The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-15

es.st,on Of Massachusetts,. to ~hch have Referred or
0 ike legislation of any other State, or ~ tne negle Of
any such state ulnl siiuiionsI obligations
Georga her citzeus by delivering up 70 ihe owner,
on oewand his save which may have escaped into such
stale, - call ont such military force - be may deem
uscssay for the purpose and ~ seze sucd amount OF
the property Of czen Of such offending and
faitness STATE ~ncn may oand within the limits OF
this state, may be amply ucieut FULLY to indemnify
scch citizen OF this who may have been robbed Of
his property BY the failure d such Aithlss state 10 dis
Sns,se M s constitutional os'ss.ions ana tor.o Win
ase the 7overnor Of such State shall fai within thirty
days from the time he receives such notice. TO cause the
property OF our own citizen TO be resurIei 70 him, or
It's full value paid t. him. that II shall then DO the duty OF
the Gevernor Of tn State 70 deliver such quaoty Of the
may be suilcien. fully 10 indemnify him against al
damages sustained by him.
MANUFACTURE sTArEs EXCLUDED.
Believing uftne more, tnat self respect as peo
pie should prompt US to withdraw from each Of the
Northern states OF this Union which, by iis legislation,
mas r.frsed to abide by its constitutional obligations TO
uf all he prohis ara ao vaniages Of trade further
ommend the et actnent Of such laws will drive the
manuiactared articles OF such states, far posabIe
rom the markets Of Georgia Georgia and all the other
Southern States would, by proper legislation cNry out
ihr policy Mas arhus It's and Northern State which,
by It's legislation has shown ,s. fathless 10 i.s oolga
tors under the constitution would have seek markets
esewherc and II they should be compelled 70 send the
products Of their Union for sale they
would be deprived Of the vsst prodts they obtain in
the Union account or the advantages tariff laws
afford Them In our own markets over Ill imported goods
may be denied that we have any constitutional right
70 psss aws in Georgia prohibiting the Introduction Of
Tor my purpose that controvert this proposition by
show that the constitutional obligations Of Georgia 10
be bouI by ner s;iutiona Obligations 70 Georgia;
n other words that TO b. longer
entitled 70 the benefits OF the Union when she refuses 70
submit 10 is burdens. II 10 sonlcent 70 say thst,
without The violation Of any provision Of the constitu
ton Of the United stses or2iA has complete control
OF THIS matter In the constitutional exercise Of her
right, rs egsIst any State Of the Union which acknow
edget observes it's constitutional obligation to her,
10 pass any law prohibiting the importation Of goods
into her territory sne has the undoubted right
as the goods Of any State are commoged Wit, and be-
come the property her xn citizens TO tax them a
she, In her sovereign capacity may dee proper She
also has the rshi to discriminate between different ar
cles or Kinds OF property ~ she may deem proper.
This right sne has exercised from t1e earliest period Of
her history She has at MI times, in tho assessment Of
taxes dscrminated beta different Kinds OF property,
ard fixed kind higher than another while she has al
ways exempted somc kinds Of property entirely from the
CITY ard town property and mercban se hgaer than she
do land aud horsef CATTLE hogs, household
furniture and many other articles taxed st all.
Even now che taxes bank capital foreign insurance com
panies, lotteries, &c higher than rhe does other Pro-
perty, and tax s m2osed libraries, household
urniture under the value OF $500 &c &C. ap Tehend,
therefore, that Will venture al this time ques
ton her right 10 discriminate abe may deem proper In
the assessment OF her taxes.
TIM MODE HOSTILE DEGENERATION
Whether che VIII discriminate bet ween goods manufas
tured In other States 10 give her friends m advan
ing that che woad do this and believing that she has
In her power by The adoption OF this course, In great
measure, TO drive the goods of her enemies out Of her
territory, earnestly recommend the enactm .n Of such
laws win accomplish the object To tbs eLd would
suggest the passage Of act TO take eject the first
day Of Janusry next but no. % operate upon any goods,
nerehanoi ise purchased before time ESQ
that mercbane be for warned OF in existence be-
iore they IN cur any liabilities ON account OF s violation
which shall require every axpay In this State 10 swear,
in ADDITION 10 the oath prescribed, whether he has,
during the year for wnlcn he is giving IN taxes. been
fhA enda af han dtsR1 NJ nv
description shou he snswcr this question In the AMIR
native then TO be further required TO saie oath 70
the beat Of his knowledge and belief toe aggregate value
o. all goods and merchanaiso, OF AIRY character,
SOLD by him daring sse pericd which were manufactured
In brought into this state from Massachusetts, ver
mont, Michigan, Maine Rhode Island, Conuectcut, New
York and Wisconsin. Il belle 20 tnesc are toe states
their legislation ana action although legislation
Of rome Others is by means Justaabe, ana may be-
come the subject OF future action 90 our part) sad hs
shouid be required topsy, In addition 70 his Tar on other
properly OF twenty i've per upon Inc amount
Of such goods, warts aod meTcnandse, % sold by him.
The cct OF this aw would be W dscriunase favor OF
tho Manufactured articles OF some other Nor,e States
whose legislation, though not by any meAds feo from
ensure, is not altogether as offensive 70 u ~
that CT the States mentioned and ia favor
also OF Toops manufactured abroad, aud which xero
rot imported through the flhess States abo 70 namcd
think II bes that We select FOR the present only such
nost IN the wrong, till nave shown all
The Elect Of this legislation should otbers then reuso 70
repeal their oBerbve ess alton, tbs statute easily
ard justly he extended 10 them We're euch law OF
force 10 Georfia our merchants IN the market would
10 pay the tax and in their stead would buy such
ns are not sub ret 10 H.
II each Southern state win enact law similar 70 The
above recommended, the ELECT will be, IN high
cegree, Injurious 10 the manufacturing interest Of tho
above named aies. - soon an the manufacturers In
th8se aks that they deprived OF ,bo benent OF
the Southern trade that they cannot enjoy equal
terms with their ne'ghbcrs Ia other Northern s.ases,
their interest oil dictate 10 them the p,opriety Of
uniting aud requiring their operatives and those under
their CONTROL 10 unite at the ballot box, sith no
cass of law abaiDg Conservative constitutional men In
entct . IA nav bee
justice, and abide, In rooi aih by all their oonsttu.
tional obDpatons fhc accumulation os strength ~nicn
the Constitutional In tbose sntos would Ia his way
gain ~ believed would place them tho majority
ersbe them 70 hur from place aud poser the abo
ZION acers who have % controlled, and by their
| oounsts ds sraccd tte,r respective STATES
Ia the enactment of such las the power thoui be
rven 10 the Governor r THIS state 10 suspend by proca
nation tho operation u tho act as aesas soy Of
sad sstss wbspevsr nc nsy be ofcialy informed that
such slse has rspeafa is unconsttnonA ana offensive
legislation and has reformed 20 the Observance ~ - con-
81 tutonal obligations embrace In the dsaoty By
proclamation, any Other State enaetlns smila- laws
| wnY II worrp sor - TIM NORTH
Hmay be saFd that ths tar law, n plssei, s0sd be
frequently cvsdcd and goods made Massachusetts,
would oftsn be labe cd AMI In the goods
zone cases as a arer who would vote for 10
" his stale the shame OF viol,t,n Of her
iaiih but would not b. for the man uacturers
IN ihoss states 90 make The fraut general one as
would the interest of the manufacturers asd importers
Of New Jersey and sucb other States might have the
Advantage in 0sthen trate under the law - expcsc as
much as Tcfsibe iho AnaA 81 npe1 70 DC eeleea ~
the nanui.c .cturer importer of hnsschaset or th0sc
~ other states dR-riminated against IL w)ud there
fore seldom be q suit tssk for the GcrxiA mer
art 70 form correct conclusion a, 10 the charac-
ter of The goofs purcbasei oy him, and ~ The
Lac would require him W swear 70 the best OF bis
ledge ara belief he rouli not likely be wanting In
vigilance: bat would require such evidence IN mas ng
bis purchaser would rasfy his mind thai the goods
purchased not Gubc 20 the tax The fact ths. the
LAG might sometimes be eyssed SUFFICIENT
wby should not bo enacted How oflf the
laws o tbs Cnci states and other violated
tvaded st q What civzed nation for that
would DO without thsm. Even the a~s ara.nst murder
ard sl The ether feones kno~ TO pcnal code,
often tvaf ed but who word say that they shouid
that nj, have been enacted They oen ere
cuted and they stand upon statute book AZ terror
10 evil dcers 20 woul law OF the character pro POSED
be In great degrce Elective and would place The
ehnnise q those states under tho ban Southern pro-
Fcrpton, and compel them 70 fraudulent contrivances
b,foro they could introduce among This wouif
virdcste our honor and puhish their pcrAdy.
II would npel them, lorg they remain hthless
to tho cor trsde portion of