"It is a good bill: gives abundant protection 8. The State Rights at Frec Fade Party even to the woollens; will do something to check throughout the Union. God prosper the cause imposition, and give tranq illity to the country,-On, it cannot but thrive while the pulse of for som fime at least A great disappointme) on patriotic heart is alive. is produced here among the Clay and Calhoun 9. The duties upon tea were tender mercies, men. They considered Pennsylvania's in the compared with the exaction in reserve for us; compact. There were delegations here twice and which we now endure at the hands of our during the winter and spring: what was the brethren. protocol or final arrangement, I know not, for I ever was in the secret: but it the members of the legislature were not made to play a part where their will did not poing, I am much mistaken." 10 The memory of Thomas Jefferson. He has received uo praise,no commendation, equal to his merits." 11. The memory of General Thomas Sumter. A patriot soldier of 76 He died in the This cut at the "delegation." was intended faith of the State Rigits and Free Trade Party, to strike Gen McKean, and the party who com and his last exhortation to his young fellow citi pose the present Jackson electoral ticket, but z ns, like that of his brother in arms, the illus-" - who are opposed to Van Buren, yet not more trios Pinckney, is, to go on " so-than the writer of this letter was known to be 12. The Hon. Dixon H. Lewis. when, on a memorable occasion, he had the in-cate worthy the magnanimous but injured south dependence to speak as it became a fre man to He feels her wrongs, and resents them with speak. Why this sudden change!! There is manly indignation. a cause. An advo 13. The Fair Sex. Their approbation the VOLUNT ERS. With But without going further into this matter best reward for virtuous xestion. now, leaving it to me to explain itself, we would remark upon the great pains which have By General John A. Elore, President of the been taken to make an impression, that all the Day: State Rights and State remedies. dissatisfaction upon the subj ct of the tariff, is out the existence of the latter, the fo mor are justly to be charged to Mr. Calhoun. Those mere tinkling cymbals. wao labor to do this, are wilfully deceiving By General Thomas B. Sc tt, 1st Vice Prethemselves. So far from doing Mr. Calhoun sident: The south. The period is at hand when any injury, they are doing lum essential service the annual dr fi of fifteen millions, drawn on Even this writer recommends this bill upon the her to support the manufacturers of the north, ground that it will give tranquillity to the will not be honored The payees may protest,. country, for some time at least," and at the same and sue for damages, but the plea for Nullificatime that he tells us that "it is a good bill:tion will be sustained in arrest of judgment. gives abundant protection," &c. By Mr. Jesse P. Taylor, 2d Vice President: What has disturbed the tranquillity of th Senator Moore The open and farless stand country but a belief in the south that the riff in defence of States Rights, during the present as it was, was unjust, unequal, and oppressive? session of Congress, entitles him to the respect The letter b fore us admits that the bill is an and gratitude of liis constituents. attempt to tranquilize the discontented. How far it has been successful may be seen in the spirit which is manifested in the following toasts: [9 cheers-1 gun. By Thomas S. Mays, Esq. orator of the day: The Whigs of 1776, the Republicans of 1798, and the State Rights Party of 1832. Actuated freedom, the same triumphant success, and the by the same pure devotion to the principles of same glorious immortality awaits them. General John A. Elmore acted as President By Dr. James F. Watkins. The Whigs of '76: of the day, assisted by General Tho as B. They were denounced as traitors, now veneraScott, and Mr Jesse P. Taylor, as Vice Presi-ted as Patriots. The nullifiers of '32 are also dents; After the cloth was removed, the following regular and volunteer toasts were drank: denounced as traitors. When the constitution shall be restored, and southern rights wres ed from the grasp of the oppressor, will they then be traitors? [Alfred V. Scott, Esq was called upon for a 2. The Union. I must be preserved by mos ntiment, who arose and prefaced his toast ral, dot poysical force. with a speech of half an hour's length. This speech was replete with reasoning and elo. quence of the biggest order. As we hope it will be prepared for the press, we forber at present to say any thing more concerning it. Heuf Judea by giving the following "0asi] 3. The memory of Washington. 4. The President of the United States. 5. The Congress of the United States. Tey must follow, they cannot direct public opinion. 6 The con tution as it was in '87-a was in '98-as it ever should be-a restrain The Union of the southern States, for the upon the majority, and a shield to the minority purpose of enforcing an equal distribution of 7. Georgia and South Carolina. The cose the burthens and picsssings of the Government. of the one is del nd d by nm ocial uag, By Di Samaci C Ohv r. "In Convention the other by the great names of Virginia and of the States we may compromis as to what Kentucky. (the powers of the Government may be, but in the legislation of Congress, we cannot compro-fier, go by intellect out of honesty. By Dr Stephen S. Garrett, South Carolina and Georgia Sprung from a common ancestry, they will make common cause in defence of the rights of the south. By Benj. Hart, jun. The southern States: They have made their last appeal to the jus ice and patriotism of the present Congress, and if not granted we will show them th the blood of our ancestors has not degenerated.. By Mr. Thos. Brenan. South Carolina Nul By James Livington, The northern Manu lification; A monument of terror to the north-facturers: Their miserly grasp upon the pecuern aristocracy. With a Hamilton, a Hayne, niary interest of the south, will on be re-loosand a Miller as its guide, it will soon teach suched by the rightful remedy Nullification. tyrants that the cotton planters of the south must By George B. Biob. The commercial reand shall be respected. strictions forced upon us, blight the enterprise By Bolling Hall, sen. Esq. The Constitution of man, and the works of God, and demand reof the United States: A rule of action, prescrib-sistance. ed by the States, or the people, for the govern- By J.E. Scott. The Federal Union: Its ten- · ment of their agents: To protect the weak a-dency to consolidation can only be restrained by gainst the strong, and the right of the minority State sovereignty. against the usurpations of the majority. We will not permit this sacred instrument to be nullified by our servants. [John W. Womack, Esq, previous to offer. ing a sentiment, favored the company with a pertinent and excellent speech. He concluded by proposing the following toast:] Our Constitution, Liberty, Free Trade and State Rights, forever. By Mr. T. Robinson, jun. The oppression of a majority. Against that of the tyrant, the knife of a Brutus or the axe of Cromwell may avail, but what can withstand the tyranny of a heartless majority but an appeal to the original rights of man against such oppression. [Mr. Wm. Nichols, jun. said that the exercises of the day had suggested to him the propriety of the following sentiment ] $ South Carolina: Ask her for her jewels, and like the mother of the Grachii, she will point you to her gallant and gifted sons. By Merrel Ashurst. The Orator of the Day, Mr. Scott, Mr. Womack, Mr. Robinson and Mr. Brumby: They have plainly told us our rights. Will we defend them or not. By Wm. B. Read. Nullification rather than submission. Free trade or no trade. Yeomen of the south, stand to your rights. By P. H. Raiford. The Union: Wort pre- By J. C. Reid: South Carolina Nullification. may its power, as a house built upon a rock, By John Adams, jr.: Reduction. The peo. wishes. By Wm. G. Myers: May the Constitution be Trade flourish; and the spirit that reigned in inviolably preserved, and State Rights and Free equal laws be administered over the Union. our ancestors of '76 never.be to gotton, and By E. S Walkley: Agriculture. The genius of Liberty, the patron of Arts and Manufacturies, (but not the menial,) the universal source of national prosperity, and indiv dual happiness. Before the spindle shall rob the By Dr. A. G. Goodwyn. The Rights of Free-plow, her share shall be be tinto swor is, which men: Among them is the right to figh: in resisting oppression. By Jas L. Alexander. Dixon H. Lewis: A firm and undeviating supporter of State Rights. Alabama is not yet prepared to dispense with his services. By B. M. Carter. I hope that the sons of true republicans have not forgotton the caus that their fathers fought and bled for; and if they have not, let them consider the tax on tea and the tariff. By A. Martin. "The Union. It must be preserved"--upon the principles of justice and equality. we swear to wield for mutual self-defence, and By E. P. Whaite: Reform. No tariff. Not By Henry Holmes; The memory of General Thos. Sumpter. A wlug in 1776, a republican in 1798, and a nullifier in 1832 Though By Dr. S. Deas: Our Rights. What By John Scott, ja: James Hamilton, jr., The Bayard of the south. The mutto, sans peur et sans reproche, is peculiarly us By John T. Ashurst. May the spirit which By John C. Judkins: To the south. animated the hearts of our ancestors in '76 sus-our fathers fought and bled for, let us endeavor tsin her sons in '32, and the same glorious result to maintain-suffer not unconstitutional laws must follow. to press our liberty, nor make us slaves for the tem. By 1sham Woodward. The American Sys-nor h. Go: by cupidity out of self interest, is to By T. D. Huff: Nullification. A doctrine be matched against the celebrated horse Nulli- of right and common sense, supported by the Action. Let us act, next October at the altransit to our successors the liberty en rusted to us by our ances ors. No shame, no baseness, lo box-Next November, in the State Houseno iniquity, can possibly exceed that of which and afterw, should any further action be we will be guilty, should we, after receiving necessary, let it be where our ancestors acted, freedom from our fathers, leave slavery to our in the field of battle. children. For wha was it that our ancestors contended through seven yea's war-that their blood ran mingling with every river that waters these broad lands, a d her bones now moulder on an hundred battle fields? It was simply because a tax was imposed on them, without their consent, for the benefit of others. The mount of that tax was a mere trifle, a duty of two or three pence a pound on tea. Who cared for that? It was the principle wich was resisted The American people then felt, that if they paid tribute they were slaves. The oppression which we have so long borne, and still bear, is tenfold heavier than that which our ancestors resisted. They would not have! endured such a tyranny as ours, for a single year, even though the whole world had striven to impose it on them By Major Hart, president of the day. Libertynd Union fogether, upon the terms of the Constitution; but liberty, without union, upon the terms of the majority in Congress. By Col Henry Arur, 2d vice president. South Carolina: She is nobly and manfully strug gling for her rights and constitutional liberty. May her sons die the death of martyrs, rather than submit to the will of her oppressors. By Major John A. Addison. King William IV.and President Jackson, the two great modern reformers. They have equally disappointed the just expectations of the peopl; may they both be visited with the execrations of every free man in England and America. By the Orator of the ay. The northern manufacturers, hke the daughters of the horse leech, their continued cry has been, gis e-give. -give. May South Carolina, in December next, give them, not money, but nullification. Why cannot we resist tyranny as well as our fathers? Is our blood less warm; are our arms The Rev. Thomas Rall being called on for å less strong; are our hearts less bold than theirs? toast, said, "I have waded through trials and We have the same rights to maintain-the same difficulties in the revolutionary was, and if nefiresides to defend-the same soil to stand upon cessary, in defence of southern rights, Fam will-the same sun to shine over us--and the same Providence to trust to." (Great cheering). ing again to go through similar difficulties." By Major Henry J. Caughman. South CaroIt is said that we are weak. Courage is never im—“a proud little nation," says Hezekiah weak. There is no strength equal to the Niles: Small as she is in territory, she has the strength of a good cause. In such a contest as patriotism and spirit to defend her rights in d ours, surely we may without presumption befiance of the menaces of hireling editors, and lieve that Almighty God himself will look down interested demagogues. bation. upon our righteous cause with gracious appro- By Captain Lemuel Boozer. The rullifiers: The Igitimate offspring of Thomas Jefferson They use no threats; but they are determined to defend then rights whoever may assail them. whatever may be the result. The sun never shone on a cause of greater worth. It is not merely the affair of a town, a district, a state, or a country, but of America and of the world. It is not the concern of a day a year or an age Posterity are involved in the contest, and will be more or less affected by the proceeding now, even to the end of time. By Capt. JW. Geiger, The constitutional principles which Jefferson promulgated in '98:It South Carolina does not establish the, she will deserve the destiny of slavery. By Col. J. C. Martin. Lexington Distret : It becomes us, therefore, to look upon our- In ter political march for free trade and State ̧ selves as the protectors of unborn millions, rights, though not in the van, site iris thrown whose fate depends on our judgment and cour-obstruction, in the way of those in her rear. age. Whether they shall be the free ad un- By John Fox, Esq. H n. Warren R. Divis.. disputed heirs of the liberty and the land which His talents and zeal in the cause of the oppress our fathers bequeathed, or the dastardly ended south, entitle him to the gratitude an i admihereditary drudges of imperious task masters. ration of every freeman. WE must soon determine. There are some among us who propose more delay, in order to memorialize, and protest, and supplicate. This is no time for puting and whining to excite compassion. Too much of that has been done already. Such conduct now, wou d deserve what it would get, the jests and contempt of our northern brethren, and the scorn and pity of the rest of the world. By Col. Wm. Counts. The 4th of July, day dear to freeme, and commemorative of our liberties: May every true republican be inspir. ed with that resolution against indirect taxation hich our forefathers were against direct1axation. By Dr. Thomas. H. Simmons. Hon. II. L. Pinckney. The fearless champion of southern principles. By Joseph A Lee. December, 1832, will prove to our oppressors that, although our fathers of '76 have gone to the world of spirits, they have left their true sons, who will die for No, fellow citizens, our duty to God, to ourselves, to our ancestors, and to our posterity, requires that we should how ACT, as speedily as the State can be brought to do so with effect. Mr. Johnston concluded by offering the fol-berty.. lowing toast. By Dr. A. Wicker. Nullification: "The on- ly name given under heaven whereby we can sooth, and foot out of joint," XXV Proverbs, b ved" from the vortex of the "American v. 19, "As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear, System" so is a wicked ruler of a poor people." XXVIII By John Hook. Give us nullification, with Proverbs, v. 15. all its imaginary dangers and difficalties, rather than quiet submission to servitude. By DJ H Senter. To the young Ladies of South Carolina; Mas the resolutions which they have adopted in parts of this State, beunanimous throughout: never to suff ra young gentleman to address them in the language of court "ship unless he is a full blood & nilifier By Capt. Jacob Drafts. Wilham C. Preston: His eloquence and learning is only equalled by his zeal and industry in the cause of southern rights. 10. The Orator of the day: His sentiments are those of the freemen of the south.. VOLUNTEER TOASTS. By the Orator of the day: J. D. Tradewell, The crisis has arrived when Carolina must unfurl her Palmetto Banner, under its auspices go forth to the conflict, "do her duty, and leave the consequences to God."" By the Reader of the Declaration of Independence: W. A. Branti waite. South Carolina: my own, m native land"-she has petitioned, remonstrated, and protested-it is now her right By George W. Dent. South Carolina and as well as her duty, to resist at any and every Georgia: The only two southern republics that hazard-and may God prosper her cause. are now bolls, contending for their rights and By Col. George Lightner: Nullification, the privileges may they ever have the power to anchor of hope and last peaceable alternative triumph over the usurpation of the General Go-against unconstitutional legislation-a doctrine vernment, and nullify the unconstitutionality of -the tariff. By Edward Dykes. Condy Raguet, the abl editor who has done so much to enlighten the minds of the people of the United States: May his "Banner" always be unfurled, and our mot to be "Liberty, the Constitution, Union." B Major Adam layer. This ay, 1775, our for fathers stood firm against their grievances. Let us not be unmindful of their example. Let us, too, nullify the act, not of one tyrant, but of many. --- founded upon the principles of justice and liberty wilen, until it shall pervade the whole south; -may it grow, and spread; and deepen, and and may South Carolina exercise the right in 1832 against the tariff laws of 1828, or forever after bold her peace. By Col. B. H. Saxon: John C. Calhoun, Vice President of the United States, an able statesman and firm patriot: His virtues and talents entitle him to promotion: may he soon, by the voice of a grateful nation, be placed in the Presidential chair. By Lieut. C. W. Cozens. The true friends Celebration at Columbia. -Toasts drank by the of the Union: Those who stand, pledged lives, Richland Volunteer Rifle Company REGULAR TOASTS. 1. Nulufication: The Rightful Remedy, now or never. "Lay on M'Duff, And d-n be he, who first cries hold enough.' 2. The Nullification Riflemen of the south, true to their country. Trail arms, forward march. 3. The Free Trade and State Rights Party' of South Carolina: they will 'nullify an unconstitutional tariff. 4. The Submission Party of South Carolina, with very few honorable exceptions, tariff here, tariff there, and tariff every where. 5. Liberty: When its rights are assailed, free men ever stop to count the cost but maintain its sacred principles, through good report and through evil report. fortunes, and honor, to restore to its original purity of our Constitution—imposing equal bur dens and dispensing equal blessings. Br. Mr. Raynal. Our next Governor, Robert Y. Hayne. None but a nullifier will do for us. By Mr. J. B. Herron Carolina, Firm in her resolutions, true to her principles, and unsullied as to her hanor. Chains may subdue the feeble spirit,but thee, tame. Thy cause is just, loudly then proclaim By Mr. Stephen Keenan: The free born sons of South Carolina will adopt those means which God and nature has put into their hands, and proclaim to the world that nullification is the rightful remedy. 6. Jon C. Calhoun: South Carolina is proud By Mr. Thomas E. Baker: The day we that her talented son, amid the corruptions of celebrate. The fast South Carolina acknowthe court, maintains the principles of his native ledges under the oppressions of the General Government; a day of our own may soon come, 7. The Free Trade and State Rights mem-when we will fearlessly march forward to death bers of Congress from South Carolina. They or victory. State will not be forgotten by the people, whose By Capt. E. II. Maxcy: Chancellor Harper opinions and principles they have maintained; and Colonel Elmore-the former the founder 8. Gov. Hamilton: He has furnished us with of our corps, the latter its subsequent comman. arms and equipments, when South Carolina der; their services and virtues can never be needs our services, we are ready at his call. 9. The President of the United States: The south relied upon him. "Confidence in an unfaithful man, in time of trouble, is like a broken forgotten by their fellow soldiers. By Lieut. Hart S H. Maxcy: The hour of anger. In that hour, every member of the Richland volunteer rifle company will be found |