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; c tcia c pe to A c tho cause of iliepre*
ftiie, ofcich existed in the commcrcisl cl
tics about tho end uf the month of Sop-
; timber. It was impossible ilmt tiio com
mercial community could bare sustain
ed itself much longer, under suchi • a po-
icy. In the two succeeding months, the
collections of tlio Bank would probably
hatro oxcoeded 5,000,00.) <uoro, and tli.i
Stato Banks would havo been obliged to
curtail in an equal sum. Tho reduction uf
bank accommodations to tho amount of
$19,000,000, m four mouths, must luive
almost put on end to trade; mid beforo the
first of October, this pressaro in tho prin
cipal commercial cities,' liud'bccjmu so in-
tonso, that it could not havo been endured
much longer, without ilm most serious em
barrassments. 1 twusibmi daily increasing;
and from tho best information I havo been
ablo to obtain, I nni persuaded, that if Slit-
public money received for rovouuo liud
continued to bo deposited in tho Bunk of
tho United States, for two months longnr,
and it had adhered to tho oppressive sys-
tom of policy which it pursued dot ing the
two preceding months, n widespread scene
of bankruptcy and ruin mdst iiuvo followed.
Thero was no alternat ivo there fore for the
Treasury Dopnrtment, but to act at once
or abandon the object altogether. Duties
of the highest churactor, would not pormit
the latter course, and 1 did not l(putaiu
promptly to resort to tho former.”
The Secretary then goes on to ntuto Hint
tho Bank was created to bo tiio ngont of the
public, to bo employed for tiio benefit of
tho people, and tho peculiar privileges
and moans of privato emolument givon to
it, by tho act of incorporation, wero inten
ded os rewards for the sorfico it was ex
pected to perform; That it wits never
anticipated (Imt it would seek by us n onoy
to obtain political power, and control the
action of tho Government either by tho
fnyors it can shower, or tho fenr of its re
sentment. And that it it sought to obtain
political power, or to increcso its gains, by
moans which would probably bring distress
on the community, it violated its, duty, and
pervert#! to tho public injury, the potvet.-
which wore given to bo used for tho public
good. And in such an event, it was thn
duty of tho public servants, to whom the
trust was reserved, to dismiss it, so far as
might lawfully bo dono, from the agency it
had thus oflusod. lie thou proceeds to
stato tho circumstances which show ilmt
it had justly forfeited the confidence of tho
goveinmom,
goveinmonl, <md that it ought not to have
been further trusted us tho depository of
public money. By tho charier, the United
Stiitos reserved the right of appointing five
directors of the Efunkr by which it was
intended to havo fuii/iful officers, whoso
situation would onuble thorn to become
intimately acquainted with all the transac
tions uf IhQ illttitminn, anil whoso duty it
would bo to nppriso the proper authorities
of any misconduct, on tho part of the cor
poration, likely to affect tho public interest.
An nificto iu the samo instrument declares
that not less than sevon Directors shall
constitute a board for tlu> transaction of
business; Yot, says the secretary, instead
of a Board, constituted of at least seven
Directors, according to tho charter, ot
which those appointed by Alto United States
havo u right to bo present, ninny of tiio
most important monoy transactions of tho
Bauk have beau, and still are placed under
the control of a committeo denominated
the Exchango Coiumitteo, of which no
ono of the public Directors ims been allow
ed to bo a membpr sinco the commencu-
meat of tho present year. This commit-
ee is nof oven elected by tho Board, and
the public directors havo no voico in their
•ppulnlmout. They uro chosen by tho
President ot tjre Bauk; and tho business
of the. Institution which ought to bo doci
ded on by the Board of Directors, is in
many instances trunsactod by this commit-
toe, end no one has a right to bo prosont
and'thtfto whom ho shall pleaso to name
Dl members of this committee. Thus
loariinro made unknown at the timo to u
majority of the Board, and paper discount
ed which might probably bo rejected at a
regular moeting of the Dircctois; tho most
important operations of the Bonk are some,
t|mo resolved on, and executed by this
committee; and its measures ore it appears
designedly, uuil by regular system, so ar
ranged as to conceal from tho officers of
the Government, transactions in which the
publtp interests uro dcoply involved. And
this fact alone furnishes evidence too strong
to bo resisted, that (ho concealment uf
Certain important operations of tho corpo
ration, from tlte officersjof tho Government,
is ono of tho objects intended to bo ac
complished by moans of litis committee.
The plain wotdsof tho charter are viola
ted, iu order to doprive tire people uf tho
United States,Jof ouo of tho principal secu
rities which the law had provided to guard
their interests, and to render more safe,
the public money entrusted to Iho euro of
the Bank. lie considered, that by this
singular proceeding the Bauk had fui/’-itod
all tho confidence of the Government; and
os the power of withdrawal was conlidud
to tho Secretary of iho Treasury, - it was
his duty to remove it on this ground alotto,
if no oilier cause or complaint had existed
against tho Bank, llo cites tho conduct
of tho Batik iu relation to the throe per
cent, stock of tho United Stales, as a me
morable instance of the power exercised
in secret by the exchango committee, nod
(ho abuses to which it is incidont; iu which
case, as ho stuto3, the Committeo not only
managed iu secret a ntoniod transaction ol
vpst amount intimutely connected with tbn
interests of tho people of this couuiry, but
ouu where the measures of tne Govern
ment were thwarted by the Bank, uud the
nation compelled to contiuue for n timo
liablo for a debt which it was ready and
desired to extinguish. Do refers to n re-
poitinade to the President iu April last,
by three of the public Diioctors, that tho
power conferred u» tho Exchange Com
mittee hax been giveu to tlujm evidently
with the design of prevooting a propor and
contemplated examination info the uccoun/s
of persons whose paper was offered for
discount; that a minoiiiy of the Board ap
parently suOicifflt lolmvo prevented the
loan, if the sapn-y was bad, were deprived
of their voteflipon tho question; and that'
the long established byu laws of the institu-
floa were sot agido iot the purpose of car
rying theso designs into clTetft vitii less
difficulty or embarrassment.
tie says it is not by concealment only
that tho Bank lias exhibited its disregard
of tho public iutgrest; and refers to a re-
cent instnuca in which ilia fciluro ol the
French Government to pay the bill drawn
for tho first instillment due by the treaty,
was made the occasion ol endeavoring to
obtain from the public, tbn sum of $153.-
342 77, to whim, no principlo of jostico
appeared to entile it.
That there is lufficient evidence to provo
that tho Bank Ins us'od its means with a
view to obtain pslilicat power, mid thereby
secure tho renewal of if its charier. Tiiat
from documents nid before Congress, it np-
pears that on (lib 31st of December 1830,
the aggregnto debt due to (lie Bank, was
$ 42,402,304 2- , mid that on ilio 31st of
December 1831, it whs $ 03,020,452 93,
boing nn extension of its loans in o single
your, of twenty millions of dollurs, nnd un
increase of Hourly fifty per cent, on its pre
vious accommodations. And that os if to
leave no room to doubt us to (ho mofivc
of this extraordinary conduct, it continued
to add rapidly to ifs loans, and on tiio 1st of
May 1832, wliila its pefitiop for tiio re
newal nf its charter was yet pending be
foro Congress, they amounted to $70,428,
',070 72, being an increaso of $7,401,
Cl7 t(), in tho four proceeding mouths,
and making altogether un ajlditit
025, 706 48 in tho shorf space
months, and being nu extention of more
than GO per cent, on its previous loans—an
increase, at a period so near Clio termina
tion of n charter, without oxmnplo in tiio
history of banking institutions, llo states
fliat on tiio 31st of December 1830, when
its loans amountod, as ubovo stated, to
only $ 42, 402, 304 24, tiio corporation
had boon in existence fourteen yours; and
ilmt this sudden and grout increase wi»t
made whon tho charter ..was drawing too
vlomt, nmi niton it lind but little more than
four years to run. That iheso loans wero
ninde when the Bank itself deemed tlte chan
ces of renewal so doubtful, that in the session
of Congress beginning in December 1831,
it petitioned foru rcchurtsr, and tho rouson
generally assigned for pressing for a de
cision, m that timo, tvas tho great extont of
its busiuoss and the necessity of preparing,
to bring it to n closo if tho charter was not
to bo renewed. Thus, with but littlo more
than four years to run, with doubtful chanc
es of renewal, and aware of tho necessity
of beginning to urrungo its vast transactions*
it increased its loans in sixteen mouths more
than twenty oiglu millions ofdolhm. That
this extraordinary increase of its loans,
mudo in so short a spneo of lime, at such
a period of its charter, and upon tho eve of
a severely contested election for President
in which tho Bunk took ■«» ®pon nnd direct
•nferoai, demonstrates that it wus using its
uionny fot tho purposo of obtaining a hold
upon the poopic of this country, in order
to oporato upon their fears, and to induce
them, by tho upprehension of ruin, to vote
aguinst the cuadidalo whom it desirod to
dofont.
Ho ulso refors to un ofliciul statement
signed by four of the Public Directors of
tho United States batik, showing that tho
wliolo capital of tho bank is in effect
placod al tho disposition of the President
of thui institution; that ho is authorized to
expend wliut hoptoasesin causing “ to lm
prepared und circulated sucli documents
and papers as may communicate to the peo -
pie information iu regard to tho nature and
operations of tho bank.” And that ho
may, therefore, under iho very kidafinito
terms of tho resolutions, employ us many
person ns he pteasos, at such sularios us lie
thinks proper, either to prepare daily para
graphs fot nowspupnrs ia favor of (ho bank
or to wiite pamphlets and essays to influ
cnco the public judgment. Aiid may even
provido for theso publications, by sala
ries to- printers, or by purchasing pressed
and (hut thero is no limitation, short of (he
cupitul of the Blink, of tho sum of monoy
lie may thus expend in different (Arts of
the United Stutos; and ilmt it is moreover
impossible to ascurtniujthn specific purposes
to which the money may in fuct have been
applied, since vouchers aro not required
to show the particular services for which it
was given. With theso positive proof!),
says the Secretary, of the eiTotts ol tho
bank to ob'tuin power, and to inlluenco
tho measures of tlte Government, I have
not hesitated us to tho putlt of duty. If,
when litis evidence was beforo mo, I laid
failed to withdraw the doposifes of public
money from tiio bank, it would havo been
Prom the Georgia Tittles.
The following gentlemen composo the
Central Committee of-the State Rights
party, of Georgia.
Wm, II. Torrande, David B. Mitchell,
Joel Crawford, John H. Howard, Randal
Jones, Samuel Boykin, L. Q. C. Lamar,
Seaton Grantlaud, Irby Hudson, Samuel
Hock well, N C. Sayre, Dr. Wm. Greca,
and John Williams Esq'rs.
MiLLRoar.vii.Li:, Ulh Dec. 1833.
Tho Central Committee having organ
ized itself by choosing.Goa. D. B. Mitch-'
ell r Chairman, audCol. N. C.Snyro, Sec’ry,
on motion a. sub-commitiuo of three, con
sisting of Messrs. Rockwell, Green and
Sayre, Was appointed by tho Chair, who
were instructed to report Resolutions und
un Address, for tho consideration of the
friends of Siuto Rights in Georgia—which
committee .subsequently reported the fol
lowing Resolutions and Address, which
were adopted—and ordered tu be published
in tho Slate Rights papers ot tho Siuto,
und in Pamphlet form.
Resolved, That it bo respectfully, but
earnestly recommended to tho friends of
Stato Rights throughout tiio State, to form
witli as lilflo delay ns possible, county asso
ciations, with tho view to a complete har
monious organization of tlte Stato Rights
Parly of Geotgin.
Resolved, That those associations when
formed, bo respectfully requested to notify
(ho names uf their officers to the chairman
ot tho Central Committee at Miflcdgeville.
Resolved, That (lie committee elect from
its own body an Executive committee to
consist of three and d Treasurer—said
Treasurer to bo subject to tho directions
of said Lxeciitivo committee in ull disburse
ments by him mndo on account of tho
Stato Rights party of Georgia.
ADDRESS.
Tu the Friend* tf State night* in Georgia•
Tiib Central Committbb ol tiie Stato
Rights Purty iu Georgia, to whom has
boon confided a high and important trust,
in accepting tiio samo, most earnestly ask
the co-operation of i/ieir fellow-citizens
throughout the State, in such measures as
wilt ensure unanimity in supporting those
great and conservative principles of State
flights, hitherto so efficacious in prostra
ting (lie encroaching spirit of consolidation.
The acliiovineut of ibis unanimity, so im
portant to the triumph of theso jiriitciples,
must essentially depend upon the forma
tion of local associations, in (llo several
counties oft bis Stato in conformity to the
plan recommended by the Stats Rights
Meeting recently held in Miiludgoville;
und upon the dissemination, by tho agency
of these local asiociutioas, of ihosogreut po
litical truths, maintained by the illustrious
JefTerson. affirmed by the Virginia and Ken
tucky Resolutions, and sanctioned^ by the
approbation of tho purest patriots of our
country. - 1
Tho state of political parlies iu Goorgia
calls loudly for this concert of uclion, to
preserve all, that is doar to freemen. A
spit it futnl to constitutional liborty \is a-
broad. The republican doctrines of ’08
and ’99 are in dangot of being ovortlwftvn.
They are covo.-tly assailed by treacherous
friends anti insidious foes. Amt in their
place, there is sought to be established,
antagonist doctrines, alarming to liberty,
nnd subversive of our civiljiglipi If ihnsa
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lending the couutenanco nnd support of this
Department to measures which’ aro {but
too well calculated to dustoy lire "puritv of
our institutions, and undnnger thereby the
liberties of the people. The unlimited end
irresponsible power over tiio money of tiio
bank, which tho Dirertars liuvo given to
the Presidont, lie contends cannot be re
concile! with thut clause in the charter,
which requires seven Directors to form a
board for the transaction of business.
Ho concludes with soma uotico of the
banks selected to rcceivo tho depositos, end
status that they are ull institutions of high
character and undoubted strength, and aro
under the mnnugcmenl nnd control of per
sons of unquestioned probity nail intelli
gence. And in order to eisure the sufuty
of the public monoy, eucb of ilium is re
quired, and lias ugrecd to givo security,
whenever tlte amount of th o depositos shall
exceed the half of tho amount of the capital
actually paid in; nnd this Department ias
reserved to itself tho right to demand se
curity whenever it may think it advisable,
although tho amount on deposite may not
bo equal to tho sutn above stated. The
bunks selected havo also soverally engaged
to transmit money to any point at which
it may be required by the directions of litis
Department, for the public service, and to
perform all tho services to the Government
which ware hcroiotore rendered by the
bank of tho United States. Aud by agree
ment among themselves, to honor each
others notes and drafts, thov are providing
a general currency at least «s souud as that
of the bank of the United States, and will
afford facilities to commerce and in the bu
siness of domestic exchange, quite equal to
any which the community havo heretofore
enjoyed.
The abovo is. we believe, an impartial sum
mary of tho contents of ibis important paper.
ducmireirprovnnTtiren
then will tho altar of ODr political faith be
dosecrated—its votaries disporsed-r-it* glo
ries extinguished.
Seizing upon tho popularity of a name,
and repudiating, tho ono by which they
wero formerly known, our adversaries have
recently formed a neio party, composed of
a coalition of the Federalists if the old
school, and the consolidationistsof the pre
en* day, of tiio expectants ol office, end Iho
parasites of power. This molly parly un
der the specious but deceptive, cognomen
of “Union," are endeavoring to inculcate
liitiibi|)ic9 uuil csinl4!oli doctrines adverse
to the vital principles, of the Constitution,
and fulutly dostrtictiv<: of the dearest rights
of their owu.Stntc. Hypocritically preten
ding to acetftd with tiio political views of
Jefferson, and disscmbtingly professing the
principles of republicanism tlioy liuvo adop
ted all of federalism Out the name. Tims,
tho sovereignty of tiio Government >f tho
United States is maintained— allegiat co to
its functionaries inculcated—tho dogt ias of
the proclamation of the fatal 10th of De
cember rtppluudod—Iho despotic provisions
of tho Force Bill sanctioned—its seppor*
ton chorishod— and tlte independence and
sovereignty of their own Stifle denied!—
Iho tendency dl theso doctrines, is obvi
ously pernicious, and if successful must in
evitably, sooner or later, result in the over
threw of constitutional liberty, and in tiio
erection of a consolidated despotism upon
its ruins. Their argument is submission;
their illustration is slavery. While tins
purty uro thus actively and zoalously cn-
gagud in tiio accomplishment of their un
holy work, they spare no pains, they in
termit no exertions, in casting odium on the
Itit’uds of State Rights; their motives are
designedly misrepresented, mid themselves
miirkeil hut for proscription. The terms
disunionists, rebels, traitors, and other op
probrious epithets aro as fainijitir among
ilm members of this party, from the highest
to iho lowest, as household words, and a*o
indiscriminately applied to ail wlm would ar
rest the General Government, iu ns muroli
toabsoluta power, and restore the const!
tutional charter to its original purity.—
Tim Stato Rights party indignantly cast
back ibeso unworthy epithets. Are they
“disunionists,” who affirm that the power’s
of tho Uonoral Government result from
tlte constitutional compact to which the
Slates uro sovereign parties! Aro they
“Rebels” who maintain, that these powers
are limited “by the plain sense apd inten
tion of tho instrument constituting that corn-
act?” Are they “Traitors" who assert
that theso powers aro “uo furthor valid
than os they are authorised by tho grants
enumerated in that compact; and thut in
case of a deliberate, palpable and danger
ous exercise of oilier powers, not granted
by tho said compact, the States who are
parties thereto, havo tho right and are in
duty, bound to interpose for arresting the
progress of tho evil, and for maintaining
within thoir respective limits, the authori
ties, rights nnd liberties appertaining to sov
ereign States?” Aro they obnoxious to the
epithets of ” disunionist, rebel, traitor,”
ias. iijiuuau
to heedom;
who (jfeiim that each of tho States, ia virtue
of its sovereignty, is “the rightfuljudge in
tho last resort, whether the bargain made
Iras been pursued or violated ; and who
doclure that “wictr .party lias an 'equal
right to judge for itself as well of infrac
tions ns of tho nrodo und measure of re
dress?” If so then wero tire democracy of
Virginia aiid Kentucky “disoniouisls,” for
these doctrines havo passed tlte ordeaf of
their scrutiny and received their highest
sanction. Then was tiio grout a|iosil« of
liborfy, Thomas Jefferson, a “Retail.aud a
Traitor,” for those aro ms doctrisjes. But
no! He was no Rebel, no Traitor! A far
different judgment Ims been prbiounccd
upon this gifted statesman—a judgement,
that lifts rendered life name illujtriijs—and
his doctrines sacred.
For inculcating these principns, tiro
friends of State Rights in Georgia, i.iavo re
ceived tiro unmeasured denunciitions of
those, ,who in their snuggles for power,
have lost their attachment to the State iu
which they are t rotected and clierjshed,
Disunionists ! Rebels I ! Trnlors !! !
They are “disunionists” who would endan
ger the integrity of tho constitution, by
submitting to its infractions. . They ore
“rebels,” who would truckle to undelega
ted power. They aro “traitors," who
would place tho independence nnd sove
reignty of (heir own’ ^tate at tho foot-stool
of foderul supremacy. /:
The //istory of the Govoi^nrent of tho
United States exhibits tho utter uselessness
of parchment restrictions upoL tho exercise
of its prerogatives. Vuiu indued is the re
liance upon tho checks and btfanccs of con
stitutional provisions,—futilojtlm counter
poise of delegated power, to arrest the
progress of its usurpations. I Tiro oveuts
uf the passing hour fully jlcmonstrnto the
constant tendency of tire General Govern
ment, to transform tiio Federative system
into one consolidated sovereignty; and as
fully prove that our political adversaries
in this State arc ready and willing to aid
in tho trursfornmtioo.—Whon were the
leaders of this party ever found on tho side
of Georgia in her struggles lor her rights?
When were they over found battling fir
Iter honor, when her sovereignty was inva-
dod ? Nevor. They were new treaty men
in 1325—G—they wero apologists for the
Tariff of 1828 nnd 1832— those acts of
abominations, which were paruliziug tho
energies, and preying upon tjto substance
of Georgia. They vapoured valiantly, it is
true, in a rocont instnneo, but when llio hour
of trial came, thoir “noble daring” ended
in submission; and tho convict missionaries
tire at large luxuriating in the bosom of the
State, whoso sovereignty they trampled on
—whoso laws they contemned.
Alarming as was tho advanco of federal
doctrines in ’98 and ’99, their fatal tenden
cy was not so much to bo dreaded thn as
now. Tho corrupt administration of the
eldor Adams, had then alienated the It-
tuchments of its forinnr adherents; tlte black
cockade, (tho distinctive budge of loyally
in (hose days,) did uot always indicate the
sincerity of tho wearer. The materials (if
this administration were fast going to de
cay; its odious measures had aroused the
energies of a free people, jealous of their
liboities, uncorrupted by Executive pat
ronage and tire blasting influence of a pro-
In.llu. Tarilf. jiniLmUl by.I.u ’ bfamttSlW
menf of place, unseduced by tho'.ullurements
of office, and undeluded by .the magic of a
name. Thou too, tho star of Republican
ism was in the oscendunt; the Iilustrioth
Jefferson was animated by its light; he pul
fortli his intellectual strength and the Tern)
pie and Iho Idol of federalism sunk beueatj
bis prowess. But how different the po
litical aspect now! An individual venerates
tor his public services; ofail others the mart
cherished, the most trusted,the most beloved
in- (lie republic, occupying the most ele
vated station on eurtir by the free suffrages
of his felletv citizens—this individual du
ring the first years of his administration,
on every proper occasion, demonstrating
his* love of (lie constitution, mniiUuinirg
with Roman sternness, lire Sovereignty of
(lie states of this confederacy, denouncing
in bold und manly terms tiie' pernicious
tenduncy uf the exerciso«f doubtful pow
ers by Congress, and checking the hitherto
wasteful expenditure of tho public treasure
in works of interuul improvement—this
individual is again called to prositic over
ovor the destinies of theso confederated
Slates amid tho acclamation of Iris fel
low citizens. With wlurt ontltusiasin tlte
event was received in Georgia, let the
brilliant illuminations of li'or cities, Iter
towns and her hamlets bear testimony The
character of Ins public acts, had given prom-
iso of Iho blus9iags that wore to flow from
his Government, m.d bad secured the at
tachment nnd conftdenco of tho People.
It was thought thut the munllo qf Julfersou.
huu fallen upon bis person, that he would
restore tho compact to its virgin purity,
that ho would maintain the fair fabrick of
our fut/rers in its unsullied brightness; the
confidence of the ptfoplo of Georgia, he
lie Imd in #n especial manner—espousing
iter cause, he hud put in operation vigorous
measures fur tho speedy acquisition of her
rights. For ins republican acts, Georgia
honored him; for maintaining her just rights
Iter peoptu cherished him. Tlioro were
no portion of her population more zoulous,
none more sincere in their manifestations
of honor than thoso comprising tiro State
Rights Party—not only from attachment to
tlte man, but fur the principles be had pro-
fnssod, mid tlte acts ho lmd done. 7n him
they beheld the protector of the South,
und (lie restorer of the genuine principles
of tiio government; but while they uro
proud to do him justice, they cannot bo
seduced from their principles. In un evil
hour, betrayed, we believe, by treacherous
couusels, in a proclamation to tiio poople
of a sovereign Stato of this confederacy,
ho who had dono so much for tlte ascen
dancy of tiio doctrines of tho Republican
school, ro-assorts tho exploded doctrines of
the Federalists of .former days, affirming
among other tilings, that (be States of this
confederacy never had a separate existence;
that a stato in tho exercise of its legitimate
powers has no right to decido upon tho
constitutionality of an act ot Congress, nor
to protect its citizens from the operation of
an unconstitutional act, nor yet to main
tain within her limits tho authorities, rights
aod liberties appertaining to a sovereign
State; denying-tlte right of so-essiyn, (un
der lire most partial, oppr&’ve, uud un
constitutional' measures of Congress) as
distrbyiiig tire unity of /lie n-rtioa; declar
ing fiiat tim members of Congress nte ull
representatives of tiro Unite.I States, and
hut representatives of tho particular State
irom which tlioy conre, nor accountable \o
it, for any act dono in the performance if
their legislative functions; maintaining thut
tiie Stales liuvo nut retained their entire
sovereignty, uud that fire allegiance of our
cilizeus is due to the United Siatos in the
first instance; and threatening the employ
ment of the sword and tho bayonet, to
coerce a sovereign State.into' submission,
when at tho sumo time, “ tho 'regular and
appropriate alternative wus in Iris powor,"
to recommend a*#ejjcal of tho usurping
lurid acts of Congress, or a cull of the con
vention of the Stales. Apparently over
looking his former principles, and affirming
tlioso fatally subversive of constitutional
freedom, he demands of a su’imissivo Con
gress their sanction to these extraordinary
doctrines, and the means of carrying them
into full effect. This body subservient to
these views, passes*an act which aimed a
mortal blow at tlte vitals of state sovereign
ty. This during outrage upon tlte liber
ties of the people, was passed too at a time
when Congress forced by circuiusiuacos,
were obligod to modify the tariff, and thus
render to the South n reluctant net of jus
tice.
“It is difficult to conceive the motive
(says an able statesman in his receut mes
sage to tho Virginia Legislature) which
prompted tho Government of the United
States to this palpuble violation of tbo
Constitution, uuloss traceable to that system
of measures, which tlte friends of strong
government have often attempted to give to
lire cuufodcracy, und which lias been so
uniformly and resolutely resisted by the
friends of liberty and freo government.—
Go no former occasion, has tho hand of
power boen exerted ovor tho constitution
of a free country, with more dariug assump-
'•ion; it leaves not the semblance of freedom
it the people, or rights to tbo Stains. It
has at one fell swoop, under the pretonco
of collecting tbo revenue, abolished the
State Governments, annihilated their courts,
conferred upon the President unlimited
power, nnd placed nt his disposal (lie Trea
sury, the Army, ttfe Navy end the Militia
of tho United Statel, not only to bo used uc-
cording to itis caprice, but even authorizes
him to confer this power upon any whom
ho may think proper. It enabios hint to
give a preferenc oto one port over another, by
removiug tho Custom House of any bo may
choose on board a ship of war, and deniau-
drug cash duties, instead of allowing the
usual credits, although the constitution
expressly declares, that “no one port shall
have preference over any other.”
“A hypocritical hypothesis is mado the
foundation of this act. It assumes that un
lawful obstructions, or conihinuiious ot as
semblages of men” may render it imprac
ticable to execute the revenue laws,” al
though they well know, that the Srate aa
thorities had umplo power to remedy such
evils. Indeed, it- requires but a cursory
glance at that statute to discover, that Con
gress acting in conformity to the will of tho
President, have attempted obliquely to lay
hold on a power, which, if plainly claimed,
wmilil hava ahnfltad tho democratic spirit
of the whole confederacy..-1'or it claims
complete ascendancy lor the United States
Courts, over tho State Courts: rendering
the docrees of the .latter nugatory, when
'Under this act tlioy may be brought into
conflict with the Unitod States Courts;
authorizing tliuso courts to liberate offen
ders committed to prison, for offences a-
gainst tiio State laws, and imprisoning those
who act in conformity to them. It author-
zes tho takiug away beyoud tbo limits of
the Stato, aud incarcerating is a military
fortress, or perhaps a prison ship, tho citi
zen who may be guilty of obey ing the laws
of his owu State, made by ltis own repre
sentatives.”
Thus is given an analysis of tho Force
Bill, taken from tiie last message of the
patriotic Governor of Virginia. The pro
visions of this bill are disgraceful to the sta
tute book, a stain upon the administration
of Andrew Jackson, and a monument of the
servile spirit of tho 22d Congress.
Advocates of theso measures uro numer*
rous in this Stato, affirming with a pertina
city thut is armed aguinst all conviction,
their entire devotion to their doctrines,
which loavo to them nnd to their children
tbo miserable alternative of dying ns rebels,
or living as slavcs....for these doctrines full
nothing short of denying every right, ex
cept tho right to rebel, or lire right to fight—
repudiating the reserved rights of the States,
or limiting them to lire idio mockery of pe
titioniflg those, who from interest or preju.
.dice, arc-deaf, tn our complaints—or to fire
right of revolution.
Tho announcement of theso fatal doc.
scaiinieuts^oT every member of the Slab
Rights parly. ’
Compared with tho violations of ihi
constitutional charter and the despotic ox
.acise of undelegatod powor, everyotlior to
pic sinks into insignificance. What tiioug'.l
wo retain the form and pageantry of Stutt ■
Government, if the "itul energies of its
prerogative is to be prostrated ; if the liv
ing principle of its authority is to bo ex
tinguished? What matters it bov our ag-
iculture prospers, how our commerce
iourishes, or how wo succeed in our vari-
tits avocations, if the frails of our industry
sic to bo swallowed up by unjust and une
qual taxation,'if our constitutional right:
to be destroyed, our state sovereignly
nntiibilated, our “liberties cloven down?’
By the principles of tho proclamation nnd
the nrovisions of lire force bill, this has
beenhttempted, (if uot accomplished,) m
a state of profound peace. Tho blow enmo
too fjoin a quarter least expected—wliilo
the of,ve branch was presented, tho thun
der bolt fell, directed by a hand that should
liavo bleu extended,in amity, not put forth
in anger. It was done too in wanton dis
regard of Southern rights und Southern feel
ings—in the midst of our rejoicings, for
tho elevation of Georgia’s favorite, the
principled, of despotism wore substituted
for tire [rinciplos of freedom. Troup j
was right,'vlicn as a faithful confine! upou ,
the watch-tawer, he warned us to “prepare j
to receive a'c.r.sAti and the purple.”
Is it not luuo then, fellow- cilizeus, for I
tiie democracy of Georgia to awaken from
its slumbers—to put fourth its wonted
strength—lest slumbering on* it awakes in
chains? Is it aot time deeply to impress
upon the minds of those around us, that tire
teastjnfiaciitm of tiie constitution by those
to wholh its administration is committed,
should be mot by decisive opposition? Let
it be constantly borno in mind ; let it be the
nursery jesson taught our children ; the first
maternal precept,.and the last paternal in*,
structure, that lire sovereignty of tho States
lorms our only safeguard—it is indeed the
palladium ofail out rights and all our lib
erties—destroy its prerogatives, parulize its
energies, and we are at the mercy of those
who while m tho unlimited exercise of con
solidated power, pretend that they are ad-
miuisteruiiug a government of limited pow-
trines, sanctioned by the force iiill, from
a President hitherto viewed ns the head
of lire democracy of tire qouatry, while it
burst. with tire, astounding eflncts of the
electric flush, upou lire fiiends of State
Rights throughout tire land, served to re
animate tire despondency of tho old Fed
eralists, and cheer tlte drooping spirits of
lire enemies of the south. Of these mate
rials, purties were formed, which like, the
one in this State, soun increased it3 num
bers by tire acquisition of recreauls from
the Republican faith, socking and obtain
ing office, laying aside tlreir former princi
ples as they would cast off a garment,' and
shewing their willingness to ontomb the
constitution of tire country nnd the sovci •
eignty of the States in one common grave.
Not so with the fripnds of State Rights io
Goorgia. Although in the full enjoyment of
power, yet thoy could npt saciifice prin
ciples for men. They had been among
tlte most ardent admirers of the President—
had stood by him in an undivided phalaux,
through good and through evil report—had
honestly commended those public acts that
merited coimiiendMion—yet they could not
abandon thoir principles even to servo
Andrew. J ackson—they could oot surron*
der the independence and sovereignty of
thoir own State, or barter their birth right
either for power or for office. While they
were ever ready to do justice to the repub
lican acts of tho Presidont, they could uot
hesitate to denounco those that deserved
d&iunciation. In uttering these sentiments,
we believe we represent (lie feelings enu
If Republican Georgia is quiescent in tho
triumphs of tire doctrines of the proclama
tion & tiie force dill, shu must become re*
creunt to her principles, so often put fortli
by hor Legislature—so proudly aiiJPso tri
umphantly maintained, by the cliumpion of
her honor and her sovereignty, witli a fer
vency that thrilled through every nervo, and
carried dismay iuto the ranks of her oppres
sors. Hut Goorgia will not prove recreant
to Iter principles, nor dishonor her fame;
tltose who anticipate her acquiescence
mistake tlte character of her people. Tlioy
will rally in support of the good old repub
lican docilities of ’98 and ’99. In tlte as
cendancy of tills doctrine cousists our mor
al strength us u free people. To maiutuin
it as embodied and put forth in the pro
ceedings of tho State Rights meeting' held
in Milledgeville, is tlte object wo liavo in
view. This objoct animated our friends
on thatoccasiou, & we earnestly hope it will
animate the bosoms ol every true hearted
Georgian in the stato,—Witli this docinno
for our directing star, we can never be led
astray. It derives its existence from our
federative system—it is tire doctrine ad
vanced by the Virginia and Kentucky re
solutions and is based upou tho independence
und sovereignty of tho respective States.
Its moral powor achiovod a glorious victo
ry in the overthrow of federalism in former
days -and (in the words ol Mr. Jefferson)
“ preserved the Constitution at its Iasi
gasp”—it animated onr own Troop in tho
conflicts betwen Georgia and the General
Government, and bore him on in triumph;
und doubt not it will prove victorious again.
Let us then rally around tire temple of
our Republican faith; let us oneft more
bring to its altar our voftvo offerings—on it
lot ull onr privuto uud personal cousidera.
lions bo sacrificed for the restoration and
perpetuity of our Constitution .Rights—
then having dono our duty, if constitutional
liborty aud\ state sovereignty aro to bo ,
swallowed np iu the vortex of consolidu-
lien—V if home must Fall we are inno-,
CENT.
Unanimously adopted in committee, this-
20th December, 1833.
D. B. MITCHELL, Chairman.
(Attest) N. C. Saykb, Secretary.
list of acts,
Passed by the 'Legislature of Georgia ia
the Session of 1833.
To amend an act incorporating the Ma
rion ccuuiy Academy, und uppoint
toos.
To change the name of the county sito
of Dooly, from that of Berrieu to that of
Draytou.
To amend an act to define the duties!
nnd authority of fire commissioners of the
town of Latvrenceviiio, iu Gwimiutl coun
ty. •'
To alter anil amend au act, in relation to
lire Central Bunk, and to make provisiuu
for tire salo and disposition oflands.
To change lire place of holding elections
in an election precinct in thn county of 1
Troup.
" To authorize the trustee of tire poor
scliool fund of Sumtor, to loan out said
fund, .red collect ant ; uud nil of said fund
licretofure loaned out or otherwise, on cer
tain conditions. .
lor tho relief of the purchasers of the
fractional parts of surveys on the dry line,
in tire fifth distiief of Early..
To incorporate the Village of Jefferson,
in tho comity of Jnckson. **
To levy and collect a tax for the year
1834, on property real and personal, and to
inflict a penalty for refusing.to comply
with the provisions thereof.
To incorporate a Cotton and Wollen
il/nuuf.iciuring Company in the couuty of
Upson.
To prevent lotteries in the Stato of Geor
gia.
To omend an act for :ho better distribu
tion of the poor school fund, and point out
the mode of Recounting for tho disburse
ment of the Academy und poor school
muds. '
To’ prescribe tbo mode of selling land at