Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-01-03
LEGISLATIVE
RESOLUTIONS.

Passed the late Session of the Legislature.
The Committee on Internal improve.
men,s, to whom was referred the "Memo-
rial of the Charleston, Louisville, and Gin
.cinnari Rail Road Company, praying for
some measure 10 obtain from Congress
remission to The Georgia Rail Roads of the
duty on Rail Road Iron. which has been
extended to the other Roads in the United
States" ask leave 10 Report: That they
have considered the memorial submitted
TO them, aud arc of opinion that il is every
way desirable that the views Of your me-
morialists should be carried into effect. As
they are not aware Of any means al hand
calculated to promote The objects Of your
mcmorialists, better than urging our Rep
reseutatives in Congress 10 movo in mat
ter so Intimately connected with the inteI-
ests Of onr Rail Road, and the commercial
prosperity and The general welfare Of our
country, they respectfully recommend the
adoption of The following Resolutions:
Rcsolped, That in the opinion of this
General Assembly. the best interests of The
country require revision and modification
Of the existing tariff of duties on foreign
mcrchapdize and produce, and more par
ticularly as regards the duties upon Rail
Road Iron.
2. ReSolued, That The Senators and
Representatives Of this State. in Congress,
be, and they ure, requested to use their
best efforts 10 procure an exemption from
duty Of all Rail Road Iron, ito be used in
the construction of Rail Roads already
projected.
5. Resolreti, Tha, our Senator's AMI
Representatives in Congress be requested
to lay these Resolutions before Congress.
4. Resolved. That his Excellency the
Governor be requested 10 forward copy
Of the above Resolutions to each of our
Seaalors and Representatives in Congress.
The Committee OH Federal Relations,
to whom was referred certain Resolutions
from Alabama, accompanying tue Gov
ernor's Message, on the subject OF the as-
sumption Of State Debts by the General
Government, have considered The same,
and beg leave to report: that SouIh Car
olina cordially responds to the Resolutions
of Alabama on this subject. Nothing is
more calculated to degrade the sovereign
~ Of the States, than dependence upon The
funds of.thc General Government for the
payment oftheir debts. Its acknowledg.
ins their own inability. The States thus
admit their degradation. AS one Of those
States, South Carolina admits no such in
ability to meet her own engagements, and
she is not willing that her sister States
should be degraded by any such imputa-
lions. From what fund could the United
States pay the debts Of he States? Tie
only sources are-the Nu,ional Domain,
or The Revenue from taxation The opn-
ion heretofore expressed by this Legis!a-
ture, in relation 10 the public dcmain. is
unaltered. 1t is Il National fund, bestowed
for National purposes, and to diver, it 10
The payment of the debts of such unlhrfty
States as have got in debt beyond what
prudence will sanction, is an unauthorized
disposition Of this source of National in
come. The example would he peculiarly
pernicious-the best security against ey .
travagance is the duty ofpaying the debts
contracted, either by States or individuals
CNci Sth'O 10 "oio, oy a 'iauiy uliu bui'
orable resort to State taxation, to pay all
lis debls and the lesson, thus taught to The
people, will be wholesome restriction on
future extravaganza. Your Committee
therefore beg leave 10 report the following
Resolutions:
Resolved, That the assumption of the
debts of the States, by the United States,
would degrade the sovereignty of the
States, and be precedent fatal 10 their
rights and independence.
Resolved, That the diversion of the Ma
tional Domain to the payment Of State
debts would be perverson of the ex
pressed object, for which; it was ceded to
the Union-would be bad faith 10 the
States, who ceded il, and dereleclion Of
the trust reposed in the National Govern
.nent.
Resolred. That the above Resolutions
be communicated to The Governors of the
States. and TO our representatives in Con-
gress, requesting them 10 lay The same be-
fore that body.
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