Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-03-03

fud the freedom which yoa proffcrcd q en- at
the expense Os yrur o.,n'
But shonld these dangers he av.rted, there
arc others IN prospect. Miss.nri, by an act
1T territorial legislation, io,ins constitution
aud nj the next session applies tor admission.
she comes from her rivets and her forests
knocks AT your door, and duplicates YOU Tor
a"misNon. She shows YOU your promise. AMI
that u has been fulfilled TO three of her sisters
whose merits are no greater than hers You
81 amp her with Indignity --you reject her No
rebellion, no resistance your arm is too
strong. sou can compel obedience. But You
cannot compel affection. She reiires 10 her
native forests the goods OF fortune flow pro-
tuselyi size grows, and The sense of yoAi injury
grows with htt growth aud strengthens with her
strength That voice v hIcli once YOU treated
a. the complaint of chiid now assumes the
tone dnu hrmness ut rIpened ace She now
demands thai justice which once she soiicitca
IN vain Instead OF Welding, you impose some
tea far or stump far, Ia remind her OF her de-
penuenre. tic' complaints become loud her
neiehboTs SSmpaihize ia her beha!f Mexico
having become rich powerful, aud indepen
dcnt,is called in-but iorbear set III. his.
Tory OF nations teach ms "A lesson on colonial
fion and 10 beware how we despise the just
complaints of youny and rnterutizinE pc opie
nnised III the lap of freedom,
liear lsee in this struggle dangers aud evils
OF seriouS import. May NV rorebodn. prove
vainand visionary. But my earS are strong
thdt they viii be found To be fatal realities.
fnrther remarks OF mine. aud conclude ~
reading "A few sentences from the farewell add
nress OF The man who was first in war, fir>t
IN peace. and FIRST IN The hearts of his coun-
trymeu."
II is ofinfnite moment, that YOU shoultl pro-
perry estimate the InmenSe value OF our nat on
al union TO your collective aud individual hap
piness that you should cherish a cordial
ilabIiudI. and HRmovable attachment to u {;
accustOminI yourselves TO think and speak "a
IL as Ot The palladium of your pontjcai safety
aud prosperity wHtchiIg tor its preservation
with Jealous anxiety ;discouHtt namcing what
ever may suggest even suspicion that IL can
IN any event be abandoned and Indignantly
frowning upon tht first dawnlng of every AZ
Tempt to ALLEVIATE any portion OF our country
from the rest, or TO eUfeebie The sacred ties
which now biDd together the various parts.
In contemplating the causes which NAV
disturb our union, II occHrs as matter OF
serious concern, that any ground should
have been fur nished for characteriziug par
Ties by geographical discrimination northern
and southern, atlantic and iceStern-wncuce
designing men may gndeaVor TO excite a
belirs that there is real difference of
local Interests aud views. You cannot shield
yourselves TOO much against the jeaIonsies aud
II "art-burnings which spring from these mis-
representations. And then, as il he felt "A
premoniton that his advice would be forgotten
and his counsel rejected he adds In ofie in
10 you, my conutrymen, these counselS of an
old aud atfeCtiOnats friend, L dare not
none tney VIII MAKE the strong and lasting
impression / roald wish that they vil control
the UsNal ouTr'nt OF tie 4-aSsion>, r Ia pre-
vert our nation from running the Conrs,
which has hitherto marked the destiny of mas
tions but if may even hat;er myself tina,
they NAV he productive ofsome partial bene-
fit, some occasional good ; that they may now
aud then teCur to moderate the fury of part,
Spirit, to warn against the mis- chiefs Of fo eli IN
intrigue, 20 guard against the impos uras OF
pretended patriotism. This hope will be full
recompense for the soiicitnde for yrur welfare
by which they have been dictated"