New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-12
MULTIPLICATION.

MULTIPLICATION.
II "a n sngcestiye circumstance that the Ia
mons South Carolina Notification ordinance OF
1879 followed, like the present secession move
ments immediately upon Presidential election.
II was adopted on the oath of November, within
a fortnight after the reelection OF Gen. JACKSON
by n Convention called for that purpose, by an
act of the Legislature passed at special session.
This ordinance, after setting forth in pream-
ble that under color of laying duties and I'M
posts on foreign imports, Congress had passed
certain acts really intended for the protection
of domestic manufactures, and, in 80 dong, had
exceeded its Just powers, proceeds to declare oil
such acts and especially the Tariff acts OF 1923
and 1882, null, void, and no law" and not
binding on the officers or citizens OF South Car
DINA. All bonds given, to be given, for duties,
under those acts. were declared void, and also
all legal proceedings commenced or to be COM
menced for their collection. 1t was further
made the duty of the Legislature to adopt
all such measures as might be necessary
to give effect to the ordinance and to
prevent after the LIST of February following, the
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nullifed. No appeal was to be allowed from the
State Courts to the Supreme Court OF the
United States in any case in which the validity
of the ordinance should be drawn in question.
All State officers were required to take on oath
TO support the ordinance and the acts OF the
Legislature passed in pursuance of it, and all
citizens were enjoned to give their aid in carry
ing such laws into effect.
The ordinance further declared that any at
tempt on the part of the Government OF the
United States to reduce the State to obedience,
or the passage of any act of Congress authorz-
ing the employment of military or naval force
against the State, or closing the ports, or OBJ
structing the commerce of South Carolina or
otherwise intended to enforce the nulliied acts,
would be considered as inconsistent with the fur-
ther continuance of South Carolina in the Union,
and that, considering them absolyed from all fur
ther obligation to maintain their pohflca' con-
uection with the people of the other States, they
would forthwith proceed to organize separate
Government and to assume entire independence.
This ordinance reached Washington simultane-
ously with the meeting of Congress. The President
briefly alluded to it in his annual message, prom
ising q special message, should the persistence of
South Carolina render it necessary to appeal to
Congress for additional powers. Meanwhile, on
the 10th of December he issued his famous proc
lamatiOn, in which he argued the question with
the Nullfers on Constitutional grounds; adj
ured the people of South Carolina not to be
ed BY demagogues to their destruction; held out
o modification of the tariff as the probable re-
suit of the approaching extinguishment of the
public debt, and expressed his determination to
execute the laws, and to sustain the Union
This proclamation did not seem to produce
much effect on the nullifers. The South Caro-
lima Legislature proceeded to pass acts to carry
the ordinance into effect and to organize forces
to the extent of 10000 volunteers, and provide
military means for resisting any exercise of force
on the part of the United States. Early in JAN
uary, President Jackson sent message TO Congress
setting forth these facts. In consequence of this
message and the recommendations contained in
il, Congress proceeded TO pass an act commonly
known as THE Force bill" This bill authorized
the President, whenever, i'll consequence of I'm
lawful combinations and distractions in any col
lection district, it became impraccable to collect
the revenue in the ordinary way, to remove the
CustOm-House to some secure place within the
District, either on land or on board
vessel, at which all ships arriving should be
detained till the duties were paid, and to employ
the land and naval forces of the United States, or
the militia, TO repel any attack upon the Gus
tOm-HOuse so established, or any attempt to
interrupt the officers in the discharge of their
duties also, restricting to the Courts of the
United States any suits in relation to anything
done under this law, and authorizing the Presi-
dent to employ the forces of the United States
to uphold those Courts in the exclusive exercise
Of this authority
Things looked for little while exceedingly
squally We had az much speechifying, volun-
teering cockade mounting, and as many rumors
Of foreign aid then az now. The whole thing,
however soon proved q mere bubble. The pulli-
fers took advantage of the passage Of the CON-
promise tariff to back out of their false position,
and luckily for that time any collision with the
General Government was prevented.
The Harbor Commissioners have recently dis