The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1856-06-05

habitually falling into the House Of Repre-.
sentatives. This was deeply felt both in
lS0l and 1924, and came near producing
n conyulsion; and, if repeated often. does
any man who has read history believe that
this Republic could last!
Now, n few words rs TO the time and
The peculiar state Of the country in which
we are called on to act at this juncture in
in our affairs Heretofore there might
have been some cause of apprehension on
the part of South Carolina, for fear she
may have been betrayed, or ubjustiy
dealt with in the Conventions. The South
had for years great grievances TO complain
OF, and there might have been danger
that The candidates chosen might lean too
much towards what had been done by Gov
ernment, rather than 10 alleviate our wrongs
and grievances. We complained of the
operation Of All unconstitutional Bank Of
the United States, aud of tariff for pro
lection connected with it; and, also, of an en-
larged and systematic system ofexpenditufes OF
IN internal improvements, appropriated on
canals and great national roads. These were
all branches Of the same system; and during
the operation of the United States Bank
from 1916 TO 1896, in round numbers about
, SiOO,0O0,0O0 of money was collected In
the shape OF revenue, 100000, 600 Of which
was practically paid South of the Poto.
mac, and out 0! the 100000, 900 disbursed
by Government during that period at least
S3OO,0O0,000 were discussed North Of the
Potomac; and as they received S20o,ooO,-
600 moro than they actually paid and we
received only SI00,000,o0o III disburse-
mcnt and Of course lost 100000, 900.
IheTe Is no question upon earth but that
the fiscal action of the Government, during
that period, affected the distribution OF
wealth 10 that amount ii this Confederacy.
We felt it deeply. The conflict that these
things produced created alienation and
doubt, and forced is 10 iook rather TO local
organization for protection than TO nation
al combinations Us to the chief offices.
An Issue was produced in tLese violent
conflicts, and State interposition forced the
Government 10 repeal an odious tariff act
few weeks before the day it was fixed
for 1t TO 90 into operation i'll 1888. This
commenced to stop the partial and unjust
sources OF supply for corrupt and unjust
bank to operate upon in its fiscal action,
and then Cen. Jackson nobly and glorious
ly destroyed the bank itself. This State
produced an issue that caused the Govern
ment to pause, and forced full discussion
OF the unjust measure in the public mind,
which ended 10 a certain extent in its over
throw; and Gen. Jackson destroyed the 9th.
er corrupt branch of the system, aud gave a
decided shock to local and partial internal
Improvements. Then Immediately after
wards, in 1886, sprang up those other
movements upon our local institutions.
They took the place in public excitement
OF the tariff, bank and interngl improve
nentS. The North had used them To- gov.
crn the South, and now use Addition foa
the same purposes. This unholy and un.
halIowel combination between base ambi-
tom and foul faualciSm, the designing and
unpFncPled use for the purpose ofcreating
= majority TO rule the South. Il is more n
question Of power with them than of con.
science. la this contest We llbored under
great Disadvantages. One of the leading
Southern States committed smpendous
b.undcr in the ordinance of l7s7, and ihen
we had forced on us the Missouri ComDro.
mise Of 1920. This gave the North ;he
right 70 acquire States, and colonize south
OF Sc deg. 81 min. latitude but prohibi
TED US from going moth Of that line
South OF il was left 10 the settlers to choose
slavery OF not, and North We had no choice
Il wa, an infamous and lesradng diS,inc.
ton. It was substituting n single aw
passed by majority in Congress for the
Constitution, and attempting TO give il all
the socmujty Of an amendment to the Fede
ral compact: And If they could thus add
90 our amend the instrument in one in
stance, they could in another, and thus the
compac, itself would be in the hands Of 2
simple majority in Congress, instead of in
the baud, Of the State who made il. The
organic law Of this Confederacy was madc
+ 10y tiree-fourlhs of the States, and they
! alone can add TO or take from it. There
=. Is no human tribunal can do it hu: them
, and the country will sink down into III,
mbecility Of slaves if they submit 10 any
t ihlng short Of that These were our ditli
, cuIies. And that pnrt Of tho Consti;u
! ton which eujoinS tho rendition oc fugi
tives from labor had become obsolete
, Kentucky, Virginia and Maryland felt the
7 grievance too heavy TO lie borne. Now
> how stand the great issues! True, We
haze beer wroHged. deeply wrongeu IN
p the past history OF the Government, ant
, feel now the bur,hens Of aa unnecessary
3 amount Of revenue too heavy. But as Ia
3 f,ff embracing the principles Of free trade
or a, least abo.ishjug specifics and mini
. mum-, has been put into operation by thC
Government; The Democratic party, in il
triumph, broke down the infamous tarf
Of 1912. with it, speciis and minimum du
ties expressly Tor protection, and passed
the tariff Of 1916, with lis at roiors11 as
substitute True, the al rJloyCm is entire
ly too high, and tho reveuae beyond nj
that is necessary, aud The heavy disbarse
S mentS ave corrnpuug, and ought to be re
b d0ced. But the vital principle Of protec
ton, specifics and miuimuns, is DESTROYED
They grow up from the tariff Of 1856 an,