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**? ,: ???v^gt'irwAfiiy'""/,: W'Svi wlrwwrtlotl to MetiN. <.Vtt>w*?,r, " l. l^Yfwn^oc^ ^ef the rirtn* ?jf \3?o Legtatntiiiv, Hofe* ol thoir w|icech? /is ch> Jim#* ?>ii*it'? Resolution*, jfor i- l!?o jmm |io?u of obtaining ilioir ?citliiricnU flittliU queMion, urnler ttiolr, own h:iWl?; hut itt tftwp *peechcf lm>? no^et eooio i?. timl it apuonr* to in tlotirablc to keep 4?p (ho coiwocuilvo ortlor of debute, we ? 'iiiow publifh u *y nopals of them from mir '? iiote*| holding ourtelve* In reiiilinesi* to publish thorn entire, tvUcucver they come tohanil. " . A .. , '' " J Mr. CAl.OW'l'.Lf^ iaiO, ?bewonl?\ not flilen\| t to follow the i; initio aOo thniogh *11 tho *, they teamed ditjiotvd to U*d the bnmmitio. The IpMMi who introduced the*# nmeuded re*o? lulious to lay groat ft res ? on the opinions 'if Miwrul governor* of itnt<?s but ho wnt n6t .dUposed to p*r more respect to their ooiulont than 16 thoto of other distinguished iivtlviUOnl*. The report made by the committee of taut mm* ,%n, met his cordial approbation. The cluilrmun *f that oommitter, be ?aW? Wtu Car more able th?u he coutii pretend to lie, and III* report ?|>uW? j the language of truth, and tlio language of tound c^llty. '*/'<? > 'y,?' (litre he read Mr. PHoUmuU Resolution*.) ,1)0 We not, Mid .Mr C.owen double allegl*n<;c.? flavo wo not ?worn to supiKfrt the Constitution of tlie United Stilts, at Well at (hut of Ihis State? We art hut ? ahtld of tlut common parents (if the State*, Uio general KOverumwt, Oar power* ex tend only to domedta regulations, suoli a* relate solely to tho Interest* of thUbtntc. |< it for its, as a Legidnturo, tp iay%*bettier Congress hat jwited uocorotltullorydly? It would' he to mv, that the members of that Inxty hnd per hired tnemselvb*!?that the IVculdonl had per jurfcd himself!?Wo have a Federal Judiciary, which Ueompeteut tosity whether the actaol'Cou g?tn are oonstilutioiinl or not. Before an unennetitulionid law can ho mndo * binding upon u*,uot only tbe Congress, and IV**!* dent, but tho Supreme Court mu.t act corruptly. Hut tbe people have the corrective in their own baud*. If tho Congru* (>ati uncaii.tilolloonl ts\w?, they mud turn out the member* who vote fur tUoh law*,arid elcct heller men. It te uanoce?tary to dwull on the minuthu of (hie sutyeet. f think tbal the absurdity of iheM JVipolutiont strikes every member, T believo 011/ Chief Maglitrnte patrioticand virtuous--*! believe the Congress of the United State* patriotio and virtuout. To pate these resolutions Would be to imitate Georgia In a course nf conduct which hat disgraced her in the eye* of nil her (iilcr ttatci. Mr. A, TAYM5H *aid (he Imd never crated to nnticipate tblt debate with the deepeit interewt, I have,'raid lie, endeavored to pertutde mjrmif, i' tha\' the ?omi?o Adapted by the mover kiid tup> uortert ol tboio einunded retolutlon*, It marked out with a view only td the good of lliflr count ry. I have board ail thi-y hive Mid oh Uie viibjent, .^>ut my oplnf(At rem:iltii tbe *ame. X raunot otmiiRolt?and all thtlr effort*, with respect tome, tiavebeen unavailing. However cotttcin'nDoui the gentlemen m/ty be, we are not hound to ft>|. low them Ib.their opinion*. I am this moment Jiruily pertuaded that \y? ate engaged in n dtV r.uMion, Irom which the country hat nothhig to hO|>el butavgry dhing.tofcar. I now offer to thla V'ommHtke tho fellowHig re*olutlon? "HAsdlVed, Thai it it not txptdirnt fur the /?. alula lure (opau airy reeoMiont on the subject at Tutiedla." " ... < '?'- t\ ' . >ve are, in litis ?ti??rt?iToi|, wondering from our .proixurnoanft Blr, If wo nre now eelin* In our iirivuto cipndly, I ?ul)inH that we ought 16 nd foitrn, find discuss(MM reiolu lions ?l private gen* liftmen. I hevonO whh to donrlvc gentlemen of , tU Hs?*t Ihnr hnvo in their private tenacity; but il protest egaittft mi tfrttrpallnpflf thfc right? of (he yeople, by net lag ?i .? tegUlatdre on thefe reterfu* -lion*. .On Wd know the wishes of our conelftu. *nl<, on th(? Mhjaetf/ f do not know whetthe views of my epmllla*i>(,? are. We wo In d?rig*F chert or cowpiw It bcoomee well the member* of tlil* iiot'w, to reflect ihrU thq period of their MjW & Jrewlnj to e dote, poet It then tTmiUp (M :E?l? ?nnWnt liw'.or he* hot'eet*! wrong. It tit the United Stele* have often . J against lh<> encroachments of the M Vri, |n e warning voice on IhUsubJetl. eetf#, "AwuM Uifc u?urplng powerel ?ra&& a? i wh'eh our altehtioh II ?n loudy eetlrd? Are we afrnld 10 IrUst the I?e0|il* ** ?hoiiUt liow t?ke the p^wcrou* 6fHtelr bends. <-#e*a~ MR. POrtf BR'a SPEF.CW. , firforttht (tmmllltt ifikk vkotc on Mr. Prlolrrtn't J UMtu/lent (H tht hgUluture of South-Cnrttint, JHtmbrr 10, IBM, { '<?? ? The subject before tlw> conitptUfie, Mr. Chair inan.irftfhtMhret Undid* que.tlons for oft? coil ildtfrotMl* first, the Irnth end propriety of* rcsolutloni submitted,1^ the member Jrom Yc (Mr. Smith.), Befo^tr.ll.e right of Ihh Utf tow to eiprert IwiWnion on the r-onrtit " ebty of inwiiuVos /idopn-d by rongr<?i?. thirdly, th.< rtxoedlency of expresriniTmi oi *t ifcVflm* If. til# ? mgm ?wWj|>C#?WW ihe opinion of*tb< feajwSir^^ po?Hion,wmen <j*? (Tivwru too opinio* 01 ?ne .Vbpta matt itf thepeorde from the Ant orgnnlwi Hon of the flovommrnt (town to the profit Dlft. inc(it. It b then, nl lesit * doubtful questIon; cjp on? wWeb thA first mind* of tli* Union may doubt And have doiil>tcd.r-Otigbt'a6t thoSlatoe to have the Iwnefit ofthls doubt? Cientlemen, on the other side,' hnvB clnlmed this pijvrtiW Congress, M* means to promote Ihcgenornl wolpire." 1 Will iahswfcr them by an tliofity from;(hefjr own sido of iba ipestlon'. flf any Individual deserves tho praise or censure (call it which yon pleasej of extending the power* of tho Clenernl Cioverumeht. (hat individual it Henry Clayt ynt oven ha was not prepated to go to tho length which the gentlemen have gone. lit dis tinctly disavows tho defcnce of this power on tho ground* which they hate taken, and on thli dli. avowal argues that no has hot atMstatlstd from hit old republican principles.' Hit sagacious mind foresaw, that tha adtntsalon rif tldi doctrine, at once ohvialnd.the nencsalty of any constitution-? nt onto annihilated e vary tiling Into Slate (Jovrrn ine, sir, thnt opinion* coining from Ibis qnarter, III have pro|?er woigfat with tho gentlemen. But, sir, there it another nAbJect of romplslnf, in whhdi I belleye the gentleman will bo more ready to agree with me. I nllnde to the lata Tariff Act Call this an Act to levy n tni on iuinort^llont In order to p'roinola manufactures, and It wonld ha unconstitutional: -I havo no doubt thnt even the Federal Judiciary would pronounce it to. (Jut, because It it called a revenue ,measure; although there is noeomplaint of a deOclonr.y in the lto venue; although the Treasury I* tilled to overflow ing; and although it* advocates avow tltirlr object to bo Iba protection of manufaeturet, yet forsooth became tho act hai a constitutional nmnp, it i? therefore conitltutkmnl. Sir, I cannot turrly ml*, eko the (eatings of tkb committee In believing it unnecessary to argue ort'his ooint. Our Senator in Oongr??i, who t|?oke on .thtt <juc?tlon took thu true view of it. lie contended then, at we con tend now, in one of tho resolution'on your table, that Coritrets have n6 right "to exercise a (tower granted tor particular oblectt, to effect fdlfcfr ob jects, the riant te effect which hat iHiver been coij. ceded." lie,therefore, denounced the rfct. as un ? constitutions!, at|tl an overwhelming majority of the popple of this State heartily concur, with him, In the denunciation. from every view which I have been able to give to the subject, It Would appear to me, Mr. Cbnlrmno, that if the union of theso States l? to In? perpetuated, It can only be by f strict adherence, on the port of Con crest, to tho ruin I have suggested In compiling the constitution. It may bo ttfely, predicted, that when they overleap these, limits aroat agitation will be produced in the public mind,be?nu?e such ha* bit hrato been the Invariable rc?ult. But it la not so easy to foretell, that not Mr# worse wljl result. The people,no doubt,are wurmly nltacbedtothe Union?the people >f this State lanv sure are.so. Trusting to the force of reason,they will he alow to resort to any other means of redress. Hut If the plain and obvious meaning of the constitution Is to be frittered away by nice aud subtle distinc tions?ir Congress perseveres In Its efforts to attalni hf irtdtrttl means, (towers which certain eminent individuals could not obtain for them by rf/rcef means in tlse convention which formed the constitution?then; sir, the time must come when we Can no longer submit io these usurpations of Car, without rendering ourselves unworthy the i ol our forefathers. We eonceive ourselvea,! therefore, acting as Ute true friendsof tho Continu ed onion .of tbeso Stales, when we respectfully ndvise Congress to keep.to thp strict_litter of il.o Joner wnlmi powers are rout meof more autlwrfty underwblehth^y act. 14 unoonfalr experiment,additional powers are found wanting, in order to render the Geneml Oovcr.imeot m?r? efficient, let the proper implication bo made for an smendment of the eoOsAtutltff. The s*i*? good cause which created, onn surely anteud M, it It he foVmd neceetary^ This ?lr, U All lb*t I ?h?ll my on I He Ont part of Ihf w1ij?ct: my objaet in ffcini bed b#rw Lrirtct* |>nMy toipepV to tbedd endaddiMMlont. The ro. lojottona ttibmlttedby the member from t'hurlr* lon. (Mr. Prtolesu) deny the right of thl? Mu*? ttanta| mentj end the gertflfmen oppomd to metn th(? dfll?te who My# ?p9k?nl eppeered to be ?o well *?t(*Red whh the innete rtrength of those te*olu? lion*, I bet they heve not thought proper to come fotih lu, thi vdefenoe o< theV Ihrr^foro llio itrtngth of lb*tf cn?e, I do hot the*e rffOlittlooi Cn IpiMt mmmW i. ?iffr u _ ?<k4wraovct 18i?(f? to require a com eenl* td the CootUll ;to|WC?^t(ijlM jfcetidmcfita td the m Mich; to 1 nmendmetilt tpraortheh mSS^^BBSm ,< j?d e?lved)o be W Afire And the 8late? *< . **,*?. dered, 'dm It would bt> Idle tb look there'lor * grunt of what wo are already |)0?l*? whlchVe have never In nny wltoreUr It has l>een tald,ihntort ? comUtullonal the oicnibcr* vf Conceit tit ?? judge* ?Nj onthi. nnd therefore ought not to be inttructeiL 7 I ' Admitting' It to he fine, that they do eit In Judgment on Our rlglltt, l? Iberv any tiling Itt law or re?to??, whleh would hinder utfrbm pretenb big them wlto the tffength of our mm to ?bow j l he ml he' linpoHouce we Attached to it, nod there by induce n'n^ro trrioei conridorution on the tublect? Mny not n client in any court of jutllce do fhlt? Bui?remotntrnnce, whotbtr by the he* gitlfftnre, or the 1'eojile, It not eddre>*ed t?? Con t;ri.-?? nloae. it hat oeert wielded by enrflurea ton, even under another government, n <n>e oi itbe.moft efficient weapont In defence of their ?rtahit and liberties. Since our indenetidcnee It hat boon finely eieretad by tie, on tlie principle thai it free government, li In fact n government J of ?iilnton,' and ihnt whatever lend* to enllghteu I |inbllc O|4rt1ou; whatever egcilet the mind* of thr l?eopte tori rrlotii cootlderetion of the conduct of puhlie o>?ii, or the tendency of public men* ??ire#, |< not only talnlftry Hit Indbpenftthle to the eg|*tenre of inch n government. All thear gotnoul* which would prevent Iho Legislature of * fltnto from derailing tlili tight, relative ?oe?>n ?tHntionel qucrllod', on the giftuml ?f the judicial character of 'the inerol>ert of Congrtri, apply <tvilh?(|u?l force In the right of the pnople lae? crpbe ll, anil ootwlderlng that both have been In ?ho linblt nf doing to, unco the firft eitabllih nient of iho Kovcrnmrnt, It It not n little remark* nblo thfit their right hA# not beta tooncr culled in 'l<ie<tiofi. Tbo fifth resolution l? at fotldw*, " "fw/fw/, T.Sal the Htpreunt$Hrtt of Me Vf pit in- Cvttgrru, are only retvontiblr. mufor Cod to Me I'tap to Ihrmntttt." Thfr, ?|r,.U admllled ?? far a? itgoex, but it doe* not alatithowhofe ca*e, the resolution might vary well- have gone on to w?y, Me/ lfi? Neprtnntatfreoef the Statu in Can urtu arc rttpoviibl* under Gad to Me Ltaulaturti ?/ their rrtpttHre \Sutt$ For, It wlW be re?ol? lected that tbn uto m dMlnjPtljf represent ed.in one bt.ifi'-ib of Congress at the People Ut theotyitr, and the.nectnliy o( their,being to re printed, wm to Obvloui lo the Convention which formed the Conititntlnn, that'the tutaller State* would nevtr liavo voluntarily acceded to the Union 'without lh|a provUlonjiu tlify could not have done to without tublectlng their tlcarcil and mojri important Intcretti to the abnolot^ c^'n? trol pf the larger 9la|ea.. Anpeclet of ajavery wlilrb tboy wero then not wllllor tomlopt, ?unl whfch l hope we will not now tu tor to be forced upon ds^by hiiphcotion. At thUrvtolufloti hnt no iininedwe bearing on the quettion *t ittue, I will conclude my comment on It with thl? remark, ihwI.adftullng UiiBReprettntuN'et in.Congrat* lo he reiponilble ahme t<? tbo IVople, it .Will Miv: leinly edd pot n liille lo the weight of that f$ plw^KfK lure, on'i matWi electing (lie Imereet of tUi dtateai/a9lMe. . 6th. *?eW/r<(/( flu Me f?Wj ore qutte eomptlent to th? pimlrole/ t\t tondmt tk Coagrtw, it KtU et their UgOhture." Thle retol ites fir any mlirepretenlallon of tlielf.VWtW feeilr?g?. And here, tlr: I have ageln' to irk tha Ingenuity with which theie re?tqljo? ve been arranged.> Wd have two popular mix* >te toehlldren we give e lump ol tnwr to pre. pare ilia palalti for the medicine, and then uno (her |o*p(o take nway ?ny of the taite that ov*y remain. 'tii."lUioiad. tw f4? itiguuauMinnn n# pmttrh originate thntrtdtn?n//(/i/< only to ttp pig hi Confirm lo teU a tonrtmUin for Iht put pf offnnpoiing tmiplmnti." Till# ha< nr> v?r> rloto wnnoxiou with thn Mihjftot. *???t kiting if before ?W, twill nnewerll, On thr Very f*<* ol It there <* * ednUftdkttoni MgitUturtft (W* nw told) ft'inot ?riritMfe tuntniMtnit, end vet In tfic main fcrrMh, that tlity fiftto ? rlf^et trt dom?nd ol Coi?*rtH n r.onvenllou (or that fw rpo?4., The M Mention, I Ihlnli Uiu?i'ffe>o!vM, UrdMPH! tloo cA lb* Unit ft) ftt?te?. to uplift* to Coo ?rwe to coll ?- convention for thei pn*t>o-#?. ? _ fl-tfft ?l?, find lmt r?W>1ttilori, hie follow* tht It forty of t he ptoplt of thh tounlry will ?< *tto*fy.$ftijtngtrtA Hheiitrtt tk*w/ptrm{t tSth ttrranh In lib IsgUhtuf* nr in Congttu,, to uM tkm,' {It It ftpfww, ft* I liojw we. b*?n, th*t we nr?r ont fttelng no r*>wef* thet do not tM*eh tone m tlu Oofrrnmentof thoHfMo of potjth^erotla^tfcer [i*MfM*?ftry tn oonrtfcr farther IhU H It li not tbn tnlnelple, hnttb* nppltcn the Mutton thet We ?p<ttt<ai.. SMtt mEwS** tin tho auhjfct hftf boon arfyed on the ft?pr of Con* fwvf tan butlly engaged InvarM* jwti of tha Union in A?!ns |H* ?cHa of road* afrl oanaW, ?nd aitlmttlng their probable ?o?t?. And the Mt*if ge ofthe Woldenttif (ho United gtatea inform* n?: thut th- o? dollati hat Iieen actually ?* pernio .*ot Knuiteintu .can Ke nothing In nil IhH v *d? wilt ?atl?fv ttfeir.mlndt. If ?tioo*er tvidmcb i^r^iuhcd,IdOnot know thntl?w?ho Kevemie wn? w<*te<i in vmI ichrnier, or litfio or noproflt io.uO wndcrlako loj'emonitrate, n much ?ironjer argument wlrfht be dfaWn frow our fllrnco. ft mlfcht then 1* iwld, with ?oihe ?*iow at propriety, why <Ud you not Ink* tills Hand ivhmi \\ A told you thnt wo were About to mnbnVk Ip lhi?*y?tf m? Why did y?u fold ypttr Afm?, *9" hy your ?Heiicc,fte<jufeaceln our moa?ur*.?, when you MW II* cngngtd In .Mrveyir nnd r>l|matc?? Wliere >yu then yoor fremomloneo? It conic* ? now loo Into, wo have Wily engaged to ,|fao.?y< I cot, nod list* ftMnt too much money to retreiK from it, on eonititntionalacruplei, tye ore. told nor.-, wall, l< t ir? ?co what ihty will do; l>ut wo ?Mil uo told lkt?, why did yort wni| when you MW who* Wo. wore aboot to undertake?, lint If {:?ntlrmen cannot perceive In thaee ?igm the In. entiom of Congr?jte,M tn Internal Impfoteuifint, they, will at leett edmlt that thoy.kaveactcdin relation to tho TarWf. -Thi? armament wilt there. fo<e not apply to tho eipret>Io? 6( oar opinion on tuaUuhloct. Wehave)icpt?told, (hat In them hulcyrn dayi of peace and nrqeperlty, we ahould not dHturb tbepublip oilndby quettiontof thle tort. I fart* not perceive, the force of tbit argument. When the Country I* ciidiugired by foreign inrariurt,' I abould brand (hat man ot littlejbcitrr than a tral* tojrt who would withhold hlji arm from her do* (micy, to ;?n.iulrc Into hbw Imagined Infringe. mpi tyotjld withhold IU aid: in order.;o deliberate*)* lit conttHutiphal righu nudMiviUliet.: la ??efc time*, n patriotic gtot*,wopll my. with the hi*h* minded Docatur, right or wrong u?y' arm ibut rttik* for tflj couftl#. Uut. fir, * time Of pro. found pcacf, \yhan our deliberation! cue not ill*. turbed by even a pmldentlal warfare, when the nubile mind It calm andunrntHeJ,od'J continent* ly omh to the re*aMloo of truth; aocb a' time, I ihould if-lect ebovn nil other*'tot the djtffcittin* of Important qiiMilont and etpeclally Mich at (1* the laud inarKa of^hc Citneral find Plate Clover*, roontt. ? , II Mi bien alto ttld, t|int wa ooght no cite the femylng embeitof party, r 1/ U dujga In the Utogriaa n6tlon that a free ment ran e*1<t without part'-- * -,J* - tlilt portion. Rut thfc-ivj. and of ^11 other*, trachea a?, that this U i expected} arid that there wHUlther he i leal oarlm, rir pe*out| fa^lqnjfc or i prbelpler/If the -fetolutlont a.rrf, ca)*u emit* any, H v?IH l>e of th&fciter kind, the cbrtlea of avllt, | would mitch prefer m 7 ? any other. But we have been atarmed with Jin, we am ln< n'-niclent,oad leadI fo no remit, The gentleman cannot aurely think to. or why oppote them eo ?wc*woatlr' No air. If the* are clothed In the panoply of truih, they talll go forth conquering. aud to oofupiee; In d#?i4te of *41opooflllonjjiatl^thr.y atra didltnte of (bit *hh ld arid buckler, (hen ludeed Ihaywitl (all .to the earth at Impotent and Jnefflclontj at the gentlemen thenwelvet could with (hrm*' /. My Colleague from Wmyaw (Mr. Taylor) hn? Imprmlvcly urged, that W* are not apprised of theaentlinibU of otu conttUnaffit.ontkiatuhjeet; that the term ofe*r power* It ebont expMne.nnd that we ought, therefore, to paetpooa (he conttd* eratlon of the queetlon Until another LegWntnre I'bat been elected. ftttVnft *a ha*e th act upon Important question*, wlthot^ aay Immediate Inetruettone from our oonaiitueotti upon what'if < tAfalr to ha (heir will, agd what we conceive motl eonduolva to their inturette. thie, howeverrh net ooe of (beta aataf. Tho tnbject hat been ar* Madia Covgrate. Ithae been dratted foryeare in thepuhllfljoum!?l?,andayear tUMawat brought not now ?*certala*d, I 4a not e*a thai they ever Spts adjj^too, that they ordered it dWp?ied of ?? rK*Jr? w ? ? ? ? 2to MM Wldrhtlonaf odr ^rih of ofla^, thH aUli I iiTTnilPrwvi i * M {nK '?W V??>r:*W ''""' itV' <' $Si?3$$ out by MMlpiK for rirtoii, relatlr* tot0*#f try to the north Vr?t<. lilo?, for ?it Inquiry ??to tl. ^ tot ft cujldm honco in tho. town of Ubod0l?!awl< The t>llt,ldifoHiVt|ini,.-T tiwjdutic* of tootwge ottJ imputt ,w*? orJb of 132 to M.; 6Wrnl ntlfttopU wore ran yeiterde; (twin Vot* to amend end twjlpone ?lto the m?MQre held toother, f rrxru'KSilf^ap Miner, of IN^iylrM^jfMd yfa J>M?;?ehle jotno rmoluUotii on tha?ulijart of rxuriuhe, which he ?<*?mp*nlcd hy foqne eppfoprklivemnrlu, (tilled fotfh ? fawiibimilon* frtofo Mr. FonyfK. A reflation wiw ?fleW'tOi otr motion of Mr Strong, ol JTow-Vork, direetltt* ou enquiry Into the ?u*dl*it4y of a?|<lnf mere fK-qdent Hili'e.ot' tho |tnh)k^l?,*nd.lM ?ttMUerqu?iilititi;oh ?i?<w ,< ti on of Mr. Trimble, of Kentucky, jtUtiyA fotle. ?eruru end on woiiotiof Mr. C??h^tenr, diV New.York, roUUre to the rtm/tu of dtatf tftlitftr ?If. w)or?, or Altratttli ^ilM,wWlow?(k>o fr?m the Wer Dopertmeht, rejeflvoto tl^torvti CfthUit? of i Mirvey of tho Ma*M?i 8hoeU; awl Mother hy Air. Pierre, of lUiixlfhUnd, rtUuyfr .? ,r f ? . IrtlW Wwto,