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nortance, particularly on wool, iron, and ,
coarse cloths. If the duties on these ar-!
tides contemplate the encouragement of
(oir manufactures, the process by which
the object is effectual* and, is strangely con
trad ctory to the dictates of common
sense, ami to the suggestions of every
ofiv’s experience. It Congress wUh to
create a market for the raw materials of
our agricultural and mining labor, surely
the readiest mode to accomplish this end,
is, to mode* ate our excessive imposts. <§* to
leave our manufacturers unrestricted and
untaxed. But fetus examine more mi
ne tel v the effect of the late I'an ft. By
it, the duties on woollens of a coarse
nature, are so excessive that they
amount to an exclusion. Being ar
ticles commonly consumed by the ag
ricultural class of our citizens, we
are compelled to purchase them from
our manufacturers. They give us the
lowest price for our Cotton, reject entire
ly our Tobacco and Kin*, am) then de
prive us of the privilege (>f receiving in
exchange for our Commodities, goods at
a price This is a
trick of fraud, hut our sacrifice is too great
for us to be duped by the subtleties of
90 low a contrivance. The duties on
Iron are also cons'derably augmented,
to an f-xterit, so great as to produce
a sensible diminution in its importa
tion. And the very fact that we prefer to
import it from England and 2$ veden to the.
procuring of it from ourown mines, ar
gues conclusively that it is cheaper to the
consumer to get it from Staffordshire or
Furness than in our Country. But the
operations of the late Tariff, will have a
tendency to exclude European rompeti
tio i—[he Northern States will have the
monopoly—the supply wifi be unequal
to tiie demand; ami the price must neces
sarily rise. An examination of this Tar
iff will satisfy any dispassionate and re
fl<*c ing mind, that it i- predicated on the
unjust and rotton principle >f taxing ar
ticles of the first necessity to the highest
possible rates, and articles of luxury to
the lowest practicable amount. The
ea*ne Act, which increased the duties on
the coarser cloths ft pm 49 cents per yard
to 61, reduced the duty on Maderia wine
from 100 to .90 cents per gallon, thus
proving tiiat this splendid * American Sys
styled par excellence —takes
from poverty the fruits of its labor, and
extends to wealth its protecting arm.
Such a course is fraught with injustice,
characteriz'd by inequality, marked by
oppression, and big with the destinies of
a N dion. Our government may go on,
triumphing over the ruins of wisdom, and
banquetting on the spoils of power, but the
act ihat destroys her character fur justice,
rings the knell of her doom. Lke virtue,
once gone, ’tis gone forever. It is a
Phoenix that can live but once, and after
it die-, there is no resurrection from its
ashes.
The government that attempts to regu
late the industry and control the employ
ments of its citizens, pursues a policy
doubtful in its prospective benefits, and
questionable in its constitutional author!
ty. They thrive best, when free i from
the shackles of tyrannical restrictions,
and protected from the interference of
legislative quackery. Individual are the
best judges of their own interest, and the
aggregate of individual interests, is that
of the nation. But the policy which is
now settled by govermental interposition,
renders it ne essary to pursue an avoca
tion, that will be protected by the broad
mantle of natoual legislation. Without
entering into a circumstantial detail of
their governing principles, the Committee
will give an epitome of them in reference
to the -übjects und or consideration. We
contend then that commerce should he
free and Unshackled —that individuals
should buy wherever they can procure ar
tides cheapest—that governments should
not interfere with individual persuits—
that the prohibitory system has a tenden
cy to force capital out of its proper chan,
nel—that a protection of manufactures,
by duties and restrictions, js taxing the
many for the benefit of the few —that ar
tificial distinctions should be obliterated —
—• monopoly discouraged—exclu-ion de
precated—local preferences censured, and
factitious counteractions publicly proscri
•b'd. For the establishment of these
principles, Southern Genius and Talent
have contended in vain. When cunning
failed to defeat their efforts, power would
succeed —and numerical superiority tri
umphing over the strength of wisdom, of
ten -food upon the ruins of . the Constitu
tion, and sounded the blast of its ill-got
ten victory. Our oppressors were shield
ed by the panoply of interest , and resting]
securely on the hopes of their invincibili
ty, they regarded the indignant bursts of
manly eloquence, and the strong expres
sions of honest freemen, as the flimsy
reasoning of chringing scyophant-, or
the frothy declamation -f wheedling de
pendants. Vll ‘heir legislation proves,
that they £re influenced by considerations
of interest, ami not by the impulses of a
brotherly feeling. St If i- then idol, and
on its altar, they sacrifice their own lib r
ty, and the liberty of others. They ex
tend their protection not to our interest,
on our account, but to their interest on
their own account —thus exhibiting their
criminal rapioty and their contracted sel
fi-ltness. Their wisdom we question,
their liberality we deny, their cJi-mlerest
ness we condemn. And raising the
strong voice of remonstrance against such
partial legislation, we cannot but breath
a pitying sigh at that crooked policy,
which corrupts by compromise and con
founds by contrivance. Against South
ern interest they have levelled the engines
of tneir power, and it must be destroyed,
even if the liberties of our country are to
be buried beneath its ruins. To tv rtsuch
a catastrophe, we have petitioned—we
have remonstrated. Our petitions have flat
tered then vaniiy; our remonstrances have
strengthened their obstr acy, and the
soothing voice ol expos ulation, has hr en
drowned amid the clam urs of contending
passions, and pronounced the oui break
ing of an ill-timed • omplairit or the whine
of affected suffering. the situation
of our country, admonishes us to submit
to these degrading imputations. It i
already in a tremulous coin nation, and
another shock may bu st its bands, and
dissolve the UNION. Mutual ounces
sions built up our confederacy. and mutual
forbearance must preserve it. The peo
ple of each state, have their private feel
ings and their sectional partialities —and
too often in matters which affect their in
terest, their judgments are warped by
passion, and their reason blinded by pre
judice- Under our government, the same
feelings and interests, which n,a k the re
lations between individuals, pervade the
more complicated and diversified rela
tions b‘tween communities. Ihe inde
pendence of the man is corroboi ated by
the independence of the state, and the
independence of the state is Jopendui
upon the independence ol the man.
W here then there is a multiplicity of iu>
dependent c immunities, lounded upon tin
same principles and bound b the same
decisions, so reciprocally situated as to
have a frequency of intercourse and an
identity ot interest, there , every thing
pleads for th ir lasting UNION. Oik
CONSTITUTION is the gulden cine
ture ’ that binds us togcthei, and until
it be broken we are free and united.
Fully impressed with the imp o-tance
of these solemn ;ru h-, the southern
states will be the !a>t to lay tin ir
hands on the ark of our safety
If they destroy it, it will be, after
it has undergone so many changes from
the rpvolutione vs tilllC, HS not to L)*-*
recognized as the work of our forefathers,
or become so shattered from the innova
tions of legislation, as to be incapable of
protecting us from ihe wintry blast-* of
oppression and the pelting storms of in
justice. ir the tranquility of p'-a* e, we
wdl enjoy beneath it the full feficity of
repose—and in the tumult of war. our
arms will be swords and our bodies ram
parts for its protection.
liesulved. That the late act of Con
gress purporting to be ** an act in altera
tion of the several a;ts imposing duties
on imports’’ is unconstitutional, and vio
lative of the principles upon which *ur
confederacy was‘formed:—having for itn
object the encouragement of dome-tic
manufactures, and not the iaising of a
revenue, it is eiihtr a perversion of con
struction, or an assumption of power.
Resolved , \ hat the late Tar.fi’ Act,
will, in its operations, have a tendency to
diminish our
merce—to deprive us of a maik t for our
agricultural produce; to interfere with- in
dividual pursuits—to tax the many for the
benefit of the few, and is therefore
“ doubtful in its pi 1 icy, as well as in its
constitutional authority.”
Jtesolved , That as the Southern States
can make a constitutional iesbtance to
the late 1 arilf Law, v. ithout endangering
the exi-tence of the Union, or hazarding
the subversion of oar government, v<e
pledge ourselves to co-opeiate with them
in ad>( ting such measure- as may havt a
tendency to counteract its evils, ai-d to
effect its repeal.
Resolved, That we have confidence in
th*‘ wisdom and prudence of the Execu
tive and Legislature of ou* State.arid will
join wi h them m a ly constitutional mea
sure, wined) may h ve for its wbject the
repeal of ihe Ke Tariff, or the rendering
of .t inoperative.
Resolved. That we abstain, as far as
poss hi , from die use f all a tides, the
growth, pr.obi e,or maruiactu e * f thus-
States that aided in the passage f the late
fa tl—.hat ue enceU age the domestic
manufacture of our ow- fabric, and taise,
ass ra* practicable, our Ivgs aid horses.
Resolved, That the titi/en# of our
State reiy upon their own resources, and
in all cases where, it becomes necewary
to u-e irticb s manufactured or laised in
Si tes any oth’ r tlvmour own. tha twe giie
preference to those belong ng to the State
or States oppo * and to tl e Tariff.
Resolved T at the Justices of the In
ferior t • u* sand their success r* in office,
be a standing committee to disti finite
Premiums to su* h persons being members
of this association, as shall produce the
best samples of dnm stic goods, and Ihe
finest specimens of live stork, on every
anniversary <>f (his association to b*- held
on the first Monday in December, animal
lv—under such rules and regulaiion** as
shall be prescribed by the members pre
sent. And that the Oeik of *h Inferior
r ourt open a Book for th t purpose to
receive <he names of uch persons as wisli
to become members, who sh .11 pay. annu
ally, flit* sum of twenty five cents, to con
ti u<e a fund for the purpose *f paving the
Pietniums and the expenses of the society.
Z FRANKLIN, C/rr.
THOMAS GIBSON, Sec.
The following article, from a late
Savannah Georgian, shows in what
estimation the county of Warren is
held in regard to any part she. may
take in our state politics. From this
article it would appear that an expres
sion of the sense of our citizens, on
the question of the propriety of es
tablishing a Court of Errors, is confi
dently expected; all we would say,
then, at this time is. let every < ifiz-n
go to the polls, and express his opin
ion, as requested by our loferi r
Gioirf, rjfiii.i. *lr
lishment ot su* li a e<*urt in our slate.
From the Savannah Georgian.
“It is gratifying to us. as it will be to
the Citiz ns ol Chatham, to find that the
presentment ol the Grand Jury, at the
bust t erm ol the Superior Court ol this
County, concerning a Court of Errors,
has met with the decided approbation of
the intelligence ol our State, and tiiat *o
take a vote ol the people upon the sub
je< t, at tue election in October, is tfeiy
extensively intended. The Justices of
ihe Inferior Court, of the very respecta
ble and pa uotic county of Warren, have
unanimously recommended that the v<
t*-is of it, should endorse u,on their tick
ets Court ol Errors, or JVo Court of Er
rors, a <1 from the manner they have in
q tested the Edit.,r of the Kuial Cibine't
] to puoi;-ii th*- Chatham presentment, it is
obvious they anticipate a triumphant vote
by *he people of \V alien, in favor of a
‘court ol Kiiors.’ We lak** the liberty
to run nu the people of the Eastern Cir
cuit, tiiat mu h is expected f om them
upon this subject, and wo confidently
I>< k lor an unanimous declaration f *h u ir
sentiments in favor ol a Court of Er
rors. Let the gentlemen who may be
interested in tue elections, attend to
tins matter, and not allow it to be lost
sight of, in th'-ir anxiety to aid the sue 1
ces-, either of candidates for the Gener
al Assembly or for Congress.’’
A newspaper has lately been issued by
J hn S*. Greene, Esq in Rhode Island,
called ‘h Herald, it supports the deni
o tatic cand.date Andrew Jackson. The
first number in doing Justice to th* * hai
deter of our candidate, in the midst of
a gainsaying.peopie, giv;B fair promise
of future usefulness. We extract the
full* wing:— [Amer. Sentinel.
REMARKABLE COINCIDE* CE.
It is a fact generally known that
tin elder Adams was elected Presi
dent in 1796 by ? majority of but one
vote o*.er Mr. Jefferson, and as an
evidence that he was not the choice of
tlu- people, it is only net essary to
stall* that the elrtors in Pennsylvania
at.d Virginia were chosen on the
ground that tiny would vote for Mr.
J. that one elector in each of the Col- j
tegpt of those two states, very much
to th* Surprise of their <•• until < *fs,
voted for Mr. Adonis — H \ri either of
those g-n leo eo done tlnir dnv to
• *
the.people* Ml*. Jefferson would h..vc
bum elected. L is remark..* |e n trt t
in the election >! the second Ada. s f
he received the \ofe of New Y .rk,
(which constituted his whole strength
west of the II *dsnn) by one ni jori y;
when the i lioice came before toe
House of Representatives, it was
found necessary to secure the votes
of seven states besides New-E*igland,
to ensure his election —these lie •-
< eived, the members voting ass N
lows:—
18 out of 34 in New Yol k
8 out of 14 Ohio Clay.)
7 out of 12 Kentucky (add Mr,
5 tint of 9 Maryland
2 out of 3 Louisiana
1 Missouri
1 Illinois
\ ma jority of one in each delegation—,
which cpnsequrntly secured to him
the vote of their several S ates, giving
him the exact tiumh<’ , r of 13, being a
majority of one State! it. will be seen
that hitd any one member of the above
seven states wh.) voted for Mr Ad
ams simply given a blank vote, he
would not have been elected—
but what is of more importance, it
will be dis overed by an examination
of the popular vote of the six latter
states (Mr. Clay not bt ing before the
house) that Gen. J. was tlnir decided
favourite—these would have secured
his election, had the members done
their duty, and if is this which is the
the f mndation ol all opposition to wr.
Adams administration—the for*n of
the constitution were observed, but
the voire of the people was utterly
disregarded.
—
1 A French child has arrived in Lon
don with iis parents, which has in
uistimt and legible printed capital
characters, round the ha'l of the
right eye, ♦napolk n EMPBRBUtt;
and round that of th. lip, ‘empeukur
NAPOI, -ON.’ T’tie eyes are time, ad
the left is < ppear of ihe same cdor,
l'iie Marchioness of l)ev*mshire is to
show the child to th*- Ki g, before ihe
public can see her. The parents
have letters to all the chief M diral
men in London, and to the duk** of
Sussex, who had been previously
made acquainted with this most ex
traordinary plitnomorion.— Lon. Tap ,
THE H ITTI SHEPHERD.
A pr*Miil p ’,l‘gmi ami ms man ii *ing
over a comm >n, saw a sliepli rd tend
ing his llo> k; and having anew coat
on, the parson asked him, in a haugh
ty tone, who gave, him that coat.
‘ Phe same,’ said the shepherd, ‘that
clothed you—the parish.* The par
son,* nettled at this, rode on iiini‘ utir
ing, a little way, and then b tile bis
man go back, and ask the shepherd if
he would come and live with him,
for he wanted a fool. The man, go
ing accordingly to the shepherd, de
livered his master’s message.—*YVhy,
are you going away then?* said the
shephi rd. No,’ answered the o'h r.
‘Then you may fell your master.’ re
plied the shepherd, *his living rami t
i". ->!• ’in three of us. ,
ISO i ICE.
1 HEREBY f rwain all persons,
from trading for three notes, or
either of them given by myself and
made payable to Benjamin Smith;
as 1 do not intend to pay them,
the consideration having entirely fails
ed for w hich they were given: One >f
them given for one hundred dollars,
dated January or February 1828, and
due on the 25th December 1829; and
two others, their amounts separately
not recollected, hut amounting togeth
er to twenty three dollars, both
of them dated sometime in January or
Febuary 1828, but the time when duo
not recollected.
EDWARD FOARD.
September 27(h 1828, 3- —lB.
The Macon Messenger, will insert
the above three times, and orward
their account to the aubsciuer,