stract of Mr. Poinsett's exposition was printed in our of civil and religious liberty, was counteracted by the gazette in the second week of this month, as well as a Yorkinos, or York masons, liberal principles so rapidly general notice of the accusation; but our readers could acquired the ascendant, and spread so widely, that even not adequately understand the subject, which is both cu- the people in general were led to regard this result as the rious and important, without possessing the whole docu- effect of some secret, artificial cause. Most of the deep ment wherein all of the manifesto that is material for the expounders thought they saw the direction of an occult, American public is fairly extracted and refuted. We dexterous spirit, in what was produced, necessarily and have the long manifesto before us in the original, and only, by the tendencies of their revolution and new polifind it to consist, in the other parts, of vehement decla- tical and social order. The Scotch masons in their newsination against the Yorkists (free masons) and secret so- papers, and in the Vera Cruz document, have loaded cieties of every description. Mr. Poinsett with obloquy, as the prime-mover; and asThe legislature of Vera Cruz lately committed seve-cribe to him nearly all the honor of impelling public opinral unconstitutional acts, in quite an unceremonious ion towards political freedom and religious toleration. manner. Of these, the most violent was the expulsion He seems to us to have had from the outset, a most arof the ex-secretary of the national treasury, Esteva, who duous and delicate task, commissioned as he was to sushad been regularly appointed by the executive branch oftain the interest and fair repute of his country with the the general government, commissary of the state of Vera Mexicans, and regarded as he was, by the anti-liberal Cruz, and superintendent of the customs; an office pure-faction, then predominant, in the light of a natural, in-. ly federal and executive. He was driven from the state, corruptible enemy of their sentiments and projects.merely because he was deemed one of the political party We say nothing particularly, of the European influence to which the majority of the Vera Cruz legislature are hostile to the U. States, and therefore auxiliary to the opposed. It was to vindicate this outrageous conduct Scotch masons, which he must have had to encounter; that the manifesto above mentioned, was issued, the oc- and which could not be suffered to do the work of intricasion being improved, moreover to denounce the repre-gue and misrepresentation without being at least closely sentative of our union, as a supposed friend or auxiliary watched, and occasionally resisted by direct and overt of their obnoxious antagonists; and the government of movements within the sphere of his official character and the United States, in consequence of the predilection en- errand. No American could have been found, more tertained for our republic by those antagonists. It is as signally qualified in all respects for the post which he fills, if, during the great contest between the federalists and than the gentleman in question; none could have displaydemocrats in our country, the legislature of Pennsylva-ed more zeal or more liberality of every kind, than he nia had immediately expelled from the commonwealth, has exerted throughout his diplomatic career; and we bea collector of the customs appointed by the president,lieve that his countrymen will give him credit for having because the new officer was held to be a federalist; and infaithfully and skilfully served them, but upon different order to defend this proceeding, had elaborately arraign-grounds from those on which the Vera Cruz legislature ed, in a long manifesto, the whole federal party, the Bri-acknowledge that merit.

tish ambassador at Washington, as the prompter and ally

AN EXPOSITION OF THE POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES

TOWARDS THE NEW REPUBLICS OF AMERICA.

So long as the attacks which have been made in Mexico

If he was a plenipotentiary, of the old European, maof the party, and the British government and nation as chiavelian stamp, and less fond of truth and the real honenemies of our institutions and independence! This or of his country, he might congratulate himself on besupposed, illustrative case is, however, by no means so ing thus denounced for having too adroitly and successfully strong as the real one, since the circumstances and pre-followed the presumed instructions and ends of his go judices of the times would have rendered the impeach-vernment. We may add that the wise men of Vera ment of the British minister and cabinet in some degree Cruz, by identifying him and the United States with the plausible as to the fact, though never regular nor deco-party which must, in the end, rule in Mexico, have done rous; but in the present instance, there is not the least more to render them ultimately popular and influential, ground of color for the impeachment of either Mr. than he could have accomplished by any efforts. Pomsett or his government and country, since they were the first, the natural, and have continued the firmest and nost zealous friends of the liberties and prosperity of the Mexicans and all the other new republican communities. When Mr. Poinsett arrived in Mexico the Scotch par-upon the character and policy of the government of the 7(el de Escocia), so called from their masonic rite, go- United States of America, and upon the honor and repuerned the country; and although a vast majority of the tation of the undersigned, were confined to anonymous cople entertained different opinions and wishes, there publications, they excited no other feeling than that of as no organized opposition. That party was composed contempt, and have been passed over with silent scorn. -of the higher orders of the clergy who were cruelly But when the respectable legislature of Vera Cruz emisappointed at the result of the revolution of Iguala; of bodies in a solemn appeal to the Mexican nation, the sube aristocracy; of the monarchists, some of whom think stance of these unfounded calumnies, he feels that he eir countrymen unfit for self-government, and most of would be wanting to himself and to the government which hom wish to see a European prince on the throne of he represents, if he forebore any longer from vindicating Texico; of centralists, monarchists in disguise, pretend-the character and conduct of the United States in their readvocates of a consolidated republican government;lations with these countries, or if he suffered such misred finally, of the European Spaniards, who never can presentations to go forth to the world, sanctioned by so reconciled to the dominion of the Creoles or natives, respectable an authority, unanswered and unrefuted. any form. It was matter of course that such a party Vera Cruz suspects, that "a sagacious and hypocritical uld be inimical to these United States. From the first foreign minister, (alluding to the undersigned), equally ment of our minister's appearance among them, their zealous for the prosperity of his own country, as inimical duct towards him betrayed the most unfriendly feel-to that of Mexico, calculating that the aggrandizement s and designs; and they have persisted in shewing on and glory of his nation, must be in the inverse ratio of the ry occasion their hostility to our republic, represent- glory and aggrandizement of the United Mexican states, it as the natural, hypocritical enemy of Mexico, and so that the former would lose all the latter might gain, g all the jargon with which the Vera Cruz manifesto and vice versa; calculating that the agriculture of Mexico uffed. We say here what we ourselves have noticed must swell its limits so immensely, as to render insignihe publications of the writers enlisted under their ficant and almost null that of the north, provided Mexico ners, and have learnt from intelligent observers on is permitted to move forward peaceably in the new ortheatre of their operations. They thus compelled der of things; calculating that in time, the commercial Poinsett to seek for associates among the adverse and friendly relations between Mexico and Great Britain y, which has become the most powerful, from the might prove disadvantageous to the interests of his counin, regular progress of things; but they have attri-try, conceived and brought forth the most terrible and d their defeat to his influence and agency, as they had disorganizing project for the republic-the project of proaccustomed to view their antagonists with contempt,pagating and maintaining hatred and want of confidence, were more or less bind to the general concurrence and consequently division and parties, between the sinents and dispositions. Indeed, as soon as the sys-ple and worthy Mexicans-he established the rite of tic resistance which they instituted to the advances York!!!"

It is not the intention of the undersigned to analyze the of August, between O'Donoghue and Iturbide, and had effects, which according to the opinion of the legislature denied the authority of the former to conclude it. of Vera Cruz, have been produced by the establishment of this rite, nor to enter into the question whether it has dinary cortes adopted the report of a committee, proposOn the 12th of Februrry, 1822, the Spanish extraor proved "more dangerous and destructive than would ing the appointment of commissioners to proceed to South have done the landing of twenty battalions of Spanish America to negociate with the revolutionary patriots troops in the country.' plain exposition of the conduct of the United States of regard to their connexion with Spain. They declared at He will confine himself to a concerning the relations to be established thereafter in America towards these countries, and of his own during the same time all treaties made with them before that his residence here, and endeavor to answer by a simple time, by Spanish commissioners, implying an acknowstatement of facts the suspicions of the legislature of the ledgment of their independence, null and void, as not havstate of Vera Cruz, which appear to be founded upon ing been authorized by the cortes; and on the next day, the vituperations of venal writers, "who," to use the they passed three resolutions; the first anulling expresswords of that legislature, "in order to maintain them-ly the treaty between O'Donoghue and Iturbide; the seselves, are under the dreadful necessity of prostituting cond that the Spanish government, by a declaration to all their consciences by calumniating and sullying the con- others with which it has friendly relations, makes known duct of good men.” From the first dawning of the independence of Spanish as a violation of treaties, the recognition, either partial or to thein that the Spanish nation will regard at any epoch, America, the feelings and sympathies of the people of the absolute, of the independence of the Spanish provinces U.S. were enlisted in favor of the cause of liberty, and of Ultramar so long as the dissentions which exist bethe sentiments of the government were in perfect har- tween some of them and the metropolis are not terminatmony with those of the people. Their policy, their inte- ed, with whatever else may serve to convince foreign gorests, and their feelings all concurred to lead them to fa- veruments that Spain has not yet renounced any of the vor the cause of the independence of these countries, and aution recommended to the government to take all neshort exposition of their conduct will rights belonging to it in these countries; the third resoused every effort to assist that cause, consistent with the cessary measures and to apply to the cortes for the prove that they character of neutrality which their duties towards Spain needful resources to preserve and recover the authority obliged them to maintain between the contending parof Spain in the ultramarine provinces.

ues.

These measures of the cortes were not known to the

As early as August 1818, the United States made a for-president of the United States, when he sent to congress mal proposal to the British government for a concerted his message of the 8th of March; but they were known to and cotemporary recognition of the independence of the congress of the United States, when it passed, almost Buenos Ayres, at that time the only one of the South American states, which having declared its independence, could be regarded as having actually achieved its emancipation from Spain. It did not suit the policy of the British government to accede to this proposal, and they

declined it.

This avowal on the part of the United States of its readiness to recognize the independence of Buenos Ayres, became a subject of consideration at the deliberations of Aix-la-Chapelle, and there is reason to believe that the plan which was proposed and matured there, of a joint mediation of the European alliance between Spain and her colonies, for restoring them to her authority, tailed from the well known intentious of the United States, and the refusal of Great Britain to accede to the condition of employing force eventually against the South Americans for its accomplishment.

On the 30th of January, 1822, a resolution passed the house of representatives of the United States, of which body the undersigned was then a member, requesting the president to lay before the house the communications rom the agents of the United States with the governuents south of them which had declared their indepenlence: and those from the agents of such governments Washington with the secretary of state, tending to how the political condition of their governments, and the State of the war betwen them and Spain.

lu transmitting to the house the papers called for by his resolution, the president, in his message of the 8th March, 1822, declared his own persuasion that the me had arrived when, in strict conformity to the law of ations, and in fulfilment of the duties of equal and imartial justice to all parties, the acknowledgement of the dependence declared by the Spanish American coloies, could no longer be withheld.

On the day after the president's message of the 8th of arch was received by the house, the Spanish minister, nduaga, aldressed to the secretary of state a remonrance against the measure recommended, and a sou protest against the recognition of the governments the insurgent provinces of South America. He was swered on the 6th of April by a letter recapitulating e circumstances under which the United States had Vilded to an obligation of duty of the highest order, recognizing as independent states nations which, after liberately asserting their right to that character, had tablished and maintained it against all the resistance Lich had been or could be brought to oppose it."

unanimously, the resolution by which they frankly and unreservedly recognised the independence of the Ameprice of any favor for themselves, although at the hazard rican states, without making their acknowledgement the of incurring the displeasure of Spain. In the passage of this resolution, the undersigned took an active part.

relation to the independence of Spanish America, has
been taken, not only to show the consistency of the prin
This review of the proceedings of the United States in
ciples by which they were uniformely dictated, and that
to the new republics; but likewise to disprove the sus-
they have always been disinterested and eminently friendly
cons of the legislature of Vera Cruz.

States from which is imputed to them by the state of
Vera Cruz! If they really had regarded the aggrandize-
How different then has been the conduct of the United

own, is it probable they would have been so short-sightment of these countries as destructive of that of their ed, as not to have foreseen, that the best and easiest mode to prevent this aggrandizement, was to assist Spain to maintain her sovereignty over them? or at least not to exert their utmost efforts to favor the acquisition of their independence. The legislature of Vera Cruz gives the undersigned credit for sagacity and zeal for the prosperity of his country, at the same time that it accuses him of being hostile to that of Mexico. With the exertion of a the opinion in 1822, which is now attributed to him.small portion of that sagacity, he ought to have formed. He must have been aware that the measure which he urged with so much zeal, would be followed by other nations-that the recognition of the new states of America, would contribute to secure the independence of Mexico, and to call into existence all those resources of this great nation, which he is now represented as desirous of own country. In a discourse pronounced in favor of the destroying, as incompatible with the prosperity of his recognition of the independence of the American states, he used these words:

of these colonies would injure the prosperity of the Unit"It has been supposed by some that the independence ed States; possessing a more fertile soil and raising the same productions, they would drive us from the markets of Europe. It has been said that colonies are safer neighbors than free states, and that so long as they were bound down by the oppressive restrictions of Spain, they would neither be dangerous rivals nor formidable competitors. It is unwise in us therefore, to offer them any encouOn the 24th of April, this minister gave notice that the at such a conclusion, but it is manifestly false; it is our inragement. Not only the best teelings of the heart revolt dish government had disavowed the treaty of the 24th i terest that they should be free. With an extensive line of

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coast, with numerous navigable rivers facilitating their in-
ternal trade, with a population of more than fifteen mil-
lions, almost without manufactures, with a demand for
one hundred million of dollars, and without the means of
carrying on their foreign commerce, these countries pre-
sent a market for the skill and industry of our merchants
which promises the greatest advantages."

"The intercourse of the provinces of Spanish America with these countries, will augment their means of information, and will enlighten them on the subject of go-claring that he never has assisted in any lodge where politivernment, on public welfare and private happiness. With the increase of knowledge will arise free and well organized institutions, the refinements and various wants of civilization. This cannot fail to produce a demand for all the manufactures of this country, and for all the objects of trade."

He has seen no reason since to change the opinion he expressed upon that ocasion.

the establishment of masonry in the country; but he could not suppose that any objection could be made in a republic against the formation of an institution so purely and perfectly republican as that of the ancient York masons. If this institution, dedicated in his own country to charitable and philanthropic purposes exclusively, has been perverted to those of political combinations, he has had no part in its application to such uses, and embraces with eagerness the opportunity now afforded him of decal principles were discussed, or political combination formed, and that since the public voice has accused the ancient York masons of following the pernicious example of the Scotch masons by using their institution for political purposes, he has withdrawn himself entirely from their meetings. He did not therefore "concieve and bring forth this project;" and whether the establishment of the right of York in Mexico has been productive of good or If the legislature of Vera Cruz, instead of listening to evil, he has stated the only part he had in its creation. their suspicions, had consulted the history of the policy And he can declare that he has never taken any part in the pursued by the United States in their intercourse with fo- internal concerns of Mexico, unless, to advocate in a rereign nations, they would have seen that government public upon every fitting occasion, the superiority of a repursuing an open, frank and magnanimous course to-publican form of government over all others to explain wards them all, neither attempting to wrong the most the practical benefits of the institutions of the U. States feeble nor suffering wrong from the most powerful. Nei-and the blessings which his countrymen have enjoyed ther do they fear a fair competition with any nation. If nature has denied them the fertile soil, the fine climate, and the rich mines of gold and silver which Mexico possesses, they are more than compensated in their estimation, by the noble harbors and bays, which indent their coast, by the bold and navigable streams which facilitate their internal trade, and, above all, by the industry and enterprise of their hardy and virtuous population. Guided by enlightened views of political economy, and by motives of the soundest policy, they are desirous to see their neighbors wealthy and powerful, in order that they may be more efficient allies, and more profitable customers. They are more advanced in the arts and in commerce than Mexico or Colombia; but what would this profit them, if neither Mexico nor Colombia possessed the means of purchasing their manufactures or of employing their shipping? They are united to these nations so intimately by common interest, that if the liberties of America were to be attacked through them, the United States would be compelled to stand forth on their defence. What then would it avail those states that their neighbors should be reduced to poverty and weakness?

and still continue to enjoy under them, be considered an interference with the internal concerns of this country.

That the undersigned or the government he represents should be desirous to see established in this country a monarchy, and a Bourbon or descendant of Iturbide planted on the throne of Mexico, is too absurd to merit a serious answer. The government of the United States holds, that every nation has an undoubted right to choose whatever form of government it may judge proper, and the United States have not interfered, nor will they ever interfere with that right; but both that government and the people of the United States are republicans, and hailed with the most heart-felt satisfaction the establishment of a federal government in Mexico.

The mistake committed by the legislature of Vera Cruz, in supposing the prevaling party to be governed by the undersigned, is apparent from the single circumstance of the extraordinary delay which has attended the conclusion of the negociations which brought him to this country.

It is with deep regret that the undersigned has found
himself under the necessity of exposing the fallacy of the
manifest issued by the legislature of the state of Vera
The legislature of Vera Cruz suspects that the commer-Cruz. The legislature of a respectable and sovereign
cial and friendly relations which exists between this coun-
try and Great Britain may in time prove disadvantageous
to the interests of the United States. In what manner
the sagacity of the undersigned is at a loss to understand.
Here too, the government of the United States, if the
uspicions of the legislature of Vera Cruz have any
foundation in truth, have proceeded with equal improvi-
dence. So far were they from believing that the friendly
relations which might be formed between G. Britain and
the new American states would never become prejudicial
to their interests, that they invited Great Britain to join
them in recognizing the independence of these countries.
They afterwards urged the cabinet of St. James to follow
their example, and they have constantly and earnestly used
their good offices to induce the governments of Europe,
including Spain, to treat with those of Spanish America
on the footing of independent nations. They exulted in
seeing their example followed by Great Britain, and are
satisfied that the interests of the two countries with res-
pect to the new states of America are identified.

state ought to have been more cautious than to publishi
serious charges against the character and conduct of a
foreign government on suspicions which are not only un-
founded, but which have been clearly and incontrovertibly
disproved; or to hazard assertions affecting the reputation
of a foreign minister, unsubstantiated by the slightest
proof, and which have been shewn to be utterly false.
(Signed)
J. R. POINSETT.
Legution of the U. States, Mexico, July 4th, 1827.
WOOLLEN'S BILL.

Having thus answered the suspicions of the legislature of Vera Cruz, by simple statement of facts, the undersigned feels it a duty to himself to disprove the assertions made by that legislature, that in order to engender diserd among the worthy inhabitants of Mexico, who were living in perfect harmony before his arrival, under the dominion of the Scotch Masons, he established the rite of

York!

The rite of York existed before his arrival in this country. He found five lodges already establised, and he done nothing more than send for charters for them from the grand lodge of New York, at their request to instal the grand lodge of Mexico.

If the undersigned had found in Mexico a despotic government, he would not have taken even this smail part ini

COLUMBIA (S. C.) PROCEEDINGS.

SIR, We have the honour to address you as a committee appointed by the citizens of Columbia and Richland, to carry into effect the following resolutions, viz:

Resolved, That a committee be appointed to devise the most efficient means to oppose the passage of the proposed law called the Woollen's Bill; and also the efficient means by which, in the event of its passage, its oppres sive operation on the commercial and agricultural interests may be defeated:

Resolved, That the said committee institute a correspondence with citizens of the southern states, to obtain their co-operation in these objects.

In the discharge of the duties thus imposed on us, we beg leave, sir, to request that you will communicate to us as early as possible, any information you may possess in regard to the wishes and opinions of your neighborhood; and especially, whether a meeting of delegates from the southern states can be had at some convenient poin at an early period to deliberate upon these important matters. We consider such a meeting very desirable and beg leave to suggest the village of Greenville in thi state, as the place, and the second Monday in Septem ber, as the time at which it should be holden. We shal

be glad to receive from you any suggestions upon these 9. That it is not true, that manufactures afford any ne subjects, and hope that you will permit us to calculate market for agricultural product. To take capital a upon your concurrence, in opposing, by all constitution- labor from agriculture, and employ them in manufacture al means, any further extension of the tariff. only changes their destination for the worse, if they we The state of public opinion in our neighborhood, jus-employed before with a reasonable profit. A ploug tifies the belief that an efficient non-consumption associ- man cats as much food as a weaver, and is as good a cu ation might be established, and in the event of such meet- tomer to the farmer: and if agriculture and commerce a ing as we have suggested, this, amongst other measures not overstocked with capital or with people, there is of the same tendency, will be proposed. advantage gained by this change of employment; a chang from an occupation that needs no protection to one th requires taxation for its support.-When there is a capit and labor in the market, more than existing occupation can absorb, and seeking for employment it may be us fully found in manufactures; which in such case will t profitable without any protection beyond other trades an employments. This is the natural course of things. Hence all pretences about affording new markets, ar pretences only, addressed not to the good sense, but th ignorance of the people.

8. That every nation is divided into buyers, and sellers -those who produce, and those who consume.-The interest of the buyer, that is, of the vast majority of the nation, is to buy cheap: of the seller to sell dear. If the Proceedings such as those we complain of-seem maseller is enabled to sell dear, by laying all the buyers un-nifestly unjust-so plainly calculated to make one section der contribution, by a system of taxation in his favor, the of the union tributary to another, and to sacrifice without consumers-the nation, cannot be the gainer by it. Un- remorse the interest of the minority whenever it suits der this system of monopoly, preference and favoritism, the majority to do so-are but too well calculated to if the seller receives one dollar and a half for that which bring on the dangerous enquiry, in what manner are the can be bought for a dollar, the buyer pays a tribute of southern states benefitted by the union? And whether half a dollar, and receives nothing in return. the most productive part of our united empire, is to serve

a sponge only, to be squeezed for the benefit of the st? These are enquiries that we are sincerely anxious ⚫ avoid, unless the headlong spirit of monopoly should Ersevere in forcing them upon us. On motion of Col. Preston,

¡ Resolved, That a committee be appointed to devise e most efficient means of opposing the passage of the oposed law called the woollen's bill.

That the said committee institute a correspondence ith the citizens of the southern states to obtain their coberation in these objects.

tains of Vermont to the swamps of the Patapsco, who is not pressing forward to the plunder; and who may not be expected to worry congress with petitions, memorials, and querulous statements for permission to put his hand into the planter's pocket. Permit me sir to read the following advertisement cut out of the last Baltimore Patriot.

"A national convention, for the purpose of adopting To devise also the most efficient constitutional means suitable measures for protecting the agricultural and mawhich in the event of its passage, its oppressive ope-nufacturing interests of the U. S. has been invited by the ation on the agricultural and commercial interests may state of Pennsylvania, to meet on the 30th July at Harrise defeated. burg. Massachusetts has already appointed delegates to that convention, whose names we have on a former occasion given.-New Hampshire has followed the example and appointed her delegates. Vermont is about to do That the committee report to the inhabitants of Colum-likewise a state convention for that purpose being sumla and Richland at a meeting to be held on the first moned for the 27th inst. and, by the papers from the inIonday of September next. terior of New York, received to-day, we find that several of the counties have already held, and others have called meetings to appoit delegates to the state convention, who are to designate, if they think proper, delegates to On motion of Mr. Speers, (comptroller general,)' - the Harrisburg convention. The counties of Duchess, Resolved, That copies of these resolutions be forth-Kensellaer, Washington and Essex, have taken the lead

That col. Preston, col. Blanding, Dr. Cooper, W. F. De Saussure, professor Henry, col. D. J. McCord, be of is committee.

in this measure, and it will doubtless, be followed through the state.”—N. Y. American.

"A meeting for the same object is to be held at the Hall of the Maryland Institute in Baltimore on the 26th inst. agreeably to the notice of manufacturers and others in this day's Patriot.”—Bult. Pat.

That meeting has taken place: and it was moved and strongly supported that the claim for protection should be extended to every manufacture in which Maryland was concerned.

You see then, that this is a combined attack of the whole manufacturing interest, anxious no doubt to encourage and support the agriculturalists, as the wolf promises succour to the sheep.

From the Columbia (S. C.) Telescope. At a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of ColumThe planting interest, refusing to become the dupes, ia and the planters in its vicinity, on Monday, July 24, have at length after a series of successful attacks upon 1827, at the Town Hall in the town of Columbia, for the them during the last ten years, become the victims of mapurpose of taking into consideration the tariff of pro-nufacturing monopoly. The avowed object now is, by ecting duties, governor John Taylor in the chair; on motion of col. Blanding, it was unanimously resolved, that Dr. Thomas Cooper be requested to furnish a copy of his speech on this occasion for publication; including therein the history of the acts of the British parliament in relation to the woollen manufacture.

means of a drilled and managed majority in congress, permanently to force upon us a system, whose effect will be to sacrifice the south to the north, by converting us into colonies and tributaries-to tax us for their own emolument-to claim the right of disposing of our honest earnings-to forbid us to buy from our most valuable cusSPEECH GF DR. COOPER. tomers to irritate into retaliation our foreign purchasers, SIR-I have the honor of proposing to this meeting for and thus confine our raw material to the home marketdoption, the resolutions relating to "the tariff of pro- in short, to impoverish the planter, and to stretch the Lecting duties," published in the Telescope of last Fripurse of the manufacturer. This may be regarded as day. I say the honor sir, because I consider it an honor common place declamation, and it is so. Unfortunately to be the proposer of any measure calculated to promote for us, the cases that have forced conviction on our minds, the interest of the state to which I belong, or to ward off occur so frequently, that like all the well-known and unthe attacks meditated against her prosperity. In this deniable truths, they have become mere matters of comTight, sir, I view the resolutions now under consideration; non place observation; acceded to at once among us, and it has become my duty to shew why I think it right to whenever they are mentioned. We are met to-day sir, propose them for your adoption on the present occasion. to consider whether we ought to continue to bear the The city of Charleston, alive to the necessity of excit-burthens imposed, and patiently submit to others that are ing public attention to this subject, has published her well-meditated: whether we are to rest satisfied with a state of drawn memorial on the tariff, and has mvited the co-ope-humiindon which we are too impotent to change, or ration of the towns in the interior of the state. We meet make our final appeal to the nation by exposing our now to aid the efforts of our fellow-citizens; and hope grounds of opposition to the measures we complain of, this meeting will produce a salutary effect, by shewing and our determination to resist them. that we have not lost sight of the rights secured to us under the constitution, and that we have not lost all feeling of the wrongs inflicted on us, by fraud, injustice, and oppression.

The resolutions have been previously published, that our citizens may be fully aware of their import; and not be taken by surprise, either in the support they may be called on to afford them, or the objections they may think fit to make to them.

Notwithstanding the daring and uncompromising features of the monopoly that oppresses and that threatens us, I can admit that the views of the north may be honestly intended: "that like many others, the manufacturers there, deceived themselves before they deceived us. They view objects through the distorting medium of self interest; and they readily advocate those measures as right, which they are anxious should be deemed so by others as well as themselves. Among the instances of Self deception, Indeed, it is high time we should "up and be doing." I can easily believe that a rumored investment of $50,000 The exertions of our opponents are of no common chain the Lowell manufacture, may have conquered the he racter: every day adds to the force of the enemy, and to terodoxy of Mr. Webster's former opinions, and brought the number of those who are in high expectation of ob-him over to the true faith: similar reasons may have opetaming their share in the contributions of the south. We rated as inducements to other learned gentlemen to abanthought it quite enough to have to combat the imposi- don their heresies, however deeply and deliberately they tions in favor of the cotton manufacture, the woollen inan- may have heretofore avowed them before the public. It ufacture, the iron manufacture: but now there is not a is true, the disappointed public looks with astonishment petty manufacturer in the union from the owner of a spin- at these sudden and almost miraculous conversions; and ing factory, to the maker of a hobnail-from the moun-I suspects that tacom te and natural excuse is in the