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 and House of Representatives.:

 Since had the honor to transmit to this General Assembly, my late mes~ sage. in which allnsion is made to .!.c dangers resulting from the doctrine fhe,s advocated, and ssosu practised upon ny the State of South Carolina, have seen and read, the ordinance promnleat~ l ed by thnt State, in which Is exhibited in frishtful colors the awful tendency, ] of those doctrines.

 l Inthe view in which if presents itself to my mind, ean regard 1t in no other light, than as Reasonable attempt to dismember this happy confederaey.~-- In the same view, must 1t be regarded by all those, who admit the supremacy of the laws, revere the Constitution, or love the Union.

 Since your last adjournment, have received the Proclamation Of the Pre- sident of the United States, which &C., companies this message, giving at large his views of the ordinance, and making q fervent appeal to the patriotism of the people to stand by the Constitution, and sustain him Tn all legal measures to en- force the execution of the laws and pre- 1 serve the Union.

 The appeal of our yeneratcd chief magistrate, whose firmness and patriot ism, have been manifested, as well in thc field Of battle, as through a long, and eventful life of the most trying Iemergencies, will not, l am insured, be in vain; but that, we will as ono map. be ready 10 meet ihe crisis, which istoo certainly approaching, and abide with l him the shock.

 h the further discharge of my Cop stitutional duty,I would respectfullyrc- recommend the adoption of some rcsolu- ltion expressive of the sense cfs the peo- pie of this State, on the matters here ] with submitted: and in fhnt mode, OF in some such as your wisdom may dic- late, give the strongest assurances of the assent of the people to the views presented by the President, and of tbeir Efirm and unaltcrabie determination to s,.s tain him at ali hazards, and through all dangers to the final issue of tue cogl- troversy. JOHN REYNOLDS. Upon the reading of the message, Mr. EDwARDs, in the House of Repre- tsentatiyes, proposed tine following pre- Eamblc and resolutions, which were adopted by both Houses, with but one dissenting voice.

 Wheyeas, The President of the Units cd States, in his proclamation of the l0th inst. has exhibited just view of line origin of our free Constitution, and of the powers conGded, by that sacred l instrument. 10 the States and General ltsoyernment: and rhereas, by the said proclamation, the assumed power of n

 State to annul d law of Congress is con- clusiyeIy shown to De ssincompatible:

 with the existence of the Union, con-

 ttradicted expressly by the letter of the { Constitution, unauthorized by its spirit, inconsistent with every principle on

 which it was founded, and destructive l of the great object for which it was

 lormed:" and sphereas, the particular duplication of this assumed power 10 the I.a!leaed erieuancies @ef South Carolina, l is most ably and unanswerably reflteds and inc dangerous and reasonable doc

 Urine of the right of secession, combat ted by the clearest reasoning, is de-

 nounced in spirit of devoted attach. Iment to the Union: and aUhereas, alses the Executive has expressed d confident reliance on the undivided support of | the nation. in his ssdetermInation fo ex- ' ecute the laws; to preserve the Union Il by all constitutional means; and to az.