New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-27
THE SECESSION MOVEMENT,
IN SOVEREIGNTY or soUTH CAROLINA


gsoPLE or THE sI.WEnoLDNG STATES or
TIRE UNITED STATES.
Asnow seyen,y-three yeSTe since The union between
tse DATED States made by the Constitution Of the
United States. During this period their advance IN
wealth, prosperity, and power has been with scarcely
parale in the history OF the world The great object
ID their union was external defense from The sggresso''s
Of more powerful nations; now complete, from their
sre progress in mower thry-one millions Of people,
win q commerce and navigation Which explores every
ss and Of agricultural productions which necessary
10 every civilized people, command the friendship of the
world But unfortunately, internal peace has not
grown with our external prosperity. Discomfort and
contention have moved IN the bosom Of the Coniederacy
tpr the hst thiny-fve years. During this time South
Carolina has twice called her people together in solemn
convention 10 take into consideration the aggreSions
pDd unconstitutional wrongs perpetaed by the people
1T e North the people OF the South. These wrongs
were submitted by The people OF The South under the
Aeye and expectation that they woald be final. Bot
ese bOpes and expectations have proved 10 be void
Instead Of being Incentives 10 forbearanee our sbms
son has only ins,igated 70 iornp OK a9ressiOns
and outrage and South Carolina, again assembling her
eeorie in convention, has this day Dissolved her con-
peesion with the States constituting the United
skates.
The one great evil from which all other evils have
bswed is The overthrow Of the Constitution Of the
United States. The Government Of the United States
n no iOnger the government Of a confederate republic,
Aut Of consolidated democracy 1t isno longer free
government, but q despo,ism. 1t IF, IN fact, such
government as Great Britain attempted 70 set over our
fathers, and which wac resisted and defeated by
seyen years struggle for independence.
The revolution of 1776 turned upon one great princl-
ps self-goyernment and selftaxaon, the criterion Of
ssh-goyernment Where the interests OF two people
united together under Government sre different,
each must have the power 70 protect ts Interests by
the organization of the Government or they cannot be
tee The interests Of Great Britain ami Of the COLO
mes were different and antagonistic. Great Britain
mas DESTROYS of carrying cut the policy Of all nations
award their colonies Of making them tributary TO their
wealth and power She had vast and complicated rea-
aSsns with the whole world. Her policy toward her
Eerth American colonies 70 identify them with
her IN all there complicated relations and TO make
xen bear in with the rest Of the empire, the
fn burden Of her obligations and necessities She had
a vast public debt; che had European Pohcy and an
Asatie policy which had occasioned the accumulation
s her public Gehi, and which kept her IN continual
-xzrs The North American colonies saw their inter-
xxAs political and commercial, sacrifices by such
policy. Their interests required that they should not
10 identified with the burdens and wars OF the mother
aosntry They had been settled under charters which
gave them self-government, al least 50 far as their
property was concerned They had taxed themselves,
and had never been taxed by the Government of Great
Britain. To make them part Of a consolidated en-
vie the Parliament of Great Britain determined 10
same the power Of egsating for the colonies in all
snsses whatsoever Our ancestors resisted the preen.
Hon. They refused 10 DC part % Inc ConsOluhteO
government of Great Britain.
The Southern States now stand exactly in the same
position toward the Northern States thai ancestors
IA the colonies did toward Great Britain The North
sn States, having the majority III Congress- clam the
same power of omnipotence III legislation as the Brl'-
ixh Parliament. The general welfare j. the only
iit 10 tie legislation Of ether and the majority in
Congress as IN the British Parliament, are the sole
5adgcs OF the expediency Of the legislation ths
general welfare requires. Thus the government
Of the United States has become aeOnsoldated Govern
nent and the people OF the Southern States are com
PEELED meet he very despOisn Their fathers thew
s6 in the Revolution Of l7l6.
The consolidation Of the Government Of Great
Britain the colonies attempted 10 be carried
cat by the taxes. Tie British Parliament undertook
40 sax the colonies 70, promote british interests. Our
fathers resisted this pretensOn. They claimed the
right OF seaXatiOn through their Colonial legsla-
They not represented in The British Par
lament, and therefore could right1uliy be taxed
by It's Legislature. The British Government, how
ever offered them representation in the British Par
ssament: but il was MOI sufficient enable them to
eroect themselves from the majority and they refused it,
BetWeen taxation without any representation, and tax
ation without representation adequate 10 protection,
ahere was difference By neither wolld the colonies
lax themselves. Hence they refused 10 Iay the taxes
laid by the British Parliament.
The Southern States now stand in the same relation
toward the Northern States az the vital matter Of
taxation that ancestors stood toward the peO-
pie OF eat Britain. They are ~ d minority IN Con-
gress. Their representation IN Congress IS useless TO
protect them against unjust taxation, and they are
faxed by the people of the North iOr their benefit
sa,tly an the people OF Great Britain taxed
4ors ia the British Parliament 10y their benefit. For
abe hast forty years the taxes d by the Congress Of
abe United States have been Laid with view OF sub
serving she interests Of the North. The people Of the
South have been taxed by duties imports, moi for
revenue but for an object inconsistent with
10 promote BY prohibitions, Northern interests IN the
productions OF their mines ana manufactures.
There is another evil in the condition Of the Southern
toward the Northern States, which our ancestors re-
zsed to bear toward Great Britain. Our ancestors not
only taxed themselves but all the taxcs collected from
them were extended among them. Ba0 they snbuLi-
ned to the preensions Of the British Government the
taxes collected from them would nave been expended
ON other parts of the British Empire They FULLY
aware Of the effect Of such policy in impoveFislnng
aAo people from whom taxes are collected, and in
senrchng those who receive the benefit % then eX-
1sendture. To prevent the evis Of such policy was
enc of the motives which drove them on 10 revolution
Yet thp British policy hes been fully realized toward
fhe Southern States by the Northern States. Tire peo-
1le Of the Southern States not only taxed for the
heneht Of the Northern States, but after the taxes are
collected tbreefourths Of them are expended al the
North. This cause, with Others connected with the
speraton of the General Government, has provincial
ned the cities Of the South Their growth paTaly1ed,
while they the suburbe Of Northern cities.
The baSes If the foreign OF the United States
are the agricultural predictions OF the South; yet
Sonthem cities do not carry II on. Cur foreign trade
IN almost annihilated IT. HlD there were Eve snip
wards M South Carolina TO build ships to carry our
direct trade with Europe. Between lI10 and i1|9
there were built III these yards twenty-five square.
rugged vessels beside "a great number o1 sioops and
schooner 10 carry ON our coast and West Inda trade.
In the hall century Immediately preceding the ReEoi0-
zon from l725 10 l775, the population Of South Caro-
lna increased sevenfold.
No man car, for q moment believe that ancestors
intended to establish their poserty exactly the
name sort Of Government they had OveIthrown The
Qreat object OF the Constitution VI the United States
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