The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-12-16

one, the cotton market was depressed, and
when the tariff was low one, the price of
cotton was raised. He argued that by re-
pealing the tariff and raising revenues by
direct taxation, the Southern merchant could
obtain and sell goods as cheaply as the
Northern merchant, for the foreign manu-
facturer would bring his goods to the South
ern ports to exchange for Southern products,
and the country would be relieved from the
support of the $500 officials now engaged
in collecting the revenue at an average an
nual salary of 5000 each; Congress would
be more economical of the public money, in
appropriations, as the rich and influential
would be averse to taxing themselves.
lie said that up to 1910, the South was q
unit in favor of free trade, or at least low
tariff bat at that time was led to support
the opponent of Van Buren, and swallow
the bank, tariff internal improvements and
all, because the States Rights party had
taken a grudge against jackson and Cal
houn, as his right hand men. lie was for
the repeal Of the tariff and for direct taxa
ton.
Mr.. Swan, of Tennessee, offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That this Convention would
deem it wise Legislation on the part of South
crn and Southwestern States to require that
all bonds issued by the States themselves.
or by counties. cities and incorporated
companies, shall be payable, the principal
and the interest accruin9 thereon, at some
place within said States.
On motion of Mr. G.. w. Cutter. of Va,
the President was instructed to appoint
committee of one from each State represent
ed, to ascertain the amount of foreign goods
imported into and consumed by the South
crn States; the amount of the public debt
of each Southcn State. discriminating be-
ern States and of citizens of the South; the
amount Southern States are tributary to the
Northern States by way of revenue and in
tcrcst on the public debt-the committee to
sit during the recess, and to report at the
next meeting of the convention.
II. G.. Dean, of Va, submitted the fol-
lowing resolutions:
] Rcyo,rcd, That the education ofSouth-
crn youth in Northern seminaries is to be
strongly deprecated as Unnecessary, i'm
polite, and having Il tendency to faint their
minds with Gisluyalty to the South.
> Rcsoired, That the people of the South
owe 1t t. themselves ana their interest to
give thciT patronage 10 southern Journals
tbn ,xcI,,.ion IF tLc issncS of tbc Tortbnrn
prcs..
3 Rc>olccd, That the Southern manufac-
turerS deserve and should receive encour-
aGcmcht from southern people by beng
rrrl''rtu TO All oIntIs' whenever thGlr pro
+ pIs,y.rJ ,TLat l,,r r,iIrnadi sLonId -
far ~ practicable he constructed bv South-
crn labor and couinpcd with the prnduct of
Southern manufacturers.
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" ilI''IIl DE- """iuo"' u ""'' PreSen'eo
the following resolution
Rc<oIrcd, That our representatives in
Congress be requested to use their best eff
forts to procure the rcrseal of the tariff.
> Rfolred. That our representatives in
CONGRESS. be requested to use their best eff
forts to procure a rcpeaI of all the laws IN
t,.rdictincr fine African slave trade. as also
to procure Il treaty to be made. which will
secure the delivery of fugitive slaves bv the
authorities of Canada upon the demand of
their owners.
On motion of Mr. Harrison, of Va, the
preceding resolutions were laid upon the
table.
MT Cham0.iSS' OF Na'' offered the Hollow
ing resolutions winch was referred to the
committee on business
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