The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1820-03-28

nat time has Afforded Tor Illuminating upon
these new and interesting relsiions) than It
would be either wise or decorous to specify,
disadvantages incident to these partial Con
sentions and Il is, therefore, mol to be wished
that resort should he hal to them, even Tor
the attainment Of constitutional objects Tn.
less ! am greatly deceived. the following in-
ferences concusively result from the facts
and authorities cited in the foregoing letters
!. Tha, The members Of the Hartford Con
veniop were deputies from states and coun
ties which are responsible for their doings.
e That The aim and proceedings oil the
trainers and members Of II. can be estimated
only from the, documentary evidence aPper
tanning To the subject.
3 That this evidence exhibits no feature
Of plan adverse to the union 81 ibe)s,ales,
or the sutplRf the war.
That, &Gthe contrary. It's objects were
to srrenglhen.sthe union, and to defend the
country. -
B Tha, thew volsted neither law or con-
siiulion, and the effect Of their doings was an
assuagemeni of the Jiscen'cn,s in The Eastern
states.
C. Ireaihe only TWO indugenries which
they tlbposed To ask of government, enc
| ina elv the faculty of raising local force
under their own oficer.) bad been suhslan
italy granted before application could be
made. and that provision for the other
(na,pcIy. the payment Of the n,iiitis) had pas-
sed The Senate oi ihe United States. and was
penlng in the House when peace took place.
7. That the grievances and complaints de
- 81 a.. ti,a with
those which we're sI.rd ,ed by ihe opposition
ou Of New Eagisnd.
Those ftiend-of their country, vii! no' be
ANXIOUS 10 resist these conclusions. who regard
lis progress towards greatness and happiaess
as connected With the sx,irpsiion OF local pre-
JUDGES, and the ascepdsncy OF hal sympathy
of national feeling which should unite Us as
people. I, could 90, be- conducive 10 the
interests OF the states Souihor West OF New
Eoglspd. 10 e,'sblis, the fact, .iha. in the in
fancy OF this confeIeracv. that important
section. or even a considerable portion OF It's
inhabitants. we're disposed TO seoeie from IT.
Such a persuasion could not fail 10 affect the
comfort and diminish the confidence Of every
well wsher No its duration, who should con-
slider this disposition as behaving heariess-
ness and Inconsistency unequal TO sustain The
trial of adversely. winch there could be no foun
dation to conclude would be confined 10 geo
graphical limits. New England, il should be
recoIfecied. Twas the birth place of American
Union. II was in these ancient provinces, that.
nearly two centuries ago. the FIRST project at
union for their own defence was mstured.--
And these are the colonies which united again
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colonies from the bayonet and tomahswk. and
which elevated the name and glory of British
America in the estimation Of the world. and
confounded the schemes Of France for Its en-
tire subiugaiinn. by their achievements ut
Lousbourgh and Crown Point, and in Acadia
and Canada, on many memorable occasions.
II was in New England that the rights Of The
| colonies were first promulgated: that the
walchweri g JOIN or de" was Numbered from
her mountains; and it was New England
blood that FIRST cried from the ground al Lex.
for union. When the old confederation was
expiring OF ,ncurabIe debility, The great mass
Of the New England people displayed their
solci !ude for system OF more perfect union,
and hailed the adoption Of the new constitution
With joyful acclaim as the contamination Of
their best hopes. |, is also known, that in
that country the children pass from leading
strings to schools. where they are accusomed
to the restraints Of discipline, and respect for
authority. and where Washincion's address is
bound up in ir books OF elementary ns'ruc-
ton. II. then, people Of this character.
whose manners, customs, morals and instfuc-
lions have been moulded by time, into tbe
consistency which steady habits, industrious
occupations, local attachments. aud strong
lprepossessions, in favor OF federal govern
ment conceived almost in the cradle. may be
supposed TO impart--lf, say, such people.
or their chosen and distinguished men. in the
first hour Of irial--apostates from the example
of their ancestors, and false TO themselves
were capable of comprising the destruction
of the fair fabrick of constitution reared by
their own hand what reliance could be placed
upon the adhesion of any other section of
| these states to the union, in any future con
ficts of real or imaginary interests Wherein
can repose our confidence in the fr'nness and
| constancy OF states, whose ties are OF recent
origin. when those which all the considerations
of mutual interests, dangers, suffsrings, sue
cess, prosperity and glory should have bound
with ndissoluhle sirctness, are held together