Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-05-31

The people BY dntes On Imports, n,herwise thai,
tby fair, equal, and bonn flde tariff of revenue.
| Between mriff of projection ana q thrift oi
revenue. discriminating for protection, he's
able TO see no diflsrence 10 Constitutional pEa-
cinle, aud he holds the one as mach as the
other, repusnaui TO natural justice and tbs
plaiuest principles Of political economy, and IN
their tendency snbvenive Of the very ends oi
civil society lie Is noi in favor OF aboiishing
duties on imports for i system Of direct or IN
,ernnl taxes. but for system Of duties on iui-
ports laid purely for revenue. and allow discri'
minatiuns only where true revenue principles
call lor IL. He is in favor OF burdcnirg com.
urrce and The labor which supports il with no
more ddtieS than are indispensable to the eco.
uo,nicnl and necessary wants OF the Govern
n,ent. Hc Is utterly opposed to al extravaganza.
corruption. aud abuses IL, the expenditure oi
public money. the reform Of which cannot be
effected 70 long as tie revenue is levied ON tue
principles Of protection. which acts as bonn
" on large and influential Classes, enlistins
thcin in the support Of extravagant expend''
lures as an excuse for high taxation. he be-
l,syes that the Government has no power no.
ripht 10 collect taxes. nor ID culect revenue.
nor IN sellthe pubIic lands. fur the purpose oi
dis,r;tn.tius the proceeds. or any portion there
of ,mop.:s; tie Staies, nor tliat il has any right
or nowsr. di, sctiy or indirectly. TO assume iha
debts Of the Sta;es; nor TO carry on sy stem
Of fIn,ernal improvement. Many oi these, are
cardinal considerations IN comparison WIN
which the Presidency sins into oIns'snihcance' :
and no compromises Of them can be .oanefed'
even for tina, high dignity.
Having now given our reasons i"r prefer
ring MIR. Calhoun, we shall next pIpceeo 10
state those that governed US in making t.c rc'
commentators we have ia reference 10 lie
General Convention.
Rrussn and discussion have already done
| miici, 10 settle tn0st Of the puints Come cied
with the Convention. nnI about which there
was 7, first n difference o. opiniUn. We ie.
par.l the question az definitely settled. tiai
| Ba.;iu.re rs tNl.e thc place where it is 10 be
held. and .lall literature pass j; over without
fmr.scr c,,rnm.n,. Tile cirr"-,iun Of opinion.
su i:Ir rs there hts h.".i o!'. j. su strongly IN
favor O.. May Isl! Il - scarcely 10 be sr.ppos.
ed. that il,n.e vim prefer November will stand
| nul against H. But foii States. Tennessee,
Missouri. r:fsinia.: and New York. have ex
! pres.e6 opinions III favor OF the lui,fr. while
| siarylan,!. Kentucky. Louisiana. MasSachn-
| sr,ts. Ppursylsania, Michigan. Alabama, MIS-
sissirpi. Rhode Island. and New Hampshire.
ha yc ei,i,ci expressed oPinions in favor OF. or
g, ell strong Indication that they prefer The for
mer. liheed the arr ruirni. Ia aiinni The peo-
pile ample time to make up aud express their
opiuion, and ,n mark the course nf events aud
the conduct OF public men during the first scs-
sion Of ;l.e next Congress, especially ia refer
ence 10 the Tariff and the expenditures OF the
Government is sn strong. that We do not see
how j, es.f.'wen be resisted. Blu, putting aside
TIM, AMI other ieasuns which might be urged m
favor of the latter period. IL seems to us, as
mere mater Of cnlirtesy, if time be requested
by any considerable portion Of the party. il
should be granted. unless t,n periad proposed
he olJ.iously nhytG,sonahy late, whicl, cannot
he alleged 1gnr,st that which we. viii, solargc
n pb, iiu,l OF ihe'pnriy have coucnrrrd on recom-
inermiii1g. On this ground. II no other, We
cannut lirvs thar thoss highly respectable
States, wIici have fixed on an earlier day.
| will be so wanlins IN courtesy, M tn refuse to
Weld 80 reasonable a request, and persist in
| adhcrine 10 November. Under this impression
we s.iaIf NOT dwell longer on the reasons IN ia
vor nr May.
We alsa regard il as Substantially settled. that
the Delegates, with the exception of tho two
proposed 10 be appointed W The Republican
Members of the Legisla;nre, or 4 State Con-
ren,ion, are to lie sr.'oitI,'d BY Distncta: We
! are nor a.-Are that any State or pBitfoE nf the
party has expressed preference for any olhe-
mode cxcep, Pennsylvania, while n,oG of the
STATES and public meetings. wncre The subject
of the Couyeution has berti' agitated, including
virsiilin, have expressed opini'ns IN its favor.
E,s neutrality-suspicious. IN observe. that the
tendency OF free and enlightened discussion
is 10 units and ha; inoni.t the party, instead Of
dividing aud dis;ractirs il, as was feared by
muty wan.d be- ,!ie case; and L may be fairly
anticipated. that the cnuiinuance of the DISCUS
sion, in the same liberal ind free manner
whirh has already contributed 60 much 10 sci.
de the inpBriau, points II Inns connected with
the Convention. will have tho same salu'nry
eIec, in settling lie only two. that VIC regard
a. Yemnining in reality uiiseltlce-the number
of Delegates to be appointed from each District.
and the mode Of vo,ing-whether per capta.
that il. each member voting g'individraliy and
his v..te counting one. or by The majority. ,,a,
is, the vote nf the whole delegation Of the State
10 be disposed of by mnjnri,y Of the dciega-
finn. Tie recent Convention held at Rich
mand, recommended four Delegates from each
| Coiiercssional District. and that majoriiy Of
| the delesatrs shail dispose Of the vote Of the
| .S,age IN the Couyeninn; iD which. The IegIs-
! Iatiye c.iuc,is heli ~ Albany has concurred,
while nj! the other States, rs far as we nre n.
formed xi,iei, have expressed an opinion, are
! in lasor of one delegate from each District.
and tile per espira ini'dc of voting.
we have cNre;n!ly ard inpartiaily examined
4 and cou,nired both. ard ~ h.feyery respect for
the sour.c from which il ema,,a,es; we are
compelled to say, that cur objection is irrr-isti-
! bly strong against what, f"r hrevi,y. we shnIl
cali the plan oflhe Richn'"nt Convention, and
IN :s,yor Of what. with the same object. we
dali call the Maryland plan, that State being
the frat, which fully adopted ond recommend.
led il. IT.,
And here it is proper TO premise, that as the
nomination. II aequieseed IN, would IN eiiect
be the election, so fur Us the voice oi The parry
iscnncersed. we hold il. in the frs, piace. 10
| be Indispensable; that the General Convention
1 should conform, rs nearly as may be, to the
Elecnlrai Coirege in The manner ofcons,iiutng
liz, and the mode Of yoiing aud counting the
votes. In tie next, ;!iat every practical means
| .,o,Ia ha adnn,cd Tint the voice OF the Con.