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Congress of the United States.
TcbsDay, Jawy 22, 1833.
IN SENATE.
PRESIDENT’S LAST MESSAGE.
Mr. Wilkins moved ,te po*tpf>«cs the
previous orders, for the purpose of taking
.ftp the Will further to provide for ihe col
lection of duties on import*. He staled
that it eras his eliject f» fix on a fotore day,
•hen ibis bill should bo taken up for dis
cussion.
Mr. Poindexter usked if it was tn order
to more the postponement. A* the bill
had n«»t yet been read a second time, he
presumed that it was not among the or*
ders of the dav.
The Chair considered ihe motion as in
order.
Mr. Clay expressed a hope that all ob
jection would be withdrawn, the object of
the Chairman of the Committee being
merely to appoint a day for taking up the
•object.
The bill was then read a second time.
Mr. Wilkins then moved that the bill
he made the special order for Thursday
Oetyt.
Mr. Bibb moved Thursday week.
Mr. Clay moved Monday next.
Mr. Mangum moved Monday week.
Some discussion took place, in which
Mr. Miller, Grundy, Mr. Clay,M:. Man
gum, Mr. Smith,Mr. Bibb, Mr. Poindex
ter, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Brown, Mr.
Wilkins,aod Mr. King,tpok pait, and the
substance of which wjll be given to-mor
row. On the call of Mr,. Poindexter, the
Yeas and Nays were ordered on the roo
tiofijof Postponement toi, Monday week,
and question being takpp, it was deci
ded in the negative as follows:
Yeas, -—Messrs, Bibb,. Black, Calhoun,
Mangum, Miller, Moore; Poiodeiior,
Rives. Ty’er—9.
Nays,—Mesrss. Bell, Benton, Brown,
Buckner, Chambers, Clay; Clayton, Dal
las, Dickerson, Dudley, Ewing, Foot,
Forsyth, Frelipgituyseg, Grundy, Hen
dricks, Hill, Holmes, johnstou, Kane,
King, Knight, Nuadain,Prenttss,Rnbbinß,
Robins**, Buggies, Seymour, Silsbee,
Srague, Tipton, Tomlinson, Waggatnau,
While. Wilkins, Wright— 37.
So the mmion was negatived.
Mr. Wilkins thuu withdrew his motion
for J’lioisday.
The motion of Mr. Clay, making the
|jie.bill the special order for Monday,
Aelt, was then agreed to.
Mr. Calhoun rose and offered the fol
lowing resolutions,which he prefaced with
Some animated remarks, which will be r«*
ported hereafter.
“Resolved , That the people of ihe sev
eral States composing these United States
•re united as parties to a constitutional
compact,to which the. people of each State
acceded as» seperate sovereign commu
nity, each binding itself by its own ratifi
cation; and that the union, of which the
said compact is the bond, is an union b»
tween the States ratifying the same.
" Resolved, r tbn\ the people.«liHy vsev
eral States, thus united by the constitu
tional compact, in formiog that instru
ment, and in creating a general govern,
meui to carry into effect ho objects for
which they were formed, delegated to
that government, for that purpose, certain
definite powers, to be exercised jointly,
resecting at the same time, each State
to itself, the residuary muss of powers,
to be exereised by its own separate gov
ernment; and that whenever the general
government assumes the exercise es pow
ers net delegated by the compact, its acts
are unauthurixed, and are of no effec;.tnd
tha< 'he same government is not made
the final judge es the powers delegated to
if. since that would make its discretion,
and rrut the Constitution, the measure of
its powers; but that, as in ail other cases
of c mpact among sovereign parties, with
out any common judge, each has an equal
right to judge for itself, as well of the in
fraction, as of the mode and measure of
redress.
''Resoloed, That the assertions that the
people «f these United States, taken col
jecively as individuals, arc nuw, op. ever
have been, uuited on the principle of the
social compact, and as such are notv form
ad iuto one nation or people, or that they
have ever heeo so united in any one stage
us their political existence; that the peo
pie of the several States composing the
Union have not, as members thereof, re
tained thvir sovereignty; that the allegi
ance of their citizens have been transfer
red to the General Government; that
they have parted with the right of punish
iog treason through their respective State
Government?; and that they have not the
right of judging in the last resort as to the
extent of the powers reserved, and of
consequence of these delegated; are not
only without foundation in truth, but ere
contrary tt> >be most certain and plain
historical faets, and>' the clearest deduc
tions of reason; and that all exercise of
power on the part of the General Gov
ernment, or any of the Departments,
claiming authority from such erroneous
assumptions, must of necessity be uncon
aiiunioual—mutt tend, directly atxMoev*
it ably, to subvert the sovereignty of tbb
States, to destroy the federal character of
the Union, aod to rear on its ruins a con
solidated government, without constiur
/ioiial check ot limitation, and which most
necessarily terminate in the loss of liber
ty itself,’* 1
The resolutions were ordered to be
printed.
January 23.
Mr. CALHOUN’S RESOLUTIONS*
The resolutions offered yesterday by
Mr. CALHOUN ware then taken up
for consideration.
The resolutions having been read,
Mr. MANGUM suid, that he did not
preceive that any benefit could result
from the discussion of these resolutions
at this time. There was other business
of importance before .the Senate, to t the
immediate action on w.fiich the disposition
of . that body pointed. With a view,
herefore, to save the time of the Senate,
and ,to bring the whole subject under
consideration together, lie would move
to postpone the further considera'ion of
the resolutions,till Monday. •
,M f - CALHOUN expressedhis acqui
escsence in the motion. He had no de
sire to anticipate the discussion on the bill.
He merely desired to haye an opportuni
ty, of being heard at nn early period, on
the subject of his resolutions.
Mr. GRUNDY expressed a hope that
the gentleman from North Carolina would
for a moment, withdraw his motion, in
order to give him an opportunity to pre
sent an amendment to, or rather a substi
tute for, the original resolutions. His
substitue might then be printed, and the
whole might be taken up together. He
would, after offering his amendment, ac
quisce in any.motion for postponement.
Mr. MANGUM wi.thdiew his motion.
Mr. GRUNDY then loovecl the fol
lowing as a substitute fur the original res
olutions: 1, t' _~. J •
Resolved, That by the Constitution of
the United States, certain powers are
delegated to the General Government,
and those not delegated nor prohibited to
the Slates, ure reserved to the States,
respective!', or to the People. „
“ 2 Resolved, That one of the powers
expressly granted by the Constitution to
the General G»vernme.it, and prohibited
to the States, is that of laying duties tn
imports.
” 3. Resolved, That the power to lay
imposts is by the Constitution wholly
trausfered from the State authorities to
tho General Government, without any
reservation of power or right oo the pari
of the State.
** 4 Resolved, That the Tariff Laws of
1828 and 1832 ai.e exercises of the con
stitutional powers possessed by the Con
gress es the United Slates, whatever va
rious opinions may exist as to their poli
cy and justice. „
” 3. Resolved , That an attempt on the
part of a State to annulan act of Con
gress passed upon any subject exclusively
confided by the Constitution to Coogress,
is an encroachment on ihe rights of the
General Government, . ~.
’ ff. Resolved , That attempts to ob
struct or prevent the . .execution of the
several acts of Congress imposing duties
on imports, whether by Ordinances of
Conventions or Legislative enactments,
are not warranted by the Constitution,
and are dangerous to the poli.ical institu
tions of the country. f> ,
Mr. GUNDY moved that the resolu
tions he had nfferpd'be printed, ,t.
Mr. WEBSTER suggested that the
motion, to be correct in . point of ..form,
sh <>uld be,to postpone, the whole subject
tilll Monday*and, iu the mean time,’ to
print tho amendment.,. , ,
Mr MAN GUN. then var.ied his mo
tion to embrace the two objects: and mo>-
lion of postponement was then agreed
to.
SOUTH-CA HOLIX A.
The Bill further lu provide for the col*
lection of duties on imports, having been
reud a second time. 1(i .
Mr \V ILKINS said he : was desirous to
fix on some fotute day fpr (he considera
tion of this bill, and to make it the spe
cial order of the day ; .
Mr. Wilkins said he had only complied
with the instructions of tb« comnjittee in
naming Thursday next, had not been
his wish 10 name too early .a day, and he
would willingly agree to take up the sub
ject on Monday next. But lr», wished to
suggest one or two considerations, which
had induced the committee to name so
early a day, ft had been admitted
on all hands that a solemn crisis was ar
hootjto arrive. He did consider it a so.
lemn crisis. But he would nnf go so far
as the gentleman from South Carolina,
(Mr. Calhoun,) had gone the other day
when lie had saia it was mot e solemn
important than that of the declaration of
Independence. All hi ve agreed that on
the first of next month, this- solemn e
pocb will arrive. The Ordinance of the
State of South Carolina—the test law
• hat unprecedented law called the re.
plevin act—and the law for the protection
of tho citizens of South Carolina—all
looking to ono object, all go into opera
tien on that day. He had said all these
pointed to one object. To what object
did they point f The answer was sim>
P|°* To Nullification of existing law*:
* ®?' u * ent r e«istauce to the United States
Mr. Calhoun rose, and said he cotild
not ait sileot and permit such erroneous
constructions to go forth. South Carolina
had never contemplated violent resistance
to the laws of ihe United States
Mr. Wilkins said he w„ al a ,‘ OM u „
derstand how any man could read the va
riout acts of the State of South Carolina,
and not fay that they must lead, neces
sarily lead in their consequences to violent
measures. There had been no indica
tioo on the part of South Carolina of
•ny disposition to retrace her steps.
Up to the last moment the President
had hern governed by hope that she
stauld been codvmis«(} of MW errer
of her course, aod have exhibited some
juster conceptions of her obligations to
tbfr confederacy of which site was a mom
ber. No such disposition had been evin
ced. What did the gentleman from South
Carolina (Mr. Mn.Lßtt) mean when he
said that all difficulties would be obviated
TfXJongress should only pass this tariff
law! What was to be the alternative
if no such la.iv was passed . between this
and the Ist of February 1 AVha', he re
peated, wasthe alternative? Why the
tariff law . was to be resisted .and over
turned. inSouth Carolina.,. And was imt
this to bo considered violent resistance to
;the laws ? They who had framed this
bill, believed it to-be, in every one of its
provisions, strictly da;ena3ve., Every
provision was defensive in its character,
and intended to meet the particular crisis.
There was not on tile face of he bill, one
important provision introduced which was
tint to be found on reference to the stau = e
.bosk. Indeed the present was not so
strong a bill a* congress under peculiar
circumstances had passed bpfote."
The Judiciary Committee, in framing
it, had been particularly anxious not to
introduce any novel priocple—any which
could not be found on the statute bonk.
The only novel one which the bill pre
sented was one of a very simple nature
It was.that which authorized theTies
ident, under the particular circumstances
which were specified in t lie bill
to remove the Custom House. This was
the ouly novel principle and care was ta
ken that in piovidtng f«r such removal,
no authority was given to use force.
The Committee were apprehensive
thst some collision might take place af
ter the l'st of February, either between
the conflicting,parties of the citizens of
South Carolina, or, between the officers
of the Federal Government aod the
And to remove as far ns possi
bie all chance of such collision, provision,
was made <hat the Collector might, at the
morm-ut of inimineji' danger, remove the
custom house Jo a place of security: or, t<»
use a plain phrase, put it out of harm’s
way. He admitted the importance of
this biil: but he viewed its importance
us arising riot net of the provisions of
the bill itself, but out of the state of af
fairs in South Carolina, to which the bill
had reference. . In ibis view, it was of
paramount importance. • *
, . ft had become necessary to legislate on
this subject whether it was necessary
to pass the bil) or not, he would not say;
but legislation in reference }n South C 7»"
lifta, previous to the Ist of February; had
boconte necessary. Something must <be
done;.audit behoove* the Government
.o adopt every measure of precaution, to
prevent these awful consequences which
all..must foresee,as necessarily resulting
from the position , which South Carolina
has thought proper to assume. He had
no objection to make me bill the special
order for Monday next; but he hoped.mo
day more distant than that would be fix
ed «>n. I
Mr. Miller said, in substance, that the
Senator from Pennsylvania had asked
him ‘-what was to bu tho alternative in
case the tat iff bill now pendiag.should u<>!
pass?" He was not authorised to reply
to this question for the State of South Ca
rolina. But he would tell the Senator
that, in his opinion, Congress might ob
viate the existing diotctrlty by passing a
bill to increase the tariff duties. The
passage pf even, an initiating bill would
obviate .the difficulty, as the Convention
of mus' be called: again
to meet the new contingency. ffe was
n<»r prepared to say what kind of a bill
would satisfy South Carolina, but anew
bill, whatever its character, would have
the effect of annulling, the Ordinance.—
The actual state of 'South Carolina was
this: By virtue ol her reserved rights she
was about to throw off judiciously and
peaceably a burden which had bee o'" cast
upon her,by the United s\a.tes. Stand
ing, on their own soil, the people of South
Carolina was about to rid themselves of
an incubus no which they had been sub
jected. He. would, not go iuto a state*
ment of the operation of..this process
through all its various ramifications; but
he Contended,, that gentlemen could not
see, in the ordinance or in the laws of
South Carolina any evidence to sustain
the apprehensions of a violent
to the laws. It was a mere phantom of
an excited imagination which had produ*
ced jibe great alarm which seemed to exist.
The Senator,* from Pennsylvania had
said that South Carolina did not retrace
her steps, when she was particularly in
vited, t» do so by the President,„ He”(Y;r.
Miller) did not now imendto say wheth
er South Carolina was right or wrong in
the course she bad taken. But that State
had thought that (he President bad no
right to issue the Proclamation which had
come from him. The ciiizeus of dint
State had thought, that under no construe
tion of constitutional right, could they be
deprived of the right to assemble in their
own State, for the purpose of amending
their owu organic law j and that, when
they did, they were to be put down by a
Proclamation of the Piesidentof the Uni*
ted States. The people of that State be
lieved that, in issuing this Proclamation,
the President had himself been guiitv of
an unconstitutional and unauthorized act.
When the Senator front Pennsylvania
could show, that it was duty of the citizens
of South Carolina to refrain from the ex
ercise of their constitutional rights, iu de*
ference to the President of the United
States, it would be time enough to an
swer the charge he bad made against the
State for out retrating her steps.
The President had; in his openiog
message at the commencement of the
present session, recommended a modifi
cation and reduction of the Tariff duties.
South. Carolina was ready to afford to the
friendi of the President the longest pos
sible time to act oo this recommendation;
and far this purpose he shoo'd vote to
postpone this bill to the most remote
day. He challenged those who ral
lied round the f resjdpqt to come op,
and to shew why it was that they now
wished to hurry the discussion of the bill.
The F resident had suid that the Tariff 1
ought to bo icpealed. Let Congress mo
dify or. repeal the Tariff'by 12 o’clock on
the night **f 'he 3d of March, and he
! would underwrite fur ihe State of S. Ca
rolina, that not an act of violence would
; take place, not a drop of bleod would be
shed. He v would therefore throw the
responsibility of any contingent violence
I.m the gentlemen who were the reputed
! friends of the Presided', It was very
; well kmj-wn that at the last session, when
.this subject was disposed of, he bad him"
■s'elf staled on this fl >or eVety principle
which was contained in ihe ordinance of
South Carolina. He had declared that
the act of last session was unconsiilution
at, and that the South would not he satis
fied with ir. From the indications around
him lie was at a loss to decide whether
! he'had been right or wrung.
The Senator from Pennsylvania had
| said that there was no novel feature' in
I-this bill, except that which authorized the
jPi'Bsideut to establish floating custom
houses. Tho bill provided that in case
of any unlawful assemblage, that is, that,
if some hajf dozen sailors were to assem
ble together, and thus give color to the
idea of ait unlawful assemblage, and if
this ware to be near the custom house,
the President, having no greater love ffli
South Carolina than he had for any Nor
thern Suite, might have resort to foice.
Another exceptionable) provision in the
bill was that which gave the power to the
officer to keep possession of tho goods
which he may have taken, until the a
mount of the duties should bo paid down
ill hard dollars. The Sta eof Smith Ca
rolina and the United States stood in re
lation, to each other as two travellers who
may have encountered each other on a
hedge. If both would agree to keep to
the right, they might pass easily, but if
they would come in opposition, the *trnn
g«r would pass over tho weaker. N«>w.
the Committee on the Judiciary had giv
en to the Pies.dent power, whenever his
collectors, his agents, or his minions ask
ed, to call out ihe whole military force to
ride rough-shod over the liberties of the
People. If the Senator from Pennsyl
vania wished to give ari- opportunity to
Congress to pass any act which would
have ihe effect of conciliating South- Ca
rolina, why did he object to the nu>st re
mote day which was named?
Mr. King regro*.t«.d to see that gentle
men appeared anxious to rush, into a de-;
bate on the subject at this time. For
hirtWeif, he was prepared '»» give the
question all the consideration which it de
manded. I> was "tie of Vila! importance.
He was ready to give the National G
overnment of the country, and the Presi*
den% who presides over it, such power
as would be necessary to uphold and en
force the laws; but, at the same time., i e
was disposed to. withhold his vole for a
nv proposition which in itis judgment in
terfered wilhtlhe rights of the Siates «»i
those of the People, or which woo'd place
in the hands <vf toe President pow er which
»he Constitution,never intended. He w»s
not prepared to sav whether ihu biil went
to that extent, and therefore wished U*
have time to ritake up his mind. He had,
however, Imped that action elsewhere
would have calmed the disquietude of the
South, and that a returning seijso of jus
tice on ihe part of those who hud forced
the protective system on the country,*
would have prevented the necessity of
clothing the President with the extraor
dinary power conferred by this bill. He
fenred, however, that there was now but
little hope, either from the other House
or from this, in referen-e to this matter.
The discussion on lhi-< q; es ion,therefore,
must come—it seemed perfectly clear
that that must be ihe cause.
He consideied that the- subject ought
not to be postponed to so distant a day a*
would defeat any action on the subject.
We owed it to ourselves—to our country
—to the administration, to give the mat
ter a proper, a fair examination, and by
the ayes and noes asked on the question.
He rose principally to say he should vote
against the postponement to Monday
week, because he believed that gentlemen
could come to the discussion as well pre
pared in a shorter period, as they would
by deleiring the subject to longer time.—
If he could believe that any events would
occur to render this discussion uuneces
sary, be would be willing to put it < fffot
a month to give time for such events to
tmei pose, but he believed that no delay
would be long enough to prevont it alto
gether. He should vote against the mo
tion for Mondry week, and must assured
ly against the proposition for Thai Sclav,
as being altogether too short a postpone
ment. We should, by fixingnn tire ear
liest day, be precipitated into she subject,
and go into a discussion before a> single
document could be examined. Ho was
astonished; w|ien the Senator from Penn
sylvania (Mr. Wilki os) made bis ’ propo
sition. He should give his vote for the
proposition made by the Senator from
Kentucky (Mr. CUy) for, by that time,
the Senate would, in all probability, be
prepared to enter upon the sabject.
The question was then ‘ taken oil the
motion to postpone to .Monday week, and
decided as follows—Yeas 9, Nays 37.
So the motion was negatived.
Mr. Wilkins then withdrew bis motion
fur Thursday.
The motion made by Mr. Clay was
then agreed to.
So the biil was postponed till Monday
next, and made the special order for that
day.
The Knoxville (Tenn.) Register of
the l6th utr, says:
“ Sa urd y morning last, about break
fast time, Mr. James Bell’s tavern anti
dwelling house, at Campbell’s Station,
was entirely consumed by fire; and what
is most shocking to relate,a traveller who
had been there sick for several davs, per
ished in the flumes. The unfortunate
victim it appears was in a state of mental
derangement, end from ciiCtitnstMces,
there appears.to be scarcely • doubt but
that he, himself, was the cause of ihe cat
ustrophe which in so aw ful'a manner, hur
ried him into eternity. Wo bavo noi
learm fits- nattm.’* ,
- • 1 — i ■
QolvhM, &Jam .SB* , 4
The match Trice between Little Venus
and Bonnets O’ Blue, fortj)3,ooo aside,-
wa decided otf the Colombia course last
Thursday, the victory being awarded to
the former.i They pot off at the tap of
the dfum, ffnnubip inking. tne lead for a
mile aod h half, when Vetios made play,
and passed her with apparent ease, and
maintained it throughout, coming in about
leogiths ahead,—Time eight miir
uies. v /v'.
The Owner of Bdrilteis discovering that
she had given way in her right hind hock,
determined not lb don'eud for another
heat, and gave tsp the atakes which cere
mony (an unusual one VO him) he pc t r
med "with his usual cheeiToloess, and with
*« much good humor aod tact, that a sti an
ger would fiaVe inferred that he was the
receiver. The race thtkughout, wws con
ducted and conclSided by the parties(Cols.
Richu’dsen and Johnson) with the gen
tlemanly deportment and spit it ofliberal
ity which becomes such distinguished lea
•ders of the sports of the Turf.—Tc/e
--scope.
From the Athens Gazc'te.
Nullifica ion is unconstitutional, here
tical, and absolutely subversive of all go
vernment. So sty every state rtf the U
uioo except South Garnliita. Then let
the energy and of oorfnrm.put
it d«*wn at once and settle the question
forever. Let C uigi ess fn the usual mo
.'u>d proceed to collect tho duties estab
lished bv law, and if these are obstiucted
by force, let all other means at ti\p con
trol of the rest of die states be resorted
to. This will dispel the heresy, arid fur
nish a perpetual ’gunrnirete that iri future,
the various interests of the country, may
trust to* their amho'rized agents for their
i>ermenent protection and support; other
wise, the policy of the Uniou must hi e
very case be deemed unstable, and our
credit at home and abroad, placed iu per
periual jeopaidy.' 11 1
Secession is equally untenable, s» say a
large majority es the staies, and so says
ever> (dictate of reason nod common sense.
Can tn tt bo called a sovereignty, emiiled
to ihe respect of nations, which is liable
to 1 des'ruciioo at the whim and caprice of
24 petty provinces? It cannot, nor can
any rHiige of sophistry or passion make
it so. Now Yoik alone, under the peace
ful operations of this principle, might etr
slave the rest of ti»r- States in a twelve
month. Louisiana, the same, &c. be
s de* trespassing thereby, on the feesitn
nlo tide io ihcir teriitoiy, now ves ed by
actual purchase, io the rest of the States;
Tiie stability of .our government can
never be considered as fixed <>n its pro
’per basis, so long as the present passion
ate presumption prevail*, that the states
of this confederacy, ure now, or over
were, sepmuteJy free, sovereign, aod in
dependent. Thi-is the delusion which
has created the piesent disparaging atti
tude of South Carolina, and which, if not
removed, must tetn iiu a source of tlernal
broil and discontent. While we were
colonies of England, ihe government <•(
SouihuCaroliria was. as independent of
Georgia ris they now are; so the govern
ment of Jamaica at this clay is tvs‘inde
pendent of that of Scotland as, in (he na
ture of things, it cun be.
But does this affoct the relationship of
each in reference (o the sovereignty of the
British fnqqre, as a whole? Assuredly
not. As ’parts'of that empire, these is
not, nor can there be the slightest shade
of difference between one min and ano
ther, or between one section nod another.
So far ms the snveregnty of .England is m
was concerned ip the matter, the Atlan
tic Ocean which Separates Jamaica from
Scotland, or ihe Savannah River which
separates Sumh Carolina from Georgia,
is, to all iaients add purposes at> imagma
ry- space-or lino, ami pmducas no other
effect on their rights or powers as parts of
the great whole, than if they were obli
terated from the earth, and tho inhabitants
of those parts respectively were brought
into immediate juxia-posiiien and made
a solid mas*.- -r Hot it so turns out that a
numerous'people are physically in compe
tent'to act collectively or in a'mass, and
this necessity follows them, whether their
form of government be one or another.—
Hence, and from no other source, the o
biigatioti of a people to keep up divisions
•>r departments in sub-divisiuPs more ur
less minute, either by artificial or natural
works. Now when the colonies deter
mined to separate frum the mother conn'
ny, there presented no other practical
mode by which to ascertain the s£nse of
the people, o to concentrate and bring
iuto active operation their whole ener
gies, but to retain their former divisions
in separate states or communities. This
is the thing, and nothing eise under the
suu, now vainly set up by many of our
leading politicians as: a groundwork for
separate state sovereignty. But, for what
purpose, either avowed or implied, did
they wish to divide the sovereignty of the
B< itish empire? Certainly, to establish
on this side of the Atantic, one distinct
and exclusive new sovereignty. Did any
one at the time contend for or expect 13
new soveigmies? No, for every expres
sion and record of the day,go to establish
(he contrary—to wit, one great nation,
uas all that was intended or expected.—
It would be here entirely futile to reason
from any theoretic views of the Colonies
during any infinitely small portion of time
which may have elapsed between their
actual secession, and their new associa
tion. The result of the argument is the
same, unless it cm be shown that sepe
rate state sovereignty was ever designed
—and :his we know will not be attempted.
The very price of the blood and struggle
by each colony for its indepeodeuett.
was, the co'opsratioo sod perpetual-»up»
port of each of tho other cotouies, tna*
king in that way a collective people,
snuggling in a common cause, their com
mon oppression; for a common object,
(heir common liberty. Hence ihe decla
ratipn of independence, styles them otHl.
people, —the preamble to the new consti
tution says, we the people, aod fat liter on,
the powers dfcc. ate ie*erved to the Statejj
nr la the people, besides other proofs—-all
going to the same conclusion that neither
of the original 13 ever dreamed of any
other result from their declaration yf in
dependence or from their subsequent
compact, but the formation of oue great
nation. But could this be done, unless
by retaining their old colonial maiks of
sub division, or the establishment *»f o
ihers ‘ofequal convenience? It could not,.
And yet that which, from reason, was
necessary to form rftt wat ion, is uotjV
vainly and illogically .assumed us a ground
work for thirteen usimli*. This is tho
source of all ihe doluSionS oil this subject
and will have to be dispalied, before we
can ever boast, that as a itmtutf we ar«
free, sovereign, »nd independent. South
Carolina at this day is independent of
Georgia, for the reason, that our business
as a nation, could not be conducted by
consolidating them. But so far as our
national sovereignty is concerned, the
Constitution knows not the Savannah ri
ver, tiur can it discriminate between oue
citizen and another, let ihem reside where
they may, ff she secedes,6he will make
her right depend on her power to main
tain it; This is revolution, and nothing
'(confessedly) but force can determine it,
if tho rest chose to co-etce.
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
The following is anonymous, but net
improbable. The reader is desited to
attach, toil what credit ho pleases s'
i: SOUTH CAROLINA TRItIM
PHANT-AND NULLIFICATION.
A rumor i* afloat, founded upon pretty
plausible data, that Mr. Cl.iy t to save tho
effusion of b100d,,& restor'g tranquility ti>
the nation, has offered lb ’ Mr. £alh>n:t)
and his party, to unite in « training a
gradual repeal of the Tar IT d«,w» to r»
standard of revenue, about equal to tiro
current wants of the Government ! Tuts
proposition to Mr. Calhoun tv as based on'ii
pledge from hint thii*, sorb being ihe mod
ification of ihe import duties, fie'would'
guarantee the immedin e abolition ofi|ut
obnoxious Ordinance-, la«s, tip. enacted
by South Carolina, aod thus iflings 'be
restored to their usual umic.ibie,feeling
and relatiuu,
Richmond Whiz.
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APPOINTMENTS OF PREACH
ERS.
Made for the Geoigiu Conference, at
Lagrange,
January, 1833.
ATHENS dist. \V ty. A hx'ild, P. E.
t Athens and Madison , Betti. Pope
A ppalachie, Wu». J. Paiks, J L. Olive/.
Walton, TANARUS» S tofiud. T. G. (papers
i Yellow River, otto to bo suppltod, J. S.
Ford v ■ ‘
Grave. Morgan Belial), J. W. lluincutt
. Suwannie, II 11. Jones
Habersham, Win. Culverliouso
l Guinneit, AmUov'on Ray '•*
uYTsaibifury \e Blacks on (Jconsei-.R CJiceui
Chasitstee Mission, to be supplied
W CSV ST \ dUt {fOTien Ptzaca, T. £.
Augusta , E. SVdair ■
j Warden, Isaac Boring, R. Stripling
Little Uioety W. P. Arnold \V. Afeiao
• •'* _ dsr : : .
; Wasfiingtfin Station, T. P. C Shullmau
Washington Ct, W, Key
Lexington, J. C. Simons
-Sparta, V. Mahafti'y, T. D. Purifoy
Broad River , C. W‘. C arter S Qraudail
MfLLKOaP.VILtE tiist Jons Howard, P. E.
< Mitledgeville , C.’ IJar jisoo
Macon, A. H., Mitchell
Monroe, T. Alabrey, J. A. Ch ippie
Cedar Creek, S. Harwell,one to be stiff,
plied
Alcdvie, T C. R. E. Steele
Eatonton & Clinton , M. D. C. Jo bus on*
. M- Green
Houston, J D. Chappie, Ames Evans
Ocmulgit, T. Brown, S. Anthony
Mission to blacks, Monroe & Upson, Jta
se Sinclair
Sugar Creek, John CollinswortU
Let Mission, James Don woody
COLUMBUS Vist, 1. A Few, P. E.
Columbus, Jesse Turing
Harris, Josiali Evans, John Hunter,
La Grange , J. Norman, J. W. Starr
Carroll, W. W. Steagall
Coweta, R. J. Winn
Fayette, James Hunter, J. R- Iloara
Upson , N. Lariv
Randolph, J. TANARUS, Talley
Etawah Mission , Win. S. Williams
FLO RIOA Diet. John W. Talley. P. £-
Tallahassee, James T. Johnson
Quincy, C. A- Brown
Leon, VV. Choice, T. D. Lawrouctk
Lowndes, George Bishop
Oclockue mission, Ben}. Watson
Early, Mayl»n BeadelT
Alachua, P.P Smith
St. Augustine, A. B. Elliott
Nassau mission, to be supplied
Cape Florida, Win., Gassaway
SAVANHAHDiit. Andrew Hamuel, P.E.
Savannah. George F. Pierce
Liberty, C. Rayford, N. Munson y
Ogeechee, to be supplied
Waynesboro, J. C. Carter, A. Smith
Appling , G. W. Purnell
St Ilia Sy Sf Marys, T. DoegUss
Mission to slaves Burke, L*. C- Peafce
Little Ocmulgit, A. Haywood
Mission to slaves Ogeechee, W. D. Ma- _
thews , „ , _
do do Savssnnah River, S. I. Bryan
Stephan Olio, transfered to Virginia *
whop, W C Crawford, A. H.
Shook*. G. W, Cofficer, John Sale, D.
ale Donald, W. W. R, R
Motel*?, to