The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-10-23
GOVERNORS MESSAGE,
Concluded from inside.

South Carolina, the proceedings relerre'
TO, of the Legislature Of tina, State. haV,
also received from the Governors OF tn
States of fkansas aud Alabama, resolu
iions OF The legislatures of those States, up
proving the outrage committed on the a
gent OF Massachusetts, aud from the Go
venor OF Connecticut, resolutions OF tina
State, declaring that the act Of South Car
olina is "a palpabIe and dangerous viola
lion of the national compact" shall
hereafter transmit these papers, with 9th
ers on various subjects, received from tn,
Executives of o!her States, for the use o
The General Assembly.
have made this special reference to
the proceedings of South Carolina, for The
purpose of bringing them into immediate
connection with the kindred subject &c
which have,at some length, invited your
attention, and Of submitting to yon the pro-
prie,y and duty of a full consideration OIL
these extraordinary proceedings, und an
expression of the sense entertained by The
General Assembly of this State, of their
true character and tendency. 1t would
seem evident that the Union cannot be
maintained, if peaceable attempts to appeal
to the appropriate judicial tribunal for the
settlement ofgrea, constitutional questions,
involving the relative rights of the Safes,
are 10 De put down by mob violence, aud
The added sanction of Legislative authority.
1t IS worthy of remark, that UPON an
attempt by South Carolina, to enforce the
same laws against coored British subjects
and the remonstrance of the British gov
ernment TO that of the united States, South
Carolina dess,ed and vet she vigorously
enforces them agans. one of her sister
States and adds the extreme aggravaion
of rudeIy expeling from her territory an
agent OF that State, rather than allow him
a residence long enough to perfect the pro-
cess OF submitting the question of differ
ence 10 The decision Of The constitutional
tribunal.
Several of the slave States, it is under
stood, have laws on this subject, similar TO
those of South Carolina. Their enforce.
Tent ih Louisiana induced the Legislature
OF Massachusetts TO send an agent 10 that
Stale for The purpose of institu,iog
aImllar process, who was also driven from
ihe State by threats of mob violence.
Ii slavery cannot exist without the pro.
lection which such an exemption from
constitutional law will give it, then it is
evident that slavery and The constitution
are at irreconcilabe variance. Massa>
ehuse!Is has forborne TO retalille, and con
tented herself for the present. with SOL
emn protest and appeal to the world and
impartial posterity, against these ac.s-
But 1t Is unreasonable to suppose that
there will be no limit 10 torbcarance; or
tina, the Union can always withstand the
power Of such attempts to rend it asunder.
The question of protection TO labor, in
Its otherwise ruinous competition with the
starved and cheapened labor OF other coun.
tries, continues to be one Of undiminished
interes'. Indeed its interest has Increased
as Efforts TO give ascendency 10 free trade
principles have become more active and
systematic OF the existence of such ac>
t!viv and system, We have bu, TOO conclu-
sve evidence, in al! the indications, off.
cal and semi ofi;lal, OF the new admins.
tratlon. IL is given out, in ways not TO
b. misunderstood that the head of the f.
Dancia department, is industriousiy engag.
ed in maturing plan for reducing he
tariff 10 the ''revenue standard" What |
that standard is ia the opinion of the !
school of political economists 10 which he
Secretary belongs, may be gathered from
a very elaborate report Of the committee
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resentatives, al the first session OF The 20 h |
Congress, in which it was declared, that
Every duly is 10 be considered and is
properly denomiualed, a revenue duly, the
rate OF which yields The largest amount of
revenue from the Importation of the ari>
Gle upon which it is imposed aud every
duty is to be considered and is properly !
denominated, a protective duty, the rate Of !,
which is so high as TO diminish The d.
mount OF revenue derived from the impor
taions OF the article upon which it is lm-
posed, and the rates of which require TO
be reduced; 10 increase the revenue And
when given amount of revenue is desi.-
ed to b. raised upon any given article Of
importation, the committee regard The lou.
est rate Of duty which will effect the result
as the true and legitimate rerenue duty"
The committee add-"The protection az
forded. under revenue tariff thus defined,
they would denominate incidental. Tue
protection afforded by protective tariff,
according 10 the same defaiton, is direc,
end positlve--operates 10 diminish or de-
eroy the revenue, and constitutes an exer-
else ofthe power to lay and collect duties,
entirely indefensible in principle and poll
icy."
Il thus appears that "lirect and positive
protection, that is, protection which has
the effect to diminish revenue from any
given article, is entirely "iodefensibie in
principle aud poicy"-,he only aiiowa.
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