Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-02-22
SOUTH CAROLINA DISSATISFIED WITH
TIE MONTGOMERY CONGRESS.

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Justices Of the Peace.
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SOUTH CAROLINA DISSATISFIED WIFE
TIE MONTGOMERY CONGRESS.
The Charleston Mercury thus expresses its dis
satisfaction with the action of the Montgomery
Congress- We suppose ii will be calling on
South Carolina Ia a week or two to secede
ave regret that any Provisional Government
was formed at all, and in one or two important
particulars confess TO disappointment and sur
| prise at the Government and laws enacted. IL
seems that the United States protective tariff of
'67 has been adopted, and that positive con-
domination of the institution of slavery, through
| the snve trade, has been inserted into the Con-
stilulion itself. Neither of these did we expect
We did not suppose that any Southern Govern
ment, whether for a month or year, would
sanction the policy of protective tariffs The
tariff Of 81 is odious and oppressive 10 it's dis
ordinations. It was made to favor Northern
enterprise ut the expense Of the people of the
South huge free list for them-the burden of
taxation for us to bear and we maintain is ad-
verse to revenue, unjust in principle, and op.
pressive in practice. Whether this is brought
about by partial remission of duties or partial
imposition, II is still the same in effect. We
enter our protest against the scheme and policy,
both rs regards ourselves and in the results so
far as foreign nations are concerned, and their
AAfNhhshiPt NJ Nltutg NhtuhUle 10 u.s. IN
each respect free trade is the true policy of the
Confederated States.
owe deem it also unfortunate and NAL apropos
that the stigma Of illegitimacy and illegality
should be placed upon the institution Of slavery
by fundamental law against the slave trade.
In our opinion IL is q matter Of policy, and not
of principle, to be decided now and hereafter,
from sound views of tue necessities and safety Of
our people. We think 1t is proper subject of
lqufatafion No vyillfuv ~ "a l.
legal enactment, like any other topic of legisla
ton, But while Englsnd imports her thousands
Of Coolie slaves, and France hers, under the
farcical appelation Of apprenticeship they |
are striving by these means to compete with us
and supersede US, in producing the tropical pro-
auctions of slave labOr-while we have within |
our reach large scope of fertile territory I'M
cultivated in Texas, and may have ere long the |
silver mines of Arizona, and the teeming States
of Mexico, to populate aud reduce to agricul-
tural productiveness ii seems to us shortsighied,
and sentimental to preclude forever, by fnnda.
mental enactment, the adoption Of policy that
may become essential to our appropriate growth
and expansion, and to our successful competition
with the hypocritical notions of Europe.
"But the Constitution, as adopted, is only pro.
Visional and temporary, and may, therefore, be
excusable on that account. We hope the Perma
nent Government will be made and established
speedily, and without reference to anything 60
ing on outside Of the Confederate States. These
have complete success within their grasp, ii they
will only act fearlessly and with the confidence
Of men who are competent to control their des-
TIMES. Too great Difference and delay for the
Border States still in the Union, will only en-
courage their dilatoriness and proong their stay.
Let the Confederate States but perform their
iuty and their whole duty to themselves, ir-
respective of the others, and we will answer for {
he result in a final Coniederacy Of all the Slave
States" {
DISGUST AT THE PROHIBITION OF THE SLAVE TRADE !
The Congress having prohibited the opening ,,
# the slave trade, Montgomery correspondent ,
# the Charleston Mercury thus expresses his i
disgust:
1.-THE taxing power seems as vague as in the =
United States Constitution; whilst there is All a
implied stigma on the institution of slavery, by \
,oing beyond the Constitution of the United i
states, which only authorized Congress, after
ertain time, to prohibit the African slave trade
whereas, it is prohibited in the Provisional Cen
htuliUn itself. All debates on the Constitution a
icing secret, the course Of your delegation is
Unknown but the Conventions OF Alabama and h
ieorgia both instructed their delegates TO pro- a
bit il in the Constitution. ! suppose 1t to be l.
beg To the frontier States, which is about as :,
as the present course of those States !,
Th' are begging the Abolitlonisis. So far, the ii
Iboliiionists have shown most decidedly the
ighest and most consistent spirit in indicating ~
her positions and principles. As tho Congress = Z
as adopted all the nine volumes Of the United
tatcs lows tariff aud all, do not see what ia .
o keep the Congress long here. IL there is to a,
c No war. they can certainly rise by the 4th Of \
Iarch, and by that time this fact will be known -
it is to exist. believe it will not exist. If q
ne frontier States do not join u.s. and join their !,
orlhern oOnfederates, they will control them, n
nd then there will be no t0dr and il they Join +
. there will be no tcar. In either event, there ~
IRE, there will be no pdr. War from Fort Stump -,
II, since Col. Haynes return is followed by no -
cton, is here considered as past hoping for n
lighting in South Carolina is confined to the II
albanian said to me to day" \,