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he would spend 10 vindicale anddelbnd; !;
AND SOUTH CAROLINA WOULD ADHERE TO
1T, HEART AND SOUL, NON FOREVER.

of our readers. we-make the following ef
tracts from the proceedings ofthe Democrats
State Convention, which assembled at Colug''
bia, on the 22d of May 1S43. These exfrassts
contain Inc doctrines Of Mr.. Calhoun with Fe'
gard TO certain great and engrossing questions
of the day. These doctrines are identical Yi'''
those of the Democratic Parry Of South Cfro-
lima. MIR. Calhoun, it will be Remembered
was a candidate for the Presidency at she litne
this Convention assembled.
"And finally, may we not ask, witsout
being thought 10 disparase the just merits
of other candidates for the Presidency,
which one of them do his past history and
opinions more thoroughly identify with all
the great articles of The Democratic cred
than Mr.. Calhoun? He, as far back as
1884. dscountenanced he connexion OF
the Government with banks; and when in
1887, that connexion was broken assunder,
he was amongst The first to advocate the
necessity of The separaIion-lo plant his
foot, without fear of consequences, boldly
in The front; and under denuncialiops and
obloquy unexampled for their bitterness in
political warfare, 10 take up this great
measure ofreform, and by The force of his
decision and genius. principally contribu.
ted 10 sustain and pass il through? Few
men have been so efficient in saving tie
liberties of the country from that most
dangerous of all-the instruments of Fed.
eralism. q United States Bank Nexi 10
| Mr.. Jefferson. no one who has livedunder.
our Constitution has done more. if as
much. TO preserve its republican features,
by exposing the dangers of consolidation,
aud resisting its encroachmen,s. 5And
when in the lust for absolute power, il was
madIy proposed to muliate The ConstiIu.
lion. by abolishing The great balance-H heel
and conservative PROVISION of the Veto
he was the most distinguished oflalI in
that gallant resistance by which the at
tempt was frustrated. The hest energies
of his life have been spent in efforts 10 re-
form degeneraling Government, and re.
Store it, by economy and retrenchmen', 10
its original simplicity and purify. lie is
the true representative ofhe great essential
principle Of Democracy. freedom Of human
pursuits, in The exemption Of industry from
| unnecessary burdens and exactions. lie
recognizes no justice in tariffs taxing uue-
qually the labor aud capital of The farmer.
the planter, the merchant, he mechanic,
the shpmas,er, all other industrious pur.
suits. TO give protection TO and make The
labor and capital Uflhe manufacturer profit
able. He believes that such injustice
alienates affection between these classes
of citizens. and causes deep dissatisfaction
with and weakens the Governuentw
sanctions il; lha, il causes fierce aud angry
struggles. by the efforts Of the one TO free
themselves from wrongful burdens, and of
The other TO maintain or incrnense them;
rha, out of these conflicts, Occurring peri
odicaly, and mixing themselves up in all
governmental questions, iheb best interests
of The manufacturers themselves are far
more deeply injured from the unsettled
condition Of ftheir affairs, tha} in they could
possibly he by that fair prof. @clioawhicb
all equal, moderate; and jus, system Of
revenue duties would afford, aid which
Just. equal, and fair, would be Permanent,
A power has been claimed as Existing iu
The Government, to give indirectlu. to tho
labor and capital Of one class, or one sec.
ton. q preference over those Of a."o.sv;r,
which, at the same time il is acbnoW'l-
edged it would be oppressive 10 give drfet-
/ IN: bul admits neither The constitutional
right, the morality, nor the logic, by which
mere difference Of mode, in perpetrating
wrong. can be used to change it into a
right, and denies any righlful power in the
federal legislature. directly or indirectly,
primarily or incidentally, to draw the ex-
actions of the Government from the peo'
pie, by duties on imports, otherwise than
Ivy a fair, equal, and bona fide tariff OF
revenue Between tariff ofIevenue,
discriminating for protection, he is able 10
see no difference in constitutional principle,
and he holdslhe one as much as the other
repuguant 10 natural justice and the plain
esi principles Of political economy and in
their tendency subversive Of The very ends
of civil society. He is not in favor of
abolishing dulles on imports fora system
ofditect or internal taxes, bui for a system
IF duties on imports laid purely for reven.
-, and allowing Determinations only
where true revenue principles call for it..
H. s in favor of burdening commerce and
The labor which supports it with no more
dulles than are Indispensable TO the econ
omical and necessary wants the Gov
ernmen,. He is unalterably opposed 10
all extravaganza, corruption, aud abuses
in the expenditure Of public money; the
the reform Of which cannot be effected so
long as the revenue is levied on The prin-
ciples Of protection. which acts as a bounty
on large and influential classes, enisting
them nj the support ofexlravagant expen-
tfitnres as an excuse for high taxation.
He believes that The Governmenthas no
power nor right to lay taxes, nor to collect
revenue, nor. to sell the public lands. for
the purpose Of distributing The proceeds,
or any portion th, ,reof. amongst the States;
nor thai it has any right or powers, directly
or indirectly, 70 assume The debts Of the