Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-02-26

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inequality that the small states of New
England might complain Of in the repre-
scntatIon In the house of representative s
from this source, is amply compensated
by their equal representation in The Sc
| nate.
| As both Pennsylvania and New York
turned their faces, on that occasion,
| against The untounded and unreasonable
complaints OF these New England States,
! II becomes matter of some astonish-
meni that they should chime so readily
with them IN the present instance. II
ought TO be perceived that whatever NAV
be the preteuce, II is but a struggle, in
'acf, ior po"et--a struggle pregnant with
The most awful consequences and that
threatens 10 paralyse the social compact
aud rend The Union in twain.
| Lei The states pause. Let Missouri
he admitted now without restriction
Suffer this angry, threatening cloud TO
pass Tor this once, aud il will give us time,
before HE next comes round, In be pre-,
pared, either To avert or breast the storm.
Save the constitution entire LEI us not
lay our unhailowed hands On this ark of
| our covenant, and proiane this holy of
| ho'ies OF our national existence. All the
opposing states are willing, il seems, 10
suiler Missouri 10 pass unmoIested, pro
vided we can agree upon a dividing line
Tor the future. Upon this ground then
we can easily come TO a SATISFACTORY
compromise Let this line be agreed upon.
But how rs il 10 be done BY Congress
No, UNDER THE CONSTITUTION Con.
GREsS HAS NOT THE POWER But this
can be done-CoNGREsS CAN COME TO
| AN UNDERSTANDING UPON THE SUB
JECT AND PROPOSE THE ALTERATION
| TO The STATES, WHO WILL NO DOUBT,
| SANCTION IT AS A PART OF THE CON
! STlTUTION; THUS WILL THAT SACRED
| INSTRUMENT BE PRESERVED FROM
| VIOLATION, AND THE PEACE OF THE
| UNION FROM BEING BROKEN. And
America will still remain a proud monu-
meut ei The error OF thai slavisi, doctrine
| ot kings that the people canno, govern
| themselves. We ought all to remember
that America is The worlds last hope
| tina, the eyes, the hopes, the fears of all
The world are fixed, and rest upon us
| that II Is Tor us 10 determine whether
Liberty shall ever again resume her empir"
| over the earth. We have entered the Isis
and are now conendmg for the glorious
| p,ize. The oppressed of all nations are
| offering up their pray era tor our success,
and trembling with anxiety for the issue
OF the contest while iyrants iremble and
turn pale with fear AT The bright prospect
OF our being able 10 bring il TO happy
| termination. Is there one American who
does moi ieel his blood swell in lis veins
| anu all his energies arouse with redoubled
visor AT The thought Who is not ready
To devote himself in this Heaven born
cause
Lei us moi shut our eyes on the evil
| that siares us in the face. Let us fore.
cast Ibis thing. The Union is in danger
shouldi, he destroyed, how will we stand
here Is but one interest rcigns ON the
south OF Pennsy lvania, Ohio and Nilsson
rl.-itow does thu case stand TO the north
Will New York and Pennsylvania consent
toy be- governed by New England; or
| VIII they unite 10 govern this new con-
| federacy ? Will the lion and the lamb
lie down together Will New England,
who would not agree to be governed by
| Old England and who will moi even be
controlled by government of her own
making, will she submit To be governed
by New York or by Pennsylvania or
by both united2 Will she not rather
unite herself 10 Canada, and form a great
northern contederacy; as the southern
and western states will unite with the
Spanish provinces,in n .rtl, America, and
form great southern confederacy? What
| W
York and New Jersey, insulated as they
will be, and surrounded by these gr al
confederacies ? As TO the states N. w.
OF the Ohio, they may throw their weight
| lrto the scale now to discover the Union,
but whenever That does happen, il it ever
| should, which God forbid, will they not
be forced TO the southern cOniederacy
They surely have not forgotten that the
states below them, are III possession OF
The main artery that circaIates through
! their country.
New York is now cutting her grand ca.
nal and preparing to prosecute her COM
merce through all the western country,
eveH 10 the foot of the Rocky mountains
Is she willing 10 sacrifice This glorious
prospect III order to deprive the people OF
the west OF their constitutional rights
Nothing is more certain, if the Union
continues, than that she will drive through
this channel trade of immense amount
and of incalculable profit 1t will, more
over, be a free trade. IL she willing %
put her parricidal hands TO the murderous
work, and, by tearing the constitution 10
pieces and destroying The Uuion, TO throw
this mighty trade into other hands or see
II crushed beneath the weight Of onerous
and veNaiIons imposls And how vii
the small states fare Can they expect, il
their new conlederacy, That they will be
: permitted TO place their pigmy bodies by
. the gigantic sides of Pennsylvania and
New York, aud claim an equal weight
, with them IN the senate They will NC
longer find compliant Virginia ready &c
, take her little sisters by the hand and
raise them TO an equality of power in iit
I national scale. Then the naughty look,
/ OF oyergrown power will freeze them int
silence, and tie stern brow of authority