The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-05-31
MORE OF aTHE CHfvALRY" AND DIS
UNION.

MORE OF "THE CHfVALRY" AND DIS
UNION.
"The Chiyalry" of South Carolina are at their
old game again, bullying the whole United States
and throwing out impotent threats of dissolvIng
the Union. Such gasconade as is contained in
the resolutions below, adopted at a meeting OF
the Nullifers lately held at Beaufort, s. c., can
excite no other feeling than that of scorn and
contempt. They have talked as large before
and are indebted to Mr.. Clay for having saved
their necks from the hemp cravat they so richly
merited We should have supposed they had
learned to be little more humble and prudent
and not quite so arrogant and insolent; but we
fear they have not sense enough to be prudent
and are determined to make themselves ridcu-
lous by their rhodomontade and puny threats.
We copy,the resolutions below, and the inter-
day evening The meeting appointed commit
tee to report resolutions The Mercury says
"The committee returned and submitted the
following preamble and resolutions, which, after
full discussion on The part of Hon. Jeremiah
Tickling, Edmund Rhett, Col. A. J. Layton, F.
w. Tickling, Esq, Col. Lartigue, r. w. Singell-
interchange of opinion among the members of
the meeting, were unanimously adopted;
"PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS.
"The present attitude of our political affairs
calls loudly for our most serious reflection and
determined action. The consummation of pol
icy hostile not only to our dearest interest, but
even to our existence as a people, is fast ap-
preaching and we are called on by every con-
sideration Of interest, of honor, and Of selfpres
ervaton, to take instant and immediate measures
for our security and defence.
!" For twenty years we have been contending
against the unconstitutional legislation of Con-
gress on the subject of the tariff; and now, at
the end of that period, we find all our appeals to
reason and to justice treated with contempt and
dsdain, and all our efforts for redress as utterly
vain and futile as if we were unrepresentsd on
the floor OF Congress. All hope Of relief from
that quarter is lost; there, well as here, the
argument is exhausted; and we have no alterna-
tive left US but to look to ourselves for redress.
Oppressed as one people, as one people we will
resist. Let not our adversaries lay the fatter-
ing JUNCTION to their soul, that, because we were
divided once, we will be divided again. No. In
structed by the history of the past, we will take
mature asd deliberate counsel together; and,
whatever the mode and measure OF redress may
be, we will be found united as one man, and pre-.
senting an undivided front to our common OPP
pressor"
Here it will be seen that the tariff is one of the
pretexts for making the will of South Carolina
paramount to the Constitution and taking "re-
dress' into her own hands. The resolutions on
this part Of the address are consonant with this
exordium. Here they are:
/ Il Be 1t therefore resolped, That we regard
the recent proceedings in Congress on the sub
ject of the tariff as closing the door to all hope of
relief from that body; and that we believe this
important question, instead of being decided on
the pure principles of constitutional right and
justice, has been, and. ever will be, made sub
servient to party purposes, and postponed to the
interests of aspiring politicians.
80. RESOLVED, That we cordially respond to the
resolution of the legislature of this State, adopted
in December 1912 and that, having lost all
hope of relief either from returning sense of
Justice on the part of our lawgivers, or the as
tendency of the democratic party we feel our
selves bound to declare, in the language of that
resolution, that we must, in accordance with
our principles and recorded pledges, adopt such
measures to redress wrongs and restore the
Constitution are due to ourselves and our pos
terity."
But South Carolina, not having been success
full in drawing the whole South into secession
from the Union, by way of escaping the tariff,
AIDES the annexation of Texas, and makes that
SINE qua non. The following resolution shows
that Mr.. Rhett's editorial edct, which destroys
at once all free will of the Union in Congress, in
deciding that question, has been adopted as the
law in South Carolina. His laconc expression
was, "Texas, with or without the Union" This
text is little amplifed in this resolution of the
Beaufort district meeting:
Resolued, That, if the Senate of the United
States, under the drill Of party leaders, should
reject the treaty of annexation, We appeal to the
citizens of Texas, and urge them not to yield to
just resentment and turn their eyes to other al
liances, but to believe that they have the warm
advocacy of large portion of the American pub
lie, who are resolved that sooner later, the
pledge in the treaty Of 1903 shall be redeemed,
and 1eras be Incorporated into our Union. But
if, on the other hand, we are not permitted to
bring Texas into our Union peacefully and egit-
imately, as now we may, then we solemnly an
nounce to the world, that we will dissolve this
Union, sooner than abandon Texas.
"On motion of G. P. Elliott, Esq, it was
RESOLVED, That the Chair, at his leisure, ap.