Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-05-21

| and dcsart wilderncsscss ieSisia.ofo iS'
sue. csntroul:ng the destinIes OF sea-
board people, paralizing all their lnte-
rests and dsrkening all their prospects
all hi. Notwithstanding, still the con.
dition might be endured, upon the prin-
ciple that it was the fair result Oh IN
compact.-We had agreed mat all
the people, within the ancient limits OF
the United States, should be placed on
the same footing, and had granted an
undoubted right TO Congress 20 ADMIT
| states, at will 7yithin the anc'en' An'HS
| we had done more, we had submitted
to throw our rights and liberties, and
those of our children, lQte common
| stock with the southern men and their
slaves: ard had agreed to be content
/ With what remained, alter they ana tneir
, negroes were served: We had signed
the bond. and Notwithstanding the enor-
mon. Inequality oil tho condition honor
| misht, in such case have required that
we should pc silent concerning our
birth rights. At least, in such case,
| wan. Of sense, or want OF spur, "ouiu
| fad an ample refuge from self reproach
IN the Acknowledged soie'nnity OF the O.
| Obligations.
Bct VIVA: shall we saw 20 tshat Is Call.
| cD the admission oil Louisiana into the
union What shall we say 10 the annex
alton Of aterritory greater than the whole
OF the old United States What, to the
asserted power. icdeed, already IL one
instance exercised, Of making sl'tes'
beyond the mississippi, as unlimited IN
! point OF nurnbeaas OF cxtent!- Il re Ia.
(; difference w,h which that usurpstion OF
! power tls been viewed in this part OF
| the country, is an event, as astonishing
a, !, is ominous.- outstanding the
general nature of the terms OF the con-
! stitution, relative to the admission OF ne"
states, there is not shadow of pretence,
| from the history of the period and the
known state of public opinion, at the
time Of il. adoption, that the admission
| Of any states were contemplated, or au'
thorized, excep, those within the ane'.
| ent limits. And ye, we have Witnessed
! this astonishing seizure Of powermade by
the general government under the Inau-
ences of the southern and western states
| almost without a murmnr A seizure
| Of power which uusettles all the proper
tons OF political influence guaranteed by
the constitution, as it came ont OF the
| hands of Washington. Bad and numl-
Hating. in this respect, as was tie con-
dition of Massachusetts, under the prln-.
ciples OF the real constitution, yet tunder
|. the principles of the constitution las
modified by this usurpaton, It's condition
is an hundred fold worse. Yet none 'ol
us seem to realize it. Louisiana Is spo.
ken Of as being an integrsl part OF this
| nation, with as much indlf renee, as
though |. had been Admitted By all un.
questionable authority We hear Of tire
intention of cutting It UP into new states,
with as mucn unc"ncern, 81 Though we
! had no interest Ia the mater, Ye; eve
| ~ aiGiaonai state augme0ts that de
pressing Inequality Of pol';icJi Influence
which already zrin3s OF: inc: esis 10 the
dust, rIveIc CIR CHAINS, AND makes more
certain and hopeless, Tie con.,uon of ouI
political sersituts.
What think you would tie spirit Of
Washington have said II Won the subject?
Could he recognize our present consu
tuition, ridden By this Iacubls IS TIA:
constitution which lie had framed aud
recommended to this country! /, il
not notorious INA. Inc extent Of terrl:o
ry, even as il existed, at thc time ct tns
adoption Of the constitution. YVES among
the mos. serious objections 70 the suc-
cess o! the experiment What said
Washington, upon the topic 4 els
there a doubt wfsther a common
government can embrace SO large a
sphere Let experience solse it. is
well worth full and Fair experiment"
Yet, scarcely bad twenty years elapsed,
the ancient limits not We, half peop!ed,
when by an usurpatior, as palpsble:
as it is, to Us, ruinous, new territories
have been added (as it is ca!!ea) to the
United States, Of dcsbie the ancien. ex-
tent ! Al equality in political rights with
the old United States has been extended !
to mixture Of Frenchmcn, Spaniards,
emigrant Americans, Creoies and Ne !
gross. ALREADY the whole weight of |
the state OF Massachusetts, is Heutraliz.
ed, by the eifcc1 Of tbs usurpauon, in
the senate Of the United States. And |
soon the present miserable remnant of |
its political power vii! be ,ranpied un-
der the hoofs of parlicoiored rsee OF
new states, to come rushing into sove-
reign influence, from those boundless
woods and prairies. Is this that 5. lul!
ard fair experiment" of the praeticabi-
lily Of republican government, over
the ancient extent which Washington
recommended Before the admission
OF new regions of w limited extent,
would not the spirit Of Washington have
dictated that the result of the expert