The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-10
TODAY IN HISTORY
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10,
Jackson's Proclamation Against NuIlIficrs.

Jackson's Proclamation Against NuIlficrs.
IL WAS on December TO- 1892, that Prcsi~
uenl Andrew Jackson issued his procla-
NATION against nullificHtion. warning the
people OF South Carolina that they were
being miScd by designing men, whose OBJ
lect was disunion and treason. and that
he bad no discretionary duty. but must
enforce the laws Of the union Con-
so-called Force bin in March. 1888.
but In the meantime a compromise tariff
measure had been agreed upon and made
further resort 10 the Force bill unneccs-
sary On March 6 the South Carolina
convention met and repealed the ordl-
nance Of nuIltncatIon.
II would not be correct to suppose that
the spirit Of notification WAS confined to
South Carolina or to the southern states,
for Ohio passed resolutions approving OF
The Kentucky and Virginia resolutions Of
1899. Alabama took similar measures.
and the legislature OF Maine passed a
resolution declaring that the government,
IN fixing the boundary by treaty with
Great Britain between Maine and Can
ada, had exceeded its constitutional pow
ers, and had encrached upon the rights
OF the state Of Maine.
The notification question was kept we'll
to the front In the national legislative
nails almost from the adoption of the
constitution. During Adamss admins
tration there was much opposition in
some parts Of the country TO the alien
and sedlton la US that the people i'm sew
The United States government had no
constitutional right TO pass and enforce
a law that was manifestlY antaEonistic to
me interests OF any individual state.
Thomas Jefferson. the author of the Dec
laration OF Independence. wrote the Ken
tucky resolution in favor of state rights
Tho Hartford convention took similar
views regarding the attitude of the gov
ernment toward ;he New England states
II was this notification idea that later
led 10 the violent debate In the senate
between Hayne OF South Carolina and
Daniel Webster. In November 1882, soon
after General Jacksons second election
10 the presidency convention was sum
Carolina 10 consider the question stll at
issue. The convention drew up and
unanimously passed an Ordinance OF
nullificatcn," which embodied the views
OF ono OF the leading cXponents Of state
sovereignty. John c. Calhoun. The tariff
law which had been but recently enacted
was pronounced null and void and no
law. nor binding on this state, Its Of
hccrs. or citizens" II was this ordi-
nance that brought out Jackson's strong
proclamation, Jackson's popularity in the
south as well as the north gave TO his
authority great advantages. and he did
not hesitate TO act with characteristic
decision and promptness He ordered the
collector OF customs to make use Of the
revenue cutters and any other vessels
that mighc be available for the purpose
Of scizing all cargoes liable TO pay
duties.
Der the presidents annual message de-
clared that IL was his intention 10 treat
all armed resistance as treason against
the United States. This remarkable pa
per. written by Edward Livingston. the
secretary OF state not only set forth the
constitutional objections 10 publication
with great power. but il also showed
clearly that the government would be