The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-09-23
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PhatS4H1,J eHuorSeu TIE views OF
South Carolina in 1923, and Joined
her in occupyingsthc platform. Of the
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions Of
18oS-9. But they entreated, for.si
bearance in any extreme measure 81 Z
resistance. They contemplated, re. .
dress by the operation Of means short
of those approved by majority ofs
the people Of this State. That ma.s
jority proceeded notwithstanding. -
They nulli6ed two Tariff acts in
November 1882; butsoon, thereafterS
a Bill was introduced, with the sane,
tion of Mr.. Calhoun, to modify the
Tariff laws; by general understanding
in South Carolina,gn case, under tho
ordinance Of nullifcation, was to abe
made, pending that measure. II waa
passed and approved early in 1888.
and produced a revocation ofour first
ordinance of qualification. But it
was accompanied by severe and in,
flamlnatory sting, the "Force Bill..,'ssg
When that bitter measure, which
lived out the term prescribed for ii,
recording an imperial Executive man.
date, was presented to the Senator's
of the United States, those of.sour CO,
States, whose advice we had rejected.
were found waiting. (with scarcely
an exception ) in the extremity.-s
Why? That, in nv opinion. is "a
pregnant question now. have ever
believed that our disappointment, and
the cool Indifference Of our co. STATES.
we're due, mainly, to our own precip,
itation in driving into measure, not
understood or approved, bys the peo.
pie clseWhere-by our. too crednlous$
reliance for the sense Of the people;
upon resolutions ofLegislatures, of not
authorized to speak for them on The
point, and Whicl, thses. 81 oll soalss'
not tlerefore redeem bys ' soo much,
reliance ,iIior tic doc r:ries Il ansa! pfs,s
fessi5fss of Il q IS 81 iti,4::
UT s,iiiSh & s,ss
ouf to be besapccryphai--- ,en pledges ],
under anonymous signatures, g to die:
with lis i'll the last ditch. we were
hurried on thus, and not q little. also.
by the heat, (and intense it was,1
generated bya collision among our.
selves. We forgot to profit bysshe.
profound commentary, which Ne
might have derived from the patient.
preserving, diligent education Of the
mass by our ancestors of the revolu.
ton, which had been happily express
ed, more than once, by John Adams
the elder, to this effect that he un-
dcrstood little Of the American Reyo-
luton, who supposed that it consisted
IN the Declaration of Independence
and the hghtirg tha, followed, since
it had, long before been achieved .si.
the hearts Of the people.' Where tho
Will OF The mass must control, where
the power of the mass is necessary.
to sustain the attempt at . great or,
ganic change iu political Institutions
by means regular, or by Revolution,
save that pointed out by John Adams
the elder. This all.sutficient founda-
ton, the nullifcrs verify thought they
had secured, if, contrary to their
theory and expectations they were
driven to the field. They finally re-
solved to resent blow for blow with,
Quit; and l have no manner Of doubt
they would have borne themselves
gallantly, in the emergency. Happi,
ly, as felt, (and / think Ibid NOT
differ in this particular from many
others the very extremity uaa.
avoided; otherwise, what ours cob
leagues would have done,y Icaas,ok
pronounce. But it is solemn and
monrntul history, that. either by: our 4
fault or by theirs, they did not arrest
or try to arrest, through their Repre-,
sentation in Congress, d deliberate
preparation to drive usto tho wall
though the cannon and the command
er were ready for the work in the
harbor of Charleston. can refer
tins to nothing else, butssa5 conviction
that their constituents were not With
us. Let us not again make tho like
mistake, where the occasion is Still
more momentms, where the common
interest is still stronger, where We
need the constituency, and not the
agents merely; and while the work
seems TO be in progress, that shalt
ultimately achieve Revolution sin
the hearts Of the pcoplc," 4
8. have other reas ns that lead
me to distrust separate action, as it
is proposed for the pusposeof obtain,
ing CO operation. Araong them ia
this: suppose us To have established
o separate nationality free from all
alliance; supposea q President installed
at SIS, 600 a year, and four Secrsta,
ries at$50, 900 ayear, (the prcscrip.
ton, ! believe, Of a seeding and pop.
ular pamphletecr,) conceive all tho