Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-01-22

And it is further ordained, That it shall not be
lawful Tor any OF the constituted authorities whether Of
this State Of the United States. TO enforce The paw
ment Of duties imposed by the said within the IL
ms Of this State, &c
Ind it rs further ordained That in no case Of law
or equity decided in the courts of this State wherein
shall be drawn question the authority of this ordinance
or the validity OF such act acts of the Legislature as
may be passed Tor the purpose OF giving effect thereto
or the validity OF the Aforesaid acts nt Congress jmpos-
ing duties shall any appeal be taken or allowed TO the
Supreme Court OF the United States nor shall any copy
OF the record be permitted allowed for that purpose
ana II any such appeal shall be attempted to be taken,
the courts OF this State shall proceed execute and en-
force their Judgments according the laws and usa
OF the State, without reference such ATTEMPTED appeal
and the person persons attempting to take such an.
peal may be dealt with as for contempt o! the court
&c.
And we, the people of South Carolina, to the end
that may be fully understood, by the Government of
the United States, and the people Of the States thai
we are determined to maintain this ordinance and
declaration at every hazard DO further declare That
we will not submit to the application of force on the
part o. he federal Government to reduce this State
10 ooedence but that we will consider the passage by
Congress any act authorizing the employment of
military or naval force against the State of South Ca
foina, her constituted authorities citizens or any
ACT aoolishng or closing the ports of this State or any
OIL then or otherwise obsructng the free ingress and
egress OF vessels to and from the said ports or any
other act on the part of the Federal Government TO
coerce the state. shut up her ports destroy or harass
er commerce. orto enforce the acts hereby declared to
be null and void otherwise than through the civil ri-
ouhals OF the country as inconsistent with the longer
continuance OF South Carolina in the Union and that
the people of this State will thencetor hold themselves
aosolved from all further obligation to maintain or pre-
serve lhelr political conneX it'll the people of the
other States, and will forthwith proceed to organize
separate Government and do all other acts and things
which sovereign and independent States may of right
do.
Done in Convention at Columbia, the 9th day of No
Venber IN the year OF our Lord 1892 and in the fit
1y-seventh year OF the Declaration of the Indepeu-
dence OF the United States OF America.
JAMES HAMILTON, Jr
President of The Conrention.
The grounds on which this proceeding are placed
IN the Preamble Of the Ordinance, are as the reader
Will perceive, that certain acts had been passed BY
congress to lay duties on foreign imports, which.
though not denied be for purposes of revenue also
made Determinations in those duties tnporable to
home manufactures and products, and were therefore
unconstitutional &c.
Now, in the first place, the power oflayne and col
Letting taxes, duties, mpos,s and excuses, is entirely
and exclusively vested in Congress, and is therefore
wholly beyond tine control OF any State Government
And, in the place. so far from the laying oftaxes
orlmposs with a view to the protection of manufac-
lures being against the intention Of the Constitution
that object, incidental taxation was distinctly re-
cognised at the First Congress under the Constitution
Tot which a number ofhe trainers OF the Constituted
were leading members) in the first legislative act passed
by that body, entitled can act for laying duty on
goods wares and merchandise mportedinto the Uni
ted States. For thus ran the Preamble OF that act:
"Whereas it is necessary for the support of Govern
ment, tor the discharge oil the debts OF the United States
and the encouragement and protection Of manufac-
tures, that duties be laid on goods, wares, and
chandise imported Be it enacted &c.
Il is fact, established by the official record that
though some doubt expressed by or more mem
bers of the expedency OF duties tor protection yet no
motion was made in Congress to strike amend
this preamble nor, the passage Of the b eeith this
preamble does there appear Il have been dissenting
vote The yeas and nays even were not taken upon it.
The Notification Ordnance took what effect it could
without bringing conflict with the Military or Naval
forces OF the United States placed reserve to protect
the Revenue Officers of the United States in the dis
charge OF their duties NJ lost happily, through the pru-
dence and discretion of the Commander of the United
States forces then that station, Major General Sco
collision actually occurred between the authorities Of
the General and State Governments during the existence
of the Ordinance the satute-book of the State lit
having had effective existence regarded its ayow-
ed object, any where else.)
Congress having been in session pending this state of
things, and having passed general law in which some
othe duties modified, and having at the same time
passed act further to provide for the collection of
duties calculated to meet and defeat the process of
Qualification, the Convention OF South Carolina be-
ing again called together, rer0ked the act of Nullifi-
cation by the following Ordinance
AN ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS the Congress of the United States by an
act recently passed has provided for such reduction
and modification oil the duties upon foreign imports as
will ultimately reduce them to the revenue standard
and provides that shall be raised than
may be necessary to deay the economical expenses of
the Government;
1t is therefore declared and Ordaiaed, That the or
dnance adopted by this Convention on the oath day of
November last entitled "An ordinance to nuIlify
tain acts OF the Congress OF the United States, purpor
ing to be laws laying duty the importation OF TO-
reign commodities and all acts passed by the General
Assembly OF this State 10 pursuance thereof; be hence
forth deemed and held to haze no force effect Pr
rided Ihathe act entitled IAN further TO alter aud
amend the militia laws oil this State passed by the
General Assembly OF this State the Goth day OF De-
cember, 1892 shall remain in force until il shall be
pealea or modified by the Legislature.
Done at Columbia, the 18Th day of March in The wear
OF our Lord 1888 and in the hy-seventh year of the
sovereignty and indepen enoe Of the United States Of
America. ROBERT Y. HAYNE,
President of the Concention.
Isaac w. HAYNG Clerk.
Three days after passing this Ordinance, the same
Convention passed another, by the title OF can Ordr
nance to nuly act of The Congress OF the United
States emitted An act TO provide Tor the collection
OF duties or Imports commonly called the Force
Bill"
Upon this pair of Ordinances the remark is almost
too obvious to be made that the first OF them does not
pretend that Congress had renquisEed the cla i'm
OF power to lay duties for the protection OF home indus
try as well as for revenue which The main alega-
ton against the action OF Congress by the Ordinance of
Notification, and that the second Of them being pass
ed alter the original Ordnance had been revoked and
had lett nothing TOR the Force BIZ 10 actupon, amour
ted to Just nothing at all,
Our younger friends will, from this brief history of
Notification, learn that the late call OF Southern
Congress not he first time that South Carolina has
attempted Secede from the Unon and that it is not
upon any ground then taken by that State that she
calls upon other Southern States TO range them
selves under the banner of Dsunion, which she has
thrown to the breeze.
Having passed Point Notification, we must call a
haior the present. In another days journey shall
complete our review ot"The Past"
PHILOSOPHY OF BRANDRETHS VEGE-
TABLE PlLlS.-When the theory of the circula-
ton OF the blood established the secret springs of
vitality were then partially exposed to our view We