The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-01-02

.quare,oes IN this little particular, which Is OF
no sort o consequence 10 you, long enough 10
get on his right side, so as 10 be issIted to The
feast OF the falted calf, and then you may have
your full swing oyer the whole house aud KICK
Cu2ee doan Statrs Ivith iBlpnHaiy
A, for the Elodus operdndf 10 give them hrs
second opportunity, wherever there = VIII
there ia way. The shortest cut they say
therefore j. the best and recommend 20 Coz
gees. to take the royal road 70 geomsIfy- La
q conditional Gct BE passed .tor lhe admission 81
Missouri, upon her promise 10 repeal thls pro-
vision "a her constitution, and leaving her 10 40
as she pLcqses dtter1VGrds
Now this seems 10 be a species OK monkeTy
which 10 speak with AL due reverence, saVours
a little too strongly OF that sod OF Jesulticai
UOraliiy, which both fears the Lord and I'M
derstands navigation aud il would therefore
be pity for the reputation OF our part OF lbs
couDiry that there should be any preteDse for
sitting II yankee Trick. On that account -
il rather 10 be regretted that SO respectable a
representative as our friend Or. EustIs OF Mas
sschUsetts should have condescended 10 accepl
tue employment o. bringing il before The house
AID this the mere for the very creditabie sianG
he made for his republican constituents against
the unconstitutional attempt u dIstranchise
large potion OF his fellow citizens. The more
20 TOO, because no one could suspect him "a
being party 10 tbs strstagem, and yet his
constituents would hardly be willing 10 see
bin a mere caispaW 10 the hands OF others.
Conslderlng his standing equally as physi-
clan and politician, they must be unwilling
10 have this nostrum attributed TO the doctor
and if this is his own professional remedy we
should be disposed in some sense to join then,
in saying, decus no;trum
Indeed il might have naturally been sup.
posed from tbs very loose and imperfect ne
tons holden by the people Of Missouri or
constitutional principles and their total disre-
gard Of political rights that she Doctor would
nave been satisfied they were hardly yet rpe
for reception into the union. The truth il, that
they are a Heterogeneous population not very
unlike the famous establishment at Amelia Is
land and are about as fit for erection into an
independent state as that commonW aath would
have been under the administration Of Com
mOdoIe AUnY; and in the present 4tate Of
things Congress might just about as we'll pass
an act tor the incorporation of Gen. Lone and
his patriotic army into the union, With a coup
lie OF bis sergeanis for senators upon their cor
poral oaIhs to support the constitution
Now suppose that Congress should nave The
wisdom to admit Missouri upon parole-tha,
is, upon her undertaking to expunge the OBJ
noxlous article from her constitution what
security have they for the 6delity with which
il will be performed The former act for The
admission Of Missouri, 1t may be remembered.
was conditional. Congress sees how scru-
PuIously the condition on that case was COM
pied with, and what sort Of dealing Il has
therefore to expect FROM the morals Of this
junior member OF The partnership. Suppose
II should be literally expuhged stjll though
The letter should be dead, the spirit will GER
'alnly survive, and stimulate her legislature to
apply TINS principle Of oppression in every
possible mode OF vexstion aud extirpslioo
inns legislature will unquesiionably under-
ddad Inc sense Of the convention without any
prescription !; and wee 10 the uckless wight
that shall come within the scope Of the original
provision depend upon il, they will erpunce
him with H.
Nothing therefore can be more perfectly
futile and driyelling than any idea Of com.
position OF constitutional principles either such
as was sanctioned in the Senate Or suprasta,a
70 the housesither BY Mr. Hill or DR.. Eostis
be terms made use Of BY The Senate are umiI
ana trembling TO the last degree--" provided
that noIhlRg therein contained shall he CON.
stTued 10 give The consent Of Congress 10 anv
provision IN the Constitution OF Missouri re-
pugnsnt TO the Constitution of the IT { 90.
curing to the citizens of each State The riohrs
OF cit'zenship 10 any State-if ong such tleys
oe his IS the mere gibbering Of ideocy
or 'he dru'ing and babbhog Il do.ape and
there 10 no occasion 10 saw. !" n,;tbae /.
Their being weak, seem 5. II va, mo-,
mean and miserable subtefluge and he 9th
e. recipes for The case amount NJ naihinr
more suppose either Of tie propositions vi
cei'iedi whether 70 ercept OF VI er,rrgc.
what would Missouri care tor rhar y IT;rs
Constitution in her hand already rstIfst s,nc.
llohin5 The practice Of slavery. and ,ha xun-
shihy Smiles OF the slaseholJing states fa-
nef couragsment, her voice world so,o ~
neaid through TIE woods whislIiar az the mn.
Visions OF The fedora constitution Va, -
soon see their legislature sxorcc,og ,ba.e
o'aek spirits out OF their magical circle ana
aushing III the face OF your natiun = i,,lir,a,,.
Hhsre are two things that The Dsonle ~
a fish' % expect Of Congress. On. !. Ib.t 49,
."Ouu n'Fe intelligence enough III undsr,t.nd
lie consiiuuoo and tie second h,,,,h~,.
snouio ave virtue u maintain Y. The, wv, .t..
h'l ~ o. shutting with tie priDri,.r. N.Y. ~