Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1811-02-25

NA~U HTNNE Wv, alA A-k~s ldH -
ir.inf5 Il lap ever al tic wilier
feis OF i'e weG, without en1ntidlly
afs Cling both the ~ hts and couyen
isnces ofits reai pFoprictors. Il wa.
we've ~ortiru6trd 10 form a covering
FIR inhabitants Of The hm1uri
cad tbs Red River country. And
whenever it is attempted to b5
iir-t>hed ovey them, II wi!lirend afun.
der. I have done with this part Of
my argument. Ii rels upon this fun
GamenraI principle, that the prcpor-
zion Of political power, fubje6t oily
70 the internal notifications permit
led b. the coniiituIiun, is All unali-
enable, eGcntial, intangible right.
When It is touched. tie Gabrick is an
nihiia,ed. For or the preiervation
OF thefe proportions depend our
rights aud liberties
If We recug 10 The kq9JpR rei1'i,r5
exiting among the hates, at The time
Of The adoption Of this contribution,
the fame concluiion Will refult. The
various ihterCiis, habits, manners,
prejudices, education, Gtuaton and
views, which excited jealousies and
anxieties ia the brealtsl OF fone Of
our mott diltinguilhed citizens,
touching the refult ofthe propoted
contribution, were potent obltacIes to
It's adoption. The immortal leader
Df our revolution, in his letter ID the
PreGdent of the old Cougrels written
as pre6deD: Of the convention which
form Cd This compa6t, thus ipeaks on
this fubjs6: alt is at all times diff
Cnit 70 draw with prcciGon, the line
between thefe rights, which mutt be
fnrrendercd and thofc which may be
rcieryed and on the prefcnt occa-
Gon, this difficulty was incrcaied by
adifferenle am2ng The Jtverai Jfafe5 as
q tbr ftuafioa, extent, habits and far-
,tirnL1r isteYgf5."
The debates of thar period will
fhow hat the ef-ct,of the fave votes,
upon the political influence of this
part Of the country, and the antici-
pared variation Of the weight Of pow
erto the wet, wtre fu5jeas Of great
and juir isaIcu(y 70 fome Of the be(t
patriots, in the Northern and Eaitern
States. 6uppofe, then, that it had
been difinttly foreieen, thar, in ad
dition 10 the clTca of this weight,
the whole population Of world be-
yond the MiiIiliPpi was to be
brought into this and the other
branch ofthe lsgilature, to form our
laws, control our rights and decide
our de(iny. Sir, can it be preten-
ded that the patriots Of that day
would for one moment have llFened
to it I They were not nladmen.
They had not taken degrees at the
hofpitAl Of idiocy. They knew the
nature Of man and the ehtQ Of his
combinations in political ioCic'irs.
They knew that when the weight Of
particular ftCtions of q contederacy
was g,eatly unequal, the relultlng
power would ia abuic4 +; that it was
not IN the nature ST man to excr-
eife it with moderation, The very
cxtravaganCc OF the intended ule is
. concluGvc evidence againf the poi
fbility OF the granc of tuch a power,
as is here propoftd. Why, fir, |
have already heard Of fix Gates, and
iome f,y there viii b., at no great
diit2nCe of time, more. | have alto
heard thar the mouth OF the Ohio,
will be far 10 the eAtt Of the entire OF
the contem dated empire. If the
bill is pa6ed, the principle is Eecog-
pized. All the reit are mere quc(-
lions Of expediency. 1t is impo1ib'e
fuch a power could be granted. i
was not for theie men that our faith.
eTs fought 1t was not Tor them tha
this contribution was adopted. Yet
have ro authority to throw the ,ighu
and liberties, and property Of lhi
people, into 4" ho;ch pot" with tn,
wild men on the Nlilllouri, Tor Will
the MKT, though more respectable
race Of hnglo-Hupano- Gallo Amer.
leans, who baik On the lands, in tht
mouth Of the MiliipPi ! make rc
OBJECTION TO thefe from their wan, O.
mora qualities Or political light
The inhabitants Of New Orleans are
] fupPole, ike thofe Of al other coun
aries, foaae good, fome ba4, fome in
different.
As then the power in this bill pro
,-{sI - he ufrrpel e ,,attLcx - D.