends increased accommodations the Luz
Asylum, suggests aeviaons in the harsher
features of the criminal code, and dwes at length
upon dueLling.
The subject alluded in the following paragraph is of
more than local interest:
.The position Of alliance which this State has assumed
in defending the institutions of the South against the sg
gressve legislation of New Yok l. Of n character
porant and interesting, be overlooked the debera.
Of the present session The wise and necessary in
spoction law-inst,ed by Virginia regulate her
proprey, and trust, sautay effect in his-has been ex-
ecuted, far has been in my power it,
with the and rigid adherence its provisions
and requirements. This measure, mild, temperate, and de-
fcnsNe il is-the least that injured State, ag
grieved people could potcc; the rights and
property If tine misunderstanding and constitutional
be admitted by a. States and nations be-has,
regret been responded by the repeal of those
obnoxious against the institutions OF the South
upon the evidence Of which, should have been authorized
10 suspend ITS operation.
The hopes however, that the course of South
Carolina this subject "has been altogether without
effect upon the counses moral influence upon the
justice and the magnanimy of the enlightened people of
New York" He ia confident that the "prncplos of de-
mocracy" about be ascendant in the counses of that
State, will unquesonnby rcpudiae the injustice of
ing aggressive laws - violate tie rights and Institutions of
sister State. We have only - add the conjecture that the
time is hand when the South will be awakened from
deusons about the principles of democracy"-a phrase
which had real meaning in South Carolina where
democracy il is understood by the Of the party
Stunning the name wholly foreign from habits Manners
When Mr. JEFFERSON united the State Sovereignty party
and the opponents of the Of WAsHNoroSs adj
minsaton, he combined together body of opposi
ton OF discordant heterogeneous elements
der What has the principle of Sovereign
~ do with democracy TfeH is affinity between
them.
The superintendent law of Congress referred TO
and the single district clause does conflict with the
usage Of the State of South Carolina there appears
for directing to (which very gratifying
sderauon.
The Message dwells length upon the banking
system of the State and takes worthy pride in the steady
maintenance of the commemorative credit and the pune
tua rulhlment of it, pecuniary obligations.
On the subject of the Tariff the language Of the Message
indicates excitement and extreme dissatisfaction. After
enumeration of its supposed grievances, in style OF
siderable imitation, the Governor
'Thus, gentlemen, have people and State
been subjected system of rpacious and oppressive
legislation and thus do discharge myself of the obi
cations OF this department. by invoking the interpoon of
conservative influence, to arrest the caatous effects
IF measure, unconstitutional il is UNJUST and which
fail in its unchecked consequences overwhem the
already oveburdened energies aad langdishng prosperity
people. Ii the restrictions of the Constitution Fe-
dera Legislation thus to lie violated with reckessness
and impunity the American citizen has better guaran-
ties for freedom than the se of political antocraCy The
and the of institutions must be costly indeed
u.s. if liberty itself and the pursuit of happiness the
only price and the only sacrifice at which they be
maiEtiined.
In the firm patriotism and principles Of the De
nOcac Party, may doubtless anticipate the co-opera-
ton Of faithful and efficient ally. Struggling against
corrupons and abuses Of Government long course
of and inusce-the advocates and opponents of
sound currency and economical expondres-sustaning
the interests and the institutions of the South, against all
the influence of bank dominion, and abolition anaticn-
may justly calculate their unwavering zeal! in achev
ing this work Of reformation. And when next rccu
the baot-box shall have purified counsels-
when the popular voice shall have spoken the doom Of
misguided ruers-when republican principles regencrated
the deliberate and dispnssonate results of the ensuing
elections shall have dspeed the decisions Of the late Pre-
sidental canvassfhen may hope that the South will
again her rights and the Constitution regain its
and asccndancy II isndeed deeply be regretted
that the Of single member Of the Democratic Par
~ should have been accorded (eyen reluctantly though it
with much ardOr and ability which they had discussed
principles admitting Of compromise, and which no
considerations Of expediency ought could, override.
The confidence hero expressed IN the democratic par
"" is qualified in subsequent paragraph with
gvngs and the idea is reiterated that upon her armed
strength alone State rely yr vindcation Of her
rights. His Excecncys hopes in t1ct party probably
well founded his limitations when he speaks Of 1t
struggling against the c0uptOny and abuses OF Govern
in its long Of and in ustice"that
with tile brief exception Of month; when nc talks Of
the democracy" the advocates and opponents OF sound
currency-hey being the dCsoyerg Of sound currency
the advocates Of economical expenditures, when Mr.
Van B1ren's administration Is notorious for extravaganza
We take leave Of Message, egrettng that lie tone
and spirit points Whist they When IL
mcmbered that South Carolina was among the foremost
States urging the Tariff policy IN 1876 what faith be
placed the sincerity Of her representations Of conviction
against the constituuonaty Of that poicy7 The
sttuJn has not been changed since that period. Hher
perty has Declined the causes Of its decline must be
looked for elsewhere than IN the operation Of the Tasys
The determination OF her SOUL the increased prOduc.
ton Of her staple In the fertile States Of the South West the
quent upon the mpovorshmen Of her sUitheso causes
which she has not cousraccd by the INTRODUCED, Of i'm