The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1856-06-06


t",S hhon; SO, 100000 Of money was
collected; il: IL shape Of revenue, $500
oVo,0"C. "; wi" WAS lrac'irall, rai!
South ii He. Potomac, ana oHt ct The
S.Oo,OUu, ,0lO ,!iolrrS"d iv Government dit
ring that period at ic:$i :>3O0,ODO, ,OoN. were
,!isb,rsyL NnrtI! 81 the Potomac; and ,S
they received $,@'",uO0, 900 more than :cv
ACTUALLY paid, and VIC received only 800
"no,OCG IN disbursement, and oi course
lost :1n0. 0.~'n.nj:i. There is no Question
upon car.h !,u that the fiscal action OF tho.
Govcrninetit," d;:i;n4 That period, affected
the Ii,triRution o! Wealth t" tiat an!oD;nt in
Ibis C.,listdcrarv. We f.l, it deeply. The
conflicts thai :!.cse things produced created
alienation :!'''l doubt. and force! us to look
satlcr 10 'oca; organization ior protection,
s9lHn TO national combinations as 10 the
clicf Offices.
An isSl'c WA, produced in these yiolcn;
conflicts, ana State in!crposi,ion forced the
Government 10 repeal an odious tariff act
:. few weeks before The day it was fixed for
i to =" into. operation in 1883. This com
nclr"d 10 Stop III" partial and unjust so,il-
v"s OF supply 10Y; currup! and unjust Lank
t" "j'rlltc n'ou il, lis ii;cal action. ami then
Gen. .iack>", n"i!v and %!orinus!v DESTROYED
lie bank Itself. This State produced an
i:,sc that c;uac,i tIiu Government TO ;r,,s,.,
AND forced /" 'u! discussion of the un;;,s;
measure in Tic ,u,,iic mind, wi,icl. ended
to Il certain cA!rnt in lis overthrow: and
Gen. Jackson destroyed tie other corrupt
l,rA'ic!l Of III" system, and gave Il decided
stock I" local and partial Internal improve
,ncilts. Then immediately afterwards. in
1886, sprung up ti!"s" other movements ui,on
or local institutions. They took The ,,la:c IN
publ; c:;c!:>:nci.: o! The ta:i;i, bank and
lntc:n;;i Improvements. The Nortl. had used
thcn, TO govern :!lo South, a,ul now use
Abolition tnr ;,2 same purpose. This un-
holy and unIlaIlnw"l combination between
base ambition ;n, foul f;,natcsm. the de-
signing ''rl nnprl'cpled use for the pu.n~e
Of creating a majority to rulc Tic South.
1t is more f." question of power with them
than o? conscience. In this contest
we i;'a!T"1 nn'!c; Great disadvantages.
tnc rf the leading Southern States com.
mlttcd a *tiiict,.Un;.' hlun,!cr in the orlin-
ance 0: 1877, and then We had forcc.i ON
lis tue Missouri Compromise O.: 1890. This
gave the North t!H right to acquire States.
and coloni::c S"ut,l Of SO 'lc" 50 minutes
latitude, hut prohibited It's from gvin" North
OF tic llH". South Of it was lei; to the SET
tiers to choose SLAYER or not and Nortl,
we had no rit";cc. 1t WAS an infamous aud
degrading distinction. 1t WIS suls,i,.,;nr
sing law pasSr'! by :, majority in Con-
grc%s :ur the Constitution, and r;.cmp,iur
to give Il all the solcnnity o,' I'M amend
mcnt to the Federal compact. Arl if they
could thus add 10 or amend the instrument
III one instance: tlcv could in another, and
thus the compact itself would b. in the
hands o' :: :;lnp.c M; joriiy in Congress
instead 0! in tic hands Of the State who
e-acy Wa .tiS HIATT 'Efy'cf ~ cfieSsii5ur'IS ii5 q the
States, and they alone can add 10 or take
from it. There is no human tribunal ca,,
do it but them ::ani the country will sink
down INTO the i'nbeciIity ioi .lavc*, If they
submit 10 anything short of that. These
were our difficulties And that par; of the
Constitution Which cnioins the rendition OF
ingltivcs from labor, had BECOME Obsolete
kentucky, Virginia and Maryland felt ,lu.
grievance too heavy to he borne. Now.
how stands the great issues? True, VIC
have been wEongcd, deeply wrongcd in the
past history Of the Government, and feel
now the blirlens of an unnecessary a,;,ouo.
OF revenue too heavy. I;nt a tariff. cr,bra-
eng The principles Of free trade. or at least
aboilshlnG specifics and lnin;mums, has
bee been put into operation by the Government.
Inc Democratic party, in its triumph. broke
down the infamous tariff of 1912. with its
specific and minimum duties, expressly for
protection, and passed the tariff of ls4G,
with its aa !.alorem as a.substitutc. True
the ut aalorem is entirely too:liuh, and
the revenue bcyoud all that is necessary.
and the heavyfdisbursements, arc corrupt
ing. and ought to be reduced. but The
vital principle of protection, specifies and
m'n;mums, is destroyed. They grew up from
the larllf OF 1916 and became ;hc center
OF existence to protective tarif::anothcr
corrupt branch Of the system Bank, is
destroyed, and the Cumberland road. with
canals, was the centre Of tic corrurt system
o internal improvements. 1t is now abau-
1ohed, and there has been no appropriation
Tor 1t SINCE 1887. The great issues arc now
changed. A Southern Senator. Mr. N,sou
from Virginia, pcnncd the fugitive slave
law % enforce the Constitution on that
point: a Northwestern Senator from n
non-slavcl'olding State introduced and car
fled trIumphant]y by the force of his genius
tle repeal OF the Missouri restriction. The
North now complains Of grievances. They
demand the restoration Of this Missouri line
the repeal of. the fugitive slave law.
ihcy demand the abolition of slavery in
the District of Columbia-and the rceuIa-
ton OF the slave Trade hotwao, ,Lo ctota.