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monarchy, with her wholetrain of oppress
ive nb<'intnntlons.
1 believe that the States are " Sovereign
within their constitutional sphere* of action,"
to the ?ame exteni and to the tame acute In
vihich the Federal Government is Mid to he
??Sovereign within its constitutional sphere
of action/' and th*t they Are co-ordinate
member* of one sysrem, exct/it wiiere the
former are expressly made by the Constitu
tion subordinate to tlte latter.
At a corrolary from this, 1 belie vfc that the
State* have u njfkt a* absolute and tiucon
t rotable to Judge of the natui c ami extent of
their constitutional powers a* the General
Government have or ran have? but that this
right should be exercised a* well by the one
a* by the other with the calmcst delibera
tion, and in a spirit of the most rcspcctful
Kcrenity, ami with a constant, eye to the de
licacy of our domestic relation*.
I believe ?hat whenever our constitutional
rights are invaded, that it i* not only the
privilege, but the duty of the people to meet
together In their primitive a?*cmblics, cm
quire timidly and frefcly into the extent and
natute or the transgression, *end forth their
remonstrance* to the correctlvcprgan*of the
government, and express and publish their
opinions of public men and measures fully
mid in mr.h.n manner as to the people shall
.-.com meet:
I believe that vye should exhaust ull the
power# of petition, ami remonstrance, ami
argument, and every moral resource before
resorting to phvsieal force in defence of our
? ights ngaih?t Federal invusion>?that this
latter should ever be considered as the last
and ui'Mkt awl'ul policy of a deimly injuied
people, .t menus icsorted to when ft uitkss at
tempts at redress have told us that all other
means have failed, and after solemnly eon-'
?tilting original principles and all those coo
side-rations cf wisdom ami prudencc which
should govern our council* in a crisis s??
momentous to ourselves, to the union, per
haps to the rising generation.
I believe that the Supreme Fedcial Court,
organized as it is, arc< untnblc to the Feder
al liovermnent for its conduct, dependent
upon it forpny, receiving vlience its very ex
. Uence, and holding its session* m the great
Tntrr of Federal influence, has exerted und
is exerting a bearing <untin< tly unfricndlv to
?he liberties of the States?that n all ques
tions involving conflicting claims of State
m l Federal p ?wt:r impartiality' here nerd
?tot and cannot be expeced, th.it under the
i^'K.tiee ot this tribunal, the rights and pri
vileges of the States will be either frittered
away by the arts of construction, or sa- j
rifieed by tlie control e::ertrd by distinguish -
cd character and talent upon public opinion
whilst the aggressions of federil ambition
will here liud their b.deful purposes most
artfully disguised, am! lite baleful policv ]
;uojt ably defended,
I believe thut al I fht'enr ies in ran* go\et n- !
ment to engender an :n itiuetacy or privile- \
ged class, should In- narrowly uiitchtd as a
dangerous prelude : t a despotism the most
itide? us iiinl dread. d, and siiould be imm? -
liatelv stifled Sy a repeal of the <flVnv.\e I
prov i\i<>i.s <>f g(J\ ei i.tncnt or an umendnu nt '
of the ( 'institution, before precedent and)
pf'Seripion ar'pi r?- t o stubborn an illtiinee J
over our minds, and 'he a< t*niiiI coemptions j
' i p?itt(>nage to i stein .1 t <>mmiutt~nver the ?
orstini-.'s i i ruv heloved rountri . i
1'mail)-7I !>?..iev? th it undet Clod's bless |
? .'g , the p<*rm.tnv:i ;y of our institutions and j
i>e 1.?s*in;; prosperity of our eoui.try depend
?:i tlic distinguishing ami it it e lligent scrutiny (
I the people, anil the freedom and puritv,
?.ltd power ot popular elections; if the great 1
! mdutarks of ?.ui ( '.institutions are* preie r* cd
for ..ges to conic, it w !l be hee.mse aa en- '
lightened community ol free born titizen,
acquainted with tlieir 1 iglUs unin.a'.i d b\
patriotism, and hold;?g t!:? rfins ol saprem
acy, is .1 tribunal belore which ambition
? rembles.
I hu?, 1 c!!aw-t'itiiens. \<.tt hive an epi
'otne af my political faith, the result of sct
? led views and calm di liberations, uninfhi- ,
' ncc'l bv prcjuttU'.c and uucolored Ij\ pat ty !
feelings; they have been .mbibed since tnv '
e iilv youth; they have grown with the j
growth of years and the increase of knowl
edge, ami they will, whatever be m/ det
tmie?, be earned with me to the grave.
\\ ith this candid dcvclopemuiit before yon
of what I am, nod what you may expert to
find me ii elected by the people of P lltllMO ,'
>vitli whom I|have liv( d and associated from ]
1V c,ir"est inianey nod in who:<v \ leissitude :i j
I have deeply participated, m> fellow-citi- '
/cn* of Putnam shall have all the resources (
fl not of competent abilities, at /ruat of hou- i
fit service,
JAMKS C.LAHK. j
f mnam county, May i lib, 1M.>9.
Mininter to Madrid.? Adces from Wash
ington leave no room to doubt that Ovcriior
van Ness, of Veiinout, will be appointed
minister to Madrid. IJe has been a sternly
and valuable friend duricg the reccnt con
tlict.and is every wayjqtiulificd for dischnrg
'?'K the duties of the station A residence nt
Madrid may he considered as more agrccn
? ?le a', the present than at any former period.
Revolution has ncarl) reused?the govern
ment is reduced in resources ami in influ
ence, and there is less intrigue und manage
ment at the csrurial?thing* progress more
tranquil and harmonious. Our relations
with Spain will impose no heavy duties on
the new minister. One tiling, however, is
certain. Coventor Van Ness will not con- ,
su.cr it absolutely necesssarv to m ike fpiite '
v. formal a spec It m King Ferdinand as Mr. i
r.verett, nnt| will avoid tendering his" hom
age" and "profound respects," as the voting
protege of the late President did.?AW*.
(It is said that Governor Van Ness will!
not leave the United States for fi or ?'
arnths.)
Quite i\ toiler ate?The city of Boston has
tusi elei ted .JO representatives to the legis
lature. N<.t contented with that number,
the M tyor has issued a notice for another
batch. Why don't they pick up three or
four wards of the city in a lump and empty
them at iKice into the State House? J//?
/?>// )??Our friend Buckingham has lost hi*
election, lie was warmly opposed to it,
ami of course has had the pleasure of he
111* victorious against his own nomina
tion, and therefore once right in bis
Jvoa/i.
yfcfftmtnhl Journal.?A gentleman late
Iy took tUo following meteorological journal
of hi* wifo's temper Monday, rather clow
dyjinthe nfttrnoun ralny.-^ 7'j<r?rfay, va
porish, brightened up a little at night.?
It'ednctday, changeable, gloomy, inclined
to rain.?'/Tkiir^y, high wind* and tope
peals ofthunde..?Friday, fair in the morn
ing; variable the afternoon, cloudy all night.
Saturday, a gentle breete, ha*y,athick fog,
mid k frw (Utilesof lightning.
The Grand Jury of the Superior Court,
now sitting in Savanah, have found true
hill* against Ghokok Milmlw, William
W. Oath, and William Williams,
for fals*) imprisonment, in the case of Stk
FHKXSON.
Trouble in the Ruitern Faclnrltt.?The
S'*lem Gaxettc of the 8th inst. states, " that
during the week previous, n revolt took
place at the building* of the Taunton Manu
facturing Company, in consequent of u new
regulation adopted by the propi ktors dimin
ishing somewhat the wages of their Wea
ver*. ' About sixty femule Weavers left
their employment. * Three of the Factories
were in consequcncc stopped, naiiinlly or
wholly, nud must rem tin so, till new hand*
nre employed, or the old one* return."
FOREIGN NEWS.
Four dntja Inter From Jiuro/ie,
The Packet ship Amethyit, ('.apt. Nve,
nrriwi! at ltos'ou on Tuesday, brings Lon
don papei* of the 20th and Liverpool of 21st
lilt, From the Uoston papers of yesterday
morning we compile the following tummu* I
ry.
[The Editor* of the N. Y. Commercial
have also received Liverpool papers of the i
20th and 21?t, and London of the i
lKth] I
The Amethvst made her voyage from
Liverpool to Boston in nineteen tla\ s,?a
*hort, but not tlic shortest passage which
has been made from Liverpool to nur sea
hoard. Hostoit i<? lour dny? ahead of New |
York, in the article of foreign news?not^lG
or IT as Mr. Jinks of the llutlctin imng? j
ino*.
It is lumored that Mr. Secretary Peel is I
soon to lie ea!?cd to the Peerage, and also Sir 1
Robert Peel,
Parliament adjourned on the ?Ctli, fori
the lvtstcr llohdav!>, till the IPM, i>? !
pi i!.
It was expected thr.t Parliament wonMoe
ptorogned at the end i f ,M..y or tlie Ingisi- J
ning ? f June.
1 lie King was expected in London on the '
2Vth, to remain some days.
Iuki.and?1 he latest accounts from Ire- ?
land coin ur in representing the great bene- '
fits that even at this early period, have ae 1
crued to that 'ong afflicted country, from !
lliv passing of the glorious Catholic Relief j
li'll. The Papists e\ nice no indecent \ ulgar t
exultation on the occasion: the Protestants '
no abject despondency, but l>.tli parties'
seemed inclined to meet half way, and co- ?
< perate with each otliei i.i the i>rontuti>iH el ,
a neial }?o ;d will and toleration. Mean
while, nun)viotis cm to en uil speculation*
are alre.?-ly ? n foot, and which wait only till
the country shall have settled down into a
firm, decidctl, and permanent tranquility.
Confidence, we may add, bus already ex
tended itself moic or less umung nil classes
of the conituuiiit) j and many of those who,
np to the present period, have been distin
KMi-hed by the strong violtnee ot their ultta ?
Protestantism, l.ave, now that the great
question is settled, confessed that they have
been ?uis'.aken in their opinions. Such a
.-ecantation of old prejudices dw? litem the
hi^lust honor.
A great meeting was held *in St. J.unc*'
to consul* r tlu bixt means nf testifying the
gratitude ef the triends of tivil and 'religious
liberty to tin. duke of Wellington, for the
great measure of peace and justice, in the
consultation ot which he, as prime minister
was principally instrumental. The duk?: of
Lcinticr was called ?o the Chair. Several
resolutions were passed, one of which pro
posed that a meeting should be held on the
second of May, at the London tavern, to con
sider the menus of raising a sufficient sum of
money to erect a statue in or near Dublin, ot
the duke of \\ cllington, as commemorative
of this, the most glorious of flis public scr
\ ice*.
We stated some days since, that the bene
ficial eflects of the Roman Catholic Relief
Hill were already experienced, in the decis
ive tone they have enabled the llritish gov
ernment to assume in it* negotiations foi the
restoration of tranquility throughout Eu
ropc. l'hc last foieign arrivals confirm
our previous statcmuuts. ? Morn. Chroni
cle,
Mr. Hume had given notice that at about
the middle of Mat, lie would introduce a
motion for altering the present system of
corn law s so as to change the picscnt fliu tu- I
atmg scale of duties ot. importation for u fix
ed duty.
It was stated in the London Standard 'hat!
an Extraordinary Ambassador was going '
from Great Britain to portugid to nego- J
ci ne the settlement of the differences be- I
t ween Don Miguel and his brother Don I
Pedro.
l'hc lute F.<iriln/uakr in S/iuiit?A letter
from Madrid of the 2d of April, states that
fresh shocks of an earthquake were felt on
the ^Mh,.>Otb and Jlstof .March. The lat- j
ur, which took place in the night, spread j
terror and consternation through the city.
If the accounts from Madrid, given in the
French papers, be true, the effects of these
eiirthqnakesin Murcla have extended far be
yond that province,and been attended with
still more Mai disaster* than on the spot it
self. All Cadiz, it was reported, had been
submerged, though pains were taken to con
eeal that dreadful calamity, by which every
family in the kingdom, and many in other
lands, would be thrown into desolation; for
that rich commercial city comprised within
its merchants individuals from almost every
country on earth. The number of victims
hitherto dugout of the ruins of the towns
destroyed bvtheearthquakcamotintsalrerd
y to more than .1000, and that of the perilous
wounded or mutiluted, more than double
that number. The house*destroyed are be
tween 6 and 7000. The wine and oil o! last
year are lost.
the KingofHpnln hnil ordered nil th*
revenues of the province of MuirI* to be
'?mployed In relieving the persona reduc
ed to misery by the late terrible earth
Slakes iti that country. It U said alto, i
at 00,000 francs (be produce of the tame
purpose. '
? ?? i . U iii^ i I II ?i
Columbia Gtltntopt.
FRIDAY. MAY 99, 1690.
DomeJlic Manufacturet in 1819 and 1838.
"It It vain that (action would rtprasa the #e?r>
fr and ?plrl? ol the nation, or dfeafactioa
ciata the rmufcM of tba country."- Addrtu ?f
I hi J>*. ?/ 3. V. to Ikt Pru. V. S. 1819.
SIR?Accident having brought before me
Acts of Assembly for 1813, 1 have made the
subsequent extracts of the opinions then ex
I istingi.stoDomesticManufactures.
As the Cvliihibia Telexo/ie is darkly al
' ludine to what it imagine* the State Legia
tur* is pledged, by its proceedings in 1835
nnd 183t>, 1 cannot but believe that its talen
ted and liberal editor will make He reader*
uequainted with its unqnimout pledges and
pntriotic urotctdingi in lb 13. Nor can I per
mit myself ?o to estimate the candour of the
Rditor of the Afetcury, as for one in
stunt to believe he will not immediately
Imblish them. Nor can 1 doubt both of these
Mlitois will cxcuse my making the Courier
itschunncl of convc)*mcc to the public and
their patriotic prcasua.
The motives ami movers of the late war
with (ireat Britain are as well known as the
object* in view. In one (a high officer oi the
' U. S.) we probably And the author ot the
| celebrated exposition of the Protest to the
: Seriate of the U. S. To these politicians,
> and their supporters in the Legbiatuie, wc
are most probably indebted for liie ad
dress oi he war in 1S12, and the Protest
and the exposition in 18^8.
Will they excirise their ingenuity in ac
counting tor the different lights in which
they have placid State policy in 1813 and in
I 18JS? "Finally"(concludes the Protest of
I iy.8,) "because S. C. from her climate, sit
| uati. n, and peculiar institutions, /sand i ver
mutt continue to be, wholly dependent on
1 Agriculture and Commerce, not i nly for her
j prosperity, but tf>r her very exUtcnce at a
Stutr; because the abundant nnd valuable
products of the soil?the blessing, by which
| divine Providence seems to have designed to
i compensate her for the gtent disadvantages
I undc: which the Millers in other respects?
.tii- among the very few that can becuitnn
ted with profit by slave labour, and if by the
1 ss of her foreign commerce these products
xl.ould be confined to an inadequate market
the late of this fertile state would be pover
ty and utter desolation. Her citizens in
Ucspiir would emigrate to more fortunate
rcgu lis, and the whole Iranic and constitu
tion of her citil polo v he impaired ami de
ranged, il not dissolved entirely."
N' w 1 icalh find ?>y perceptions sohlun
li el, ut. ni t todi^coser why ?? measure soben
eti'.*i;il in 1812 iOiubalclul lit 1S28. Nor can
1 av?i I contiastingHu' third and lourth pro
position* of the addri*s to the I'res'ulent of
the l\ S in suppoit of the war, to the Kcso- ,
lulion* of the last Legislature, " that the (
mc i>ure to he pursued (by the Mute) conse- !
oiient to the perseverenee in tlii* svstem,
(the Tat iff.) are /, un /., tj tuition* nfexficdt? \
enc\i, >n.t Jy* ofclicgiantc.". Is tli;.sthe svs- j
tc in of measure* to which the next Legist*- |
tare is pledged, and to which the '/'ileico/ie j
a!!utU?' AlUit'S. i
7:'i Mui,, 1fi:0 \ I
jlrt* ami Hr?o!iition? of the (ienerul ,4 *rm- I
hly of the Stoic of.S^nth Carolina, fm*ked
in .Intfuit, 1*12.
The Committee tn which the Inst para
graph ol tile <iuvemor'h Message was refer
red, reported an address to the President of
ihcU. n. from which the following extract
is made;
In the Hou*c of ](cft. ,1ugtt't 28, 1812.
"From the inconveniences and privations
incident to a state of war, we aRc-it not to I
expect an exemption, but weave able and
willing to support them. We shall support
thetn with the more cheeifulness, m they
will not tail to lie accompanied with more
than correspondent advantages.
"A commetcial a* well as political inde
pendentcfiredicuted (%fir?t J ufion the im
firovement unit udvantement of DomeMlic
Manufacture*; (tecomlly J the extcmiinu
tion of tlf spirit of faction; (thirdly J a cor
dial union of all parties fur the common wel
fare; (fourthly j a happy amalgamation of
the various, and in some instances discordant
materials, which, to a certain degree, com
pose our population ; in a word, the forma
tion of a national character?these are tome
<>f the benefits confidently nntmfiattd from
the present contest."?Passed unanimously
in hoth Houses.
In the //uine of lit ft. *1tttfu*t 8, 1812
?? 1 hcCommitle to whom was' irfcrred
the petition of certain persons, praying aid
to enable them to establish a Cotton Manu
factory, having had the same under consid
eration, respectfully repcit. That from the
information giver, them, it appears that the
purpose of the petitioners is to establish at
some suitable place in (Irecnvillc District,
a manufactory, for enrding, spinning, and
weaving Cotton, (AOO spindles to be employ
ed, 2.50 yards of cloth woven per diem?the
sum Jfl0,000.)
The Committee therefore intfir rued with
the yu/iortance of J/~ encouraging Uonict- 1
lie Alarm/act urn, recommend that ? the
piayer of the petition be granted, and that
a elau?u be inserted to that effect in the Ap
propriation Hill.
H. fftANT.C. II. H.
Concurred iu by the Sen ite, the 8th Dec.
1812. J. MUHI'llY, C. H.
Kxtrictfrom "an Act to make appropri
ation* for 1812: "And hi it minted, (fc.
Thai $ 10,000 '?e appropri.vied for the purpose
of establishing a Cotton Manufactory in
(ireenville District, to be paid to Messrs.
Cakutii and Thompson." Then follow the
terms.?Ch. Courier.
The foregoing communication appear* in
the " Cfinrlnton Courier," and since the
writer seems desirous of inviting our atten
tion to It, a* well as that of ottr renders, we
feel not the slightest hesitation to accommo
date him. We excuse him, most rertainly,
for his selection of the Courier, as a chan
nel of communication with ourselves and
the public, not only because he has an irres
ponsible right to exercise a perfect freedom
of choice, but more particularly fur another
reason, vis. ? If he desires to advocate nor- j
thcrn doctrines sod northern interests, end
to opiywe southern doctrines and southern
interests, we know of no print In Booth Car
olina which presents to bis notice paramount
claims to the Courier. If this be not the
design of the writer, he ought to remember
the adage, noicUur m serifs.
In 1819, it appears, the legislature of this
state expressed the opinion that manufac
tures would be improved and advanced by
the war, and that this would contribute to
our dmimerclal as well as political indepen
dence. Did they exprese a different opin
ion in 1835 and 1828 f We bcliere not; and
we arc satisfied, that at any period of our
history, the present not excepted, the legis
lature of this state, perhsps every man in it.
would witness with pleasure, the successful
cnterorise of manufacturingskill and indus
try, developed by the progress of society in
all the arts und improvements of peace?or
if war exists, stimulated by the impulse
which such a state of things naturally com
municates. But did the legislature of 1813
desire the war with England because it
would improve and advance domestic man
ufactures It is ptcpostcrous to say s?^?
Could tlicy then, or could they now, applaud
a measure which 1 is all the blighting ef
fects upon commerce, which a state of war
would nave, for this purpose t If so, they
would not be patriots, und would bt misera
ble political economist*. This writer has
exhibited no inconsinttncy in the legislature
of this state by any thing ho has bruight to
light.
They could *ay every thine they old say
in 1812, and do every act they then did,
und by no means advise or approve nny ta
riff law that has yet been enacted. For in
dependent of u total dissimilarity of circum
stanccs in ati.ne of war and n time of peace,
a state legislature may loan g 10,000 to a
munufiteiui ing company, ami sintcrcly wish
,its nroaperity, and yet, assuredly, they
would not thereby yield to Congress the
constitutional power to render all other in
terests subsidiary to the manufacturing in
terest, nor would such an act acknowledge
the expediency of such a polity. We eould
, not imagine a more forced and fallacious de
duction. In fact it would he totally the con*
1 trary : it the state possess the power to fos
ter und protcct manufactures, it is or.c of
her reserved rights, and does not belong to
congress. This we believe to be true con
stitutional doctrine. It i? umong the posi
tions taken in the Protest, by Mr. Turtibull
in his very able pamphlet, the Crisis; by the
Hon. Warren H. Davis in his resolutions of
fered tu the Hoidc of Representatives in
1828, and we have no evidence that the !?*
gislature of thin state has at any time tho't
otherwise or said otherwise.
lhit admit that the legislature of IS 12
yielded unqualified allegiance to the wild
and tyrannical doctrines of 1S28 in favor of
manufactures?is posterity to be eternally
hound by the ignorance of their fjTand fa
thers ' Is the world to remain stationary in
darkness and slavery for the sake of consis
tency in opinion * la discussion, is dear
bought experience to shed no light upon
contested points ? If so, then we arc bound
to applaud the inquisitorial power which
incarcerated (iulilco in a dungeon, because
he did not choose to believe (fiat the earth
was as flat as a trcncher ; then ate we con
strained to admire the zeal of Lord l&ldou,
the Duke of Cumberland, and the high
church interest in Parliament, who have
bravely adhered to the gi ey-headed errors
I of aristocratic asccudancv and religious in
| tolerance. The British 1'arliament has re
cently furnished us a different illustration of
! the proper effect of full discussion and n
[ more enlightened public opinion.
In point ot fact, now long has it been )inrc
the science of political economy had any
thing to do with the affairs oA'icgislation *
I It is not more than 30 years old in Kngland,
and is not half that age in the United States,
l'he public has been totally uninformed us
to the well settled doctrines of writers upon
this subject?and what do nineteen twenti
eths of the members of congress know about
political economy f How much, for instiuire,
had the maxims of this science to do with
tWu vote of that member from a certain
manufacturing state, who, in 1828, in the
sen .tc ot the United States, kept im account
currcnt in which he entered minutely thu
debits and credits derived from the items of
the tariff bill and the proposition for a
mcndmeiit, according as the raw material
! was taxed or the manufactured article pro
I tccted, and nt the same time that he stmck
I a favorable balance for the manufacturer,
1 -..truck his hands together in delight, and ex
claimed, we have it ! What, in truth, is
the knowledge of antiquity upon this sub
ject, but the ignorance of the childhood of
society, presenting absurdities too glaring
! for common sense, patronizing iniquity too
j disgusting for common honesty f
1 No mat
matter, therefore, what the legisla
ture of 1812 might have said about the im
portance of domestic manufactures, or what
they might have done to promote them in
(ircenville; we would aslc, what authority
ought their opinion to carry with it * Hail
they before them the question of free
tiade or no foreign commcrce at all?'.he
benefit of a few clamorous manufacturers or
that of the whole community In'side ' Had
that which is tjie question now evei been
discussed or thought ot then f The true
matter of enquiry is not, what were the spec
ulative notions of men in 1812?but, what i*
right, now ?
We know of nobody in fair early history
as a nation, who seems to have entertained
auv thing like a rational estimate of the in
calculable Importance of free trade, and who
seems to have struck nt the root of the pret
cut monopolising spirit, and prohibitory pol
icy, but Dr. FAakklin. I his illustrious
s.ige and patriot appears to have carried his
usual philosophical spirit to the discuftsion
of this question. The following ii hi* lan
guage upon restrictions and prohibition* :
" Perhaps in general, it would be better
if povertimenM meddled no further with
trade than to protect it, and let it take its
course. Most of the statutes or nets, edicts,
arrets, and placards of parliament, princes,
or states, for regulating, directing, or res
training of trade, have, wc think, been ei
ther i>otl(1cat blunders, or jobs obtained hy
artful men, for private advantage, under
pretence of public good. When Colbert
assembled some wise old merchants of
Prance, and desired their advice ami opin
ion how he could serve ami promote com
merer, their answer, alter consideration wtft
in three words only, ' lAtmz nout/aire,'
(lei us alone.) It it Mkl by a very wild
writer of the same nation, that he It well
advanced In the selence of politics who
knows the full force of that maxim fiat trot
gauvtmer, (do noc govern too much,) which
perhaps will be of more use when applied
to trade than In any other public convert).
It were, therefore, to be wished* that com
merce were as free between all the natioos
of the world as between the several counties
of England. 80 would all, by mutualcom
muuicatlon, obtain more ei^Joyraeut Those
counties do not ruin each other by trade,
neither would the nations. No natlo# was
ever ruined by trade, even seemingly the
meet disadvantageous. Whenever desira
ble superfluities are Imported, industry to
thereby excited, and superfluity produced.'*
We are not aware that these doctrines >
were subsequently brought before the pub
lic previous to the year 1819* when the ar
ticle was published in the Anslectic Maga
alne, which we, lately transfercd to our
columns.
The legislature, at its last session, resolv
ed, that" the measures to be pursued* con
sequent to the pcrsevercnce In this system
(the tariff) are purely questions of expedi
ency, not of allegiance." ?'.Irgut" seems
to have opened his hundred eyes in terror at
this doctrine, and we are softly interrogated
whether this is the doctrine to which we
imagine the legislature tu be pledged. Aye,
the very doctrine : we never had a doubt In
arriving at it, nor have we the slightest he
sitation in nvowing it. The writer lor the
Courier may make out of K whatever he
can. If language like this does not comti
tute a pledge?language, adopted after ma
ture deliberation und arduous discussion?
then we aver, there is no meaning in words,
no dignity, no linccrity, no manly indepen
dence in legislative resolves. If the work
of the legislature under all circumstances, is
over?if our master* refuse at the next ses
sion of congress, to alleviate the scourgc
which they have mi finely and ko busily ap
plied tous?If, after nil that we have solemn
ly uttered and done, we are eventually to
yield our rights to usurpation, our feeling* to
insult, our money to plunder?then will the
sovereign state of South Carolina cut a ridi
culous aspect in the eyes of mankind, and
deserve to become, as she speedily will, a
black ftrovince.
The " National Intelligencer" of May \9f
uffords Ui a moat melancholy picture of af
fairs at Washington, From a loop aiticlc of
deep-toned lamentation we extract the fol
lowing :
?? Nor is the effect of thin high-hnndcd ex
ci'cisc of |mwcr [rrmova/4] confined to those
who are rcmovtd from office. No : its influ
ence pervades all socicty. The very air we
breathe is tainted with it. No man ut office
knows how long lie will he safe, and all hut
the elect live in painful suspense. Their
friends ure afraid to hold communion with
them, lest the fact of their doing so should
he noted down and inadc a charge against
them. Friendship has bccome Indeed hut
n name ; for, warned hv example, you know
not hut the friend of to-day may become the
accuser of to-morrow, pouring into the ear
of King Caucus, ns accusations of a damna
tory coihplexion, temnrks and opinions ?;?
sually elicited in the unrestrainedand confi
ding freedom of social intercourse.
1 his, which is not too high colored a pic
ture of the state of things hero, in Washing
ton, is not, we fear, without its copy in eve
ry community throughout the land in which
the Government of the United States ha*
oflkct to bestow, or offices which may be
taken away.
Surely, in this state of things i? pourtray
cd a great moral evil."
Verily, the dcvelopement of the Intelli
gencer must he regarded as highly flatter
ing to the coalition cterks who afe yet trem
bling nnd shivering in the offices at Wash
ington ? So determined are they upon hold
ing on to the teat that has so long kindly
ndminificrcd to them the nourishment of
life, that they abandon the communion of
friends, the " confiding freedom ol social in
tercourse," lest their friends may become
indices to the President of their political
bearing. The amount of this is, that they
are actually attempting to delude and decoy
(icn. Jackson into the impression that they
arc his political friends, in order that they
may retain office : nnd this by the open con.
fession of the Intelligencer. What will our
South Caiothia readers say to this ? An:
such dastardly, pican, sycophantic, hypocrit
ical wretches as are afraid to avow their
opinion*?who will forego all the courtcsios
of social existence, that they may obtain by
fraud and deception, from the bounty of tin:
govCmment^that which they are too lazy,
too dissipated, or too worthless to obtain by
manly exertion in some of the honest em
ployments of life?are these, we ask, tin
creatures for whom the sympathies of the
nation arc implored by the coalition press '
Has the time come in the United State*,
where labor is higher than any where else,
where the quantity of fertile noil is quite in.
exhaustible, ami presents a wide field fot
the successful employment of industry at?d
enterprise?that an under clerk at Wash
ington, together with his family, must starve
in wretchedness nnd beggary, because the
President of the United States withdraws
the patronage of his offke ? How do nine
hundred and ninety nine out of every thou
sand of th? citizens of this country live '
Not by clerkships at Washington, but by
honest labour at the ft lough, or their res
pective trades. There is no clerk St Wash
ington too good to do the same thing. Why
not turn out to manufacturing 7 This was
the great fianacea of their patrons, Adams
ami Clay, for all natural evil*?this was