Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-11-27


ter having recently revised. the revenue laws
with greut consideration. nndsmade a new ar
rangement. .oftlIcm by an Unexpectedly large,
and satisfactory niajorityS TO fake upsale sub.
iect ngain:before the new law has even gone
into operation, and ata short session when the,
|litle1meat their disposalis plainly insufficient
foI careful examination oft would be d pro-
ceeding manif; silly at variance with the plain.
est rules of discretion. and only.tos sbe-j justified
hy line intervention of fsome very great change
i'm the po,ical situatioh Of the country.
8. RcsolreG, That since the passage Of the
law of the last session of Congress, which has
NOT vet gone into operation, no change has oc.
CURED in the political situation oi the country
of nature 10 affect the action of the Govern
menl upon the subject, except the assembling
and acts oflhc South Carolina Convention, by:
which that State threatens 10 secede from the
Union unless the protecting policy be lmme'
diatey abaudoned and that these proceed
ings, lir from affnrding a sufficient motive
for new legislation OH the subject AT tho present
moment would form uf themselves strong
objection in il; that no moment could wGllbe
imagined less favorable for cool and dispas-
sionaie examination o. any general subject
fiinn one in which. i, should be accidentally
embarrassed by particular incident Ola nov.
ell, dangerous, and irritating character, and
patriotic government would bn no accnntex
pose The great interests Of the peopie 10 risk
which they woI,ld run by being debated and
decided npon itiihe midst OF civil connections.
a. Resoircd, I'hat the bill now reported by
tile committee ofWays and Means. is not
merely an iniudiclols and impoliie attempt to
fesislate nli&er circumstances unfarorable toa
calm aud conl consideration ui the. subject
bu, wears upon the face Of il the aspect of
submission. and that il grants substantially
what South Carolina. demands; that, takingin
II view in cnnnexion withits tenor and objects,
the rnanner in which has been brougl for
ward, and pressed upon the consideration of
Congress, il amounts 10 nothing less than
proposal sacrifice, aud that ma precipitate man.
ner inconsistent with our. ideas OF national
honor and dignity, the rights and property of
twenty.,hree Of the States to tine mcnances of
one. st.a i
5. Rcsolccd, That while we cannot for mo-
ment anticipate the possibility ofthe passage
into q law Off bill Of this description ina Con-
gress which, within u few months, has, by 2
large majority, pledged itself to the policy
which il is now proposed 10 abolish, we yet
deem ii our duty formally TO protest against the
adoption oflhe measure proposcd, as snbyer.
sive of the best interests Of the country, derog-
atory to the national honor, and involving
gross and palpuble abuse oil power in.the Gov
ernlnent.
g. Resoltcd, That, whilst the people of this
Commonwealth in the spirit of patriotism and
of flate1naI concilation. arc ready ut all times
to submit 10 such rosonable changes OF national
policy as the deliberate judgment of the whole
country shall require for the common good.
they are not lonnd silently to acquiesce in des-
lruc,ive revolutions in principles and policy,
effected by threats Of violence through the
forms, but in contempt of the spirit aud power
Of the constitution.
Z. Rcsolrcd, That our Senators in Congress
be instructed, and orr Representatives. rc.
qnesied to use all The means in their power IN
prevent the bill reported by the Committee OF.
Ways and Means Of passing into law.
g. RcSolrcd, That his cxcellcncy the Cover
nor he requested to transmit u copy Of these re,
selves, with the rep ri preceding i!lcm to
each of the Senators and Representatives oft the
Commonwealth in Congress. and 10 The Gov
ernors oftlie States.
In Senaie, JAM l9, 1888. Read twice, and
passed. Sent down for concurrence. -.
BIT. PICKAlAN, President.
House of Representatives, Jan. 22, 1888.
Read twice, and passed in concurrence. 4s,,
w. B.CALHOUN, Speaker.
Jan. 90, 1S33-Approved:
EDWARD D. BANGS.
Scc'ry ofthc Commonwealth.