Jenks's Portland gazette., 1802-03-22

fubnft to be colony of Virginia the Virgin (
ian demsgogues aware Of this, are not unwil
ling to be dilcenneezd from the aothern States.
Indeed fome have gone 70 far as to FAY, that
The manners, habits, cufoms, principles and
ways ofthinking, are 70 different in the fouthern
and northern Gates, that, if an amicabIe didolu
ton could take place, it would Be for the peace
and general advantage of the whole. But from
the moment fnch diGoluton takes place, may we
date the rapid p'ogrels Of America to Rate of
incivilization. Tn all human probability we
cannot exit as nation without a general gov
ernmcnt. Once divided into Jwo, we lhail foon
be into twenty clalhing fovereigaties, continually
at war with each other. Nor do we imagine
thar the beH informed citizens of the fouthern
Ra'es with fuch difuuion. They are (tnible
how great IS their danger from their llaVes, and
how eafy it might be for the northern people
to inbjugate themby means of the laves. Far,
far difant be the day when thele injured Haves
lhall PRACTISE on thole empty declsmations Of
EoUAL RIGHTS, which yet EXIT but in the ory
among matters; may the time never come
when thele naves rife againR their matters
but the pofibility that iuch time may come,
ought to teach the louthern fates that TO them
union IS far more necedary than 10 the people
of New. England, for fhould there ever be ipirt
of general lnfurre8ion among the blacks, that
ipirt will rage uncontrolled in the blood of the
whites till quelled BY the people Of :he northern
Rates. Thele are not unbounded fuggeaions
nothing but a ignal interperiition of Providence
prevented, eighteen months Gnce The total def.
tru6ion Of the city of Richmond, and murder
of It's white inhabitants and when the deVata
ton and blood lhed would have ended heaven
only knows.
The Houfe were on Tuefday moRly engaged
in attempting to make amendments to the bill,
but all attemps failed: though the abforts ne
ceaity Of fuch amendments were apparent,
and were acknowledged by the Democrats.
Their plea was, that iUch amendments might Be
brought forward in supplementary bill. On
the propoled amendment, continuing the fala-
ries Of the judges Of Kentucky and Tennehee,
ardin one inltance 1t lealt, fave direct nfrac-
ton Of the contribution, Mr.. Euits and Mr. Da-
Wis voted for the amendment, but il was loft
Thus men violate the plain dictates oftheir con.
fciences and their oaths, 1--WE fay not intentional
ly) and expect to atone in part by luppemen.
tary bill.
The bill having paTed to a third reading for
n
Pafed
Should Mr.. Breckenridge now bring forward
a refoluton to repeal the law ealtblhhing the
fupreue court of the u. States, we hould ooly
conGder it part Of the lyaem intended to De
purified. II can as we'll be done, as confidently
with the contribution, as what has been done
It may feem too bold for this lefiion, bur the
democrats having efablifhed the principle that
there is no fuch thing as breaking the conRitu-
ton, do what you will we fncerely exp q il will
Be done Eext iei1ion, fhould we have another
feliion Hnder the prefent remnant Of cur confti
tuition. They can then repeal the law e9abldh
ing that court, having caution not to have the
repeal operate till the new law commences !;
then the old judges ceaie Of courfe with the old
law, the executive appoints new Judges for the
new law; and ftill they will comply with the
conaitution, which flys, there ihall be one fu-
preme court, to make it quite nothing, they'll
perhaps have but one judge. Suck is demo cracy.