Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-01-31

having prrpondrrancy in Councils 'n'o
which. cons,itu,ionaly, they could never
h., been sdn.itled' | have no hesitation
upon this point. 'ihry neither viii see IT,
nor ought TO see il with content. II is '"s
mart of i wise man 10 foresee danger ana
70 hide himself, This great usurpasio"'
which crevps into this House, under the
plausible appearance OF giving con'e"t %
that important point. New Orleans stays
up gigantic power TO control the nation
Upon ,nr actual condition OF things, 'he'e
is. there can be no need of, concealmcnt.
il is apparent to the biindest vision. ~
The course of nature, and contoTulaDte ~
Inc a,knowlt dged principles OF the constl'
tuition, the scep,rr OF power IN this country
is passing towards the Northwest. oIr'
there is to this no objection The :'ght be-
longs TO that quarter OF the coun'ry-En'
10Y it. II is yours. Use the powers grant
ed as you please. But take care III your
haste alter sHcclual dominion, no' 10 over
load the scales by he"ping It with these
NV Acquisitions Gasp not tov eagerly
at your purpose. Ia your speed after cn-
controlled sway. trsmple not do" i 'nis con-
s,,u,on. Already .he old states sink III
inc estimation ei members, when brought
in,o comparison with thcsv NV co"n"iis.
We have been Told ,hat Nr1v Orleans 7vas
tie mast important pant III Me A'''0A.
Il place, Out OF the ul'oA, tae mos !n'PoI'
taut place with" il, w nave BEEN ask d,
" What are SINE Of The SmaH states, 'o1tn
con pared NTH TIE Mississippi 1erri!ery
lne gentleman from ;hst Territory (Air.
Pon<ls xtcr) SPOKE the other day OF The
Mississippi, as "cf a high rsud 6tt7oee"
GOOD leavens a.! between what MT.
Syraker-Whv, " The Eo2tsrn ona Ipes-
tern Sfetes." So that all The ncrln western
territories, all the countries, once The eX
IRENE westein boundary OF ou' ualun, are
hereafter to be dcnoln!nateG Eastern States.
MIR. ?oIrdrxter explained. Tic sad
tina. he had not SAID tnat The MISSISSIPPI
was 10 be- The boundary between the East
en- and Western States. he mad mrteiy
lnloWn out Mat, that in erecting new
states, it night be good high road. i've
tween the states on its waters. HIS idea
had nos extended beyond the new states,
on the waters OF the Mississippi
l'makc no great point OF th.s matter.
The gentleman will hnd, in the Nalioual
Ialclng'n c.r. the terms, to which ,t-
ter. Itere will be seen, presume,
" hat he has said, and what he has NOT SAID.
The argument is not affected by the expla-
na':ou. New states are iUlended 10 b.
form, q beyond the Mississippi. There is
no limit TO mems imaginations, on this sub
irct, short of California and Columbia ri
yer. When | said that the bill would JUS.
thy revolution and would produce it;
spoke OF It's principle and its prac t;cal con-
SEQUENCES. 10 tins priayip.c and .ho.s
consequences, | would cali the attention. OF
this house and nation, It be a5ou, 10 ir.
troducc a conulsion Of things, abs ,lu,elv
insupportable, it becomes wise and honest
mrn to anticipate the evil and to wan
and prepare the people against the event
have no hesitation on the subject. The
exten,ion of this principle to the states, con
tempated beyond toe Mississippi, cannot,
viii not, and ough not to BIZ bone. and
the sooner the people contemplate the una
vnidablc result, the better ;he more lk..
iy that CONVERSIONS may be pre- vented III,
more hope that the evils may be paEisted
or remove d.
Mr.. Speaker, what is this liberty OF
which SO much is said Is it to walk
bout this earth, 10 breathe this air, and t..
par,ske the common blessings of Gods
providence. The beasts of the field and
the birds 81 the air unite with US in such
privileges as these. But E,an boasts pur
er, and more setherial temperature. His
mind grasps in lis view tic pas, and the
future, as well as the present. We live no,
for ourselves alone. That which we call
liberty is that principle, on which the es.
S. nial security of COR political condition
depends. 1t results from The limitation Of |
our political system, prescribed in the con.
s'itution. Th.s- limitations, SO lone ..
they are faithfully observed, maintain or !
der, peace and safety. When they ar. !
in essential particulars, all the !!
spheres Of authority rush a. al, (, |;