The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-07-30
From me Raietph Rssiste-

Ia November 1889 South Carolina, in so.
10 ma Convention, passed her celebrated Or.
dinance. nuiHfying the Tariff laws. This
Ordnance declared rs follows, VIZ:
And we the People of South Cnrolina, TO
the end that u may he fully understood by The
Government of the States. and the People Of
the Co States, that We are Determined 10
naintaio, this our Ordinance and declaration,
a, every hazard do further deciare that ire
will not submit 10 me application Of force on
the part Of the FEDERAL Gorrnmenf, to reduce
sh,s State to obedience. but that We will con
.,der the passage by Congress, Of any act
authorizing the employ men, Of a military or
naval force, against the ) ate Of South Caro-.
Ina, her constitutional authorities or cliIzens,
OF any ACT nholtshing OF closing the ports Of
lh. State, &c ,as inr cas'asnf uiih The longer
continuance Of South Carolina IN me Ua'on,
and tie people Of ihi. STATE riH fhcne'fOrfh
hold hsmeires absoirtd from oil further Oh
hgahon 10 mainia,n and rrt,srre her poi,h
col eonnerion Nth hhe people Of The other
States, and uiH forthrth proc,.d 10 creon
i,s separate gorernmenf and do oil other
act and hiass Hh,eh sorsrs'gn and 'Hd'Pe1'
dent States may of risht do
Here there was an open and bold declsra.
lion on the part OF South Carolina o! her dc.
termination 10 srcEpr, II Congress attempted
to force the Revenue Law within her borders.
THIS Ordinance vas promptly met BY Tbs
Proclamation of Gen jackson, OF date Dec.
IL, i-32, ~ which uullhcAlion and secession
i
ded wha, Is termed the Modification Message
OF Gen. Jackson 10 Congress, OF date Janua.
~ l6 1888, IN which, after dIsspprov,ng IN
the strongest terms tho doctrines OF the Or
dnsnce, both secession ard ratification, he
declares his determination TO execute the
the laws, IN fufIment Of the sacred obliga.
tons of his cath aud the requirements Of the
Constitution. What followed We ask the
very mi,e and consistent Editor Of the Stan.
dafd," rhat feiiored1 How a brief slate.
meHi OF facts can put to shame IN. dsma
gogues of the ID mocratic Party, who nov
profess to be horrlhed a, the very idea Of
using force against a sovereign State.
We beg attention 10 the facts.
Bill Was introduced IN the Senate pa-
cling the whole Military and Naval force OF
the country at the disposition of the Presi.
dent, TO execute The laws 10 other words 10
be used against South Carolina should she
attempt to carry Out her Ordinance either
under The claim Of right 10 noIi,fy or tctds.
/ 1t was denominsied "the Fore Bill. II
was discussed at much length, the leading
political friends Of the Administration advo.
eating i, with much zeal. i passed tina, DO.
4 dy By a vote Of 80 to /. Amones, the De.
mocfais who voted for IT we're Dallas Vice
President during Mr.. Polk's administration,
and great favofite Of the Standard, y
I Forsyth. {Secretary Of State under Gen.
Jackson Wright, Of New York. tihe very
embodiment al Democracy, their Cato whom
they delighted 10 honor,) Grundy, attorney
General under Van Butens administration, J
DckIoeon, (Secfetafy Of the Navy under
Jack.on's adminisiration) Wilkins, Hill,
White, and others. The only vote pr,en
against this Bill, which the STANDARD now
regards as tytanical and bloody edlc', was
poor, dtspsed, formken, John TyIofs He
was The only friend Of State Rights and
Sovereignty > then to be found, 10 the Sen.
ate, With nerve enough to stand up boldly
against the mandates of the Hero Of New Or.
leans Let II he borne IN mind also that
Van Bnren was then Vice President. Ed
ward Livingston was Secretary Of Safe.
Louis McLane was Secretary Of tho Treasu.
~. Lewis Cs", (the very Identical one Tho
was voted for by these same seeding Demo
Gratis al the last eleclion) was Secretary Of